These new figures raise concerns about the feasibility of meeting the EU's recycling and recycled content targets, as they show a general slowdown in recyclers' activities.
On 5 December, World Soil Day, the International Compost Alliance (ICA) is celebrating with a series of webinars. The events are in line...
Lithium Ion batteries are a serious fire hazard in waste management facilities. Operators and industry representatives therefor call for...
Contamination is a big problem in composting facilities. In 2023, the ISWA Working Group on the Biological Treatment of Waste published its...
Businesses and property owners face rising waste management challenges, from costly oil theft to sudden septic overflows. Sensoneo, a...
As millions of vehicles reach the end of their lifespan each year, their disposal presents a growing challenge. The vital role of car...
With global environmental issues and a growing shortage of resources, effective recycling is vital. Skapa Recycling GmbH, in collaboration...
The AIT Austrian Institute of Technology is spearheading the EU project RecAL, which focuses on promoting sustainability, resource...
Contamination and the need to depackage compostable materials are one of the challenges composting facilities face on a daily basis....
In just over a year waste sorting expert Sutco built Europe's most modern and Austria's largest sorting plant. It handles plastic and metal...
Italian company Sirmax celebrates its 60th anniversary in the Cittadella headquarters. The celebration was not only to look back at the...
Fashion for Good and Textile Exchange launched the Tracing Textile Waste Project, a two-year multi-stakeholder initiative to harmonise data...
Veolia records one preventable fire a day from residents putting dangerous items in bins. To prevent those incidents, the company started a...
With the rise of self-injection medications and people injecting them not only at home, but of course also in public restrooms, comes the...
Since 2014 the Global E-waste Monitor has provided the most up-to-date overview of global e-waste data, statistics, and progress in policy...
The Composting Consortium launches a new report and platforms to work with composters and communities to scale organics infrastructure...
Smartphones, tablets and laptops contain lithium-ion batteries. They contain liquid electrolytes that trigger chemical reactions when...
China, the world’s biggest UCO biofuels producer, will soon run out of used cooking oil (UCO) as demand from Europe and US soars, a recent...
Europe needs to be more independent from Russian gas. Biomethane might just be the solution. It's green, sustainable and can be produced...
The Biomethane Industrial Partnership is a strategic platform promoting dialogue between private and public biomethane stakeholders. Learn...
Plastic particles mixed in with the sand on the beach, plastic bottles gathering on the coasts: Marine litter is a global problem. But it...
On June 17 Europe's Environment Ministers made pivotal decisions on the EU’s waste management policies. They reached a general approach on...
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