Australian plastic recycling rate stalls at 13%
Australia consumed four million tonnes of plastic in 2024 but recycled only 13%, highlighting a widening gap between consumption and…
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Steel packaging hits record EU recycling rate
Steel for Packaging Europe has announced that a record 82% of all steel packaging placed on the European market in…
Spain boasts 90% cardboard recycling rate
Spain is now the third largest producer of corrugated cardboard in Europe. New figures by the Spanish Association of Corrugated…
Welsh recycling rate rises again
The municipal recycling rate in Wales has gone up to 65.7% – higher than the country’s statutory target of 64%….
More jobs and better recycling rates down under?
Australia’s recycling sector is experiencing a jobs boom, according to the country’s environment minister Tanya Plibersek, which is seen as…
Plastic hub partners look to boost US recycling rates
Cyclyx International, ExxonMobil and LyondellBasell are building the ‘first-of-its-kind’ plastic waste sorting and processing facility at Houston in Texas. The…
Technology as an incentive for stronger recycling rates
It’s unclear when we’ll realise the true impact that Covid-19 had, or indeed will have, on humankind. However, one of…
Paper sector targets 76% recycling rate by 2030
A target to recycle 76% of all the paper and board consumed in Europe by 2030 has been backed by…
Will deposit scheme boost Austria’s recycling rates?
Austrian recyclers are happy that a new bill by Environment Minister Leonore Gewessler, calling for a nationwide deposit scheme for…
New sorting line to boost Ibiza’s recycling rates
Worldwide, islands struggle with waste management and Ibiza is no exception. At the height of the coronavirus crisis, the Spanish…
UK aluminium packaging recycling rates rocket during pandemic
Aluminium packaging collected for recycling in the UK reached its highest ever level in 2020, according to the Environment Agency….
