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Waste Matters is our insider’s newsletter to keep our customers and friends fully informed on the latest developments.
In our Summer 2016 issue, — RT700 has produced Plaxx! — To the delight of everyone involved, I am able to report that we have produced Plaxx™ on the RT700 pilot plant, putting us on course to solving the problem of plastic waste. After several months of trials and engineering refinements, the RT700 pilot plant produced its first Plaxx™ last week. To read issue 08, click here
In our Spring 2016 issue, — Helping hit the targets — The Circular Economy package announced at the end of last year calls for some big changes to the way waste is treated across the EU. It is apparent that achieving the EU’s Circular Economy Package targets is not going to be easy. Multiple technologies will be needed to achieve the goals. Recycling Technologies is delighted to provide an additional way of helping these very necessary targets to be reached. To read issue 07, click here
In our Spring 2015 issue, — Plastic in the circular economy — Plastic is a wonderful material that has become an inextricable part of everyday life. Yet our dependency on plastic and lack of waste management is leading towards oceans filled with plastic. So is plastic viable in the circular economy, and can it compete with crude oil as a feedstock? To read issue 06, click here
In our Autumn 2014 issue, — Recycling vs Recovery — The circular economy is creating quite a stir. With over 60% of waste plastic not mechanically recovered and generally ending up as landfill or incinerated, we believe the solution at this stage is to take the plastic back to it original oil/gas state. Recycling Technologies announces funding boost. To read issue 05, click here
In our Spring 2014 issue, — Securing Energy — The government is often accused of getting things hopelessly wrong, but recently one of their stated aims looks almost prophetic. Also read about how Recycling Technologies was shortlisted as University Spin Out of the Year at the 2014 New Energy & Cleantech Awards. To read issue 04, click here
In our November 2013 issue, — Are We Making Mountains Out of Molehills? — Managing Director, Adrian Griffiths, debates our current waste management system in the UK – where every bit of waste is piled together into a number of central locations. 10 years ago the technology did not exist to deal with waste in small quantities, hence the trucks, the treatment plants, and the mountains of waste. Is there a better way? To read issue 03, click here
In our July 2013 issue, — Energy From Waste – Friend or Foe? — Peter Jones OBE discusses the positives and negatives of energy from waste. Environmental sustainability being the ultimate goal here, he argues that we should consider EfW as an answer to the mixed plastic waste problem. To read issue 02, click here
Our March 2013 issue — Waste For Landfill, or Valuable Resource? — launches with a briefing on recent progress. With each edition we’ll also deliver a lead article covering the main themes that directly impact our industry. In Issue 01 MD Adrian Griffiths gives an insight into the story behind Recycling Technologies. To read Issue 01, click here