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DGrade Plastic Flake Recycling Factory Opens in KIZAD to Support a Closed Loop in the UAE

DGrade, the UAE company known for recycling plastic into sustainable clothing, has announced the opening of a 4,000 square meter recycling factory in Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi (KIZAD). The facility will process up to 1 billion plastic bottles a year into recycled plastic flake for the company’s Greenspun™ yarn, and to provide material for […]

USA: Project to Modernize Recycling Collection in Baltimore

Funded by a public-private partnership, the project would advance safer, more efficient, and equitable recycling access for nearly 200,000 Baltimore households, The Recycling Partnership informed. Last year, the City of Baltimore had launched the delivery of nearly 200,000 curbside recycling carts, which was expected to be completed in early 2022. The project (worth about 10 […]

Kosovo: Nearly 20 Million Euro for Wastewater Treatment

The European Investment Bank (EIB), the bank of the European Union, continues to support vital infrastructure in Kosovo by investing 19.8 million Euro for constructing a new wastewater treatment plant and the rehabilitation and extension of the existing wastewater collection system in the municipality of Mitrovica. “The project will provide access to modern sanitation services […]

The Global Secondary Aluminum Alloy Market

According to market research company Research Nester, this market will touch 63,244.79 million US-Dollar by 2030. The growth is expected at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.90 percent over 2021-2030 from 39,198.54 million US-Dollar in the year 2020. As reported, the reason for this is the growing application of secondary aluminum in the […]

Would You Drive a Car Built from Recycled Materials?

Norwegian industry is shifting towards a greener future. But what does the transition to a greener economy really mean for industry and consumers? The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) explained the requirements, illustrating with an example: cars. When wrecking a car, usable parts are taken out and reused. Materials that can be remelted […]

Recycled Metal Market Size Is Still Growing

Precedence Research estimates that the global recycled metal market size will be worth around 102 billion US-Dollar by 2030 and will have a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.2 percent between 2021 to 2030. According to the information, this global market size was valued at 67.6 billion US-Dollar in 2020. The rising investments by […]

Innovations Ensure Speed, Precision and Flexibility in Windsifting, Conveying, Dosing and Spreading

Westeria will be presenting innovations and further developments at IFAT (30 May to 3 June 2022, Messe München, Booth B6.329/428) that are designed to significantly increase speed, precision, cost efficiency and flexibility in the processing of residual materials. The focus will be on the WeKea® system, which increases efficiency and speed in the project planning […]

Europe: Closed Loop for High-Performance Insulation Material

Closing the materials cycle for rigid polyurethane foams is the goal of a new pan-European project. The EU-funded project “Circular Foam”, coordinated by German-based polymer company Covestro, brings together 22 partners from nine countries. Within four years, the participants from industry, academia and society want to establish a complete circular value chain for raw materials […]

Plastic-to-fuel Market Awaits a Strong Growth

According to UK-based firm Fairfield Consultancy Services OPC Pvt Ltd, growing inclination toward sustainability, raising awareness of environmental conservation, and increasing public knowledge of the recovery of marketable fuel from millions of tons of plastic waste collectively create growth prospects for the plastic-to-fuel (PTF) market. Soaring adoption of plastic-to-fuel technologies to complement the existing plastic […]

Good Outlook for the Global Recycled Plastics Market

According to Indian-based Fortune Business Insights, the global recycled plastics market size is projected to reach 72.6 billion US-Dollar by the end of 2026. The presence of several large-scale companies across the world will have a positive impact on the growth of the market in the coming years, the company emphasized in October last year. […]

Saudi Arabia: SIRC Invites Firms to Partner in Waste Management and Recycling Projects

The Saudi Investment Recycling Company (SIRC) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Public Investment Fund in Saudi Arabia. It calls on all local, regional, and international companies specialized in the waste management and recycling sector to register their interest in a potential partnership for developing an integrated waste management and recycling ecosystem for the city […]

USA: PepsiCo Beverages Invests in Closed Loop Local Recycling Fund

In January this year, PepsiCo Beverages North America announced a 35 million US-Dollar investment with Closed Loop Partners that will create the “Closed Loop Local Recycling Fund”. According to the New York-based investment firm Closed Loop Partners, the new fund, which is dedicated to recycling, is a circular economy initiative to advance new small-scale, modular […]

ISRI Launches New Member Category: The Brands Leadership Council

According to the USA-based Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI), this recently formed council provides a win-win connection between recyclers and global brand companies. The Brands Leadership Council was established in February this year. It aims at providing “a forum for leading consumer brands to connect with recyclers in a collaborative forum aimed to address […]

Smart Investments Lead to Success

2021 was a strong year for UK-based recycling and trading Romco Group Co Ltd. In the third quarter alone, the group – consisting of Romco Recycling Company Ltd. in Nigeria, Romco Metals Ltd. in Ghana, and Romco Trading LLC in Dubai – achieved a record-breaking revenue of 9.1 million US-Dollar. Its facilities in Africa recycled […]

Polyester Recycling: BB Engineering GmbH Records Order Intake from Thai Polyester for Four VacuFil Recycling Systems

BB Engineering GmbH (Germany), a subsidiary of Oerlikon Textile, is pleased to announce that Thai Polyester Co., Ltd (Thailand) has placed a major order for four VacuFil systems for recycling bottle flakes with connected direct spinning. The polyester manufacturer, established in 2001 and with an overall annual capacity of 316,800 tons, is one of Thailand’s […]