In May 2025, the aluminum recycling and rolling group Speira informed about an advancement in its sustainability journey: As part of the EU-funded HyInHeat project, it has successfully converted a melting furnace with a capacity of 1.5 tons to hydrogen operation. Initial tests with various scrap types show promising results with no impact on melt […]
Tomra Recycling and Gerhard Lang Recycling collaborate in KANAL, a pioneering aluminum alloy sorting project. As reported by Tomra Recycling Sorting, Gerhard Lang Recycling GmbH was one of the first companies globally to implement the manufacturer’s AUTOSORT PULSE system for the precision sorting of aluminum alloy stamping scrap generated from automotive production in early 2024. […]
Innovation4Waste, the new Partitalia brand that develops IoT (Internet of Things) waste-tracking solutions, has presented its cloud-based technologies at Waste Expo 2025 in Las Vegas, the leading trade show in North America focused on solid waste, recycling, and sustainability. At this event, the Italian company presented its “Smart Waste Management” IoT ecosystem. According to the […]
Tana Oy is a Finnish environmental technology company with a bold mission: to turn waste into value. Founded in 1971, Tana has grown into a globally recognized provider of mobile equipment and intelligent solutions for solid waste management. With exports to over 50 countries and a strong global presence, the TANA machines are known for […]
With the new generation of the 830 G, SENNEBOGEN is expanding its portfolio with a powerful material handler that impresses above all with its comfort, ergonomics, and user-friendliness. TSR Czech Republic s.r.o., a leading scrap dealer headquartered in Prague, had the opportunity to test the machine extensively at its site in Pilsen. Versatile use in […]
The idea is not new, but was now rediscovered: Researchers at the Austrian Technical University of Graz have found a way to recover the cellulose fibers from used clothing and utilize them to produce cardboard and other packaging materials. As reported by the university, in Austria alone around 220,000 tons of textile waste is produced […]
According to Swedish Linköping University, researchers of the university have developed a method to recycle all parts of a solar cell repeatedly without environmentally hazardous solvents. “The recycled solar cell has the same efficiency as the original one,” the press release said. “The solar cell is made of perovskite and the main solvent is water.” […]
K 2025 from 8 to 15 October 2025 in Düsseldorf (Germany) – according to the organizers “the world’s No. 1 trade fair for the plastics and rubber industry” – has set itself the goal of addressing the central issues of our times. One of its three “Hot Topics” reads “Shaping the Circular Economy”. For the […]
According to new research published by India-based Astute Analytica, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) plastic pallets market was valued at 103.09 million US-Dollar in 2024 and is expected to reach 174.47 million US-Dollar by 2033, growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.25 percent during the forecast period 2025–2033. As stated by the […]
Kjetil Vikingstad – Founder and Head of R&D at Norway-based Geminor – examines in this article the broader implications of the United Kingdom’s rapidly growing Energy-from-Waste (EfW) capacity: The UK is on the brink of a significant shift. Over the next two years, between four to five million tons of new EfW capacity will come […]