About EU-Recycling

EU-Recycling

EU-Recycling is the specialist magazine for the European recycling market, published by MSV Mediaservice & Verlag GmbH in Alling near Munich. Under its motto "Fakten, Hintergründe, Reportagen made in Europe" – facts, background, features made in Europe – the magazine reports on current topics from the recycling, waste-management and circular economy for the recycling industry. Bilingual in its orientation as "the business magazine for the European recycling market", EU-Recycling addresses the professionals who turn waste into secondary raw materials: recyclers, waste-management companies, plant manufacturers, traders and policymakers across Europe.

Overview

EU-Recycling is published by the MSV Mediaservice & Verlag GmbH, based at Münchner Strasse 48 in Biburg, 82239 Alling, near Munich. The magazine's self-description defines its territory precisely: facts, background and reportage from the recycling, waste-management and circular-economy sectors, produced in Europe for the recycling industry. The English subtitle – "The Business Magazine for the European Recycling Market" – signals the publication's ambition to serve the European market beyond the German-speaking countries.

The readership consists of decision-makers and specialists in the recycling industry: operators of recycling and waste-treatment plants, manufacturers of recycling technology and sorting equipment, traders in secondary raw materials such as scrap metal, waste paper, plastics and glass, as well as managers in waste-management companies, municipal utilities and the relevant authorities and associations. These readers share a common need: reliable information on the markets, technologies and regulations that determine whether a material stream becomes a profitable resource or a costly disposal problem. The magazine's keyword spectrum illustrates the breadth of its coverage: waste, demolition, waste management, end-of-life vehicles, batteries, glass, wood, plastics, metals, waste oil, paper, tires, textiles, treatment, construction-material recycling, organic waste, electronic scrap, disposal, substitute fuels, sorting technology, separation technology and packaging waste.

The magazine appears in print and maintains the portal eu-recycling.com, which carries current articles, an archive of past issues and industry news. The domain was created in December 2004, reflecting the magazine's long-standing presence in the market. Recent issues – such as the 10/2026 edition – show the magazine actively covering the industry's digitalization, with features on new platforms that create shared workspaces for waste-management companies and their customers.

History

EU-Recycling was developed as a specialist magazine for the European recycling market at a time when the industry was gaining economic and political weight. The European Union's waste legislation, the rise of producer-responsibility schemes, and the growing markets for secondary raw materials created a professional community that needed its own business medium – one that treated recycling not as an environmental niche but as an industry with markets, technologies and business models.

The MSV Mediaservice & Verlag GmbH in Alling built the magazine around this community. Over the years EU-Recycling has accompanied the industry through its major transformations: the implementation of European waste directives in national law, the development of dual systems for packaging waste in Germany, the boom and bust cycles of scrap-metal and waste-paper prices, the emergence of new waste streams such as batteries from electromobility and photovoltaic modules, and the digitalization of waste-management processes.

The magazine's European orientation has been a constant: while rooted in the German recycling industry, it reports on developments across the continent, reflecting the cross-border nature of secondary-raw-material markets, where scrap, paper and plastics move between countries in response to price signals and regulatory differences. The bilingual presentation – German content with English positioning – supports this European ambition and makes the magazine accessible to the international traders and plant operators who form the industry's backbone. The portal eu-recycling.com, registered since 2004, has grown into a comprehensive resource for the industry, offering news, policy updates and technological information alongside the magazine's features and case studies.

Content and Sections

The content of EU-Recycling follows the material flows of the circular economy. Title topics in recent issues illustrate the range: from the MEGABLOC concrete-block system that turns residual concrete into a resource, to bulk-material handling equipment for the recycling sector, to company visits such as the feature on Maag Recycling. Technical coverage addresses recycling technology, sorting and separation technology, treatment processes and plant engineering – the machinery and processes that turn mixed waste streams into marketable secondary raw materials.

Market reporting is a cornerstone: the magazine follows the prices and market developments for secondary raw materials – steel scrap, non-ferrous metals, waste paper, plastics, glass and wood – giving traders and plant operators the market intelligence they need. Policy coverage tracks waste legislation, packaging laws, and the regulatory frameworks that shape the industry, from the German Packaging Act to European circular-economy packages. Company news, personnel changes and industry events complete the picture.

Digitalization has become a prominent theme: features on new digital platforms for the waste industry – such as shared workspaces where waste-management companies and their customers can place orders, track order status, retrieve documents and review waste balances and CO2 footprints on dashboards – show how the industry is modernizing its processes. These platforms, often developed by specialized software groups serving thousands of waste-management customers, bundle specialized solutions into connected systems for operations, material flows and legally compliant documentation. The magazine also covers the interfaces between waste management and IT, from electronic waste-documentation procedures to API-based integration of weighing systems and financial accounting.

Publisher and Organization

The publisher is the MSV Mediaservice & Verlag GmbH, based in Alling near Munich. The publishing house specializes in the recycling and waste-management media segment, with EU-Recycling as its flagship magazine. The company's address – Münchner Strasse 48, Biburg, 82239 Alling – places it in the Munich metropolitan region, close to many of the industry's southern German players.

The magazine's editorial team covers the European recycling market from this base, with correspondents and contributors reporting on developments across the continent. The publishing house markets the magazine's advertising space to the industry's suppliers – plant manufacturers, technology providers, service companies and traders – who reach the recycling industry's decision-makers through the magazine's pages and portal. The combination of a specialized publishing house and a clearly defined industrial readership gives EU-Recycling the focus that general business media cannot provide.

Digital Presence

The digital presence of EU-Recycling centers on eu-recycling.com, which functions as a comprehensive resource for the recycling and waste-management industry in the European Union. The portal offers industry news, policy updates and technological information, serving as a platform for professionals and stakeholders to stay informed about the latest trends, regulations and best practices in recycling. Articles and case studies highlight innovative solutions and successful projects aimed at promoting sustainability and circular-economy principles in Europe.

The portal's archive makes past magazine issues accessible, with individual articles – such as the 10/2026 feature on digital waste-management platforms – available online. The site's keyword-rich structure, covering everything from end-of-life vehicles to sorting technology, reflects its role as a reference resource for the industry. Social media channels extend the magazine's reach, and the portal's news flow keeps the professional community informed between print issues.

As a bilingual-positioned business magazine with a print edition, a comprehensive portal and an archive stretching back two decades, EU-Recycling exemplifies the specialist trade-media model for European industrial markets: deep vertical expertise, a clearly defined professional readership, and a combination of print authority and digital currency that serves an industry turning waste into resources – an industry whose economic and ecological importance grows with every ton of material kept in the loop.