With the new Ecodesign Regulation, the European Union wants to make sustainable products the standard.

For decades, the EU has been pursuing the goal of reducing packaging waste and significantly increasing the recycling of plastics. But how effective are these political requirements really?

Bio-based materials are considered the key to a more climate-friendly economy, but policy-makers still view them in linear value creation models.

The British government wants to fundamentally reposition its steel industry with a clear focus on decarbonisation and the circular economy. At the heart of the UK Steel Strategy is a raw ma-terial that has often been underestimated in the past: steel scrap.

The European Commission has announced the Circular Economy Act for the autumn. Through a series of publications, the law is getting clearer contours.

Many circular economy technologies and business models have passed the pilot phase, but their scaling often fails due to regulatory fragmentation, weak markets for secondary raw materials and a lack of data interoperability.

A research project is examining how repeated recycling affects the safety-relevant properties of HDPE used in hazardous materials containers.

It would not be the first time: Due to a lack of processes, structures and regulations, the growing expansion of PV systems could lead to disused systems not being kept in the cycle, but being recycled or landfilled at an inferior rate.

BLC has operated mobile battery deactivation equipment in Magdeburg for one year and is using the experience to expand permanent capacity.

The EU-funded Circuit4EU project will develop technologies to recover critical raw materials from discarded electrical and electronic equipment.

Digitalisation is considered the key to the circular economy, but its contribution to climate protection is not clear.

PLS has contracted Tomra Mining to supply 22 sensor-based ore sorters for the planned P2000 expansion at Pilgangoora.