Recycling news: 2025

Policy & government Business insights and impact on the UK economy: 21 August 2025 The impact of challenges facing the economy and other events on UK businesses. Based on responses from the voluntary fortnightly business survey (BICS) to deliver real-time information to help assess issues affecting UK businesses and economy, including financial performance, workforce, trade, and business resilience. GOV.UK · 21 Aug 2025 Industry news Flooding in a changing climate: Why we need systemic action now There is a need for systematic action to safeguard against flooding; here, Professor Günter Blöschl from the Vienna University of Technology, the University of Bologna elaborates further The climate crisis is already transforming the world around us, with extreme flooding only set to intensify over the next 10 years, according to the World Economic Forum […] Open Access Government — Environment · 21 Aug 2025 Industry news Indaver exits NESS EfW project as landfill ban nears Indaver has withdrawn from the North East Scotland Shared (NESS) Energy from Waste (EfW) project. Spanish engineering firm ACCIONA will take over the £150 million facility, designed to serve Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Moray councils. The plant temporality closed at the end of June, just 18 months after operations began, following escalating technical problems and suggestions … Read More The po… letsrecycle.com News · 21 Aug 2025 Industry news Man sentenced for illegal waste operations that caused a major fire A man has been given a suspended prison sentence for the illegal operation of waste sites that led to a major fire. Circular Online (CIWM) · 21 Aug 2025 Council news Planning Application - Staffordshire Moorlands District Council Staffordshire Moorlands Council · 21 Aug 2025 Industry news East Penn Manufacturing 2025 Sustainability Report East Penn Manufacturing has published a 2025 sustainability report detailing company-wide initiatives and employee-led efforts to advance environmental performance.The report highlights its decarbonisation plan with a 7% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions from 2021.The company also partnered with the US Department of Energy for its Better Plants programme, which focuses .… BEST Magazine (Batteries & Energy Storage Technology) · 21 Aug 2025 Industry news ALDI’S SUPERFAN CARD RETURNS – APPLY NOW TO WIN SUPERFAN STATUS AND A YEAR’S FREE SHOPPING Aldi’s exclusive Superfan Card is back – and the perks have got even better. Following the success of last year’s launch, which saw Charlotte Mellor from Oldham bag Aldi’s first-ever Superfan Card offering a year’s worth of free groceries, the supermarket is launching its exclusive Superfan Card for 2025. Just one lucky shopper will get […] Aldi UK Press Centre · 21 Aug 2025 Industry news ALDI’S SOURDOUGH SALES ARE SWIFTLY RISING AS THE QUEEN OF POP JUMPS ON TREND Aldi has revealed a remarkable surge in sourdough sales, confirming the beloved artisanal bread has soared to new heights as a British household favourite. The supermarket has reported an astounding 70% increase in sourdough sales year-on-year vs 2024, with Aldi regularly selling over 270,000 sourdough loaves per week — that’s around 52 per minute[3]. This growth reflects […] Aldi UK Press Centre · 21 Aug 2025 Industry news Hydrotreated vegetable oil, battery energy storage will power onshore wind boom ‘Bridging power’ solutions are needed to overcome the ongoing impact of grid connection delays and expedite commissioning. High-voltage power packages with Stage V generators, transformers and load banks can help push commissioning forward even before a grid connection has been established. This means a wind farm could come online much faster once the connection is […] Environment Journal · 21 Aug 2025 Industry news The photo sale raising money for conservation Some of the world’s leading wildlife photographers are selling their images in a global photo sale to raise funds for conservation Positive News · 21 Aug 2025 Industry news 114,000 child hospitalisations in London due to air pollution Parents are calling for a phase-out of diesel engines, petrol-hungry SUVs, and domestic wood burning as new figures point to a ‘preventable crisis’. Data obtained through a Freedom of Information request by the campaign group Mums For Lungs has revealed the extent of London’s air quality problem. Over a 12 month period of time, NHS […] Environment Journal · 21 Aug 2025 Industry news Derby City Council links climate action and good mental health Research emphasises how taking steps to mitigate the warming planet also has a signifiant positive impact on our state of mind. Led by Dr Robyn Dewis, the Director of Public Health Annual Report 2024–25 calls for urgent, collective action int he face of mounting environmental pressures and associated health challenges. Published following confirmation that 2024 […] Environment Journal · 21 Aug 2025 Council news Glasgow City Council - Glasgow City Council Glasgow City Council · 21 Aug 2025 Council news Sign-up to myaccount - South Lanarkshire Council South Lanarkshire Council · 21 Aug 2025 Council news Forging a legacy – landmark blacksmithing exhibition comes to Stroud this autumn - Stroud District Council Stroud Council · 21 Aug 2025 Research & science Modular Enantioselective Photocatalysts from Privileged Pybox Scaffolds - ChemRxiv ChemRxiv preprints · 21 Aug 2025 Policy & government River Water Quality Monitoring in Hong Kong - Environmental Protection Department (EPD) Hong Kong EPD · 21 Aug 2025 Council news BLAENAU GWENT COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL Report to The Chair and Members of Planning, Regulatory and General Licensing Report Subjec - democracy.blaenau-gwent.gov.uk Blaenau Gwent Council · 21 Aug 2025 Industry news Marks & Spencer Announces Landmark £340m Investment In Advanced Automated Food Distribution Centre - Marks & Spencer M&S corporate press releases · 21 Aug 2025 Council news Pay your rent and other charges - Wolverhampton Council Wolverhampton Council · 21 Aug 2025 Industry news Green light given for Vida Bioenergy’s Glentham biogas plant - Bioenergy Insight Magazine Bioenergy Insight · 21 Aug 2025 Policy & government Victoria’s 4-bin recycling system - sustainability.vic.gov.au Sustainability Victoria · 21 Aug 2025 Council news Volunteering - melton.gov.uk Melton Council · 21 Aug 2025 Global Bollegraaf en AGIR creëren grootste PET-sorteerinstallatie van Zwitserland Een nieuw hoofdstuk in de Zwitserse plasticrecyclingindustrie is begonnen met de opening van een ultramoderne PET-sorteerinstallatie in Zürich. De faciliteit, ontwikkeld door AGIR in samenwerking met de Bollegraaf Groep, richt zich op het scheiden van PET-flessen in food- en non-food-grade fracties – een cruciale stap in de richting van hoogwaardige bottle-to-bottle recycling. De installatie is… RecyclePro · 21 Aug 2025 Global Uniek in België: sorteren van pmd-residu 35% extra materiaal gered van verbranding Wat gebeurt er met het restafval dat overblijft ná de pmd-sortering? Tot vandaag: meestal niets. Maar dat verandert dankzij Vanheede Environment Group. Op hun site in Rumbeke werd een gloednieuwe sorteerlijn ingehuldigd die als eerste in België ook het residu van andere pmd-sorteercentra aanpakt. Een primeur waarmee Vanheede jaarlijks […] Het bericht Un… RecyclePro · 21 Aug 2025 Industry news Analysis: Record solar growth keeps China’s CO2 falling in first half of 2025 Clean-energy growth helped China’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions fall by 1% year-on-year in the first... Carbon Brief · 20 Aug 2025 Policy & government New report sets out technology and research needed to reach net zero A new report identifying the research and technology needed to meet the UK’s net zero target has been released. GOV.UK · 20 Aug 2025 Industry news “Promoting pollution”: Low-cost flights up to 26 TIMES cheaper than trains, new report reveals 21 August, 2025 – Short-haul flights are still cheaper than the equivalent train journeys on the majority of cross-border routes in Europe, creating a perverse incentive that encourages polluting air travel, according to a new report published today. Released by Greenpeace at the height of the holiday season, the major Europe-wide report, Flying Cheap, Paying […] Greenpeace UK · 20 Aug 2025 Policy & government Benyon, Richard - Minister of State at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - ACOBA Advice Advice to Richard Benyon, former Minister of State at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on business appointments after leaving Crown service. GOV.UK · 20 Aug 2025 Policy & government Williams, Gareth Rhys - Government Chief Commercial Officer, Cabinet Office, ACOBA advice Advice to Sir Gareth Rhys Williams Bt CB, former Government Chief Commercial Officer at the Cabinet Office, on business appointments after leaving Crown service. GOV.UK · 20 Aug 2025 Industry news Super-cool cement could stop buildings trapping heat inside A new formulation of cement reflects and emits heat more effectively than normal Portland cement, so it stays much cooler on a hot day New Scientist — Environment · 20 Aug 2025 Industry news Government leadership and business action: What’s next for the Plastics Treaty? The recent collapse of the UN Global Plastics Treaty talks in Geneva has left governments, campaigners and businesses grappling with the same urgent question: what comes next? edie asked NGO WWF and packaging giant Amcor about what kind of leadership is needed, and what businesses can do now. edie — Circular Economy tag · 20 Aug 2025 Global Greenpeace International calls on North Dakota court to reject Energy Transfer’s attempt to avoid accountability under EU law Greenpeace International met Energy Transfer in a hearing to address the company’s request for an anti-suit injunction protecting it from accountability under Dutch and European Union law. Greenpeace International · 20 Aug 2025 Industry news New edie Extra podcast: Inside Kew’s ‘Carbon Garden’ The latest episode of the edie Extra podcast is streaming now, with our award-winning team heading to the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, to explore a striking new permanent installation that uses innovative planting, architecture and storytelling to explain the carbon cycle and inspire climate action. edie — Circular Economy tag · 20 Aug 2025 Policy & government Northern Ireland science and tech industries boosted by over £30 million from UK Industrial Strategy Major win for Northern Ireland’s high-tech sectors from the UK’s modern Industrial Strategy, supporting local jobs and growth GOV.UK · 20 Aug 2025 Industry news Appointments Round-Up (20/08/2025) Appointments round-up featuring Clearpoint, Enviroo, CVW and Letsrecycle. Clearpoint expands senior team to support international growth Clearpoint Recycling has appointed Jason Crooks as Group Finance Director and board member. The company has expanded its operations in the past 12 months, opening a dedicated sales office in Lithuania, securing new long-term contracts and extending its interna… letsrecycle.com News · 20 Aug 2025 Policy & government ‘30 by 30’ - New funding to boost cadet force by over 40,000 by 2030 Young people will have more chances to join the Armed Forces Cadets, under a major expansion of cadet forces across the country, announced today (Wednesday 20 August).   GOV.UK · 20 Aug 2025 Global The LIFE4EPR project on Extended Producer Responsibility enters the scene The LIFE4EPR project towards harmonised Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) schemes across the EU is in full swing! Why a project on EPR? EPR supplements the “polluter pays” principle by holding manufacturers accountable for the entire lifecycle of their products and packaging. While EPR is mandated in EU laws like the Waste Framework Directive, its implementation […] Zero Waste Europe · 20 Aug 2025 Policy & government Full Government Response to the Infected Blood Inquiry's May 2024 Report This document details the Government's response to the recommendations made by the Infected Blood Inquiry GOV.UK · 20 Aug 2025 Industry news Privacy Policy - CleanupUK CleanupUK · 20 Aug 2025