• Markets & Policy
UK Research and Innovation Funding to Boost Circular Economy for Plastics Yesterday, 11:37 £20m Plastics Research and Innovation Fund to Increase Reuse & Recycling A £20 million fund has been launched in the UK to explore new ideas and innovations that can bring changes in the plastics manufacturing industry and increase reuse and recycling. read more …
Voluntary Programme to Divert HDPE Containers from Landfill Yesterday, 11:19 Lubricant Packaging Recycling Scheme Making Headway in New Zealand In New Zealand major brands in the lubricant industry have called on the market to join them in tackling millions of waste lubricant packages being discarded every year. read more …
New Contract to Reopen City’s Recycling Plant The day before yesterday, 14:31 RePower South to Restore Recycling in Montgomery, Alabama In the City of Montgomery, Alabama RePower South (RPS) has reached an agreement to reopen the city’s recycling facility and return a recycling service to residents. read more …
G&P Batteries Questions Lead Acid Inclusion for Skewing Stats The day before yesterday, 14:04 Battery Recycling Firm Calls for Inquest into UK’s Collection Data G & P Batteries has called for an urgent meeting of stakeholders to discuss the over-reliance of lead acid batteries to meet its EU obligations for portable waste battery recycling. read more …
Bill to Boost Resource Security to be Debated in Iranian Parliament Tuesday, 13:16 Recycling Firms to be Tax Exempt in Iran? The Iranian recycling industry could soon be exempt from paying taxes as the country’s parliament reviews new legislation to save natural resources. read more …
The Flemish Construction Confederation presents ‘Werflink’ Tuesday, 11:49 Digital Platform to Match Supply & Demand for Waste Materials at Construction Sites In a move towards more circular construction, the Flemish Construction Confederation has launched an online sharing platform, Werflink, in collaboration with construction company BESIX, Circular Flanders and FLOOW2. read more … Second Round of Resource Recovery Infrastructure Fund Monday, 13:57 $4.2 Government Investment in Recycling Projects for Victoria, Australia In the Australian state of Victoria the government is funding 13 recycling projects to the tune of AU$4.2 million as part of the second round of the Resource Recovery Infrastructure Fund. read more … Food Scrap Generators Encouraged to Repurpose & Recycle 15.06.2018 13:38 $4m Food Waste Funding in New York State A $4 million in grant has been made by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner, Basil Seggos, for generators of excess wholesome food and food scraps. read more … German Giant Invests in Industrial Gas Recycling Firm, LanzaTech 14.06.2018 12:50 Waste Gas to Ethanol Recycling Technology Firm Secures Backing from BASF The largest chemical manufacturer in the world, Germany’s BASF, has invested in Chicago, Illinois headquartered LanzaTech, a biotech company using special microbes to recycle waste gas streams. read more … Indonesian Firm CITRA to Develop 12MW Energy from Waste Plant in Hanoi 14.06.2018 11:39 €22m Waste to Energy Gasification Deal for EQTEC in Vietnam Industrial scale gasification firm, EQTEC, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with CITRA for a 12MWe waste to energy plant in Hanoi, Vietnam. read more … Malcolm Bates Explores the Ups & Downs of Working with Waste 11.06.2018 12:43 BLOG: Is the Waste & Recycling Industry the Place to Forge a Career WMW’s Collection & Handling chief editor on a topic worthy of debate: Is the waste and recycling industry a suitable place in which to forge ‘a career’? read more … AU$70/tonne General Waste Levy Proposed 08.06.2018 12:37 Consultation Paper on Waste & Recycling in Queensland, Australia In Australia the Queensland Government released for public consultation a directions paper on the State’s recycling and waste industry. read more …
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