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Demo plant produces industrial sugars from mixed household waste fractions

Envirotec Magazine

A UK-based demonstration plant that generates industrial biotechnology sugars and other recycled material streams from the paper and card in mixed household waste has come online in May 2022. The products will be used in the production of several high-performance bio-based materials.

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Enzyme-based plastic recycling moves a step closer with new demo plant

Business Green

Consortium speeds towards full commercialisation of innovative recycling approach. Carbios has successfully launched a industrial demonstration plant for its enzyme-based plastic recycling technology, marking the culmination of a decade of research. The continuous cycle of recycling PET waste is one step closer to becoming a reality.".

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State-of-the-art plant for post-consumer plastic waste sorting and advanced mechanical recycling opens in Germany

Envirotec Magazine

We are proud to have initiated one of the most advanced mechanical recycling plants when it comes to post-consumer polymer waste. Offering brand owners and converters top quality recycled material, suitable for use in highly demanding applications is Borealis’ latest contribution to a more circular economy of plastics.

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Deep fried demo: Scottish home trials heating with treated vegetable oil

Envirotec Magazine

Recycled vegetable oil is seemingly being used to heat a home in Scotland, marking an apparent first for the renewable fuel. Jodie Allan has converted the heating system in her family home to run off Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) which the group behind the trial says can reduce carbon emissions by up to 90%.

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Ensuring Safety And Sustainability: Effectively Handling Waste On A Job Site

The Environmental Blog

With that in mind, here are some basic guidelines building and demo companies can use to be more responsible. Establish a Recycling Program Many items left after construction or demolition work don’t have to end up in landfills. A great deal of job site waste can be recycled.

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Tracking chemicals of concern in products: SCIP database ready for use

Envirotec Magazine

The aim is to make recycling of products safer and improve information about dangerous chemicals in products. We need to know more about the hazardous chemicals in products so that they can be safely recycled. A webinar on SCIP, including a demo of the tools and new features, will take place on 19 November.

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Google launches start-up accelerator for the circular economy

Business Green

Yesterday it announced a three-month circular economy accelerator program for Seed to Series A start-ups and NGOs that are using technology to solve circularity challenges - including reuse, refill, recycling, composting, fashion, food, safe and circular materials and the built environment - in the US and Asia Pacific region.