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.

It is true that Germany has been obliged to collect organic waste separately since 2015. However, the quantities have hardly increased in recent years, as a large part of the waste still ends up in the residual waste. Therefore, the question arises as to how both the quality and quantity of the collection quantities can be improved. The report "Investigation of the effectiveness of waste advice, control and sanction mechanisms and other measures to increase the quantity, proportion and purity of separately collected biowaste in different settlement structures" by Infa and L-Q-M on behalf of the Federal Environment Agency attempts to answer this question.

Digital Product Passport (DPP) will be a game changer for Europe and its industries. As a standardised unique digital record of a product, mandated by the European Union to provide comprehensive information about a product's life cycle, it is meant to increase transparency, promote a circular economy and streamline regulatory compliance. It will contain data on a product's origin, conformity, materials, environmental performance, and be accessed through data carriers like QR codes.

A comprehensive new report published today by BB-REG-NET reveals that certified biodegradable plastics offer a viable pathway to reducing long-term microplastic accumulation in the environment, challenging concerns that these materials simply accelerate plastic fragmentation.