In March this year, the partners of the European Fibersort project reported that their machine is ready to start “valorizing global textile waste”. According to the information, this technology can automatically sort large volumes of garments and finished products by fiber composition. The accelerating consumption and disposal practices in fashion cause textiles entering the market […]
In 2015, Vietnam was number four out of five countries that dump more plastic into the oceans than the rest of the world combined. To attribute the country “drowning in waste” was not witty, but accurate. Progress in the waste treatment technology during the last years delivers what a study called “a proof for hope […]
Brazil, the biggest country in Latin America, generates nearly 80 million tons of solid waste every year. Concerning selective waste collection and recycling, there is still plenty of room for improvement. In 2018, 79 million tons of urban solid waste were produced in the country, Empresa Brasil de Comunicação (EBC), a Brazilian public company to […]
The Saudi Investment Recycling Company (SIRC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Public Investment Fund (PIF), realizes the first Construction & Demolition Waste (CDW) recycling plant in Saudi Arabia. According to the information, the state-of-the-art facility is in the final stages of construction and will be operational by the end of July, “signaling the first step […]
Tidy Planet, a technique provider for organic waste, has partnered with shredding expert Untha UK to supply an industrial-scale solution for a new multi-million-pound Integrated Waste Management Facility (IWMF) at a gas pipeline expansion project in Indonesia. As reported, Tidy Planet has previously worked on a variety of composting projects in the global oil and […]
The partners of the European paper sector in the industry alliance “4evergreen” intend to boost the contribution of paper-based packaging in a circular economy. Cepi (Confederation of European Paper Industries), the association representing the paper industry in Europe, has arranged a new alliance called “4evergreen”. It aims to boost the contribution of fiber-based packaging in […]
Huhtamaki and WasteAid announce a global partnership to drive community-level circular economy innovations in key locations. The global active Finnish packaging company Huhtamaki and UK-based international charity WasteAid have announced a 900,000 Euro partnership “to drive community-level circular economy innovation in Vietnam, India and South Africa for a two-year period”. To mark its 100th anniversary, […]
As the global market leader in styrenics, INEOS Styrolution is convinced that the future of the company lies in delivering innovative and circular solutions for its customers. To achieve this, we consider a holistic approach, taking into account the impacts of our entire value chain: from R&D, resource-efficient production, prevention of waste leakage, through to […]
The Association of Cities and Regions for sustainable Resource management (ACR+) has joint the European initiative, which was founded by FEVE (Federation of European manufacturers of glass containers), FERVER (the association of glass recycling companies in Europe) and EXPRA (the Extended Producer responsibility Alliance), to name but a few. The goal is to achieve 90 […]
The company More Recycling has launched a Recycling Market Development Platform, which will be available through www.CircularityInAction.com. The purpose is to illuminate circularity in action and to connect people with tools and resources. “The recycling and composting rate is only 35.2 percent of the total material waste generated in the U.S., according to the latest […]
