02-05-2017 Plastics recycling Hungry caterpillar the new sidekick for plastics recyclers? Spain – Polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP) represent around 92% of total plastic production, while more than a trillion plastic…
21-04-2017 Paper and cardboard recycling Correcting textile recycling misconceptions… United Kingdom – Researchers have calculated that 680 million items of clothing will be thrown out in the UK this…
20-04-2017 Electronics recycling Apple ‘inventing better ways’ to realise 100% recycled content devices United States – Can we stop mining the earth for materials altogether? That’s the question Apple asks in its latest…
10-04-2017 Business Beijing backs recycling with major funding Asia – China’s capital Beijing has pledged to recycle at least 35% of household waste by the end of 2020,…
06-04-2017 Business Israel embraces world’s most advanced RDF operation Israel – The government of Israel has opened the country’s largest refuse derived fuel (RDF) plant at the Hiriya Recycling…
05-04-2017 Technology news TOMRA: 90 000 systems installed in 80 markets worldwide Global – Recycling technology provider TOMRA celebrates its 45th anniversary. Since its launch on April 1, 1972, TOMRA has developed…
31-03-2017 Ferrous metal recycling Chemical analysis of input materials is ‘killing’ businesses Belgium – The recycling industry is confronted with an ever growing pile of paperwork ‘ on one hand detailing how…
24-03-2017 Technology news Diversity and innovation go hand in hand Germany – Packaging waste has grown by 13% over the last decade in Germany, reports the country’s environmental organization Deutsche…
01-03-2017 Business Bollegraaf to build mega facility in Russia Russia – Dutch recycling technology provider Bollegraaf has been chosen to develop what, it is claimed, will be ‘one of…
24-02-2017 Business Recycling-Technik brings industry’s diversity to light Germany – From balers and shredders to advanced sorting and separation technology: the Recycling-Technik trade show to be held on…
15-02-2017 Plastics recycling Police investigate fire set at illegal plastics recycling plant United Kingdom – A huge fire that broke out at Hanbury Plastic Recycling in Milton (UK) on 5 February was…
