EuRIC Statement in support of the State of the Union 2020
| Today, Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, delivered a landmark speech on the State of the Union 2020.
Alsómocsolád, Katowice, and Loures shortlisted for 2020 Transformative Action Award
| Initiatives from Alsómocsolád (Hungary), Katowice (Poland), and Loures (Portugal) were announced today as the finalists for the prestigious 2020 Transformative Action Award.
A Just Transition has to be circular, Members of the European Parliament agree
| The European Parliament’s plenary vote yesterday made clear that a circular economy is a precondition for a just energy transition in Europe - a positive step that couples climate solutions with zero waste solutions and points towards stronger circularity in the future.
Completely recyclable food packaging
| Mondi is launching a fully recyclable 80% paper-based packaging solution for cold meats and cheese.
ICBR Award Goes to Dr Jean-Pol Wiaux
| The Steering Committee of ICBR, the International Congress for Battery Recycling has announced that the Honorary Award for lifetime services to the battery recycling industry is awarded to Dr Jean-Pol Wiaux.
MORE announces first Results on use of recycled polymers
| MORE – MOnitoring Recyclates for Europe has completed its first round of data collection in France and announces for the first time the monitored volumes of recycled polymers used by plastics converting companies.
Significant growth for ESWET in the first half of 2020
| Between June and July 2020, six new companies joined ESWET, the trade association representing the suppliers of Waste-to-Energy technology.
Trinseo and Fernholz commercialize r-PS for food packaging
| The new polystyrene material is based on 20%-30% post-consumer recycled content (PCR).
ZenRobotic helps Remeo to build the next generation materials recovery facility
| ZenRobotics and Remeo deepen their long-lasting collaboration to build one of the world’s most advanced and fully automated materials recovery facility by the end of 2021.
China tightens enforcement of existing regulations
| As from 1 September 2020, Chinese customs authorities have been tightening the enforcement of the existing regulations regarding imports of recycled plastics pellets.
OECD: Progress in updating rules on international shipping of plastic waste
| OECD countries have agreed to update rules on the export of hazardous plastic waste for recycling in line with international changes so that advance consent from destination countries will be required ahead of shipping.
AMI predicts positive future for global chemical recycling
| AMI Consulting has published its brand-new report on the global Chemical Recycling industry.
Loop Industries and Suez to build first infinite loop recycling facility in Europe
| Loop Industries and Suez have announced plans to build the first Infinite Loop recycling facility in Europe.
BIR World Recycling Convention forced to go fully online
| BIR has announced that its World Recycling Convention scheduled to take place on 12 and 13 October 2020 in Brussels cannot be held face to face.
CDE announces global virtual symposium for wet processing industry
| CDE has announced plans to host a virtual trade event for the materials wet processing industry across the globe.
