Waste Management World
- EU presents Green Deal Industrial Plan to boost green industry February 2, 2023The European Commission presented its Green Deal Industrial Plan as a response to the US Inflation Reduction Act. The Plan aims to provide a more supportive environment for the scaling up of the EU's manufacturing capacity for the net-zero technologies and products required to meet Europe's ambitious climate targets.
- Europe's first recycling platform for the refractory industry February 1, 2023The goal of the MIRECO platform is to make the use of high-quality, recycled raw materials possible by means of a circular economy and to prevent expensive and environmentally harmful landfill as far as possible.
- First mineral wool collection bag made of pure recycled plastic February 1, 2023Until now, mineral wool residues had to be collected in bags made of high-quality primary plastic. An innovative Austrian company developed collection a bag made of 100 per cent Austrian recycled plastic, which is both tear-resistant and UV-resistant.
- Scientists make solar-powered twin recycling possible February 1, 2023Researchers at the University of Cambridge have developed a solar-powered system that can transform plastic waste and greenhouse gases into sustainable fuels and other valuable products.
- European Commission takes Slovakia to court for failing EU landfill rules January 31, 2023Slovakia failed to rehabilitate and close a certain number of landfills that do not comply with the requirements of the Landfill Directive, the Commission said.