30-10-2019 Plastics recycling Will leading producers do enough to cut virgin plastics? Waste concerns and a call for more recycling are gradually inspiring big brands to reduce their plastics production while including...
29-10-2019 Plastics recycling Tomra: ‘Now is the time for bold action’ Around 40% of all plastic packaging produced worldwide will be collected for recycling by 2030, according to Stefan Ranstrand, president...
24-09-2019 Editors’ Top Picks How drastic decisions have shaped the plastics industry Not long ago, the international trade in plastics scrap used to be in the region of about 15 million tonnes...
22-08-2019 Plastics recycling Steinert’s black plastics technology closes the gap between waste and new products Black plastics represent a particular recovery challenge because they cannot be detected with the optical sorting technology found in standard...
09-08-2019 Business Recology returns thousands of dollars that got dumped by mistake Crew members of the Recology sorting facility in Humboldt County, California made an unusual discovery this week. They found an...
09-07-2019 Business Sidel joins 400+ companies backing New Plastics Economy The worldwide bottled beverages market is growing steadily at 2.5% by year. Growth in Europe is almost at 1.5%. Reason...
01-07-2019 Research and Development Australia has big plans for crushed glass Are glass stockpiles coming to and end? Maybe. Australian researchers have found a way to transform used glass into a...
24-06-2019 Non-Ferrous metals recycling Aluminium success: 75% of cans recycled in UK A total of 75% of aluminium cans are currently recycled in the UK, reports aluminium packaging recycling organisation Alupro. The recycling rate...
19-06-2019 Battery recycling Australian recycler tackles ‘skyrocketing’ battery waste South Korean battery manufacturer LG Chem has teamed up with Envirostream Australia to develop safe and innovative recycling solutions to...
13-06-2019 Non-Ferrous metals recycling Impressive growth awaits recycled metals market The international recycled metal market was worth around US$ 65 billion (EUR 58 billion) in 2018 and new market data...
06-06-2019 Plastics recycling Live from Bulgaria: World Environment Day More than 52% of plastic scrap is being recycling in Bulgaria. This makes the country one of the top performers...