K 2022

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Textiles Recycling Expo USA opens call for speakers for 2027 conference

Following the success of its inaugural 2026 event, Textiles Recycling Expo USA is inviting industry experts, innovators, researchers and thought leaders to submit speaker proposals for its 2027...

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New € 8.9 million EU project launches to recover critical raw materials from Europe's e-waste

CIRCUIT4EU, a new Horizon Europe project, has officially launched to recover Critical Raw Materials (CRMs) and Strategic Raw Materials (SRMs) locked inside printed circuit boards, permanent magnets,...

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Circular Valley Forum 2026

Together is more than a word. It is the foundation for solving the challenges and seizing the opportunities of our time.While recent developments around the world may sometimes suggest otherwise, we...

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Technologies for the mobile recovery of resources from IBA

Flexibility and added value for incinerator bottom ash from WtE industry

Worldwide, the demands placed on a functioning circular economy are increasing. Landfill bans, stricter environmental regulations and the desire to conserve primary raw materials are bringing new...

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Recupac and Lindner demonstrate a successful path forward

New regulations in Chile, Colombia and, most recently, Brazil are introducing mandatory recycling and extended producer responsibility targets, reshaping the economics of the plastics industry across...

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Issue 04/2026 Mobility reimagined

Single-shaft shredder with diesel-hydraulic drive

Material streams are becoming more diverse, operators need to work more cost-effectively, and processing plants must be able to adapt flexibly to changing requirements. For Lindner, it was this development that served as the starting point for a new generation of mobile shredding technology.

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Issue 04/2026 “It’s important that STADLER remains innovative”

Interview with Julia Stadler, Co-CEO of STADLER Anlagenbau GmbH

Julia Stadler is part of the eighth generation of the family-run business STADLER, which designs and builds sorting plants for the recycling industry worldwide. Together with her father, Willi Stadler, she is Co-Managing Director of this long-established company.

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Issue 04/2026 Platform for recycling and circular economy innovation

ICM AG is hosting the “World Reuse & Recycling Forum” in Shanghai for the ­second time

The World Reuse & Recycling Forum (WRF) Asia 2026 will spotlight cutting-edge technologies and global policy trends through a high-level conference and exhibition.

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Issue 04/2026 Clear the air

A considered approach to dust management impacts the bottom line

Conveyors and transfer points are a primary and persistent source of dust generation across industrial sites, especially in waste processing and recovery facilities handling mixed dry materials. With automated conveyor systems at the core of today’s materials handling, packaging and logistics operations, the need to contain dust continues to grow.

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Issue 04/2026 Utilisation of incinerator bottom ash (IBA)

Landfilling remains the primary disposal method, but is increasing in technical structures

The data monitoring was carried out on the basis of an industry-specific questionnaire from the ITAD and BMKE associations for the 2024 reporting year and covers all 39 slag processing plants in Germany known to the associations. The survey on relevant key data in the field of slag processing covered both mineral material flows and metals.

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