The Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) has renamed its Electrics, Electronics and EV Batteries Committee. The body will now operate under the simpler title of Electronics Committee. The announcement came during the committee's plenary session in Gothenburg on 2 June.

SWEEEP Kuusakoski operates one of the UK's largest waste electrical and electronic equipment recycling facilities in Kent near London. The site processes around 25% of the UK's mixed WEEE stream and is regarded as one of Europe's more advanced recycling plants for electronic waste.

The Nevada Division of Environmental Protection - Bureau of Sustainable Materials Management  has issued a Written Determination Permit for the processing of waste solar panels and photovoltaic components. This approval follows the Air Quality Control Permit granted on January 5, 2026, completing the permitting process required for facility commissioning.

With more than three decades of experience in the design, construction and operation of e-waste recycling plants, weeeSwiss Technology focuses on process engineering, system integration and plant optimisation across the entire WEEE value chain. The company observes that regulatory developments, changing material compositions and increasing safety requirements are redefining plant design and operation.

"Legislative targets are setting the bar high across the entire value chain. It is crucial, now more than ever, to implement standards that enhance the recyclability of plastic packaging. RecyClass is at the forefront of this transformation, continually providing the industry with the most up-to-date recommendations for promoting plastic circularity," stated Paolo Glerean, Chairman of RecyClass.

Petcore's position highlights practical steps to a more sustainable textile industry competitiveness of recycling. By scaling up, we can promote the growth of European champions in the global market, reduce dependency on external resources, and build energy efficient, low-waste sustainable circular supply chains.

Sustainability is a key issue in all areas of the economy today, especially in industry, where durable capital goods and machines are often in use for decades. Sesotec is working intensively on the question of how customers can not only be guaranteed reliable operation in the area of after-sales and service, but also how this can be done in the most resource-efficient way possible.