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New report highlights problem of oxo-degradable plastics in recycling

12.03.2010 - It is "unreasonable" to claim that oxo-degradable plastics can be processed in existing recycling streams, states a new study funded by the British Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra). After reviewing the existing literature and interviewing more

More waste glass collected in Austria

11.03.2010 - According to figures released by Glas Recycling GmbH (AGR), 226,000 tonnes of waste glass packaging were collected last year in Austria. Compared with 2008, this represented an increase of 1,700 tonnes. "With this volume, Austria cements its position as one more

WEEE Forum members collected more than 2m tonnes of WEEE

10.03.2010 - The 39 European producer responsibility organisations represented in the WEEE Forum collected and properly treated and reported more than 2m tonnes of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) in the year 2009. The umbrella organisation, more

Shanks ends takeover talks with Carlyle Group

09.03.2010 - The British waste company Shanks Group plc has ended buy-out discussions with a fund managed by the US investment house The Carlyle Group. According a 9 March statement by Shanks, the decision to discontinue talks came after the private equity firm had proposed a final more

Veolia’s waste operations record 9 per cent drop in turnover

05.03.2010 - The waste management and environmental services division of French group Veolia Environnement recorded generated revenues of EUR 9.055bn in 2009. Compared with the previous year’s sales of EUR 9.972bn, this is a 9 per cent drop. Announcing the past more

ECJ rules against Italy over Campania waste crisis

04.03.2010 - In a judgment issued on Thursday, the European Court of Justice confirmed that the waste management crisis in Naples and the surrounding Campania region constituted a breach of EU environmental law and endangered human health and the environment. more

Tight supplies buoy recovered paper prices in Italy

03.03.2010 - Recovered paper buyers again had to swallow price increases for ordinary and medium recovered paper grades in Italy in February. As a rule, prices for these grades climbed up to €10 per tonne compared with January, although higher prices had apparently been asked and paid in some places. Prices for higher grades also moved up during the month of February, more

Waste activities damp sales growth for Suez Environnement

25.02.2010 - French environmental services giant Suez Environnement saw revenues from its European waste division weaken in 2009 on the back of lower industrial production and demand for secondary raw materials. Softer demand and pricing brought sorting and recovery operations to more

Recovered paper prices in France nudged higher by low collections

24.02.2010 - In the French recovered paper market, February prices are still seen to be on a slight upward trend thanks to unchanged overall conditions. Although some merchants reported that they sold recovered paper at the previous month’s prices in February, prices more

Developing countries need to prepare for e-waste surge

23.02.2010 - Arisings of waste electrical and electronic equipment are forecast to grow sharply in many developing countries over the next years as a result of increasing sales. Unless action is stepped up to properly collect and recycle scrap equipment, many of these countries more



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  • New report highlights problem of oxo-degradable plastics in recycling
    It is "unreasonable" to claim that oxo-degradable plastics can be... more
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    More waste glass collected in Austria
    According to figures released by Glas Recycling GmbH (AGR), 226,000... more
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    WEEE Forum members collected more than 2m tonnes of WEEE
    The 39 European producer responsibility organisations... more

Source: Euwid