Recycling

BIR data shows Türkiye’s recycled steel consumption rose 4.8% during the period, while crude steel production increased 8.1%.

The facility south of Brisbane will process up to 200,000 tonnes of recovered Queensland glass annually, bringing sorting, melting, forming, and finished-product logistics together on one site.

The European Commission said the deal followed talks with the EU’s Consumer Protection Cooperation network, led by the Swedish Consumer Agency and Hungarian Competition Authority.

Hivest will work with management on an operational excellence programme covering mill reliability, safety, procurement, and raw material/energy efficiency.

Most Kenyan e-waste, despite its estimated value, moves through informal collectors where dismantling and metal recovery lack environmental safeguards and worker protections.

Operating under FDA- and EFSA-approved processes, the facility’s output can enter food-contact packaging applications requiring stringent purity standards.

The feedback will contribute to the Article 8 review of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation and the Strategic Framework on a Competitive and Sustainable EU Bioeconomy.

Located at Hera Group’s Modena hub on Via Cavazza, which already hosts a waste-to-energy plant and wastewater treatment facility, the new site integrates with existing infrastructure.

The procurement strategy benefits informal collectors/aggregators, Nigeria’s recycling base, who collect, sort, and deliver plastics, creating urban jobs.