Recycling news: 2025

Global Reflections from the ISWA’s Global Second-Hand Textiles Conference at IFAT Eurasia 2025 ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 20 Jun 2025 Policy & government Local authority funding reform: objectives and principles A consultation on updating how local authorities are funded through the local government finance settlement. GOV.UK · 20 Jun 2025 Global Repair labels, spare parts and longer support for smartphones and tablets as of June 2025 – but we need more repairable designs Industry pushback successfully blocked more ambitious user-repairability. Right to Repair Europe · 20 Jun 2025 Council news Home - Buckinghamshire Council Buckinghamshire Council · 20 Jun 2025 Policy & government D Davidsen v IBM UK Ltd and others: 3312644/2022 and others Employment Tribunal decision. GOV.UK · 20 Jun 2025 Industry news Microbes to upcycle landfill waste at new UK cleantech hub Funding has been confirmed for a new biomanufacturing hub which will use microbes to process fossil-fuel-based waste from landfills and industry, creating new materials which contribute to a circular economy. edie — Circular Economy tag · 20 Jun 2025 Global Why the UN finance conference in Sevilla must strongly support new global tax rules Tax is a golden opportunity to make the world a better place. But first, we need to reform global tax rules and address deeply rooted injustices. Greenpeace International · 20 Jun 2025 Global 🧨When Transparency Becomes a Weapon Good morning, superstar! Good news: It’s the end of the week (congrats!) and tomorrow is the first day of summer. Longer days and the promise of slow meals under the trees, buzzing terraces, and your well-earned seaside break just around the corner. Meanwhile, here in Brussels, the temperatures have been soaring – and as always, I’m reminded that one thing this city doesn’t have is a nearby, sw… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 20 Jun 2025 Industry news The ten year infrastructure strategy: long on ambition but light on detail Last week’s spending review (see our briefing) was good for the environment, in particular because the government pledged to splash an awful lot of cash – £120 billion over the rest of the parliament – on raising the UK’s pitiful level of capital spending on […] Green Alliance blog (Inside Track) · 20 Jun 2025 Industry news Processing grief: how photography is helping Gazan refugees rebuild their lives A poignant photo series has given refugee children from Gaza an outlet to express their emotions – and share their hopes and dreams Positive News · 20 Jun 2025 Policy & government Dynamic pricing project The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) considered how dynamic pricing was being used across different sectors of the economy. GOV.UK · 20 Jun 2025 Industry news Liquid-hydrogen fuelled concept car unveiled at Le Mans Liquid-hydrogen propulsion has been demonstrated in a test car developed by Toyota Gazoo Racing, in what seems a significant milestone for motorsports and the broader hydrogen mobility ecosystem. The GR LH2 Racing Concept made its public debut on 11-12 June at the Circuit de la Sarthe race course where it was being exhibited at the […] Envirotec Magazine · 20 Jun 2025 Industry news Sites allowed to temporarily exceed storage limits for certain wastes The Environment Agency will allow sites in England to temporarily exceed their permitted storage limits for certain wastes. Circular Online (CIWM) · 20 Jun 2025 Industry news Noah Law MP, chair of the APPG for Critical Minerals, visits Altilium’s recycling facilities Altilium was delighted to welcome Noah Law MP, Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Critical Minerals, to the company’s EV battery recycling facilities in Plymouth this week, including our new ACT 3 scale-up plant at Langage. During the visit, the MP for St Austell and Newquay got to see first-hand the progress at the [...] Altilium news · 20 Jun 2025 Industry news OPINION: ‘UK bakers call for action on asset theft that undermines reuse’ Paul Empson, general manager at Bakers Basco, calls for reuse to be visible and well-supported. OPINION: The Environmental Services Association’s (ESA) latest vision for a circular UK economy by 2040 offers a compelling blueprint. Their five-pronged strategy outlines a clear and ambitious path: reducing waste, increasing recyclability, boosting participation, improving processing and preventing… letsrecycle.com News · 20 Jun 2025 Industry news PMG Bristol doubles capacity with new plant Waste management company PMG Bristol has doubled its capacity with the installation of a new plant. Purchased from CDE, the new plant can process up to 25 tonnes per hour (tph). The company purchased its first waste recycling plant – which had a 10 tph capacity -from the same wet processing experts over ten years … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 20 Jun 2025 Industry news 53,000 high polluting vehicles processed by London’s ULEZ scrappage scheme The city’s mayor has hailed the initiative a success, removing older and dirtier models from the streets. In total, 35,094 car and 17,964 vans have now been scrapped through the ULEZ scheme. 88% of funding for replacement vehicles went to Outer London boroughs, which benefitted most from the programme, which launched in 2023. Although most […] Environment Journal · 20 Jun 2025 Policy & government Barriers and Enablers to Local Nature Recovery Strategy development and their contribution to nature recovery commitments - Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) Office for Environmental Protection · 20 Jun 2025 Industry news What went right this week: saving the high seas, plus more The high seas treaty progressed, scientists had a leukaemia breakthrough, and climate solutions got a boost, plus more Positive News · 20 Jun 2025 Council news Latest Licensing Applications - Council of the ISLES OF SCILLY Isles of Scilly Council · 20 Jun 2025 Council news Watch live Solihull Council meetings - Solihull Council Solihull Council · 20 Jun 2025 Council news Simpler Recycling - Rushcliffe Borough Council Rushcliffe Council · 19 Jun 2025 Policy & government Dynamic pricing: tips for businesses How businesses can stay on the right side of the law and do right by their customers when using dynamic pricing. GOV.UK · 19 Jun 2025 Policy & government Dynamic pricing: project update Update on the Competition and Market Authority (CMA) project on dynamic pricing. GOV.UK · 19 Jun 2025 Industry news CIWM news - CIWM CIWM (Chartered Institution of Wastes Management) · 19 Jun 2025 Global Organizaciones de la sociedad civil exigen ambición al GRULAC de cara a la próxima ronda de negociaciones del Tratado de plásticos Del 3 al 5 de junio, el Grupo de Estados de América Latina y el Caribe (GRULAC) se reunió en ciudad de Panamá en el marco de la Consulta Regional […] GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 19 Jun 2025 Council news Welsh in Education and Welsh-Medium Education - Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council Merthyr Tydfil Council · 19 Jun 2025 Policy & government Cyber security breaches survey 2025 An annual official statistic detailing the frequency and impact of cyber breaches attacks on businesses, charities and educational institutions. GOV.UK · 19 Jun 2025 Industry news Offsetting global fossil fuel stores by planting trees is impossible Trees would have to be planted on a vast proportion of global land mass to offset the carbon dioxide emissions from burning the world’s fossil fuel reserves New Scientist — Environment · 19 Jun 2025 Council news 5: Economic Profile - Torridge District Council Torridge Council · 19 Jun 2025 Industry news Dr David Greenfield inaugurated as CIWM president The Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM) has officially inaugurated its new president. Dr David Greenfield will take over from outgoing president Tim Walker, who has been in office since mid-2024. Greenfield was inaugurated today (19 June 2025) at a ceremony held in the House of Commons, ahead of the annual CIWM Presidential Dinner tonight. … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 19 Jun 2025 Industry news CIWM launches Presidential Report 2025 Ahead of his inauguration as CIWM President today (June 19), Dr. David Greenfield has launched the CIWM Presidential Report 2025, written by Dr Ryan Woodard, entitled “Lost Opportunities? Winning Back Materials to Drive the UK’s Circular Economy.” Wood Recyclers Association · 19 Jun 2025 Global 8 in 10 people support taxing oil and gas corporations to pay for climate damages, global survey finds The findings reveal broad public support for core demands of the Polluters Pay Pact, as climate impacts worsen worldwide and global inequality grows. Greenpeace International · 19 Jun 2025 Industry news THE FRIDAY DIGEST: FDF bets on mandatory reporting It’s a sure sign that a new government strategy is imminent when key stakeholders rush to reverse their public position on a popular policy. Perhaps the Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has had a genuine epiphany that voluntary anti-obesity measures simply don’t cut it anymore. Footprint Media (foodservice sustainability) · 19 Jun 2025 Industry news Climate change a boon for UK oysters UK oyster populations could grow significantly over the coming decades as they benefit from warming seas across northern Europe. Researchers at the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS) have modelled how the number and distribution of 19 threatened marine Footprint Media (foodservice sustainability) · 19 Jun 2025 Industry news SMEs to receive food fraud intelligence Small food businesses will gain access to intelligence on food fraud as part of a new industry information-sharing initiative. The Food Industry Intelligence Network (fiin) has launched a free-to-access resource hub designed to help small to-medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) identify and manage Footprint Media (foodservice sustainability) · 19 Jun 2025 Industry news MPs call for more circular thinking The UK economy stands to get a £25bn boost should the government act on the opportunity to kick-start the circular economy. A cross-party group of MPs and peers said that by using resources more efficiently the UK would also become more resilient to global instability. Ahead of the government Footprint Media (foodservice sustainability) · 19 Jun 2025 Industry news DATAPOINT This week’s standout figures span falling fruit and veg consumption among UK adults and children, a worrying forecast for global food production, a call to investors to support sustainable food systems and the value in policy makers embracing the circular economy. Footprint Media (foodservice sustainability) · 19 Jun 2025 Industry news A Powerful Partnership: apetito and FareShare Continue to Drive Food Support in 2025 Furthering its commitment to addressing the ongoing challenge of food waste, apetito has positively impacted around 836 charities so far this year through donating the equivalent of 38,000 meals to food redistribution charity, FareShare. FareShare takes surplus food from across the food industry and redistributes it throughout its network of over 8,000 charitable organisations nationwide. […] Footprint Media (foodservice sustainability) · 19 Jun 2025 Council news 4: An insight into Torridge - Torridge District Council Torridge Council · 19 Jun 2025