Recycling news: 2025

Industry news Toxic toys are a case for urgent action on chemical regulation This post is by Ivie Itoje, Green Baby programme manager at environmental charity Wen (Women’s Environmental Network). As the EU prepares to introduce major new protections banning a range of harmful chemicals from children’s toys, the UK is on a very different path. With no […] Green Alliance blog (Inside Track) · 12 Jun 2025 Global Green Industry Needs a Buyer: The State Every year, €2 trillion flows from public coffers to private companies to buy services and build infrastructure. That’s 14% of the EU’s GDP. What if all that money went to the greenest providers? If Europe is serious about its clean industrial revival, it must harness public procurement and make green criteria binding. Alberto Vela and Jai Krishna report Financed by the public, built by the pri… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 12 Jun 2025 Industry news Recycled solar panels and heat loss detecting drones among £2m Manchester Prize AI finalists AI technologies that might transform how people heat and insulate their homes are some of the 10 clean energy innovations to have reached the final of the £2 Manchester Prize. The finalists include a non-intrusive system that uses AI to design bespoke panels that turn bricks into radiators that warm homes from the outside in, […] Envirotec Magazine · 12 Jun 2025 Policy & government Section 62A Planning Application: S62A/2025/0087 Land between 84 and 108 Ragged Hall Lane, Chiswell Green, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL2 3NN Overview of case details, documents, key dates and how to make a representation. GOV.UK · 12 Jun 2025 Policy & government Land contamination risk management (LCRM) How to assess and manage the risks from historic land contamination. GOV.UK · 12 Jun 2025 Industry news Spending Review: £9.4bn to CCUS and Simpler Recycling funding Chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced £9.4 billion in capital funding for UK Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) between now and 2029/30. The announcement was made as part of the government Spending Review (SR25) which was released yesterday (12 June 2025). The review also included the promise of funding for local authorities to deliver Simpler … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 Jun 2025 Industry news Sokito and Utilita partner to divert football boots from landfill Football boot brand Sokito has teamed up with Utilita’s ‘Football Rebooted’ to keep football boots out of landfill and instead directed into reuse and recycling programmes. ‘Football Rebooted’ has more than 800 boot collection points spread across various locations in the UK, from primary schools to Premier League clubs including AFC Bournemouth, Brentford and Crystal … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 Jun 2025 Industry news Defra hit with major cuts in 2025 Spending Review The UK Government’s 2025 Spending Review has delivered a complex message to the environmental sector: major capital commitments against sharp operational cuts Circular Online (CIWM) · 12 Jun 2025 Policy & government Mrs Y Pasichnyk v O&A International Ltd: 6000647/2025 Employment Tribunal decision. GOV.UK · 12 Jun 2025 Global When a village shares: how Ipolytölgyes supports residents and cuts waste Nestled near Hungary’s border with Slovakia, the tiny municipality of Ipolytölgyes is quietly redefining what rural sustainability can look like. Through a simple initiative called the “Long Ladder” project, the village is tackling isolation, inequality, and waste all at once, by letting locals borrow what they need, instead of buying it. A new model for […] Zero Waste Europe · 12 Jun 2025 Industry news Suez opens Aberdeen Reuse Fund for second year Suez has launched its £5,000 Aberdeen Reuse Community Fund for the second year. In its first year, 10 groups received £500 each and are thought to have supported 12,814 people across the city. The funding went towards community-led environmental and wellbeing projects. Colin Forshaw, production operations manager at Suez, said: “The Aberdeen Reuse Community Fund … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 Jun 2025 Industry news 70% of UK adults are confused about how to recycle packaging New research from Aquapak suggests 70% of UK adults are confused about what packaging can and can’t be recycled. Circular Online (CIWM) · 12 Jun 2025 Industry news Shipping emissions must be included in Paris climate measurements Reporting on national carbon output provides a roadmap to net zero, but countries cannot overlook their contributions at sea. With the UN Ocean Conference underway in Nice, France, a new call to action has been issued by Opportunity Green, Seas At Risk, and Transport & Environment. The organisations are calling on countries to begin including […] Environment Journal · 12 Jun 2025 Industry news How the environmental sector responded to Labour’s Spending Review Defence and healthcare were big winners in yesterday’s overarching fiscal announcement, but what about the climate crisis? UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered her 2025 spending review on Wednesday afternoon. The speech promised big things, like an additional £11billion and £600million for security and intelligence services respectively, and an extra £29billion for the NHS. Both figures […] Environment Journal · 12 Jun 2025 Council news Registrations Are Now Open for Free 2025 Summer Holiday Activities for 0-16s! - Mole Valley District Council Mole Valley Council · 12 Jun 2025 Policy & government Central Highlands Water to pay $100,000 to community project - epa.vic.gov.au EPA Victoria · 12 Jun 2025 Industry news Ocado Group named by Fortune and Statista as one of the most innovative companies in Europe - Ocado Group Ocado Group media · 12 Jun 2025 Industry news PepsiCo: Doritos transformation to non-HFSS - The Food & Drink Federation Food and Drink Federation news · 12 Jun 2025 Industry news Suntory Beverage & Food Europe Publishes 2024 Sustainability Report | Suntory Beverage & Food Europe - Suntory Beverage and Food Europe Suntory Beverage & Food GB&I · 12 Jun 2025 Industry news Notpla - Notpla Notpla news · 12 Jun 2025 Council news Audit of Accounts year ended 31 March 2025 - Melton Borough Council Melton Council · 12 Jun 2025 Policy & government Serious Gaming and Sustainability - Umweltbundesamt Umweltbundesamt (German EPA, English) · 12 Jun 2025 Global Van Green Deal naar Clean Industrial Deal De Europese industrie wordt geconfronteerd met hoge energiekosten en hevige wereldwijde concurrentie en heeft dus dringend steun nodig. De Clean Industrial Deal bevat concrete maatregelen om van decarbonisatie een aanjager van groei voor de Europese industrie te maken. Wat die plannen van Europa concreet inhouden, maakte Ursula von der Leyen bekend in Antwerpen. Niet toevallig, […] Het bericht … RecyclePro · 12 Jun 2025 Industry news enfinium diverts over 2.3 million tonnes of unrecyclable waste from landfill, avoiding nearly 560,000 tonnes of CO₂ emissions enfinium diverts over 2.3 million tonnes of unrecyclable waste from landfill, avoiding nearly 560,000 tonnes of CO₂ emissions enfinium · 12 Jun 2025 Council news Conwy County Borough Council Environment, Roads & Facilities Reporting - Conwy County Conwy Council · 12 Jun 2025 Global International E-Waste Day 2025 to focus on Critical Raw Materials - WEEE Forum WEEE Forum · 11 Jun 2025 Policy & government AAIB Record-only investigations reviewed: March - April 2025 This is a list of AAIB Record-only investigations that were reviewed during March - April 2025. GOV.UK · 11 Jun 2025 Research & science Decarbonizing steel is as tough as steel But a new study shows how advanced steelmaking technologies could substantially reduce carbon emissions. MIT News — Recycling topic · 11 Jun 2025 Council news WorkWell Programme - Huntingdonshire.gov.uk Huntingdonshire Council · 11 Jun 2025 Industry news UK spending review 2025: Key climate and energy announcements UK chancellor Rachel Reeves has unveiled the first spending review under the current Labour government,... Carbon Brief · 11 Jun 2025 Council news Planning Application: PA/2025/0789 - Salford City Council Salford Council · 11 Jun 2025 Industry news ALDI LAUNCHES NEW KOMBUCHA DRINKS FOR JUST £1.69 Supermarket Aldi is launching a range of NEW Kombucha drinks in stores from 11th June. The Juice Company Kombucha (£1.69, 330ml) comes in three delicious fruity flavours — Passionfruit, Ginger & Lemon, and Wild Berry. Known for its health benefits, Kombucha contains live cultures that promote a healthy gut. Gut health has been a key […] Aldi UK Press Centre · 11 Jun 2025 Industry news Emmaus UK Welcomes Major Boost for Affordable Housing in Spending Review Charlotte Talbott, Chief Executive at Emmaus UK, said: “The near doubling in government funding for affordable housing announced in the Spending Review, alongside funding for homelessness prevention, is a transformational... Emmaus UK · 11 Jun 2025 Global TotalEnergies in court: a landmark trial on greenwashing On 5 June 2025, TotalEnergies appeared before a court for the first time to answer for the credibility of its climate commitments. This landmark legal action, brought by Friends of the Earth France, Greenpeace France and Notre Affaire à Tous, with support from ClientEarth, could mark a decisive turning point in the fight against corporate greenwashing. Greenpeace International · 11 Jun 2025 Council news Information for Taxi Passengers - Torridge District Council Torridge Council · 11 Jun 2025 Policy & government Mr N Platt v Bidvest Noonan (UK) Ltd: 2220669/2024 Employment Tribunal decision. GOV.UK · 11 Jun 2025 Industry news How Smart Technologies Drive Sustainable Farming Sustainable farming is an obvious requirement of our time. But how to implement it when no two plots are identical and every growing season is unique? Blanket decisions don’t work in a world this complex. The land demands a more responsive, tailored approach, and technology is finally making that possible. By implementing a reliable crop… Zero Waste Week · 11 Jun 2025 Industry news The man quietly spending $1 billion on climate action From geoengineering to anti-methane cow vaccines and green aviation fuel, meet the former nuclear physicist helping to decide which climate change technologies hold the most promise New Scientist — Environment · 11 Jun 2025 Industry news ‘Disappointed’: Dorset council not invited to Wimborne incinerator meeting Dorset council’s cabinet member for planning, Shane Bartlett has said he is disappointed at “being denied the opportunity” to speak at a BCP meeting regarding a proposed waste incinerator in Wimborne. The proposal includes the demolition and removal of existing structures, as well as the erection of a Carbon Capture Energy-from-Waste heat and power facility … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 11 Jun 2025 Policy & government Sustaining the health and adult social care workforce What investments and actions are required to create a sustainable health and social care workforce? POST (Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology) · 11 Jun 2025