2026 news from TOMRA Waste & Metal Recycling

03 Jun 2026

Achieving high purity aluminium circularity through precision AI sorting

How artificial intelligence has become the key enabler in transforming complex scrap into high value feedstock for the circular economy. By Tom Jansen, VP and Head of Segments for TOMRA Recycling.

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06 May 2026

TOMRA launches next-generation AI platform and expands GAINnext™ ecosystem with new deep learning applications

TOMRA Recycling has unveiled a breakthrough AI-native platform from PolyPerception and introduced three new deep learning applications for its award-winning GAINnext™ technology. The innovations were presented at IFAT 2026 in Munich and PRSE in Amsterdam, highlighting the company’s continued focus on advancing AI driven sorting solutions. The announcement coincides with TOMRA increasing its investment in PolyPerception to a 51% majority stake, closing the loop between real-time stream data and physical sorting action.

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29 Apr 2026

30 years of AI sorting

30 years ago, something ground‑breaking began – an innovation that would become the trendsetter for an entire industry: AUTOSORT™ was born. Or rather, the very first version of what has since evolved into today’s most powerful sorting system. Since 1996, AUTOSORT™ has been continuously optimized and strengthened. Today, it is widely recognized as the industry’s ultimate all‑rounder, trusted for its reliability, performance, and unmatched versatility. But the AUTOSORT™ story is also the story of our industry: AI has always been at the core of TOMRA’s technology, shaping the evolution of intelligent sorting from the very beginning, and powering what’s next.

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22 Apr 2026

TOMRA Recycling opens new Americas Test and Training Center

Global leader in sensor-based sorting solutions, TOMRA Recycling, has marked a new era of customer support for recyclers in the Americas with the opening of its new Americas Test & Training Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. The facility features a testing circuit equipped with the latest sorting technologies, a dedicated warehouse for critical parts storage and extensive training facilities.

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13 Apr 2026

TOMRA Recycling launches the new FINDER™, the company’s most flexible and reliable metal recovery solution

Building on decades of metal recycling experience, TOMRA Recycling, the global leader in sensor-based sorting solutions, launches the new FINDER™, a flexible metals sorting platform with built-in AI features for meeting today and tomorrow’s infeed challenges. Whether it is shredded end-of-life vehicles or E-scrap, FINDER™ consistently upgrades mixed non-ferrous fractions like copper and brass, recovers insulated wire, cleans stainless steel, separates metals from non-metals, and sorts printed circuit boards (PCBs) from E-scrap.

TOMRA marks 30 years of AI Sorting and unveils new deep learning solutions at IFAT 2026

Global sensor-based sorting technology provider TOMRA Recycling will strengthen its position as the leader in AI solutions for recycling when the company reveals its latest technology portfolio at IFAT 2026 (May 4 – 7 in Munich, Germany). TOMRA experts will be in Hall B6, stand 339 to highlight the 30th anniversary of its AUTOSORT™ system. Under the theme "30 years of AI sorting," TOMRA will demonstrate the technical progression from early optical AI sorting to today’s fully integrated systems, while also unveiling new deep learning and AI-enabled solutions at the show.

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09 Feb 2026

TOMRA Recycling awarded EcoVadis Platinum medal for outstanding sustainability leadership

TOMRA Sorting GmbH, the German legal entity and headquarters of TOMRA Recycling, has been awarded the prestigious Platinum medal from EcoVadis, one of the world’s most trusted and widely used platforms for assessing corporate sustainability performance. With an overall score of 87 out of 100 points, TOMRA Recycling is in the top 1% of all rated companies in the EcoVadis network globally over the past 12 months.

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09 Feb 2026

Why the textile recycling revolution needs more than just tech

The global textile recycling market is finally shifting to an industrial scale. For years, progress was stalled by a fundamental lack of synchronization across the value chain. Now, decisive policy action is providing the essential financial anchor needed to bridge this gap.

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Recycling News 2026

TOMRA to showcase the future of AI-powered sorting intelligence and compliance reporting at RWM Expo 2026