Ideally, the service life of products should be as long as possible in order to conserve raw materials and avoid waste. One possibility is the use of used and refurbished products. However, the study "Refurbished instead of new: The second chance for smartphones" by the Vodafone Institute for Society and Communication, the Wuppertal Institute and Kantar shows that this option is not yet particularly widespread.

The report "The potential of Deposit Refund Systems in closing the plastic beverage bottle loop" assesses the implementation and impact of deposit return systems (DRS) with a focus on plastic beverage bottles. With a focus on Europe, researchers from the UK, Italy and Finland have investigated the multidimensional challenges and opportunities associated with DRS. The report has been published in "Resources, Conservation & Recycling".

Esposito has signed an agreement with Picvisa for the installation of an automatic clothing sorting line by composition and color at its Marcianise plant.

This strategic partnership will focus on collaboration to clean up Hong Kong Bay.

At Ifat, Stadler wants to show the WireX, that fully automates the wire removal process and dewires crosswired bales in one pass.

At IFAT, Steinert will be presenting the Plasmax LIBS, which has been specially designed for sorting aluminium alloys of classes 5xxx and 6xxx in ready-to-melt qualities.

Tana Oy wants to exhibit two new electric shredders at IFAT, one of which will be the TANA Shark 440E.