The Alliance to End Plastic Waste reports new waste management projects, investment activity and progress under its Strategy 2030.

Rising raw material prices, geopolitical uncertainties and ambitious climate targets are changing the foundations of industrial competitiveness.

A network of 63 community repair projects in Scotland repaired more than 13,000 items and served over 17,000 people within one year.

Whether the stakeholders achieve the ambitious targets of the PPWR depends largely on the design of the extended producer responsibility (EPR) systems.

The acquisition of Aljon adds recycling equipment and manufacturing capacity to Lefort's operations in North America.

A study shows economic weaknesses in European battery recycling and examines approaches for sustainable cycles.

Europe's cities are driving the transition to a circular economy. But there is still a clear gap between am-bitious goals and reality.

Austria has one of the most efficient waste management systems in Europe.

The transformation to a circular economy requires enormous investments in energy-efficient processes, sustainable production systems and new business models.

The directive for waste electrical and electronic equipment is getting on in years. For some time now, Brussels has been working on a revision.

Currently, considerable quantities of critical raw materials are lost, as vehicle electronics have so far mainly been shredded together with end-of-life vehicles.

Growing material inventories make it difficult to close material cycles.

The expansion of electromobility is crucial for the decarbonisation of the transport sector.

Renewable energy accounted for 26.2% of the European Union's gross final energy consumption in 2025, according to provisional data from Eurostat.

The economic potential of the circular economy has not yet been exploited. The EEA's report "Unlocking the circular economy: investment needs, barriers and enabling conditions" aims to show how this can be changed.