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How AI and Data Capture Are Improving MRF Operations in an EPR World

It’s been a mere few years since robots first made inroads into recycling, but the impact they are having on the productivity and efficiency of materials recovery facilities (MRFs) is evident. They’re addressing many of the central challenges the industry faces, from worker safety and bale purity to labour shortages and lowering the overall cost […]

Waste-to-Hydrogen: A Valid Tool to Help Decarbonise the EU Industry

ESWET expresses its support to the draft gas package presented within the second batch of the “Fit for 55 package”, since it recognises the important decarbonisation potential of low-carbon hydrogen which can be generated by Waste-to-Hydrogen technologies. The proposal for a new “EU hydrogen and gas markets decarbonisation package” rightly seizes the urgence of up-taking […]

Genius Watter: Double Award for Italian Organization

The Italian company – which has been working for several years in Africa with its innovative and sustainable technologies providing access to clean quality water using solar energy – has just won two important awards at the Afsia Solar Awards 2021: for the category “Solar Innovation of the year” and the “Lifetime Achievement of the […]

INEOS Styrolution America LLC Receives ISCC PLUS Certification for Sustainable Plastics

INEOS Styrolution America makes further advancements towards a circular economy with ISCC Plus certification, a mass balance approach for advanced recycled materials. The company achieved an important milestone in its commitment to a circular economy for plastics. INEOS Styrolution received ISCC Plus certification from ISCC (International Sustainability & Carbon Certification) for its manufacturing sites in […]

European Bioplastics Conference Confirms Bioplastics Make Significant Contributions to the European Union’s Ambitious Climate Goals

At the 16th annual European Bioplastics (EUBP) Conference, which took place from 30 November to 1 December in Berlin, industry experts discussed the role of bioplastics within the European Green Deal. The conference discussions confirmed that bioplastics make significant contributions to help achieving the European Union’s ambitious climate goals described in the EU strategy. In […]

IMCO Vote on Draft Opinion – Battery Regulation

The European Parliament Committee on “the Internal Market and Consumer Protection” (IMCO) voted today on the draft opinion for a proposed regulation concerning batteries and waste batteries, repealing the Directive 2006/66/EC and amending Regulation (EU) No 2019/1020. FEAD welcomes the compromise amendments adopted by IMCO and highlights the adoption of AM 97, 528 and 529 […]

Stadler Designs and Builds new GAIA and IREN Sorting Plants in Asti and Parma

As the 2030 Agenda targets loom, environmental service companies are increasingly incorporating in their business plans investments in recycling facilities capable of bringing us closer to the zero waste goal by turning it into secondary raw materials that can be returned to the commercial cycle with minimal waste. With this aim, G.A.I.A. Spa and Iren […]

UNTHA XR Shredder Transforms Hazardous Waste Possibilities for Carmona in Portugal

An UNTHA XR2000C shredder now lies at the heart of a €16m hazardous waste treatment plant in Setúbal, Portugal – the country’s only facility of its kind to offer a closed loop solution for tricky materials such as solvents, used oils and fuels. And the resulting fraction – a homogenous 35mm output material – is […]

M&J Recycling Continues the Growth Journey with Ahlström Capital

M&J Recycling – formerly Metso Outotec Waste Recycling – has a new owner, Ahlström Capital. At the same time, the company’s ambition to expand their leadership when it comes to industrial waste shredders receives a solid boost. The strategy is in place and the first initiatives are already underway. Customers and partners can look forward […]

AMCS Platform: Cloud Computing Has Made Working Lives Easier

The Cloud has helped many recycling and waste management businesses ride out the Covid storm by enabling remote working during the pandemic. These companies could continue to provide their services to municipal and commercial customers because customer service representatives, planners, and other office members were able to work from home. Without the cloud and the […]

E-Scrap Committee: WEEE Recycling Experiences Ripple Effect of “the Fight for Raw Materials”

Latest developments in the ever-shifting but ever-expanding world of electrical and electronic equipment recycling were debated at the BIR E-Scrap Committee webinar broadcast on November 17, with expert insights focusing on two of WEEE’s most important constituents – plastics and metals. BIR E-Scrap Committee Chairman Dr Helmut Kolba of Germany-based Remondis Electrorecycling GmbH began by […]

Encina Development Group Announces Appointment of Elaine Wong to Board of Directors

Encina Development Group (“Encina”), a company that produces circular chemicals from waste plastics, announced the appointment of Ms. Elaine Wong to its board of directors. “We are delighted to welcome Elaine to the Encina board,” said David Schwedel, Executive Director of Encina. “Elaine’s expertise in private equity investment is a tremendous asset to the board of […]

Revision of the Waste Shipment Regulation: One Size Fits All Export Restrictions Can End EU Circular Economy Ambitions

The Waste Shipment Regulation (WSR) is a key piece of legislation in the move towards circular value chains. Burdensome procedures and lack of harmonisation rooted in the current regulation give an edge to linear value-chains, instead of boosting waste shipment for recycling and the marketing of raw materials from recycling (RMR). However, the proposals released […]

International Environment Council: Recycling Industry Holds Its Breath Ahead of EU Waste Shipment Recast

The latest webinar hosted by the BIR International Environment Council (IEC) took place under a cloud of apprehension ahead of the imminent release of the European Commission’s proposed revision of EU waste shipment regulations. The draft proposal scheduled for publication on November 17 appears to demand much tighter rules for EU exports of green-listed waste, […]

Higher Climate Benefits Thanks To European Waste Management Sector

A new European study to be published in December 2021 will show that the achievement of EU recycling and landfill diversion targets by 2035 will result in a major contribution from the UK and EU Member States towards the Paris Climate Agreement. The study highlights the causality between increased recycling (in line with EU and […]