Umincorp raises €15 million for magnetic density separation plastic recycling plant
Dutch plastic recycling company Umincorp (Urban Mining Corp) has raised €15 million (£12.5 million) to fund an innovative magnetic density separation plastic...
Annual paper production has decreased while plastics remain stable
According to the office of national statistics big manufacturers of paper and paperboard have seen a 50.2% decrease in their sales since 2008 with...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 7 May 2021
With the exception of industrial non-ferrous metals, it was a downward facing market for many grades of recycled materials this week.
Recycling prices and market commentary: 26 April 2019
The plastic PRN/PERN price has reached £180 per tonne this week, as indicative data showed that 2019 compliance was looking more and...
Carbios produce white PET bottles from coloured textiles
French company Carbios has used its enzymatic recycling process to recycle coloured textiles into white PET bottles.
With funding...
Reconomy buys Eurokey
Outsourced waste services company Reconomy has continued its acquisition spree by snapping up commodity trading and reprocessing business Eurokey.
Key panel calls for deposit return scheme for vapes
Councillors in the North-West have called for a deposit return scheme for disposable vapes to reduce waste fires and boost lithium recycling.
Recycled paper export report: July 2021
OCC exports dropped significantly in July, but almost as much mixed paper was exported in the same month.
Plastipak opens its PET recycling facility in Spain
A new 20,000 tonnes per year PET recycling plant has been opened by Plastipak in Toledo, Spain.
The facility...
South Korea to ban imports for plastics and mixed paper, introduce tough standards for...
South Korea's Ministry of Environment has announced a roadmap that will see the prohibition of almost all waste imports with the exception...
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