Recycling news: 2025

Industry news MEMBER PRESS RELEASE – Improving biogas generation from food waste (from HRS Heat Exchangers) By Matt Hale, Global Key Account Director, HRS Heat Exchangers The recent news that there are now more than 300 biogas systems in the U.S. converting food waste into renewable energy1 is great news, not only in terms of reducing emissions, but also for waste management, sustainable agriculture and soil health. As the American Biogas… ADBA (Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association) · 5 Dec 2025 Policy & government DCMS Economic Estimates GVA 2023 (provisional) Accredited official statistics used to provide an estimate of the contribution of DCMS Sectors to the UK economy, measured by GVA (gross value added). GOV.UK · 5 Dec 2025 Industry news The Label Makers completes acquisition of First Choice Labels THE Label Makers has completed the acquisition of Redcar-based First Choice Labels. The move, which brings together two specialists in the self-adhesive label market, is tipped to provide increased capacity, expertise, and service flexibility for customers across both businesses. First Choice Labels will retain its name and brand identity and continue operations from its Redcar […] Packaging Scotland · 5 Dec 2025 Industry news How the Circular Economy is reshaping supply chains The post How the Circular Economy is reshaping supply chains appeared first on Reconomy . Reconomy · 5 Dec 2025 Industry news Vitamin C could protect lungs from air pollution Vitamin C supplementation may help shield lungs from damage caused by air pollution, even at levels considered relatively safe, according to new research that challenges assumptions about ‘acceptable’ air quality. Low levels of PM2.5 trigger lung inflammation and damage the cellular ‘powerhouses’ known as mitochondria. However, vitamin C appears to effectively counteract these harmful effects. […] Air Quality News · 5 Dec 2025 Policy & government Ofsted annual report 2024/25: education, children’s services and skills Ofsted's annual report presents our findings for the areas we inspect in early years childcare, schools, further education and skills and children's social care. GOV.UK · 5 Dec 2025 Industry news Ace Green Recycling expands battery projects in Asia Ace Green Recycling has confirmed major progress in its international growth strategy, with equipment deployments advancing across Asia and Armenia.The company is preparing shipments to Taiwan and Thailand, while deliveries to Armenia are already underway for both lead and lithium battery recycling projects.In Taiwan, equipment for Ace’s partnership with ACME Metal Enterprise is now shipped,… BEST Magazine (Batteries & Energy Storage Technology) · 5 Dec 2025 Industry news Global Compost Advocates Celebrate World Soil Day 2025, Promoting “Healthy Soils for Healthy Cities” REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 5 Dec 2025 Policy & government Over half a million children to be lifted out of poverty as government unveils historic child poverty strategy Around 550,000 children will be lifted out of poverty by 2030 – the biggest reduction in a single parliament since records began – as the Government launches its Child Poverty Strategy today (Friday 5 December). GOV.UK · 5 Dec 2025 Industry news Waste crime inquiry chair writes to Environment Agency over evidence concerns Baroness Sheehan has written to the Environment Agency over concerns it did not reference several significant illegal waste sites when giving evidence to the recent waste crime inquiry. Circular Online (CIWM) · 5 Dec 2025 Council news Bikeability - Travel Hull Kingston upon Hull Council · 5 Dec 2025 Industry news House of Lords challenges EA over undisclosed waste crime sites The House of Lords Environment and Climate Change Committee has written to the Environment Agency (EA) amid rising concern over a growing cluster of large-scale waste crime sites. Some of these sites, the Committee said, were known to the EA but not disclosed during its recent inquiry. Baroness Sheehan, who led the Lords inquiry into … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 5 Dec 2025 Industry news Watch the story of a rare wild orchid returning to Britain Flora which was on the brink of extinction is now making a comeback thanks to rural conservation efforts. The UK is up there with the most nature-depleted countries on the planet. As a study of habitats conducted last year by AiDash showed, one-in-six domestic species are considered to be at risk of disappearing altogether. Among […] Environment Journal · 5 Dec 2025 Industry news Should Britain tax cars based on their weight? Ownership of large – and heavy – family vehicles is continuing to climb, with serious implications for road maintenance, air pollution and fuel consumption. SUVs now make up two-thirds of UK car sales, significantly higher than their 51% share back in 2021, when a study by the think tank New Weather Institute and climate charity […] Environment Journal · 5 Dec 2025 Policy & government Child Poverty Strategy: parents and carers research This research aimed to understand how families living in poverty manage essential costs (including utilities, housing, food, health and school related costs), and the support available to help them with financial challenges. It also looked at their financial resilience, and experiences of managing debt and savings. GOV.UK · 5 Dec 2025 Council news From: Cllr Lewis Sharp Sent: 05 December 2025 09:52 To: Hannah Middleton Cc: Helen Broughton ; Theresa Hartigan Subject: Objecti - Tandridge District Council Tandridge Council · 5 Dec 2025 Industry news Metso expand screening equipment range - Agg-Net Agg-Net · 5 Dec 2025 Industry news Beyondly host the ‘Beyondly Circle Member Day’ at Eight - Beyondly Beyondly (formerly Comply Direct) · 5 Dec 2025 Policy & government MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2026 - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Eurostat news · 5 Dec 2025 Industry news Co-op serves-up new, larger, store following investment in Selkirk High Street - Co-operative Group Co-op media newsroom · 5 Dec 2025 Industry news Top banana - Waitrose Fairtrade Bananas come out as My Waitrose customers’ favourite product of 2025 - John Lewis Partnership Plc John Lewis Partnership media · 5 Dec 2025 Global COP30 konnte Erwartungen nicht erfüllen Staatengemeinschaft findet trotz steigendem Handlungsdruck keine adäquaten Antworten – Wuppertal Institut legt Analysebericht zur Weltklimakonferenz in Belém vor. Die 30. Konferenz der Vertragsparteien des UN-Rahmenübereinkommens über Klimaveränderungen (Conference of the Parties, COP30) in Brasilien blieb weit hinter den Erwartungen zurück und lieferte keine adäquaten Antworten auf die gestieg… Recyclingportal.eu · 5 Dec 2025 Global De grondstoffen van morgen verdienen steun vandaag De circulaire economie staat of valt met sterke recyclingbedrijven. Zij zorgen ervoor dat materialen niet verloren gaan, maar een tweede leven krijgen. Vandaag staat die keten echter zwaar onder druk. Zo zien we in de kunststof recycling hoe lage prijzen voor virgin plastics en goedkope geïmporteerde gerecyclede plastics de markt verstoren. Bedrijven die jarenlang hebben […] Het bericht De gron… RecyclePro · 5 Dec 2025 Policy & government MOE Japan Selects New Project of Subsidy Programme for the Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM) Facility Introduction for FY2025 to FY2027 (Fourth Round) | Press Release | Ministry of the Environment, Government of Japan - env.go.jp Japan Ministry of the Environment (English) · 5 Dec 2025 Global Umschlag von Stahl Coils – mit dem Sennebogen 885 G Das PK Terminal im estnischen Hafen von Muuga treibt seinen Wachstumskurs konsequent voran und erweitert seine Sennebogen-Flotte um einen neuen 885 G. Der für den Hafeneinsatz konzipierte Umschlagbagger ermöglicht es dem Frachthafen, künftig auch besonders schwere Güter wie Stahlcoils mit einem Gewicht von bis zu 32 Tonnen effizient umzuschlagen – und das mit einem niedrigen […] Recyclingportal.eu · 5 Dec 2025 Global Europas wirtschaftliche Sicherheit stärken: EU-Kommission kündigt strategisches Konzept an Die Europäische Kommission und die Hohe Vertreterin haben eine gemeinsame Mitteilung zur Stärkung der wirtschaftlichen Sicherheit vorgelegt. Darin werden konkrete Schritte skizziert, „um die Stärke und Widerstandsfähigkeit der EU angesichts der wachsenden externen wirtschaftlichen Bedrohungen zu stärken und gleichzeitig unsere Offenheit und unser Engagement für internationalen Handel und Invest… Recyclingportal.eu · 5 Dec 2025 Global Recyclingverbände warnen vor „Schrottpatriotismus“ EU-Exportbeschränkungen gefährden Klimaziele und Investitionen. Die Bundesvereinigung Deutscher Stahlrecycling- und Entsorgungsunternehmen (BDSV), der Bundesverband Sekundärrohstoffe und Entsorgung (bvse) sowie der Verband Deutscher Metallhändler und Recycler (VDM) haben sich mit einem gemeinsamen Schreiben und einem ausführlichen wirtschafts- und wettbewerbsrechtlichen Gutachten an Teresa Ribe… Recyclingportal.eu · 5 Dec 2025 Industry news What went right this week: kicking the plastic habit, plus more A roadmap for ending plastic pollution, Antarctica’s shrinking ozone hole, and London’s falling crime rate, plus more Positive News · 5 Dec 2025 Policy & government Better buses, more services: £3 billion boost for millions of passengers Multi-year funding gives local authorities the funds they need to provide passengers with lower fares, more frequent and reliable services and safer journeys. GOV.UK · 5 Dec 2025 Policy & government UK and Germany deepen science and tech ties with £14 million to unlock quantum’s vast potential The UK and Germany have announced plans to work even more closely together to unlock the vast potential of quantum technology. GOV.UK · 5 Dec 2025 Policy & government From cheese rolling to bagpiping: UK launches search for traditions that define our communities Communities invited to submit beloved traditions - from Highland dancing to Pancake Day - for recognition as UK living heritage. GOV.UK · 5 Dec 2025 Policy & government New Chief Executive of the Insolvency Service appointed  The Insolvency Service has announced that its new Chief Executive will be Duncan Beach GOV.UK · 5 Dec 2025 Policy & government Defence and Security funding boosting innovation across the UK Innovation thrives in every region of the United Kingdom. This booklet highlights unique UKDI funded innovations, from each region of the UK. GOV.UK · 5 Dec 2025 Policy & government ECSH33600 - Checking internal reporting and suspicious activity GOV.UK · 5 Dec 2025 Global Día internacional de los suelos 2025: Gestión de residuos orgánicos para preservar los suelos En el Día internacional de los suelos GAIA se suma al esfuerzo de cuidar su preservación y resaltar su vínculo con la gestión de los residuos orgánicos. El Día internacional […] GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 4 Dec 2025 Council news Devizes Leisure Centre, Devizes - Wiltshire Council Wiltshire Council · 4 Dec 2025 Industry news THE FRIDAY DIGEST: Can the appliance of alliance(s) produce a sound food strategy? The start of December often marks a flash flood of fine reports relating to food. This week’s Digest therefore attempts to tie a number of threads together into a comprehensive 500 words or so. Here goes… Some 160 organisations provide the foundations for a new “alliance of alliances” coordinated by Eating Better, Sustain, Obesity Health Alliance, […] Footprint Media (foodservice sustainability) · 4 Dec 2025 Industry news Major new alliance for food and farming formed Some 160 organisations have joined together to form a new “alliance of alliances” coordinated by Eating Better, Sustain, Obesity Health Alliance, Wildlife and Countryside Link and the Plant-based Food Alliance. “[…] we formed the Food Strategy Alliances to ensure civil society organisations working across the food sector have a coherent voice and unified role in […] Footprint Media (foodservice sustainability) · 4 Dec 2025 Industry news Cheers to beers with no alcohol There is a major cultural shift towards moderation in attitudes to alcohol going on, according to global research published by Heineken. Footprint Media (foodservice sustainability) · 4 Dec 2025 Industry news PFAS problems poured on iconic Californian crops, warns study Every year, an average of 2.5 million pounds of pesticides containing PFAS, known as ‘forever chemicals’ are sprayed on California crop fields, according to a new analysis and interactive map from the Environmental Working Group. EWG, a non-profit, found heavy PFAS pesticide use on some Footprint Media (foodservice sustainability) · 4 Dec 2025