Dear readers, This year continues just as the last one ended. The Corona crisis has not yet found a spontaneous end, although a lot of research is being done and sensible rules for a reasonably normal...
Under the leadership of the GKZ Geokompetenzzentrum Freiberg, the final conference of the future initiative simul+ took place in Freiberg on May 23, 2022. Under the motto „Bringing the future...
The first plant for recycling end of life e-car batteries from an automobile manufacturer started operations at the beginning of 2021.
"Our goal is to create our own cycle with more than 90 percent recycling ofour batteries," says Thomas Tiedje, Head of Technical Planning atVolkswagen Component. "We don't want to hand over the...
The German recycling plant manufacturer URT Umwelt- und Recyclingtechnik GmbH commissioned its seventh industrial plant for lithium-ion battery recycling in August 2024. The company has supplied a...
Europe has a shortage of natural resources but a high demand for metals. Therefore metal recycling has a crucial role to play in securing a supply of metals, tapping into the metal reserves that are...
Sewage sludge as a secondary raw material has gained new importance since the new version of the Sewage Sludge Ordinance (AbfKläV) came into effect on October 3, 2017.
The 5th International Conference on Building Materials Recycling (V.PRE = V International Conference Progress of Recycling in the Built Environment) will be held for the first time in Weimar,...
Dear readers,New year, new happiness ... and good resolutions? One answer that can often be found is: „I want to live more sustainably.“ This is a fairly general term and encompasses many areas of our...
They have a high level of mechanical stability at low weight and can be extremely rigid or exceptionally tough – and thanks to their unique characteristics, technical plastics are being used more and...
Europe wants to be climate-neutral by 2050 – and the circular economy for plastics will make a telling contribution. The core element of the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive is the recycling...
