Solar panel recycling push in Japan
Asia – Japan’s solar panel waste will exceed 10 000 tons by the year 2020, according to the country’s environment…
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Coca-Cola and partners invest heavily in label waste recycling
United Kingdom – Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP) says a new initiative will recycle some 70 tonnes of waste each year…
New bio-recycling process can handle ‘all kind of plastic waste’
France – Green chemistry company Carbios in France has announced that its innovative enzymatic bio-recycling process of polyesters is also…
Guam targets youngsters in recycling push
Micronesia – The island of Guam in the Pacific Ocean managed a recycling rate of 29% last year, according to…
Asia-Pacific region to ‘dominate’ metals recycling market by 2022
Global – The global metal recycling market is estimated to reach US$ 446,472 million, registering a compound annual growth rate…
New take-back approach to boost recycling in France
France – Dubbed LÃKO, a new system for the collection and recycling of packaging materials is to be launched in…
Dow backs recycling of paper release liner waste
Belgium – Dow Chemical subsidiary Dow Corning has entered a partnership with RecuLiner – a Belgian company responsible for developing…
Surge in Europe’s PET bottle recycling
Europe – With more than 1.8 million tonnes of PET bottles collected and recycled, Europe’s PET collection and recycling rate…
Recycling breakthrough for cotton-polyester blend material
United States – ‘Millions of tons’ of cotton-polyester blend material currently dumped in landfills could now be recycled thanks to…
US plastics recycling market is ‘holding its own’
United States – The United States managed a recycling rate of 30.1% for polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic bottles last year,…
Textiles recyclers counter ‘inaccurate’ media reports
Global – Following recent negative coverage of the second-hand clothing industry in both Newsweek and the Huffington Post, America’s Secondary…
