Public and private pledges for plastics diversion in Europe
With a new strategy to tackle plastics, the European Commission says it has the recycling industry's back. The commission, which...
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Initiative seeks to deodorize and recycle EPS into food packaging
Unless you're buying seafood (and maybe not even then) fishy smelling food and drink packaging isn't going to fly. A...
CRT-to-concrete outlet suspends glass acceptance
This story has been updated A new waste management plan in the Netherlands has forced Jansen Recycling, a Dutch outlet...
Company begins advising brands on recyclability
An integrated processing, consulting and testing company has launched a service to help brand owners develop recycling-friendly plastic packaging. U.K.-based...
US refurb specialist joins forces with global ITAD brand
Computer Discounters Inc. has partnered with an Ireland-based reverse logistics and ITAD company to help both businesses bolster asset recovery...
Europe looks at packaging diversion and targets
Two industry groups have released reports examining plastic packaging recycling in Europe and where it’s headed. Europe saw across-the-board increases...
Expanded duties for robotic sorting technology
An equipment company has given its intelligent robot a new task in a new workplace. The artificial intelligence sortation unit...
Using circular economy principles in device design
The Ellen MacArthur Foundation has created a roadmap to guide electronics designers down the path of repair- and recycling-friendly devices....
Students pursue cheaper tool for identifying plastics
A team of college students in the U.K. is developing a low-cost instrument to allow manual sorters to quickly recognize...
Panel OKs technologies for food-contact RPET
A scientific panel signed off on a slew of PET recycling technologies this year, determining they produce clean RPET that...
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