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Cross-industry collaboration powering the conversation at Recycling Europe’s CEA event
Brussels, 28 November 2025 – Yesterday’s high-level event on the Circular Economy Act (CEA), organised by Recycling Europe, brought together policymakers, industry leaders, NGOs and experts for a cross-sector conversation on how Europe can translate ambitious circularity goals into practical, scalable industrial solutions. As Olivier François, President of Recycling Europe, emphasised, “The Circular Economy Act is a unique […]
Recycling Europe urges ‘numbers, not noise’, as Commission announces plans for aluminium ‘scrap’ trade measures
Brussels, 19 November 2025 – EU Commission Vice-President for Trade, Maroš Šefčovič yesterday announced the launch of preparatory work for a ‘balanced’ trade measure on the alleged “scrap leakage” – to be adopted by spring 2026. Recycling Europe stresses that to date, the EU Commission’s own monitoring has shown no evidence of ‘scrap leakage’. Claims to the contrary are […]
Joint Statement: Driving Circularity in the Automotive Sector: Ensuring Ambitious Targets and Rules Equivalence in the ELV Regulation
As interinstitutional negotiations on the proposed End-of-Life Vehicles Regulation (ELVR) advance, the undersigned organisations call on EU institutions to uphold the Regulation’s ambition by maintaining strong recycled content targets, ensuring domestic demand for EU-made recyclates, and introducing a robust mirror clause to ensure full equivalence of rules between EU and non-EU operators. Upholding ambitious requirements […]
Recycling Europe unveils manifesto for paper circularity
Brussels, 10 November 2025 – Recycling Europe’s Paper branch (Recycling Europe Paper), representing Europe’s recovered paper collectors and recyclers, has launched its “EU Recyclers’ Manifesto: Removing barriers to paper circularity”, which sets out four key policy actions needed to secure one of Europe’s strongest circular economy value chains. Paper recycling is a longstanding European success story. Every tonne of recovered paper […]
ASTRI becomes Friends of Recycling Europe sponsor to boost textile circularity
Brussels, 22 October 2025 – Recycling Europe is delighted to welcome ASTRI as a Friends of Recycling Europe sponsor, reflecting a shared commitment to advancing circular practices in the textiles sector. We are delighted to welcome ASTRI as a Friends of Recycling Europe sponsor. Partnering with forward-thinking actors is key to supporting innovation and advancing […]
ERC 2025: Recycling Europe debuts in Hamburg as industry and policymakers confront circular economy challenges
Brussels, 3 October 2025 – The 7th European Recycling Conference (ERC) gathered 140+ industry leaders, policymakers, and innovators in Hamburg for a day of frank discussions on the future of circularity in Europe. Maria Vera Durán, (Recycling Europe), opened the conference by marking a milestone: EuRIC’s debut as Recycling Europe, and stressed that “there is […]
EuRIC becomes Recycling Europe: A new name for a stronger voice
Brussels, 30 September 2025 – EuRIC, The European Recycling Industries’ Confederation, is proud to announce its rebranding to Recycling Europe, signalling a pivotal moment in reinforcing mission: to speak with one voice for Europe’s recycling industry in an increasingly competitive and uncertain global landscape. As Europe navigates rising trade tensions, raw material insecurity, and the […]
European Textiles Ecosystem Welcomes EU Waste Directive, Calls For Harmonised Implementation
Brussels, 9 September 2025—The undersigned European business organisations represent the textile ecosystem, from manufacturing and design to retail, collection, sorting, reuse and recycling. Our members account for a significant part of the European economy and the EU apparel and footwear sector. Today’s European Parliament vote on the revision of the Waste Framework Directive (WFD) marks […]
Parliament’s ELVR amendments lower circularity ambitions for vehicles
EU recyclers warn that the EU Parliament’s adopted amendments on the End-of-Life Vehicles Regulation (ELVR) fall short of what is needed to deliver on automotive circularity. By watering down the concreate measures aimed at increasing circularity, such as the plastic recycled content target, the Parliament’s approach risks missing the mark and weakening Europe’s competitiveness. On […]