Why is waste treatment necessary, and what processes does it involve? This overview explains how different treatment methods are used to separate waste, recover materials and energy, reduce certain waste-related risks, and prepare residual waste for controlled disposal. …

What do the diapers that a baby uses and the carpet mats in your car both have in common? Fibres. And, not just any fibres, we’re talking about high quality polyester fibres prepared from crushed post-consumer PET bottles. Perhaps from a PET bottle, the contents of which you recently …

You finish your water from the PET bottle and throw it in the trash. And that’s the end of it for you. But did you know that you can meet up with the "same" bottle again, in the same (again as a PET bottle) or another form? Have you ever wondered what happens to the bottles after throwing …

If we speak about household waste and its recycling, most of us have paper, glass and plastics in mind, some of us metals and bio-waste too. According to the statistical data of Eurostat, each citizen of the EU27 produces annually 500 kg of solid waste in average. Nevertheless, …