The event will take place on 17 and 18 June 2026 at Messe Frankfurt. Halle 3.0 will host four conference stages positioned across the exhibition floor. More than 180 speakers and over 400 exhibitors are expected to participate.
According to Richard Clemens, spokesperson for the VDMA Process Technology Forum, Europe remains a key market for German environmental technologies. At IFAT Munich 2026, exhibitors and visitors will gain direct insight into the sector's technological developments and innovation capabilities.
The European Commission promoted and financed the initiative through a competitive tender process. HEFESTOS will operate as a pilot cooperation framework to assess the feasibility of a future European Union Substitution Centre dedicated to brominated flame retardants.
Without the amendment, exports of mixed municipal waste for recovery to countries outside the European Economic Area, including Switzerland, will be banned from 21 May under current European Union legislation.
The report, published on 27 April 2026, analyses the role of bio-based feedstocks within the framework of the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR). The study examines technological readiness, greenhouse gas reduction potential and policy options for integrating bio-based plastics into future EU sustainability strategies.
The presentation marks the first public showing of the battery electric power unit in this application. Caterpillar developed the system to help original equipment manufacturers electrify existing machine platforms with less redesign work.
The circular model is based on packaging designed for at least 40 uses and is expected to reduce the environmental impact of single-use plastics by up to 95%.
The Association of Cities and Regions for Sustainable Resource Management, the European Waste Management Association and Hazardous Waste Europe have signed a joint declaration. The document calls for increased cooperation, funding and policy support to ensure effective collection and management of household hazardous waste across Europe. The organisations cooperate under the Hazards Out initiative. The initiative promotes awareness, exchanges practical experience and supports capacity building.
Lindner Washtech appoints Marcel Willberg as Managing Director, strengthening its focus on integrated plastics recycling solutions and global market growth.
Mistracking is prevented by first understanding the basic patterns of belt behavior and then following established procedures to carefully align the structure and components to correct fluctuations in the belt's path.
Waste-to-Energy in AccelerateEU highlights the sector's role in district heating, energy security, waste heat recovery and reduced fossil fuel dependence in Europe.
TOMRA Recycling has opened its Americas Test & Training Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, expanding testing, training and parts support for recyclers and plastics processors.
Several tens of tonnes of polyester-rich textile waste sourced from European post-consumer streams were sorted and prepared in France before being treated at a semi-industrial unit in Japan. The process produced BHET, the base monomer used to manufacture recycled polyester. It is intended for conversion into yarns, fabrics and garments.
The increasing quantities of waste electrical and electronic equipment are posing considerable challenges for policy-makers, businesses and waste management systems worldwide. An effective circular economy requires that both formal and informal material flows are transparently recorded and quantified. Using the Netherlands as an example, the study "Improving WEEE monitoring: insights from the Netherlands" conducted by Dutch scientists analyses how an almost closed monitoring system for WEEE can be established, which data gaps still exist, and which measures are suitable to improve the recording of informal flows in the future. The study was published in the journal "Resources, Conservation & Recycling".
The gasification of residual forestry waste, recycled waste wood, MSW and ligno-cellulosic crop wastes is an emerging pathway to producing liquid fuels. At the high temperatures and pressures in the gasifier, these feedstocks are converted into syngas, a mixture of hydrogen, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide. Subsequently, the syngas can be converted to methanol or synthetic Fischer Tropsch liquids such as sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The handling of these non-homogeneous, solid materials is critical to the successful operation of the gasifier to enable a viable recovery and chemical recycling (chemcycling) pathway.
Companies and entrepreneurs that make circularity key to their operations or start-ups — aiming to reduce environmental and climate pressures — encounter significant obstacles when attempting to scale. Related to this is the need to ensure that the jobs created through the circular economy are fair, inclusive and of good quality.
The installation will be executed in phases, with the objective of reducing CO₂ emissions by more than 50 percent compared to baseline blast furnace operations. Upon completion, the facility is expected to become the first blast furnace worldwide converted to EASyMelt.
A German-Austrian research project investigates the biodegradation of compostable plastic fragments in the soil under real conditions along the process chain from composting to soil input.
The system combines X-Ray Transmission (XRT) sorting with Tomra's Obtain and Contain software platforms, which use artificial intelligence to improve particle classification and separation.
Over more than a decade, the company has expanded its processing chain in partnership with sorting technology supplier Steinert, adding a series of sensor-based systems for aluminium treatment and upgrading.
