Circular economy approach could save US$ 700 billion
Top-News: No Teaser Text: By adopting a circular economy business model, consumer goods companies around the globe would stand to save US$ 700 billion, according to a report released by the Ellen...
View ArticleBroad support for more stringent EU shipping controls
Top-News: No Teaser Text: Local and regional politicians from across Europe have called on the EU to introduce far tighter rules on shipments of waste. The Committee of the Regions, the EU's assembly...
View ArticleCoca-Cola points to recycling scepticism
Top-News: No Teaser Text: Many householders are sceptical about what happens to their recyclables after they are collected, according to a study entitled 'Unpacking the Household' which was...
View ArticleSuperhero fans create super flood of waste
Top-News: No Teaser Text: As 130 000 people converged on the US city of San Diego for Comic-Con last week, local officials were confronted with an enormous waste build-up. They were forced to call in...
View ArticleUK's multi-billion boost from recyclate exports
Top-News: No Teaser Text: The value of exported recyclate makes a direct net positive contribution to the UK's trade balance of £3.9 billion (US$ 6 billion), says a new report from the nation's...
View ArticleSaudi city launches major recycling initiative
Top-News: No Teaser Text: The city of Jeddah in Saudi Arabia has launched a ‘massive’ recycling initiative with the opening of a new dump measuring more than 5.2 million square metres where six units...
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Dutch hospital to adopt new recycling approach
Top-News: No Teaser-PicsTeaser-Bild 4z3: Teaser Text: The Erasmus Medical Center in the Dutch city of Rotterdam is investing Euro 10 million in an innovative recycling system to reduce the hospital's...
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Producer of 'world's largest' mobile shredder turns 20
Top-News: No Teaser-PicsTeaser-Bild 4z3: Teaser Text: With only three employees, a small production run and 'a lot of commitment', it all started on February 15 1996 for Hammel Recyclingtechnik....
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New shredder helps Turkish recycler move forward
Top-News: No Teaser-PicsTeaser-Bild 4z3: Teaser Text: Smarter and more efficient technology can make a huge difference - as has been proved by Modern Enerji, a major Turkish recycler and...
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Halloween is Hell for recycling rates
Top-News: No Teaser-PicsTeaser-Bild 4z3: Teaser Text: Halloween is the season of nasty surprises, and there’s none bigger than the thousands of tonnes of material consigned to landfill as a result of...
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A new Amsterdam tradition is born: fishing for plastics!
October 2016Country: COVERSTORY Author: Kirstin Linnenkoper Thirteen years ago, Marius Smit witnessed the aftermath of a typhoon on the island of Borneo where he had rented a cabin on the beach with...
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Ecomondo 2017 to focus on metal scrap recovery
Top-News: No Teaser-PicsTeaser-Bild 4z3: Teaser Text: Some 1200 exhibitors and more than 100 000 visitors from more than 40 countries are expected to converge on the Italian city of Rimini in...
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Wanting your recyclables sorted? Leave it to TrashBot
Plastic newsletter: Yes Top-News: No Teaser-PicsTeaser-Bild 4z3: Teaser Text: What do cups, lids and beverage sleeves have in common? They are very often landfilled, according to CleanRobotics. But...
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Blondie shows off 'green' couture during London Fashion Week
Plastic newsletter: Yes Top-News: No Teaser-PicsTeaser-Bild 4z3: Teaser Text: British singer Debbie Harry, better known as Blondie, is collaborating with fashion brand VIN + OMI for the launch of...
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Riding the waves with waste-based surfboards from Jaguar
Plastic newsletter: Yes Top-News: No Teaser-PicsTeaser-Bild 4z3: Teaser Text: The word 'surfboard' doesn't automatically make you think of cars. And yet leading car manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover...
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