Circular Economy
Circular Economy
Players take concerns to Brussels / âSecondary plastics sector needs help to thrive'
19/11/2025 -
Players take concerns to Brussels / âSecondary plastics sector needs help to thrive'â By Dede Williams â As part of a campaign called Ring the Bell for Recycling, led by circular...
Prime Waste Solutions strengthens efforts to cut plastic waste through PET bottle recovery
10/06/2025 -
Prime Integrated Waste Solutions (PWS), a subsidiary of Prime Infra, has launched a key resource recovery initiative involving the collection and diversion of post-consumer plastic...
Italian waste disposal company invests EUR 11 mn in polyolefin-recycling expansion
29/10/2025 -
Italian waste disposal company invests EUR 11 mn in polyolefin-recycling expansionâ By Plasteurope.com staff â A second production line was recently inaugurated in Tuscany near Pisa...
India Proposes Minimum Recycled Content Requirements for Plastic FCMs
14/07/2025 -
India’s Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change (MoEFCC) issued a draft notification (
Joint Industry Statement in view of the upcoming New Circular Economy Act
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The announced New Circular Economy Act represents a unique opportunity to address the structural deficiencies currently present in (packaging) waste management across Europe
Poland’s draft bill on Packaging and Packaging Waste outlines the future implementation of a state-run model for packaging EPR
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Currently under consultation at national level, the draft bill raises several concerns for the packaging value chain:Heavy administrative & financial burdens – complex reporting...
NWH Group acquires trading assets of Henry Waste Management
25/08/2025 -
The Group has gained around 585 skip containers, five skip vehicles as well as key personnel like long-standing owner John Crawford. He will join The NWH Group in a consultancy capacity.
Biffa and Polytag expand sustainable waste management
05/08/2025 -
Polytag is currently installing 12 plastic detection units at MRFs across the UK.
Recycling shutdown impacts 122 employees / Waste streams to flow to operations in France, Netherlands
23/07/2025 -
Recycling shutdown impacts 122 employees / Waste streams to flow to operations in France, Netherlandsâ By Plasteurope.com staff â Just days after news emerged that French waste...
Reported closure of recycling companies Multiport and Multipet
17/07/2025 -
Reported closure of recycling companies Multiport and Multipetâ By Plasteurope.com staff â In a severe blow for European recycling activities, French waste management service provider...
Construction of major PET recycling plant in UK / 80,000 t/y facility to come online in 2026
16/07/2025 -
Construction of major PET recycling plant in UK / 80,000 t/y facility to come online in 2026â By Plasteurope.com staff â The UK arm of waste management group Veolia (Paris;...
Axil and Bostik partner to deliver more sustainable total waste management
07/07/2025 -
Axil announces a new partnership with Bostik to focus on recycling, reuse, and re-engineering waste streams for more sustainable outcomes.
The PET value chain takes a further step towards high-quality PET recycling
27/06/2025 -
A joint initiative of EuPC, EXPRA, EPRO, NMWE, PETCORE Europe, and UNESDA has led to the publication of a comprehensive guidance document to support waste management operators and...
Waste management firm launches metals and plastics recovery system / Tech to sort valuable materials from household waste
20/06/2025 -
Waste management firm launches metals and plastics recovery system / Tech to sort valuable materials from household wasteâ By Plasteurope.com correspondent â Irish waste management...
Joan Ros asume el cargo de director general de Envalora
16/06/2025 -
Envalora, Sistema Colectivo de Responsabilidad Ampliada del Productor (SCRAP) para envases industriales y comerciales, ha nombrado...
Construction of packaging waste sorting plant in Germany
02/06/2025 -
Construction of packaging waste sorting plant in Germanyâ By Plasteurope.com staff â German waste management service provider Lobbe (Iserlohn; www.lobbe.de) said it is building a...
Sorting technology specialist trials plastics waste separation at new plant
12/05/2025 -
Sorting technology specialist trials plastics waste separation at new plantâ By Plasteurope.com correspondent â Norwegian sorting technology specialist Tomra (Asker; www.tomra.com) has...
Madrid avanza en la recogida selectiva de los principales flujos de residuos
16/12/2024 -
Según datos del Ayuntamiento, el pasado mes de octubre, Madrid llegó al 52 % de recogida selectiva, por encima del objetivo de la Unión Europea fijado en el 50 % para 2024.El...
Un 30% de los residuos en las papeleras de Barcelona son envases de comida para llevar
11/04/2025 -
Según Rezero, los envases de un solo uso del take away representan una parte alarmante de los residuos urbanos y además son imposibles de reciclar.Un estudio de la Fundación...
Olivebio joins GO!PHA
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OliveBio, the Los Angeles-based (CA, USA) start-up laser-focused on lowering the barriers for PHA adoption across industries, is joining GO!PHA network.GO!PHA (Global Organization for PHA) is...
Axil named the fastest-growing UK waste management and recycling company
05/03/2025 -
The award relates to the ninth edition of The Financial Times FT 1000 Europe’s Fastest Growing Companies in 2025.

