IFAT 2024

Highlights at IFAT 2024

The Advanced Recycling Conference 2023 – A success story beyond chemical recycling

With an impressive increase of almost 30 % to nearly 300 participants from 26 countries, the Advanced Recycling Conference (ARC) has established itself as the leading event for innovation in recycling...

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Issue 02/2020 New technology to Pier 96 Recycling Center 

The AI-powered robotic sorters increase recovery of recycled materials

San Francisco-based Recology has added four Max-AI® AQC (for Autonomous Quality Control) units and one VIS (for Visual Identification System) to the Recycle Central, a 200 000-square-foot (18 580.6...

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The BIR World Recycling Congresses are back

BIR remains committed to providing a forum for networking and business exchange because the organization knows how important its events are to members. Therefore, BIR announced that it will continue...

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The Circular Valley Forum sends a strong signal for cooperation

At the annual circular economy meeting on November 14, 2025, decision-makers from politics, business, research, and civil society came together to discuss the most important issues surrounding...

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The European PET Bottle Platform (EPBP) introduces the PET Circularity Test – a pioneering tool that simulates multiple recycling loops

The European PET Bottle Platform (EPBP), a leading industry initiative dedicated to advancing the circular economy within the PET bottle value chain, is pleased to announce the launch of its...

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Issue 05/2019

The European plastics industry: hoping for the best, preparing for the worst

The German economy is in a tense situation, with exports from and imports to the country both falling in recent months. One survey of industry executives indicated that factory activity fell beyond...

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Issue 01/2019

The expanding waste management industry presents high productive and resource-efficient solutions in South- East Europe

Nowadays, it is more important than ever for advanced waste management and recycling solutions to reach the market more quickly.  For 10 years in a row  Save the Planet (waste management & recycling...

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The expanding waste management industry presents high productive and resource-efficient solutions in South-East Europe

Nowadays, it is more important than ever for advanced waste management and recycling solutions to reach the market more quickly. For 10 years in a row Save the Planet (waste management & recycling...

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Issue 01/2023

The first Samson® Material Feeders for biomass in South America

The two Samson® Material Feeders ordered from AUMUND Ltda in São Paulo/Brazil, by first-time customer ComBio Energia S.A. are also the first machines of their kind to be operated for biomass handling...

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The future needs experts – plastics recycling in Romania

The Romanian recycling business Expert Recycling offers numerous services around the disposal and recycling of post-consumer and post-industrial plastic waste. A W5.18 single-shaft shredder from WEIMA...

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