Posts from Kirstin Linnenkoper

20-12-2020

Getting masks off the streets and into the recycling hub

Next time you’re about to toss your unwanted face mask onto the street, think better of it. One mask may…

18-12-2020

UK recycler Bright Green Plastics (BGP), which reprocesses over 40 000 tonnes of plastic scrap every year, has developed a…

17-12-2020

UK recycler Viridor has upgraded its recycling plant in Ipswich to the tune of EUR 17 million, increasing the annual…

17-12-2020

Business CORONA VIRUS

The coronavirus pandemic has affected ‘hidden’ supply chains, which, in turn, presents new challenges for the recycling industry, according to…

15-12-2020

UK recycler Enva has partnered up with second-hand vehicle retailer CarShop to take care of all waste management services for…

15-12-2020

Business Textiles

Following a partnership with Ikea, Dutch recyclers Renewi and RetourMatras have opened a new mattress recycling facility in the city…

15-12-2020

Packaging represents a huge waste stream worldwide. While beverage cans are easily recycled, recovery rates for aerosol cans are well…

14-12-2020

Trade organisation Plastics Recyclers Europe is proud to announce the winners of the 2020 PRSE Awards, which includes big names…

10-12-2020

A ‘double whammy’ of low demand and high prices is hitting the aerospace metals sector, according to experts at a…

10-12-2020

Plastics

South African entrepreneur Johanna Leshabane’s company Bophelo Recycling has collected 36 tonnes of plastic scrap since it launched in 2017….

09-12-2020

How has this year treated recyclers around the world? In a new weekly interview series, we pose this question to…