Highlights

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...

BIR to Host 2025 World Recycling Convention & Exhibition in Bangkok for the First Time
The Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) has officially announced that its World Recycling Convention & Exhibition will take place in Bangkok, Thailand, on 27–28 October 2025. This will be the firs...

Ameru Smart Bin: How Artificial Intelligence Is Transforming Waste Management in Premium Offices
Each year, improper waste sorting costs global businesses an astonishing $9 billion—equivalent to around $2,800 per 100 employees. In Class A offices—the gold standard of commercial real estate known ...

♻️ Bio Future Introduces Bioconversion Additives to Support Circular Recycling
July 2025 — A new generation of recycling innovation is emerging as BioFuture Additives (BFA) introduces a regenerative solution that transforms how recycled plastics and textiles are processed and ma...

🌍 FTR+ Marketplace Launches to Modernize Global Textile Reuse.
A major step forward for textile circularity: FTR+, a new digital marketplace dedicated to textile reuse and recycling, officially launched on July 8, 2025....

Looking ahead to the Resource & Waste Management Expo (RWM Expo) Date: 17–18 September 2025
Environmental services & Solutions Expo (ESS Expo) returns in 2025 as the premier event dedicated to showcasing the latest innovations and solutions in the fields of circular economy, net-zero emissio...

♻️ The UK takes a major step toward Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for textiles.
A new impact assessment commissioned by Reconomy and conducted by Resource Futures sheds light on how a future EPR scheme for textiles could function in the UK. The study outlines three potential scen...

France Takes First Major Step Against Ultra-Fast Fashion
France’s Senate has unanimously approved a revised bill aimed at curbing the environmental impact of the ultra-fast fashion industry — marking one of the first serious legislative efforts in Europe ta...

♻️ EU Green Week 2025 Kicks Off: Circular Solutions Take Centre Stage in Brussels
How can circularity fuel Europe’s competitiveness? That’s the core question driving this year’s EU Green Week, which officially opened today in Brussels....

TeknTrash Robotics and Sharp Group Pilot AI-Powered Humanoid to Tackle Waste Sector Challenges
UK-based TeknTrash Robotics has partnered with environmental services provider Sharp Group to test ALPHA, an advanced humanoid robot designed to revolutionize waste sorting. The pilot at Sharp Group's...

♻️ PolyNext - Plastic Industry Conference 2025: A Global Platform for Plastic Recycling & Sustainable Solutions
Dubai, UAE – The PolyNext Awards & Conference 2025 is set to take center stage on October 01-02, 2025, at the prestigious Crowne Plaza Dubai, Salah Al Din St, Deira, Dubai. This premier global event i...

Only 9.5% of Plastic Made in 2022 Came from Recycled Material, Study Finds
The most plastic is made from fossil fuels, predominantly coal and oil, despite rhetoric by producers, supermarkets and drinks companies about plastic being recycled. Globally, landfill remains the ma...

♻️ Audi Pioneers Sustainable Recycling with MaterialLoop Program for End-of-Life Vehicles
AUDI AG is the first car manufacturer to develop and implement an economically viable recycling concept for recyclates from end-of-life vehicles. The company began testing the MaterialLoop program in ...

