Radius agrees to takeover offer
One of North America’s biggest steel recyclers, Radius Recycling, is set to be acquired by Toyota Tsusho America Inc (TAI),…
EU sets out non-OECD scrap wish list
The European Commission has published details of the individual waste streams being sought by non-OECD countries looking to import EU…
Recycled fibres in skis are a runaway success
A collaborative effort is underway in Europe to use discarded wind turbine blades to create high-performance skis. The partnership between...
AI-designed enzymes drive plastics recycling start-up
A UK start-up that originated from a school science project has secured US$ 18.3 million in Series A funding for...
Prices up as Trump wades in
CFR Türkiye ferrous scrap prices recover because of a strong US market and US tariffs on steel imports, although the...
Latest EU circularity drive ‘undervalues’ recyclers’ role
Recyclers and waste managers in Europe have challenged the EU’s new Clean Industrial Deal (CID) for not doing enough to...
Flag switching continues to beset ship recycling standards
The practice of changing a ship’s flag shortly before it is recycled continues to undermine EU efforts to improve environmental...
Copper comes under US tariff review
President Donald Trump has again stepped into the non-ferrous markets by ordering a probe into possible new tariffs on copper...
Two dozen non-OECD states still want EU scrap exports
The European Commission says 24 countries have submitted applications to continue receiving non-hazardous waste from the EU beyond May 2027, when the...
EU countries to establish EPR schemes for textiles
The European Parliament and Council have reached provisional agreement on an extended producer responsibility regime (EPR) for textiles sold across...
Hydrogen fuels aluminium recycling in Novelis tests
Novelis has successfully tested the use hydrogen fuel to power a recycling furnace. Research at the aluminium giant’s UK plant in...
