Recycling news: 2025

Industry news AI-enabled digital twin will support coral reef restoration in Saudi Arabia A recent project leverages AI expertise to enhance coral monitoring and restoration strategies across a 100-hectare reefscape in the Red Sea. The groups behind the two-year programme say it will be using AI to fast-track reef restoration and conservation, at scale, for the first time. The AI solutions are designed to tackle critical aspects of […] Envirotec Magazine · 3 Jul 2025 Industry news Behind the Battery Boom: A Growing Case for Circularity The post Behind the Battery Boom: A Growing Case for Circularity appeared first on Recyclus Group | The UK’s First Industrial Scale Lithium-Ion Battery Recyclers . Recyclus Group news · 3 Jul 2025 Industry news Aviva’s £3.7bn Acquisition of Direct Line Cleared by UK Regulator The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has cleared Aviva’s £3.7 billion takeover of Direct Line Insurance Group, paving the way for the creation of the country’s largest home and motor insurer. ATF Professional · 3 Jul 2025 Policy & government Request for planning permission for an Entertainment Resort Complex and associated development in Bedford: part 5 - Environmental Statement, non-technical summary Documents supporting the request for planning permission for an Entertainment Resort Complex and associated development in Bedford. GOV.UK · 3 Jul 2025 Industry news 120,000 UK Drivers Hit by Airbag Recall Crisis Around 120,000 UK motorists have been forced off the road after car manufacturer Stellantis issued an urgent "stop-drive" order for specific Citroen C3 and DS3 models. The instruction follows renewed safety concerns over faulty airbags supplied by the now-defunct Japanese company Takata, which have been linked to a fatal incident in France and a decade-long global recall crisis. ATF Professional · 3 Jul 2025 Global New study confirms benefits of including waste incineration in EU Emissions Trading System A new study by CE Delft, commissioned by Zero Waste Europe and Reloop, confirms that including waste incineration in the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) would deliver powerful climate and employment benefits. Reloop Platform · 3 Jul 2025 Industry news TEA-LOVING BRITS SLURP A STAGGERING 127 MILLION CUPPAS A DAY – BUT NEARLY A QUARTER ARE MAKING IT ALL WRONG, ALDI FINDS* Brits consume a whopping four cups of tea per day, with over half of the nation (55%) saying coffee just isn’t their cup of tea, and they’d prefer a brew. Research commissioned by Aldi polled the nation to discover what makes the perfect cuppa, after it found that nearly three quarters (72%) drink an average […] Aldi UK Press Centre · 3 Jul 2025 Industry news Profiling an invisible hazard: Equipping sites to work with hydrogen While hydrogen has advantages that explain its ongoing use as a putative green replacement for many other fuels, it does present a quite distinct set of safety challenges. But it seems the risks can be mitigated with sufficient awareness, and the deployment of appropriate technologies and best practices, as Envirotec discovered in conversation with industrial […] Envirotec Magazine · 3 Jul 2025 Policy & government PackUK: interim strategy PackUK's strategic goals and planned outcomes for the coming years in its role as Extended Producer Responsibility for packaging (pEPR) Scheme Administrator GOV.UK · 3 Jul 2025 Industry news Lisbon reusable cup is Europe’s first citywide scheme backed by DRS A partnership between the City of Lisbon, recycling technology firm TOMRA and the Portuguese hospitality association AHRESP is aiming to cut litter and emissions with a “smart” deposit-return system. The system is said to be capable of removing thousands of littered cups from the city’s public spaces every night. The initiative amounts to Lisbon’s “making […] Envirotec Magazine · 3 Jul 2025 Industry news One year of Labour: what has Keir Starmer’s government achieved so far? A first-year report card for the UK government. Greenpeace UK · 3 Jul 2025 Industry news News in brief | CIWM Commercial Partner Updates 3 July News updates written by CIWM’s commercial partners. Contel Contel launches next-generation AI camera systems to enhance fleet safety in the waste sector CRJ Services Revolutionary Maintenance: The HAAS TYRON Quick Change System Transforms Recycling Operations Fleetclear Fleetclear promises peace of mind with new DVR Health Report Nuclear Waste Services Designing for long-term safety of the most… Circular Online (CIWM) · 3 Jul 2025 Policy & government Housing Conditions in England - UK Parliament Environmental Audit Committee (Commons) · 3 Jul 2025 Industry news Tetra Pak announces second AI investment site to enhance sorting of food and beverage cartons Cumbria Waste Management has installed AI-powered optical sorter technology designed by British start-up Recycleye to more effectively sort food and beverage cartons for recycling... Recycleye news · 3 Jul 2025 Industry news European support for climate action and energy independence, Eurobarometer shows A majority of Europeans are calling for urgent and coordinated action on climate change, according to a new Eurobarometer survey released last week. Open Access Government — Environment · 3 Jul 2025 Industry news Jen named new MD at waste specialist giant CSG Experienced industry expert Jen Cartmell has been announced as the new Managing Director of leading waste management specialist CSG. Jen has replaced Neil Richards, who has become the Group’s new Chairman. Highly-respected Neil has overseen CSG’s rise to become a £120m powerhouse over 13 remarkably successful years in the top post. The move was approved […] CSG (Cleansing Service Group) · 3 Jul 2025 Industry news LOYALTY PRICES UNABLE TO BEAT ALDI PRICES FOR A WHOLE YEAR – PROVEN BY WHICH? INDEPENDENT RESEARCH Research by consumer group Which? has found that Aldi is yet again the cheapest supermarket for 79 essential items this month. The total price of a shop at the discount retailer came in at £47.12 less than Waitrose, as well as being cheaper than Ocado by £33.99, andless expensive than Sainsbury’s by £22.26. That makes […] Aldi UK Press Centre · 3 Jul 2025 Industry news Man jailed after £1.9m laundered through Savanna Rags Savanna Rags’ Ahmed Ali Suleman has been jailed for exploiting his position within the textiles industry to launder money for international fraudsters, following an investigation by the National Crime Agency. 23 June 2025 saw Suleman sentenced to four years and three months imprisonment at Birmingham crown court. He was found guilty of entering into a … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 3 Jul 2025 Global “One Earth Summit” 2025: Hong Kong and Its Role as an International Financial Center In March this year, the “One Earth Summit” was held in Hong Kong. The event attracted more than 300 participants from around the globe and was hosted by the Institute of Sustainability and Technology, co-organized by the One Earth Alliance, and the Giving to Amplify Earth Action (GAEA) initiative launched by the World Economic Forum. […] Global Recycling · 3 Jul 2025 Industry news OPRL survey reinforces importance of clear labelling OPRL has revealed that labelling remains the number one driver for consumers looking to recycle packaging. Its latest survey polled over 5,000 British consumers and found that 89% look for information on the pack to inform their recycling decisions. At the same time, 81% refer to the OPRL “Recycle” label when making disposal decisions. Jude … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 3 Jul 2025 Industry news Sophie Thomas receives OBE for services to sustainable design CIWM Fellow Professor Sophie Thomas has been awarded an OBE in the King's Birthday Honours for her services to sustainable design. Circular Online (CIWM) · 3 Jul 2025 Industry news Less than 3% of protest arrests result in charges as ‘right to protest’ campaign launches New research by Greenpeace indicates that the Metropolitan Police have regularly arrested protesters when there is an extremely low chance of them ever being charged. Officers made more than 600 arrests in London over the last six years for conspiracy to cause public nuisance but only 18 of them (2.8%) resulted in charges. The research […] Greenpeace UK · 3 Jul 2025 Industry news Labelling biggest source of information on how to recycle Research from OPRL shows that labelling remains the number one source of information for consumers looking to recycle packaging. Circular Online (CIWM) · 3 Jul 2025 Industry news Quick question: why are more offices not using smart ventilation? With indoor air quality still not a priority in many workplaces, and summer temperatures soaring each year, we hear from an industry expert about the energy efficiency and health benefits of high tech climate conditioning. The quality of the air we breathe impacts our health, productivity and overall wellbeing every day. We spend approximately 90% […] Environment Journal · 3 Jul 2025 Industry news Nottingham City Council completes Renewing Local Streets programme The £18million project launched in 2021, with the council claiming public and environmental health benefits since work began. In total, almost 33miles of road have been upgraded, alongside 88 footpaths. 240 trees have been planted, with 500m2 of urban greening introduced across the authority. The needs of older people and those with restricted mobility have […] Environment Journal · 3 Jul 2025 Council news Privacy Statement for Fareham Borough Council - Fareham Borough Council Fareham Council · 3 Jul 2025 Industry news Currys Full Year Results 2024/25 - Currys PLC Currys plc newsroom · 3 Jul 2025 Industry news Diageo completes sale of shareholding in Guinness Ghana Breweries plc to Castel Group - Diageo Diageo news and media · 3 Jul 2025 Research & science A New Class of Vitamin K Analogues Containing the Side Chain of Retinoic Acid Have Enhanced Activity for Inducing Neuronal Differentiation - ACS Publications ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering (ACS) · 3 Jul 2025 Council news Policy and Performance Advisory Committee Work Programme 2020-21 - Lewes and Eastbourne Councils Eastbourne Council · 3 Jul 2025 Council news Residents Attitude Survey 2018 - Brent Council Brent Council · 3 Jul 2025 Global Demo toont aan dat stof en rook te onderscheiden zijn Hoe efficiënt werken branddetectiesystemen nu eigenlijk? Fire & Security bedrijf LUCO nam de proef op de som midden mei. Het organiseerde een demo op een nieuwe recyclingsite in Heist-op-den-Berg om te tonen dat het brandveiliger kan met nieuwe technologie dan met de systemen die vandaag gangbaar zijn. Klassieke oplossingen werken of met videocamera’s of met […] Het bericht Demo toont aan dat s… RecyclePro · 3 Jul 2025 Council news Parking Annual Report - Brent Council Brent Council · 3 Jul 2025 Industry news Drawing from the deep: seaweed ink makes waves for ocean conservation Artists have been inspired by what’s billed as the world’s first sustainable, biodegradable ink made from regeneratively farmed seaweed Positive News · 3 Jul 2025 Industry news Seen a protester on an ad today? Here’s what you need to know The ads in Birmingham, Manchester, and London highlight a serious threat to our rights. Greenpeace UK · 3 Jul 2025 Council news Pay Policy - Calderdale Council Calderdale Council · 3 Jul 2025 Council news Manage your Council Tax online - Woking Borough Council Woking Council · 3 Jul 2025 Research & science Balancing Profitability and Sustainability in Circular Business Models Local Circular Production Systems as a Pathway to Closing the Loop on Marine Plastic - Chalmers ODR Chalmers University of Technology News · 3 Jul 2025 Global Ecovidrio Launches “Ecovidrio Administrations”: Transparency, Innovation, and Technology in Glass Packaging Waste Management Ecovidrio introduces a pioneering digital platform designed to empower municipal teams across Spain with real-time data and insights on daily glass packaging collection, container status, and maintenance services. This initiative aims to enhance transparency, improve decision-making, and foster efficient waste management through innovative technology and strong collaboration with local authorit… EXPRA · 2 Jul 2025 Global News from the Netherlands: KIDV Enhances Clarity of Dutch Packaging Sortation Labels The Netherlands Institute for Sustainable Packaging (KIDV) has unveiled a new set of Disposal Guide logos to aid consumers and businesses in the proper separation and disposal of packaging materials. These updates come in response to consumer feedback and aim to align with forthcoming European regulations. EXPRA · 2 Jul 2025