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Exporting textile waste

Bye bye bye: Europe's problem with used textiles exports

With the increase in textile consumption comes the growth in used textiles. And they are becoming a waste and even more an export problem.

Sep 28, 2023

Reading time: about 6 minutes

How is India dealing with the ever growing waste generation?

Rags to Riches? The Urban Waste Management in India Saga
Getting smart:

Innovative ideas for the waste management industry
Smart Waste Management

"The integration of smart waste management systems promises profound transformations in urban areas"
Can recycling solve the problems fast fashion creates?

The EU wants to fight the deluge of textile waste
Circular Economy

Unlocking the potential for recycling
Smart Waste Management

"Digitisation and waste optimisation are the inevitable future"

Latest News

NGO report:

Paper-based food packaging at the centre of Europe’s waste crisis

A new report shines a light on single-use paper packaging revealing that it is not a sustainable alternative to single-use plastics, it...
Sep 21, 2023

Reading time: about 3 minutes
#business news

#packaging
Food Waste

Top tips to reduce food waste during processing

According to some estimates, over a third of all the food produced globally is wasted. The UK generates around 9.5 million tonnes of food...

Advertorial
Canada-based company raises CAD 10 million

Waste Robotics secures important investment

Canada-based Waste Robotics raised CAD 10 million from Mirova, an affiliate of Natixis Investment Managers dedicated to sustainable...
Sep 14, 2023

Reading time: about 2 minutes
#artificial intelligence

#business news
Waste sorting

Recycling contractor relies on Sennebogen for fleet renewal

One of Austria's leading recycling companies, Rieger Entsorgungs GmbH, operates at several locations in Austria and Germany and is...
Sep 7, 2023

Reading time: about 3 minutes
#business news

#collection and handling
Plastic recycling

Sirmax collaborates with design brand Arper to create a collection of sustainable chairs

At Plast 2023 in Milan, Sirmax recycled plastic brings the Arper "Aava 02" chair to life. The Pauda-based plastics company has...
Sep 7, 2023

Reading time: about 4 minutes
#business news

#plastic waste
Plastic Pollution

TOMRA CEO joins panel discussion on UN Global Plastics Treaty in Vietnam

TOMRA was recently invited to the National Plastic Action Partnership (NPAP) Plastic Talks in Ha Noi, Vietnam. The company's CEO and...
Sep 5, 2023

Reading time: about 5 minutes
#business news

#event

Ecomondo

How to put value in waste

From November 7 to 10 Ecomondo, the green technology expo, will open its doors to visitors from all over the world. Waste Management World talked with Fabio Fava and Fabrizio Passarini, members of the Scientific Technical Committee of Ecomondo, about waste as a resource and the strategies to deal with different waste streams.

Sep 11, 2023

Reading time: about 5 minutes

Success for Eggersmann in the Far East

36 FORUS Shredder go to Japan

The demand for FORUS twin-shaft shredders from Eggersmann GmbH in Japan remains unbroken. Therefore, another three dozen of the universally...

Sep 27, 2023

Reading time: about 2 minutes
Smart Waste Management

"With the help of AI, waste data can be better understood, interpreted and predicted"

Garry Nemack, Team Leader Sales & Contract Management Standard of Axians eWaste, on waste data collection and security and the role of the...
Sep 19, 2023

Reading time: about 4 minutes
#artificial intelligence

#business talk
Smart Waste Management

"Smart waste management promotes recycling and reduces operational costs"

Umutcan Duman, CEO of Evreka, talks about the advantages of smart waste management technologies, the challenges the collection of huge...
Sep 15, 2023

Reading time: about 7 minutes
#artificial intelligence

#business talk
Success Story

FM BioEnergy’s easy-dose digester additive delivers 400% ROI for Essex AD plant

A new approach to digester additives from biogas experts FM BioEnergy has boosted gas output at an Essex anaerobic digestion plant,...

Advertorial
Smart Waste Management

"Deep learning enables the sorting of new materials"

Fabrizio Radice, VP Head of Global Sales and Marketing at TOMRA talks about how deep learning is transforming the waste sorting and...
Sep 12, 2023

Reading time: about 10 minutes
#artificial intelligence

#business talk
Integrating sustainability and circularity into purchasing decisions for greater transparency in the value chain

The ConCirMy configurator informs about the sustainability aspects of products

The Configurator for the Circular Economy (ConCirMy) is a digital tool to provide information on environmental compatibility to various...
Sep 6, 2023

Reading time: about 4 minutes
#collection and handling

#digitisation