Municipal Waste Tech Rollout (India): Delhi’s West Delhi CM Rekha Gupta launched a GPS-tracked, technology-driven door-to-door waste collection system, flagging off 917 modern sanitation vehicles to cover about 4.5 lakh households and improve monitoring and accountability. Water Pollution Control (Bangladesh): Bangladesh moved to make the Buriganga River pollution-free by bringing industrial effluent treatment plant systems under online monitoring, adding IP cameras and control rooms, plus dredging to restore flow. Circular Materials & Plastic Recovery: Refinity selected Zeton to design and build a 10,000 tpa modular plastics-to-olefins demo plant, aiming to turn mixed waste plastics into chemical feedstocks. E-Waste & Batteries (Community Action): Student nonprofit Batteries4Better expanded neighborhood battery collection, diverting more than 10,000 batteries from landfills. Upcycling Food Sidestreams: Startups showcased how “upcycling” is shifting from simple reuse to engineered premium ingredients from food byproducts. Local Recycling Rules (UK): A reminder piece highlighted that several everyday items can’t go in recycling bins under new bin rules, urging residents to check local guidance. Rare Earth Supply Chain: USA Rare Earth agreed to buy a minority stake in France’s Carester to expand magnet recycling and separation capacity.