Tomra Recycling Sorting opened a second test facility at its headquarters in Germany to meet growing demand for material trials.

Building on the potential of bio-based waste to accelerate the transition to circular bioeconomy, a new EU-funded project has been launched to analyse economically and environmentally efficient models for biowaste management in a bid to unlock innovative and comprehensive bioeconomy solutions.

Recyclers' Talks #5, organised on 5 October 2021 in partnership with eREC attracted over 100 participants.

The URBIOFIN project aims to demonstrate the techno-economic and environmental viability of an integrated biorefinery for the transformation of the organic fraction of municipal solid waste (OFMSW) into new marketable bioproducts, chemical building blocks, biopolymers and additives.

In 2021, packaging producer Fischbach and marker manufacturer Tailorlux qualified for the German Packaging Award.

As a constituent of flexible multi-layer films for stand-up pouches, cyclic olefin copolymers (COC) from Topas Advanced Polymers are compatible with polyethylene film recycling streams. This has now been confirmed by the Association of Plastic Recyclers.

Legend Smelting and Recycling has joined the Elemental Holding Group. The acquisition strengthens the Group's position in the global supply chain of critical raw materials. The total value of Elemental Holding's investments in the US market has reached nearly USD 100 million.

Swedish Plastic Recycling (Svensk Plaståtervinning) is investing in building the world's largest and most modern facility for plastic recycling, Site Zero.

Climate-friendly practices for sourcing raw materials hold significant potential to cut greenhouse gas emissions in Europe and globally.

Rieke, part of the Trimas Packaging group, has advanced its commitment to providing customers innovative solutions in the area of sustainability with the commercialization of its patented MonoTM-2e pump, a dispenser pump that is ready to be recycled.