-
1 week ago | 
recyclinginternational.com | Martijn Reintjes |Car recycling |Textiles recycling |Electronics recycling
This massive volume would not have been possible without the acquisition in 2024 of scrap metal trading major Kataman, which is now under the wing of PedalPoint. Growing streams of materials will feed Korea Zinc’s new copper smelter in Ulsan, Korea, which is set to launch by the end of the year. What started as WEEE Metallica more than 10 years ago, became Igneo/EvTerra, was acquired by Korea Zinc, and has now been brought under a new subsidiary brand name: PedalPoint.
-
1 month ago | 
recyclinginternational.com | Kirstin Linnenkoper |Surendra Patawari |Electronics recycling
2025 will be crucial for the European plastic scrap market, as the updated and far-reaching Waste Shipment Regulation will begin to have a profound effect on the movement of secondary plastics. Last year, the regulation underwent many changes as policy makers sought to reduce the export of plastic waste from Europe. The most significant change was a ban on such shipments to non-OECD countries from November 2026.
-
1 month ago | 
recyclinginternational.com | Kirstin Linnenkoper |Plastics Recycling |Electronics recycling
The most memorable part for my 20-month-old was discovering the interactive kid-sized material handler at the ski resort playground. He eyes doubled in size when he saw another boy pull the levers, sending the crane across the sandbox with its big, hungry jaws opening and closing. Sand was shifted with immense precision thanks to advice from an over-eager father on the sidelines. Once the driver’s seat was free, Robin bolted forward to climb into it.
-
1 month ago | 
recyclinginternational.com | Robin Latchem |Electronics recycling
The proposed steel tariffs on steel imports proposed by the new Trump administration in the United States have had an early impact on ferrous scrap prices. The cost of Turkish imports recovered in February from yearly lows, largely driven by the implications of US steel tariffs which supported domestic US scrap prices and helped keep export offers from the region firm.
-
1 month ago | 
recyclinginternational.com | Robin Latchem |Electronics recycling
The initiative will leverage Dutch technology to enhance efficiency, recycling and the development of alternative materials. The announcement was made by Lara Muller, director of new business at Invest International, alongside Reinette Klever, the Netherlands’ minister for foreign trade, during the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada convention in Toronto.
-
1 month ago | 
recyclinginternational.com | Kirstin Linnenkoper |Electronics recycling |Plastics Recycling
Scientists at the University of Leicester say their patent-pending technology allows black mass to be purified within minutes at room temperature. They use ultrasound to create nanoemulsions when the oil and water are mixed. Oil nano-droplets purify the black mass, the mixture of carbon (graphite) and lithium, nickel and cobalt metal oxides produced when batteries are recycled. Current recycling techniques use a combination of furnace heat treatment and concentrated corrosive acids.
-
2 months ago | 
recyclinginternational.com | Kirstin Linnenkoper |Electronics recycling
Factors said to be driving market growth include more hospitals and clinics, rising demand for healthcare products and innovative treatments and growing volumes of biomedical waste – as well as new recycling players targeting medical waste. According to Allied Market Research, this sector of the recycling market has seen strong momentum, reaching US$ 7.2 billion in 2020. The outlook remains robust, especially in North America which has the highest market share.
-
2 months ago | 
recyclinginternational.com | Kirstin Linnenkoper |Electronics recycling
MacroCycle says the funding allows it to grow operations by 50% and to scale up its pilot plant facilities. This is seen as vital in meeting customer demand for upcycled PET and polyester resin. The recycler was founded in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 2023. Its innovative chemistry and selective non-toxic reagents ‘greatly simplify’ the plastics recycling process.
-
2 months ago | 
recyclinginternational.com | Martijn Reintjes |Electronics recycling |Battery Recycling
‘All steel entering the United States will be subject to a 25% tariff,’ Trump told journalists on board Airforce One. He added that aluminium imports would also be affected. It is yet unclear if the measure includes steel or aluminium scrap.
-
2 months ago | 
recyclinginternational.com | Robin Latchem |Electronics recycling |Battery Recycling
Academics from eight institutions in the US and UK have investigated the need for more efficient recycling processes to manage the expected surge in end-of-life batteries. ‘Efficient and closed-loop battery recycling strategies are therefore needed, which will require recovering materials from spent LIBs and reintegrating them into new batteries,’ they write.
