Entries are now officially open for the Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2026, recognising innovation and leadership across the plastics recycling value chain.

Europe’s plastics recycling industry is facing an existential crisis. Despite €5 billion in investments (2020–2023) and 12.5 million tonnes of installed capacity, recyclers are struggling due to: low demand for recycled plastics, the persistent cost advantage of virgin materials (fossil fuel subsidies, unpriced environmental costs), and a surge of underpriced imports.

Tata Technologies has unveiled WATTSync, a cloud-based digital battery passport that brings full transparency across the battery lifecycle — from sourcing and manufacturing to usage, second-life, and recycling.

A new state-of-the-art facility has been commissioned in Magdeburg, setting a benchmark in bottom ash recycling from municipal solid waste incineration (MSWI). With a total capacity of 90,000 tonnes per year, it is now the largest plant of its kind in Germany.