Recycling Technology Innovations, News
BRUSSELS – A rise in plastic food packaging is failing to reduce Europe’s growing food waste problem, and in some cases may even be fueling it, according to pioneering new research. The study shows how annual per-capita use of plastic packaging has grown simultaneously with levels of food waste since the 1950s – now at 30kg and 173kg respectively.
Read moreWASHINGTON, DC – The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) and eleven partner associations delivered a letter to Capitol Hill today calling on the house majority and minority leaders to develop and advance an infrastructure investment package to address the United States’ need for better recycling efforts and innovation.
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Construction costs climbed again in March, with increases for a wide range of building materials, including many that are subject to proposed tariffs that could drive prices still higher and cause scarcities, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of Labor Department data released today. Association officials warned that tariffs on some items might lead to project delays and cancellations if supplies become unobtainable or too expensive for current budgets.
Read moreBATH – Advetec, a specialist in the treatment and reduction of solid and liquid organic waste, is expanding its operations with a £600,000 investment in additional laboratories and staff.
Read moreFollowing months of in-depth research, UK-based packaging and paper company, DS Smith, has found a solution to the coffee cup recycling challenge.
Read moreA new study project of Fraunhofer UMSICHT shows: the refurbishing of IT and communication devices for a second operating life makes a significant contribution to the protection of both the climate and resources.
Read moreFALLS CHURCH, VA – Amazon, International Paper, and Starbucks Coffee Company have joined on as new funding partners of The Recycling Partnership, a rapidly growing national nonprofit that leverages corporate investment to transform recycling for good in hundreds of communities across the country. By supporting The Recycling Partnership, these major brands along with 34 other companies including Coca-Cola, Target, Pepsi and P&G are helping create more circular economy jobs, more material recovery and stronger, more equitable communities.
Read moreEach year, an estimated 600 billion paper and plastic cups are distributed globally and though Starbucks cups only account for an estimated 1 percent of that total, the company is not leaving the problem-solving to others.
Read moreSince China refused last month to accept any more foreign waste for recycling, the UK is facing a challenge. How can it recycle more of its own waste? And should it bury or burn the low-grade waste that it can’t recycle? We’re trying to answer the second question. And it certainly divides opinions. So what are the facts about plastic waste?
Read moreLandfill is both ugly and polluting. But a new breed of technology promises to make it a thing of the past, transforming a huge portion of landfill material into clean gas. It’s thanks to a process called gasification, which involves turning carbon-based materials into gas by heating them to a high temperature but without burning them. The gas can be stored until it is needed for the generation of electricity.
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TOMRA Sorting Recycling offers sensor-based sorting technologies for mixed waste management industries (metal, plastics…)
Sense2Sort develops sensor based sorting equipment based on XRF, LIBS, Induction, CCD and NIR technologies.
Solid Particle Flow Meters and Feeders. Where accurate flow control is required.
Presona have been designing, supplying and maintaining prepress technology balers for more than 70 years.
