United Nations group favors shift toward recycling

28 February 2024

  The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has issued a report forecasting municipal solid waste (MSW) levels to rise globally by two thirds. As have previous UNEP efforts and messages, the report endorses waste reduction techniques as important. However, the phrases “circular economy approaches” and “turning rubbish into resources” also are used. “Waste generation is intrinsically tied ... Mai mult

Report: DS Smith to upgrade U.K.-based Kemsley recycled paper mill

28 February 2024

  European paper and packaging company DS Smith reportedly is investing about $60 million in a new fiber preparation line at its Kemsley recycled paper mill in southeast England, an investment the company says will deliver returns through “improved efficiency and reduced costs,” according to Packaging Europe. The new fiber preparation line, known as F-line, will ... Mai mult

European Parliament adopts ban of plastic waste to non-OECD countries

28 February 2024

  The European Parliament has voted for tougher rules to export waste from the block to countries outside the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), a group of mostly rich countries. Exports of non-hazardous plastic waste to non-OECD countries will be prohibited, whilst those to OECD countries will be subject to stricter conditions. The European ... Mai mult

Greencore receives World Bank bond funding

27 February 2024

Hong Kong-based Greencore Resources has been selected as one of two primary beneficiaries of Plastic Waste Reduction-Linked Bonds, and Greencore CEO Max Craipeau says the funding will go toward scaling up efforts underway in Surabaya, Indonesia, to divert and recycle ocean-bound plastic. The newly designed bonds are issued by the World Bank and structured by ... Mai mult

Primărie din judeţul Constanţa, amendată de Garda de Mediu cu 50.000 de lei

27 February 2024

  Primăria Cogealac din judeţul Constanţa a fost amendată de Garda de Mediu cu 50.000 de lei, pentru că nu a eliminat deşeurile menajere de la fosta staţie de sortare şi le-a transportat pe un teren de la marginea localităţii, informează news.ro. De asemenea, firma a mutat deşeurilor a primit o sancţiune de 60.000 de ... Mai mult

Is Europe set to become China’s recycling bin?

27 February 2024

  The EU is considering defining post-consumer plastic waste as “plastic waste placed on the market of a Member State or a third country” – a definition which could threaten the entire recycling industry in Europe, write Lauriane Veillard and Joan Marc Simon. Lauriane Veillard is Chemical Recycling & Plastic-to-Fuels Policy Officer at Zero Waste ... Mai mult

Stadler equips packaging recycling facility in Portugal

26 February 2024

Stadler Selecciona S.L.U., a Portugal-based subsidiary of German equipment maker Stadler Anlagenbau GmbH, has designed and installed a light packaging sorting plant for Valorsul at its Centro de Triagem do Oeste treatment facility in the Greater Lisbon region of Portugal. Valorsul, a waste and recycling firm, processes around 850,000 tons of discarded municipal materials each ... Mai mult

Renewcell files for bankruptcy

26 February 2024

  STOCKHOLM – Swedish textile recycling company Renewcell has filed for bankruptcy. The company said it has not been able to secure sufficient financing to be able to complete the strategic review, announced on 20 November 2023. As part of the review, Re:NewCell said it had advanced negotiations with its two largest shareholders, H&M and ... Mai mult