Recycling news: 2025

Industry news Gen4 car accelerates clean racing into the fast lane ‘We’re accelerating faster than any other race car in the world,’ Sylvain Filippi CTO of Envision Racing, tells Air Quality News. This week Formula E unveiled its new Gen4 car, which will make its debut in the 2026-27 racing season, and to say it is impressive would be an understatement. The car boasts 600kw of […] Air Quality News · 7 Nov 2025 Industry news DeBriefed 7 November 2025: Leaders descend on Belém; UN warns of 1.5C breach; changing roles of climate scientists Welcome to Carbon Brief’s DeBriefed. An essential guide to the week’s key developments relating to climate... Carbon Brief · 7 Nov 2025 Industry news Firefighters’ blood reveals hidden dangers after LA blazes A new study has found that firefighters who battled Los Angeles’ January 2025 fires show biological signs of stress and chemical exposure that could increase their risk of long-term illness. The research, conducted by the Fire Fighter Cancer Cohort Study (FFCCS), examined blood samples from firefighters who responded to the Palisades and Eaton fires – […] Air Quality News · 7 Nov 2025 Industry news Food Pact Network announces 220k tonnes of food waste savings The first global report from the Food Pact Network, convened by environmental action NGO WRAP, estimates that 220,000 tonnes of food waste were avoided in its first year. According to the report, a further 2.7 million tonnes of surplus food redistributed across participating countries. However, the organisation warned that without “significant financial support, committed action … Read More The… letsrecycle.com News · 7 Nov 2025 Industry news We’ve achieved SILVER Carbon Literate Organisation status The post We’ve achieved SILVER Carbon Literate Organisation status appeared first on Keep Wales Tidy . Keep Wales Tidy · 7 Nov 2025 Industry news Upcoming Employment Law Overhaul: What Employers Need to Know Emma Harvey, Managing Director at UK-based consultancy Candid HR, outlines key upcoming changes under the Employment Rights Bill. With sweeping reforms due by 2027, employers must act now to review their contracts, policies and HR practices to ensure compliance, fairness and readiness for the evolving workplace landscape. ATF Professional · 7 Nov 2025 Policy & government Bluetongue virus: current restrictions - gov.wales Welsh Government News · 7 Nov 2025 Council news Glasgow’s Climate Plan 2026 - 2030 - Glasgow City Council Glasgow City Council · 7 Nov 2025 Global Global Cops Called on to Investigate Illegal Production and Trade of Toxic Skin Lighteners Geneva, Switzerland — In a landmark decision, today the Sixth Conference of the Parties (COP-6) of the Minamata Convention invited the Secretariat of the Minamata Convention on Mercury to […] European Environmental Bureau · 7 Nov 2025 Industry news Low-carbon aerosol can unveiled ahead of COP30 AHEAD of COP30 next week, Ball Corporation, Alcoa and Unilever have partnered to launch the first aerosol can made from ELYSIS carbon-free aluminium smelting technology for personal and home care products. The collaboration is said to mark the first time aluminium produced using ELYSIS carbon-free smelting technology – an innovation that eliminates direct greenhouse gas […] Packaging Scotland · 7 Nov 2025 Global Greenpeace Pictures of the Week The Rainbow Warrior heads to COP30 in Brazil, cartoon animals run wild in the Swedish forest, and a giant climate receipt appears in Acapulco. Here are a few highlights from Greenpeace work around the world this week. Greenpeace International · 7 Nov 2025 Industry news An Open Letter of Support For The Continued Work Of Our Member Fyne Futures Circular Communities Scotland was recently contacted by Fyne Futures, a long-standing and respected member of our network, to inform us that their parent company, Fyne Homes Ltd, had made the decision to close Fyne Futures and all of the circular projects it delivers on the Isle of Bute. Circular Communities Scotland was surprised and disappointed [...] Circular Communities Scotland · 7 Nov 2025 Industry news Interactive: Tracking negotiating texts at the COP30 climate summit The centrepiece of every UN climate summit is for countries to negotiate the wording of... Carbon Brief · 7 Nov 2025 Industry news Feet to the fire as 2025 commitment deadlines loom Next year’s non-financial reports will include company progress on a range of ESG commitments, and a litmus test for voluntary action on animal welfare. By David Burrows. At the end of next month, deadlines for thousands of corporate commitments on a variety of ESG topics will expire. From targets to use more recycled plastic packaging […] Footprint Media (foodservice sustainability) · 7 Nov 2025 Global Presona AB to be Acquired by Inducore Internationally active Swedish manufacturer of balers Presona AB will be integrated into the System Solutions business area of Inducore AB. The transaction was closed in June 2025. The Sweden-based Inducore Group already includes several specialized operational businesses that provide system solutions, products, components, logistics solutions, and contract manufacturing. presona.se (Published … Global Recycling · 7 Nov 2025 Industry news Ongoing failure to agree AR7 timeline is ‘unprecedented’ in IPCC history Governments have, once again, failed to agree on a timeline for the Intergovernmental Panel on... Carbon Brief · 7 Nov 2025 Global BFFP members react to new report showing corporate plastic pollution efforts BFFP members react to Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s new reports citing multiple concerns with corporate plastic reduction efforts. Break Free From Plastic · 7 Nov 2025 Global What happens after Europe’s NGOs are dismantled? Last week on EUobserver, Alberto Alemanno mapped how civic space in Europe is being suffocated – how NGOs die. This piece asks the natural next question: what happens when they do? What does Europe look like when independent civil society — the organisations that exist to protect the public interest — is silenced, sidelined or slowly starved out of existence? The question may feel dramatic. Yet… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 7 Nov 2025 Industry news UK DMO appoints Russell Davies as CEO The UK Deposit Management Organisation (UK DMO) has appointed Russell Davies as its Chief Executive Officer. Circular Online (CIWM) · 7 Nov 2025 Industry news Enfinium submits plan for full-scale carbon capture at Parc Adfer EfW Enfinium has submitted a planning application to install full-scale carbon capture technology at its Parc Adfer Energy from Waste (EfW) facility in Deeside, North Wales. The application has been lodged with Flintshire County Council, with a decision expected in early 2026. The Deeside facility is already home to a carbon capture and storage (CCS) pilot … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Nov 2025 Policy & government UK Science and Innovation Network in China The Science and Innovation Network promotes and facilitates international collaboration in research and innovation. GOV.UK · 7 Nov 2025 Council news Kent councils reveal draft business cases for new unitary councils Councils from across Kent and Medway published a series of draft business cases to help inform the next steps in the government’s biggest shake up of local councils in 50 years. Dartford Council · 7 Nov 2025 Global 🗼 TEN YEARS AFTER PARIS Dear Reader, Good morning, some weeks feel like years, don’t they? Ever get the sense that the world is spinning faster than your brain can process? Ten years ago this month, in Paris, the US and Europe led the world to a historic agreement to limit the planet’s dangerous warming. The Paris Agreement changed everything: it brought climate change into our politics, our media, our culture. Some d… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 7 Nov 2025 Industry news Sustainable packaging - Müller UK & Ireland Muller UK & Ireland media · 7 Nov 2025 Policy & government 35 Jersey Road, Hounslow, TW3 4BQ: LON/00AT/HMF/2025/0648 Residential Property Tribunal Decision of Judge Tueje and Mr I B Holdsworth FRICS MCIArb on 3 November 2025 GOV.UK · 7 Nov 2025 Industry news Methane action plan ADBA review On 29 October, the UK Government published its updated Methane Action Plan. Here we take a look at some key points that touch the AD sector. Agriculture UK agriculture is responsible for 48% of methane emissions, and has seen a 16% reduction since 1990. This is largely due to productivity improvements and government initiatives like… ADBA (Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association) · 7 Nov 2025 Industry news OneD and Putailai partner on silicon anodes OneD Material and Shanghai Putailai New Energy Technology have signed a Joint Development Agreement (JDA) to advance the design and scale-up of next-generation silicon-graphite anode materials for lithium-ion batteries.The collaboration will leverage Putailai’s manufacturing capabilities alongside OneD’s SINANODE® technology to accelerate high-volume production of low-cost carbon-silicon anode … BEST Magazine (Batteries & Energy Storage Technology) · 7 Nov 2025 Industry news SUV sales pose growing health threat, experts warn Industry experts are calling for urgent policy action to curb the sale of sports utility vehicles, pointing to the mounting evidence of their dangers to pedestrians, cyclists and the environment. Writing in the BMJ, a quartet of transport and medical experts have asked health professionals to ‘raise their voices in supporting the health and environmental […] Air Quality News · 7 Nov 2025 Industry news COUNTDOWN TO THE WEDDING OF THE YEAR IS ON – ALDI REVEALS KEVIN AND KATIE’S CHAOTIC STAG AND HEN DO ANTICS AS COUPLE PAINTS THE TOWN ORANGE IN PART TWO OF ITS CHRISTMAS AD Following their recent engagement, wedding bells are ringing for Kevin the Carrot and his bride-to-be, Katie, but as Aldi’s latest Christmas advert reveals, their journey to the altar is anything but straightforward. This new instalment unwraps a festive spectacle of hysterical stag and hen do celebrations, packed with pure, unadulterated Christmas cheer and a dash […] Aldi UK Press Centre · 7 Nov 2025 Industry news Long running rates challenge set for hearing at upper tribunal , Royal Courts of Justice in April 2026? Leading business rates advisor to the sector, Handel Rating Consultancy (HRC Limited) have now referred their lead case appeals to the Upper Tribunal / Lands Tribunal, for a final decision on the appropriate approach to the valuation for rates purposes of crop fed electrical and gas to grid AD plants in England and Wales. This… ADBA (Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association) · 7 Nov 2025 Industry news Chemical recycling industry for tyres forecast to hit £3.6bn by 2033 The global chemical recycling market for tyres is projected to reach around £3.6 billion by 2033, according to Research Intelo. The sector was worth USD 2.84 billion (£2.17 billion) in 2024 and is expected to climb to USD 4.73 billion (£3.6 billion) by 2033, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.7%. Asia Pacific … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Nov 2025 Policy & government Trade barrier busters deliver nearly £100m boost for British food and drink British food and drink sector sees nearly £100m in export opportunities unlocked as agri-food attachés resolve more than 40 trade barriers so far in 2025 GOV.UK · 7 Nov 2025 Industry news Clean air gains may be accelerating ocean warming According to new research, our efforts to reduce air pollution are having an unintended consequence: they may be accelerating global warming by making clouds less reflective The research team analysed two decades of satellite data and found that between 2003 and 2022, marine clouds over the North Atlantic and Northeast Pacific oceans became approximately 2.8% […] Air Quality News · 7 Nov 2025 Industry news Corvus Energy to power Japan’s first electric tugboat Marine battery specialist Corvus Energy has signed an agreement to supply a lithium-ion battery system for an electric tugboat in Japan.The electric tugboat will be equipped with the Norwegian firm’s Orca NMC cells, which will provide 2,712kWh of installed capacity.Electric propulsion will be used during idling and low-power operations, with diesel engines engaged only when… BEST Magazine (Batteries & Energy Storage Technology) · 7 Nov 2025 Policy & government UK backs record Maynilad IPO for Metro Manila water access UK invests $10M in Maynilad's record IPO to upgrade water infrastructure for 9M Metro Manila residents, showing how markets can fund sustainable development. GOV.UK · 7 Nov 2025 Policy & government PM meeting with President Lula da Silva of Brazil: 6 November 2025 The Prime Minister and President Lula da Silva had a separate bilateral meeting at the COP30 summit in Belém. GOV.UK · 7 Nov 2025 Industry news Business Partners - help.olioapp.com OLIO · 7 Nov 2025 Global Strong Turnout, Diverse Products and Seamless Organisation Praised as Eco Expo Asia 2025 Celebrates 20 Years of Success The 20th edition of Eco Expo Asia was successfully held from 28 to 31 October 2025 at AsiaWorld-Expo, Hong Kong. Jointly organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) and Messe Frankfurt (HK) Ltd, and co-organised by the Environment and Ecology Bureau of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), this […] Global Recycling · 7 Nov 2025 Industry news COP30: Has Europe given up on climate change? Ahead of the UN Climate Conference in Brazil, a new documentary asks if the European Union is losing momentum in its efforts to reduce emissions and support nature recovery. In August, the European Commission published fresh data on the bloc’s carbon output. In the first quarter of 2025, the combined footprint of the 27 nations […] Environment Journal · 7 Nov 2025 Council news Fly-tippers warned not to “mess with Maidstone” in waste crime crackdown as fines issued - Maidstone Borough Council Maidstone Council · 7 Nov 2025