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New recycling technology provides end-of-life solution for composite plastics

Automotive and construction industries are set to benefit from a commercially viable route towards sustainable manufacture. New technology based on pyrolysis and physical separation could tackle a growing problem for automotive, construction and other major industries – how to recycle composite plastics. Forthcoming legislation sets increasingly stringent targets for recovery …

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OECD/EEA launch new database on economic instruments used in environmental policy

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the European Environment Agency (EEA) have developed a database which will help governments choose a mix of economic instruments and voluntary approaches for environmental protection. These new tools play an increasingly important role in many countries, supplementing or replacing various types …

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