How a family-owned recycler handles metal, cars, and e-waste
A dead car battery, a pile of copper wire, and a broken laptop all need to leave your property, but…
Recycling
Recycling is the process of collecting, sorting and processing materials that would otherwise become waste so they can be used again as raw materials or products. It plays an important role in reducing waste, conserving natural resources, reducing the need for virgin materials and supporting the transition to a circular economy
SustainabilityOnline explores how organisations are improving collection and recycling systems, increasing the use of recycled content, developing new recovery technologies and responding to changing requirements around packaging and waste. We also examine developments in resource efficiency, extended producer responsibility, emissions, sustainable manufacturing and the role of recycling in wider corporate sustainability strategies.
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Changes to packaging design could boost recycling and support workers
Packaging design changes could help improve recycling outcomes, reduce plastic pollution, and support waste sector workers in low- and middle-income…
Market demand for recycled flexible plastics is ‘critical’ to ensure targets are met
Businesses could create demand for up to 800,000 tonnes of recycled household flexible plastics annually, ensuring recycling targets can be…
Repak calls on businesses and organisations across Ireland to enter 2026 Repak Resource Awards
Repak has issued a call to businesses, community organisations and individuals across Ireland to enter the 2026 Repak Resource Awards,…
TNO advances the use of solvent-based solutions for plastics recycling
Dutch research organisation TNO has unveiled a solvent-based plastics recycling process that is designed to recover high-quality polymers and additives…
Upcycled ingredients offer food manufacturers an opportunity to reduce waste
Upcycled ingredients – in other words, reusing surplus ingredients that would otherwise go to waste – offer food manufacturers an opportunity to…
Brazilians ‘hesitant’ about purchasing recycled products, study finds
While 72% of Brazilians have a positive view of companies that invest in circular economy practices, more than two fifths…
Mineral waste could supply more than half of Europe’s critical demand by 2050
Europe could meet over half of its future demand for critical raw materials and minerals through recycling and waste recovery…
Ireland likely to struggle to meet 2030 recycling targets without further policy intervention
Ireland’s ability to meet its 2030 municipal and packaging waste recycling targets is likely to prove ‘challenging’ without further policy…
Harnest launches platform to encourage adoption of recycled and biodegradable trims
Bangladesh-based manufacturer Harnest has unveiled the Responsible Trims Collection, a new platform intended to support the use of recycled, next-generation…