Constellium to aid Nespresso’s coffee capsule mission
Global – Switzerland-based Nespresso is partnering with aluminium products manufacturer Constellium to recycle used coffee capsules. The project, called Second…
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Portugal embracing ‘hi-tech’ sorting systems for plastics
Portugal – ‘Plastic packaging sent to our recycling plants has seen a peak since around 2010,’ João Letras of Portugal’s…
Don’t panic: not all metals are in ‘the danger zone’
Sweden – ‘Waste is what is left behind when our imagination fails,’ argued Professor Christian Ekberg of Chalmers University of…
Aeiforos uses Sesotec sorter for metal recovery
Greece – Aeiforos SA of Thessaloniki in Greece has become one of the first companies in Europe to be able…
Axion helping UK councils move waste up the hierarchy
United Kingdom – Tighter budgets and the need to increase recycling rates are prompting more local authorities in the UK…
From ash to cash for Lancaster County?
United States – Lancaster County Solid Waste Management Authority of Pennsylvania in the USA plans to launch a US$ 13…
Circular economy for paper: better design and management guidelines
Europe – The European paper industry was invited to collaborate with the World Economic Forum, the Ellen MacArthur Foundation and…
EU partnership targets paper collection best practice
Spain – IMPACTPapeRec is the name given to a two-year project financed by the Euro 80 billion European Union Horizon…
Here are 180 of the most (un)sustainable countries
Global – Researchers at the US universities of Yale and Columbia have released the biannual Environmental Performance Index, which once…
Drink container deposit scheme for Scotland?
Scotland – The Scottish government will continue to examine the case for a deposit return scheme for drinks containers despite…
England must channel ‘hard work’ towards urban hotspots
United Kingdom – The rate of recycling in English households from March 2014 to March 2015 increase 0.5% since 2013,…
