Kindergarten environmental education from Norway: the Kuka Művek programme launches in Miskolc

A Norwegian model of kindergarten environmental education is arriving in Hungary. In the 2026/2027 school year, municipal kindergartens in Miskolc will pilot the Kuka...

Taking Recycling to a New Level: Romania Exceeds PNRR Targets

The development of Romanian waste collection islands has reached a significant milestone, as the country successfully exceeded the infrastructure targets set by the National...

Deadly Guinea Landfill Landslide in Conakry: 30 People Killed

The Guinea landfill landslide that occurred on August 23, 2026, claimed the lives of at least 30 people in Conakry, the capital of the...

A Bench or New Packaging? The Fate of Flexible Mixed Polyolefins Is Europe’s Most Delicate Recycling Dilemma

The crisp packet, the cheese wrapper, the detergent pouch, the film bag your toilet paper came in. We throw them away by the dozen,...

EverestLabs Navigator: The First Agentic AI Platform for Recycling Facilities

On August 24, 2026, EverestLabs announced the launch of a multi-agent AI platform purposely built for material processing, recovery, and recycling facilities. Unveiled in...

Why the Circular Economy is No Longer Optional in the Industry

For years, the circular model was merely explained as an alternative to the traditional "take, make, and dispose" logic. Today, however, that definition falls...

Sublimable Plastic: The Polymer That Turns to Gas and Rebuilds Itself

Imagine a material that, when gently heated, doesn't melt and doesn't burn — it simply disappears into vapour. Then, as the vapour cools, it...

Sustainable Shift in the Automotive Industry: Hydro Circal Partnerships with Mercedes-Benz and General Motors

By integrating Hydro Circal, both Mercedes-Benz and General Motors are making significant strides to reduce the carbon footprint of the automotive industry and strengthen...

Proposed Cuts in Bulgaria: Is E-Waste Management at Risk?

The Bulgarian Association of Recycling (BAR) has strongly criticized a government draft decree aimed at drastically reducing the fees paid for electrical and electronic...

Food Waste Recycling: Massive Climate Benefits Weighed Against Microplastic Challenges

Food waste recycling has massive potential according to a first-of-its-kind nationwide study, which reveals that diverting U.S. food waste from landfills could reduce related...

The £1 Billion Crisis: Lithium Battery Fires in UK Waste Recycling Centres

Lithium battery fires are causing an escalating crisis at waste recycling centres across the United Kingdom. According to new figures, incorrectly discarded devices—particularly single-use...

New APR digital platform makes recyclability assessment faster and more reliable

The APR digital platform was officially announced on August 6, 2026, aiming to make the assessment of plastic packaging recyclability faster, more reliable, and...

BMW Car2Car Project Results: A Breakthrough in Industrial Automotive Recycling

Through the BMW Car2Car project, the BMW Group and its consortium partners have successfully demonstrated that high-quality, closed-loop material recycling is fully feasible on...

Consumers Accept Surcharges and Targeted Bans: New Study on the Future of Packaging

Willingness to pay for eco-friendly packaging is growing again, but the pricing margin remains narrow. The latest and sixth representative survey by Simon-Kucher reveals...

Small Sheds for Greener Agriculture: Experiments in China’s Waste Management

Used agricultural chemical bottles and containers hold extremely little value as recycled materials in the secondary market, meaning that proper pesticide packaging recovery and...

Closing the Loop: The Impact and Process of Tesla Battery Recycling

Tesla battery recycling is one of the most critical pillars of sustainability for electric vehicles and energy storage systems today. According to the company's...

Monaco Plastic Ban: Disposable Food Containers Prohibited From September

Starting September 1st, a new phase of the Monaco plastic ban will come into effect, prohibiting the use of disposable plastic boxes, trays, and...

Black Mass Export Restriction in the US: A Defence Statute Closes the Battery Waste Market

The American black mass export restriction takes effect on 27 August 2026, and within weeks it may redraw the global material flows of lithium-ion...

297 Million Tonnes of Solar Panel Waste by 2060: Nature Study Finds Solar Panel Waste Recycling Will Not Turn a Profit for Another Decade

One rarely stated consequence of the solar boom is that everything installed today will have to come down again in twenty-five to thirty years....

City in danger: Garbage could pile up for weeks due to MOHU’s decision

The Szolnok waste management problem created an unexpected and severe situation in the city in mid-August. On August 17, Mihály Györfi, the Mayor of...

Comprehensive Coca-Cola PET bottle recycling campaign launched following GVH investigation

As the conclusion of an investigation launched by the Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) in the summer of 2024, the Coca-Cola corporate group is initiating...

Austrian waste management 2024: 60.7% municipal recycling – but 80% of plastic ends up in the boiler

The official balance sheet on Austrian waste management for the 2024 reference year has now been published. Issued by the Umweltbundesamt and the BMLUK,...

VARISORT+ CARBON BLACK: Taking the optical sorting of black plastics to the next level

Sesotec has successfully installed its first VARISORT+ CARBON BLACK system in its technical center. This fully functional MWIR (Mid-Wave Infrared) sorting system bridges the...

Circular Economy Milestone: Nestlé and Viva Energy’s Successful Project

In August 2026, Nestlé and Viva Energy announced the successful completion of a large-scale proof-of-concept project that could revolutionize sustainable food packaging in Australia....

New US Battery Safety Agreement Signed for Responsible Recycling

A new US battery safety agreement formed by The Battery Network, the National Waste & Recycling Association (NWRA), and the National Waste & Recycling...

Paprec Brantner Acquisition: French Waste Giant Enters Five New Central European Markets

The Paprec Brantner acquisition is the French group's largest investment since the 2016 Coved merger, and it establishes a market position in five Central...

Over 109 Million HUF: Outstanding Success for MOHU REpont Donations in the First Half of 2026

Through the MOHU REpont donations, the Hungarian public has demonstrated unprecedented solidarity in the first half of 2026. Thanks to the "Mosolyra váltó" (Changing...

ÉKM: Over 12,750 Tons of Illegal Waste Eliminated from Hungarian Forests Since 2020

The elimination of illegal waste in Hungary poses a serious challenge for state forestry companies year after year. According to the latest information from...

A New Era for the Automotive Sector: Building a Circular Economy

With the ELV regulation already in effect, a completely new, circular model has begun in the European automotive industry. According to the official publication...

New York Recycling Oversight: State Audit Finds a Data System That Cannot Be Trusted

New York recycling oversight came under uncomfortable scrutiny in August 2026, when the Office of the State Comptroller released audit report 2024-S-28 on the...