Recycling International

6 min read 2021-04-14 18:29:48

Advancing circularity via various approaches

A circular economy is one that is restorative and regenerative by design. It takes ‘a systemic approach to economic development that is designed to

1 min read 2021-04-09 17:53:51

2020 was an unprecedented year for the world. The plastics and rubber industries have undergone rapid changes, and the downstream users are more

1 min read 2021-04-05 18:28:18

A new facility being built in the UK is said to be the world’s first commercial-scale chemical plant for converting all types of plastic waste into

1 min read 2021-04-05 09:58:31

A US$1 trillion (EUR 850 billion) loss from the pandemic, estimated by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, is an expensive lesson

1 min read 2021-04-05 09:48:32

Clean Planet Energy has unveiled two new ‘ultra-clean’ recycled fuels using non-recyclable waste plastic as a feedstock to replace fossil fuels

1 min read 2021-04-02 00:07:55

Investment in the supply of rare earths, including better waste management and recycling, is essential if the UK is going to undergo a green

6 min read 2021-04-01 16:07:41

The USA and Canada suffered 317 fires at waste & recycling operation in 2020. ‘These are just the officially reported cases,’ says battery

1 min read 2021-04-01 13:26:00

The possible uses for plastics are becoming more and more diverse, while at the same time production continues to increase every year, and with it

1 min read 2021-03-31 00:42:21

Growing auto production and rebounding steel sector boost challenged markets. A decline in prices reported in the previous issue continued into early

1 min read 2021-03-29 15:47:56

Two dozen initiatives in the US covering research into technology for recycling scrap are to receive funding totalling US$ 43 million (EUR 36

1 min read 2021-03-29 12:25:00

The urgent need to implement the EU’s circular economy agenda was a key message from an online conference organised by European Recycling

1 min read 2021-03-26 03:25:01

Strong start to year fades as investors become wary of growth in Indonesian production over the coming years. Amid renewed coronavirus concerns in

1 min read 2021-03-26 03:10:07

When thinking about the future of cars, one usually pictures lightweight flying cars that drive you home, activated by a simple voice command. A

1 min read 2021-03-25 17:36:17

Electronics recycler TES has opened a new battery recycling facility capable of treating 14 tonnes of lithium-ion batteries in Tues, Singapore. The

1 min read 2021-03-24 00:17:07

Most associate Somalia in East Africa more with drought and tribal wars than award-winning recycling practices but it is home to a ‘Recycling