UK Incineration Boom Could Reshape Europe’s Waste Flows

Kjetil Vikingstad – Founder and Head of R&D at Norway-based Geminor – examines in this article the broader implications of the United Kingdom’s rapidly growing Energy-from-Waste (EfW) capacity: The UK is on the brink of a significant shift. Over the next two years, between four to five million tons of new EfW capacity will come […]

Denmark Is Looking for Solutions, Partnerships, and Projects

“Denmark is committed to the EU targets to increase recycling of municipal waste to 55 percent in 2025, 60 percent in 2030, and 65 percent in 2035”, says an Action Plan for Circular Economy edited by the Ministry of Environment of Denmark in 2021. That seems questionable since the Circularity Gap Report on Denmark revealed […]

Recommendation for the Nordic Countries: Stronger Waste Prevention Measures

In a new report commissioned by the Nordic Council of Ministers’ Nordic Working Group for Circular Economy, Sweco – one of Europe’s leading architecture and engineering consultancies – recommends more measures. The study, which aimed to identify realistic and effective measures to strengthen waste prevention and the promotion of reuse in the Nordic region, suggests […]

Iceland Is Reducing Landfill Waste

As reported by Statistics Iceland in February this year, less than ten percent of waste went to landfill sites in 2022. More recent data is not yet available. In that year, the Icelandic waste processing facilities received 1.581 million tons of waste, Statistics Iceland, the center for official statistics in the country, informed. Of this […]

The New Zealand Tire Market

According to AstuteAnalytica India Pvt. Ltd., New Zealand’s tire market is set to grow. It was valued at 800.24 million US-Dollar in 2024 and is expected to reach 1,312.16 million US-Dollar by 2033, growing at a CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of 4.40 percent during the forecast period 2025–2033. As reported, one of the drivers […]

HMD and Rokbak Offer Flexible Financing Solutions for West Africa

Rokbak has announced a new partnership with HMD, which brings flexible financing options supported by export credit agencies and private risk insurers for projects in West Africa. Since June 2024, when West African equipment dealer HMD officially introduced the Rokbak brand to Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal, Benin, Guinea, and Côte d’Ivoire, the articulated dump trucks RA30 […]

China’s First AI-Powered Hyperspectral Optical Sorter for Mixed Textiles

This year, Chinese DataBeyond Technology, a high-tech company specializing in AI and optoelectronic integration-based intelligent sorting equipment, has launched the country’s first “AI-powered hyperspectral optical sorter for blended fabrics”. The new machine integrates – according to the information – advanced artificial intelligence algorithms with hyperspectral recognition technology. “This breakthrough successfully addresses the long-standing challenges in […]

Used Textiles in Europe: Separate Collection for More Recycling

The European Waste Framework Directive requires all EU member states to set up separate collection systems for used textiles from 2025. The European Waste Framework Directive is part of the implementation of the “EU Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles”. According to the European Union, this strategy addresses the production and consumption of textiles, whilst recognizing […]

PurFi Global and Arvind Limited Announce Plans for Facility in India

The large-scale project is to address textile waste. As reported, the plant would produce high-quality rejuvenated fibers “to meet the elevated standards required by the global textile industry”. PurFi Global LLC and its joint venture partner, Arvind Limited have announced plans for a significant manufacturing scaleup to support the sustainability goals of global fashion and […]

Polyplastics to Launch Glass-Filled Recycled Plastic

Japan-based Polyplastics Co., Ltd., an internationally leading company in engineering plastics, has announced plans to launch a 40 percent glass-reinforced grade of DURAFIDE (R) rG-PPS by December 2025 as part of its mechanical recycling business. The company would develop “high-quality optimum formulations” of polyphenylene sulfide (PPS), which “will play a role in helping achieve 100 […]