Circular Economy News — Week 23

Summary about last week (24)

1. Massive Cleanup: 11 Tons of Waste Collected Around Mount Everest 🏔️🗑️
2. BMUV Recognizes AI Projects for Transforming Circular Economy: Cutting Costs by 50% in Waste Management 🧠♻️
3. EU Investigates Eko-Kom’s Monopoly in Czech Packaging Waste Market: Dominating 20,000 Companies for Over Two Decades 📦🔍
4. Avantium Begins Commercial-Scale Production of Biobased PEF: Targeting 5,000 Tons Annually at Delfzijl Facility 🌱🏭
5. RCS Invests €50 Million to Expand Recycling Operations: Enhancing Capacity to Process Millions of Tons of Plastic Waste 🏗️💶
6. Speira Invests €40 Million to Expand Aluminum Recycling in Neuss: Increasing Capacity to Process Tens of Thousands of Tons Annually 🏭♻️
7. From Old Tires to New Car Parts: Neste, Borealis, and Covestro Lead the Way with Innovative Recycling Project to Process Thousands of Tons of Tire Waste 🚗♻️
8. Strategic Partnership in Plastic Recycling Between Vecoplan and Plast: Targeting Millions of Tons of Hard-to-Recycle Plastics 🚀♻️
9. Altor Equity Acquires Renewcell and Rebrands to Circulose: Scaling Textile Recycling with 20% Production Capacity Increase 🌍🔄
10. Stadler Innovates Sorting Technology to Enhance Alternative Fuel Quality for Cement Industry: Targeting Higher Efficiency and Lower Costs 🔧🔥
11. Rostock Chamber of Commerce Advocates for Ship Recycling Expansion in Northern Germany: Creating Hundreds of New Jobs 🚢♻️
12. Austria, Wales, and Taiwan Top Global Recycling Rates: Achieving Over 55% Recycling Efficiency 🌍🏆

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1. Massive Cleanup: 11 Tons of Waste Collected Around Mount Everest 🏔️🗑️

In a significant environmental cleanup effort, volunteers have removed 11 tons of waste from around Mount Everest. This initiative highlights the ongoing issue of litter in high-altitude areas and the need for sustainable tourism practices.

• Cleanup Volume: Over the course of the project, 11 tons of waste were collected, consisting mainly of…