Commission sets out EPR goal for textiles
The European Commission has proposed an extended producer responsibility (EPR) regime for textile products to tackle the exceptionally low levels…
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Fire hits new battery plant
A fire in a pallet has broken out days before the commissioning of the UK’s first industrial scale facility for…
EV batteries offer back-up solution for steel mill
Swedish steelmaker Björneborg is investing in a battery park using reused batteries from end-of-life electric vehicles. As well as improving…
European recyclers wary of higher ELV dismantling costs
As the European Commission prepares to unveil its comprehensive End-of-Life Vehicle (ELV) Regulation, dismantlers are questioning who will pick up…
‘Recycling capacity of seven million tonnes for flexibles needed by 2030’
Installed capacity for recycling flexible polyolefins in Europe jumped 8% to 2.7 million tonnes between 2018 to 2020, according to…
Theft ring targets Aurubis
Police are investigating a suspected theft ring targeting precious metal-bearing intermediate products generated from copper recycler Aurubis’ production processes at…
Cold winds continue to blow for European plastic recyclers
Demand for European mechanically recycled polymers is the lowest it’s been for several years, costs remain high and producer margins…
Aurubis looks to US growth
Copper recycler Aurubis has unveiled its strategy for delivering sustainable growth strategy at a ‘Capital Market Day’ in London, with…
Textile recycling ‘possible for 60% of waste stream’
A combination of chemical and mechanical recycle could recover 60% of unwanted textiles, according to new analysis by Valpak, the…
Recyclers say PET imports are growing threat to EU industry
A significant increase in imports of PET plastics is threatening the competitiveness of the EU’s industry, according to European recyclers….
EU’s ‘anti-dumping police’ cracks down on fraudulent importers
The European Antifraud Office (OLAF) has set out how it is tackling the imports of metal products which are systematically…
