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Waste: boost recycling, cut landfilling and curb food waste, say MEPs

The share of waste to be recycled should be raised to 70% by 2030, from 44% today, while landfilling, which has a big environmental impact, should be limited to 5%, said Environment Committee MEPs on Tuesday, as they amended the draft EU “waste package” legislation. They also advocate a 50% reduction in food waste by 2030.

Infringements: European Commission refers Italy

The European Commission is taking Italy to the Court of Justice of the EU for its failure to rehabilitate or close down 44 landfills, which represent a serious risk for human health and the environment.

TOMRA Sorting Recycling launches AUTOSORT LASER to increase efficiency

Global leader in sensor-based sorting technology, TOMRA Sorting Recycling, aims to further reduce landfill waste with its newest innovation. 

Tomra Sorting Recycling awarded large-scale contract by SKM Recycling in Australia to supply world leading automated sorting technology

Global leader in sensor-based sorting technology, TOMRA Sorting Recycling, aims to revolutionize the recycling industry and drastically reduce waste going to landfill.

More recycling of household waste, less landfilling in Europe

• Municipal waste recycling target: 44 % today, 55% by 2025, 65% by 2035
• No more than 10% landfilling by 2035
• Separate collection of textiles and hazardous waste

Will there be a hidden landfill below?

Trenchless Technologies allow to survey and study subsoil with no digs nor samples.

Judgment of the Court of Justice: Commission vs Italy

Italy has failed to fulfil its obligations under the directive on the landfill of waste as regards 44 landfill sites.

Two for one

Ushant Island: MB Crusher cuts the bill for purchasing raw materials and solve the landfill issue.

Life Halosep inaugurated: a unique facility for fly ash recycling

Stena Metall, together with the Danish company Vestforbrænding, inaugurated the world's first full-scale HaloSep plant. The plant converts fly ash from incineration processes into useful resources such as metals and salt, as well as purified fly ash. The ash is today classified as a hazardous waste that may only be disposed of in special landfills. The facility is part-financed by EU-LIFE.

The rebirth of the Novellara landfill thanks to photovoltaic plant

PAL continues to make investments in renewable energies. The S.A.Ba.R. project entails the execution of works to develop a 997.92 Kw ground-mounted, grid-connected photovoltaic plant on the former inter- municipal landfill based at Novellara (RE).

Construction and demolition waste: from downcycling towards closed- and open-loop recycling

The construction industry generates paramount quantities of waste. While recycling rates of construction and demolition waste (CDW) vary around the world, in all regions most of the material recovered is downcycled into low-quality materials or sent to landfill. 

Towards a sustainable future: implementing municipal solid waste shredding

The shredding of MSW plays a crucial role in reducing waste volume, thereby facilitating its transport, recycling, and reducing the flow to landfills.