Unilever, PepsiCo, Kellogg Company, Colgate-Palmolive and LEGO Join New Summit Focused on Rethinking Materials: Innovation in Plastics and Packaging

A new summit on Rethinking Materials will take place on May 19-20, focused on innovation in plastics and packaging, integrating new materials into supply chains and the switch to bio-based alternatives and circular solutions. Consumer brands, from packaged foods and personal care to high-end fashion and well-loved toys, are actively seeking new materials to replace […]

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Nextek Reveals Global Participants in Ground-Breaking Project to Tackle Post-Consumer Polypropylene Packaging

Following eight years extensive research, Nextek Ltd has launched a global multi-participant project (NEXTLOOPP) to address a missing link in the plastics recycling stream – Polypropylene (PP). PP accounts for around 20 percent of the world’s plastic. Mostly used in pots, tubs, trays and films for food packaging, it is also prevalent in non-food household and […]

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Recycled Products Kickstarts Global Recycling Foundations Reforestation Initiative

CHESHAM-based metal recycling firm Recycled Products this week planted 20 trees to mark Global Recycling Day on 18 March. The firm has committed to planting a total of at least 250 saplings in the Chilterns in support of a reforestation initiative run by the organisers of Global Recycling Day. The event, held in conjunction with […]

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Bjorstaddalen Opens Norway’s First AI-powered Robotic Sorting Station for Industrial Waste with ZenRobotics Technology

The new robotic sorting facility will substantially increase material recovery at Bjorstaddalen and make a major move from waste incineration toward a circular economy in the Nordic country. The AI-powered robots sort several fractions from industrial waste and are also trained to recognize new ones, opening up new business opportunities for the Norwegian waste industry […]

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AMCS Launches 1st Platform Release for 2021 Unveiling its Smart Transport Solution

Delivering a best-in-class customer experience is at the heart of AMCS Platform 8.5 which includes process automation, digitalisation, greater business insight and richer functionality for customers’ transport and recycling operations. The world’s leading supplier of integrated software and vehicle technology for the waste and recycling sector, has today launched the first major release of the […]

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COP 26 – Recycling Is the Key

The Global Recycling Foundation is calling for Recycling to be at the forefront of discussions when World leaders gather for the COP26 meeting in the UK in November 2021. Recycling, known as the Seventh Resource, is today having an effect, but is too often overlooked for its ability to help preserve our forests, oceans, and […]

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Metal Recyclers Mark Global Recycling Day by Setting Ambitious Net Zero Emission Targets

Leading metal Recyclers mark the Fourth Global Recycling Day, on March 18th, by setting ambitious net zero emission targets. Every year, recyclables save over 700 million tonnes in CO2 emissions, according to the Global Recycling Foundation. The organisation projects this will increase to one billion tonnes by 2030. Major recycling companies, such as European Metal […]

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Nextek Limited: Far From Sorted

According to a global analysis by The PEW Trusts, titled Breaking the Plastic Wave, one should be able to cut annual flows of plastic into the ocean by about 80 percent in the next 20 years by applying existing solutions and technologies. They continue to point out that no single solution is going to achieve […]

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Coexpan Obtains ISCC Plus Certification

The certification will enable COEXPAN to use recycled material (rPS and rPP) from mixed plastic and biobased material, in line with the mass balance model. COEXPAN has passed the ISCC PLUS audit at its plant in Spain and will obtain the same certification for its sites in Mexico and France in the coming weeks. This […]

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Turmec Signs Agency Agreement with the Environmental Group for Australia

New agency agreement appoints the Environmental Group Limited (‘EGL’) to represent Turmec in Australia. New agreement will improve customer access to Turmec’s innovative waste processing and recycling solutions throughout Australia. Turmec, the market leader in designing, building and installing waste processing and recycling solutions, is excited to announce a new partnership with the Environmental Group Limited […]

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