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BlueAlp Advances Three Chemical Recycling Projects Across Europe, Secures €21m EU Funding Support
Dutch chemical recycling technology provider BlueAlp is advancing a series of pyrolysis projects in Belgium and the Netherlands.
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Put bluntly: new sand and new stones
How OTTO DÖRNER in Hittfeld turns demolition waste into gravel-pit products, and what role two STEINERT MSort units play in the process
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Recycleye AI Sorter Achieves 97% Fibre Purity at UK Recycling Facility
Recovering valuable paper and cardboard from residual waste, an AI-powered sorting system from Recycleye has achieved 97% output purity at NEWS Recycling in Norwich, UK, part of the Norse Group, follo...

Specim Launches AI-Powered Hyperspectral System for Automated Textile Sorting
Specim, Spectral Imaging Ltd., a KONICA MINOLTA, INC. Minolta company, has introduced RETEX, an industrial solution combining hyperspectral imaging and artificial intelligence to identify textile mate...
Economy

GPS Tracking Reveals Complex Journey of Nordic Used Textiles Across 23 Countries
A six-month tracking study involving 200 GPS devices has revealed the complex international routes taken by used textiles collected in five Nordic countries, highlighting major gaps in transparency ac...

Biffa to Acquire Enva Recycling Businesses in UK in Major Expansion
UK waste management group Biffa has agreed to acquire Enva’s general recycling businesses in England and Scotland, taking over operations that handle approximately 800,000 tonnes of material annually,...

Who Will Buy Europe’s Recycled Textiles? The Demand Gap Behind the Recycling Boom
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 ...

Europe’s textile recycling problem is no longer just about volume. It is about economics.
The numbers are becoming harder to ignore. Let’s look at a few examples....
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MATIQ Integrates 14 TOMRA AUTOSORT Units with AI Analytics at 250,000-Tonne UK Recycling Facility
UK recycling operator Matiq Group Ltd has expanded the sorting and process-monitoring capabilities of its Garter Street materials recovery facility (MRF) in Sheffield.
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Pellenc ST VISIONAIR™ – New AI-Powered RGB Optical Sorting Technology | Ecomondo 2026
The Pellenc ST team showcased its new VISIONAIR™ sorting system at ECOMONDO 2026 in Rimini, Italy, from 3 to 6 November. Visitors can meet the company’s specialists to explore the technology and disc...

Polytag Expands AI-Free Packaging Tracking Network to Scotland
Polytag Limited has installed its Ecotrace UV-tag detection technology at Wyllie Recycling’s materials recovery facility (MRF) in Perth, Scotland, expanding its network to 15 detection units and givin...

TeknTrash Robotics and Sharp Group Pilot AI-Powered Humanoid to Tackle Waste Sector Challenges
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...
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Volkswagen Opens Industrial Vehicle Dismantling Line in Zwickau, Targeting 4,100 Vehicles Annually
Volkswagen has officially opened a new vehicle dismantling and recycling facility at its Zwickau plant in Germany.
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Tadweer Group Starts Construction of 400,000-Tonne Waste Recovery Facility in Abu Dhabi
Tadweer Group has begun on-site works on a new material recovery facility in Abu Dhabi, developed in partnership with environmental services company Urbaser. The plant is designed to process 400,000 t...

AIMPLAS Develops Digital Product Passport and Reuse Systems for Plastic Packaging
AIMPLAS · Technological Institute of Plastics is leading the VERSO project to validate plastic packaging reuse systems and develop practical applications for the EU Digital Product Passport (DPP).
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UK launches £3.6m robotics hub for waste and recycling
West London Waste Authority (WLWA) and Kingston University are partnering with universities, technology developers, waste operators and public bodies on a £3.6 million project to accelerate the adopti...
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BlueAlp Advances Three Chemical Recycling Projects Across Europe, Secures €21m EU Funding Support
Dutch chemical recycling technology provider BlueAlp is advancing a series of pyrolysis projects in Belgium and the Netherlands.
...

Put bluntly: new sand and new stones
How OTTO DÖRNER in Hittfeld turns demolition waste into gravel-pit products, and what role two STEINERT MSort units play in the process
...

Biffa Reopens £12m Masons Recycling Facility with New Glass Processing Plant
UK waste management company Biffa has reopened its Masons materials recovery facility (MRF) near Ipswich, Suffolk, following a £12 million redevelopment designed to accommodate new household recycling...

Van Dyk to Build $30M Recycling Facility for JLT in Maryland
🇺🇸 US recycling systems supplier VAN DYK Recycling Solutions has been selected by JLT Recycling Inc. (JLT Trucking) to design and build a new 50,000-square-foot materials recovery facility (MRF) in Up...
Politics

Polysmart to Commission $60 Million PET Recycling Plant in Nigeria
Nigeria’s Polysmart Packaging is due to commission the first phase of a $60 million food-grade recycled PET (rPET) facility in Mowe, Ogun State, on October 29.
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Clarios to Acquire Ecobat’s US Recycling Facilities, Strengthening Domestic Critical Mineral Supply
Clarios plans to acquire three US critical mineral recovery and processing facilities operated by Ecobat, expanding its closed-loop battery recycling network and strengthening domestic supplies of rec...

Recycleye AI Sorter Achieves 97% Fibre Purity at UK Recycling Facility
Recovering valuable paper and cardboard from residual waste, an AI-powered sorting system from Recycleye has achieved 97% output purity at NEWS Recycling in Norwich, UK, part of the Norse Group, follo...

Registration Opens for Textiles Recycling Expo USA 2027
📅 Second edition returns to Charlotte, North Carolina, on April 7–8, 2027
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