The Mensing Group plans to invest almost €30m in a plant to recycle polyethylene (PE) film scrap in the northern German town of Hohenwestedt, joint owner Andreas Mensing confirmed to EUWID just before ...

In summer 2024, the European Commission began the process of tightening the EU’s rules for transboundary shipments of waste ...

A group of companies and associations from the plastic, packaging, consumer goods and recycling industries are calling on the ...

Macquarie Asset Management has been given an extension to the deadline to announce a firm intention to make an offer for the Dutch waste management and recycling company Renewi or withdraw from the ...

Recyclers in the EU are advocating for minimum targets for recycled content in plastic automotive components to be introduced ...

The European Commission has renewed its calls to Greece and Cyprus to comply with the Landfill Directive and the Waste Framework Directive and to improve the management of landfills within their ...

The metals group Aurubis inaugurated a new recycling plant in the Belgian town of Olen in the first part of December. Known as Bleed Treatment Olen Beerse (BOB), the facility uses a hydrometallurgical ...

A month after opening a new phase of infringement proceedings against France for mandating the use of the Triman eco-label on packaging, the European Commission has launched a new case against Spain ...

The European plastics industry is calling on policymakers to support the sector by boosting the circular economy and strengthening the EU's global competitiveness. Eighteen industry stakeholders from ...

The Battery Fires Task Force, a partnership of Dutch industry associations active in the waste management and transport sectors, is renewing its calls for government action to address the significant ...

The Finnish stainless steel producer Outokumpu is investing in a biocarbon plant in Sassnitz on the German island of Rügen. Costing around €40m, the plant is to turn waste wood into 15,000 tonnes of ...

Germany's sluggish economy means that less commercial and industrial (C&I) waste is coming onto the market at present, while arisings of municipal waste are reported to be stable or slightly higher ...