ERPA, the recovered paper branch of the European Recycling Industries’ Confederation (EuRIC), is concerned about the developments on the global recovered paper market, which negatively impacts paper recycling in Europe. In its statement, ERPA (European Recovered Paper Association) emphasized that the European recycling industry collects and recovers waste paper into standardized quality grade recovered paper […]
The chemical company is using feedstock made from mixed plastic waste to produce certified circular polymers at its Geleen production site in The Netherlands. SABIC (Saudi Basic Industries Corporation) – a global leader in the chemical industry – is to highlight its initiative for the production of certified circular polymers at Europe’s leading plastics exhibition […]
In April this year, the Saudi Investment Recycling Company (SIRC) has announced that it has signed definitive agreements to acquire 100 percent of the shares of Global Environmental Management Services (GEMS). GEMS, owned by Jadwa Waste Management Opportunities Fund, is active in the industrial waste management sector in Saudi Arabia, providing hazardous waste-management, industrial and […]
It is planned to recycle 81 percent of municipal solid waste and 47 percent of construction and demolition waste by 2035. The initiative, which was launched in July this year, aims to improve the collection and recycling of the waste in the city of Riyadh as part of Saudi Vision 2030 goals to preserve and […]
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 The Southeast Asian country does not consider itself as a bin for “out-of-date technology to be dumped in”, a spokesman of the Cambodian environment ministry […]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 […]