Electric Vehicle Battery Market Surges to more than 500 Billion Dollars by 2031

The Global Electric Vehicle (EV) Battery Market is driven by increasing demand for EVs due to environmental concerns, supportive government policies, and advancements in battery technology, leading to longer ranges and faster charging times. The worldwide market is projected to grow at a CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of 25.1 percent from 2024 (value 63.51 […]

Construction & Demolition Waste Market with Growth Opportunities

As reported by Polaris Market Research, the global construction and demolition waste market is expected to reach a value of over 265.68 billion US-Dollar by 2032 from an estimated 126.79 billion US-Dollar in 2022. The global demand for construction and demolition waste management is anticipated to be propelled by growing administrative schemes globally, the company […]

Italy: On Track to Reach the 2025 Targets

With 175 million tons produced, Italy shows the fourth highest amount of waste. On the other side, the country has one of the highest recycling rates in the EU. In 2021, the country recycled at least 51.3 percent of its municipal waste. According to the latest report of the Fondazione per lo Sviluppo Sostenibile (Sustainable […]

Saudi Arabia: SIRC Exported Recycled PET Flakes to UK and Spain

In August this year, the Saudi Investment Recycling Company (SIRC) exported its first recycled and heat-washed PET flakes through its joint venture project under municipal solid waste recycling companies “Yadoum” and “Masab” (a plastic recycling company) to one of the largest manufacturers of recycled PET bottles in the United Kingdom. SIRC, owned by the Saudi […]

European-American Collaboration: Turning Carbon Emissions into Plastics

eNaphtha from Infinium to serve as feedstock alternative. US-based eFuels company Infinium and Borealis, an European supplier of plastic solutions, have agreed to enable the production of low-carbon-footprint plastics generated from waste carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions that would otherwise be released into the atmosphere, both companies announced in a joint press release. These plastics, known […]

Mozambique: On Search for Plastic Waste Reduction

While Mozambique‘s waste management sector, in general, shows the first signs of change, the treatment of plastic waste finds it difficult to leave the disastrous recycling rates behind. The problems already start with fixing the number of generated and handled materials. A “final report for Mozambique” published by the IUCN and the UN environment program […]

Mozambique and the Country’s Struggle against Waste

It is estimated that the Republic of Mozambique’s more than 30 million inhabitants generate at least 4.2 million tons of waste per year. More precise data is not available. As reported by the Mitigation Action Facility – a platform for providing technical support and climate finance for ambitious mitigation projects to decarbonize key sectors of […]

Wacker Neuson: Creating Added Value for the Customers

The Wacker Neuson Group, a global manufacturer of light and compact equipment for many industries, has expanded its digital strategy to develop new business models. The management is convinced that technologies such as the Internet of Things (IoT) are being used in the group to offer customers in the construction and agricultural industries solutions that […]

Textiles: A “bumpy” Road towards Circularity

At the latest Textiles Division meeting held during BIR’s Convention 2024 in Copenhagen, experts delivered a progress report on the journey towards a circular value chain for textiles. As reported by the Bureau of International Recycling (BIR), Cyndi Rhoades – founder of Worn Again Technologies and co-founder of World Circular Textiles Day – complained about […]

Jamaica: On the Move to Energy-from-Waste

“The management of all wastes poses serious environmental problems in Jamaica”, the local National Environment and Planning Agency gave account in 2021. Additionally, it is difficult to balance what is actually recycled. The production of municipal solid waste alone reached 1,090,923 tons in 2021/22, not to forget 384,549 tons of industrial, commercial and institutional waste […]