Recycling news: 2025

Policy & government Exemptions reform to the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016 Consultation on an exemptions reform to the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016. GOV.UK · 27 Oct 2025 Industry news The new mood music for business action on climate In this blog, Jack Kunkle surveys how senior executives... Aldersgate Group · 27 Oct 2025 Industry news Three ways smarter reporting transforms manufacturing waste management By Tom Wright, manufacturing waste expert at sustainable waste management company Biffa In manufacturing, efficiency is everything – and that extends beyond production lines. As sustainability and its commercial benefit becomes a defining business metric, how manufacturers measure, manage, and report waste is increasingly a strategic differentiator. Yet, amid shifting regulations and competing … Packaging Scotland · 27 Oct 2025 Industry news Study links air pollution to surge in workplace accidents A new study has made a connection between air pollution and workplace safety, revealing that higher levels of PM2.5 not only increase the likelihood of safety liability accidents but also worsen their severity. The researchers warn that the economic and social consequences could amount to billions of dollars in losses each year. The study looked […] Air Quality News · 27 Oct 2025 Policy & government 20,000 UK jobs secured as Türkiye buys 20 Typhoon jets in biggest fighter jet deal in a generation Thousands of skilled UK jobs have been secured for years to come as the UK and Türkiye sign a deal worth up to £8 billion for 20 UK Typhoon fighter jets – the biggest fighter jet exports deal in a generation. GOV.UK · 27 Oct 2025 Policy & government UKEF's approach to foreign content Information on our policy, definitions and the principles we use to assess foreign content in the transactions we support. GOV.UK · 27 Oct 2025 Global Fibrant closes part of Chemelot plants, union fears domino effect https://www.industrylinqs.com/chemelot/2025/10/fibrant-closes-part-of-chemelot-plants-union-fears-domino-effect Bioplastics News · 27 Oct 2025 Industry news Personal highlights from 21ABC and RECYCLE100 Dr Mike McDonagh gives a comprehensive overview of his personal highlights from the 21ABC and RECYCLE100 events held in Kota Kinabalu, Borneo, in September.Traditionally focusing on lead and lead-acid batteries, the biennial ABC and RECYCLE100 conferences provide suppliers and manufacturers with the opportunities to both network and update their industry knowledge. Whilst heavily biased towards… BEST Magazine (Batteries & Energy Storage Technology) · 27 Oct 2025 Global EU’s simplification agenda is extending to chemicals policy Bioplastics News · 27 Oct 2025 Global Artificial Ocean Carbon Recycling System Converts Seawater CO2 into Valuable Chemicals https://ecomagazine.com/news/research/artificial-ocean-carbon-recycling-system-converts-seawater-co2-into-valuable-chemicals Bioplastics News · 27 Oct 2025 Global Can the plastic recycling industry be saved? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yv8e0prg9o.amp Bioplastics News · 27 Oct 2025 Global Turning Dairy Waste into Sustainable 3D Printing Material Bioplastics News · 27 Oct 2025 Industry news Consultation Announced on 2025 Compliance Fee under WEEE Regulations The post Consultation Announced on 2025 Compliance Fee under WEEE Regulations appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 27 Oct 2025 Global Scientists are using egg to build transistors, memory chip Bioplastics News · 27 Oct 2025 Industry news HVAC producers: Your essential guide to EPR compliance The heating, ventilation and air conditioning sector is experiencing unprecedented growth. But with expansion comes responsibility, and that means getting to grips with Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) and WEEE compliance. Der Beitrag HVAC producers: Your essential guide to EPR compliance erschien zuerst auf United Kingdom (EN) . ERP UK (European Recycling Platform) · 27 Oct 2025 Industry news Dürr unveils dry coating for electrodes Dürr has developed X.Cellify DC, a dry electrode coating system that forms a free-standing film of active material – 100% recyclable until laminated onto the collector foil.This innovation significantly reduces material waste and is now ready for industrial pilot projects on a gigawatt scale, starting with lithium-ion batteries and extending to solid-state formats.Unlike traditional wet… BEST Magazine (Batteries & Energy Storage Technology) · 27 Oct 2025 Policy & government About us Skills England works with partners to create better skills for better jobs, enabling growth and opportunity. GOV.UK · 27 Oct 2025 Industry news World-first AC BESS secures $25m funding Melbourne-based battery company Relectrify has secured $25 million in funding from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) to accelerate deployment of its world-first AC BESS.Unlike conventional battery energy storage systems, the AC1 does not require an inverter. Instead, it uses a proprietary battery management system (BMS) that controls each cell to directly produce AC power.… BEST Magazine (Batteries & Energy Storage Technology) · 27 Oct 2025 Industry news Northern Ireland urged to launch e-scooter trials Northern Ireland risks falling behind the rest of the UK in sustainable transport unless it moves forward with shared e-scooter trials, CoMoUK has warned. Collaborative Mobility UK (CoMoUK) made the call in its response to the Department for Infrastructure’s consultation on the forthcoming Transport Strategy, highlighting that urgent action is needed to reduce car dependency […] Air Quality News · 27 Oct 2025 Industry news Automating All Admin in Auto-Recycling Trevor Cloak, Director UK & Ireland for Machines Like Me, discusses how automation is transforming the vehicle recycling industry. ATF Professional · 27 Oct 2025 Industry news How Autocirc’s Circular Model with Insurers is Redefining the Industry Autocirc is leading a quiet revolution in the vehicle recycling industry, one that turns waste into value and loss into opportunity. Through its circular service agreement model with insurance companies, Autocirc is moving beyond the traditional end-of-life vehicle (ELV) approach by intervening earlier in the vehicle lifecycle. Rather than auctioning off Total Loss Vehicles for export, insurers… Auto Recycling World · 27 Oct 2025 Industry news Costa Coffee stores in Wokingham - Costa Costa Coffee media centre · 27 Oct 2025 Global Bill Gates has high stakes in recycling business 16 % of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust is invested in a recycling company. As recycling doesn't exist ... Bill Gates is literally the biggest individual greenwasher on the planet. Bioplastics News · 27 Oct 2025 Global Valorization of White Grape Pomace for Polyhydroxybutyrate Production by Bacillus sp. MUN4 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/396746312_Valorization_of_White_Grape_Pomace_for_Polyhydroxybutyrate_Production_by_Bacillus_sp_MUN4 Bioplastics News · 27 Oct 2025 Global Plastic film recycling has a problem with staying power https://www.packagingdive.com/news/film-recycling-advancements-challenges-mechanical-chemical-closures/803698 Bioplastics News · 27 Oct 2025 Global Impact of phosphate limitation on PHBV production and microbial community dynamics fed with synthetic fermentation digestate https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0301479725037351 Bioplastics News · 27 Oct 2025 Global Scientists have puzzled over what happens to plastic as it breaks down in the ocean – our new study helps explain the mystery https://theconversation.com/scientists-have-puzzled-over-what-happens-to-plastic-as-it-breaks-down-in-the-ocean-our-new-study-helps-explain-the-mystery-268305 Bioplastics News · 27 Oct 2025 Industry news CSG honours best behind the wheel with new Driver of the Year award Maidstone’s Ian Crundwell toasted success as leading waste management specialist CSG put its top HGV drivers through their paces in a first-of-its kind competition. Five of CSG’s best performing drivers travelled to the Science Museum site in Swindon – a filming location for The Grand Tour – where they took on a series of challenges […] CSG (Cleansing Service Group) · 27 Oct 2025 Industry news Faerch CPET trays awarded recyclability certification FAERCH has announced that its CPET (Crystalline PET) dual ovenable trays have been officially recognised as fully recyclable by the German institute cyclos-HTP. The institute has classified CPET as a ‘Valuable Material’ and confirmed its full compatibility with PET tray recycling systems. The independent assessment confirmed CPET trays can be recycled just as effectively as […] Packaging Scotland · 27 Oct 2025 Industry news Defra to exempt environmental permit requirements for low-risk activities Defra has announced reforms to the environmental permitting system, aimed as reducing building delays for “low-risk” activities. The move is designed to speed up the delivery of new housing and key infrastructure projects in England by streamlining the process for obtaining permits from the Environment Agency (EA). Under the plans, the EA will be given … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 27 Oct 2025 Policy & government Wales benefits from £1.1 billion defence investment backing thousands of skilled jobs Welsh communities are benefiting from significant defence investment that is backing high-quality careers across the nation. GOV.UK · 27 Oct 2025 Industry news Levi’s refreshes water strategy with science-based targets Fashion brand Levi Strauss & Co. has unveiled fresh plans to improve water stewardship in its operations and supply chains through 2030, after falling short of a key water reduction target for 2025. edie — Circular Economy tag · 27 Oct 2025 Policy & government WA4 6YZ, 3C Waste Limited: permit partial surrender issued - EPR/BS7668IH/S012 View the partial surrender issued for Arpley Landfill Site, Warrington under the Industrial Emissions Directive. GOV.UK · 27 Oct 2025 Industry news Southgate addresses PPT demands with GRS certified product range SOUTHGATE Global has revealed how it is helping organisations to navigate Plastic Packaging Tax (PPT) requirements with the introduction of a new Global Recycled Standard (GRS) certified product range. Gavin Gill, head of compliance at the firm, said that while it’s encouraging to see steps taken to combat the use of virgin plastic, it’s ‘concerning’ […] Packaging Scotland · 27 Oct 2025 Council news Home - careers.peterborough.gov.uk Peterborough Council · 27 Oct 2025 Industry news Recolight unveils certification for used luminaires Have you got a used luminaire with life left it in? Need a second opinion on its remaining life? Looking […] Recolight · 27 Oct 2025 Industry news LED Group targets 30 per cent emissions cut LED Group, parent company of lighting brand Robus, has revealed the full extent of its carbon footprint—78,403.2 tonnes of CO₂ […] Recolight · 27 Oct 2025 Industry news Glamox warehouse light is made from recycled steel and plastics Glamox has unveiled a luminaire for warehouses that consumes 20 per cent less electricity than its first-generation LED predecessor but also uses […] Recolight · 27 Oct 2025 Industry news New portal highlights environmental blackspots in England Friends of the Earth have launched an online portal which provides environmental data for each constituency in England, highlighting threats such as air pollution, flood risk and extreme heat. The portal – which can be accessed here – has been launched ahead of the government’s legally-binding climate plan which is due on 29th October. The […] Air Quality News · 27 Oct 2025 Industry news How to not mess up the UK’s next climate plan The UK’s climate plan is due—and this time it has to deliver. From fixing electricity prices to making clean tech easy, here’s what needs to happen to cut emissions and improve everyday life. Greenpeace UK · 27 Oct 2025