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Gravita Surges 36% in 6 Days as Arm Starts Aluminium Recycling Unit in Togo The company said it is expecting additional revenue of nearly Rs 60 crore per annum with gross margins of about 26 per cent from the new capacity Shares of…

Only 5% of Plastic Waste Generated by Us Last Year Was Recycled, Report Says Americans discarded 51m tons of plastic in 2021 – of which almost 95% ended up in landfills, oceans or scattered in the atmosphere Only 5% of the mountains of…

Separation and Sorting Technology Innovations in Waste Handling and Recycling Operations If there is one part of the recycling process that is complicated and hard, it is the part of separating and sorting the recyclables. Effective…

Why is Recycling So Important? The Dirty Truth Behind Our Trash We need to change the way we think about waste. Recycling is much more than just reducing the amount of waste sent to the landfill, with a long list of benefits that aren’t…

More Recycling Won't Solve Plastic Pollution It’s a lie that wasteful consumers cause the problem and that changing our individual habits can fix it The only thing worse than being lied to is not knowing you’re being lied to. It’s true…

US PET Recycling Rate Posts Modest Increase in 2021 NAPCOR says 2021 marks the largest amount of postconsumer PET bottles and thermoformed containers ever collected. The U.S. recycling rate for postconsumer polyethylene terephthalate…

Metals Recycling in EU Could Collapse Under New Rules, Companies Say Europe’s metals recycling industry could collapse under the European Commission’s proposed changes to waste shipments that clamp down on exports to encourage recycling,…

Clean TeQ Water Wins Order for Recycled Water Treatment Facility The company has accepted an order, valued around USD $7 million, for a 4 MGD recycled water treatment facility in Townsville, Australia. Clean TeQ Water Ltd. Has announced…

International E-Waste Day: Over 5 Billion Phones Will Become Waste This Year One of six e-products in average european household is being hoarded, finds non-profit survey Hoarding of small, unused, dead or broken plug-in and…

EU To Introduce New Laws Around Battery Recycling The EU has announced new legislation surrounding the collection, recycling and reuse of batteries following a provisional political agreement between the European Parliament and the Council…