Recycling news: 2025

Policy & government UK and Oregon trade and economic co-operation memorandum of understanding Memorandum of understanding (MOU) on trade and economic co-operation between the United Kingdom and the State of Oregon in the USA, signed 5 November 2025. GOV.UK · 6 Nov 2025 Global 7 Months, 7 Countries, One Mission: Stop Fossil Gas For seven months the Greenpeace ships Arctic Sunrise and Witness were on a mission across Europe to expose the fossil gas trap and show that a renewables-powered future is already within reach. Greenpeace International · 6 Nov 2025 Council news Pay your Council Tax - London Borough of Waltham Forest Waltham Forest Council · 6 Nov 2025 Industry news RAM reporting February 2026 deadline RAM reporting: the clock is ticking on one of the most significant compliance requirements facing large packaging producers. With the mandatory H2 2025 Recyclability Assessment Methodology (RAM) reporting deadline set for 27 February 2026, businesses handling over 50 tonnes of packaging annually in the UK face a critical decision: invest time in proper assessment Der Beitrag RAM reporting Febru… ERP UK (European Recycling Platform) · 6 Nov 2025 Global Research Project: Recycling of Multilayer Plastic Materials The RECIPLUS project applies technologies such as physicochemical delamination, a combination of mechanical separation techniques, and enzymatic recycling. Spain-based technological center Aimplas is addressing the issue of plastic waste, as multilayer plastic materials present a major challenge at the end of their life cycle due to the complexity of separating and processing their different co… Global Recycling · 6 Nov 2025 Policy & government Understanding Social Media Content Creators Qualitative research to understand Social Media Content Creators. GOV.UK · 6 Nov 2025 Policy & government Understanding evasion in small businesses Qualitative research exploring small businesses’ suspected tax evasion behaviours. GOV.UK · 6 Nov 2025 Industry news Government to embed climate and sustainability across national curriculum The UK Government has confirmed plans to embed climate and sustainability education throughout England’s school curriculum. The announcement follows the publication of the Curriculum and Assessment Review, chaired by Professor Becky Francis, which was commissioned in July 2024 to consider how schools can better equip pupils for a modern workplace. Responding to the review’s recommendations, … R… letsrecycle.com News · 6 Nov 2025 Policy & government Mr I Tapping v Ministry of Defence: 1402660/2019 and 1400338/2020 Employment Tribunal decision. GOV.UK · 6 Nov 2025 Industry news Vianode to build clean graphite plant in Ontario Vianode, the Norwegian advanced battery materials producer, has announced plans to build its first large-scale facility for low-emission synthetic anode graphite in Ontario, Canada.The project supports Canada’s role in the G7 Critical Minerals Production Alliance and aims to strengthen domestic supply chains for this essential battery material.Synthetic graphite is vital for lithium-ion batteri… BEST Magazine (Batteries & Energy Storage Technology) · 6 Nov 2025 Industry news UK waste wood market remains under significant pressure, says WRA The UK waste wood market remains under significant pressure, according to the Wood Recyclers’ Association (WRA), with stockpiles of material continuing to be reported across the country. Wood Recyclers Association · 6 Nov 2025 Council news West Heath Experimental Controlled Parking Zone - London Borough of Bexley Bexley Council · 6 Nov 2025 Industry news Join our Team – Circular Economy Policy Officer Circular Communities Scotland is delighted to be hiring a new staff member to join our team as our Circular Economy Policy Officer. Title: Circular Economy Policy Officer Contract Hours: 0.8 FTE (28 hours) Location: Hybrid (Stirling Office) or Remote Salary: £33,111 - £35,299 FTE Duration: Immediate Start to 30 September 2029 Reporting to: Chief Executive [...] Circular Communities Scotland · 6 Nov 2025 Policy & government [Under Appeal] Impounding decision for BU06 CYC Written decision of the Deputy Traffic Commissioner for Wales for BU06 CYC GOV.UK · 6 Nov 2025 Industry news UK DMO appoints new CEO to lead Deposit Return Scheme rollout The UK Deposit Management Organisation (UK DMO) has announced the appointment of Russell Davies as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Davies will formally take up the role on 5 January 2026. The UK DMO is the business-led, not-for-profit organisation responsible for designing, delivering and operating the new Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) across England, Northern … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Nov 2025 Policy & government S Bacon v Royal Mail Group Ltd: 2402027/2024 Employment Tribunal decision. GOV.UK · 6 Nov 2025 Policy & government Sector Risk Profile 2025 The Sector risk profile is intended to help boards have a better understanding of the risks organisations face, in an increasingly complex and diverse sector. GOV.UK · 6 Nov 2025 Policy & government User guide to: Individuals referred to Prevent The user guide to ‘Individuals referred to and supported through the Prevent Programme’ is a useful reference guide with explanatory notes. GOV.UK · 6 Nov 2025 Policy & government Family Food FYE 2024 Annual report on household purchases of food and drink. GOV.UK · 6 Nov 2025 Policy & government Business insights and impact on the UK economy: 6 November 2025 The impact of challenges facing the economy and other events on UK businesses, including financial performance, workforce, trade, and business resilience. GOV.UK · 6 Nov 2025 Policy & government Setting executive salaries: guidance for academy trusts Guidance to support academy trusts setting levels of pay for executive leaders. GOV.UK · 6 Nov 2025 Global Meet the ISWA YPG UK & Ireland Chapter ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 6 Nov 2025 Industry news The Earthshot Prize announces 2025 winners The Earthshot Prize announced its five 2025 winners at an awards night at the Museum of Tomorrow in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Circular Online (CIWM) · 6 Nov 2025 Global Slijtdelen van topkwaliteit Machines en hun onderdelen krijgen het zwaar te verduren in de recyclingsector. Dat heel wat recyclingbedrijven intussen kind aan huis zijn bij ATWT Europe hoeft niet te verwonderen. Het bedrijf staat immers garant voor slijtdelen van ongeëvenaarde kwaliteit. Voor elk merk heeft het een onderdeel op de plank liggen of kan het op maat aangepast […] Het bericht Slijtdelen van topkwaliteit versche… RecyclePro · 6 Nov 2025 Industry news Selig unveils multi-layer barrier liner for industrial applications SELIG Group has launched its Safe-Gard Industrial liner, described as a multi-layer barrier liner optimised for use in industrial applications. The solution is said to offer producers a ‘cost-effective’ hermetic seal to PE containers. Safe-Gard Industrial has been designed to seal both aggressive and non-aggressive contents in agricultural, institutional, cleaning, pet, and motor care applicati… Packaging Scotland · 6 Nov 2025 Policy & government Mr G Pollitt v Suez Recycling and Recovery UK Ltd: 2406226/2023 Employment Tribunal decision. GOV.UK · 6 Nov 2025 Industry news Britain’s largest BESS powers up in Essex The largest operational battery energy storage system (BESS) in Great Britain is now live, delivering clean electricity to the grid with support from Statkraft.Thurrock Storage, developed by battery storage specialist Statera Energy, is a 300MW/600MWh BESS scheme located at Tilbury in Essex. It has the capacity to power 680,000 homes for up to two hours.… BEST Magazine (Batteries & Energy Storage Technology) · 6 Nov 2025 Industry news Government to add climate change education to school curriculum The UK Government has said it will improve climate and sustainability education in schools following a review. Circular Online (CIWM) · 6 Nov 2025 Policy & government Natural England's Strategy: Recovering Nature for Growth, Health and Security 'Recovering Nature for Growth, Health and Security', Natural England’s strategy. GOV.UK · 6 Nov 2025 Policy & government Natural England's Strategy: Underpinning Evidence Key evidence underpinning the Natural England strategy. GOV.UK · 6 Nov 2025 Industry news ‘Reset’ needed next week for COP30 to hold any legitimacy The world is once again coming together to plan, propose, broker, and agree supposedly game-changing environmental action and policy. But the UN climate summit has consistently failed to deliver much more than lip service. On Monday 10th November, global leaders, scientific experts, campaigners and lobbyists will meet in Belém, Brazil. The goal is to try and […] Environment Journal · 6 Nov 2025 Industry news The paint industry’s chemical legacy (and what comes next) Decorating homes and businesses comes with a big environmental price tag. Farrow & Ball’s Gareth Hayfield talks us through a sector desperately trying to move beyond PFAS and carbon emissions. Paint is more than just colour, it’s chemistry. From the pigments that give it depth to the binders that help it adhere and provide protection […] Environment Journal · 6 Nov 2025 Council news Lasers, lights, and festive delights for Bromsgrove’s countdown to Christmas - Bromsgrove District Council Bromsgrove Council · 6 Nov 2025 Council news Contacts for Heads of Clusters - Wandsworth Borough Council Wandsworth Council · 6 Nov 2025 Industry news Asda expands school engagement programme after successful trial - Asda Asda corporate newsroom · 6 Nov 2025 Council news TORRIDGE DISTRICT COUNCIL PLANS COMMITTEE MEETING Caddsdown Business Support Centre - Caddsdown Bideford EX39 3BE Thursday, 6 No - democracy.torridge.gov.uk Torridge Council · 6 Nov 2025 Industry news Diageo trims sales, profit guidance on US, China pressures - Just Drinks Just Drinks — sustainability · 6 Nov 2025 Industry news Life after: Escaping the Taliban Sara Wahedi was just four when she was forced to flee Afghanistan. She now works to hold regimes accountable via technology Positive News · 6 Nov 2025 Global Scotland: Decline in landfill volumes continues in 2024 The total quantity of waste landfilled in Scotland in 2024 was 1.81 million tonnes , across 39 permitted sites. This was a reduction of 172,000 tonnes (8.6%) from 2023 and is the lowest amount of waste landfilled since this record began in 2005. The long-term trend in the total amount of waste landfilled in Scotland […] Recyclingportal.eu · 6 Nov 2025 Global NRW: Pro-Kopf-Abfallaufkommen steigt 2024 zum zweiten Mal in Folge Im Jahr 2024 haben die öffentlich-rechtlichen Entsorgungsbetriebe Nordrhein-Westfalens 8,2 Millionen Tonnen Siedlungsabfälle eingesammelt, das waren 2,1 Prozent mehr als ein Jahr zuvor. Wie Landesbetrieb IT.NRW als amtliche Statistikstelle des Landes mitteilt, ergab sich für das Jahr 2024 damit ein Pro-Kopf-Abfallaufkommen von 454,2 Kilogramm. Dieses steigt damit zum zweiten Mal in Folge, nachd… Recyclingportal.eu · 6 Nov 2025