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ISRI opposes EPA tyre recycling legislation changes 18-08-2010

United States | The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) in the United States, is asking the country's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) not to adopt proposed rules that 'will have a sig ...





US tyre technology firm teams up with recycler 13-08-2010

United States | Developer of a patented microwave-based technologies for recycling tires, Global Resource Corp. announced an agreement with GEPTEK, Inc. (GTI).

It will allow GBRC to enter marke ...





Clear Path starts operations of new US PET recycling facility 04-08-2010

United States | A PET recycling joint venture company established by Shaw Industries Group, Inc. and DAK Americas LLC, has began processing operations in July. The US firm, named ‘Clear Path Recycling ...





Tyre recycling in Europe shows optimism 21-07-2010

Europe | The European tyre replacement market contracted dramatically in 2009 compared with 2008. Even if the sales of truck tyres fell by 30%, of passenger car tyres grew only by less than 1% and des ...





National Recycling award for Closed Loop Recycling 20-07-2010

United Kingdom | UK plastics processor Closed Loop Recycling has picked up the prize for Recycled Packaging of the Year for Britvic Drench, at the 2010 National Recycling Awards, a contest organised b ...





New tyre recycling technology extracts carbon black 20-07-2010

USA | US oil and gas technology company Plateau Mineral Development, Inc. says the firm, in conjunction with Environmental Solutions, has commenced the permitting process for the Tire Converter, and o ...





Investor backs German recycler Friedola Tech 08-07-2010

Germany | Clean-tech private equity firm WHEB Ventures has invested Euro 10.8 million (US$ 13.6 million) in Friedola Tech which manufactures products for the automotive and logistics industries consis ...





Shredder residue co-operation 16-06-2010

Germany / United States | SiCon GmbH, the German company specialising in turnkey shredder residue processing plants, has expanded its partnership with US firms Green EnviroTech Corp. and Plas2Fuel Cor ...





Tyre recycler sponsors Formula One team 15-06-2010

Germany | For the first time, a recycling company has joined the Formula One racing circus as a sponsor. Tyre recycling company Carbon Green’s logo will be featured on the nose and bargeboards of Virg ...





BIR Plastics Committee: Europe should monitor its dependence on China 11-06-2010

BIR | Europe’s plastics scrap recyclers had become “over-reliant” on exports to China and should make efforts to address this “serious” issue, the BIR Plastics Committee meeting in Istanbul was warned ...








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