Recycling prices and market commentary: 14 October 2022
Normally at this time of year, everybody is busy as the recycling market gears up to the Christmas period.
Valmet to provide OCC, stock preparation and containerboard lines to Eren’s Shotton mill
Valmet has revealed that it will provide the equipment for the OCC, stock preparation and containerboard lines for the Shotton mill in...
Recycling industry welcomes France’s move to tighten EU packaging rules
The recycling industry in Europe has expressed its support for France's initiative to add a clause to the EU packaging rules that...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 13 November 2020
There was a bit more interest in the paper market this week that helped to increase the price of some grades, but...
UK experts to drive international circular economy push
The UK government has set out plans to establish a United Nations-backed international centre of excellence on sustainable resource management in the circular economy.
Recycling prices and market commentary: 16 April 2021
Shipping and haulage seemed to be a key concern for the recycling industry this week with prices rising for both.
Energy from waste should be equal to recycling suggests Institution of Mechanical Engineers
The Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) has said that the waste hierarchy should be revised and recycling and energy recovery would have...
Ben Richardson on the PRN market
Well, that is 2021 completed and 2022 is now in full swing. There was a flurry of activity at the end of...
Groups call for return of Italian waste from Tunisia
Forty four environmental groups have called for the immediate return of what they say was illegally exported Italian municipal waste to Tunisia.
Blog on China as it passes solid waste law, to be implemented from September
This is going to be slightly different than a usual news story and more like a blog.
That is...