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Black textiles cause major problems for sorting plants - Leipzig researchers are working on solutions. © AI-generated with ChatGPT

The black hole in textile recycling

Black T-shirts and stretch jeans usually end up in waste incineration because sorting plants cannot recognize them. Researchers at the IOM in Leipzig want to change this. In a European project, they are developing new technologies with artificial intelligence that can also sort problematic textiles. The EU is funding the project with five million euros.

A forklift truck collects used tires for further processing in a shredder on the premises of Mülsener Rohstoff- und Handelsgesellschaft mbH in Mülsen / Photo: Hendrik Schmidt/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa/Archivbild

Saxony wants to save raw materials: Promoting the circular economy

Saxony wants to support the transition to a resource-conserving circular economy with a funding program. Around 89 million euros from EU and state funds have been earmarked for this up to and including 2027, announced Environment Minister Wolfram Günther (Greens) on Tuesday after the cabinet meeting ..

Garbage cans lying on Eisenbahnstraße in the east of the city / Photo: Sebastian Willnow/dpa

Leipzig's city cleaning service collects less New Year's Eve waste

The Leipzig city cleaning service collected slightly less garbage on the streets on New Year's Day than a year ago. "Our colleagues have so far removed just under 74 cubic meters of New Year's Eve waste in the city area," said a press spokeswoman in Leipzig on Wednesday. However, the figure could ri ..