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Puma launches take back scheme for shoes and clothing
18.04.2012 - Sport and lifestyle apparel manufacturer Puma is introducing a store-based recycling programme. In its German stores and outlets, the company plans to accept used shoes, clothing and accessories of all brands. 
more - Sport and lifestyle apparel manufacturer Puma is introducing a store-based recycling programme. In its German stores and outlets, the company plans to accept used shoes, clothing and accessories of all brands, the company announced on Tuesday.As part of the "Bring Me Back" programme, collection bins will be set up in Puma retail locations in cooperation with I:Collect AG, a partner of the textile recycling firm Soex. The scheme is meant to offer customers a simple and convenient opportunity to return used shoes, clothing and accessories.Clothes in suitable condition will be sent off for reuse; the others will either be broken down for use in the production of new raw materials or recycled into new products, explained Puma. Additional foreign markets will be added to the program in October 2012, with a full global roll-out were said to be planned for January 2013.
German recovered paper market balanced despite container shortage
11.04.2012 - Prices were unchanged across all grades on the German recovered paper market in early April. The shortage of containers and not a lack of demand had all but eliminated exports to the Far East this month. more - Prices for all grades on the German recovered paper market remained unchanged in April. The lack of exports to the Far East is the most unusual feature of the current market situation. According to market insiders, this is not due to weak demand, but rather to the inability of exporters to get access to containers, even if they are willing to pay the sea freight rates, which have gone up by €500 this month. As a result, even orders placed in March yet to be filled, said a merchant.The container shortage is said to be caused by ships being held back in eastern Asian ports, apparently to reduce the supply of freight space and make it easier to raise freight rates.Although this had meant that more recovered paper remained on the German market, merchants were able to sell their domestic material, even with additional volumes reportedly coming from the Netherlands.There is good demand from paper mills for recovered paper, EUWID was told. The companies continuing production through the Easter holidays required inventory. In addition, the three upcoming public holidays in May on which no recovered paper can be delivered may have also have factored into this month's buying. The lower arisings of recovered paper in April also prevented an excess of supply from developing.
Shanks joint venture closes £750m waste plant deal
02.04.2012 - A joint venture majority-owned by the waste management firm Shanks Group plc has reached financial close on a 25-year residual waste management contract in the UK valued at £750m (ca. €899m), more - A joint venture majority-owned by the waste management firm Shanks Group plc has reached financial close on a 25-year residual waste management contract in the UK valued at £750m (ca. €899m), Shanks announced on Monday. The contract with the BDR Waste Partnership (Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Councils) involves the construction of mechanical-biological treatment (MBT) and anaerobic digestion plants with a combined capacity of 265,000 tonnes of "black bag" waste per year. Shanks is to operate the plants to be located at a site in Rotherham in South Yorkshire until 2040.The contract will be executed by 3SE, a consortium of Shanks with Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE), which holds a 25 per cent stake in 3SE and will use half of the solid recovered fuel produced in the MBT for power generation.The project is being funded under the Private Finance Initiative (PFI) funding system for public-private projects. 3SE was named preferred bidder for the project in April of 2011.
Reclay group to take over Vfw
02.04.2012 - The German Reclay group is to acquire its competitor Vfw GmbH from its current owner Reverse Logistics Group (RLG). Vfw is primarily active as a packaging take-back system and offers industry-specific solutions more - The German Reclay group is to acquire its competitor Vfw GmbH from its current owner Reverse Logistics Group (RLG). Vfw is primarily active as a take-back system for packaging and also offers industry-specific solutions for packaging waste. RLG, a subsidiary of the private equity firm Monitor Clipper Partners (MCP), purchased the company from Deutsche Post for €75m in 2007. No information was forthcoming as to the price to be paid by Reclay. RLG is to receive a minority stake in Reclay, which will take on €20m in Vfw debt.RLG had been looking to exit the market for some time and had hired the investment bank Moelis & Company last summer to manage the sale. It had not initially been considering selling off Vfw to a direct competitor.
Container glass recycling rate remains high
29.03.2012 - The container glass recycling rate in Europe maintained its high level in 2010. Of 15.695 million tonnes million tonnes of waste container glass generated in the Europe in 2010, 67.56 per cent were recycled. more - The container glass recycling rate in Europe maintained its high level in 2010. Of 15.695 million tonnes omillion tonnes of waste container glass generated in the Europe in 2010, 67.56 per cent were collected for recycling, reported the European Container Glass Federation FEVE in Brussels. The new figure was comparable to that of the pervious year.Wth a collection rate of nearly 96 per cent, Belgium ranked first, followed by Switzerland with 94 per cent and Luxemburg, where 92.5 per cent of container glass was collected. Sweden and the Netherlands both reported recycling rates of just over 91 per cent. Coming in at 81 per cent, Germany's recycling rate placed put it behind Denmark (88 per cent). According to FEVE, France achieved a collection rate of 67 per cent.Bringing up the rear were Bulgaria with a collection rate of 34 per cent, Romania (26 per cent), Greece (24 per cent) and Cyprus (19.9 per cent).
Interseroh SE sees revenues and earnings grown in 2011
27.03.2012 - Interseroh SE booked earnings before tax (EBT) of €39.3m after adjusting for deconsolidation profits for the 2011 business year, up €6.8m in annual comparison, said the German environmental services provider more - Interseroh SE booked earnings before tax (EBT) of €39.3m after adjusting for deconsolidation profits for the 2011 business year, up €6.8m in annual comparison, said the German environmental services provider and raw materials trader. Revenues from continuing activities in its Services, Steel and Metal Recycling segments jumped from €1.8bn to €2.2bn last year, the company announced at its Tuesday press conference in Cologne.Interseroh sold the companies belonging to its Raw Materials Trading segment to its holding company, the ALBA Group plc & Co. KG., at the end of the third quarter, where they were consolidated with Alba's business division. In the nine months preceding the sale on 30 September, the Materials Trading division had generated sales of €127.8m, around €20 more than in the prior-year period.For the current year, Interseroh managements is expecting "a volatile, fragile economic environment and sharply fluctuating raw materials prices" as a result of both the European debt crisis and the generally weaker international economy. Its currently an-ticipated sales and earnings to contract slightly in 2012 before picking up again in the following year.
Lower consumption pushes up UK paper recycling rate
23.03.2012 - The UK achieved an apparent paper recycling rate of 78.7 per cent in 2011, up from 75.1 per cent in 2010, according to statistics published by the Confederation of Paper Industries (CPI) this week. more - The UK achieved an apparent paper recycling rate of 78.7 per cent in 2011 up from 75.1 per cent in 2010, according to statistics published by the Confederation of Paper Industries (CPI) this week. While the rise did reflect an increase in the amount of recovered paper collected, it was the decrease in the consumption of paper products which was the major driver in the seeming improvement: The use of paper and board products dropped by 4.2 per cent from 2010 to 2011, while collection volumes inched only 0.4 per cent higher than they had been in the previous year."With lower volumes available for collection, and only a modest increase in tonnage collected for recycling from existing sources, ensuring recycling performance is maintained in future will mean additional sources will be required," cautioned CPI's Recovered Paper Sector Manager Stuart Pohler. "This will have a significant knock-on effect for cost and quality control for collectors, and may become increasingly difficult if demand from global paper mills falls, further suppressing collectors' income,” he added.
European recovered paper trading volume to soar to €7.1bn by 2020
14.03.2012 - The value of the material traded on the European recovered paper market will rise from €1.3bn to €7.1bn by 2020, researchers at Trendresearch predict. According to the market research institute's more - The value of the material traded on the European recovered paper market will rise from €1.3bn to €7.1bn by 2020, researchers at Trendresearch predict. According to the market research institute's most recent publication, the expansion will result from price rises brought on by additional growth in demand for recovered paper from buyers outside the EU. Trendresearch expects further strengthening in demand for recovered paper particularly in China.Within Europe, higher collection volumes are only to be expected in countries such as Poland and the Czech Republic as collection systems expand. In Germany and other countries, where collection rates have already reached a high level, were further improvements highly unlikely, concluded the study.
Scrap recycler Derichebourg sets up water subsidiary
13.03.2012 - French scrap recycling and services group Derichebourg plans to branch out into the water sector. Announcing the creation of new subsidiary Derichebourg Aqua on Monday, the company described more - French scrap recycling and services group Derichebourg plans to branch out into the water sector. Announcing the creation of new subsidiary Derichebourg Aqua on Monday, the company described itself as “already strongly involved in local authority services through its household waste collection, urban cleaning and waste recycling centre operations” and said that it plans to respond to tenders for drinking waster distribution and waste water services. In 2009, Derichebourg had teamed up with the water subsidiary of German environmental services group Remondis to participate in the tender for a delegation contract covering drinking water supply in the northern and eastern suburbs of Paris which was eventually awarded to Veolia Environnement.
German steel recyclers plan to launch EU complaint
02.03.2012 - Two German industry associations have engaged the services of a law firm in their efforts to lodge a complaint with the EU Commission challenging Germany's newly revised waste law. more - Two German industry associations have engaged the services of the Cologne law firm Köhler & Klett in their efforts to lodge a complaint with the EU Commission challenging Germany's newly revised waste law. The Federation of German Steel Recyclers and Waste Management Companies (BDSV) and the German Metal Traders Association (VDM) contend that sections of the law, slated to go into effect on 1 June, are incompatible with the EU Waste Framework Directive.According to the BDSV, the complaint would target the law's provisions on the collection of recyclable waste from private households. The trade associations believes that the new rules will restrict private companies' access to collections, while European law makers sought to encourage competition for source separated recyclables from private households and never intended the EU legislation to introduce restrictions.Should BDSV and VDM be successful with their complaint, the EU Commission would first send a letter of written warning and could ultimately bring the Federal Republic of Germany before the European Court of Justice in order to compel changes to the law. The complainants are also considering filing a separate suit with the German Constitutional Court in which they would argue that the new law represents an infringement of property rights as guaranteed under the German Basic Law.
Source: Euwid
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