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Global Ford Energy and EDF power solutions North America Announce Five-Year Framework Agreement for Up to 20 GWh of Battery Energy Storage Systems Ford Energy and EDF power solutions North America Announce Five-Year Framework Agreement for Up to 20 GWh of Battery Energy Storage Systems DEARBORN, Mich. & SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Ford Energy, a […] Batteries News · 20 May 2026 Global Vertical Aerospace Advances Hybrid-Electric Testing and Battery Production Vertical Aerospace Advances Hybrid-Electric Testing and Battery Production Next-generation hybrid-electric system begins testing ahead of flight tests First all-electric Valo battery manufactured on upgraded production line at Vertical Energy Centre […] Batteries News · 20 May 2026 Global Certification Scorecard — Week of May 18, 2026 The following facilities have achieved, renewed or otherwise regained industry certifications. Resource Recycling (US) · 20 May 2026 Global EU municipal waste management: 2024 data The latest Eurostat data confirms that the European Union continues to move progressively away from landfill disposal and towards more... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 20 May 2026 Global Metals and electronics recyclers report growth Aurubis, Umicore and Sims show that downstream multimetal and electronics-related recovery businesses are, at least for now, operating in a broadly favorable environment. Resource Recycling (US) · 20 May 2026 Global Revised CA budget includes $200m for recycling Stakeholders applauded the additional allocations proposed, but would like to see distribution re-formulated to more effectively address market realities. Resource Recycling (US) · 20 May 2026 Global Planting seeds of hope in a volatile world: reflections from our Network-Wide Gathering in Slovenia What happens when you bring over 60 activists, policy experts, changemakers and overall great human beings together in one place to discuss zero waste for three days? MAGIC. The Network-Wide Gathering (NWG) is not only an opportunity for connection, strategy and learning, but also an important reminder of what we do, why we do it […] Zero Waste Europe · 20 May 2026 Global Nieuwe Fuchs MHL350G voor Geerlings Metaalrecyling B.V. in Venlo Van der Spek Vianen heeft bij Geerlings Metaalrecycling in Venlo een nieuwe Fuchs MHL350G afgeleverd De nieuwe Fuchs MHL350G is de doorontwikkeling op de succesvolle Fuchs MHL350-serie die op vele recycling en op- en overslaglocaties te vinden is. Bij Geerlings zijn diverse Fuchs machines werkzaam van de F-serie, de nieuwe Fuchs MHL350G is de eerst […] Het bericht Nieuwe Fuchs MHL350G voor Geer… RecyclePro · 20 May 2026 Global Greenpeace exposes Amazon Cloud’s toxic partnerships and demands an end to Big Tech’s impunity The new report reveals that the world’s largest cloud provider acts as a critical technological backbone for climate chaos, human rights violations, or attacks on democratic institutions. Greenpeace International · 20 May 2026 Global Industry survey on the future of retreading: Results to be presented at The Tire Cologne 2026 Europe’s retreading industry is under pressure: three quarters of participants in a recent international industry survey describe the current state of retreading as “critical” or “declining”. According to respondents, the main reason is the increasing price pressure caused by cheap new tyre imports. A clear majority is therefore calling for stronger political support for sustainable […] Recyclingportal.eu · 20 May 2026 Global Europäisches Parlament billigt neue Maßnahmen zum Schutz des EU-Stahlmarktes vor Überkapazitäten Das Europäische Parlament in Straßburg hat am 19. Mai 2026 eine neue Verordnung zum Schutz der europäischen Stahlindustrie verabschiedet. Höhere Zölle auf Importe und reduzierte Quoten für zollfreie Importe ersetzen die am 30. Juni 2026 auslaufenden bisherigen Maßnahmen und soll die Stahlindustrie vor negativen Folgen eines weltweiten Stahlüberschusses schützen. Mit der Verordnung werden niedri… Recyclingportal.eu · 20 May 2026 Global Jetzt zum 13. Internationalen bvse-Alttextiltag anmelden! 10. und 11. Juni 2026 in Bad Neuenahr. Die Alttextil- und Recyclingbranche steht vor akuten regulatorischen Herausforderungen: Mit dem Inkrafttreten zentraler Teile der neuen EU-Abfallverbringungsverordnung ab dem 21. Mai 2026 wird die Nutzung des Digital Waste Shipment System (DIWASS) verpflichtend. Hinzu kommen neue Anforderungen durch die geplante EU-Textilverordnung sowie steigende digitale… Recyclingportal.eu · 20 May 2026 Global Materialkataster für kreislauffähiges Bauen in München Im Rahmen ihrer Zero-Waste-Strategie entwickelt die Stadt München eine digitale Baustoffbibliothek für mehr Kreislaufwirtschaft im Gebäudesektor. Dafür wurden bereits rund 7.500 Gebäude im Stadtteil Feldmoching-Hasenbergl ausgewertet. Über 500 Millionen Tonnen Baurohstoffe verschlingt die deutsche Baubranche jährlich für Gebäude und Infrastruktur*. Zugleich gilt sie als Hauptverursacher von Abf… Recyclingportal.eu · 20 May 2026 Global “Zero waste is possible”: GAIA Africa Members return from Philippines with lessons for tackling waste pollution For 10 days in the Philippines, environmental advocates from across the world moved through neighbourhoods before sunrise with waste pickers, sorted discarded plastics by hand, observed community composting systems, and […] GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 19 May 2026 Global EU Fertiliser Action Plan clings onto fossil fuel addiction Brussels, 19 May 2026 – The European Commission today unveiled its Fertiliser Action Plan in response to rising fertiliser prices. However, the European Environmental Bureau (EEB) warns that the plan fails to address the root causes of the current crisis, ignoring […] European Environmental Bureau · 19 May 2026 Global EU growth slows for circular plastics Just when Europe should be accelerating its transition to a circular economy, the sector is slowing dramatically, said the president of Plastics Europe. Resource Recycling (US) · 19 May 2026 Global Southern African floods: a disastrous case of climate inequality Thousands watched their homes, belongings and any sense of security washed away. I watched the weather forecast closely as disaster unfurled in the provinces around mine; wondering when it would hit us. Greenpeace International · 19 May 2026 Global Columbus Opens Central Ohio Class II Composting Facility SWACO and the City of Columbus commission central Ohio's first Class II composting facility, featuring Green Mountain Technologies' in-vessel system to process 400 tons of food waste annually. BioCycle · 19 May 2026 Global Nigeria’s 32 Million Tonnes of Annual Waste Is Doing Something Far Worse Than Polluting Streets By: Green Knowledge Foundation Every morning in Nigeria’s Benin City, before traffic builds up and markets awaken, faint plumes of smoke rise from heaps of waste scattered across open spaces. […] GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 19 May 2026 Global My Statement Regarding the Legal Dispute Involving Me, Eni, Novamont, and the European Commission Please read my statement regarding the legal dispute involving me, Eni, Novamont, and the European Commission. Bioplastics News · 19 May 2026 Global Why SB 54 source reduction planning is becoming the industry’s most challenging EPR test Ahead of critical August deadlines, producers, packaging manufacturers and experts must decode SB 54's toughest requirement. Resource Recycling (US) · 19 May 2026 Global I didn’t want a car, but then my local train station became a McDonald’s We have essentially traded a vital piece of public infrastructure which connected us to the rest of the country and to the rest of Europe, for a global fast-food drive-thru. Greenpeace International · 19 May 2026 Global ISWA Welcomes RAAEY as our Newest Gold Member ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 19 May 2026 Global Passive Composting on the Farm: Low Effort, High Reward Methods New research from an urban farm in Philadelphia shows that small-scale farmers can produce nutrient-rich compost with less than 10 hours of labor per month — no mechanical turning required. BioCycle · 19 May 2026 Global NRDC and ELI Release Model Law to Tackle Food Waste in K–12 Schools NRDC and ELI release model state law to help schools cut food waste through offer versus serve requirements, share tables, and improved lunch scheduling across K-12 public schools. BioCycle · 19 May 2026 Global Trade-Offs: how data debates undermine the human & environmental costs of plastic waste exports A critical article on how data debates over issues like global plastic waste trade threaten to undermine the undermine the human and environmental costs involved, and serve as a smoke screen to obscure pollution, injustice, and accountability. Break Free From Plastic · 19 May 2026 Global Circular economy offers the EU win-win on environment and economy Stepping up a circular economy offers the European Union the potential for significant positive impacts on Europe’s environment and poses an untapped and strategic economic opportunity in terms of better access to materials and the creation of new businesses. Three new assessments on circularity, published today by the European Environment Agency (EEA), also stress the need to accelerate invest… European Environment Agency — press releases · 19 May 2026 Global AI, data anxiety push enterprises to destroy working devices: report Blancco’s 2026 State of Data Sanitization Report dropped today—here’s what you need to know. Resource Recycling (US) · 19 May 2026 Global Circular economy offers the EU win-win on environment and economy Stepping up a circular economy offers the European Union the potential for significant positive impacts on Europe’s environment and poses an untapped and strategic economic opportunity in terms of better access to materials and the creation of new businesses. Three new assessments on circularity, published today by the European Environment Agency (EEA), also stress the need to accelerate invest… European Environment Agency — press releases · 19 May 2026 Global Up to 56% of population in European countries report being ‘cut off’ from public transport, new study finds With people in all European countries suffering from transport poverty, Greenpeace calls on governments to urgently invest in affordable, accessible and sustainable mobility for all. Greenpeace International · 19 May 2026 Global Sorted: America’s textile waste problem starts in your closet This month's column explains why the gap between donating clothes and recycling them is bigger than you may realize. Resource Recycling (US) · 19 May 2026 Global Space and biotechnology: Coming back to Earth from orbit - The World Economic Forum World Economic Forum — Circular Economy · 19 May 2026 Global Drie regio’s, één circulaire ambitie: tijd om administratieve drempels te slopen De circulaire economie stopt niet aan de landsgrens. Dat geldt zeker in een regio als de onze, waar afval- en materiaal­stromen dagelijks de grens met Nederland en Duitsland kruisen. Maar regelgeving en administratieve procedures blijven hardnekkig nationaal georganiseerd. Dat botst steeds vaker met de realiteit op het terrein. Net daarom tekenden Vlaanderen, Nederland en Noordrijn-Westfalen […… RecyclePro · 19 May 2026 Global Perspektiven für die Etablierung der Bioökonomie Projekt „SoBio2“ abgeschlossen. Im Projekt „Szenarien zum optimalen Einsatz von Biomasse in der Bioökonomie bis 2050“ – gemeinsam geleitet vom Deutschen Biomasseforschungszentrum (DBFZ) und dem Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung (UFZ) – wurde der kosteneffiziente Einsatz der begrenzt verfügbaren Biomasse in den Sektoren Energie, Chemie, Torfersatz und Holzbau sowie für die Erzeugung von Nega… Recyclingportal.eu · 19 May 2026 Global Einhaltung des Emissionsbudgets bis 2030 nicht bestätigt – Expertenrat sieht weiterhin Handlungsbedarf gemäß Klimaschutzgesetz Der Expertenrat für Klimafragen hat seinen Prüfbericht zur Berechnung der deutschen Treibhausgasemissionen für das Jahr 2025 und zu den Projektionsdaten 2026 veröffentlicht. Der Expertenrat konnte die Berechnung der Emissionsdaten für das Jahr 2025 grundsätzlich nachvollziehen und bestätigt die Ergebnisse des Umweltbundesamts. … Recyclingportal.eu · 19 May 2026 Global US-Zolldeal verschafft EU Vorteil gegenüber China und Indien Der Zolldeal mit den USA hat der EU im Vergleich zu asiatischen Wettbewerbern einen Vorteil verschafft. Vor allem die Autoindustrie profitiert von einer Zollsenkung, im Maschinenbau sind die Zölle dagegen gestiegen, zeigt eine Studie des Instituts der deutschen Wirtschaft (IW). Die EU kam seit dem „Liberation Day“ deutlich glimpflicher davon als China: Zwischen April 2025 […] Recyclingportal.eu · 19 May 2026 Global Aus Abfall wird Wert: Bonfiglioli gestaltet nachhaltige Innovationen Getreu dem Motto “Engineering Sustainability” enwickelt, konstruiert und stellt Bonfiglioli maßgeschneiderte Lösungen für die Sammlung, Zerkleinerung und Sortierung von Abfallmaterialien her, um das Recycling so effizient wie möglich zu gestalten. In diesem Sinne nahm Bonfiglioli an der IFAT 2026 in München teil. Das Unternehmen präsentierte auf der Weltleitmesse für Umwelttechnologien seine um… Recyclingportal.eu · 19 May 2026 Global Dramatic slowdown in Europe’s transition to a circular plastics system Competitiveness crisis undermines climate goals and strategic autonomy Brussels: Tuesday 19 May Plastics Europe today published its biennial report: ‘The Circular… Plastics Europe · 19 May 2026 Global Why California’s Next Compostable Packaging Bill Could Stall SB 1383 California's AB 1812 would ban compostable biopolymers statewide. New survey data shows why that could stall SB 1383 food scrap collection at the household level. BioCycle · 18 May 2026 Global We’re going to the Deep Arctic! Greenpeace is on a month-long mission to the Arctic deep-sea, to document what we cannot afford to lose. Greenpeace International · 18 May 2026