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Research to determine use of recycled plastic in diesel engines

| A new research will determine if Plaxx, a fuel made from mixed plastic waste, can be used as an alternative to crude derived fuels in industrial and marine engines.
Katharina Wieland Müller, pixelio.de

African Marine Waste Network project launched in South Africa’s Port

| The new African Marine Waste Network project was officially launched at South Campus in South Africa's Port Elizabeth city by the Sustainable Seas Trust. The Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University hosted the launch. The project is part of a United Nations drive to address marine waste at a Pan-African level.
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Dieter Schütz, pixelio.de

Stricter regulations help China tackle e-waste management problem

| China has taken steps to tackle rising e-waste in the country by releasing stringent regulations on e-waste management which requires a comprehensive inspection of the locality and implements monitoring of the entire recycling process.

Recycled plastic in India may be contaminated

| A recent study by India-based not-for-profit environmental organisation Toxics Link has found that plastic laden with harmful flame retardants might be contaminating the entire recycled plastic stream in the country.
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UK firms continue to lead in reducing food and beverage-related waste

| U.K.-based firms continue to lead the charge in reducing food and beverage-related waste. There have been several developments in recent times aimed at reducing food waste.

Japan’s GOMI Recycle 110 seeks to invest in plastics recycling factory in Cambodia

| Japan's GOMI Recycle 110 is looking to invest in a waste recycling factory in Cambodia's Svay Rieng province. The factory would be set up to recycle plastic waste into finished products for local markets.

Not much changes in crude world steel production

| World crude steel production for the 66 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (Worldsteel) was 136 million tonnes (Mt) in June 2016, the same figure as June 2015.

Waste disposal rate up in California in 2015

| The California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) has said that the waste disposal rate in the state increased in 2015.

Electronic waste poorly handled in Australia

| Researchers at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) has stated that e-waste laws in Australia needs to be strengthened to better handle rising e-waste volumes in the country.

New material developed for track ballast contains shredded rubber from used tires

| Researchers have developed a material that contains shredded rubber from used tires for use in the subballast layer of train tracks. The researchers are from Spain's Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV), rail firm AZVI and the University of Seville. The material, combined with crushed stone, has already been used to good effect in asphalt mixtures and roadside embankments. However, its use in the rail sector is relatively unexplored.

Van Gansewinkel and Shanks strive for merger

| Van Gansewinkel and Shanks want to form a new European waste collection and recycling alliance. To this end, both companies have signed a preliminary agreement.

Buyout group Waterland seeks to sell Dutch waste management group Attero for €1 billion

| Sources have said that Dutch buyout group Waterland Private Equity Investments B.V. has initiated talks to sell the nation's waste management group Attero for about €1 billion. Attero processes 40% of Dutch household waste and describes itself as a leading player in creating energy from waste.

Canada must embrace circular economy to maintain its position as leader in recycling

| Mary Ann Yule, president of HP Canada, has said that Canada will need to embrace circular economy if it wants to maintain its position as the leader in recycling.

Singapore’s NEA to implement mandatory packaging requirements to reduce waste in 3-5 years

| Singapore's Minister for Environment and Water Resources Masagos Zulkifli said that the country's National Environment Agency will implement mandatory packaging requirements within the coming three to five years in a bid to reduce packaging waste.
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