Medicine pack recycling programme launched
A new scheme to tackle hard-to-recycle medicine blister packs has been introduced in the UK. The Medicine Packet Recycling Programme…
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Alabama EAF deal signed
ArcelorMittal and Nippon Steel have signed a joint-venture agreement for an electric-arc furnace (EAF) at their existing shared facility in…
Chemical recycling tie-up looks to European expansion
Neste, the Finnish specialist in renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel, has acquired a minority stake in Alterra Energy, a…
Carton sector acknowledges reported EU recycling rates will fall
The claimed ‘recyclability’ of the beverage carton in the EU is challenged in a report from the Brussels NGO Zero…
Copper resurgence is here to stay
The continuing strength of copper in the metal markets, with knock-on benefits for the scrap sector, is expected to be…
US scrap exports this year well down
The latest US trade data shows that overall scrap exports from the country during 2020 are down 10% year-on-year compared…
Plastics Pact set direction for European circular economy
An attempt to harmonise and accelerate the Europe-wide development of a circular economy for plastics is the goal of a…
Lockdown boosted UK household recycling
Recent data suggests that changes in lifestyle brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic, including working from home, home schooling, less…
Pilot claims food-grade packaging from recycled PS
Chemical recycling has a role to play in a circular economy but should be a last resort for plastics and…
China tightens recycling rules
New regulations in China require waste producers to report their use of single-use plastics and to submit formal recycling plans….
New data tool for metals recycler
Commodity price reporting agency Davis Index is partnering with Efiktif Advisory Services to offer clients real-time exchange data available through…
