Scandinavia – especially Norway, Sweden and Finland – made the headline in recycling. “Norway Leading the Way in Plastic Recycling”, “The Swedish Recycling Revolution” or “Finland Aims to Bid Farewell to Rubbish Dumps” showed that something is going on in the north. But are these records in Nordic waste handling sustainable? Are the investments in […]
Last year, the restaurant chain in Portugal debuted brand-new crew uniforms for more than 9,500 employees. But there was the question of what to do with the old uniforms – more than 18,000 – across the country. The company had the idea to give the garments a new life by transforming them into reusable tote […]
Canadian company Lithion Recycling which now operates under the name Lithion Technologies has announced the construction of its first commercial critical mineral extraction plant in Canada. The commission of the facility is set for fall 2023. According to Lithion, the plant will process over 15,000 tons of lithium-ion batteries annually, sourced from electric, hybrid, plug-in […]
Batteries with a second life are those whose lifespan has ended but can still be utilized in stationary systems in conjunction with renewable energy sources like wind and solar. After six to eight years, lithium batteries used in EVs still have more than two-thirds of their usable energy storage, the American consulting company Custom Market […]
North American recycling company Gopher Resource has joined a multi-year collaborative consortium working to find new ways to reduce waste and recover more usable materials in metal processing. The initiative – funded by the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) – aims to support a more resilient and sustainable domestic supply chain by investing in next-generation […]
New capital to fuel the ongoing transformation of recycling with AI and automation. USA-based AMP Robotics Corp., a company in artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, and infrastructure for the waste and recycling industry, has received financing from Microsoft’s Climate Innovation Fund. According to the developer of AI-enabled solutions, this latest investment brings AMP’s Series C round […]
In order to conserve resources, we need to reuse raw materials as often as possible. That requires recycling material flows that have the highest and most consistent quality possible. It is only with efficient sorting technology that resources can be continually recycled. The STEINERT XSS T uses X-ray transmission (or XRT for short) to reliably […]
International company Neo Performance Materials (NPM), which owns Estonia-based rear earth metals maker Silmet, intends to construct a magnet factory and R&D center in Narva. According to the Estonian Investment Agency, the company is set to invest 81.25 million Euro, and Estonia will add 18.75 million Euro through the Just Transition Fund. “The facility is […]
In May this year, Tadweer (Abu Dhabi Waste Management Company) has entered into a strategic partnership with internationally active Greek company Polygreen. Through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), the two organizations will collaborate to explore opportunities to achieve zero waste, circular economy and sustainability in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Greece, and beyond. “In addition […]
Alba Group Asia and VietCycle intend to develop the largest food-grade PET/HDPE plastic recycling plant in Vietnam. For that purpose, Alba Group Asia, one of the leading providers of waste management and recycling solutions with German origin, and VietCycle, a firm with more than 20 years of experience in waste collection and plastic recycling in […]