The number of fires in the recycling industry is increasing. As we move towards more sustainable practices, increased fire risks are changing, and it is paramount that waste handling sites are able to understand and mitigate these risks. Hannu Sartovuo, vice president of Dafo Vehicle, discusses why these risks are changing, the lack of regulation […]
Finnish company Neste intends to upgrade its facilities for liquefied plastic waste at its Porvoo refinery in Finland. With the investment of 111 million Euro, the producer of renewable fuels, who is also developing chemical recycling to combat the plastic waste challenge, announced to build the capacity to upgrade 150,000 tons of liquefied waste plastic […]
Tons of reusable polystyrene ends up as plastic waste when buildings are demolished. Researchers want to see more recycling and reuse. According to the Norwegian independent research organization SINTEF, stringent energy efficiency requirements in the building sector mean installing more insulation than ever before. “Every year, we manufacture and import tens of thousands of tons […]
Internationally active Japanese technology group Asahi Kasei has established a “Care for Earth” investment framework as a new initiative for carbon neutrality. The group intends to invest 100 million US-Dollar worldwide in early-stage startups that aim to solve issues in environmental fields such as hydrogen, energy storage, carbon management, and bio-based chemicals over the five […]
In the financial year 2022, SMS group boosted its order intake to 4.6 billion Euro. According to the company, the main drivers of this strong growth were the green transformation of the steel and metals industry as well as robust economic activity in India and the USA. Sales also rose considerably to 3.1 billion Euro […]
As reported by the Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council (HPRC), Casella Waste Systems, Inc. has joined the organization. “Casella is the largest recycler and most experienced fully integrated resource management company in the Northeastern United States, providing solid waste collection and disposal, transfer, recycling, and organics services to more than 900,000 residential, commercial, municipal, institutional, and […]
On 12 October the European Recycling Industries Federation (EuRIC) paid a working visit to the Netherlands. EuRIC’s Construction and Demolition Branch visited recycling companies Renewi Westpoort in Amsterdam and Remondis in Son en Beugel. The issue at hand was how to make the construction industry circular and how recycling can play its part. The construction […]
The European plastic recycling industry is facing pressing challenges as the demand for recycled polymers dwindles to its lowest point in recent years. The lack of manufacturers’ commitment to introduce recycled material in new products and the growing imports from third countries are the main obstacles to the circularity of European plastic waste and to […]
The Net-Zero Industry Act aims to define Sustainable Alternative Fuels technologies as “Strategic Net-Zero Technology”. Co-signatories are recommending that the Net-Zero Industry Act establish a clear and consistent definition of Sustainable Alternative Fuels. This definition serves two essential purposes: 1) Alignment with existing EU transport and fuels policy frameworks. 2) Recognition of all sustainable fuel […]
German-based companies Masterflex SE and Remondis Recycling GmbH & Co. KG have entered into a long-term strategic cooperation. They aim to set up “a circular-flow economy for industrial products made of engineering plastics” and to implement it in the market for hose and connection systems as an example. The Masterflex Group develops and manufactures connection […]