Recycling news: 2025

Global Cook Islands deep sea mining nodule extraction has high risk of economic losses – independent study Cook Islands deep sea mining nodule extraction has a high risk of incurring economic losses, an independent study indicates Greenpeace International · 9 Dec 2025 Industry news DRIVING HOME FOR CHRISTMAS £7.99 ALDI HACK FOR COSY JOURNEYS THIS FESTIVE SEASON As Brits prepare to hit the roads this Christmas to see family and loved ones, Aldi is bringing back its winter journey must-have for just £7.99. Zooming into the middle aisle from 14th December, the sell-out Heated Car Seat Covers return to keep drivers and passengers warm and toasty, alongside other motor necessities from tech […] Aldi UK Press Centre · 9 Dec 2025 Council news The Visionary Salford - Salford City Council Salford Council · 9 Dec 2025 Industry news Sustainable drainage solutions must be combined to ease Britain’s water stress The UK is increasingly exposed to droughts and floods, sometimes within weeks of each another. To stem the tide and improve flow, local planning teams must engage with experts using integrated approaches to mitigation. The challenge the UK faces is essentially twofold. First, the hydrological volatility we are now seeing makes simple, single-solution approaches risky. […] Environment Journal · 9 Dec 2025 Industry news VRA AGM: A New Era for Vehicle Recycling Representation The VRA’s latest AGM marked a clear shift towards stronger governance, clearer roles and a refreshed leadership team. With significant structural changes on the way, the association is positioning itself for a more modern and accountable future. ATF Professional · 9 Dec 2025 Industry news How to avoid plastic tat killing the Christmas buzz Want the kids to have cool Christmas presents that aren’t tomorrow’s landfill? Here are five tips to swerve the tat Positive News · 9 Dec 2025 Industry news Arkema and Semcorp partner on battery separators Arkema has signed an MoU with Semcorp for strategic collaboration to accelerate innovation in battery separator technologies and support Semcorp’s international expansion.Under the partnership, Arkema will deliver high value-added solutions and technical expertise to strengthen the deployment of Semcorp’s high-performance battery separators across key markets including electric vehicles, energy… BEST Magazine (Batteries & Energy Storage Technology) · 9 Dec 2025 Industry news Circular economy alienating consumers due to complex language, research finds Complex language around the circular economy is alienating consumers, a new report from SUEZ has found. Circular Online (CIWM) · 9 Dec 2025 Industry news Allye Energy wins £1m order for MAX500 BESS Allye Energy has secured its largest order to date, confirming five MAX500 BESS for deployment in the construction sector.The units, worth over £1m ($1.34m), will provide zero-emission charging for heavy equipment and vehicles where grid access is limited.The MAX500 BESS (500kWh and 420kW) are the first in Allye’s portfolio to feature integrated DC fast recharging,… BEST Magazine (Batteries & Energy Storage Technology) · 9 Dec 2025 Global Old office and home tech to drive new e-scrap volumes As inkjet printers become a thing of the past, the e-scrap sector is gearing up to manage the final wave of these legacy electronics. Resource Recycling (US) · 9 Dec 2025 Industry news Grundon’s Toni Robinson elected as new WISH Chair The post Grundon’s Toni Robinson elected as new WISH Chair appeared first on Grundon . Grundon Waste Management · 9 Dec 2025 Policy & government UK and Ukraine announce InnovateUkraine second round winners The UK and Ukraine have launched the second round of the InnovateUkraine programme, which will support a further 14 green energy innovation projects with a £17 million investment from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. GOV.UK · 9 Dec 2025 Industry news Work starts at new Waste Transfer Station in Bristol The post Work starts at new Waste Transfer Station in Bristol appeared first on Grundon . Grundon Waste Management · 9 Dec 2025 Industry news York country park uses local tech for landmark biodiversity drive Two organisations based in the northern English borough have launched a major conservation project. A partnership between agri-tech firm AgriSound and Escrick Park Estate will use bioacoustics to collect real-time pollinator data from farmland, woodland and Skipwith ecological corridor to measure biodiversity and habitat state. Nine Polly acoustic devices, developed by AgriSound, will be instal… Environment Journal · 9 Dec 2025 Global Economic Potential of Seabed Nodules in the Cook Islands The economic potential of seabed polymetallic nodules in the South Pacific’s Cook Islands has been overstated, according to a new independent study commissioned by Greenpeace International. Greenpeace International · 9 Dec 2025 Industry news Alcoa: Smelters will struggle to compete with data centres on energy - Aluminium International Today Aluminium International Today · 9 Dec 2025 Industry news Brazil set to invest R$8.5bn in biomethane-from-waste over next five years - Bioenergy Insight Magazine Bioenergy Insight · 9 Dec 2025 Industry news Trends in Sustainable Solutions 2025 - UK Green Building Council UK Green Building Council · 9 Dec 2025 Industry news What is the Carbon Footprint of your coffee? - Cawleys Cawleys · 9 Dec 2025 Policy & government PPC/A/1096556 - RWE Markinch Limited: Markinch Power Station, Glenrothes - PPC Variation Application - Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) SEPA (Scottish Environment Protection Agency) · 9 Dec 2025 Policy & government Agreement on action to prevent excess incineration capacity - Environmental Standards Scotland Environmental Standards Scotland · 9 Dec 2025 Policy & government Incineration Capacity Investigation - Informal Resolution Report - Environmental Standards Scotland Environmental Standards Scotland · 9 Dec 2025 Research & science Direct α-C–H Heteroarylation of Unprotected Primary Amines - ChemRxiv ChemRxiv preprints · 9 Dec 2025 Policy & government Community Energy Upgrades Fund Program - DCCEEW Australian DCCEEW · 9 Dec 2025 Policy & government Government unveils major overhaul of New Zealand’s planning system - Ministry for the Environment NZ Ministry for the Environment · 9 Dec 2025 Industry news Co-op commits to LEAF Marque Certification, empowered by grower and farmer partnerships - Co-operative Group Co-op media newsroom · 9 Dec 2025 Global Denuo vraagt Waalse overheid om gelijke behandeling van alle textielrecuperatiebedrijven Denuo maakt zich zorgen over de nieuwe steunmaatregelen van de Waalse overheid voor de textielrecuperatiesector. De sorteervergoeding van 151 euro per ton wordt uitsluitend toegekend aan sociale-economiebedrijven, terwijl tegelijk een vrijstelling van de verbrandingsheffing geldt voor niet-gesorteerd textiel. Deze combinatie creëert een onevenwichtige markt en verhoogt het risico dat recyclebar… RecyclePro · 9 Dec 2025 Global Buchenholz als nachhaltige Werkstoff-Alternative für den Fahrzeugbau Recyclingfähige Leichtbauteile aus Holz senken CO₂-Emissionen. Im Projekt „HyEnd-Wood“ wurden holzbasierte Verbundwerkstoffe auf Basis von Buche entwickelt, die sich als leistungsfähige, 3D-formbare Materialien für Fahrzeugbauteile eignen. Das Vorhaben unterstützt die in der Charta für Holz festgeschriebene verstärkte Laubholzverwendung und wurde vom Bundesministerium für Landwirtschaft, Ernähr… Recyclingportal.eu · 9 Dec 2025 Global Transformationsprogramm „Doppstadt 2030“ gestartet Die Doppstadt Gruppe stellt im Rahmen des Transformationsprogramms „Doppstadt 2030“ die Weichen für profitables Wachstum und eine gestärkte Marktposition. Die Zahl der Geschäftsführer wird auf drei reduziert sowie alle inländischen Doppstadt-Gesellschaften zu einer einzigen Gesellschaft verschmolzen. Ziel ist es, Verantwortung zu bündeln, Entscheidungswege zu verkürzen und Initiativen schneller… Recyclingportal.eu · 9 Dec 2025 Policy & government 12-month Just Energy Transition Partnership leaders’ update 2025 This report provides a 12-month update to the leaders of the South Africa Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP). GOV.UK · 9 Dec 2025 Global VerpackDG-Entwurf: Der BDE warnt vor überzogenen Belastungen Korrekturen gefordert: weniger Bürokratie, stabile Übergänge und ein gesetzlicher Rahmen, der Kreisläufe nicht gefährdet. Der BDE Bundesverband der Deutschen Entsorgungs-, Wasser- und Kreislaufwirtschaft nimmt Stellung zum Referentenentwurf des Bundesumweltministeriums für ein neues Verpackungsrecht-Durchführungsgesetz (VerpackDG). Der Verband begrüßt, dass der Entwurf zentrale Vorgaben der EU-… Recyclingportal.eu · 9 Dec 2025 Global Neues Klimaschutzprogramm: Öffentlichkeitsbeteiligung startet Die Bundesregierung arbeitet derzeit an einem neuen Klimaschutzprogramm zur Einhaltung der gesetzlichen Klimaziele. Das federführende Bundesministerium für Umwelt, Klimaschutz, Naturschutz und nukleare Sicherheit (BMUKN) startet dazu ein breit angelegtes Beteiligungsverfahren. Eingeladen sind Länder, Kommunen, Wirtschaftsverbände, zivilgesellschaftliche Organisationen sowie wissenschaftliche Be… Recyclingportal.eu · 9 Dec 2025 Global Ehrung an der RWTH Aachen: Thomas Probst zum Honorarprofessor ernannt Am 27. November 2025 wurde Dr. Thomas Probst der Titel Honorarprofessor durch Prof. Peter Kukla, PhD, Dekan der Fakultät für Georessourcen und Materialtechnik der RWTH Aachen, verliehen. Die Auszeichnung würdigt sein langjähriges Engagement in der Lehre sowie seinen bedeutenden Beitrag zur wissenschaftlichen Ausbildung im Bereich des Recyclings. Bereits seit dem Wintersemester 2010/2011 ist Dr.… Recyclingportal.eu · 9 Dec 2025 Global Recycling scheme to close the loop in food and drink packaging Sustainable packaging provider Go-Pak UK and parent company, SCG Packaging (SCGP), have unveiled a pioneering recycling solution to help brands responsibly and efficiently recycle their old corrugated cardboard (OCC) in a fully closed-loop system. This breakthrough sustainable solution as it called arrives at a pivotal moment, aligning seamlessly with the UK’s Extended Producer Responsibility (… Recyclingportal.eu · 9 Dec 2025 Industry news 2025 is the second-hottest year since records began Mean temperatures this year approached 1.5°C above the preindustrial average, making it the second hottest year after 2024 New Scientist — Environment · 9 Dec 2025 Council news Get help paying for childcare - Wiltshire Council Wiltshire Council · 9 Dec 2025 Industry news Working at Unilever - Unilever Global Unilever news · 9 Dec 2025 Industry news Map — Store Locator - Costa Costa Coffee media centre · 9 Dec 2025 Industry news Search our Job Opportunities at Unilever - Unilever Global Unilever news · 9 Dec 2025 Policy & government Chancellor kickstarts Britain’s new scale-up surge Britain’s leading founders – including CEOs from Huel and Moneybox – head to No10 to celebrate the government’s multi-billion-pound pro-growth business package. GOV.UK · 9 Dec 2025