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U.S. Department of Energy Announces $27 Million in

Oct 15, 2020 · WASHINGTON, D.C.Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced over $27 million in funding for 12 projects that will support the development of advanced plastics recycling technologies and new plastics that are recyclable-by-design.

BP’s new technology to enable circularity for unrecyclable

Oct 24, 2019 · Tufan Erginbilgic, BP's Downstream chief executive, said “We see our Infinia technology as a game-changer for the recycling of PET plastics. It is an important stepping stone in enabling a stronger circular economy in the polyester industry and helping to reduce unmanaged plastic waste.”

Can technology help tackle the world's waste crisis?BBC

Jan 12, 2016 · A decade ago, city dwellers generated 680 million tonnes of solid waste a year, says the World Bank. Now this is 1.3 billion tonnes, and forecast to rise to 2.2 billion tonnes by 2025enough to

Waste regulations Umweltbundesamt

Jan 01, 2015 · Waste regulations. The central concern of waste policy is to avoid waste and to recycle. So that, natural resources are protected. Medium-term target is to recycle or dispose all municipal solid waste in an environmentally friendly manner. In addition to technical, social and political conditions it also requires legal choices.

9 Innovations for Recycling and Replacing Plastics

Beverage packaging and Zero WasteZero Waste Europe

Sep 07, 2010 · The EU Packaging Directive (2004/12/EC) required recycling of beverage packaging of 50% of metal, 22,5% plastics and 60% of glass for 2008. Some member states decided to pass national legislation on deposit schemes which helped to largely accomplish the targets and reach collection rates above 80% (Germany, Scandinavia) some others opted for

GUIDELINE ON RECYCLING OF SOLID WASTE

GUIDELINES ON RECYCLING OF SOLID WASTE Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism DANIDA Supported by the Royal Danish Embassy DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS AND TOURISM OF SOUTH AFRICA GUIDELINE ON RECYCLING OF SOLID WASTEGUIDELINE ON RECYCLING OF SOLID WASTE Tel (012) 310 3911 Private Bag X447, Tshwane 0001 Website environment

BASF, Quantafuel and Remondis to cooperate on chemical

Apr 21, 2021 · BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany), Quantafuel ASA (Oslo, Norway) and Remondis SE & Co. KG (Lünen, Germany) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly evaluate a cooperation in chemical recycling including a joint investment into a pyrolysis plant for plastic waste. It is intended that Remondis, one of the world’s leading waste and water management companies,

Production at first German PHOS4green plant for recycled

Jun 09, 2021 · It bridges the gap in the phosphorus cycle by combining phosphorus recycling with a manufacturing process for new fertilizer, resulting in products that can be marketed straight away. Glatt was commissioned by Seraplant to plan and implement the complete plant technologyfrom raw material delivery to suspension preparation and subsequent

The Problem with Plastic Waste And How Companies Are

Dec 02, 2020 · 91% of plastic packaging waste is sent to landfills and/or in the environment. More than 180 species of animals have been documented to ingest plastic debris, including birds, fish,

Review of plastic waste in municipal waste stream Germany

Data from Eurostat shows that Germany has the highest recycling rate of municipal waste 270 kilo pr. capita in 2011 (Eurostat 2013). According to PlasticsEurope, Germany has a total demand on plastic on approximately 11,500 kilo tonnes in 2012, which equals to 143 kg. pr. capita and 33% of this is recycled

National Plastics Plan 2021Environment

•e unsorted mixed plastic waste exports (July 2021) Regulat •st review of National Environment Protection (Used Packaging Materials) Fir Measure 2011 and the Australian Packaging Covenant to evaluate the . co-regulatory arrangements • National Plastics Design Summit 2022

Waste and recycling industry projections for 2021Waste

Jan 27, 2021 · Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc., Latin America’s largest restaurant chain and the world’s largest independent McDonald's franchisee, announced Jan. 25 that it will substitute the plastic trays currently used by its customers with trays made from a thermoplastic composed from waste. Since implementing its plastics reduction program in 2018, the Uruguay-based company says over

Environmental technologiesGERMANY WORKS.

Germany is a worldwide leader in environmental technologies relating to climate change, recycling and waste management, and water treatment. Environmentally friendly products are projected to account for 19 percent of German GDP by 2025. German environmental protection goods enjoyed a 14 percent global trade share in 2016.

DeposySmart Deposit Return System and Product ID

Redefining Plastic Waste With a Smart Deposit Return System. Deposy is an innovative deposit return system (DRS) and a new way to handle plastic waste. State-of-the-art technology makes more effective environmental and climate protection possible. The Deposy system combines a product ID with payment flows based on Distributed Ledger Technology.

Recycling Plastics New Recycling Technology and

Apr 26, 2010 · According to the EPA, plastic with resin code 7 (mixed plastic or other less-commonly used polymers) accounts for 22% of total plastic waste, but is the least recycled with a rate of 6%. This could be attributed to the difficulty of separating mixed plastic during the recycling process.

Plastics Umweltbundesamt

Oct 19, 2017 · Plastic waste in Germany. More than 5.68 million tons of plastic waste were generated in Germany in 2013, over 4.75 million tons of it or commercial waste the remaining 0.93 million tons were production and processing waste. The lion’s share of plastic waste

Plastic Waste Science and Sustainability Dow Corporate

As part of newly launched sustainability targets, Dow intends to stop the waste by enabling 1 million metric tons of plastic to be collected, reused or recycled through its direct actions and partnerships by 2030. Dow also aims to close the loop by enabling of Dow products sold into packaging applications to be reusable or recyclable by 2035.

DeposySmart Deposit Return System and Product ID

Redefining Plastic Waste With a Smart Deposit Return System. Deposy is an innovative deposit return system (DRS) and a new way to handle plastic waste. State-of-the-art technology makes more effective environmental and climate protection possible. The Deposy system combines a product ID with payment flows based on Distributed Ledger Technology.

Plastic waste and the recycling myth Environment All

Oct 12, 2018 · Recycling is nearly a national pastime in Germany. There's a blue bin for paper, a brown or green bin for biodegradables, a yellow one for plastic and a black one for the rest.

Germany is working on a sustainable packaging industry

Mar 18, 2021 · Germany is working on a sustainable packaging industry. A new publication from the Circular Economy Initiative Germany sheds light on the entire product life cycle of plastic packaging from design to production and use to recycling. More packaging and fuller trash cans With 227.5 kilograms of packaging waste per capita, Germany was the

Recycling and EnvironmentResearch and development

Recycling and Environment #. Our solvent-based recycling process, the Creasolv® Process, enables you to recover pure, high-quality polymers from waste plastic and packaging. We can help you optimize your existing recycling processes, analyze your products for hazardous materials, and help you replace fossil raw materials with renewables, so

Plastic has a problem is chemical recycling the solution?

Oct 06, 2019 · Few plastics get recycled—only about 9% in the US and 15% in Europe. The mechanical recycling that dominates today is hampered by contamination and a high variety in plastic waste

BASF, Quantafuel and REMONDIS want to cooperate on

Apr 22, 2021 · The pyrolysis technology can be used to process plastic waste streams that are not recycled mechanically, e.g. for technological or economic reasons. To maximize a circular economy for plastics, the parties will identify which of the waste plastics provided by REMONDIS could undergo chemical recycling in future.

Lindner-Recyclingtech ProfileEnvironmental XPRT

Developing and Manufacturing the Most Reliable and Productive Shredding Systems. The Lindner product portfolio ranges from stationary and mobile shredders for waste management through to complete systems for plastics and waste wood recycling and the production of SRF/RDF fuels. We also design and execute large projects on request. At our three modern production sites in Austria, we

Waste pickers role in plastic pollution reduction the

Apr 22, 2021 · Waste pickers role in plastic pollution reduction the ones we cannot leave behind. Thu, 22 Apr 2021. In countries characterized by unstable waste management systems, the informal sector plays a critical role in the recycling processes, especially in regards to plastic waste. Informal waste recycling often consists of urban poor and

Recycling Economic Information (REI) Report Sustainable

Oct 30, 2020 · The REI report approaches recycling as the recovery of materials, such as paper, glass, plastic, metals, construction and demolition (C&D) material and organics from the waste stream (e.g., municipal solid waste), along with the transformation of materials, to make new products and reduce the amount of raw materials needed to meet

Waste Management Market by Waste (Hazardous, E-waste

Jul 08, 2021 · Table 63 Waste Management Market In Germany, By Service Type, 2019¨C2026 (Usd Billion) Table 64 Waste Management Market In Germany, By End User, 2019¨C2026 (Usd Billion) 9.4.2 Uk 9.4.2.1 Increasing Focus On Plastic Recycling To Boost Demand For Waste Management Services

The world's first 'infinite' plasticBBC Future

May 10, 2021 · "[Chemical] recycling is a new sector, but the scale at which it is developing, specifically for Mura, shows both the urgent need for new technology to tackle the rising problem of plastic waste

Research for waste recycling and sustainable material

Mar 25, 2021 · EU-project 12 06 47 Research for waste recycling and sustainable material cycles The project metabolon has created an innovation site with a focus on research, education and circular economy on the Leppe landfill in Germany, where a competence centre for circular economy, resource management as well as environmental and landfill technologies has been established.

Environmental evaluation of plastic waste management

Apr 01, 2014 · Management of the plastic waste fraction contained in municipal solid waste was assessed with the definition of a number of scenarios, in order to address the challenges associated with such a critical material. In the baseline scenario (P0), plastic is treated together with the residual waste and routed to WTE and MBT.

Meet the First (And Only) German City to Commit to ‘Zero

Feb 01, 2020 · At 68%, Germany has the highest rate of recycling for municipal waste, according to the most-recent data, well above the EU average of 46%. Waste Recycled Germany has the highest recycling rate in

Plastic Waste Recycling

Jun 23, 2008 · Plastic recycling is the process of recovering scrap or waste plastics and reprocessing the material into useful products. Polymer Energy, LLC. an environmentally friendly company provide solutions for recycling the plastic wastes. They use catalytic pyrolysis technology for efficient transformation of plastic wastes into diesel.

Improving waste recycling with artificial intelligence

Mar 12, 2021 · Waste management companies will benefit from an increase in efficiency, an increased recycling rate and reduced energy consumption, which will subsequently have a positive impact on the environment. The project was launched at the beginning of 2021 and is

Plastic Waste Recovery TechnologyUN ESCAP

Plastic Waste The Issues • Generally, recycling plastics is limited to less than 5 times and not all plastics can be recycled. • Global recycling rate is particularly low and survey report shows that only 6% to 9% recovery rate.