Highlights

Can Digital Product Passports Transform Our Relationship with Products?
Today we speak with Marion Rouzeaud — transformation leader, author, and founder of DiPPa, a strategic advisory practice partnering with organizations to integrate data-driven sustainability and circu...

Reverse Vending Gets a New Design: TOMRA Launches T100
TOMRA Collection has unveiled the TOMRA T100, its latest-generation single-feed reverse vending machine (RVM), setting a new benchmark for drink container recycling in retail environments.
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South Korea Launches Nationwide Heated Tobacco Device Recycling via Postal Network
Korea Post, under the Ministry of Science and ICT, has rolled out a nationwide “Mail-back Takeback” program enabling consumers to recycle heated tobacco devices through local post offices and mailboxe...

Textiles Recycling Expo Returns with the Industry Alliance Hub Featuring UKFT
The Textiles Recycling Expo returns to Brussels, Belgium on 24–25 June 2026 for its second edition — and registration is now open (free of charge). A key highlight of the event, the Industry Alliance ...

Enva Expands UK Recycling Capacity with New 124,000 sq ft Fridge Recycling Plant
Enva, a leading recycling and resource recovery specialist, has signed a pre-let on a new 124,000 sq ft fridge recycling facility at Goodman’s Crossways Commercial Park in Dartford, Kent....

Circular Economy Awards & Forum marks a year of global expansion in 2025
As 2025 draws to a close, the Circular Economy Awards & Forum is reflecting on a year of significant growth and internationalization. What began as a regional initiative has evolved into a global plat...

AI Innovation Hub Showcases Latest Innovations at Plastics Recycling Show Europe 2026
Artificial intelligence will take centre stage at the Plastics Recycling Show Europe exhibition and conference at RAI Amsterdam on 5-6 May 2026. A dedicated AI Innovation Hub will showcase the latest ...

STEINERT AI enables food-grade tray recycling at Cirrec
Since April 2024, Cirrec (part of Faerch Group) has been processing 60,000 tonnes of PET trays/year—over 3 billion trays—into food-grade rPET. The key challenge: sorting visually similar but legally d...

Replacing 10 Billion Single-Use Boxes: Five-Year Mission
Interview with Iñigo Canalejo Lasarte Vice President ESG and Strategic Marketing at IFCO.
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Fornnax Sets Global Benchmark with World’s Largest New Product Development Centre & Demo Plant
Fornnax has unveiled one of the world’s largest New Product Development Centre and Demo Plant, spread across a 12-acre facility located approximately 30 km from the key western Indian port of Kandla i...

♻️ Tomra Opens London RVM Showroom Ahead of UK Deposit-Return Scheme
TOMRA Collection has opened a new reverse vending machine (RVM) showroom in London, giving UK retailers the opportunity to experience deposit-return technology firsthand as the country prepares to rol...

PRS ME&A Conference Expands to Saudi Arabia – Riyadh to Host First-Ever PRS KSA in January 2026
The Plastics Recycling Show Middle East & Africa (PRS) is making its debut in Saudi Arabia with the launch of the PRS ME&A Conference KSA on 21 January 2026 at the Riyadh Marriott, preceded by a netwo...

Let’s Look Inside Latin America’s Most Advanced Waste Treatment Plant: STADLER and Ecourbis Ambiental Build a New Benchmark for Circularity in Brazil
A major milestone for the region: STADLER Group and Ecourbis Ambiental S/A Ambiental will build UTM Leste, the most advanced municipal solid waste (MSW) treatment facility in Latin America — set to st...

TOMRA Launches S2 Rugged Plus — The Next Generation of Outdoor Reverse Vending Machines Built for Any Weather
TOMRA Collection has unveiled the TOMRA S2 Rugged Plus — a powerful, high-capacity, fully outdoor reverse vending machine for bottles and cans, designed to operate in rain, hail, or scorching sun. Thi...

France’s Most Advanced MRF: ValcopIA Sets New Standards in Recycling Efficiency
Opened in July 2025, ValcopIA in Toulouse is now the largest and most advanced Material Recovery Facility (MRF) in France. Operated by Paprec and powered by Pellenc ST’s cutting-edge technology, the p...

111 Industry Leaders “Ring the Bell for Recycling” — Calling on the EU to Fix Broken Recycling Economics
Brussels, 7 November 2025. More than 110 organisations from across Europe’s plastics value chain have united to send a powerful message to the European Commission: Europe’s recycling system is breakin...

Driving the Future of Circular Textiles: The Launch of the Textiles Recycling Awards
Textiles Recycling Expo is proud to announce the launch of the Textiles Recycling Awards, a brand-new initiative designed to celebrate innovation, leadership, and measurable impact in textile recyclin...

Lindner & P&G Unveil Flexloop – A Breakthrough in Mechanical Recycling
A new era for mechanical recycling has begun. At K 2025, Lindner, in collaboration with Procter & Gamble, introduced Flexloop — a revolutionary solvent-based extraction technology that removes NIAS, o...

Reverse Vending Machine Market Set for Strong Growth Through 2032
The global Reverse Vending Machine (RVM) market is gaining traction as recycling automation and deposit return systems expand worldwide....

AMP Robotics Named to TIME’s “Best Inventions of 2025” for Its AI-Powered Waste Sorting System
TIME Magazine has recognized AMP Robotics’ AMP One among its Top 25 Inventions of 2025, highlighting its transformative role in advancing circular waste management....

TOMRA Launches eBook on AI’s Transformative Role in Recycling
TOMRA Recycling has unveiled its new eBook, “AI in Recycling: Unlocking New Possibilities”, highlighting how artificial intelligence and deep learning are reshaping material recovery and circularity....

TIME Names Greyparrot Analyzer One of the Best Inventions of 2025
Greyparrot’s AI-powered Analyzer has been recognized by TIME as one of the Best Inventions of 2025 — a milestone for innovation in recycling and circular economy technology....

Recycling Robots Now 3× Cheaper Than the Market — Hire One Today!
Hire instead of buy — flexible testing and deployment for €1,750/month!
The robotic waste-sorting market is valued at USD 2.84B in 2025 (Mordor Intelligence) and is growing rapidly. Until recently, a...

TOMRA Recycling, has launched FINDER™ COLOR, a new solution for the scrap metal recycling
TOMRA Recycling, has launched FINDER™ COLOR, a new solution for the scrap metal recycling and e-scrap processing industries that combines AI-powered singulation with ultra-precise RGB imaging....

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

European Plastics Recyclers Sound the Alarm: Ring the Bell for Recycling
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 ...

Powering the Future: Tata Tech Launches WATTSync Battery Passport Ahead of EU Rule
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 ...

Germany Launches Its Largest Bottom Ash Recycling Plant
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 p...

Digital Product Passports Set to Transform EU Market — Are Companies Ready?
The European Union has officially published its first Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) Working Plan, introducing mandatory Digital Product Passports (DPPs) for key product categori...

Riyadh to Host the Middle East’s Premier Recycling and Circular Economy Event
Recycling Expo Middle East 2025 to connect global innovators, GCC policymakers, and industry leaders on 11–12 November Saudi Arabia’s capital will become the focal point for regional sustainability ef...