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…
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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Survey says: 1 billion could be sent to charity via DRS
One in five Britons would donate to charity all of the deposits they will have to pay on drinks cans…
Umicore to take over cobalt refinery in Finland
Umicore has agreed to acquire Freeport Cobalt’s cobalt refining and cathode precursor activities in Kokkola, Finland. The US$ 150 million…
Reward good behaviour, stop punishing consumers
‘There is a strong demand for recycled content in non-packaging applications,’ according to Ralf Mandelatz of Remondis. A minimum goal…
Ribena re-designs packaging for recyclability
Plastic bottles containing one of the UK’s most popular soft drinks are being redesigned to make them easier to recycle….
