RECYCLING magazine

Researchers at the University of Gothenburg have found a link between the cleanliness of waste disposal areas and residents’ recycling behaviour. Political scientist Jacob Sohlberg and Senior Professor Peter Esaiasson conducted three studies in socioeconomically disadvantaged residential areas across Sweden, Finland and Denmark, and found consistent evidence that dirty envir...

Technical issues with DIWASS are causing operational disruptions because market participants are unable to submit notification requests for exports to Turkey and other third countries. The European Waste Management Association (FEAD) has now issued a statement referencing feedback from the European Commission.

According to this, the Commission confirms that, as of ...

The foundational technical standards for the digital product passport (DPP) are in place. At the international conference DPP4EU 2026 (June 1–3, Brussels), experts are presenting the newly published European standards to a broad industry audience and discussing concrete steps toward implementation.

The DPP is designed to provide consumers, businesses, and authoriti...

The Hubs4Circularity (H4C) Community of Practice has concluded its two Horizon Europe projects – H4C Europe and H4C ECoP – with a final conference held on May 27, 2026, in Brussels. Around 150 representatives from industry, policy, research, and regional administration attended the event to review results and discuss the future of the initiative.

Over four years, t...

In a joint open letter addressed to Executive Vice President Stéphane Séjourné and Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič, a coalition of European recycling associations and companies has called on the European Commission to reconsider any potential export restrictions on recycled aluminium scrap. The letter, dated May 28, 2026, was coordinated by Recycling Europe and signed by dozens ...