Ecomondo 2026 will take place from 3 to 6 November at the Rimini Expo Centre in Italy. The 29th edition of the event will focus on the circular economy, resource management, environmental technologies and industrial sustainability.

Finnish foundry sand reclamation specialist Resand has increased its equipment financing facility with Norion Bank from €14.5 million to €25 million, supporting new customer agreements and international expansion.

Technical issues with DIWASS are causing operational disruptions because market participants are unable to submit notification requests for exports to Turkey and other third countries. The European Waste Management Association (FEAD) has now issued a statement referencing feedback from the European Commission.

The foundational technical standards for the digital product passport (DPP) are in place. At the international conference DPP4EU 2026 (June 1-3, Brussels), experts are presenting the newly published European standards to a broad industry audience and discussing concrete steps toward implementation.

The new report, "Scrutinising Scientific Standards" authored by Dr Andrew Rollinson and endorsed by leading environmental groups, challenges the JRC's central claim that it is not possible to establish a clear hierarchy among recycling technologies. In doing so, it pushes back against what campaigners see as a worrying erosion of scientific standards in EU policy development.

"The MHL340 is among our top international models for recycling and scrap handling, while the MHL350 is one of the fastest and most precise loading machines in its performance class," explains Dominik Vierkotten, Vice President, Lifting and Handling, Terex. "With the G-Series generation of these models, Fuchs is redefining standards in operator comfort and efficiency."

According to a study by the German association BDE, more than 10,000 fires occur annually in German waste sorting plants. Around 80 percent of these fires are caused by lithium-ion batteries. Common in smartphones, electric toothbrushes or singing greeting cards, these batteries are often disposed of together with packaging waste. They can be damaged and catch fire, particularly during the recycling process in sorting plants. The damage caused by this is estimated at around one billion euros a year.