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Lindner presents Urraco ECO mobile twin-shaft shredder
Lindner Recyclingtech has expanded its mobile shredding portfolio with the Urraco ECO, a new twin-shaft shredder designed for waste wood, green waste and commercial waste. The machine is positioned as...

STADLER opens 2,160 m² Test Center for recycling technology trials
STADLER brought together 50 participants from 10 countries, including representatives of leading recycling companies and international industry media, at its headquarters in Altshausen, Germany, for t...

Nordic Recycling Systems Adds Automated Sorting to Singapore Deposit Return System
Singapore has officially unveiled a new automated sorting facility in Tuas as its Beverage Container Return Scheme moves toward full implementation on October 1....

OBTAIN™ Deep Learning: AI-Powered XRT Sorting at Hemerdon
Tungsten West plc is deploying six TOMRA Mining XRT ore sorters equipped with OBTAIN™ Deep Learning at the Hemerdon tungsten mine in Devon, England, as part of a redesigned processing plant targeting ...

Dennis Eagle unveils CrewSense AI for refuse collection vehicles
Dennis Eagle has unveiled its new CrewSense AI system at RWM Expo 2026 in Birmingham, using cameras and artificial intelligence to monitor crew activity in the working zone at the rear of refuse colle...

Lightweight composites could cut transport component weight by up to 35%
The EU-funded FOREST project, coordinated by AIMPLAS, has validated lightweight composite solutions that can reduce component weight by up to 35% compared with conventional materials....

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....

STEINERT to present new LIBS and AI sorting advances at ALUMINIUM 2026
From 6 to 8 October 2026, STEINERT will present new developments in aluminium sorting at ALUMINIUM in Düsseldorf, focusing on smaller grain sizes and smarter separation....

Tosca advances asset traceability with Asset IQ
Tosca is expanding digital traceability across reusable packaging and logistics assets with Asset IQ, an established platform developed and refined over several years that combines Active IoT tracking...

HolyGrail 2.0 puts digital watermarks to the real-world test in packaging recycling
Mondelēz International, PepsiCo, pladis Global and Constantia Flexibles are testing invisible digital watermarks on flexible food packaging in Belgium as part of HolyGrail 2.0, aiming to improve autom...

AMP to showcase AI-powered MSW sorting at ESS Expo 2026
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...

Sesotec targets the blind spot in plastics sorting: black plastics
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...

EFS-plastics Invests $12M in HDPE, PP and PET Recycling Facility
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
...

AMI launches Textiles Manufacturing Expo in Charlotte for 2027
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...

The DiPPa™ Framework: Turning Digital Product Passport Data into Competitive Advantage
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 ...

Atlanta is gearing up for three major events shaping the future of resource recovery
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...

ESS Expo 2026: four weeks to go before the UK environmental sector meets in Birmingham
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,...

E-Waste World Expo expands to North America with three recycling events in Atlanta
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....

STEINERT expands its presence in Mexico
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...

EU Packaging Regulation Reaches First Major Compliance Milestone
🇪🇺 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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TOMRA expands Norway's plastics recycling chain
🇳🇴 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...

Matthiessen Lagertechnik strengthens its presence in Brazil through major waste management industry event
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...

Cylib acquires battery recycling plant in Bavaria to build end-to-end recycling value chain
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 Delivers Advanced Packaging Sorting Plant in Austria
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...

EU bans destruction of unsold clothing and footwear from July 19
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...

RESYCURE GmbH launches digital traceability solution to improve PCR quality and scale circular packaging
As recycled content adoption grows, one of the biggest challenges for the packaging industry remains consistent quality, transparency and traceability across complex value chains....

ISWA unveils first programme for 2026 World Congress in London
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....

Textile Recycling at Scale: Data, Infrastructure or Demand?
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...

Eco Baltia launches new 45,000-tonne sorting facility in Latvia with advanced optical sorting and Matthiessen bag opening technology
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....


