Recycling news: 2025

Fresh every day from industry press, GOV.UK and research feeds — plus the historical archive. Last updated 30 Jul 2026.

Global 500-Gramm-Schwelle für Einwegkunststoffverpackungen Das Umweltbundesamt überarbeitet die Regeln für bestimmte Verpackungen im Vollzug des Einwegkunststofffondsgesetzes: Tüten und Folienverpackungen sowie Lebensmittelbehälter mit einem Inhalt von mehr als 500 Gramm sind künftig von der Abgabe nach Einwegkunststofffondsgesetz ausgenommen. Das Umweltbundesamt (⁠UBA⁠) passt die Anwendung des Einwegkunststofffondsgesetz an. Künftig gilt für Tüten und… Recyclingportal.eu · 6 Nov 2025 Global Kunststoffrecycler fordern Zugang zum Industriestrompreis Hohe Energiekosten und schwache Nachfrage setzen die Kunststoff-Recyclingbranche unter Druck. Die Unternehmen hoffen, dass die Bundesregierung den geplanten Industriestrompreis auch für sie öffnet. Die deutsche Kunststoffrecyclingbranche steht unter massivem wirtschaftlichem Druck. Neben rückläufiger Nachfrage und sinkenden Erlösen für Rezyklate belasten die Unternehmen vor allem die hohen Ener… Recyclingportal.eu · 6 Nov 2025 Policy & government Natural England's Strategy: Case Studies Case studies relating to Natural England's Strategy: Recovering Nature for Growth, Health and Security. GOV.UK · 6 Nov 2025 Policy & government Employment related securities bulletin 61 (November 2025) Find out about how recent changes announced have an impact on employment related securities and what this means for you. GOV.UK · 6 Nov 2025 Policy & government Construction begins on new 1,700 place jail to make streets safer Ground has been broken on a new 1,700-place prison in Leicestershire, marking the latest step in the biggest jail expansion programme in over a century.  GOV.UK · 6 Nov 2025 Policy & government Critical safety issues for walking, wheeling and cycling Illustrated guidance on the 16 critical safety issues identified in Active Travel England's route check tool. GOV.UK · 6 Nov 2025 Policy & government Unpaid work management information, update to June 2025 Management information for unpaid work, including starts, delivery, caseload, terminations and Project Clean Streets, April 2022 to June 2025. GOV.UK · 6 Nov 2025 Council news Complaints procedure - Angus Council Angus Council · 5 Nov 2025 Global A brief look at Spain’s pathway to DRS In this episode with Miquel Roset, we discuss how Spain is on the cusp of introducing a national deposit return system by 2026, and what must happen next to deliver on time. We also touch on Portugal’s newly announced DRS start date and why Iberian momentum matters. Reloop Platform · 5 Nov 2025 Global Baku to Belém Roadmap lacks public finance accountability, but offers signal on polluter taxes The long-awaited release of the Baku to Belém Roadmap to US 1.3 trillion lacks accountability ask of developed countries to deliver promised public finance for climate action. Greenpeace International · 5 Nov 2025 Industry news CIWM Celebrates Trustees Week - CIWM CIWM (Chartered Institution of Wastes Management) · 5 Nov 2025 Industry news COP30: What does the ‘Baku to Belém roadmap’ mean for climate finance? The Brazilian COP30 presidency has published a “Baku to Belém roadmap” on how climate finance... Carbon Brief · 5 Nov 2025 Industry news New book tells compelling tale of the fight to save the Siberian tiger The battle to save the magnificent but endangered Amur tiger detailed in Jonathan Slaght's Tigers Between Empires is an inspiring look at what collaboration across borders can achieve, finds Adam Weymouth New Scientist — Environment · 5 Nov 2025 Global From Waste to Value: Recycling Automotive Shredder Residue and Bio-Waste into High-Value Feedstock https://www.basf.com/global/en/media/news-releases/2025/10/p-25-223 Bioplastics News · 5 Nov 2025 Global Wolff Competition Awards Grand Prize to Company Using Seaweed to Replace Plastic Wolff Competition Awards Grand Prize to Company Using Seaweed to Replace Plastic Bioplastics News · 5 Nov 2025 Industry news Weird Waste: how to recycle batteries The post Weird Waste: how to recycle batteries appeared first on Bristol Waste Company . Bristol Waste Company · 5 Nov 2025 Global Visible light-responsive amine-rich porous g-C3N4-chitosan/PBAT bilayer film with high antibacterial activity for fruit preservation https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0141813025092268 Bioplastics News · 5 Nov 2025 Global Understanding biodegradable 3D printing materials Bioplastics News · 5 Nov 2025 Global Braskem World’s First Bio-PE Christmas Trees https://www.braskem.com.br/europe/news-detail/with-braskems-im-greensuptmsup-bio-based-polyethylene-balsam-hill-made-the-worlds-first-plant-based-plastic-christmas-trees Bioplastics News · 5 Nov 2025 Global Bioplastics spark viral activity, reshape microbiomes and accelerate organic matter degradation in the marine environment https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-025-02806-z Bioplastics News · 5 Nov 2025 Global Plastics recycling is in trouble https://cen.acs.org/environment/recycling/Plastics-recycling-trouble/103/web/2025/11 Bioplastics News · 5 Nov 2025 Global Sunlight Found to Turn Clothes into Ocean Microplastics Bioplastics News · 5 Nov 2025 Global Researchers make sponges recyclable without toxic chemicals https://www.technology.org/2025/11/01/researchers-make-sponges-recyclable-without-toxic-chemicals Bioplastics News · 5 Nov 2025 Global New process: Nylon recycling in 2 minutes https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/new-process-nylon-recycling-in-2-minutes-like-rebuilding-noodle-strands/articleshow/125018731.cms Bioplastics News · 5 Nov 2025 Policy & government Brewing beer: rules and regulations for commercial brewing Regulations that brewers and contract brewers must comply with when producing beer to sell. GOV.UK · 5 Nov 2025 Industry news New recycling sorting facility to process 80% of Norway’s plastic waste TOMRA and Plastretur have opened a new recycling sorting facility near Oslo, which will process approximately 80% of Norway’s plastic packaging waste by 2030. Jointly owned by TOMRA (65%) and Plastretur (35%), the Områ facility has the capacity to process 90,000 tonnes of plastic annually, transforming plastic packaging waste into uniform polymer fractions ready for […] Packaging Scotland · 5 Nov 2025 Council news Application under Reg.5 for residential development (outline) on 2.78 acres of land - North East Derbyshire District Council North East Derbyshire Council · 5 Nov 2025 Policy & government Companies House fees are changing from 1 February 2026 We review our fees every year to make sure they’re set at the right level and reflect the cost of delivering our services. GOV.UK · 5 Nov 2025 Global Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior arrives in Belém for COP30 Greenpeace’s iconic ship, the Rainbow Warrior, arrived in Belém, Pará, ahead of the United Nations Climate Conference COP30. Greenpeace International · 5 Nov 2025 Policy & government Legal Aid Agency Annual Report and Accounts 2024 to 2025 A report on the Legal Aid Agency's performance, governance arrangements and use of resources for the year ended 31 March 2025. GOV.UK · 5 Nov 2025 Industry news Cropped 5 November 2025: Nature finance at COP30; Storms devastate crops; Brazilian deforestation decline We handpick and explain the most important stories at the intersection of climate, land, food... Carbon Brief · 5 Nov 2025 Industry news Made with real Belgian milk chocolate - Müller UK & Ireland Muller UK & Ireland media · 5 Nov 2025 Industry news Strawberry | Müller Rice | Müller Rice | Our Brands - Müller UK & Ireland Muller UK & Ireland media · 5 Nov 2025 Industry news Peach & Apricot | Bliss Mascarpone | Müller Bliss | Our Brands | Müller UK & Ireland - Müller UK & Ireland Muller UK & Ireland media · 5 Nov 2025 Industry news High protein low fat chocolate flavour mousse with sweeteners. - Müller UK & Ireland Muller UK & Ireland media · 5 Nov 2025 Global How politicians can make polluters pay at COP30 and the UN Tax Convention The fossil fuel industry and other major polluters driving the climate crisis must be held financially accountable for harm caused. COP30 and the UN Tax Convention must take decisive action: it's time to make polluters pay. Greenpeace International · 5 Nov 2025 Policy & government Environment Agency issues drought permit to Severn Trent Water The Environment Agency has approved a drought permit application to help refill Carsington and Ogston reservoirs, Derbyshire. GOV.UK · 5 Nov 2025 Industry news Independent GGRs Review: AD in the UK’s Net Zero strategy We are delighted to share some genuinely exciting news with our members. For the first time, AD has been given dedicated recognition in a government-backed greenhouse gas removals review, an important step for our sector. Just twelve months ago, discussions around Green Gas Removal (GGR) technologies focused almost exclusively on wood chip biomass with carbon capture and storage and direct air … ADBA (Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association) · 5 Nov 2025 Policy & government Delivering the Energy Mission – progress to date and next steps Speech by Energy Minister Michael Shanks to the Cornwall Insight annual energy conference 2025. GOV.UK · 5 Nov 2025 Policy & government Assessment of priority skills to 2030 A report on the future employment demand across 10 key sectors and the education pathways for the priority occupations in these sectors. GOV.UK · 5 Nov 2025