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Non-ferrous outlook: all quiet as markets pause

Trading is described as generally listless with little movement. Meanwhile Aurubis comes to terms with the cost of the huge…

‘Want real change? Be proactive’

‘It’s not been easy being a plastic recycler, that’s for sure,’ says Caroline van der Perre, co-owner of Belgium’s Raff…

Chemical recycling ‘not the miracle cure’ for plastic waste

Pyrolysis is not a ‘future-proof’ solution in the battle against plastics, insists Zero Waste Europe. The group argues in a…

US plastics specialists unite for ‘green future’

US firms Plastic Recycling Inc. and St. Joseph Plastics merged. Together, they now operate nine facilities with 300 employees. Plastic…

Fashion multinational invests millions in circular textile partnership

Zara’s parent company Inditex is taking steps to advance polyester recycling in the fashion industry. Inditex has joined forces with US…

Germany and France top the waste league

With 310 million tonnes of waste generated every year, France is one of the biggest polluters in the EU. Only…

Global sustainability standard for electronics?

US accreditation group Sustainable Electronics Recycling International (SERI) plans to develop globally recognised reporting standards as well as a certification…

The devil will be in the detail…

The EU’s new Battery Regulation was barely dry on the page when the 2023 International Congress for Battery Recycling was…

New mom back on the road

‘Love from Lyon,’ that’s what I told my husband on a recent video call on the French metro. He was…

Canada pushes polystyrene recycling to the next level

Plastics recycler Polystyvert is building its first full-scale commercial polystyrene recycling plant near Montreal, Canada. Polystyvert is investing CA$ 40…

Exlabesa buys aluminium profile recycling player

Spanish Aluminium extrusion company Exlabesa has acquired a subsidiary of the French Flandria group. The merger gives Exlabesa access to…