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A new World Economic Forum report concludes that the technology sector could create up to USD 800 billion in value by 2030 by reducing impacts on natural systems and addressing dependencies on natural resources.

The European Environmental Bureau (EEB) states that the European Commission’s new RESourceEU package could align mineral policy with defence objectives and weaken environmental and social safeguards.

European Bioplastics (EUBP) presented the Bioplastics Market Development Update 2025 at EBC25 in Berlin. The report shows continued global growth in biobased plastics production and an increasing contribution to circular economy strategies.

The European Commission has adopted the RESourceEU Action Plan to strengthen the EU supply of critical raw materials, including rare earth elements, cobalt and lithium.

Alpla is developing a solvent-based recycling process to produce food-grade HDPE. The company is testing the patented process at a pilot plant in Heerenveen in cooperation with the independent technological institute NTCP.

The European PET Bottle Platform (EPBP) has expanded its Circularity Test Protocol with the Quick Test – Accelerated Impact Test.Circularity (QT-AIT.Circularity).

A new report, Already a Multi-Trillion-Dollar Market: A CEO Guide to Growth in the Green Economy, indicates that the global green economy has reached an annual volume of around USD 5 trillion and is projected to exceed USD 7 trillion within the next decade. The analysis was developed in cooperation with the Boston Consulting Group.

On 1 December, the company inaugurated its latest plant in Krefeld in the presence of representatives from the European Commission. Accurec reports that it is the first company in the EU capable of recovering lithium from end-of-life batteries on an industrial scale.

The BRT Hartner AS Automatic Sorter was developed in cooperation with RTT System GmbH and combines an acceleration belt, optical sensors and compressed-air ejection.

CMR Green, India’s largest non-ferrous scrap recycler, strengthens its role as a global premium supplier by combining large-scale recycling with advanced sorting technology and a clear sustainability mission. The company’s ambition is driven by three central goals: to maximise metal recovery, reduce emissions and guarantee consistent quality for customers worldwide.

The British Metals Recycling Association (BMRA) has released a new document, Landfill Guidance for Shredder Operators.

In 2024, approximately 19.6 million tons of blast furnace slag (BFS) and 16.5 million tons of steel slag (SMS) were produced in the European Union. Additional extraction of temporarily stored blast furnace slag made a total of around 38 million tons of ferrous slag available.