The Cronimet Group, led by Jürgen Pilarsky, is the world's largest trader of stainless steel scrap with a revenue of 2.4 billion euros, but is facing increasing pressure due to logistical challenges and stagnating markets in Europe and America. #Edelstahlschrott #Recycling #Cronimet (translated)
Belgium ranks second in Europe with a recycling rate of 58.2% for plastic packaging waste in 2024, according to Eurostat, just behind Latvia, which reaches 71%. #recyclage #emballagesplastiques #Belgique (translated)
The Stock Market Information criticized the bottle return system, stating that on average, 22 bottles are returned at a time, and collecting them, traveling to the bottle return machine, and waiting in line takes a total of 11 minutes. According to the author's calculations, a ton of one-liter bottles is 40 thousand pieces, so their return requires the time of 1,820 people. Altogether, they would spend 20 thousand minutes, which is equivalent to 13 days of life. Previously, as the author wrote, bottles ended up in yellow containers. The Stock Market Information cited data from the Ministry, according to which Poles consume 3 billion bottles annually. Based on this, the author calculated that it corresponds to 75 thousand tons and means nearly a million days dedicated to reclaiming deposits. He described the socio-economic costs as astronomical and criticized the system for taking away time meant for rest, family, friends, and sleep. He blamed several lobbyists for this situation. #recykling #ochronasrodowiska #życie (translated)
A 37-year-old homeless man was fatally caught in a garbage truck after he had slept in a paper recycling bin, which was then emptied. #Obdachlosigkeit #Recycling #Hamburg (translated)
Hungary's bottle-deposit scheme has nearly hit EU recycling targets, but in Budapest it has surfaced a deeper crisis of poverty, exploitation and addiction — turning a waste-management success into a lens onto social problems that long predated it. https://thelibertybulletin.com/article/deeper-social-crises-emerge-behind-recycling-scheme-tensions-in-budapest
Expert Henning Wilts criticizes the planned plastic tax starting in July 2027, noting that only plastic is taxed while other materials are overlooked, which he believes is not the best solution for the environment. #Plastiksteuer #Umweltschutz #Recycling (translated)
The CEO of AMAG Austria Metall AG, Victor Breguncci, emphasizes the strategic importance of aluminum recycling and supports the planned EU export ban on aluminum scrap, while highlighting the strengths of the production site in Austria. #Recycling #Aluminium #Wirtschaft (translated)
In Norfolk, England, more than 50,000 discarded refrigerators and freezers are piling up at recycling centers, while the municipalities are overwhelmed with disposal due to the closure of several recycling facilities and rising storage costs. #Kühlschrankfriedhof #Recycling #Umweltschutz (translated)
Emanuel Boeminghaus stated that new layoffs plans affecting a total of around 11,300 jobs have been announced in Germany this week. The job cuts are picking up speed, he explained. The biggest projects mentioned by Boeminghaus include Galeria Kaufhof, which plans to close about 30 of its remaining 83 branches during its fourth bankruptcy; approximately 4,000 jobs will be affected. BioNTech plans to close three plants in Tübingen, Marburg, and Idar-Oberstein by the end of 2027 or 2028, resulting in 1,800 job cuts. At VW's software subsidiary Cariad in Wolfsburg and Berlin, 1,000 positions are at stake, and at Bosch in Nuremberg, 900 jobs will be affected—half of the positions there are expected to be eliminated by 2029. Boeminghaus also cited further announced closures and cuts at Bohai Automotive in Harzgerode with 550 positions by January 31, 2027, Schmitz Cargobull in Horstmar with 500 jobs by 2030, and the city of Paderborn with 390 full-time positions in administration. The foundry in Uckermünde is set to cost 320 jobs, including those of temporary workers. The St. Elisabeth Hospital in Salzgitter-Bad will cease operations on September 30, 2026, affecting around 250 people. In Saxony-Anhalt, according to Boeminghaus, the Schlote Group in Harzgerode and Wenigerode are set to close by January 31, 2027, affecting 180 positions, and Getriebe- und Antriebstechnik Wenigerode will close at the end of January 2027, affecting around 130 jobs. The recycling plant of TRIMET Aluminium in Harzgerode is expected to close by November 30, 2026, affecting 64 positions. Westlake intends to close its PVC plant in Cologne in the first quarter of 2027 and cut 150 jobs. Kodi plans to close 43 of its 143 branches instead of 19, which, according to Boeminghaus, will affect around 150 additional positions. Up to 150 jobs are affected at Aldi Süd in Mülheim. The cessation of granulation at K+S in Sehnde by the end of 2028, affecting around 130 positions, the closure of the Wolters brewery in Braunschweig on December 31, 2026, after nearly 400 years, affecting around 125 jobs, as well as two waves of layoffs at Moldtecs in Sonneberg by the end of 2027, affecting 120 positions were also mentioned. Avo Carbon in Frankfurt-Kalbach is set to close in 2027, affecting 94 jobs, the machinery manufacturer Paul Köster in Medebach plans to cut 90 positions, and Gruber Polstermöbel in Sonnefeld will close after 100 years, affecting 85 positions. Pilkington plans to close its Wesel location in 2027, affecting 68 positions. The Bonn orchestra will be dissolved following bankruptcy, affecting 60 musicians. #Jobabbau #Deutschland #Wirtschaft (translated)
Heidi Peltonen of Outokumpu said circularity had primarily been a business decision for the company. She explained that access to Europe’s only chromium mine and the use of material with up to 97% recycled content helped Outokumpu cut stainless steel’s carbon footprint by up to 75%. https://t.co/bVzf0MPcc9 #CircularEconomy #Sustainability #Recycling #EU
Österreich steht unter Druck, die EU-Sammelquote für Altbatterien zu erreichen, da zu viele Batterien in Haushalten verbleiben oder im Müll landen, während gleichzeitig billigere Konkurrenz aus China die Situation erschwert und die Branche auf Bewusstseinskampagnen setzt, um die Rückgaberaten zu erhöhen. #Altbatterien #Recycling #Österreich
Ein Forschungsteam der Cornell University in den USA hat eine neue Methode namens „Direct Electrode-to-Electrode Regeneration“ (DEER) entwickelt, die das Recycling von Lithium-Ionen-Akkus revolutionieren könnte, indem sie nicht nur die Elektroden erhält, sondern auch deren Lebensdauer verlängert und die Kosten sowie den Ressourcenverbrauch im Vergleich zu herkömmlichem Recycling senkt. #AkkuRecycling #LithiumBatterien #Nachhaltigkeit
In Deutschland entstehen täglich rund 30 Brände aufgrund von schlecht entsorgten Einweg-E-Zigaretten, deren Lithium-Akkus leicht entzündlich sind, was korrekte Entsorgung unerlässlich macht. #E-Zigaretten #Brandschutz #Recycling
Het kabinet introduceert vanaf 2028 statiegeld op alle plastic flessen en blikjes om zwerfafval te verminderen en de recyclingdoelen van Europa te behalen. #statiegeld #plasticafval #zwerfafval
Laut einer Studie der Boston Consulting Group und der Initiative „Cradle to Cradle Electronics sind in ausrangierten Haushaltsgeräten und Unterhaltungselektronik in der EU ungenutzte Rohstoffwerte von über 65 Milliarden Euro vorhanden, während jährlich 1,6 Millionen Tonnen kritischer Rohstoffe in neuen Geräten landen und die Recyclingquote bei lediglich 43 Prozent liegt. #Elektroschrott #Rohstoffe #Kreislaufwirtschaft
Betonland Nederland worstelt met het implementeren van groener beton, ondanks de mogelijkheid om de CO2-uitstoot van het materiaal aanzienlijk te verlagen en vooruitgangen in de verduurzaming van de betonproductie. #duurzaambeton #recycling #CO2reductie
Ein gutes Beispiel, wie Deutschland mit der Energiewende die Wirtschaft stärken kann. Wir sind Weltmeister im Recycling. Damit bekommen wir die Rohstoffe, die wir für Batterien für die Energiewende benötigen. https://t.co/y5Fsoj06cp #Energiewende #Recycling #Nachhaltigkeit #DE
