Brussels, 30 September 2025 — EuRIC, the European Recycling Industries’ Confederation, has rebranded as Recycling Europe, a move aimed at giving recyclers a clearer, stronger voice in EU policy and global markets.
Recycling Europe says the new identity reflects continuity and ambition: one banner for recyclers across metals, plastics, paper, textiles, and tyres, with a tighter public profile in Brussels and beyond.
“Recycling Europe embodies our evolution into a unified, forward-looking voice for recyclers across the continent,” said Julia Ettinger, Secretary General. “Our mission is unchanged: make sure recyclers are recognised and empowered as essential partners in building a circular, resilient European economy.”
The rebrand lands as Europe weighs trade tensions, raw-material security and industrial decarbonisation. Clearer standards and stronger demand for quality secondary materials could affect exporters and buyers from Africa to Asia, shaping prices, market access, and investment in sorting and reprocessing.
Recycling Europe says the sector needs practical rules that unlock investment: clear end-of-waste criteria, stable export conditions for quality-checked secondary materials, and consistent rollout of EU packaging and product-design rules. Textiles and rubber are in focus for harmonised requirements to scale high-quality recycling and cut waste.
Recycling Europe will keep arguing for open, well-policed markets and standards that reward quality and traceability, while staying open to partnerships worldwide.
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European Recycling Industries’ Confederation now ‘Recycling Europe’
Brussels, 30th September 2025 — EuRIC, the European Recycling Industries’ Confederation, has rebranded as Recycling Europe to give recyclers a clearer voice in EU policy and global markets.
Recycling Europe will represent recyclers across metals, plastics, paper, textiles and tyres, with a sharper focus on rules that unlock investment — end-of-waste criteria, stable export conditions, and consistent EU packaging and product design implementation.
Source: www.climatewatchonline.com
