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Unlocking Private Climate Finance in Emerging Markets

A new report highlights the opportunities for policymakers to accelerate private climate finance ahead of COP26. The 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference is scheduled to be held in Glasgow from 1 to 12 November this year. The report “Unlocking Private Climate Finance in Emerging Markets: Private Sector Considerations for Policymakers” was launched in April […]

Global Aluminum Scrap Recycling Market

Technology research and advisory company Technavio has added a new report to its offering. The global aluminum scrap recycling market by end-user and geography is expected to grow by nearly 12 million metric tons (MT), at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of over eight percent during 2021-2025. Regarding the business opportunities, the growing focus […]

Pronar Opens its Own Exhibition Center in Siemiatycze

Pronar has opened its own Exhibition Center in Siemiatycze (Poland). On the area of 10 hectares and in two halls, the company presents every recycling, agricultural and municipal machine produced currently in Pronar’s 8 factories. Everyone interested in Pronar products in this modern center can not only see them, but also experience them during work. […]

The Virtual Experience: Get Ready for the Next Round

The Expo and Conference eREC proves to be a varied virtual event focusing on the recycling, waste management, and environmental service sector. The next trade fair for the recycling industry (from October 4 to 9, 2021) will once again go hand in hand with a wide-ranging and interactive program: information-packed presentations by leading industry representatives, […]

Fraunhofer, SABIC, and Procter & Gamble Join Forces in Closed-Loop Recycling Pilot Project for Single-Use Facemasks

The Fraunhofer Cluster of Excellence Circular Plastics Economy CCPE and its Institute for Environmental, Safety and Energy Technology UMSICHT have developed an advanced recycling process for used plastics. The pilot project with SABIC and Procter & Gamble serves to demonstrate the feasibility of closed-loop recycling for single-use facemasks. Fraunhofer Institute UMSICHT, SABIC and Procter & […]

BIR Publishes 12th Edition of “World Steel Recycling in Figures”

Following a dedicated webinar on the occasion of the recent 2021 World Recycling Convention & Exhibition (online edition), BIR announces today the publication of the 12th Edition of “World Steel Recycling in Figures” authored by the BIR Ferrous Division’s Statistics Advisor Rolf Willeke. Divisional President Greg Schnitzer emphasizes his great pleasure in unveiling the 12th […]

Unilever Joins Project to Close the Loop on Post-Consumer Polypropylene Food Packaging

Unilever has joined Nextek’s global project NEXTLOOPP to create food-grade recycled Polypropylene (rPP) from post-consumer packaging waste. Polypropylene (PP) is a commonly used packaging material for food across the globe. Yet, post-consumer PP packaging is not widely recycled in conventional mechanical recycling infrastructure. Whilst food-grade PET bottles are undoubtedly a resounding success story in the […]

TANA Mobile Waste Shredder Gives Agon Pacific a Foothold in Thailand’s Growing Waste-to-Energy Market

Thailand is responding to the growing demand for electricity with a network of small Waste-to-Energy (W2E) plants. Agon Pacific’s TANA 440DT mobile waste shredder produces fuel for one of these W2E plants from factory-rejected car tires that are unfit for road use. In Prachinburi, Thailand, a yellow TANA 440DT mobile shredder swallows rejected tyres and […]

Nouveau Monde and Lithion Recycling Sign a Collaboration Agreement to Recycle Graphite for Reuse as Anode Material for Batteries

Nouveau Monde Graphite Inc. (“Nouveau Monde” or the “Company”) and Lithion Recycling (“Lithion”) are pleased to announce the signing of a collaboration agreement (the “Agreement”) for the recovery and value-added transformation of recycled graphite for reuse as anode material for lithium-ion batteries. The Agreement will leverage Nouveau Monde’s and Lithion’s proprietary processes and expertise to […]

Collection of Flexible Packaging Waste Is Central to Achieving a Circular Economy Says CEFLEX

A collaboration of European companies, associations and organisations representing the entire value chain have agreed a common position on the essentials for collecting flexible packaging waste in a circular economy. This position statement is part of an ongoing alignment on key issues being undertaken by the Circular Economy for Flexible Packaging (CELFEX). The process combines […]

Extending the Scope of Shredders for Plastics Recycling with a Flexible Cutting System

Modern plastics come in all shapes and sizes, and are used in countless applications. The different materials must be, for example, particularly tear-resistant in terms of ropes or nets, withstand great pressures in the case of pallets and similar, or keep their shape as for cladding parts. The underlying parameters are mechanical properties such as […]

North America Solid Waste Management Market to See a Tremendous Rise Through 2026

The North America solid waste management market will be prominently driven by rising investments toward R&D activities and competitive pricing for enabling a sustainable waste disposal ecosystem. Growing focus towards sustainable disposal management in North America coupled with ongoing government initiatives for the same, has extensively increased the adoption of solid waste management practices in […]

The Blockchain Principle for Recycling Paper Cups in Russia

Big cities like takeaway drinks. At the same time, paper cups are practically not recycled all over the world. Many people think that paper cups are unrecyclable due to organic residues and a plastic layer inside, but actually, it is not valid. Recyclers can deal with organic residues and plastic lamination in different ways. One […]

China’s Policy Shift Implies Major Repercussions for Steel Scrap Flows

Objectives enshrined in China’s 14th Five-Year Plan include cutting domestic crude steel production capacity and boosting the use of scrap-intensive electric arc furnaces over the more traditional blast furnace route. China’s policy shift implies “reducing its reliance on iron ore and increasing its consumption of imports such as scrap and steel billets”, observed Lee Allen, […]

Steinert Waste Recycling: Live

On 30 June 2021, join the “STEINERT Waste Recycling: LIVE” and discover more about the company’s solutions and reference projects – live from the new waste sorting line at the STEINERT test centre. Taking example and several references from customers within the commercial waste and post-consumer package sectors, STEINERT will present the opportunities and challenges […]