Technology
Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2024 finalists announced
| The winners of the seven awards will be revealed on 20 June, the second day of the Plastics Recycling Show Europe at the RAI Amsterdam.
Shredding and washing technology for Big Bag recycling
| The Virginijus ir Ko recycling plant in western Lithuania has been active in waste management and recycling for more than 20 years, processing around 35,000 tonnes of potential recyclables annually.
EEA: Europe not prepared for rapidly growing climate risks
| Europe is the fastest warming continent in the world, and climate risks are threatening its energy and food security, ecosystems, infrastructure, water resources, financial stability, and people’s health.
Opening of Australia’s largest glass recycling plant
| Redwave has supplied Australia's most advanced glass recycling facility, worth around 20 million euros.
Channel baling press ensures efficient waste management
| Energie AG Umwelt Service offers waste disposal services to local communities, businesses and manufacturers throughout Austria.
Stadler: light packaging plant in Portugal
| Stadler Selecciona S.L.U. (a subsidiary of Stadler Anlagenbau GmbH) has designed and installed a light packaging plant for Valorsul to increase capacity and simplify operation at its Centro de Triagem do Oeste waste treatment facility in Cadaval, in the Greater Lisbon District of Portugal.
Aimplas participates in project to recycle blended cotton and polyester fabric waste
| The recovery of this waste will make it possible to obtain recycled polyester and lactic acid, both of which have a high market demand. Lactic acid is an essential component for the production of PLA.
RecyClass publishes closed & controlled loop recycling certification modules
| RecyClass developed two new modules to strengthen the certification of closed and controlled loop recycling. These documents mark a significant step in the transparent reporting of the origin and use of all recycled plastics, especially for PVC waste.
EU economy greenhouse gas emissions: -7.1% in Q3 2023
| In the third quarter of 2023, EU economy greenhouse gas emissions are estimated at 787 million tonnes of CO2-equivalents (CO2-eq), a -7.1% decrease compared with the same quarter of 2022 (847 million tonnes of CO2-eq).
Aimplas will give second life to plant waste
| Mechanochemistry is a promising alternative for the management and treatment of lignocellulosic waste that is currently landfilled.
Textile project presents solutions for polyester recycling
| For the past three years, the ReSuit project has been pursuing a solution for textile recycling. Now, the project alliance is ready to present its positive findings.
STOPP: strategies for food plastic packaging circularity
| STOPP, an initiative co-funded by SIRE and the European Union to promote sustainable food packaging use and reduce plastic waste and environmental impact, has just kicked off.
Stadler and Krones build the Las Vegas Polymer Center
| Republic Services has opened North America’s first vertically integrated plastics recycling facility, producing recycled resins for use in sustainable packaging.
H&S completes set-up of a recycling plant for end-of-life mattresses
| Together with the Dutch recycling company RetourMatras, H&S has implemented a plant for the chemical recycling of discarded PU mattresses, enabling the recovery of high-quality recycled polyols.
