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Moss and symbionts offer a promising solution for removing metals from mining and forestry-impacted...
New findings shed light on the mechanisms behind a natural purification process and identify the key microbial “teammates” that enable mosses to remove metals...
Solutions for circular handling of electric vehicles and batteries
Autocirc Group launches its group-wide EV360 platform, introducing a standardized process for the safe and quality-assured dismantling, testing, and sale of original, reusable EV...
Faerch (Cirrec) and Tomra Recycling partner to pioneer post-consumer food tray-to-tray recycling
Cirrec BV, part of the Faerch Group and located in Duiven, The Netherlands, has achieved a significant breakthrough in plastics recycling thanks to Tomra...
Volvo Trucks launches the 14-tonne Volvo FL Electric
Tailor-made for city transports.
Volvo’s popular battery-electric medium duty truck – the Volvo FL Electric – is now coming in a 14-tonne entry level version...
Recycling scheme to close the loop in food and drink packaging
Sustainable packaging provider Go-Pak UK and parent company, SCG Packaging (SCGP), have unveiled a pioneering recycling solution to help brands responsibly and efficiently recycle...
EUBP presents the Results of the 2025 Market Data Report
European Bioplastics (EUBP) unveiled its Bioplastics Market Development Update 2025 at EBC25 in Berlin, presenting new data that confirms the continued global expansion of...
Tana Oy appoints Antti Mikkonen as Vice President, R&D
Antti Mikkonen has been appointed Vice President of Research & Development (R&D) at Tana Oy, effective 1 December. Mikkonen brings nearly two decades of...
Fraunhofer Umsicht launches Project „Autoloop“
European Research Project addresses Textile Waste through integrated Recycling Technologies.
A major European research initiative coordinated by Fraunhofer Umsicht has been launched to develop integrated...
Europe’s Next Steps for a Competitive Circular Economy
On 24 November, the European waste management sector met in Milan for the conference “Circularity in practice: ensuring policy effectiveness, realism and the right...
worldsteel Report: October 2025 Crude Steel Production
World crude steel production for the 70 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 143.3 million tonnes (Mt) in October 2025, a...
GreenDot urges eco-modulation as the solution to help plastics recyclers in Germany and Europe
The closure of plastic recycling plants in Europe is accelerating dramatically. More than one million tons of recycling capacity, around 25 percent of total...
2024 Data Reveals a Deepening Crisis of the European plastics recycling industry
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...
EIT Water Launched: New Innovation Community to Tackle Europe’s Water Challenges
The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) has chosen the winning consortium that will lead EIT Water, the new Knowledge and Innovation Community...
Recovered Carbon Black: Black Gold from End-of-Life Tires
Black is everywhere: car tires, cable coatings, printer ink, seals, and flooring materials. Many everyday products owe their color and durability to industrial carbon...
Markku Multamäki appointed as President and CEO of Kuusakoski
Kuusakoski Oy – in its own words Northern Europe’s leading recycling company – has appointed Markku Multamäki as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective...
Envac Awarded Contract for State-of-the-Art Waste Collection Terminal
Envac Norge AS is proud to announce that it has been awarded the contract to deliver and install a cutting-edge waste collection terminal for...
Scotland: Decline in landfill volumes continues in 2024
The total quantity of waste landfilled in Scotland in 2024 was 1.81 million tonnes , across 39 permitted sites. This was a reduction of...
Volvo Trucks launches world-first stop/start engine technology to save fuel and CO2
Volvo Trucks introduces a new generation of its I-Roll technology, adding an engine stop/start functionality – a world first in the heavy-duty truck industry.
The...
Plastic packaging waste in the EU: 35.3 kg per person
In 2023, 79.7 million tonnes of packaging waste were generated in the EU, or 177.8 kg per inhabitant. While this marks a reduction of...
worldsteel Press Release: September 2025 Crude Steel Production
World crude steel production for the 70 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 141.8 million tonnes (Mt) in September 2025, a...