Across The Wire

1. TÜV Rheinland Helps Electronics Supply Chains Enhance Traceability With Recycled Material Verification Across Partners 1/12/2026

   With electronic devices being replaced at an ever-faster pace, global volumes of consumer e-waste continue to climb. In response, governments and regulators worldwide are rolling out stricter requirements for waste recovery and incentivizing the use of recycled inputs to curb resource consumption and environmental impact.

2. Reactivate And WM Collaborate Nationwide To Convert Up To 50+ Landfills Into Solar Energy Sites 1/7/2026

   Reactivate, an Invenergy company, and WM, North America's leading provider of comprehensive environmental solutions, today announced an agreement with plans to transform up to 50+ former landfill sites into community solar, small utility scale solar and storage projects.

3. Noveon Magnetics, Kangwon Energy, And LG Electronics Launch Closed-Loop Rare Earth Magnet Recycling Initiative 1/6/2026

   Noveon Magnetics, Kangwon Energy Co., Ltd., and LG Electronics Co., Ltd. today announced a strategic agreement to advance closed-loop recycling of rare earth permanent magnets, leveraging Noveon's proprietary Magnet-to-Magnet (M2M™) technology.

4. Honda And Princeton NuEnergy Sign MOU To Advance Collaboration In Next-Generation Battery Recycling Technologies 1/5/2026

   Honda Motor Co., Ltd. ("Honda") and Princeton NuEnergy Inc. ("PNE") today announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to advance discussion on collaboration around next-generation lithium-ion battery recycling technologies.

5. LOOM Carbon And RTI International Announce Strategic Collaboration To Transform Global Textile Waste 12/16/2025

   LOOM Carbon and independent scientific research institute RTI International today announced a strategic research collaboration.

6. Tapping Into 'Urban Oilfield': Unlocking The Value Of Waste Plastic Film 12/13/2025

   Hundreds of millions of tons of light materials exist in construction and demolition waste, with PP and PE film accounting for approximately 50%.

7. Power Knot Releases BCG-315 Grinder For Heavy-Duty Organic Waste Processing 12/11/2025

   Power Knot LLC, the market leader for on site organic waste management solutions, has released the BCG-315 grinder, a robust machine engineered to process dense organic materials prior to digestion, composting, or recycling.

8. SK Chemicals Achieves Korea's First Vertical Integration In Recycling Through In-House Feedstock Sourcing 12/10/2025

   SK Chemicals will achieve Korea's first vertical integration of recycling by securing in-house access to the feedstock required for recycling.

9. Vanguard Renewables Opens River Falls Facility For Sustainable Food Waste Disposal 12/10/2025

   Vanguard Renewables, a national leader in organics recycling and renewable energy production, has opened a new anaerobic digestion and advanced depackaging facility in River Falls, Wisconsin.

10. Anaergia Technologies, LLC To Provide Integrated Waste-To-Energy Technology For PepsiCo Mexico Foods 12/9/2025

    Anaergia Inc. (“Anaergia”, the “Company”, “us”, or “our”) through its subsidiary, Anaergia Technologies, LLC (“Anaergia Technologies”), has signed a contract with Anaergia PepsiCo Mexico Foods subsidiary, Sabritas S. de R.L. de C.V, to deliver an integrated renewable energy solution at a PepsiCo Mexico Foods food production facility in Mexico.