Sludge-to-Energy Project for Ajman

Construction company BESIX Middle East has informed that its flagship Sludge-to-Energy project in the Emirate of Ajman (United Arab Emirates) has successfully passed performance and reliability tests. Designed and built by BESIX Middle East for Ajman Sewerage (Private) Company Limited (ASPCL), the facility transforms sewage sludge into energy. “The facility, the first of its kind […]

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Recelerate: Joint Venture of Borealis and Reclay Group

Formed of the waste management expertise of Reclay and the recycling capabilities of Borealis, Recelerate would grow from existing shared strengths across European markets, the two companies announced in a joint press release. Austrian chemical company Borealis – an international provider of polyolefins, base chemicals, and fertilizers – and the German Reclay Group – an […]

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Access Management to Waste Bins: Garbage Collection under Control

According to Sensoneo, the provider of smart waste management technologies, the new solution ensures that only authorized citizens can use the bins and facilitates the implementation of Pay-as-you-throw (PAYT) within apartment houses and high-rise buildings. It is installed in the town of Dubnica, Slovakia. “Complaints about ‘waste tourists’ within housing estates areas who use the […]

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EY Global Joins Alliance to End Plastic Waste

Multinational professional services network Ernst & Young Global Limited, doing business as EY, has joined the Alliance to End Plastic Waste. According to the UK-based company, EY experience across chemicals, manufacturing, supply chain and finance, would help the alliance – an industry-founded and funded non-governmental and non-profit organization based in Singapore – develop more effective […]

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Success for Rubicon

In 2021, US-based Rubicon – a digital marketplace for waste and recycling, and provider of software-based solutions for businesses and governments worldwide – achieved a revenue of 583 million US-Dollar. In April this year, Rubicon Technologies LLC published the financial and operational results for the fiscal year 2021: Full-year GAAP (generally accepted accounting principles) revenue […]

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Triveni Turbines: The Utility of Waste to Energy

Globally there is an increased focus on renewable energy sources, replacing the existing coal-fired power plants with clean fuel power plants that can help reduce the carbon footprint. Renewables Energy Industry comprises of non-thermal (such as Hydro, Solar Photovoltaic (PV) and Wind) and thermal energy sources (such as Bio-Power, Waste to Energy (WtE), Waste Heat, […]

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Japan: Meguri – Future Brand for Recycled Plastic Products

Japanese company Sumitomo Chemical has launched “Meguri”, a new brand for plastic products obtained through recycling technology. The brand name “Meguri” means “circularity” in Japanese. Young employees of the company came up with the idea. According to Sumitomo Chemical, it will cover different recycled plastic products, such as acrylic resin (PMMA, poly-methyl-methacrylate), polyethylene and polypropylene […]

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United Arab Emirates: Advanced Oil Re-Refinery Plant to Treat Oily Waste and Sludge

In progressively developing economies such as the United Arab Emirates (UAE), sustainability across all sectors is valued as an integral component of development efforts, and waste management is treated as vital. In line with this, the country has seen heavy investment in technology and innovation as it works towards its agenda for sustainability and its […]

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Additives for Mechanically Recycled Plastics

BASF has launched IrgaCycle, a new range of additive solutions to address the imminent needs in plastics recycling. The plastics industry is seeking ways to incorporate higher content of recycled polymeric material in all major applications to meet sustainability goals while facing growing consumer concerns and stricter regulatory requirements to reduce plastic waste. According to […]

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Global Paper and Pulp Market: Outlook 2026

According to Indian-based company Industry Research, the global paper and pulp market size, which was worth 65,510 million US-Dollar in 2020, is expected to reach 88,150 million US-Dollar by the end of 2026 with a CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of 4.6 percent during 2021-2026. As underlined by the market research firm, the report is […]

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