Recycling news: 2025

Policy & government Scottish VAT Assignment – Official Statistics in Development 2023 This page presents the annual historic estimates for the Scottish share of UK VAT for the purposes of the Scottish Government budget (Scottish VAT Assignment). GOV.UK · 18 Dec 2025 Policy & government Public Spending Statistics release: December 2025 The December 2025 accredited official statistics public expenditure outturn release. GOV.UK · 18 Dec 2025 Policy & government Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund statistics: December 2025 Data to monitor the installation of energy efficiency measures in domestic properties via the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF) scheme in England. GOV.UK · 18 Dec 2025 Policy & government Household Energy Efficiency Statistics, headline release December 2025 Household Energy Efficiency Statistics, headline release (December 2025). GOV.UK · 18 Dec 2025 Policy & government Participation Survey: July to September 2025 publication This publication will provide quarterly results on how adults engage with DCMS sectors, covering the period of July to September 2025. GOV.UK · 18 Dec 2025 Policy & government Great British Insulation Scheme release: December 2025 Statistical release on Great British Insulation Scheme (GBIS) statistics to monitor the installation of energy efficiency measures in domestic properties in Great Britain. GOV.UK · 18 Dec 2025 Policy & government Enrolments at UK Higher Education Institutions: Northern Ireland analysis 2023/24 Characteristics of those enrolling at UK and NI Higher Education Institutions, in the 2023/24 academic year. GOV.UK · 18 Dec 2025 Policy & government Qualifications gained at UK Higher Education Institutions: NI analysis 2023/24 Characteristics of students gaining qualifications from UK and NI Higher Education Institutions, in the 2023/2024 academic year. GOV.UK · 18 Dec 2025 Policy & government Working and workless households in Northern Ireland: July to September 2025 Information about households and the adults and children living in them by their economic activity status in Northern Ireland. GOV.UK · 18 Dec 2025 Policy & government Business insights and impact on the UK economy: 18 December 2025 The impact of challenges facing the economy and other events on UK businesses, including financial performance, workforce, trade, and business resilience. GOV.UK · 18 Dec 2025 Policy & government Science advice driving innovation: UK financial technology Learn how advice from the Government Chief Scientific Adviser helped launch the world’s first financial regulatory sandbox. GOV.UK · 18 Dec 2025 Global When farmers protest, who wins? Angry farmers seize headlines and political agendas with their loud, road-blocking, city-stopping protests. But are their calls being heard? Today, Europe’s food and farming system is in the hands of a few powerful actors who bear little resemblance to actual farmers. These ‘strongmen of agriculture’ use their privileged access to twist the protests to their advantage, at the expense of farming… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 18 Dec 2025 Policy & government Review of salary requirements Report on the salary requirements and discounts for the Skilled Worker, Health and Care Worker, Global Business Mobility and Scale-up routes. GOV.UK · 18 Dec 2025 Industry news Lifecycle Oils acquired by European cooking oil recycler Used cooking oil recycler Quatra has announced the acquisition of UK-based Lifecycle Oils, strengthening its position in the UK market. The Belgium-based company confirmed the deal, describing the acquisition as a new chapter in its growth strategy. Quatra said the move would enhance its UK operations, improve customer proximity and support the development of a … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 Dec 2025 Industry news Scaling circularity: How to redefine product refurbishment for a net-zero future Lenovo’s executive director of global ESG and regulatory compliance, Mary Jacques, shares learnings from the company’s circularity work, which has improved product design and enhanced repairability and refurbishment offerings. edie — Circular Economy tag · 18 Dec 2025 Industry news UK’s first cylindrical sodium-ion cell built in Wales A landmark for the UK battery sector has been achieved with the unveiling of a cylindrical sodium-ion cell manufactured using Welsh materials and innovation.Batri, in collaboration with Swansea University, has produced an 18650-format demonstration cell believed to be the first of its kind made in the UK with fully UK-manufactured anode and cathode materials.Supported by… BEST Magazine (Batteries & Energy Storage Technology) · 18 Dec 2025 Policy & government Farming Profitability Review 2025: an independent review The review, led by Baroness Batters, provides a detailed assessment of short, medium and long‑term actions required to strengthen farming profitability. GOV.UK · 18 Dec 2025 Policy & government Reynolds: Farmers central to Britain’s food security, rural economy and countryside New Board will put farming at the heart of government decision making and back growth for British farmers GOV.UK · 18 Dec 2025 Industry news ALDI SLASHES PRICE OF ITS FESTIVE VEG EVEN FURTHER TO JUST 5P Following Morrisons’ recent price drop announcement, supermarket Aldi has announced it will drop the price of its festive veg staples even further as it retains its promise to be the cheapest supermarket to buy a Christmas dinner. Shoppers will be able to pick up White Potatoes (2kg), Carrots (1kg),Parsnips (500g), Red and White Cabbages (each), Brussels Sprouts (500g) and Swede […] Aldi UK Press Centre · 18 Dec 2025 Industry news Health Equals continues campaign against unhealthy homes The Health Equals coalition, which was formed earlier this year, have again taken to the streets to give ordinary people an opportunity to contribute to the debate over living conditions in the UK. Here, housing campaigner Kwajo Tweneboa is trying to find out how many people in the UK live in homes with issues like damp, […] Air Quality News · 18 Dec 2025 Global OVAM breidt transparantie bodemdata verder uit – Ook info over gronden in eigendom van natuurlijke personen voortaan voor iedereen raadpleegbaar Exact twee jaar geleden lanceerde OVAM de website www.bodemkwaliteit.be. Op deze website kan iedere Vlaming nagaan welke informatie er uit rapporten, bodemonderzoeken en bodemsaneringsprojecten beschikbaar is voor een bepaalde grond. Maar liefst 336 000 Vlamingen maakten al gebruik van deze tool. De transparantie van de beschikbare data was voor de gebruikers in eerste instantie beperkt tot […]… RecyclePro · 18 Dec 2025 Council news Where I Live - Durham County Council County Durham Council · 18 Dec 2025 Industry news Housing over nature as Biodiversity Net Gain exemptions expand Following a ministerial review into England’s flagship nature restoration and habitat creation policy, the number of new developments which do not need to comply is set to grow. The changes announced on Tuesday increase the maximum size of new construction projects which are exempt from Biodiversity Net Gain legislation. This means projects must be more […] Environment Journal · 18 Dec 2025 Council news News releases issued by Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council - Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council Basingstoke and Deane Council · 18 Dec 2025 Council news Planned roadworks at Ayrshire Innovation Park, Crosshouse - East Ayrshire Council East Ayrshire Council · 18 Dec 2025 Council news Glasgow Botanic Gardens - Glasgow City Council Glasgow City Council · 18 Dec 2025 Council news Shape how communities govern themselves - Swale Borough Council Swale Council · 18 Dec 2025 Council news Have you considered becoming a Stronger Practice Hub? - Wandsworth Borough Council Wandsworth Council · 18 Dec 2025 Research & science $50 Million Gift from Caltech Trustees Names Lynn Booth and Kent Kresa Department of Aerospace - Caltech Caltech News · 18 Dec 2025 Policy & government EPA bans chlorthal-dimethyl weedkiller - NZ EPA NZ EPA · 18 Dec 2025 Policy & government Ban on chlorthal-dimethyl / DCPA weedkiller - NZ EPA NZ EPA · 18 Dec 2025 Industry news Currys Interim Results 2025/26 - Currys PLC Currys plc newsroom · 18 Dec 2025 Industry news Breaking News – Didcot decision imminent. Possibly - Demolition News Demolition News · 18 Dec 2025 Industry news Develon gear up for major North American trade show - Agg-Net Agg-Net · 18 Dec 2025 Industry news Price Reports November 2025 - bpf.co.uk British Plastics Federation News · 18 Dec 2025 Industry news Ctrl+Alt+Defy, the white-hat hacker rewriting the cybersecurity rulebook The ethical hacker challenging stereotypes, mentoring girls in tech and showing that cybersecurity can be seriously fun Positive News · 18 Dec 2025 Industry news What we learnt from talking to people about the circular economy In October, I was lucky enough to step away from my usual work routine to travel across the UK, with a videographer in tow, meeting people who work in and use the ‘circular economy’ every day. We travelled far and wide, to Glasgow, Stafford, Manchester […] Green Alliance blog (Inside Track) · 18 Dec 2025 Global Entwaldungsgesetz: Parlament beschließt Aufschub und Vereinfachung Das EU-Entwaldungsgesetz soll den Klimawandel und den Verlust biologischer Vielfalt bekämpfen und sicherstellen, dass in der EU verkaufte Produkte nicht aus abgeholzten Flächen stammen. Mit 405 Stimmen bei 242 Gegenstimmen und 8 Enthaltungen hat das Parlament gezielte Änderungen an der EU-Entwaldungsverordnung verabschiedet, die bereits informell mit den EU-Mitgliedstaaten am 4. Dezember 2025 v… Recyclingportal.eu · 18 Dec 2025 Global Künstliche Intelligenz in der Wasserwirtschaft KI-Tag: Chancen, Herausforderungen, Lösungen Künstliche Intelligenz (KI) ist eine der prägenden Kräfte unserer Zeit und treibt die Digitalisierung in der Wasserwirtschaft entscheidend voran. Datenfriedhöfe auf Anlagen können genutzt werden, um automatisiert Prozesswissen zu generieren. Komplexe Abläufe lassen sich durch Digitale Zwillinge datenbasiert modellieren und simulieren, repetitive Entw… Recyclingportal.eu · 18 Dec 2025 Global Rising lithium battery fires in waste management trigger calls for urgent EU action On Dezember 16, 2025, EU Environment Ministers addressed the escalating dangers posed by lithium batteries and discussed possible EU-level responses, including the feasibility and potential benefits of introducing an EU-wide battery deposit system. [1] At the meeting, Austria – supported by Germany and Lithuania – highlighted the sharp rise in fire incidents in waste management […] Recyclingportal.eu · 18 Dec 2025