Recycling news: 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 Global Stacking Capital: What Jayne Merner’s Financing Journey Reveals About the Gaps Composters Face How Jayne Merner of Earth Care Farm assembled a blended capital stack to expand her composting operation — and what the regulatory gaps she encountered reveal about what the industry still needs from lenders and permitters. BioCycle · 18 May 2026 Global The Sector Signal Hidden in New York’s Organics Data New York's food donation and food scraps recycling law is showing strong early results — but compliance is bending unevenly across sectors, and the data signals what infrastructure needs to catch up before 2027. BioCycle · 18 May 2026 Global East Grand Rapids Expands Composting with Integrated Food Scrap-Yard Waste Service East Grand Rapids launches integrated curbside yard waste and food scrap composting service April 2026, building on a successful pilot program. Learn how the city scaled organics diversion without adding equipment or staff costs. BioCycle · 18 May 2026 Global How to get the reverse side of supply chains talking with the front-end Technology tools can help, but collaboration and communication are key. Resource Recycling (US) · 18 May 2026 Global Greenpeace calls on governments to ensure safety of Global Sumud Flotilla attacked by Israeli armed forces Greenpeace echoes the Global Sumud Flotilla's urgent demand for safe passage for their peaceful humanitarian mission. Governments must act now to stop these illegal acts of aggression. Greenpeace International · 18 May 2026 Global Aurubis sends positive signal for metals recovery markets The company’s performance is often seen as a bellwether for downstream appetite for complex electronic scrap and industrial recycling feedstock. Resource Recycling (US) · 18 May 2026 Global EucoLight Conference 2026 Madrid Lighting Producer Responsibility Organisations (PRO) navigating EPR Reform and new Circular Economy Policies EucoLight, the European association of lighting WEEE compliance schemes, held its annual conference on 12–13 May in Madrid, hosted by its Spanish member, AMBILAMP, bringing together industry leaders, policymakers, and compliance experts to explore future opportunities and challenges for … EucoLight · 18 May 2026 Global Greenpeace activists fly ‘Stop the Billionaire Takeoff’ message ahead of Kelcy Warren’s Waterford airport takeover ceremony Greenpeace International activists flew a ‘Stop the Billionaire Takeoff’ message near Kelcy Warren’s Irish estate Castletown Cox in County Kilkenny to call attention to this Big Oil bully's widely reported takeover of the nearby Waterford Airport. Greenpeace International · 18 May 2026 Global Asbest onder controle: waarom veilige berging een onmisbare schakel blijft Sommige afvalstromen kan je recyclen. Andere moet je vooral veilig beheren. Asbest hoort duidelijk in die laatste categorie. Hoewel Vlaanderen al jaren werkt aan een asbestveilig gebouwenbestand, blijft de hoeveelheid asbesthoudend materiaal in onze samenleving enorm. En dus rijst een cruciale vraag: waar moet al dat materiaal naartoe? Bij OVMB in Gent hebben ze daar […] Het bericht Asbest onde… RecyclePro · 18 May 2026 Global EEA launches 2026 photo competition — Resilient by Nature What is the relationship between nature and society? That is the key theme of this year’s European Environment Agency (EEA) 2026 photo competition ‘Resilient by Nature’ launched today, which invites citizens across Europe to capture the many ways nature sustains life, responds to pressures and recovers in a changing world. European Environment Agency — press releases · 18 May 2026