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With a progressive approach to waste management, material recovery and green energy, the Vanheede Environment Group in Bel-gium makes an important contribution to the circular economy. 98.4% of the waste collected is already recycled or used for useful applications – a proportion that Vanheede is constantly increasing through continuous investment.

Cylib and Syensqo have successfully produced high-purity lithium hydroxide from end-of-life electric vehicle (EV) batteries.

A growing fleet of Steinert sorting equipment has allowed Mid-Atlantic region recycling firm Conservit to upgrade material and expand its service menu.

Cometfer is an Italian company in the scrap sector, supplying more than 500 companies, workshops and industrial units.

Multilayer plastic materials present a major challenge at the end of their life cycle due to the complexity of separating and processing their different components. This difficulty leads to lower recycling efficiency and increases the amount of waste ending up in landfills or incinerators.

It defies the ravages of time again and again and celebrates an almost endless comeback – the record. A traditional company from Haarlem is partly responsible for the previous peak in the seventies, as well as for the modern boom: Record Industry.

Tozero plans to establishing a commercial-scale demonstration plant for lithium-ion battery recycling at Gendorf chemical park. A lease agreement has been signed for an existing industrial building that will be converted to house the facility. Commissioning is scheduled for later this year.

Greenful Group has partnered with the Professional Clothing Industry Association Worldwide (PCIAW). The aim is to convert textile and plastic waste from industry into recyclable building materials.

Regulatory uncertainty, multi-material compositions, limited collection rates and a competitive landscape pose significant challenges for polyethylene terephthalate (PET) tray recycling in Europe, but the industry is working to make it a reality, albeit at a slower pace than some would like.

While the amount of composites waste is a small compared to plastics, aluminium and other popular materials, Europe’s transition to a circular economy makes sustainable waste management essential.

Four years on, a revisit to the Italian wood panel specialist Fantoni reveals how a partnership with Steinert enabled a new global benchmark: furniture-grade MDF with over 70% recycled content in its core.