Recycling news: 2026

Fresh every day from industry press, GOV.UK and research feeds — plus the historical archive. Last updated 3 Aug 2026.

Research & science Metal‐Free, Mild, and Sustainable Synthesis of Bio‐Based Polyesters via EDC/DMAP‐Mediated Polycondensation: Structure–Property Relationships and Thermal Stability ChemSusChem, Volume 19, Issue 14, 29 July 2026. ChemSusChem (Wiley) · 21 Jul 2026 Council news Advanced Social Work Practitioner - Hillingdon Council Hillingdon Council · 21 Jul 2026 Global Climate change making Europe drought 'more severe': study - euractiv.com Euractiv — Circular Economy · 21 Jul 2026 Research & science Can Elastomers Combine Stiffness, Toughness and Fatigue Resistance? - Wiley & Sons Journal of Industrial Ecology (Wiley) · 21 Jul 2026 Research & science Mechanistically Interpretable Artificial Intelligence for Designing Oxygen Electrocatalysts - Wiley & Sons Journal of Industrial Ecology (Wiley) · 21 Jul 2026 Policy & government MassDEP Fines Vacant Industrial Building Owner for Waste Site Cleanup Violations in Worcester - Mass.gov Massachusetts DEP · 21 Jul 2026 Industry news OPSS Guidance on Assurance of Asbestos-Free Sand Containing Toys - British Retail Consortium British Retail Consortium news · 21 Jul 2026 Council news Be Wigan | Services for Schools - Wigan Council Wigan Council · 21 Jul 2026 Research & science Modulating the Lattice Stability in Sodium-Layered Oxide Cathodes through Inductive Effect - ACS Publications ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering (ACS) · 21 Jul 2026 Research & science A geometric approach to beta diversity: Comment - Baselga - 2026 - Ecological Monographs - ESA Journals Journal of Industrial Ecology (Wiley) · 21 Jul 2026 Research & science Late Summer Assessments 2026 - UCL | University College London UCL News · 21 Jul 2026 Policy & government Macrophyte Survey Program Workshop - Finger Lakes - New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (.gov) New York DEC · 21 Jul 2026 Policy & government Commission opens in-depth investigation into proposed merger between Saipem and Subsea7 - European Commission Eurostat news · 21 Jul 2026 Policy & government Commission approves Paramount's acquisition of Warner, subject to conditions - European Commission Eurostat news · 21 Jul 2026 Council news Issue details - Revisions to the Council’s Probationary Procedure(s) - Tendring District Council Tendring Council · 21 Jul 2026 Industry news BPF Responds to Government Delay of Plastic Film Collection Mandate to 2030 - British Plastics Federation British Plastics Federation News · 21 Jul 2026 Industry news Trade union rights of access coming soon - British Plastics Federation British Plastics Federation News · 21 Jul 2026 Research & science Incorporating Suitability Evaluation Into an Adaptive Ant Colony Algorithm for Territorial Spatial Optimization - Wiley Online Library Journal of Industrial Ecology (Wiley) · 21 Jul 2026 Research & science Agentic AI in biomedical research: What is it and can it expedite science? - Stanford Report Stanford Report · 21 Jul 2026 Policy & government Medicaid Michigan Sanction Provider List July 21, 2026 MDHHS-SanctionProviderList@michigan.gov - State of Michigan (.gov) Michigan EGLE · 21 Jul 2026 Industry news Oferta de empleo para el puesto de Brand Manager - UPro Home Care en Unilever - Unilever Global Unilever news · 21 Jul 2026 Research & science Gene Expression and Alternative Splicing Throughout the Reproductive Cycle of a Viviparous Lizard Reveal Novel Genes for Pregnancy and Convergence With Squamates and Mammals - Wiley Online Library Journal of Industrial Ecology (Wiley) · 21 Jul 2026 Council news Coulby Newham Neighbourhood Plan background information - middlesbrough.gov.uk Middlesbrough Council · 21 Jul 2026 Council news 21/07/2026 CRP2 Ten_09 Jaywick Open Spaces Site Investigations JPP Geotechnical and Environmental Ltd - Tendring District Council Tendring Council · 21 Jul 2026 Research & science Volume 19 Issue 14 | Energy & Environmental Science - The Royal Society of Chemistry Green Chemistry (RSC) · 21 Jul 2026 Policy & government STATE OF MICHIGAN - State of Michigan (.gov) Michigan EGLE · 21 Jul 2026 Council news (Public Pack)Agenda Addensum Agenda Supplement for Worthing Council, 21/07/2026 18:30 - Adur & Worthing Councils Adur Council · 21 Jul 2026 Research & science Black Hole Spin Measurements from X-Ray Reflection Spectroscopy: Quality Criteria and Community Recommendations - CaltechAUTHORS Caltech News · 21 Jul 2026 Council news Venue Operations Support (Part Time, 21 Hours Per Week) - Liverpool City Council Liverpool Council · 21 Jul 2026 Council news Teignbridge District Council Planning Committee - Tuesday, 21 July 2026 Agenda Item No Topic Decision Part A – Items consider - democracy.teignbridge.gov.uk Teignbridge Council · 21 Jul 2026 Policy & government Joseph Chetcuti fined $60,000 over illegal waste dumping - epa.vic.gov.au EPA Victoria · 21 Jul 2026 Council news Local Plan progresses as new milestone reached - havant.gov.uk Havant Council · 21 Jul 2026 Council news Booking a bulky uplift - Fife Council Fife Council · 21 Jul 2026 Council news Stroud Central District Ward & County Division Notice of Casual Vacancy - Stroud District Council Stroud Council · 21 Jul 2026 Council news Chocks away! Wales Airshow full line-up confirmed - swansea.gov.uk Swansea Council · 21 Jul 2026 Industry news Lindt & Sprüngli growth stutters as European weakness causes volume decline Volumes in the first half of 2026 sank by 7.5% as Lindt pushed up prices by 11.8% The Grocer — sustainability · 21 Jul 2026 Global How shared intelligence is disrupting cyber exploitation - The World Economic Forum World Economic Forum — Circular Economy · 21 Jul 2026 Industry news Asda’s Park Royal housing plans risk ‘unsustainable’ pressure on GPs, NHS warns Asda’s plans to build more than 1,500 homes at its Park Royal site could overwhelm nearby GP surgeries unless extra healthcare capacity is funded, the NHS has warned. West and North London Integrated Care Board said there was “not sufficient existing primary healthcare capacity locally” to meet demand from the proposed development, according to documents... Retail Gazette · 21 Jul 2026 Council news Sports at the Castle (SEND session) - Wakefield Museums and Castles Wakefield Council · 21 Jul 2026 Research & science Rural Intangible Cultural Heritage Governance: Discursive Alignment for Sustainable Development Sustainable Development, EarlyView. Sustainable Development (Wiley) · 21 Jul 2026