Recycling news: 2025

Industry news Looking after wellbeing in charity shops - Charity Retail Association Charity Retail Association · 10 Dec 2025 Policy & government National modelling seminar 10 December 2025 - Suomen ympäristökeskus (Syke) Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) · 10 Dec 2025 Council news Calderdale strengthens its support for care leavers with landmark Council Tax exemption - Calderdale Council Calderdale Council · 10 Dec 2025 Council news The Venn Boulevard Centre: School pupil creates winning logo for Hull Nature Trail - Travel Hull Kingston upon Hull Council · 10 Dec 2025 Global Challenging outlook for meeting the EU’s long-term environment and climate objectives Despite progress in key areas, the European Union (EU) remains likely off track for most 2030 environmental goals, according to the European Environment Agency’s (EEA) new 8th EAP assessment. Rising climate risks, slow transitions in production and consumption system and weakening enabling conditions highlight the urgent need for stronger, better financed and faster policy implementation. European Environment Agency — press releases · 10 Dec 2025 Policy & government Growth Gateway: Mpumalanga economic landscape Mpumalanga’s economy faces a pivotal shift from coal to green and diversified sectors, unlocking high-potential opportunities for SMMEs and investors under South Africa’s Just Energy Transition. GOV.UK · 10 Dec 2025 Global Nieuwe ontpakkingsinstallatie voor organisch afval Veolia, Europees marktleider in afval-, energie- en waterbeheer, opende in juli in Sombreffe (provincie Namen) zijn eerste ontpakkingsinstallatie in België. Dankzij een investering van 2 miljoen euro zal deze site tot 30.000 ton organisch afval per jaar verwerken. Dit afval is afkomstig van lokale bedrijven en industrieën, voornamelijk uit de agrovoedingssector, de groothandel en de […] Het ber… RecyclePro · 10 Dec 2025 Global VerpackDG: Stellungnahme des bvse zum Referentenentwurf Der bvse-Bundesverband Sekundärrohstoffe und Entsorgung e. V. bezieht Stellung zum Referentenentwurf zum Gesetz zur Anpassung des Verpackungsrechts und anderer Rechtsbereiche an die Verordnung (EU) 2025/40 (PPWR): „Auch wenn das Verpackungsrecht-Durchführungsgesetz (VerpackDG) in erster Linie der Umsetzung der EU-Verordnung 2025/40 dienen mag, führt die Art der Umsetzung zu erheblichen Probleme… Recyclingportal.eu · 10 Dec 2025 Industry news ‘I found my people’: Frank Turner on saving Britain’s grassroots music venues Amid rising closures across the UK, singer Frank Turner is campaigning to preserve grassroots music venues Positive News · 10 Dec 2025 Global Volvo Trucks launches the 14-tonne Volvo FL Electric Tailor-made for city transports. Volvo’s popular battery-electric medium duty truck – the Volvo FL Electric – is now coming in a 14-tonne entry level version with new battery configuration, making it an ideal transport tool for the city. The Volvo FL medium-duty truck was one of Volvo’s first models to be offered with an all-electric […] Recyclingportal.eu · 10 Dec 2025 Global Start der „Initiative Verpackungswende“ Mehr als 20 Organisationen bündeln Kräfte für kommunale Verpackungssteuern. In einem Schulterschluss fordern 23 führende Organisationen aus Umwelt und Wirtschaft, wie die Deutsche Umwelthilfe, FairCup, Greenpeace, Mehrwegverband Deutschland, reCup, Vytal und WWF: Mehr Städte sollten kommunale Verpackungssteuern für weniger Abfälle und mehr Kreislaufwirtschaft, Klima- und Ressourcenschutz einfüh… Recyclingportal.eu · 10 Dec 2025 Global Nachhaltigkeitsberichte: Trilogeinigung ebnet Weg für weniger Bürokratie Kommunale Unternehmen hoffen auf schnelle Entlastung. Mit der Einigung zwischen Parlament, Rat und Kommission über das sogenannte Omnibus-Paket zur EU-Nachhaltigkeitsberichterstattung ist der Weg zum Bürokratieabbau frei. Der Verband kommunaler Unternehmen (VKU) begrüßt die geplanten Erleichterungen und fordert nun eine zügige Umsetzung. „Für kommunale Unternehmen ist es essenziell, dass die ne… Recyclingportal.eu · 10 Dec 2025 Global Kritik an geplanter Ausweitung von Unternehmensgeldbußen Mit dem kürzlich veröffentlichten Referentenentwurf zur Änderung des Strafrechts setzt die Bundesregierung die EU-Richtlinie 2024/1203 über den strafrechtlichen Schutz der Umwelt in nationales Recht um. Obwohl das deutsche Umweltstrafrecht bereits viele Vorgaben der Richtlinie erfüllt, identifiziert der Gesetzgeber erheblichen Nachbesserungsbedarf. Grund genug für bvse, VDM und BDSV Stellung zu… Recyclingportal.eu · 10 Dec 2025 Global Nur konkrete Schritte stärken die Kreislaufwirtschaft Am 5. Dezember 2025 wurde bei der Jahreskonferenz zur Nationalen Kreislaufwirtschaftsstrategie (NKWS) in Berlin der politische Wille zur Kreislaufwirtschaft deutlich. Bundesumweltminister Carsten Schneider betonte, dass die Bundesregierung die Kreislaufwirtschaft aktiv voranbringen möchte – ein Ziel, das auch von Bundeswirtschaftsministerin Katherina Reiche unterstützt wird. Das Aktionsprogramm… Recyclingportal.eu · 10 Dec 2025 Policy & government Victorian Circular Economy Recycling Modernisation Fund Round 6 - Sustainability Victoria Sustainability Victoria · 10 Dec 2025 Council news Bollywood Dance Workshops Series - London Borough of Sutton Sutton Council · 10 Dec 2025 Policy & government Youth Matters: State of the Nation A report published alongside the National Youth Strategy which sets out the reality of growing up in England in 2025. GOV.UK · 10 Dec 2025 Policy & government Technology, productivity and competition This discussion paper uses UK data to explore the relationship between technology and productivity, and the impact of competition on this relationship. GOV.UK · 10 Dec 2025 Policy & government Innovative medicines supported as rebate rate falls by a third Further support provided for innovative medicines as the rebate rate falls by more than third for 2026. GOV.UK · 10 Dec 2025 Policy & government Youth Matters: Your National Youth Strategy The strategy sets out how the government will work together with partners to respond to young peoples’ priorities. GOV.UK · 10 Dec 2025 Industry news Search our Job Opportunities at Unilever - Unilever Global Unilever news · 9 Dec 2025 Global Alberta catalyst discovery targets hydrogen and plastics A chance discovery inside a University of Alberta laboratory has developed into a Canadian cleantech project that aims to reshape hydrogen production, polymer recycling and wastewater treatment. The finding originated in 2022 when chemistry researcher Dr. Robin Hamilton was examining new routes to convert bitumen into synthetic crude oil and noticed a reaction that he […] Resource Recycling (US) · 9 Dec 2025 Global Mexico PRO, Aduro to study flexibles as feed A Mexican producer responsibility organization and a Canadian recycling startup are partnering to research the use of multi-material flexible packaging as a potential feedstock for chemical recycling technologies. Aduro Clean Technologies, based in London, Ontario and ECOCE signed a multi-year phased framework collaboration agreement to evaluate Aduro’s water-based Hydrochemolytic Technology (H… Resource Recycling (US) · 9 Dec 2025 Global Canadian groups building flexibles database Using composition analysis and industry input, the Circular Plastics Taskforce and PROs in British Columbia and Quebec aim to provide technical and practical information about flexible packaging. Resource Recycling (US) · 9 Dec 2025 Industry news BIR warns on EU scrap export restrictions under RESourceEU BIR has raised concerns that the EU’s Economic Security Doctrine and RESourceEU export controls on CRM-bearing scrap could hinder global circular-trade flows. The recycling industry urges transparent, proportionate measures that protect competitiveness and support investment across ELV and metals recovery sectors. Auto Recycling World · 9 Dec 2025 Global Colorado approves final EPR plan for packaging The state approved the plan from Circular Action Alliance, clearing the way for the law's implementation within the next six months. Resource Recycling (US) · 9 Dec 2025 Global Organizaciones mexicanas alertan: nueva Ley de Economía Circular favorece al sector privado y abre la puerta a prácticas contaminantes México – Organizaciones de la sociedad civil han manifestado su profunda preocupación ante la nueva iniciativa de Ley General de Economía Circular, presentada recientemente en la Cámara de Diputados por […] GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 9 Dec 2025 Industry news Is the future of ham and bacon nitrite-free? The risk to health associated with eating nitrite-cured meats is starting to gain traction with the public Footprint Media (foodservice sustainability) · 9 Dec 2025 Industry news First ship-to-ship bio-LNG refuelling completed in Italy Italy’s first ship-to-ship bio-LNG bunkering operation has been carried out at the Port of Genoa by Swiss energy solutions firm Axpo and Italian ferry operator GNV (MSC Group), supported by the Maritime Authority of Genoa. The ship-to-ship bunkering operation involved the refuelling of new ferry GNV Virgo (pictured, above), the first Italian long-distance ro-pax vessel […] Envirotec Magazine · 9 Dec 2025 Industry news AD group rethinks site certification to push operator competency MRW AD group rethinks site certification to push operator competency Completion of Competency Management System certification process ties into company's work to better demonstrate sustainability and effectiveness of anaerobic digestion to treat waste AD group rethinks site certification to push operator competency Neil Merrett MRW (Materials Recycling World) · 9 Dec 2025 Council news Food waste collections - Havant Borough Council Havant Council · 9 Dec 2025 Industry news EA urges farmers to ‘stay vigilant’ over illegal dumping MRW EA urges farmers to ‘stay vigilant’ over illegal dumping Landowners advised to conduct regular inspections as Environment Agency looks into large-scale dumping in south-east England EA urges farmers to ‘stay vigilant’ over illegal dumping MRW Reporter MRW (Materials Recycling World) · 9 Dec 2025 Industry news Scotland agrees to revise waste incineration capacity controls MRW Scotland agrees to revise waste incineration capacity controls Campaigners have welcomed intervention from Environmental Standards Scotland (ESS) to set new requirements for monitoring and approving future increases in incineration capacity Scotland agrees to revise waste incineration capacity controls Neil Merrett MRW (Materials Recycling World) · 9 Dec 2025 Industry news Cell-cultivated products are not ‘meat’ – regulators New guidance suggests that although such products should be considered ‘of animal origin’ they require different safety controls from traditional meat products. By Nick Hughes. Food products made from animal cells do not satisfy the legal definition of meat for food hygiene purposes, according Footprint Media (foodservice sustainability) · 9 Dec 2025 Policy & government Enter our competition to be an Ambassador For A Day 2026 The British Embassy in Lisbon invites female secondary school students in Portugal to enter a competition to be an Ambassador for a Day. GOV.UK · 9 Dec 2025 Industry news Minutes Food Contact Committee, 21 October 2025 The post Minutes Food Contact Committee, 21 October 2025 appeared first on MPMA . MPMA (Metal Packaging Manufacturers Association) · 9 Dec 2025 Global Science and people ignored as EU committee gives thumbs up to yet another free pass for Ireland’s worsening nitrate pollution Today the Nitrates Committee greenlighted an extension of Ireland’s nitrate derogation. The decision flies in the face of Ireland’s deteriorating water quality. Just two weeks after […] European Environmental Bureau · 9 Dec 2025 Global More housing, same crisis? Why quick fixes aren’t enough to ensure fair housing This article is based on the joint statement “Beyond bandages: Towards a European Affordable Housing Plan that is fair and sustainable”, co-signed by nine social and environmental NGOs. Katarzyna is the Communications Director for Europe and the Middle East at Habitat for Humanity International. European housing is driving social and environmental injustices. Overcrowding, homelessness, and ene… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 9 Dec 2025 Global Europe - Don’t turn your back on nature The ongoing “simplification” drive risks setting back nature protection by decades and fails to safeguard us from the climate crisis. By Anouk Puymartin, Head of Policy at BirdLife Europe and Central Asia; Anaïs Berthier, Head of ClientEarth Brussels; Faustine Bas-Defossez, Policy Director at the European Environmental Bureau; Andreas Baumüller, Programme Director at WWF Europe The #HandsoffNat… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 9 Dec 2025 Industry news The surprising longevity lessons from the world’s oldest animal Scientists were amazed to discover a 507-year-old clam that was already 100 in Shakespeare’s day, but why did it live so long and what can we learn from it? New Scientist — Environment · 9 Dec 2025