BRT HARTNER unveils its first AI-powered optical sorter, combining sensor fusion and hyperspectral imaging to transform material separation and elevate recycling performance.
Steinbeis Polyvert boosts precision plastic recycling with Sesotec’s advanced, AI-enhanced sorting technologies, delivering higher purity flakes and premium recycled granules for diverse manufacturing uses.
Global plastic production is surging, driven by oil-based plastics and rapid bioplastics growth, but slow recycling improvements and increasing landfill waste risk devastating ocean pollution and environmental harm.
Woodsy Owl’s battery recycling campaign gains strong traction in early test markets, expands toward CES 2026, and contrasts with ongoing challenges facing traditional recycling sectors.
Recyclers across Europe are under intensifying pressure. Higher energy and input costs, coupled with falling demand for recyclate, are forcing facility shutdowns and shrinking capacity in a sector once touted as key to the circular economy.
Italian recyclers have halted the collection of plastic bales as rising energy costs and cheap imports push the country’s recycling sector into an unprecedented crisis
Plastic pollution is far more than a litter issue — it actively worsens climate change, disrupts ecosystems, and threatens human health. Understanding its full impact is essential.
Norway’s new Områ facility revolutionises plastic packaging waste management, processing up to 90,000 tonnes annually and advancing the nation’s circular economy goals.
