EU food waste reached 57.9 million tonnes in 2024. Households accounted for more than half of the total.

Vianode and FAAM have recycled graphite from battery production scrap into anode material and plan to scale the process for industrial use.

As in the rest of Europe, the plastics recycling sector in the UK is struggling with the economic situation.

Stadler has opened a new test center in Altshausen for material trials, machine development and customer testing under operating conditions.

The transformation to a climate-neutral economy is inconceivable without batteries.

The Commission has drafted new rules for EU waste exports and assessed the management of plastic waste shipped to Türkiye.

Increasing quality requirements for recyclates, stricter regulation and more complex material flows are increasing the pressure on sorting and recycling processes for plastic waste.

Engineering company BGB has launched a Circularity Collection Service that places on-site crates at customer sites to recover decommissioned slip rings and carbon brush technologies for repair, remanufacturing, or recycling, marking four years since the company established its dedicated repairs division.

World crude steel production for the 70 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (Worldsteel) was 144.2 million tonnes (Mt) in August 2026, a 1.2% decrease compared to August 2025.

Greenhouse gas neutrality cannot be achieved in the long term by simply reducing emissions. Natural or technical CO₂ sinks offset remaining residual emissions.