4 days ago · We report on major companies in the circular economy, cover EU policy developments, and research prices and trends in numerous markets for secondary raw materials and waste management services, with a focus on Germany and other key European markets.

Jan 10, 2025 · Plastics recyclers in Germany have now had to endure two exceptionally difficult years in a row. And as they start 2025, industry players have their backs to the wall, since sales volumes and revenues are unlikely to recover quickly. Demand for regrind and recycled pellet, which collapsed dramatically in summer 2022, remains weak, primarily due to a lack of orders from the construction and ...

Feb 5, 2025 · The Remondis group has commissioned a new plastics recycling facility in Taiwan. Located in Fangyuan, on the west coast of the island, the plant will replace an older site in Nantou in central Taiwan, which has been operated by a subsidiary of Germany's largest waste management company for almost 30 years.

EUWID Recycling and Waste Management researches prices and trends in numerous markets for secondary raw materials and waste management services.

4 days ago · The new year began on a good note for the German PET recycling market. Most companies reported robust sales of clear flakes in January, primarily due to catch-up orders after downtimes in December. Converters that usually opted for virgin PET had reportedly also placed orders, indicating delays to ...

May 26, 2023 · Latest market price trends and news for the recycling and waste industry. Plastics Recovered paper Scrap Textiles Waste Wood

2 days ago · The European Recycling Industries’ Confederation (EuRIC) called on the European Commission today to allow EU recyclers and their customers around the globe sufficient time to adjust to the new rules under the revised EU Waste Shipment Regulation (WSR). With many non-OECD states apparently unprepared to meet a critical notification deadline later this month, the European recycling ...

2 days ago · The European umbrella organisations for the recycling and private-sector waste management industries have expressed "deep concerns" over amendments to the planned EU End-of-Life Vehicles Regulation (ELV Regulation) included in the draft report on the legislative project drawn up by the rapporteurs from the responsible committees in the European Parliament. In a joint statement issued last week ...

Jan 24, 2025 · Policy and enforcement The European and international recycling and waste management markets are shaped by policy decisions. Environmental policy and regulation can create new markets and opportunities, and impact international waste and secondary raw material flows and the day-to-day running of individual businesses.

Feb 28, 2024 · The new EU Regulation on Shipments of Waste (WSR) is on the home straight. At its plenary session in Strasbourg on Tuesday, the European Parliament approved the text negotiated at the end of last year. It prohibits the export of plastic waste from the EU to non-OECD states and tightens the rules for other waste shipments to …