TOMRA Group news 2026

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Cover image of the TOMRA Whitepaper "An overlooked opportunity: Recovering valuable resources from municipal waste through mixed waste sorting

Mixed waste sorting is essential for Europe to reach plastic recycling targets

Mixed waste contains recyclable plastics that can still be recovered, graded and recycled into valuable new materials. TOMRA’s new whitepaper explains how integrated resource systems can turn this overlooked stream into a circular-economy opportunity.

More about our whitepaper on mixed waste sorting
three EU flags flying against background of modern office building

Business coalition calls on EU to ensure timely and effective implementation of PPWR

In a letter sent to the presidents of the European Commission, European Parliament and European Council, a broad coalition of more than 120 businesses and industry associations have called on the EU to ensure that the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) delivers on its objectives and supports a strong, competitive, and sustainable circular plastics value chain in Europe.

Read more about the letter to the EU leadership
Woman returning a RECUP reusable cup at TOMRA return station at Freiburg central train station in Germany

Automated cup returns come to Freiburg

Two TOMRA Reuse return machines installed at Freiburg Central Station mark a first for Germany: automated returns integrated into an existing urban reusable system. Together with the established RECUP network, the machines offer consumers a new, convenient way to return their cups - without needing to find a participating café.

Read more about the Freiburg reuse solution
Annual report 2025 cover image

TOMRA publishes Annual Report 2025 Circular Foundations

TOMRA today released its Annual Report for 2025, titled “Circular Foundations.” The report outlines how the company advanced circular solutions in a year marked by geopolitical turbulence and economic uncertainty, while continuing to strengthen its technological and organizational foundations for longterm value creation.

TOMRA Annual Report 2025
TOMRA wins Norwegian Export Price 2025

TOMRA wins the Norwegian Export Prize 2025

Norway's most prestigious export award recognizes TOMRA's decades of turning a simple idea – automated bottle sorting – into technology transforming global value chains

TOMRA wins the Norwegian Export Prize 2025

Remembering Petter Planke

It is with great sadness that we received the news that Petter Planke, who founded TOMRA together with his brother Tore, passed away on 25 February 2026 at the age of 89.

Remembering Petter Planke