Textile Industry: How Project Finance Can Bridge the Commer­cialization Gap

The Netherlands-based company Fashion for Good, a global platform for sustainable fashion innovation, has teamed up with Spring Lane Capital (USA and Canada) to help unlock the capital needed to scale sustainable innovation in the textile industry. According to the Dutch company, their report “The Great Unlock – Closing the Innovation Commercialization Gap through Project […]

Good Prospects for the Tire Recycling Downstream Products Market

“Tire Recycling Downstream Product Market Report: Trends, Forecast and Competitive Analysis to 2030” is the title of the publication, which has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. Based on the market research store, the global market is expected to reach an estimated 5.5 billion US-Dollar by 2030 with a CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of 3.2 […]

Opportunities in Africa

According to Indian market research company Mordor Intelligence, the African waste management market is set to grow. As stated in 2022, prior to the 27th United Nations Conference of Parties (COP27), the African market size was estimated at 21.72 billion US-Dollar in 2024, and was expected to grow until 2029 at a CAGR (composed annual […]

Recyclable: A New Epoxy Resin

Researchers at Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology – Empa have developed an epoxy resin-based plastic that is fully recyclable, repairable and flame retardant. They are now looking for industrial partners. Epoxy resins are tough and versatile polymers. In combination with glass or carbon fibers, they are used, for example, to manufacture components […]

A Material made from Stone and Recycled PET

Cordis, the EU’s Community Research and Development Information Service, has added a new video about Sustonable in its series of explanatory videos titled “Make the Connection”. Materials imitating natural stone are popular for countertops and other furnishings but have a heavy environmental impact. As reported, the EU-funded Sustonable project has found a way to produce […]

Insufficient Infrastructure: Business Opportunities in Pakistan

Industry experts believe that the pressure to invest in waste treatment, recycling, and disposal will increase in the foreseeable future. That will lead to business chances. The Islamic Republic of Pakistan would generate approximately 49.6 million tons of solid waste and 4.36 billion cubic meters of domestic and industrial wastewater a year, Dr. Muhammad Khurshid, […]

The Global Textile Recycling Market

As per the latest research report published by Extrapolate, the global Textile Recycling Market is expected to grow to 9.89 billion US-Dollar by 2032, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of nearly 4.3 percent between 2023 and 2032. In 2022, it was valued at 6.45 billion US-Dollar. The growing environmental concern about waste production […]

Navigation Tool Regarding Plastic Recycling

The European project TRANSFORM-CE, funded by Interreg North-West Europe, has presented a tool to transform single-use plastic into new products for a circular economy. The Navigation Tool results from a three-year project, in which international partners from Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom collaborated to recycle high-value and low-value household plastic waste streams. […]

Collaboration to Develop Certified Global Standard for Recycling Credits

The new standard is intended to authenticate and incentivize recycling activity globally, enabling organizations to receive recycling credits and meet sustainability targets using the blockchain. Following a landmark signing during the United Nations Environment Program’s Second Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution (INC-2) from 29 May to 2 June this year in […]

USA: “Extended Producer Responsibility Increases Recycling Rates”

States can expect significant increases in recycling rates for packaging (including plastic, glass, aluminum and steel) and printed paper with the adoption of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) programs, according to a new study from the non-governmental organization “The Recycling Partnership”. The study “Increasing Recycling Rates with EPR Policy” – published in February this year and […]