Recycling news: 2025

Industry news Packaging company must pay £476,995 after fraud conviction A company and its director have been ordered to pay £476,995 at Birmingham Crown Court following an investigation into the fraudulent entry of waste packaging data. Circular Online (CIWM) · 22 May 2025 Industry news Pig giant launches welfare review following abuse scandal Cranswick has launched an independent review into its welfare standards following revelations of pigs being mistreated at one of its farms in Lincolnshire. An undercover investigation by the Animal Justice Project found evidence of what the organisation described as “a systemic cycle of abuses” Footprint Media (foodservice sustainability) · 22 May 2025 Industry news Online ‘super-spreaders’ fuel nutrition myths Misinformation shared online by bogus nutrition experts is creating risks to public health, according to new research. Analysis by Rooted Research Collective (RRC), supported by the Freedom Food Alliance (FFA), identified 53 social media so-called ‘super-spreaders’ with a combined Footprint Media (foodservice sustainability) · 22 May 2025 Industry news Salmon’s reliance on fish meal unsustainable, say investors The long-term future of the global farmed salmon industry is at risk from an over-reliance on wild fish stocks for feed, new research has found Footprint Media (foodservice sustainability) · 22 May 2025 Industry news DATAPOINT This week’s headline figures feature guaranteed access to plant-based meals for Spanish school children, a record number of chefs graduating from Baxter Storey’s Chef Academy, and warnings over the EU’s unsustainable consumption of seafood and the huge cost of extreme weather events to EU Footprint Media (foodservice sustainability) · 22 May 2025 Policy & government Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner’s annual report 2024 to 2025 The Commissioner's annual report sets out the extent to which objectives and priorities have been met and the activities undertaken throughout the year. GOV.UK · 22 May 2025 Industry news OPINION: ‘The NHS needs some intensive care’ Hospitals need waste management systems that just work without overcomplicating things for healthcare professionals, argues Adam Herriott, CRWM MCIWM senior specialist at WRAP. OPINION: If we’re serious about a circular economy, we need to move beyond asking people to do better and create systems that make better choices feel like the only option. I’ve recently spent … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 22 May 2025 Industry news The role of Grey Belt Land As the UK government aims to achieve its ambitious goal of constructing 1.5 million new homes by 2030, the focus on brownfield site redevelopment has intensified. While these previously developed lands present significant potential for urban regeneration, they also introduce unique challenges, particularly relating to contamination and environmental sustainability. NAVIGATING PLANNING AND REGUL… Augean · 22 May 2025 Policy & government New funding for regulators to cut red tape, like speeding up clinical trials through AI and trialling drones for medical emergencies Funding announced for new round of the Regulators' Pioneer Fund. GOV.UK · 22 May 2025 Policy & government Asylum seeker decision-making in journeys to the United Kingdom (2022) This report highlights the complexity of asylum seeker decision-making and focuses on factors that can influence the destinations of asylum seekers. GOV.UK · 22 May 2025 Industry news Council saves £2m after introducing orange bins Aberdeenshire council said it has experienced improved recycling rates and saved £2 million since the rollout of new orange-lidded bins. The orange lids are for metal tins, cans, aerosols and foil, food and drink cartons, plastic bottles, pots, tubs and trays. The council supplies a separate blue-lidded bin for paper and cardboard – which previously … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 22 May 2025 Industry news International Day for Biological Diversity: Why Recycling Matters Discover how recycling protects biodiversity on International Day for Biological Diversity. Learn its history, themes, and in relation, how recycling preserves our planet's ecosystems. Bywaters · 22 May 2025 Policy & government State of the water environment indicator B3: supporting evidence This evidence summary supports the 25 Year Environment Plan and its outcome indicator framework. GOV.UK · 22 May 2025 Global UN Ocean Conference draft declaration fails to address the ocean crisis The current text makes clear governments once again aren’t serious about protecting the oceans, and are satisfied to say fine words but not deliver real change at sea. Greenpeace International · 22 May 2025 Industry news Location, location: Environment Bank, Local Planning Authorities and Biodiversity Net Gain Turning financial liabilities into assets through ecological recovery? We learn how habitat creation at scale is delivering Biodiversity Net Gain requirements and invaluable revenue for councils, farmers, and other landowners. If a recent Defra report into public opinion surrounding nature is anything to go by, Britons are becoming increasingly conscious about the need to nurture […] Environment Journal · 22 May 2025 Industry news Local authorities can save millions with brownfield restoration biochar treatment Councils and companies involved in repurposing industrial sites could benefit financially from a new approach to making contaminated ground safe again. ReBind is a British-developed remediation technology the manufacturers of which claim will allow developers to work on 100% of all contaminated ground. The impact of this could be significant, dramatically reducing waste sent to […] Environment Journal · 22 May 2025 Industry news Xampla’s plant protein microcapsules spotlighted in Royal Society of Chemistry journal The post Xampla’s plant protein microcapsules spotlighted in Royal Society of Chemistry journal appeared first on Xampla . Xampla news · 22 May 2025 Industry news Honeybees are getting confused by electric pollution from power lines Airborne electric fields similar to those from nearby power lines seem to have a dramatic effect on honeybee foraging, raising concerns about widespread impacts on pollinators New Scientist — Environment · 22 May 2025 Council news Microsoft Outlook - Memo Style - Arun District Council Arun Council · 22 May 2025 Council news Public Realm work begins as part of Boston's Rosegarth regeneration - Boston Borough Council Boston Council · 22 May 2025 Council news Response to Housing Ombudsman investigation report - Hackney Council News Hackney Council · 22 May 2025 Council news Council - swansea.gov.uk Swansea Council · 22 May 2025 Industry news REVEALED: How a nuclear fuel plant was allowed to dump three tonnes of uranium into a marine conservation zone - ENDS Report ENDS Report · 22 May 2025 Industry news Liquid carbon created for the first time, offering breakthrough for nuclear fusion reactors - Engineering and Technology Magazine E&T Magazine (IET) · 22 May 2025 Industry news Beyondly Appoint Director of Policy and Public Affairs - Beyondly Beyondly (formerly Comply Direct) · 22 May 2025 Industry news Vapocalypse could continue after the disposable vape ban on 1st June - Material Focus Material Focus · 22 May 2025 Policy & government Contaminated Land Management - Environmental Protection Department (EPD) Hong Kong EPD · 22 May 2025 Policy & government Add or remove an association between portal users and an organisation - epa.vic.gov.au EPA Victoria · 22 May 2025 Policy & government Update your organisation information - epa.vic.gov.au EPA Victoria · 22 May 2025 Policy & government Manage an onsite wastewater management system - epa.vic.gov.au EPA Victoria · 22 May 2025 Policy & government Distribution of plastic pellets in the Baltic Sea (PELLET) - Suomen ympäristökeskus (Syke) Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) · 22 May 2025 Council news Discounts, exemptions, and premium exceptions - salford.gov.uk Salford Council · 22 May 2025 Industry news CPI Publishes its 2024 – 2025 Annual Review - Confederation of Paper Industries Confederation of Paper Industries · 22 May 2025 Council news Trafford Community Infection Prevention and Control Team Annual report 2024–2025 - Trafford Council Trafford Council · 22 May 2025 Council news Buzz around new £500k family hub - inverclyde.gov.uk Inverclyde Council · 22 May 2025 Industry news Lack of finance is holding back existing, as well as new, green technology This post is by Jaya Sood, Senior Economist at the New Economics Foundation. At the UK’s Innovation Zero conference in April, one argument took centre stage: while private capital flows steadily into proven technologies, the real challenge lies in funding ‘first of a kind’ technologies. […] Green Alliance blog (Inside Track) · 22 May 2025 Global Machinisten weten wat ze willen De steeds sterkere focus op kwaliteit bij het recyclen van materiaal zet ook bouw- en recyclingbedrijven zelf aan tot het zetten van belangrijke verbeterstappen. Kok Lexmond doet dit met zowel eigen puinbrekers als de inzet van twaalf Hitachi machines. Directeur materieel Henk Kok: “Het verschil op het gebied van machines tussen tien jaar terug en […] Het bericht Machinisten weten wat ze willen… RecyclePro · 22 May 2025 Global Royal Golden Eagle fails to expressly deny Greenpeace report indicating shadow empire threatening Indonesia’s forests RGE’s brief 2 page response to Greenpeace International’s 400 page report aims to deflect without expressly denying the report’s key conclusion that there is strong evidence that 194 Indonesian and 63 overseas holding companies examined are shadow companies under common control with RGE/Tanoto. Greenpeace International · 22 May 2025 Industry news Investment case - Ocado Group Ocado Group media · 21 May 2025 Policy & government Civil Service Pay Remit Guidance 2025 to 2026 This guidance provides a framework within which all departments will set pay for 2025/26, and for departmental pay strategies and pay reporting GOV.UK · 21 May 2025