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France: New Recycling Line for Agricultural Plastic Waste Nets
French company RecyOuest, a start-up that handles the recycling of contaminated filamentary thermoplastics, has started up “the world’s first recycling line for agricultural plastic waste nets” at its mill in Argentan. The recycling line was delivered, installed and commissioned by the Austria-based international technology group Andritz in August 2022. According to the provider, it can […]
The Perfect Trifecta: A Roadmap for more Sustainable Metal Aerosols
Mike MacKay, co-owner and managing director of Despray Environment, which offers a recycling technology for aerosols, warns that the European Commission’s (EC) recently adopted sustainable products initiative is set to rattle the industry. In what he calls ‘the perfect trifecta’, he outlines below why recycled metal, liquid fuel and propellant fuel are essential pillars of […]
Old Textiles: Benefits of Reuse and Recycling
In Europe, a new life-cycle assessment revealed that the reuse and recycling of old clothing are economical and ecological. As reported by EuRIC, the European Recycling Industries’ Confederation, a new life-cycle assessment (LCA) commissioned by the European textile reuse and recycling industry has confirmed the significant CO2 and water savings of reusing textiles compared to […]
FEAD Urges Strong Recycling Industry in Response to ENVI Vote on EU Textiles Strategy
FEAD, the European Waste Management Association, welcomes today’s vote in the European Parliament’s ENVI committee, expressing overall satisfaction with the direction of the report and the tabled amendments. The organization welcomes the Parliament’s view to ensure long-lasting, reusable, repairable, recyclable, and hazard-free textile products in the EU market and highlights the need for a robust […]
European Recyclers’ Call to Ensure Strong Push for Circularity Under EU Packaging Regulation
Following the Commission’s proposal for a Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), the European Recycling Industries’ Confederation (EuRIC) publishes its position paper on the proposal in view of ongoing discussions in the Council and the European Parliament. While the European recycling industry strongly supports the proposal, certain barriers and loopholes for more circular packaging still […]
European Union: Goal is to Make Sustainable Products the Norm
Under its sustainable products initiative, the European Commission aims to ensure that all products placed on the EU market are designed with sustainability objectives in mind. End of March last year, the European Commission presented a package of European Green Deal proposals “to make sustainable products the norm in the EU, boost circular business models […]
Waste Shredder Demand in Europe is Rising
According to Fact.MR, the Europe waste shredder market is expected to be valued at 235.0 million US-Dollar by 2033, expanding at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.2 percent. In 2022, the value of this market was estimated at 228.0 million US-Dollar. As reported by Fact.MR, the development of the waste shredder market is […]
Battery Recycling: New Partnership
Singapore-based ACE Green Recycling (ACE), an integrated technology and supply chain platform for battery materials, recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with STC, a leading European engineering, procurement and construction management company specializing in building plants and equipment for battery recycling and lead production. Through the strategic collaboration, STC will construct battery recycling facilities […]
New Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Facility in the USA
Ecobat, one of the world’s largest recycler of batteries, has announced plans to build a new lithium-ion battery recycling facility in Arizona – the company’s third lithium-ion battery recycling facility, and its first in North America. Start-up is expected in the third quarter of this year. The new facility in Casa Grande (Arizona) will initially […]
Latin America and the Caribbean: Seeking the Route to Improve Waste Treatment
Latin America and the Caribbean region consist of 42 countries, including South America and the Caribbean Islands. The different territories are unique in their demand to reduce waste and start a striking recycling strategy. In a waste management outlook for Latin America and the Caribbean in 2018, the UN Environment balanced 541,000 tons/day of municipal […]
Demand for Optimization Drives Smart Waste Management
At the end of last year, Slovakia-based tech company Sensoneo looked back at the biggest trends influencing smart waste management in 2022. Being present in about 80 countries, the provider of smart waste management solutions has observed a demand for waste management optimization, connected to increasing waste management costs, new regulations and growing environmental consciousness. […]
Goal: Complete Waste-to-Biofuel Solution
In January this year, the companies Topsoe and Steeper, both headquartered in Denmark, signed a global licensing agreement for a complete waste-to-fuel solution. The agreement combines Topsoe’s technologies in renewable fuels and hydrogen production as well as decades of experience in engineering with Steeper’s proprietary Hydrofaction technology and industry expertise. According to Topsoe, the company […]
EuRIC Gathered More Than a Hundred Participants for its First Conference on Tyre Recycling
The European Recycling Industries’ Confederation (EuRIC) gathered more than 100 participants, from policymakers, recyclers and NGOs in Brussels on 18 April 2023 for its first conference dedicated to tyre recycling. Many speakers called for immediate actions. Poul Steen Rasmussen, President of EuRIC Mechanical Tyre Recycling (MTR) and Group CEO of Genan, stressed in his opening […]
SMS Group Supplies Process Technology for Green Steel Production Plant
German-based SMS group, has been selected to provide a broad range of technology and equipment for the H2 Green Steel project in Sweden. When completed, the plant will produce steel mostly from scrap collected for recycling, using green hydrogen instead of carbon. As reported, the H2 Green Steel site will be a almost 300 hectares […]
US Company Ordered more Pyrolysis Oil from Swedish Recycling Firm
Swedish company Scandinavian Enviro Systems reported that it has received a follow-up order for pyrolysis oil from a leading US oil company. The order concerns oil recovered from end-of-life vehicle tires – known as pyrolysis oil – at Enviro’s plant in Åsensbruk, and is of the same type as the oil that the subsidiary of […]