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Serious concerns raised over proposed Vuda waste-to-energy project
14 Jan 2026 01:07 GMT
… European Environment Agency, which shows that energy-from-waste facilities can suppress recycling … it would handle municipal waste, plastics, organics or industrial waste.
PRF said … that draw in mixed waste, divert recyclables and undermine circular economy …
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Industry alliance formed to tackle recycling of small aluminium packaging
13 Jan 2026 20:49 GMT
… enhance small aluminium packaging recycling has been … EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), which sets out more stringent recycled … and national aluminium recycling organisations.
Implications … effort within the packaging recycling sector to …
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Recycling Urban Soils
13 Jan 2026 18:38 GMT
Newswise — In urban areas, soil is often moved in opposite directions: on the one hand, excavated material is removed from construction sites and often ends up in landfills. As such, soil accounts for a quarter of waste in the EU. On the other hand, soil …
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EU Awards €4M Grant to Prince William’s Earthshot Prize-Winning Seaweed Plastic
13 Jan 2026 12:58 GMT
… Notpla, which makes biodegradable packaging from seaweed-derived plastic … .7M) grant from the EU’s flagship research and innovation … cup in partnership with recycling company Klabin and local … , from biomass and agricultural waste to scalable production, to …
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Paladin EnviroTech Acquires R&L Recycling B.V., Establishing European Platform for ITAD and Sustainable Materials Recovery
13 Jan 2026 08:55 GMT
… IT asset disposition (ITAD), electronics recycling, and critical material recovery … expertise, deep knowledge of EU compliance and transboundary regulations, … for serving customers throughout the European Union, particularly as regulatory requirements …
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South Korea to scale up livestock waste fuel to boost renewables by 2030
13 Jan 2026 08:28 GMT
… a sustainable, localised resource recycling system.”
The plan also … for higher-moisture livestock waste. Current standards require … . Demonstration tests using waste with moisture below 50 … raw materials.
In the European Union, countries such as Germany …
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New Year, Same Reason to Extend the ACT’s Waste-to-Energy Ban
12 Jan 2026 23:04 GMT
… waste we generate.
“We need local recycling facilities that can process household waste … solutions for waste management like waste-to-energy projects … of our waste stream – residual waste.
“Waste incineration threatens … and with the EU turning away from …
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The solar boom has a dirty secret. Here’s how to avoid another mountain of waste that can’t be recycled
12 Jan 2026 19:48 GMT
… creating a mountain of waste that locks away valuable … or disassembled. Indeed, current recycling processes mainly extract glass and … rarely recovered when recycling. During standard recycling, solar panels are … promising example is the EU’s new Digital Product …
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Bruges cuts organic waste bin fee after resident criticism
12 Jan 2026 18:29 GMT
… maintaining incentives for waste separation. Bruges implements … Recycling parks extend hours for tag purchases. Special collections handle bulky waste … seasonal bonuses. Bulky waste remains quarterly.
Intermunicipal … politics of the EU, significant Member State …
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Local entrepreneur builds EUR 15 mln recycled plastic factory in southern Romania
12 Jan 2026 11:22 GMT
… million financed through the European Union’s Just Transition Fund, … The factory will process recycled plastic into finished products … cans, garden furniture, and waste bins at its existing facility … the domestic market for recycled plastic goods.
Financial …