Journal History
| 2016 | The inaugural issue was released. Recycling was published as a quarterly journal. |
| 2019 | Recycling was indexed in Scopus - Elsevier. |
| 2020 | Recycling received its first CiteScore (2019) of 2.9. |
| 2021 | Recycling received a CiteScore (2020) of 4.3. Recycling was indexed in Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)—Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics). |
| 2022 | Recycling received a CiteScore (2021) of 4.8. Recycling adopted a bimonthly publication schedule. |
| 2023 | Recycling received a CiteScore (2022) of 5.4. Recycling received its first Impact Factor (4.3). |
| 2024 | Recycling received its 2023 Impact Factor (4.6), ranked 41/90 (Q2) in “Green & Sustainable Science & Technology”. Recycling received its CiteScore (2023) of 6.8. |
| 2025 | Recycling received its 2024 Impact Factor (4.6). Recycling received its CiteScore (2024) of 8.9, ranked 33/150 (Q1) “Waste Management and Disposal”, 88/460 (Q1) “General Materials Science” and 55/406 (Q1) “Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law”. Recycling announced the first edition of the Best Paper awards. |
| 2026 | Recycling adopted a monthly publication schedule. The year 2026 marks the 10th Anniversary of Recycling. |
Editor-in-Chief
| 2016–present | Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Michele John |
