Austria has one of the most efficient waste management systems in Europe.

The transformation to a circular economy requires enormous investments in energy-efficient processes, sustainable production systems and new business models.

The directive for waste electrical and electronic equipment is getting on in years. For some time now, Brussels has been working on a revision.

Currently, considerable quantities of critical raw materials are lost, as vehicle electronics have so far mainly been shredded together with end-of-life vehicles.

Growing material inventories make it difficult to close material cycles.

Energy-intensive industries are at the heart of European climate, environmental and industrial policy.

Finnish researchers have investigated the efficiency of AI-supported sorting systems in building material recycling compared to conventional methods.

Engineering plastics pose special challenges for recycling.

The consequences of climate change are increasingly affecting infrastructures, material flows and the supply of secondary raw materials.

The expansion of electromobility is crucial for the decarbonisation of the transport sector.