A report by the European Environment Agency finds that clean industrial transformation can boost competitiveness, but must accelerate.

The Bureau of International Recycling asks the European Commission to revise planned export limits for recycled metals and extend its consultation.

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.

E-waste in Europe keeps growing. NGOs urge the European Commission to strengthen collection, reuse and producer responsibility in the WEEE reform.

The European Environmental Bureau calls for strict environmental reviews of 46 new EU projects for critical raw materials.

The European Commission has selected 46 projects to expand the extraction, processing and recycling of critical raw materials in the European Union.

Researchers at the University of Fukui show that supercritical carbon dioxide redistributes dyes between polyester fibers, creating new shades.

Aimplas leads the VERSO project, which applies the Digital Product Passport and validates reuse systems for plastic packaging.

For years, the material recycling of plastics from end-of-life vehicles has been considered one of the greatest challenges in vehicle recycling.

A three-year European project led by Queen's University Belfast develops human-centred recycling solutions for hazardous work environments.

Plastic packaging waste from the healthcare sector represents a quantitatively relevant recycla-ble material stream that has so far been insufficiently used.

Terms such as upcycling or downcycling are often based less on reliable sustainability data and more on subjective value judgments.