U.S. materials recovery company OnePlanet has unveiled PRISM, a fully mechanical recycling technology designed to recover high-purity materials from end-of-life solar photovoltaic modules without ther...

Trans-World Events is expanding its E-Waste World Expo format to the United States, launching three co-located recycling exhibitions in Atlanta on October 28–29....

Mauritius is known for its beaches, lush landscapes and postcard-perfect scenery. But behind this image of a tropical paradise lies a growing waste management challenge. How is the island addressing i...

UK supermarket Aldi UK and dairy cooperative Arla Foods Ingredients have launched a pilot project with recycling technology company Polytag Limited to track the recycling of plastic milk bottles using...

Sorting and separation technologies specialist STEINERT is expanding its operations in Mexico to provide customers with direct local support, strengthened service capabilities and faster access to tec...

🇩🇪 STUTTGART, Germany — Researchers in Germany are developing an AI-powered robotic system designed to automate one of the most challenging steps in textile recycling: separating and identifying mixed...

🇪🇺 BRUSSELS — Companies placing packaged products on the EU market will face the first major obligations under the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) from 12 August 2026, marking a signif...

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🇳🇴 OSLO, July 2026 — Plastics recovered from residual municipal waste at ROAF - Romerike avfallsforedling IKS are now being supplied on a regular basis to Områ, Norway's national plastic sorting facil...

🇮🇹 MILAN, Italy, May 5–6, 2027 — Recycling Week 2027, the 5th World Recycling Convention, will bring together global leaders from across the recycling and circular economy sectors under the theme "Nex...

🇮🇪 DUBLIN, July 2026 — Ireland's Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) has surpassed 3 billion returned bottles and cans, marking a major milestone just over two years after its launch and highlighting the rapi...

German recycling equipment manufacturer Matthiessen Lagertechnik GmbH is reinforcing its presence in Brazil by participating in the III Brazilian Digital Waste Management Congress, highlighting the gr...

AI waste analytics company Greyparrot has raised $27 million in Series B funding, led by OM Elite Assets Investment, to accelerate the global deployment of its recycling intelligence platform and expa...

IFCO SYSTEMS announced that its reusable packaging solutions are fully aligned with the requirements of the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), which enters into force on 12 August 202...

German cleantech company Voodin Blade Technology has secured €48.18 million from the EU Innovation Fund to build the world's first commercial factory producing fully recyclable wooden wind turbine bla...

Austria is considering a cashback system for lithium batteries as part of efforts to reduce the growing number of battery-related fires in the waste sector and increase collection rates....

Bollegraaf and Lubo Recycling Solutions has completed the installation of an automated household battery sorting system for Peperzeel in Lelystad, the Netherlands....

Swiss textile machinery leader Rieter, Säntis Textiles and Belgian textile sorting specialist Valvan have formed Recycling Powerhouse AG, a new company aiming to industrialize and scale textile recycl...

German battery recycling company cylib has acquired a mechanical battery recycling facility in Bavaria, marking a significant step toward establishing a fully integrated battery recycling value chain ...

STADLER Anlagenbau GmbH has completed and commissioned a state-of-the-art lightweight packaging (LVP) sorting facility for PreZero in Sollenau, Austria. The highly automated plant is one of the most a...

Large companies across the European Union are no longer allowed to destroy unsold clothing, clothing accessories and footwear after new rules under the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (E...

A new research initiative is aiming to unlock new recycling pathways for one of the most challenging waste streams: marine litter....

As recycled content adoption grows, one of the biggest challenges for the packaging industry remains consistent quality, transparency and traceability across complex value chains....

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....

What will unlock Europe’s transition from textile waste to a circular system? Two industry experts share their perspectives on Digital Product Passports, industrial infrastructure and the market condi...

A new European project, SOWISE+ (Solid Organic Waste Into Sustainable End-products), has officially launched in Italy with the goal of demonstrating the first multipurpose biorefinery of its kind for ...

A Spanish research consortium has launched ENDFOULING, a circular economy project that converts organic waste generated in ports into bio-based additives designed to prevent marine biofouling—a major ...

Latvia has expanded its recycling infrastructure with the commissioning of a new municipal solid waste (MSW) and packaging waste sorting facility for Eco Baltia, designed and delivered by Azortum....

Dubai, UAE – The countdown has begun for ArabPlast 2027, the Middle East's largest and most influential exhibition for the plastics, petrochemicals, packaging, polymers, recycling, rubber and chemical...

Built in 2000 and fully modernised in 2023, the Firminy sorting centre is now operated by TrivalLoire, SUEZ’s dedicated subsidiary, under a public service delegation for Saint-Étienne Métropole, servi...