Recycling news: 2025

Policy & government Streamlined regulation to power growth and boost British industry Environmental permitting for industry and energy to be modernised, as part of new plans following the landmark Corry Review GOV.UK · 26 Aug 2025 Industry news Capital grains: the urban trees getting a second life Furniture maker Bruce Saunders co-founded Fallen & Felled to give a second life to urban trees destined for the chipper Positive News · 26 Aug 2025 Industry news Is Britain heading for another water wake-up call? As we head into World Water Week — August 24-28 — across the UK, headlines continue to be dominated by reports of drought across swathes of the country, millions are living under hose pipe bans and many of us are struggling with heatwaves. A combination of spiralling water use, rising populations and very little rain […] Environment Journal · 26 Aug 2025 Industry news Great reveal: how air pollution masked global warming, confusing adaptation plans Efforts to curb sulphur dioxide revealed more planetary heating than we thought and faster temperature rise. While this will be short-lived, the skies above directly impact local and regional climate conditions, and our policies need to reflect it. Numbers rarely lie. Nor do thermometers. But in this case, both have been misleading. Between 1970 and […] Environment Journal · 26 Aug 2025 Industry news The last thing we need is a UK data centre expansion As one of the hottest and driest summers in living memory finally wanes drought conditions remain. This is just one reason behind the first ever legal challenge to a planned hyperscale digital storage facility. With 477 data centres currently operating across Britain, current estimates suggest we’re using 10billion litres of water each year. Between 1.8 […] Environment Journal · 26 Aug 2025 Council news Kingston and Sutton Shared Environment Service Annex 3 - Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames Kingston upon Thames Council · 26 Aug 2025 Council news Council will cease running Northbrook Pool from 23 September - Exeter City Council Exeter Council · 26 Aug 2025 Industry news Win a £200 Too Good To Go voucher - Too Good To Go Too Good To Go UK · 26 Aug 2025 Industry news How to take part in Charity Shop Fashion Week 2025 - Charity Retail Association Charity Retail Association · 26 Aug 2025 Industry news Nestlé shares the Nescafé story with the founding family of its Tutbury factory - Nestlé UK Nestle UK media · 26 Aug 2025 Industry news School smoothy yogurt gets a healthy refresh - The Food & Drink Federation Food and Drink Federation news · 26 Aug 2025 Policy & government Reducing wood smoke emissions - NSW EPA NSW EPA · 26 Aug 2025 Policy & government Supported housing: Guidance for local authorities in England - Local Government Association Local Government Association · 26 Aug 2025 Industry news EWABA members have successfully completed the second UDB pilot - Biofuels International Magazine Biofuels International · 26 Aug 2025 Industry news Allergen errors most common cause of UK food recalls, report finds - Food Manufacture Food Manufacture · 26 Aug 2025 Global De harde cijfers Meten is weten geldt het cliché. In elke editie van 2025 pakt RecyclePro daarom weer uit met cijfers over de afvalsector. Aan u om er inzichten uit te destilleren die uw productieproces kunnen optimaliseren of uw rendement verhogen. Met het Beleidsprogramma circulair textiel 2025 – 2030 zet Nederland een volgende stap richting een volledig circulaire […] Het bericht De harde cijfers verscheen e… RecyclePro · 26 Aug 2025 Global Plastic Pollution on the Tunisian coast (FREE) I traveled to Hammamet in Tunisia in October 2024 and brought back some pictures and videos to show the amount of (plastic) (packaging) pollution on the beaches. This is a FREE article. Bioplastics News · 26 Aug 2025 Global Reuse Day: Turns Rental Cups and Bulk Detergent to A Movement for Reuse The first Reuse Day in China was successfully held in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, with the aim to advocate reuse, reduce plastic waste and cut carbon emissions. Break Free From Plastic · 26 Aug 2025 Industry news Responsible collection for small and large household appliances - Renewi Renewi · 26 Aug 2025 Industry news Is Africa about to see the solar energy boom it needs? African countries imported a record number of solar panels in the past year, which could be the beginning of a green energy boom on the continent New Scientist — Environment · 25 Aug 2025 Global Reversible biobased adhesives enable closed-loop engineered composites https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-62917-1 Bioplastics News · 25 Aug 2025 Global Australia Leads World with First Microplastic-Free Straws and Cups in Children’s Hospitals Australia Leads World with First Microplastic-Free Straws and Cups in Children’s Hospitals Bioplastics News · 25 Aug 2025 Global India goes in full greenwashing mode for compostable plastic https://www.hercircle.in/engage/get-inspired/trending/nfr-is-indiarsquos-first-zone-to-shift-to-compostable-bioplastic-on-trains-9600.html Bioplastics News · 25 Aug 2025 Global PLA microplastics more toxic than PE microplastics (Study) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0304389425025713 Bioplastics News · 25 Aug 2025 Global India’s first bioplastic plant starts in Indore https://english.dainikjagranmpcg.com/states/madhya-pradesh/plastic-from-sugar-countrys-first-bioplastic-plant-set-up-in/article-4144 Bioplastics News · 25 Aug 2025 Global Australia’s amount of plastic waste surges as recycling rates fail to improve https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/aug/24/australias-amount-of-plastic-waste-surges-as-recycling-rates-fail-to-improve Bioplastics News · 25 Aug 2025 Industry news Fewer than half the calories grown on farms now reach our plates In 2020, the world produced more than enough calories to feed the global population, but only half of those calories reached people’s plates due to rising meat and biofuel production New Scientist — Environment · 25 Aug 2025 Global Five ways renewables can keep villages alive Climate goals and energy sovereignty usually headline discussions around renewables. But for the small villages and rural communities hosting these projects, the story is far more personal. From fresh income streams to stronger farms, this is how solar and wind power are quietly transforming life in the European countryside. Alberto Vela reports. Not long ago, the location of coal mines or oil … META (European Environmental Bureau) · 25 Aug 2025 Global Hybride en elektrische recyclingmachines schakelen een versnelling hoger Naast bouwmaterieel blinkt Van Der Spek uit met een breed portfolio voor de sloop- en recyclingsector. Of het nu gaat om breken, zeven of shredderen, de totaalaanbieder uit Ternat heeft alles in huis om jouw werkzaamheden te faciliteren. Bekijk het futureproof aanbod tijdens Matexpo! Bij Van Der Spek staat duurzaamheid centraal en dat weerspiegelt zich […] Het bericht Hybride en elektrische rec… RecyclePro · 25 Aug 2025 Industry news CIUDEN installs sodium-sulphur BESS Spanish state-owned public sector organisation La Fundación Ciudad de la Energía (CIUDEN) has announced it has successfully installed its battery energy storage system (BESS) powered by sodium-sulphur (NaS) technology for its green hydrogen project.The energy storage facility operates at a temperature of 305°C and has a maximum nominal charge/discharge power of 1,000kW/750 kW. The minimum… BEST Magazine (Batteries & Energy Storage Technology) · 25 Aug 2025 Policy & government Mental health support for British nationals in Oman Information for British nationals with mental health issues in Oman, including how the British embassy can help. GOV.UK · 25 Aug 2025 Industry news TU Braunschweig to build CPC research centre The Technical University of Braunschweig in Germany is to build the Centre for Circular Production of Next Batteries and Fuel Cells (CPC), a new research building for the circular economy.Around 150 scientists will be researching circulation production and recycling processes for batteries and fuel cells.The new research centre, which is to be 3,700 sqm in… BEST Magazine (Batteries & Energy Storage Technology) · 25 Aug 2025 Industry news Learning by lamplight, against the odds: photo depicts ‘safety’ for child refugee What does safety mean when home is a refugee camp? A Kenyan photographer captures a child who is learning, dreaming and hoping, despite fear Positive News · 25 Aug 2025 Council news Place Based Investment Programme - East Ayrshire Council East Ayrshire Council · 25 Aug 2025 Policy & government Respond to harm caused by pollution - epa.vic.gov.au EPA Victoria · 25 Aug 2025 Global België neemt het voortouw in de ontwikkeling van groene waterstof In Zeebrugge is de bouw gestart van de eerste groene waterstoffabriek van België. Dat is waterstof die opgewekt wordt met zonne- of windenergie, waarbij er geen broeikasgassen worden uitgestoten. De technologie is veelbelovend, maar de productiekosten blijven hoog en de praktische inzetbaarheid is nog onzeker. Is groene waterstof de heilige graal in de energietransitie, of […] Het bericht Belgi… RecyclePro · 25 Aug 2025 Council news Fareham Borough Council Vulnerability Policy - Fareham Borough Council Fareham Council · 25 Aug 2025 Industry news Reusable Nappy Pack Application - East London Waste Authority East London Waste Authority · 25 Aug 2025 Industry news E-waste service on demand - Renewi Renewi · 24 Aug 2025 Industry news Recyclable wind turbine blades and Lidl’s ‘Live Well’ food labels: The sustainability success stories of the week Every week, edie delivers this member-exclusive weekly round-up of five of the best sustainable business success stories. In this week's edition, Lidl GB’s new food labels promoting the planetary health diet, and much more. edie — Circular Economy tag · 24 Aug 2025