Recycling news: 2025

Industry news Solidion and ORNL win 2025 R&D 100 Award for E-GRIMS graphite production US-based battery maker Solidion Technology, in partnership with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), has announced that the joint innovation electrochemical graphitisation in molten salts (E-GRIMS) received a 2025 R&D 100 Award.The company said that its E-GRIMS technology is focused on producing graphite anode materials in an energy-efficient and sustainable manner.It is claimed to . .… BEST Magazine (Batteries & Energy Storage Technology) · 9 Sept 2025 Industry news Missoula Water advances leak detection after rigorous competition An acoustic pipe monitoring leak detection technology that uses fire hydrants to host multi-sensor devices, has already found more than a dozen leaks for Missoula Water, says Lou Rossetti senior vice president of sales North America at water technology firm Orbis Intelligent Systems. Non-revenue water loss in Missoula, Montana, is being driven down by a […] Envirotec Magazine · 9 Sept 2025 Global Designing for 2030: navigating new practices and staying ahead of the curve Interview with Nikola Juhasz, Global Technical Director, Sustainability at Sun Chemical: a key advisor to the ‘Phase 2’ testing project and participant looking at inks, adhesives, barriers and metallisation in detail. CEFLEX (Circular Economy for Flexible Packaging) · 9 Sept 2025 Industry news National Cup Recycling Scheme competition opens The National Cup Recycling Scheme (NCRS) competition has now gone live, with applications open until 31 October. £45,000 of funding was announced at the end of August 2025 to support initiatives that either improve the capture and recycling of on-the-go paper cups or accelerate the integration of cups into kerbside collections. A winner will … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Sept 2025 Global INC-5.2 – A Broken Process, but NOT a Broken Promise The outcome of the INC process makes it clear that an undemocratic and non-transparent process, which bows to the tyranny of a few, cannot reap positive results. It is a symbol of the resilience of our members and rightsholders, especially Indigenous Peoples and Waste Pickers, who stood strong against the bullies. The UNEP process has failed! But the momentum we have built over the years, the s… GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 9 Sept 2025 Industry news Jailed skip hire boss ordered to pay back £250,000 Patricia Hills has been ordered to pay back £250,000 after she was previously jailed for operating her skip hire company illegally. Hills, 72, was given three months to pay the order or she faces up to three years in jail. She was also ordered to pay £25,000 in costs. Following an investigation, the Environment […] Circular Online (CIWM) · 9 Sept 2025 Industry news Councils must learn redundant tech risks from Manchester’s Tower of Light The £24million city centre landmark was the trophy piece of a new heat network and a major part of net zero plans. After failing on emissions and running at a loss, what exactly went wrong? Operational since 2021, the architecture award-winning Tower of Light — dubbed by locals varyingly as the ‘people’s boiler’ or ‘Granada […] Environment Journal · 9 Sept 2025 Council news Supplementary planning documents and guidance - Ashfield District Council Ashfield Council · 9 Sept 2025 Council news Neighbourhood plans - Ashfield District Council Ashfield Council · 9 Sept 2025 Council news Commercial and trade waste - Ashfield District Council Ashfield Council · 9 Sept 2025 Council news Current Vacancies - Blackpool Council Blackpool Council · 9 Sept 2025 Council news Fareham Housing - Fareham Borough Council Fareham Council · 9 Sept 2025 Council news The Harris Your Place: Celebrating the Expert Teams Who Brought Preston's Cultural Hub Back to Life - Preston City Council Preston Council · 9 Sept 2025 Council news Part I – Release to Press - Stevenage Borough Council Stevenage Council · 9 Sept 2025 Council news Disabled Facilities Grants information from West Berkshire Council - West Berkshire Council West Berkshire Council · 9 Sept 2025 Industry news Follow the Carrot: Can free school meal expansion boost the UK food and farming economy? - Sustain: the alliance for better food and farming Sustain · 9 Sept 2025 Policy & government Adapting LAw for MOving Targets: Climate Change, Overtourism and Biodiversity in Indigenous Arctic National Parks (ALAMOT) - Suomen ympäristökeskus (Syke) Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) · 9 Sept 2025 Industry news New Starbucks® Frappuccino® Multiserve - Arla Foods UK Arla Foods UK newsroom · 9 Sept 2025 Policy & government School calendars in Europe - Eurydice.eu Eurostat news · 9 Sept 2025 Global Sustainability Criteria for Biomass Open the document The transition from a fossil-based to a renewable, biobased economy is vital for the long-term resilience, competitiveness and strategic autonomy of Europe. It is also of essential importance if the European Union wants to achieve its goal set in the European Green Deal to become climate neutral by 2050. This transition requires [...] European Bioplastics News · 9 Sept 2025 Global Designing for 2030: navigating new practices and staying ahead of the curve Interview with Adam Herriott, Senior Specialist at WRAP, a global environmental action NGO – and a key advisor to the ‘Phase 2’ testing project. CEFLEX (Circular Economy for Flexible Packaging) · 9 Sept 2025 Global Damning new report: EU fish polluted with ‘forever chemicals’, while governments seek to delay action A new report from the European Environmental Bureau (EEB) and its member organisations reveals widespread PFAS contamination in wild fish across Europe, with many samples far […] European Environmental Bureau · 9 Sept 2025 Global Recycling en Circulair Next: twee werelden, één missie Van 11 tot en met 13 november staat Evenementenhal Gorinchem volledig in het teken van circulariteit, innovatie en samenwerking. De vakbeurs Recycling vormt al jaren het vertrouwde platform voor professionals uit de recyclingsector. Dit jaar krijgt de beurs een krachtige aanvulling: Circulair Next, een nieuw kennis- en netwerkevenement dat gelijktijdig plaatsvindt en zich richt op […] Het beric… RecyclePro · 9 Sept 2025 Policy & government MAA02: Military aviation authority (MAA) master glossary This document provides a single reference source for abbreviations and definition of terms as defined by the MAA. GOV.UK · 9 Sept 2025 Global Revolution in der Kosmetikindustrie: Palmölersatz durch CO2-Recycling Nach langjähriger Forschung gelingt der Mibelle Group, LanzaTech und dem Fraunhofer-Institut für Grenzflächen- und Bioverfahrenstechnik IGB eine „bahnbrechende Innovation“: Mithilfe moderner Biotechnologie wird aus CO2 ein palmölfreies Fett gewonnen. Diese „wegweisende Technologie“ ermöglicht es, Palmöl in Kosmetik und vielen anderen Produkten des täglichen Lebens nachhaltig zu ersetzen und die… Recyclingportal.eu · 9 Sept 2025 Global bvse fordert: Bürokratieabbau durch Anerkennung der EfB-Zertifizierung Der bvse-Bundesverband Sekundärrohstoffe und Entsorgung e.V. hat im Rahmen der Verbändeanhörung zum Referentenentwurf zur Änderung der Biomassestrom-Nachhaltigkeitsverordnung (BioSt-NachV) Stellung genommen. Der Verband begrüßt ausdrücklich die Beibehaltung der „Grandfathering-Regel“ für Bestandsanlagen. Ohne diese Ausnahmeregelung wären die Betreiber mit erheblichem, kostenintensivem Nachweis-… Recyclingportal.eu · 9 Sept 2025 Global Der Kupferpreis bewegte sich im August nur marginal Meldungen zu Zollvereinbarungen sorgten für eine gewisse Marktberuhigung, lösten aber das vorsichtige Verhalten bei den Marktteilnehmern aufgrund der weiter bestehenden Unsicherheit nicht auf. Die Kupferminenproduktion lag im ersten Halbjahr 2025 um 2,7 Prozent höher als im Vorjahresvergleich. Kapazitätsausweitungen und verbesserte Produktionsbedingungen in Ländern wie Peru und der DRK (+9,5 %)… Recyclingportal.eu · 9 Sept 2025 Global Aluminiummarkt: US-Handelspolitik hat erheblichen Einfluss Auffällig ist eine verstärkte Einfuhr von US-Aluminiumschrott in den letzten Monaten, für den lediglich ein Zollsatz von 15 Prozent erhoben wird. Bis Ende Juli 2025 lag die globale Primäraluminiumproduktion um 1,3 Prozent über dem Niveau des Vorjahreszeitraums. Hierbei verzeichnet Afrika mit 5,1 Prozent den stärksten Anstieg. China erhöht die Produktion um 2,3 Prozent in den […] Recyclingportal.eu · 9 Sept 2025 Global California’s Plastic Law at Risk: Draft Rules Gut SB 54, Open Door to Industry Loopholes and Toxic Technologies Governor Newsom’s new packaging regulations are a cop out, advocates say FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 9, 2025 Sacramento, CA — When California passed Senate Bill 54 in 2022, the world’s […] GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 9 Sept 2025 Policy & government Improving the way Ofsted inspects education We asked parents, carers, professionals and learners what they thought about our proposals to improve education inspections and our new report cards for providers. GOV.UK · 8 Sept 2025 Policy & government Preparing for pEPR year 1 invoicing: key information for liable producers Essential steps and guidance to help producers prepare for invoicing and payments now available. GOV.UK · 8 Sept 2025 Policy & government Burning banned on England’s deep peat to protect wildlife Ban on burning heather and grass on deep peat extended to improve air quality for local communities, reduce flood risk and protect wildlife. GOV.UK · 8 Sept 2025 Policy & government UK to hold first trade talks with China in 7 years Working people benefit as UK to hold first trade talks with China in 7 years to deliver economic growth GOV.UK · 8 Sept 2025 Policy & government Regulatory Casework Review 2025 This report examines key themes from our regulation of social landlords over the past year, covering our governance, financial viability and consumer standards. GOV.UK · 8 Sept 2025 Council news Calendar for - December 2026 - Rushcliffe Borough Council Rushcliffe Council · 8 Sept 2025 Policy & government European Broadcasting Service schedule - Audiovisual Service Eurostat news · 8 Sept 2025 Global ENI launched a new company to manage its oilfield chemicals business ENI is preparing to get rid of Versalis by peeling off profitable assets Bioplastics News · 8 Sept 2025 Industry news Alcolea Paper Mill - DS Smith DS Smith (International Paper) · 8 Sept 2025 Policy & government Industrial Strategy Sector Plans Sector Plans to increase investment and growth in the 8 Industrial Strategy sectors through to 2035. GOV.UK · 8 Sept 2025 Policy & government Reservoirs: How to manage your large raised reservoir How to keep your reservoir operating safely. For reservoir owners, operators and those maintaining or operating large raised reservoirs in England. GOV.UK · 8 Sept 2025