Technology
EU economy greenhouse gas emissions: -7.1% in Q3 2023
| In the third quarter of 2023, EU economy greenhouse gas emissions are estimated at 787 million tonnes of CO2-equivalents (CO2-eq), a -7.1% decrease compared with the same quarter of 2022 (847 million tonnes of CO2-eq).
Aimplas will give second life to plant waste
| Mechanochemistry is a promising alternative for the management and treatment of lignocellulosic waste that is currently landfilled.
Textile project presents solutions for polyester recycling
| For the past three years, the ReSuit project has been pursuing a solution for textile recycling. Now, the project alliance is ready to present its positive findings.
STOPP: strategies for food plastic packaging circularity
| STOPP, an initiative co-funded by SIRE and the European Union to promote sustainable food packaging use and reduce plastic waste and environmental impact, has just kicked off.
Stadler and Krones build the Las Vegas Polymer Center
| Republic Services has opened North Americaâs first vertically integrated plastics recycling facility, producing recycled resins for use in sustainable packaging.
H&S completes set-up of a recycling plant for end-of-life mattresses
| Together with the Dutch recycling company RetourMatras, H&S has implemented a plant for the chemical recycling of discarded PU mattresses, enabling the recovery of high-quality recycled polyols.
Aimplas participates in Bio4HUMAN project
| The European consortium of 10 partners is opening up a streamline of cooperation between humanitarian aid organizations and the bio-based sector that will identify the bio-based solutions for solid waste management applicable in various humanitarian settings.
Scrap tyres: recycling and processing at Roth International
| To handle the process of recycling tyres as efficiently as possible, Roth International GmbH puts its trust in Unthaâs XR3000C mobil-e.
Global circularity rate is falling steadily every year
| Over the past five years, the number of discussions, debates, and articles related to the circular economy has almost tripled despite the global circularity rate falling from 9.1% to 7.2%. This is according to the Circularity Gap Report 2024, launched by Circle Economy Foundation today.Â
RecyClass revises recyclability evaluation protocols and design for recycling guidelines
| Following the findings of 18 testing campaigns commissioned in 2023, RecyClass updated its Recyclability Evaluation protocols and released a new set of Design for Recycling Guidelines for all plastic packaging streams. The latest set provides the industry with the most up-to-date recommendations for improving the recyclability of plastic packaging.
Mixed waste sorting proves more cost-effective than carbon capture
| Sorting mixed waste before incineration is a swift and cost-effective strategy for achieving substantial reductions in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from waste incineration, a new study by Zero Waste Europe and Equanimator finds.
Biomethane facility scaled back to boost performance
| Since 2015, ZASE, the organisation in charge of managing wastewater in the Solothurn-Emme area, has been operating a gas treatment plant from Hitachi Zosen Inova (HZI) on the site of the wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) in Zuchwil.
SA Recycling relies on Steinert sensor sorting technology
| SA Recycling processes 6 million metric tons of residential and commercial scrap metal every year at more than 140 sites.
Heraeus Precious Metals enters hydrogen business
| Heraeus Precious Metals has announced the establishment of a new dedicated Business Line, Hydrogen Systems, effective 1 January 2024.
