According to BIR Paper Division President Jean-Luc Petithuguenin (Paprec, France), the recovered paper market had a good start in 2021. Many experts agreed this would be a positive year for raw materials, Jean-Luc Petithuguenin wrote in the “World Mirror”, published in January by the Bureau of International Recycling, the sole global recycling federation. However, the […]
In December last year, the Ministry for the Environment, Climate Change and Planning (MECP) of Malta had launched a public consultation addressing the Waste Management Plan for the Maltese Islands 2021-2030, which is mandated under the European Union Waste Framework Directive and to be transposed in local legislation. As reported by the ministry, Malta’s annual […]
The Independent State of Samoa aims at minimizing the volume of wastes generated on the islands. Moreover, the goal is to divert more materials away from disposal sites with limited capacity. The Polynesian island country, consisting of two main islands (Savaii and Upolu), two smaller inhabited islands (Manono and Apolima), and several small uninhabited islands, […]
Taiwan was once known as „Garbage Island“. In several steps, the island managed the transition from an agricultural to a high-tech industrial economy. If it is already a „Recycling Leader“ too, as media announced, remains to be seen. Taiwan, evolving from an agricultural economy to a nation focusing on the “development of foundational designs and […]
UBQ Materials, an Israeli-based cleantech startup, has been recognized as the best in “circular economy and carbon neutrality innovations” for its technology transforming landfill-destined waste into a bio-based, infinitely reusable thermo-plastic. As reported by the company in January this year, the prize was one of 25 awarded by the Finnish Quality Association after a strict […]
In October last year, Swedish company Elanders AB signed a contract to acquire 70 percent of the shares in Swedish company Azalea Global IT AB, which is specialized in value recovery services regarding IT equipment. Azalea Global IT manages the entire chain from purchasing used IT equipment and restoring and resetting it to then selling […]
The companies Sabic and Plastic Energy will build “the first commercial unit” to produce Sabic’s certified circular polymers, which – as part of the TRUCIRCLE portfolio – are made from the upcycling of mixed and used plastic. According to the information, the facility will be based in Geleen (the Netherlands) and put into operation in […]
The American multinational food and beverage company, which is a spin-off by Kraft Foods Inc from its North American grocery-foods products, has announced its support for global efforts designed to increase recycling rates for plastic waste, including flexible films. Furthermore, the firm selling its snack and food brands in 150 countries called for greater collaboration […]
The city of Prague, capital of the Czech republic with over 1.3 million inhabitants, will pilot dynamic waste collection via automated collection routes based on the Collection Efficiency Analysis’s result. In December last year, Sensoneo, a global provider of smart waste management solutions, has announced the first European capital with whom they will partner on […]
After the first three, we are now in what is theoretically known as the fourth industrial revolution. This new era builds on the changes generated by the Digital Revolution (the previous period) and is marked by the convergence of digital, physical and biological technologies. The advances made in Artificial Intelligence have taken this technology almost […]