AIK Technik – the Specialist for the Optimization of Waste Incineration Plants

When it comes to process optimization in the field of fly ash treatment, mercury and dioxin separation in flue gas purification or wastewater treatment of waste incineration plants and the development of plants, components and processes, AIK Technik AG from Sursee, Switzerland, is regarded as a proven partner for authorities, special-purpose associations and various branches […]

Sand Recycling As A Service

According to Finnish company Resand Ltd, the earth is running out of sand. There is a recycling technology to stop wasting the needed material, which is able to clean the sand “so that it is better than new and good to be reused again and again. On location. As a service.” Resand, a specialist in […]

Lithuanian Researchers Propose Pyrolysis for Wind Turbine Blade Recycling

While wind energy is becoming one of the fastest-growing energy sources in the world, wind turbine blade waste emerges as a critical issue. Addressing this environmental concern, Lithuanian researchers have developed an innovative solution claiming that the benefits of pyrolysis can help reduce pollution. In 2022, Dr Samy Yousef, a researcher at Kaunas University of […]

Path to Easier Recycling of Solar Modules

According to the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), the use of femtosecond lasers to form glass-to-glass welds for solar modules would make the panels easier to recycle. The researchers conducted a proof-of-concept study. The welds would eliminate the need for plastic polymer sheets laminated into solar modules but make recycling more […]

Viscose from Recycled Cotton

Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have succeeded in making new viscose – from worn-out cotton sheets. “Old textiles around the world end up at the rubbish tip and are often burned. In Sweden, they are generally burned to produce district heating. Extensive development work is being conducted to give old clothes and textiles a […]

New Recycling Technologies for European Aluminum

The AIT Austrian Institute of Technology is coordinating the EU project RecAL(Recycling technologies for circular ALuminum), which focuses on sustainability, circular economy and resource efficiency in the aluminum industry. Recently the initiative was officially launched in Vienna. The parties involved aim to develop innovative recycling technologies and a digital platform for a circular aluminum economy. […]

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 […]

Plastics Sustainability eSolution

German publishing house Hanser has launched Plastics Sustainability eSolution, a knowledge database that bundles “relevant up-to-date information on the sustainability and recycling of plastics”. According to Hanser, the new platform is designed for user-friendliness and daily use. All content is readily searchable. “This quickly provides qualified answers and reliable results on the topic searched for. […]

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 […]

Eldan Recycling Is Adding on High Tech for even better Recycling Solutions

Since 1956, the Danish company has manufactured recycling equipment known for high performance, low production costs and products with high output purity. The systems and machines are developed based on ambient mechanical techniques for size reduction and separation and require no melting or chemical treatment. The modular design enables the customers to expand or upgrade […]

BIR’s Position Paper on Chemical Recycling

Mechanical recycling must take priority and be incentivized. Chemical recycling needs careful consideration and well-informed, market-based policies to ensure that it complements rather than competes with traditional recycling methods, the Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) stressed in its latest position paper published in April. According to the global recycling federation representing 37 national recycling associations […]

Goal to Be a Flagship Facility in every Respect: Singapore’s new Integrated Waste Management Facility

The Integrated Waste Management Facility (IWMF) – in tandem with the Tuas Water Reclamation Plant (Tuas WRP) – will be part of Singapore’s project to realize an innovative and sustainable solution to meet the country’s long-term solid waste management and used water treatment needs. The world’s first integrated waste and water treatment facility to be […]

Curbside Collection Improves Organic Waste Composting

Composting food and garden waste instead of sending it to landfills can significantly reduce methane emissions and help mitigate global warming. That is the result of a study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, which explored the effects of curbside compost collection programs in New South Wales, Australia. “Governments around the world are interested in […]

Australia: Focused on NetZero

Austrade (Australian Trade and Investment Commission), the Australian Government’s international trade promotion and investment attraction agency, invited investors to attend the country on its way to cutting domestic carbon emissions. Australia also has ambitious targets to increase waste recovery and recycling rates as part of this goal. By 2030, Australia aims for a resource recovery […]