Europe is preparing to collect and process significantly more textile waste. But as recycling capacity expands, another question is becoming increasingly important: who will actually buy the recycled ...

TRIMET Aluminium SE has commissioned a new facility in Hamm designed to process up to 40,000 tonnes of aluminium scrap per year, strengthening its supply of recycled raw materials. LIBS sorting for...

Europe is preparing to collect and process significantly more textile waste. But as recycling capacity expands, another question is becoming increasingly important: who will actually buy the recycled ...

The numbers are becoming harder to ignore. Let’s look at a few examples....

US-based Electronic Recyclers International (ERI) has launched ERI India, a 50/50 joint venture with Indian recycler Eco Recycling Limited (Ecoreco)...

The ISWA International Solid Waste Association (ISWA) has released the first detailed programme for the ISWA World Congress 2026, which will take place 16–18 November at London's QEII Centre....

UK-based TeknTrash Robotics has partnered with environmental services provider Sharp Group to test ALPHA, an advanced humanoid robot designed to revolutionize waste sorting. The pilot at Sharp Group's...

Liverpool City Council is preparing to deploy up to 36 waste collection vehicles powered by hydrogenated vegetable oil (HVO)—a major step towards meeting new UK-wide food-waste collection laws set to ...

Every year, improperly disposed lithium-ion batteries pose hidden dangers at waste processing facilities. These tiny power sources—sometimes no bigger than a coin—can spark fires, damage equipment, an...

Protein Evolution, a young biotech company that utilises biological processes to promote the transition to a lower-carbon, circular economy for materials and plastics, has announced the launch of new ...

What if designers spent more time seeing what happens to products after we throw them away?...

A team from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has won first prize in Phase 2 of NASA’s LunaRecycle Challenge, receiving US$775,000 for a system designed to recycle mixed waste during fut...

The preliminary agenda is now live for Critical Minerals Expo North America, Battery Recycling Expo North America and E-Waste World Expo North America, taking place October 28–29 in Atlanta. More than...

Oxfam has partnered with ACS (Advanced Clothing Solutions) to launch a clothing rental service using selected garments donated to the charity, creating a new route for extending the life of second-han...

A new waste sorting complex with a capacity of 150,000 tonnes per year has opened in Pavlodar, Kazakhstan...

Lindner Recyclingtech has expanded its mobile shredding portfolio with the Urraco ECO, a new twin-shaft shredder designed for waste wood, green waste and commercial waste. The machine is positioned as...

Dennis Eagle has unveiled its new CrewSense AI system at RWM Expo 2026 in Birmingham, using cameras and artificial intelligence to monitor crew activity in the working zone at the rear of refuse colle...

BRUSQUE, Brazil — July 2026 — Sutco RecyclingTechnik has commissioned a new automated municipal solid waste (MSW) sorting plant for Ciclare in Brusque, Santa Catarina, as Brazil expands its capacity t...

TRIMET Aluminium SE has commissioned a new facility in Hamm designed to process up to 40,000 tonnes of aluminium scrap per year, strengthening its supply of recycled raw materials. LIBS sorting for...

New EU packaging rules could increase demand for recycled plastics while also changing the requirements for the recycling industry....

The LEGO Group has started using e-methanol, a renewable material, to help make more than 90 robust and rigid LEGO elements, including cross axles, connectors, steering wheels and Minifigure hands....

Brazil will host its first edition of the Plastics Recycling Show (PRS) on 17–18 May 2027 at the Renaissance São Paulo Hotel....