Too many people are throwing coronavirus masks and gloves into recycling bins, posing a threat to the workers at Valor Sul in Lumiar. Link to full article
Mais »Plastics Recyclers Europe: European Plastics Recyclers Cease Production
The European plastics recycling industry is closing production due to the current market developments caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to trade body, Plastics Recyclers Europe. Link:
Mais »Heating homes in Amsterdam with a "waste-to-energy" source grid
In Amsterdam, Waternet, the water company for the city, housing corporation De Key, and energy infra-specialist Firan have joined forces to explore options for a heating grid with heat from waste water, a source grid with ‘waste-to-energy‘ (WtE) heating. Such a project shall be the first application of WtE heating …
Mais »The valuable role of waste-to-energy in the energy transition
An interview with Apricums waste-to-energy expert Thomas Obermeier Link:
Mais »UK energy from waste capacity increased by 1.6Mt in 2019, new Tolvik report finds
Tolvik has published today (27 May) its annual UK Energy from Waste Statistics report which provides a comprehensive overview of data on the UK energy from waste (EfW) sector for 2019. Link:
Mais »Nonprofit tracks its impact on US recycling
The Recycling Partnership releases study on the impact it has had the past six years on U.S. recycling programs. Link:
Mais »China issues additional scrap import quotas
Seventh batch of quotas allows for 10,423 metric tons of copper scrap and 55,810 metric tons of recovered fiber to enter the country. Link:
Mais »Commercial recyclers feeling the impacts of COVID-19
Most volumes are down, even as businesses slowly reopen, meaning recyclers have to adjust. Link:
Mais »Plastics Recyclers Europe: European Plastics Recyclers Cease Production
The European plastics recycling industry is closing production due to the current market developments caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to trade body, Plastics Recyclers Europe. Link:
Mais »Microplastic pollution in oceans vastly underestimated study
Particles may outnumber zooplankton, which underpin marine life and regulate climate Link:
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