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European waste management organisations and local authorities call for stronger support and investment to implement mandatory systems for the separate collection of household hazardous waste.

In autumn 2025, Unilin commissioned a new Fiber2Fiber plant from Dieffenbacher at its MDF site in Bazeilles. The plant has now been fully integrated into the existing production line and is operating at industrial scale. It produces fibers from recycled fiberboard material and feeds them directly back into board manufacturing.

A consortium of industrial and technology companies has launched the Back2Back project to improve the reuse and recycling of used technical products. Partners include Grundfos, Danfoss and DSV, alongside further industry and research organisations. The initiative focuses on extending product lifecycles and reducing material losses through new recovery systems.

Lindner Washtech has expanded its global management team. Marcel Willberg joins the executive level as Managing Director alongside Georg Krenn and will take primary responsibility for global sales. The company positions this appointment as a step to strengthen internal leadership development.

The trinamiX GmbH is expanding its portfolio for the circular economy. New applications of mobile near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy enable the identification of materials used in the footwear and textile industries. The solution supports manufacturers, sorters, recyclers and brand owners in reliably identifying materials and improving transparency across increasingly complex value chains.

The moment a conveyor belt wanders, material spills, system safety and productivity quickly degrade, and operating costs rise. Spillage fouls idlers and pulleys, causing them to seize, leading to friction damage on the belt and potentially becoming a fire hazard.

NPHarvest has launched a nutrient recovery pilot at Biogas Westerbakum GmbH & Co. KG in Lower Saxony. The project marks the Finnish cleantech company’s entry into Germany’s biogas market and is intended to demonstrate how liquid digestate can be converted into fertilizer-grade inputs.

Eggersmann has commissioned a new IBA processing plant for Knockharley Landfill Ltd. north of Dublin, Ireland. The project was delivered with support from Kaizen Recycling Limited, Eggersmann’s dealer for the United Kingdom and Ireland.

On Earth Day, the Recycled Materials Association (ReMA) published a new economic impact report outlining the scale of the U.S. recycling sector and its contribution to manufacturing, employment and environmental performance. The study presents recycled materials not as a peripheral environmental activity, but as an established industrial input across major manufacturing segments.

ESWET has welcomed the European Commission’s AccelerateEU Plan as a response to energy price volatility and Europe’s continued dependence on fossil fuel imports. The association points in particular to the plan’s focus on district heating, waste heat recovery and domestic clean energy generation, arguing that Waste-to-Energy can contribute across all three areas.

Tomra Recycling has opened its Americas Test & Training Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, expanding testing, training and after-sales support for recyclers across the region. The new facility combines a test circuit with current sorting technologies, training space and warehouse capacity for critical spare parts.

Axens, IFPEN and JEPLAN have completed a semi-industrial demonstration of a polyester textile recycling loop, processing post-consumer waste into base monomers for new production.