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US recycling technology company AMP will showcase its AI-powered municipal solid waste (MSW) sorting technology at the Environmental Services & Solutions Expo (ESS Expo) 2026, taking place on 16–1...

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...

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

German sorting technology specialist Sesotec has moved its new VARISORT+ CARBON BLACK system from development to a fully operational MWIR sorting platform, addressing a longstanding challenge in plast...

Germany’s RCS Rohstoffverwertung GmbH has started construction of a new plastics recycling facility in Werne, representing an investment of around €75 million. The new 6.5-hectare si...

Canadian recycler EFS-plastics Inc. has completed a US$12 million expansion of its facility in Lethbridge, Alberta, transforming it from a regional sorting operation into an integrated ...

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...

AMI is launching the Textiles Manufacturing Expo, a new exhibition and conference that will take place on April 7–8, 2027, in Charlotte, North Carolina, alongside the established Textiles Recycling Ex...

Smart DRS has processed more than 150,000 reusable cup returns since its first live deployment at the IIHF Ice Hockey U18 World Championship in late April, expanding across major music festivals, cult...

🇪🇺 Europe is stepping up efforts to keep end-of-life wind turbine blades out of landfills, as the EU-funded ReWind project develops new routes for reuse and recycling of composite materials....

Illuminate what matters. Measure what counts. Adapt and transform. Digital Product Passports are arriving, and the regulations and data infrastructures needed to support them are beginning to take ...

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...

Four weeks before Environmental Services & Solutions Expo (ESS Expo) 2026 opens on September 16–17, organisers are preparing a two-day programme covering recycling, circular economy, waste management,...

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...