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How a proper management of wood waste supports the production of high-quality MDF panels Medium Density Fiberboard – MDF in short – has emerged as a widely used and super versatile material in the global construction, furniture, and interior design industries, almost every piece of furniture we buy these days is made out of MDF … Continued

HEXACT STATIONARY SCREEN IS THE SOLUTION THAT GRANTS COMPACTNESS, RELIABILITY, HIGH PERFORMANCES, AND LOW ENERGY CONSUMPTION Globally, there has been a growing recognition of the importance of sustainable waste management and recycling, which translated into a higher demand for recycling technologies whether shredders or screeners to treat and recover much of the waste we produce. … Continued

THE BIOMASS ENERGY MARKET IS EXPECTED TO GROW BY 6.0% ANNUALLY, BUT CAN ITS RECYCLING AND USAGE BECOME MORE SUSTAINABLE? The biomass market is predicted to grow based on an increased need for alternative energy sources. Although it is mainly Europe that has faced the energy crisis in the past year, the need to use … Continued

TRANSFORMING THE EU IN A FULLY CIRCULAR ECONOMY BY 2050: IS THIS FEASIBLE? The European Union (EU) wants a circular economy in less than 30 years, so it has designed a plan to repair, reuse and recycle resources – waste included. The waste management plan is a comprehensive one and includes several actions: waste reduction … Continued

HOW WELL DID 2022 GO AND WHERE IS THE WASTE MANAGEMENT MARKET HEADED IN 2023 Following two years of global pandemic, the waste recycling market has dealt with different challenges: from plastic waste piling up around the world to the paper recycling market going up and down or to increasing demand for biogas and biomethane … Continued

THE NRRP FUNDS WILL IMPROVE THE COLLECTION AND RECYCLING OF MSW, ORGANIC WASTE, PAPER, AND PLASTIC The National Recovery and Resilience Plan, also known as the NRRP, makes 24.9 billion euros available to relaunch the Italian economy following the pandemic and encourage the country’s ecological and digital transition. The Plan provides 2.10 billion euros to … Continued

INDIA WANTS ITS CITIES TO BE CLEAN: ECOSTAR’S TECHNOLOGIES ARE HERE TO EASE THE JOB Ecostar will participate in IFAT India from October 17 to 19, 2023. Click here and book a meeting at booth A015 – HALL 3. Our experts in India will be at your disposal to discuss your material needs in depth. … Continued

FROM THE PLASTIC TO SANITARY AND FOOD WASTE: WHAT ARE THE EFFECTS OF THE PANDEMIC? The World Bank estimated that globally, in 2020, we generated around 2.24 billion tonnes of solid waste, and around 33% is not being managed in the right manner. But the worst is yet to happen if the world continues to … Continued

THE UTMOST IMPORTANCE OF MATERIALS SCREENING IN THE RECYCLING PROCESS On average, each EU inhabitant generated 1.8 tonnes of waste in 2018, excluding major mineral waste, according to Eurostat. Most probably, in 2020, with the pandemic we managed to generate less waste, but as economic activities picked up in 2021, we are right back where … Continued

CAN WE REACH 35 BILLION CUBIC METERS OF BIOMETHANE BY 2030? No more delays: Europe must be independent of the Russian gas supply, and it must be so before 2030. That is what the REPowerEU, the European Commission’s plan sets out to do, make EU countries independent when it comes to energy and gas, thus … Continued

COMPLETE SORTING LINE, ENTIRELY DESIGNED BY ECOSTAR, THE CASE STUDY OF PONIKVE KRK This is the story of Ponikve eko otok Krk utility company in Croatia, which in 2020 decided to implement a complete sorting line – Ecostar’s Hexpert system – to treat the green and organic waste from the island of Krk. Krk is … Continued