Renewi and Freepoint Eco-Systems International have announced plans to build a new waste plastic sorting and treatment plant. The partnership aims to produce feedstock for advanced plastic recycling by extracting plastics from residual waste, with a goal of supplying 80,000 tonnes annually to Freepoint Eco-Systems' first European advanced recycling facility in Ghent, Belgium.
PSH Environmental, in collaboration with UNTHA UK, will open its doors on 23-24 July to professionals to demonstrate its pioneering solar-powered waste shredding technology and its impact on operational efficiency and sustainability.
Green Alliance research finds that identifying and penalising producers of low-quality electronics could drive efficiencies annually worth up to 800,000 tonnes of avoided carbon dioxide equivalent emissions.
Dog toy company Kong has made a payout of almost £5,000 to environmental projects after being found by the Environment Agency (EA) to have breached packaging waste regulations in the years 2012-15.
A poll commissioned by environmental charity VOICE has revealed that almost 90 per cent of Ireland’s population is in favour of a deposit return scheme to include a wide range of drinks containers.
