Recycling news: 2025

Policy & government Domestic licensing applications Information on applying for a controlled drug domestic licence and what happens after you submit your application. GOV.UK · 25 Jul 2025 Industry news Enva doubles wood capacity at Manchester facility Enva has doubled its wood recycling capacity in the space of a year through the installation of a new shredder. The Pronar 2.1010 recycling shredder has increased the daily processing capacity of its Droylsden wood recycling facility grade A wood from 30-35 tonnes to over 50 tonnes. Site manager Neil Ogden said: “Wood recycling is … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 25 Jul 2025 Industry news Cheshire East awards recycling centre contract The contract for the management of Cheshire East’s Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs) has been awarded to FCC Environment. The contract will begin in September 2026 and run for an initial seven years. Councillor David Jefferay, chair of Cheshire East council’s environment and communities committee, said: “This contract brings real benefits for our residents, our … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 25 Jul 2025 Industry news Sustainable business isn’t dead, it just needs a new lease of life With the so-called ‘ESG winter’ showing no signs of abating, it’s time for corporates to stop talking and start building. Backing clean tech startups and investing in scalable climate innovations could be the most important sustainability step businesses can now take, writes Springwise’s Matilda Cox. edie — Circular Economy tag · 25 Jul 2025 Industry news New Four Year Scotland Excel Contract in Place for Reuse Consortium Circular Communities Scotland is pleased to announce that the Reuse Consortium has been accepted onto the Scotland Excel Domestic Furniture and Furnishings Framework for a four year period starting on the 23rd June 2025. The Reuse Consortium now consists of eight members supplying reuse furniture to seven local authorities and one housing association for their [...] Circular Communities Scotland · 25 Jul 2025 Industry news ICJ: What the world court’s landmark opinion means for climate change The highest court of the UN has issued a landmark “advisory opinion” stating that nations... Carbon Brief · 25 Jul 2025 Industry news McKinsey: High tariffs could slow clean energy deployment Consultancy firm McKinsey has said that high tariffs could stall the momentum of clean energy in the US and Europe in its scenario-based analysis through to 2035.It focuses on solar, wind, battery energy storage systems (BESS), transformers and the electric vehicle (EV) markets.In its study, three scenarios range from a continuation of current trade policies… BEST Magazine (Batteries & Energy Storage Technology) · 25 Jul 2025 Industry news UK Government to Explore Biomethane for Dispatchable Energy Support UK Government to Explore Biomethane for Dispatchable Energy Support The UK Government has announced a fresh initiative to evaluate the use of biomethane as a dispatchable energy source to enhance the flexibility of the country’s power systems. This move is detailed in the Clean Flexibility Roadmap for energy, which forms part of the government’s… ADBA (Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association) · 25 Jul 2025 Industry news Bread and roses: don’t forget the roses The New Statesman has published a “call to action” from the Labour Growth Group. It paints a bleak picture of the state of Britain and calls for “disruption over caution…. We must smash the status quo…. We stake claim to the politics of strategic disruption…” […] Green Alliance blog (Inside Track) · 25 Jul 2025 Policy & government Local Growth Fund and Getting Building Fund: Place-based case studies This report details the findings from 3 place-based case studies of the Local Growth Fund (LGF) and Getting Building Fund (GBF). GOV.UK · 25 Jul 2025 Industry news Air pollution and dementia: new analysis strengthens the link More than 50 different pieces of research examining the relationship bettered air pollution and dementia have been analysed to gain an improved perspective on the risk. Out of more than 15,000 initial records, the team from by a team from the Medical Research Council Epidemiology Unit at the University of Cambridge found 51 studies that […] Air Quality News · 25 Jul 2025 Industry news EV battery recyclers hit lithium recovery milestone cylib and Syensqo have announced a lithium recovery milestone, producing battery-grade lithium hydroxide from end-of-life electric vehicle batteries, which the company has described as a first for the recycling industry. This advance supports Europe’s push toward circularity in battery materials, especially as demand for high-purity lithium surges.Using a joint hydrometallurgical and solvent ex… BEST Magazine (Batteries & Energy Storage Technology) · 25 Jul 2025 Global CDE Won Contract for a Project in Qatar Qatari company Advanced Technology Recycling (ATR) becomes the first company in the Gulf to invest in wet processing technology for C&D waste. Northern Ireland-based company CDE, a leader in the design and engineering of wet processing solutions for the waste recycling and natural minerals processing sectors, has signed a deal with Advanced Technology Recycling (ATR). […] Global Recycling · 25 Jul 2025 Council news Business resources | eLibrary | Libraries - Lewisham Libraries Lewisham Council · 25 Jul 2025 Policy & government Public health: inequalities and prevention How can we address growing public health challenges? How can we mitigate health inequalities and ensure fair and timely access to healthcare? POST (Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology) · 25 Jul 2025 Industry news A New Chapter in Kampala’s Waste Revolution At a recent workshop in Uganda’s capital city of Kampala, something significant has begun to spark in community approach to waste. WasteAid, in partnership with Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA), brought together Parish Council Leaders, Division Officials, and local Wastepreneurs for a powerful half-day workshop aimed at transforming how communities handle their waste. The goal […] The post… WasteAid · 25 Jul 2025 Global POLLUTERS MEET THEIR MATCH 🎾 The EEB’s Meta Newsletter is coming to an end. It’s been quite a year, and over the past months, we’ve done our best to bring you the freshest updates on EU environmental policy and beyond. So, before anything else: thank you for reading, for your kind messages, and for being part of this community that believes in a future where people and nature thrive together. You made this worth doing ever… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 25 Jul 2025 Industry news Mind the charging gap: The infrastructure imbalance puts e-buses off track As electric buses roll out across the UK, a critical gap is emerging between ambition and infrastructure. While private EV charging is growing, are we building the right kind of infrastructure to support the unique needs of e-buses, especially outside major cities? Roger Brereton, head of sales at bus steering system manufacturer Pailton Engineering, looks […] Air Quality News · 25 Jul 2025 Industry news OPINION: ‘Regulatory reform may save the UK’s languishing recycling rates’ David Palmer-Jones OBE, CEO of recycling group CIRQLR, shares his thoughts at the end of a week filled with big announcements for the recycling sector. OPINION: UK domestic recycling rates are up but only marginally so. There is a great deal more to be done to drive UK-wide circularity after a decade of flatlining recycling … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 25 Jul 2025 Policy & government Treating food waste where food is served and consumed: RPS 229 Environment Agency regulatory position on when you can store and treat food waste from food preparation and consumption at the same premises the food was served and consumed.  GOV.UK · 25 Jul 2025 Global [Media Release] African CSOs Unite to Share Global South Priorities Ahead of INC-5.2 GAIA Africa Hosts Media Briefing to Mobilise African Journalists in Support of an Ambitious Global Plastics Treaty GAIA Africa hosted an online media briefing for African journalists ahead of the […] GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 25 Jul 2025 Policy & government How are we reporting? - NSW State of the Environment NSW EPA · 25 Jul 2025 Industry news Salford Quays landmark slashes carbon emissions with minimal disruption Exchange Quay is one of the largest commercial campuses in the North West. Now one of its most iconic buildings is going emission free. The upgrade to Building Eight involves replacing outdated gas boilers in the ten-storey office block with air source heat pumps. This brings the property to Energy Performance Certificate [EPC] rating B, […] Environment Journal · 25 Jul 2025 Council news Adults with disability football - Wigan Athletic FC Community Trust - Wigan Council Wigan Council · 25 Jul 2025 Policy & government New permit requirements for e-waste - NZ EPA NZ EPA · 25 Jul 2025 Global Kennis is macht … en veiligheid Kennis wordt steeds belangrijker in onze recyclingwereld. Uiteraard is de kennis over processen en de waarde van de geproduceerde producten uit het recyclingproces zeer belangrijk. Echter, de kennis van de machines en zeker ook de kennis om ze goed te gebruiken is net zo belangrijk. Zonder goede en efficiënte inzet van machines lopen de kosten […] Het bericht Kennis is macht … en veiligheid ver… RecyclePro · 25 Jul 2025 Global Greenpeace Pictures of the Week From widespread flooding in Manila, the Philippines, to demonstrations in front of the Peace Palace in Hague, the Netherlands, to Arctic Sunrise's visit to Volos, Greece, here are a few of our favourite images from Greenpeace's work around the world this week. Greenpeace International · 25 Jul 2025 Industry news What went right this week: a ‘landmark moment’ for climate justice, plus more A ‘landmark’ climate justice ruling, Europe’s new marine reserves, and the world’s best cycling city, plus more Positive News · 25 Jul 2025 Global Greenpeace: Governments have yet to rise to the moment and vote in favour of a moratorium on deep sea mining The 30th session of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) ends with governments continuing to fall short in protecting the deep sea. Greenpeace International · 25 Jul 2025 Industry news Powerhand Down Under: Machinery Specialist Expand Distribution Machinery Specialist Builds on VRS Success and Expands Offering to Forestry Equipment Auto Recycling World · 25 Jul 2025 Industry news Powerhand Down Under: Machinery Specialist Expand Distribution Machinery Specialist Builds on VRS Success and Expands Offering to Forestry Equipment ATF Professional · 25 Jul 2025 Industry news Altilium Joins UK Minister For Investment In Tokyo For High-Level Meeting With Japanese Partners Altilium, a UK-based clean technology group focused on supporting the transition to net zero, has today attended a high level meeting with UK Minister for Investment, Baroness Gustafsson CBE, at the British Embassy in Tokyo, along with senior representatives from two of its strategic shareholders, leading Japanese trading and investment group Marubeni Corporation and Mizuho Bank. Auto Recycling World · 25 Jul 2025 Council news Bereavement services - BCP Council Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council · 24 Jul 2025 Industry news Record marine heatwaves may signal a permanent shift in the oceans Fierce marine heatwaves were recorded globally in 2023 and 2024, and some researchers now believe they mark the start of a fundamental change with devastating consequences for life on Earth New Scientist — Environment · 24 Jul 2025 Industry news THE FRIDAY DIGEST: Net-zero at a crossroads “We’ve reached a watershed moment on the road to net-zero.” The words of Scott Steedman, director-general of BSI, will surely ring true for many food sector businesses grappling with a fast-moving commercial, regulatory and geopolitical landscape. The organisation, which acts as the national Footprint Media (foodservice sustainability) · 24 Jul 2025 Council news Book a Site Inspection - Redbridge Council Redbridge Council · 24 Jul 2025 Industry news Giant sand octopus makes a splash on English beach A fleeting masterpiece appeared in Cornwall this week, highlighting themes of nature’s beauty and fragility Positive News · 24 Jul 2025 Policy & government Treating rare diseases: the challenge of orphan drugs Orphan drugs are drugs used to treat rare diseases. In April 2025, NICE adopted new criteria for evaluating drugs for ‘ultra rare’ diseases. POST (Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology) · 24 Jul 2025 Industry news Setting sail for sustainability: Keenan Recycling supports Tall Ships Aberdeen with expert commercial food waste collections At Keenan Recycling, we’re proud to have supported the Tall Ships Aberdeen 2025 event with our dedicated commercial food waste collections service, keeping the festivities clean, green, and environmentally responsible. Food waste recycling With thousands of visitors gathering to enjoy live music, maritime history, and cultural festivities along the quayside, efficient food waste collection was … Keenan Recycling · 24 Jul 2025 Industry news Why a tech start-up wants to pump your faeces deep underground Start-up Vaulted Deep, which just signed a deal with Microsoft, says storing human waste deep underground can keep carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere and pollutants like forever chemicals out of surface ecosystems New Scientist — Environment · 24 Jul 2025