Can the Global Plastic Waste Export Market be Revived?
With the introduction of plastic import bans across South East Asia, the global export market has slowed hugely over the last 12 months.
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Urban Mining – City Waste as New Source for Raw Materials
Urban mining can be described as the process of reclaiming elements and compounds from products, buildings and waste that exist around us. Recycling experts have discovered a business in recovering raw materials from sewage sludge, building rubble, old electric devices or heating pipes. Urban mining has a huge potential for enabling more efficient resource […]
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European Waste Paper Sorting Market to Grow by 2025
Up to 220 sorting plants for paper and cardboard wastes will be commissioned in Europe by 2025. This growth will be based on the further expansion of separate waste collection systems and the renewal of the already existing plants. This is one of the results published in a new report by consultancy ecoprog.
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Quality is King: The Evolving Economy of Recycling
Over the past 20 years, China has been the key factor in driving most of the recycling markets throughout the world. As the country modernized its infrastructure, demand for recovered paper, scrap plastic, nonferrous metals and a raft of other recyclables grew rapidly. It is estimated that as recently as 2017 China imported around 40 percent of all the United States’ recyclables, and as much as two-thirds of all the plastic scrap collected globally.
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Carpet Recycling UK: Landfill Diversion of Carpet Waste Rises
The volume of carpet waste diverted from landfill in the UK has shown a modest increase with 175,252 tonnes reused, recycled or recovered for energy in 2018, according to Carpet Recycling UK.
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Scottish College Rockets Food Waste Recycling Rates with Second On-Site Composter
Dundee and Angus College has invested in a second of Tidy Planet’s Rocket Composters for its Arbroath Campus, after successfully composting over 70 tonnes of food waste in the last three years at its Kingsway site.
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How Much is A Catalytic Converter Worth in Scrap?
How much is a catalytic converter worth in scrap? Pricing transparency results in best results for all sides. Read how prices are determined.
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Trusted Recycling Partner Of Best Buy for Nearly a Decade
Best Buy customers love upgrading their electronics and appliances to keep up with the latest technology. But that also means getting rid of the old stuff.
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U.S. Municipal Solid Waste Management Market to exceed $25bn by 2024
U.S. Municipal Solid Waste Management Market size will exceed USD 25 Billion by 2024, as reported in the latest study by Global Market Insights, Inc.
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WRAP Signposts Way Towards Sustainable Use of Plastics
Key actions businesses should take to help curb the situation of plastic packaging polluting the environment have been laid out by WRAP in The UK Plastics Pact Roadmap to 2025, published today.
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