Krones takes first step on German PET market
Germany – Food group Stute Nahrungsmittelwerke is to install its first closed-loop PET recycling line at a new beverage plant….
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Upstate’s wire chopping investment puts North America ‘back in play’
United States – US scrap metal processor Upstate Shredding-Ben Weitsman is installing a US$ 6 million wire chopping plant in…
End-of-life PVC moves from landfill to urban eye-candy
Italy – Italian design company Wallcovering Pubblicità is combining visual flair with good environmental management with its use of recycled…
Tetra Pak launches South Africa’s first beverage carton plant
South Africa – South Africa has opened its first beverage carton recycling plant, in the city of Germiston near Johannesburg,…
Tzu Chi Buddhists assist France in recycling campaign
Taiwan/France – The Taiwan-based Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation has entered into partnership with the French textile recycler Le Relais with…
Global giants raise the bar for bio-plastics
Global – A consortium made up of five leading global brands ‘ Coca-Cola, Ford, Heinz, Nike and Procter & Gamble…
MRF code poses red-tape danger to small operators
United Kingdom – As the UK’s Material Recycling Facility (MRF) code of practice takes shape, the Recycling Association is voicing…
REACH ‘headed in the right direction’
Europe – In its first five years of operation, REACH, the European regulation on the safe use of chemicals, has…
Maersk: container shipping rates are back in the black
Global – Rates for shipping waste material are set to increase following a more confident analysis of the market by…
EU enforces stricter e-waste directive
United States – The Council of the European Union has adopted a new directive on waste electrical and electronic equipment…
PET bottles find new role in running shoes
United States – US athletics footwear manufacturer New Balance (NB) describes its NewSKY shoe, comprising 95% recycled PET bottles, as…
