Recycling news: 2025

Industry news Blue Rebirth to Automate ELV Recycling with AI and Robotics by 2028 Blue Rebirth Association aims to transform Japan’s end-of-life vehicle (ELV) recycling sector with a new AI-driven automated dismantling system scheduled for commercialization in 2028. The system will use robots and artificial intelligence to extract plastics, aluminum, copper and other materials, improving the precision and efficiency of recycling operations. Auto Recycling World · 30 Oct 2025 Industry news Plasnomic Leads Industry Initiative to Reduce Automotive Plastic Waste Plasnomic, a US-based company focused on setting global standards for sustainable plastic repair, is leading a new industry effort to tackle automotive plastic waste in partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), the American Chemistry Council (ACC), major OEMs, and the collision repair sector. Auto Recycling World · 30 Oct 2025 Policy & government Thorn Cross Prison Thorn Cross is a men’s open prison and young offender institution (YOI) in Warrington, Cheshire. GOV.UK · 30 Oct 2025 Policy & government The Verne Prison The Verne is a prison on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, for men convicted of a sex offence. GOV.UK · 30 Oct 2025 Industry news Cartonboard specialist reports record UK advent calendar production CARTONBOARD specialist MM Packaging Deeside has produced over 15 million confectionery advent calendar packs for brands and retailers ahead of this year’s festive season. The firm reported demand was high this year, with consumers’ appetite for confectionery anticipated to continue to rise. Last year, the UK’s Christmas confectionery market was worth £853 million, up £88 million […] Packaging Scotland · 30 Oct 2025 Policy & government The Mount Prison The Mount is a men’s prison in Bovingdon, Hertfordshire. GOV.UK · 30 Oct 2025 Policy & government Consultation on The draft Enterprise Act 2002 (Mergers Involving Newspaper Enterprises and Foreign Powers) (No.2) Regulations 2025 This consultation seeks views on further changes to the Enterprise Act 2002 (as it will be amended by the draft regulations before Parliament) in order to clarify the scope of the exceptions and to ensure the overall regime works more effectively. GOV.UK · 30 Oct 2025 Industry news Costa Coffee stores in Swindon - Costa Costa Coffee media centre · 30 Oct 2025 Industry news 2026 Northern Air Quality Conference launched We are pleased to announce that our Northern Air Quality Conference will be returning to Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall on Tuesday 25th March 2026. This year’s event will be the sixth Northern conference and our third at the Bridgewater Hall, a venue that has proved to be extremely popular with delegates since we moved there in […] Air Quality News · 30 Oct 2025 Industry news Updated edition of connected packaging book launches APPETITE Creative has announced the release of the updated edition of Connected Packaging: The Game-Changing Marketing Tool. Authored by the creative technology studio’s MD, Jenny Stanley, the expanded 316-page guide addresses the ‘seismic’ regulatory shifts transforming the US market, as well as breakthrough AI and gaming technologies that are said to be redefining consumer engagement. […] Packaging Scotland · 30 Oct 2025 Industry news ExxonMobil Chemical fined £176,000 for six days of flaring ExxonMobil Chemical was fined £176,000 at Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court on 28 October after pleading guilty to breaching its environmental permit during six days of continuous flaring at its Cowdenbeath site in April 2019. The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) said the conviction followed an extensive investigation involving specialist regulatory, technical, scientific and enforcement sta… Envirotec Magazine · 30 Oct 2025 Industry news Scotland’s Cabinet Secretary Gillian Martin visits BrewDog’s anaerobic digestion plant Ellon plant showcases Scotland’s leadership in green energy and circular economy innovation, says trade assocation ADBA On 22 October, Scotland’s Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Energy, Gillian Martin MSP, visited BrewDog’s state-of-the-art anaerobic digestion (AD) and biomethane facility in Ellon. There she could see first-hand how the Scottish AD industry is turning its outputs […] Envirotec Magazine · 30 Oct 2025 Policy & government Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper This consultation seeks views on the approaches government should consider around reform of the health and disability benefits system and employment support. GOV.UK · 30 Oct 2025 Global Germany: A new Center for Circular Production of Next Batteries and Fuel Cells On August 18, 2025, the symbolic starting signal was given at the Technical University of Braunschweig for the “Centre for Circular Production of Next Batteries and Fuel Cells” (CPC). Completion is scheduled for the end of 2027. The new research building, estimated to cost around 73 million Euro, is being funded by the state and […] Global Recycling · 30 Oct 2025 Industry news Greener Ealing pays tribute to staff member killed in Uxbridge stabbing A Greener Ealing employee has been named as the victim of a fatal stabbing that took place in Uxbridge on Monday evening (27 October 2025). Wayne Broadhurst, 49, who worked as a bin collector for Greener Ealing, the waste and environmental services company owned by Ealing Council, died at the scene after police and paramedics … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 Oct 2025 Council news Empowering educators and leaders - Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council Stockton-on-Tees Council · 30 Oct 2025 Policy & government AAIB Report: Discus B, G-DJMD / Standard Cirrus, G-DCTB Fatal accident involving Discus B, G-DJMD and Standard Cirrus, G-DCTB, Hinton-in-the-Hedges Airfield, Northamptonshire, 25 May 2024 GOV.UK · 30 Oct 2025 Industry news Smart heat pumps could help cut bills and take pressure off the grid, says new study New UK research suggests that heat pumps could play a much bigger role in stabilising the nation’s electricity supply by providing demand flexibility; helping households stay comfortable while reducing carbon emissions and costs. The study, led by researchers from the Energy and Climate Change Division at the University of Southampton in collaboration with Good Energy […] Envirotec Magazine · 30 Oct 2025 Policy & government Moorland prison Moorland is a prison and young offender institution (YOI) near Doncaster, South Yorkshire for men aged 18 and over. GOV.UK · 30 Oct 2025 Industry news Aeson Power unveils safer sodium-ion batteries in Australia Australian energy storage firm Aeson Power has launched its next-generation sodium-ion batteries at All Energy Australia 2025.Following global success in automotive applications, Aeson’s polyanionic sodium-ion technology now targets off-grid, telecom and commercial sectors with three new systems: APSI2500, APSI2500-UPS and HaloDyne-HV.Founded in 2015 and based in Melbourne, Aeson Power partners… BEST Magazine (Batteries & Energy Storage Technology) · 30 Oct 2025 Policy & government AAIB investigation to Discus B, G-DJMD / Standard Cirrus, G-DCTB Discus B (G-DJMD) and Standard Cirrus (G-DCTB), collided while landing at Hinton-in-the-Hedges Airfield, Northamptonshire, 25 May 2024 GOV.UK · 30 Oct 2025 Industry news UK produces its first home-sourced lithium hydroxide, in Cornwall Mineral development company Cornish Lithium announced on 24 October that it has started production of refined lithium hydroxide monohydrate (LHM) using lithium extracted from granite in Cornwall, in what appears to be a first for the UK. The group has produced the demonstration-scale samples at its Trelavour plant, a brownfield industrial site in Cornwall, using […] Envirotec Magazine · 30 Oct 2025 Policy & government A review of the evidence of women’s health and occupation commissioned by the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council The Industrial Injuries Advisory Council (IIAC) commissioned the Institute of Occupational Medicine to carry out a scoping review of the published literature on women’s health and occupational malignant and non-malignant respiratory diseases. GOV.UK · 30 Oct 2025 Industry news Circular Economy operators must lean into data and AI to cope with the upcoming regulatory tsunami The post Circular Economy operators must lean into data and AI to cope with the upcoming regulatory tsunami appeared first on Reconomy . Reconomy · 30 Oct 2025 Industry news Costa Coffee stores in Luton - Costa Costa Coffee media centre · 30 Oct 2025 Industry news CIWM announces Westminster as venue for Global Waste Congress CIWM has announced that the Queen Elizabeth II (QEII) Centre in Westminster will be the venue for the ISWA 2026 World Congress. Circular Online (CIWM) · 30 Oct 2025 Policy & government Supporting compliance and taking regulatory action How Ofqual will use statutory powers to take regulatory action and other less formal action to support awarding organisations to comply with their conditions of recognition. GOV.UK · 30 Oct 2025 Policy & government Amending our Taking Regulatory Action policy This consultation sets out our proposals to complete the work we began in 2019 to update our policy ‘Taking Regulatory Action’. GOV.UK · 30 Oct 2025 Policy & government Deaths of offenders in the community, annual update to March 2025 Number of deaths of offenders in the community in England and Wales. GOV.UK · 30 Oct 2025 Policy & government Group equality, diversity and inclusion strategy 2025 to 2028 Sets out Department for Transport's 3-year strategy for equality, diversity and inclusion. GOV.UK · 30 Oct 2025 Policy & government UK armed forces equipment and formations 2025 Annual statistics on vessels, land equipment and aircraft of the armed forces, and military formations. GOV.UK · 30 Oct 2025 Policy & government Households potentially eligible for Pension Credit, 2023 to 2024 Sub-national analysis of eligible households in receipt of Pension Credit and potentially eligible households not claiming Pension Credit. GOV.UK · 30 Oct 2025 Council news Rail regulator decision paves the way for return of international services to Ebbsfleet and Ashford Dartford Borough Council remains committed to bringing international rail services to Kent, following today’s announcement from the Office of Rail and Road. Dartford Council · 30 Oct 2025 Global Laatste noviteiten uit breed leveringsprogramma Van der Spek Vianen zal net als alle vorige edities weer aanwezig zijn op de vakbeurs Recycling in Gorinchem. Op Stand C18 zullen de laatste noviteiten uit het brede leveringsprogramma van Van der Spek Vianen getoond worden. Voor de volgende merken zullen vakmensen aanwezig zijn om u te woord te staan en te informeren over […] Het bericht Laatste noviteiten uit breed leveringsprogramma verschee… RecyclePro · 30 Oct 2025 Global Why movement building matters: a global conversation in Brussels Check out the Blueprint for Movement Building HERE. On a crisp Belgian autumn day, over 60 people gathered in Brussels to explore a topic close to our hearts at Zero Waste Europe: movement building. The event was part of a first-of-its-kind global gathering that ZWE hosted in Brussels. We spent the first two days diving […] Zero Waste Europe · 30 Oct 2025 Industry news Curved battery boosts smart ring capacity by 30% Grepow has unveiled a technical white paper detailing its patented E-stacking curved battery technology, designed specifically for smart rings.The innovation delivers up to 30% higher capacity in the same volume, while enhancing reliability and comfort in ultra-compact wearables.As the smart ring market heads toward multi-billion-dollar growth by 2030, battery life and form factor remain key… BEST Magazine (Batteries & Energy Storage Technology) · 30 Oct 2025 Industry news Cornwall landowner ordered to repay £72,500 for illegal waste site A Cornwall landowner has been ordered to repay £72,500 or face prison for running an illegal waste site where more than 10,000 tonnes of waste was found. Martin Harvey, who operated the site on land he owned at Shepherds Farm, St Newlyn East, appeared before Truro Crown Court on 3 October 2025, where he pleaded … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 Oct 2025 Global Greenpeace calls for a billionaire tax to fund climate and nature commitments ahead of vote on US$1 trillion pay plan for Elon Musk Instead of enabling one person to become a trillionaire, governments should unlock that same scale of wealth via fair taxation to protect lives and secure our common future. Greenpeace International · 30 Oct 2025 Industry news Scotland’s water not worse than England, minister asked to apologise Statistics watchdog recommends UK Housing Secretary Steve Reed retracts comments on pollution north of Hadrian’s Wall. While in the post of Environment Secretary, Reed repeatedly claimed that Scotland suffer worse water pollution than in England, and supply was of a lower quality. However, these statements have now been flagged as rising ‘misleading the public’. SNP […] Environment Journal · 30 Oct 2025 Industry news £1.2m for Cheltenham-Gloucester rapid bus link Proposals for an electric bus corridor between the two authorities could be about to leap forward. Gloucestershire County Council has proposed to earmark £1.2million next week to bolster delivery of the scheme which would see specialised vehicles depart every 10 minutes. New priority lanes and ‘demand responsive hubs’ could also be introduced to connect rural […] Environment Journal · 30 Oct 2025