Early success for mandatory EPR schemes in South Africa
A new mandatory extended producer responsibility (EPR) scheme in South Africa for liquid board packaging (LBP) has seen collection and…
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Veolia leads on UK PET tray recycling
Veolia is building its biggest plastics recycling project in the UK, the country’s first closed-loop PET tray-to-tray facility. The £70…
Play fair over green steel, says BIR
Measurable standards reflecting the full benefits of recycling are essential in any agreed international definition of ‘green steel’, says the…
Call for urgent action on end-of-life tyre waste criteria
The European Commission is being urged to develop end-of-waste (EoW) criteria for rubber derived from end-of-life tyres (ELTs) to facilitate…
Innovation is key at Ad Rem: state-of-the-art plastics separation hub
Recycling technology specialist Ad Rem is constructing a test and development centre for plastic scrap in Menen, Belgium. The facility…
Howzat for circular cricket?
The UK’s largest recreational cricket club is pioneering the collection and reuse of unwanted sporting equipment to cut waste and…
Capacity boost for Japan’s chemical recycling
Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation has completed construction of what is claimed to be Japan’s largest chemical recycling facility. The Ibaraki plant…
Kubi’s American recycling dream
When Kubilay Karul moved from Istanbul to Los Angeles in 2008, he was a 24-year-old with just one suitcase and…
Toyota and LG Energy launch US battery recycling venture
Carmaker Toyota Tsusho has announced a strategic partnership with South Korean lithium-ion battery maker LG Energy Solution to establish a…
In Lisbon, every plastic cup-for-reuse counts
Lisbon in Portugal claims to be making history as the first European capital to roll out a city-wide reusable cup…
UK research hub targets circular plastics
A British university has established a research hub to help develop a circular approach to the way we produce, reuse…
