In a joint open letter addressed to Executive Vice President Stéphane Séjourné and Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič, a coalition of European recycling associations and companies has called on the European Commission to reconsider any potential export restrictions on recycled aluminium scrap. The letter, dated May 28, 2026, was coordinated by Recycling Europe and signed by dozens of companies and national associations from across the EU.

Herbold Meckesheim is strengthening its offering of used machinery for the plastics recycling industry. The portfolio includes granulators, shredders, pulverizers, plastcompactors, and washing line components such as friction washers and dryers. Depending on configuration and availability, many machines can be delivered at short notice.

India's recycled PET (r-PET) industry is operating well below capacity, even as a government mandate requires food-grade PET packaging to contain 40% recycled content in the 2026-27 fiscal year. According to Goutham Jain, Director General of APR Bharat (Association of PET Recyclers), 20-25% of the country's r-PET production capacity is currently idle due to insufficient demand from packaging brands and users.

World crude steel production for the 69 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (Worldsteel) was 153.4 million tonnes (Mt) in April 2026, a 1.9% decrease compared to April 2025.

The Association of Cities and Regions for Sustainable Resource Management, the European Waste Management Association and Hazardous Waste Europe have signed a joint declaration. The document calls for increased cooperation, funding and policy support to ensure effective collection and management of household hazardous waste across Europe. The organisations cooperate under the Hazards Out initiative. The initiative promotes awareness, exchanges practical experience and supports capacity building.

Dieffenbacher and Unilin commission a fiberboard recycling plant in France. The Fiber2Fiber system processes production waste and post-consumer material at industrial scale.

The Back2Back project develops scalable systems for industrial product reuse, combining take-back schemes, digital tools and cross-industry collaboration.

Lindner Washtech appoints Marcel Willberg as Managing Director, strengthening its focus on integrated plastics recycling solutions and global market growth.

trinamiX expands mobile NIR spectroscopy to support material identification in footwear and textiles, improving recycling processes and data transparency.

Mistracking is prevented by first understanding the basic patterns of belt behavior and then following established procedures to carefully align the structure and components to correct fluctuations in the belt's path.

The demonstration unit began operation on 10 March and is scheduled to run for four months. It is designed to process around 20 cubic metres of liquid digestate per day. According to the company, the system can recover up to approximately 26 tonnes of nutrients per year from the side stream.

Eggersmann has commissioned an IBA processing plant near Dublin to recover ferrous and non-ferrous metals from incinerator bottom ash.

A new ReMA study says the recycling industry economic impact reaches $184 billion annually, supporting U.S. manufacturing, supply chains, jobs and tax revenue.

Waste-to-Energy in AccelerateEU highlights the sector's role in district heating, energy security, waste heat recovery and reduced fossil fuel dependence in Europe.

TOMRA Recycling has opened its Americas Test & Training Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, expanding testing, training and parts support for recyclers and plastics processors.

Several tens of tonnes of polyester-rich textile waste sourced from European post-consumer streams were sorted and prepared in France before being treated at a semi-industrial unit in Japan. The process produced BHET, the base monomer used to manufacture recycled polyester. It is intended for conversion into yarns, fabrics and garments.

The gasification of residual forestry waste, recycled waste wood, MSW and ligno-cellulosic crop wastes is an emerging pathway to producing liquid fuels. At the high temperatures and pressures in the gasifier, these feedstocks are converted into syngas, a mixture of hydrogen, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide. Subsequently, the syngas can be converted to methanol or synthetic Fischer Tropsch liquids such as sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The handling of these non-homogeneous, solid materials is critical to the successful operation of the gasifier to enable a viable recovery and chemical recycling (chemcycling) pathway.

Companies and entrepreneurs that make circularity key to their operations or start-ups — aiming to reduce environmental and climate pressures — encounter significant obstacles when attempting to scale. Related to this is the need to ensure that the jobs created through the circular economy are fair, inclusive and of good quality.

The installation will be executed in phases, with the objective of reducing CO₂ emissions by more than 50 percent compared to baseline blast furnace operations. Upon completion, the facility is expected to become the first blast furnace worldwide converted to EASyMelt.

A German-Austrian research project investigates the biodegradation of compostable plastic fragments in the soil under real conditions along the process chain from composting to soil input.