According to Global Market Insigths, the increasing emphasis on waste management across both developing and developed economies may thrive the recycled glass market size.

Waste management company WCRS Ltd has welcomed the Government's consultation on a bottle and can return scheme, which could see consumers paying a deposit in a bid to cut waste and boost recycling.

Joint presentation for the M10 Solar Campus at the Intersolar North America in San Francisco: The Freiburg-based company group, consisting of the mechanical engineering company M10 Industries AG and the solar module manufacturer SI Module GmbH, will be showing its product range for PV automation and building-integrated photovoltaics between July 11th and 13th 2017 (Booth 9011).

The Futuram project, supported by the European Union, has showcased a series of groundbreaking applications for the recycling and recovery of critical raw materials (CRMs). These materials, essential for sectors such as renewable energy, digital technologies, and electric mobility, are considered strategic for Europe's economic and environmental goals.

There is no shortage of scrap in Europe. The numbers prove it. 80% of recycled steel stays in the EU, and the 20% exported is surplus: not leakage.The claim of "scrap leakage" is a false narrative. The real problem is Europe's failure to create demand for its own recycled materials and address high energy prices. Restricting exports won't fix the steel industry — but it will break European recycling. We've seen this mistake before. Countries that imposed export restrictions without securing demand saw their recycling industries collapse. In Europe, plastic recyclers are in crisis because trade restrictions were introduced before local demand was in place. Do we want to repeat this failure with metals? The Action Plan correctly recognises the need for strong demand for recycled metals, but its timeline is flawed. It proposes export restrictions in 2025, then considers increasing demand in 2026 - the opposite of what's needed. The EU must first stimulate demand for circular materials in metal manufacturing, and only then consider if trade additional restrictions are necessary alongside the ones from the revised Waste Shipment Regulation. This is especially important because recycled materials are highly diverse, and for certain grades, there is no demand in Europe now, or in the foreseeable future, simply because the market for these products doesn't exist. A careful impact assessment is essential before considering potentially catastrophic measures. EuRIC remains committed to closely working with policymakers, industrial value chains, and civil society to shape measures that promote a truly circular, competitive, and low-carbon agenda for steel and metals.  "The Commission's Steel and Metals Action Plan is a chance to set the record straight and address the real causes behind the steel crisis. Any discussions on exports are a distraction. You cannot force recyclers to keep surplus recycled materials in Europe if there is no one to buy them", said Julia Ettinger, EuRIC's Secretary General. "What will be the result of that? A collapse of the European recycling industry, more landfill, more value destruction, and fewer jobs.''

Scrap exports have been keeping recycling businesses alive, serving as a counterbalance to the extremely low EU demand for recycled materials.Closing the EU borders for scrap exports will have detrimental consequences to the environment, the economy, and the EU's competitiveness. The prolonged decline of European steel and aluminium production is concerning for recyclers, as it threatens Europe's competitiveness and 'green' and digital transitions. Any calls by the European steel and aluminium industry to restrict scrap exports are completely unjustifiable and unacceptable, especially when the supply of recycled scrap has never been the reason behind any decreased activity of EU mills.Trade challenges cannot be addressed through protectionism, and protectionist measures must not work against Europe's circularity backbone: the European recycling industry. We urge EU policymakers to preserve open trade and carefully consider the EU recycling industry's contributions to the EU economy and sustainability, and to only endorse measures that encourage them to keep innovating and generating resources, instead of hampering them and threatening their very existence.

SK tes has announced a strategic partnership with the BMW Group.

The future energy supply and digitalization will drastically increase the demand for raw materials. Permanent magnets made of rare earth metals are the focus of interest. The war in Ukraine has highlighted the need to secure supply chains for these magnets. Due to their properties, rare earth metal permanent magnets are key components in many technologies of the energy transition. However, their applications go far beyond that. CEPS explains the current situation and outlines a path to developing a supply chain for rare earth permanent magnets in Europe.

A consortium has commenced an ambitious four-year project to create a data platform that will share detailed information on these products.

With the occasion of the last Basel Convention e-waste amendments and the ongoing discussion about their integration into the OECD Decision, FEAD and EERA consider it crucial to bring the need for clear and efficient shipment rules to the negotiation table.

US-based recycling technology company, ACE Green Recycling (ACE) announces its plans to build and operate four new lithium-ion battery recycling facilities with a planned total annual capacity of over 30,000 tons.

The world is experiencing a profound energy transition. Industrial manufacturers across the globe are swapping combustion fuels for electricity in line with global ambitions to decarbonize energy supply and improve energy productivity.

Weltec Biopower is currently setting up two agricultural 250-kW biogas plants for one of Japan's major milk producers.

The European Recycling Industries' Confederation (EuRIC) calls upon the Commission to strengthen its commitment to the Circular Economy.

The new Vecoplan VPC 1600 pallet crusher has been specifically designed to pre-shred voluminous articles and bulky wooden items.

The webinar hosted by the BIR International Environment Council (IEC) on October 15 demonstrated once again the breadth of issues constantly appearing on the world recycling association's radar.

Andritz has successfully completed the start-up of a Universal Shredder FRP in the Kinnarps AB furniture production plant in Kinnarp, Sweden.

ESWET welcomes the publication by the European Commission of the Best Available Techniques (BAT) Conclusions for Waste Incineration (WI), setting new requirements for the Waste-to-Energy (WtE) sector.

In the context of its work on the chemicals-products-waste interface, the EU Commission launched a feasibility study on the use of tools to manage information flows along product supply chains and in the waste sector.

The Commission has put forward an action plan to develop a sustainable and circular bioeconomy that serves Europe's society, environment and economy.