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Europe’s plastics recycling industry is entering its sharpest decline — with turnover down 5.5% — putting at risk Europe’s circular economy, industrial resilience and thousands of local jobs.

Picvisa has announced the acquisition of Regulator-Cetrisa, a company specialized in metal separation solutions for the recycling industry.

Kuusakoski Oy has appointed Markku Multamäki as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective 10 November 2025.

Stadler has officially inaugurated its new U.S. headquarters and warehouse complex in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The 27,000-square-foot facility reflects the company’s commitment to innovation, customer service and sustainable growth in North America.

The BIR World Recycling Convention in Bangkok hosted a spirited discussion on 28 October, with industry leaders navigating the trade barriers in a fragmented global market and emphasising the critical importance of free trade.

Free and fair trade around the world is a challenging principle to defend when sectors such as Europe’s struggling recycled plastics industry are appealing for protection, a senior member of the Bureau of International Recycling has told its Convention in Bangkok, Thailand.

How recyclers will benefit from the growing demand for secondary materials during a seismic shift in the world order has been set out at the Bureau of International Recycling’s World Recycling Convention in Singapore.

The European Composites Industry Association (EuCIA) has announced the successful formation of the European Circular Composites Alliance (ECCA), a voluntary initiative dedicated to advancing the circularity of composite materials. So far more than 160 organisations have joined the ECCA since its official launch in May 2025.

In 2023, around 130 kilograms (kg) of food per person were wasted in the EU.

Nextloopp Americas has announced that Mexican-based Alcamare International Grouphas joined the project to participate in its mission to close the loop on food-grade polypropylene.

Buying ecolabelled products is convenient, but not everyone has the same access to them, shows a new report published today by the European Consumer Organisation (BEUC) and the European Environmental Bureau (EEB).