Recycling news: 2025

Industry news ABG strengthens commitment to improving gender representation in engineering A B Graphic International (ABG) has revealed its commitment to improving gender representation within engineering through a combination of targeted outreach initiatives, early-years engagement programmes, and internal development pathways designed to support women. Speaking at the CIPD Annual Conference, ABG’s head of HR, Karen Robinson, outlined the scale of the challenge, noting that only 16.… Packaging Scotland · 11 Dec 2025 Policy & government Mrs M Scott v J C Frost (Holdings) Ltd: 6010762/2024 Employment Tribunal decision. GOV.UK · 11 Dec 2025 Policy & government Storm overflows Information on storm overflow management and regulation. GOV.UK · 11 Dec 2025 Policy & government Traveller caravan count: July 2025 Data from the count of Traveller caravans in England which took place in July 2025. GOV.UK · 11 Dec 2025 Policy & government UK Input-output analysis tool: 2019 to 2023 The tool shows which industries are the most significant users of a selected product, and which products are required to make other goods and services in the UK economy. The tool contains data from 2019 to 2023. All the data in the tool are consistent with the Input Output analysis tables of that year. GOV.UK · 11 Dec 2025 Policy & government Advanced Learner Loans paid in England AY 2025/26, Aug to Oct Advanced Learner Loans paid in England, academic year 2025/26, August 2025 to October 2025 inclusive. GOV.UK · 11 Dec 2025 Policy & government Northern Ireland LAC municipal waste management statistics 2024/25 annual report Northern Ireland local authority collected municipal waste management statistics 2024/25 annual report GOV.UK · 11 Dec 2025 Policy & government Regulating on-screen assessment Ofqual has consulted on its proposed approach to the regulation of on-screen assessment in GCSEs, AS and A levels. We are currently analysing responses to this consultation and will publish outcomes in due course. GOV.UK · 11 Dec 2025 Global Tax the Rich: Why Europe Cannot Tackle Inequality or the Climate Crisis Without Fair Taxation A new G20 report led by Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz has delivered an unmistakable warning about the scale of global inequality. Over the past two decades, the richest 1 percent captured 41 percent of all newly created wealth, while the bottom half of humanity received barely 1 percent. On average, the wealthiest gained 1.3 million US dollars, while the poorest gained only 585 dollars (in con… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 11 Dec 2025 Global EU Commission must not curtail Member States from taking on fashion overproduction 65 European and French civil society organisations have called on the European Commission to support a draft French law that seeks to rein in the most […] European Environmental Bureau · 11 Dec 2025 Industry news Lords ‘deeply disappointed’ by ‘complacent’ government response to inquiry A House of Lords committee has said it is “deeply disappointed” by the “complacent” response from the government to its waste crime inquiry. The Lords Environment and Climate Change Committee launched an inquiry into waste crime earlier this year, with its findings published on 28 October 2025. It that found that “waste crime is critically … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 11 Dec 2025 Policy & government Stronger, faster trade defences for UK businesses Government's first steer to the Trade Remedies Authority to make trade defence system simpler and faster for UK producers and manufacturers GOV.UK · 11 Dec 2025 Policy & government Targeted Support The government and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) are taking forward a proposal for a transformational new regime – targeted support – to improve the availability and affordability of help with financial decision-making. GOV.UK · 11 Dec 2025 Policy & government Strategic steer to the Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) This strategic steer sets out the government’s growth-focused priorities for the Trade Remedies Authority (TRA). GOV.UK · 11 Dec 2025 Industry news Four reasons why land-based salmon factory farms should be banned This post is by Amelia Cookson, industrial aquaculture campaigner at Foodrise in the UK. When you hear the words ‘salmon farming’, what comes to mind? Perhaps an open-net sea cage in coastal waters? Or the fish you buy in the supermarket? Or maybe you had […] Green Alliance blog (Inside Track) · 11 Dec 2025 Industry news Aberdeen is getting a new EV ultra rapid charging hub The new facility in the Blackburn neighbourhood will benefit from four 240kW dual socket charge points, powering up to eight electric vehicles at a time. Delivered by EV charge point Believ, the new rapid charging hub’s location has been chosen due to its access to the A96, the main road connecting Aberdeen with Inverness. […] Environment Journal · 11 Dec 2025 Council news Job profile - bridgend.gov.uk Bridgend Council · 11 Dec 2025 Council news Thornwood Roundabout and National Cycle Network Route 7 Project - Glasgow City Council Glasgow City Council · 11 Dec 2025 Council news Development Contributions - Mid Sussex District Council Mid Sussex Council · 11 Dec 2025 Council news Our Green Spaces - Stratford-on-Avon District Council Stratford-on-Avon Council · 11 Dec 2025 Industry news What does ‘net zero’ mean? - Cawleys Cawleys · 11 Dec 2025 Policy & government Shoreline Management Plans - Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru / Natural Resources Wales Natural Resources Wales · 11 Dec 2025 Research & science Barry Rand elected to National Academy of Inventors - Princeton Engineering Princeton Engineering News · 11 Dec 2025 Policy & government Introducing our 2025–2030 circular economy strategy - Green Industries SA Green Industries SA · 11 Dec 2025 Policy & government Product stewardship accreditation - Ministry for the Environment NZ Ministry for the Environment · 11 Dec 2025 Policy & government OEP reports on investigation into regulation of Combined Sewer Overflows - Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) Office for Environmental Protection · 11 Dec 2025 Council news If this information is incomplete please telephone the number shown below - committees.sunderland.gov.uk Sunderland Council · 11 Dec 2025 Council news Interhearing Wolverhampton - win.wolverhampton.gov.uk Wolverhampton Council · 11 Dec 2025 Council news Work For Us - Glasgow City Council Glasgow City Council · 11 Dec 2025 Council news New plan to address homelessness in Camden approved by Cabinet - Camden Council Camden Council · 11 Dec 2025 Council news Contact Queen's Park Sports Centre - Chesterfield Borough Council Chesterfield Council · 11 Dec 2025 Global Van schietbanen tot sierschors: zo maken zeefmachines het verschil Recycling kent verschillende gedaantes en krijgt telkens een andere invulling naargelang de doelstellingen van een bedrijf of organisatie. Dat is in elk geval de ervaring van machinebouwer SMO uit Eeklo. Zo bewijzen FleXiever zeefmachines hun veelzijdigheid in de meest uiteenlopende sectoren: van grondwerken en tuinbouw tot bouw en metaalverwerking. Twee recente praktijkcases tonen opnieuw hoe … RecyclePro · 11 Dec 2025 Global Filipino communities to sue Shell for Super Typhoon Rai damage in world first Survivors of Super Typhoon Rai – locally known as Odette – in the Philippines are suing Shell Plc for propelling the climate catastrophe. Greenpeace International · 11 Dec 2025 Global Der Kupferpreis stieg im November im Durchschnitt nur leicht an Die globale Kupferminenproduktion lag in den ersten acht Monaten 2025 um 2,2 Prozent über dem Niveau des Vorjahres. Kapazitätsausweitungen und neue Minenprojekte leisteten ihren Beitrag dazu. In Chile und Peru stieg der Output um 1,0 bzw. 2,6 Prozent an. Eine stärkere Produktion (+ 8 %) war bis Ende August in der Demokratischen Republik Kongo (DRK) […] Recyclingportal.eu · 11 Dec 2025 Global Haushaltsabfälle in Hessen leicht gestiegen Im Jahr 2024 sind durchschnittlich 438 Kilogramm Haushaltsabfälle pro Person in Hessen angefallen. Das waren neun Kilogramm bzw. zwei Prozent pro Person mehr als 2023. Während die Abfallmengen für Haus-, Bio- und Sperrmüll stiegen, blieben die Wertstoffmengen 2024 unverändert. Aktuellen Ergebnissen der Abfallmengenbilanz zufolge ist die Gesamtmenge der Haushaltsabfälle in Hessen im Jahr 2024 im… Recyclingportal.eu · 11 Dec 2025 Global Aluminium: Die Nachfrage verlagert sich nach Asien Die globale Primäraluminiumproduktion konnte in den ersten zehn Monaten 2025 um 1,2 Prozent gegenüber dem Vorjahreszeitraum auf 61,4 Millionen Tonnen gesteigert werden. Chinas Outputerhöhung um zwei Prozent war maßgeblich dafür verantwortlich. Das berichtet die IKB Deutsche Industriebank AG in ihrer neuesten Rohstoffpreis-Information. Mit knapp 60 Prozent ist China der größte Produzent von Prim… Recyclingportal.eu · 11 Dec 2025 Global Faerch (Cirrec) and Tomra Recycling partner to pioneer post-consumer food tray-to-tray recycling Cirrec BV, part of the Faerch Group and located in Duiven, The Netherlands, has achieved a significant breakthrough in plastics recycling thanks to Tomra Recycling’s flakes solutions. As Faerch’s dedicated recycling division, Cirrec specializes in circular solutions for plastics. Its mission is to enable true circularity in food packaging by transforming post-consumer PET packaging back […] Recyclingportal.eu · 11 Dec 2025 Global VerpackDG: „Deutschland schießt über die EU-Vorgaben hinaus“ Der Fachverband Kartonverpackungen für flüssige Nahrungsmittel e.V. (FKN) kritisiert den deutschen Referentenentwurf für das Verpackungsrecht-Durchführungsgesetz (VerpackDG) als überreguliert und „Gold-Plating“. Die im Entwurf vorgesehene Errichtung einer zusätzlichen Organisation für Verpackungsreduzierung mit jährlichen Kosten von rund 90 Millionen Euro sowie die geplante 70-Prozent-Mehrwegqu… Recyclingportal.eu · 11 Dec 2025 Global Stakeholder-Dialog zur Erweiterten Herstellerverantwortung für Textilien Im Rahmen des zweiten Stakeholder-Dialogs „Erweiterte Herstellerverantwortung für Textilien – Nationale Umsetzung und Umweltziele“ kamen am 9. Dezember in Berlin Vertreter aus Industrie, Handel, NGOs, PROs, Entsorgungswirtschaft, Verwaltung, Politik, Wissenschaft und Zivilgesellschaft zusammen, um über konkrete Anforderungen und Lösungswege für eine erfolgreiche Umsetzung der künftigen Herstell… Recyclingportal.eu · 11 Dec 2025 Global Der Stahlschrottmarkt zeigte sich im November 2025 weiterhin verhalten Bis Ende Oktober 2025 lag die Weltrohstahlproduktion minus 2,1 Prozent unter dem Vorjahresniveau. Insbesondere in Deutschland (-9,9 %), Russland (-4,9 %) und Japan (-4,1 %) fiel die Produktion geringer aus. Die chinesische Produktion notierte 3,9 Prozent unter dem Vorjahr, insbesondere im Oktober fiel der Rückgang zum Vorjahreswert mit minus 12,1 Prozent deutlich aus. Das berichtet […] Recyclingportal.eu · 11 Dec 2025