E-Waste World, Battery Recycling, Metal Recycling, ITAD & Circular Electronics Conference & Expos 2025 Enter Final Phase

The E-Waste World, Battery Recycling, Metal Recycling, ITAD & Circular Electronics Conference & Expos 2025 will return to Messe Frankfurt on 11–12 June, delivering Europe’s most comprehensive free-to-attend trade show for the fast-evolving recycling and circular electronics ecosystem. With over 300+ exhibitors, the expo spans four core industry sectors and offers unparalleled access to next-generation […]

Austrian Technology for Indian Recycler Alpha Ecoplast

In mid-October 2024, Indian company Alpha Ecoplast Pvt. Ltd., a member of Alpha Group, commissioned a Starlinger recoSTAR PET 215 HC iV+ PET bottle-to-bottle recycling system in its new facility near Kosamba, Gujarat State (India). According to the Austrian machinery manufacturer, the recycling plant features Starlinger’s biggest single extruder size, reaching an output of up […]

XRF Technology for a Better Metal Sorting

Redwave, the center of excellence for recycling and sorting technologies within Austria-based BT-Systems GmbH, offers a new solution for the metal recycling industry with its latest generation of REDWAVE XRF sorting machines. By integrating the spectral analysis technology into this sorting system, the company is unlocking new opportunities for metal recycling, particularly in aluminum recovery, […]

Modern Separation Equipment Increases Ferrous and Nonferrous Recovery Rates for MSW/MRF Facilities

The business of collecting, processing and recovering valuable material, both ferrous and nonferrous, has spurred a wealth of mixed waste material recovery facilities (MRFs) to install the latest equipment to “mine” for the highest-grade product in municipal solid waste (MSW). A significant issue in the operation of the MRF is the choice between mechanical or […]

Glass Recycling with Artificial Intelligence

The new Ecoglass equipment from PICVISA incorporates Artificial Intelligence (AI), enhancing glass sorting and optimizing the recycling process. Spain-based PICVISA, a leading com­pany in optical sorting solutions for recycling and waste management, integrates artificial intelligence (AI) in its Ecoglass system, the company’s optical sorting system for glass treatment in recycling plants. “This technology enables more […]

Compact and Newly Invented: The HAMMEL-Shredder Type VB 850 DK

HAMMEL Recyclingtechnik GmbH, based in central Germany, is a manufacturer of pre-shredders and secondary shredders and complete processing systems that have been sold worldwide from Bad Salzungen in Thuringia since 1996. The HAMMEL product range of pre-shredders contains five models, which are available as stationary electric or mobile diesel-powered versions. The second largest model is […]

HMD and Rokbak Offer Flexible Financing Solutions for West Africa

Rokbak has announced a new partnership with HMD, which brings flexible financing options supported by export credit agencies and private risk insurers for projects in West Africa. Since June 2024, when West African equipment dealer HMD officially introduced the Rokbak brand to Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal, Benin, Guinea, and Côte d’Ivoire, the articulated dump trucks RA30 […]

China’s First AI-Powered Hyperspectral Optical Sorter for Mixed Textiles

This year, Chinese DataBeyond Technology, a high-tech company specializing in AI and optoelectronic integration-based intelligent sorting equipment, has launched the country’s first “AI-powered hyperspectral optical sorter for blended fabrics”. The new machine integrates – according to the information – advanced artificial intelligence algorithms with hyperspectral recognition technology. “This breakthrough successfully addresses the long-standing challenges in […]

Used Textiles in Europe: Separate Collection for More Recycling

The European Waste Framework Directive requires all EU member states to set up separate collection systems for used textiles from 2025. The European Waste Framework Directive is part of the implementation of the “EU Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles”. According to the European Union, this strategy addresses the production and consumption of textiles, whilst recognizing […]

PurFi Global and Arvind Limited Announce Plans for Facility in India

The large-scale project is to address textile waste. As reported, the plant would produce high-quality rejuvenated fibers “to meet the elevated standards required by the global textile industry”. PurFi Global LLC and its joint venture partner, Arvind Limited have announced plans for a significant manufacturing scaleup to support the sustainability goals of global fashion and […]

Polyplastics to Launch Glass-Filled Recycled Plastic

Japan-based Polyplastics Co., Ltd., an internationally leading company in engineering plastics, has announced plans to launch a 40 percent glass-reinforced grade of DURAFIDE (R) rG-PPS by December 2025 as part of its mechanical recycling business. The company would develop “high-quality optimum formulations” of polyphenylene sulfide (PPS), which “will play a role in helping achieve 100 […]

Aim: Effective Management and Recycling of Mineral Waste in Europe

The European Waste Management Association (FEAD) and the Fédération Internationale du Recyclage (FIR) have announced their cooperation to advance circular economy approaches within the mineral waste sector. By working together, the two organizations aim to promote effective management and recycling of mineral waste, “ultimately contributing to the European Union’s environmental and waste management goals”. Mineral […]

First IFAT in Saudi Arabia in 2026

Messe München is now collaborating with Saudi Arabian MWAN (National Center for Waste Management) to bring IFAT to the country in January 2026. As reported by exhibition corporation Messe München, it will be holding its first trade fair in Saudi Arabia in 2026 with IFAT, one of the world’s leading trade fair for environmental technologies. […]

France Needs a Long Breath

In the last 15 years, France’s raw material consumption has been exactly on the EU average and level. A new report by the European Environment Agency and European Topic Centre on Circular Economy and Resource Use shows what France did and wants to do to keep pace with the European transition to a circular economy. […]

South Korea: SK Chemicals to Establish Waste Plastic Recycling Innovation Center

Korean company SK Chemicals announced in February this year that it will establish a Recycling Innovation Center (RIC) at its Ulsan plant where eco-friendly chemical materials are produced. According to the company, it will invest in new pilot facilities for the chemical decomposition of waste plastics to produce recycled BHET (r-BHET), linking them with existing […]