“One Earth Summit” 2025: Hong Kong and Its Role as an International Financial Center

In March this year, the “One Earth Summit” was held in Hong Kong. The event attracted more than 300 participants from around the globe and was hosted by the Institute of Sustainability and Technology, co-organized by the One Earth Alliance, and the Giving to Amplify Earth Action (GAEA) initiative launched by the World Economic Forum. […]

Plastics Recyclers Europe Established a new Taskforce

The organization has announced the establishment of a new Dissolution Taskforce, which reflects recent technological advancements in the industry. This initiative follows a collaboration with DROP-IN, the Dissolution Recycling of Plastics Initiative. The goal is “to shape policies that enhance the recognition of dissolution recycling and to ensure a level playing field among all recycling […]

BIR World Recycling Convention & Exhibition: Ensuring Free Trade despite Tariffs and other Restrictions

The world is changing – but the answer is NOT blowing in the wind. More than 1,900 participants, drawn from well over 800 companies and more than 60 countries attended the recent convention of the Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) in Valencia 2025, the world association gave account. “We are more visible and better connected […]

Testing Separation Processes under Real-Life Conditions: How TRENNSO-TECHNIK® Test Centers Accelerate the Development of Efficient Solutions

In the recycling and bulk materials industries, tailor-made separation solutions are key to efficient, economical, and sustainable processes. But how can companies ensure in advance that a specific separation plant is suitable for their material, product, and objectives? TRENNSO-TECHNIK® has the answer: testing – in its in-house test center. This medium-sized, family-run company based in […]

Fornnax is Transforming Australia’s Tire Recycling Landscape with RPM Automotive Group

Fornnax is pleased to announce its significant project with RPM Automotive Group Limited, a prominent Australian automotive parts distributor. This ambitious initiative demonstrates RPM’s strong commitment to environmental responsibility within Australia’s tire recycling industry. To achieve its objectives, RPM strategically integrated Fornnax’s high-capacity SR-200 HD primary shredder into its operations in 2024. The crucial addition […]

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 […]