Daily Digest: Wednesday, 4 February 2026
Your daily briefing for Wednesday, 4 February 2026: 40 stories from 11 sources across the circular economy sector.
Today's Summary
Key themes include Battery & Energy Storage.
Key Developments
Battery & Energy Storage
Activity in battery recycling and energy storage today.
TOP Today's Stories
Meridian Waste Acquires Richardson Waste Management, LLC
Meridian Waste Virginia, LLC (Meridian Waste), a non-hazardous, integrated solid waste services company, today announced the asset acquisition of Rich...
Joe Pisano Named Chief Commercial Officer of Vocational Trucks and Equipment
Vocational Trucks and Equipment (VTE) has named Joe Pisano as Chief Commercial Officer, further strengthening the company’s focus on dealer support ...
India’s Varaha bags $20M to scale carbon removal from the Global South
Varaha's fresh funding is part of a $45 million Series B round led by WestBridge Capital....
Elon Musk is merging SpaceX and xAI to build data centers in space — or so he says
On Monday, Elon Musk announced that he was merging two of his companies, SpaceX and xAI, in a deal said to be worth $1.25 trillion. The reason, Musk s...
UT Austin spinout Supra launches to recover rare earths
Supra Elemental Recovery launched today, aiming to recover gallium and scandium from US waste streams to help reduce import dependence for chips, allo...
Market Snapshot
Market activity today shows continued momentum in the recycling and circular economy sectors.
By Category
Global Trade (7)
- •
- •
- •
- •
- •
Industry News (26)
-
•
India’s Varaha bags $20M to scale carbon removal from the Global SouthTechCrunch Climate
- •
- •
- •
-
•
Gradient’s heat pumps get new smarts to enable old-building retrofitsTechCrunch Climate
ESG & Sustainability (6)
- •
- •
- •
- •
- •
ITAD & E-Scrap (1)
- •
Tomorrow's Watch
Watch for continued developments tomorrow as the industry evolves.
Get the Daily Digest
Start every day with the latest circular economy news in your inbox.
Published: 4 Feb 2026, 09:00