In July this year, Asian channel CNA reported that the Kingdom of Cambodia would send back 1,600 tons of plastic waste found in shipping containers to the USA and Canada. The Southeast Asian country does not consider itself as a bin for “out-of-date technology to be dumped in”, a spokesman of the Cambodian environment ministry […]
The existential threat to oceans and marine life is a good enough reason to cut plastics waste, profitable new business opportunities are another, the company Tomra Sorting Recycling says. In June, the Norwegian-based company has published a new eBook, which shares transformational ideas for reducing plastic waste throughout the plastics value chain. The free-to-download publication […]
By the time China banned the import of several types of waste due to the “National Sword Policy”, South Korea had to deal with a waste problem, in particular regarding used plastics and recovered paper. In April 2018, nearly 50 recycling companies in Seoul and the surrounding region had stopped collecting plastic waste, and the […]
At Ecomondo 2019, which takes place in Rimini (Italy) from 5th to 8th November, the Italian manufacturer of recycling machinery, Molinari, will present its portfolio. The company provides a complete range of shredders and granulators, “able to face any challenge of shredding”. According to the manufacturer, these machines “have been designed to treat various types […]
Indian non-profit company Saahas has won the Indian Circular Economy Award 2019 under the category “Not for Profit“. The Indian Circular Economy Award, which was launched by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), is India’s exclusive awards program on Circular Economy to identify and reward organizations and individuals in India that […]
With the Terminator, Komptech offers the ideal machine for the defined preshredding of waste for recycling or thermal reclamation. It is very tough, contrary-resistant and highly flexible – qualities that make this universal shredder successful in a wide range of applications. Generally speaking, waste needs to be shredded before it can undergo further processing, whether […]
AMCS provides an enterprise grade cloud and software platform to help waste and recycling companies worldwide profit from the circular economy since 2004. The company, with offices in 22 countries, offers a single digital platform that combines an industry-specific back-end (ERP) software, mobile technology, route optimization, digital engagement, and analytics. Moreover, the company’s digital technology […]
Waste management company CDEnviro will share its expertise in landfill diversion, technologies, methodologies and circular economy practices when it is taking part at the green expo in Rimini for the first time. CDEnviro will be joining its international peers to support and share circular economy innovation when it exhibits at this year’s Ecomondo 2019 Show […]
Since day one, the company Tecnoidea Impianti, an acronym for Tecnologia Impianti di Depurazione Acqua, has focused on the design and production of plants for water purification and the treatment of sludge. Nowadays, the Italian-based company stands out due to over 30 years of know-how, world-wide applied innovative solutions and steady creativity. Nevertheless, GLOBAL RECYCLING […]
Startup DePoly has won the 2019 >>venture>> Grand Prize. The company aims to close the loop on PET plastic recycling through its novel solution that allows the chemical recycling of PET plastic back to its two main components. The process results in ethylene glycol in clear liquid form and terephthalic acid as a white powder; […]
