SGM Magnetics and Cleansort are delighted to announce a strategic partnership agreement for the marketing and service of Cleansort’s LIBS sorting technology. This agreement covers several key markets, including France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, North America, and selected regions in Asia. SGM recognizes the German based Cleansort GmbH as the technological leader in LIBS metal sorting ..read more

As the global economy gradually recovers, China continues to be a crucial engine driving worldwide economic growth. In the new framework of dual circulation in the domestic and international markets, CHINAPLAS 2025 will be held at Shenzhen, a major city of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area which serves as a key intersection of dual circulation ..read more

EuRIC Textiles, FEAD & Decathlon have published a joint position paper calling for effective EPR schemes and a level playing field in the revised Waste Framework Directive (WFD) to strengthen Europe’s circular textile economy. While ongoing negotiations and progress on establishing EPR schemes for waste textiles are welcomed, the signatories stress the need for consistency to ..read more

The COP29 meeting in Azerbaijan must recognise and facilitate carbon credits made by the recycling industry, says the Global Recycling Foundation. Speaking on the occasion of COP29, Ranjit Baxi, Founding President of Global Recycling Foundation and Global Recycling Day, said the billions of tons of CO2 emissions saved globally by recycling will generate more than ..read more

EuRIC has published its position on the future of the European steel industry, calling for measures that promote the use of recycled steel to achieve both environmental and economic resilience. EuRIC advocates for prioritising readily available, scalable, and cost-effective solutions to drive circularity. Recycling-based production methods, such as the Electric Arc Furnace (EAF), offer a proven pathway to ..read more

At Hillhead 2024, held at the UK’s largest quarrying, construction and recycling exhibition, USA-based company Eriez has launched its new MetAlarm metal detector tailored for the aggregates sector. According to Eriez, one of the global leaders in separation technologies, this “latest innovation marks a significant technological advancement in signal processing”. Engineered with a focus on ..read more

Canada-based company Waste Robotics, a leader in advanced waste recycling solutions, announced its partnership with Greyparrot, a company focusing on AI waste analytics and headquartered in the UK. “Leveraging Greyparrot’s advanced analytics, Waste Robotics aims to transform the landscape of automated sorting solutions, delivering tailored robotic systems to meet the unique needs of each client ..read more

The 19th edition of Eco Expo Asia was successfully held from 30 October to 2 November 2024 at AsiaWorld-Expo in Hong Kong. Organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) and Messe Frankfurt (HK) Ltd, and co-organised by the Environment and Ecology Bureau of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR ..read more

There are roughly 18,000 recycling plants across the US, and their distribution mirrors population density: there are more such facilities in areas with more population, as expected. The average American produces 4.9 pounds of waste daily, leading to a whopping 292 million tons of waste per year across the country. Consequently, recycling facilities are critical ..read more

Austrian company EVK DI Kerschhaggl GmbH, a provider of sensor-based solutions for sorting and monitoring bulk material in recycling and other industries, has introduced EVK Alpha G100 CS, a real-time image-processing device with extended functionality for sorting applications. According to the company, EVK Alpha G100 CS is a data processing platform capable of supporting multi-sensory ..read more