Recycling news: 2025

Industry news Datapoint This week’s numbers include a big moment for the Science-Based Targets initiative, new analysis of the pesticides found on fresh produce, good news and bad on commodities linked to deforestation in UK supermarket supply chains, plus some promising results from research into lifting freezer Footprint Media (foodservice sustainability) · 4 Dec 2025 Global Don’t Waste the Charge Why Second-Life Batteries Deserve a Strong Policy Framework By Lien De Brouckere, GAIA Global Batteries Lead December 9, 2025 With over one hundred million electric vehicle (EV) batteries expected to […] GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 4 Dec 2025 Industry news RAM Reporting Deadline The RAM (Recyclability Assessment Methodology) reporting deadline is approaching fast, and whilst the festive season brings joy and celebration, it also brings a critical compliance checkpoint that could cost your business thousands. With RAM V.1.1 now in effect and mandatory H2 2025 reporting due by end February 2026 the clock is ticking on packaging Der Beitrag RAM Reporting Deadline erschien… ERP UK (European Recycling Platform) · 4 Dec 2025 Policy & government RPC opinion: duty to inform workers of right to join a union, options assessment The RPC's opinion of the Department for Business and Trade's options assessment for implementation of a new duty for employers in the Employment Rights Bill. GOV.UK · 4 Dec 2025 Industry news Attending the 2026 FPA Awards - Foodservice Packaging Association Foodservice Packaging Association · 4 Dec 2025 Policy & government Restart Scheme statistics to October 2025 Statistics in development including demographics and volumes of referrals, starts, first earnings, job outcomes and performance by contract area, month, and cohort. GOV.UK · 4 Dec 2025 Policy & government UK among first countries to recognise cryptocurrency as personal property Owners of Bitcoin and other digital assets will benefit from greater legal protection thanks to an important clarification to the law. GOV.UK · 4 Dec 2025 Global THE ANTI-DEREGULATION HANDBOOK Europe is facing an unprecedented push to roll back environmental and social protections; rules that took decades to build and safeguard our health, nature, and democracy. Behind closed doors, the EU Commission is considering sweeping ‘simplification’ measures that threaten to dismantle laws essential to clean air, safe water, and a liveable climate. Civil society cannot stay silent. Every voic… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 4 Dec 2025 Policy & government Extending the UK Emissions Trading Scheme cap beyond 2030 We're seeking views on extending the UK Emissions Trading Scheme beyond the end of Phase I. GOV.UK · 4 Dec 2025 Policy & government Next step on the UK rollout of self-driving vehicles as public, charities and businesses asked for their views Have your say on the framework that will ensure self-driving technology is safely introduced on Britain's roads. GOV.UK · 4 Dec 2025 Research & science E-waste recycling in Ghana exposes workers to toxic pollution and health risks A University of Michigan study has found that people in Ghana and across the Global South who recycle electronic waste face a difficult paradox: earning livelihoods to ensure survival comes at the cost of severe long-term exposure to toxicity and dramatic environmental pollution. Phys.org — 'battery recycling' search feed · 4 Dec 2025 Global Visita a la Asociación para la promoción y el Desarrollo de la Comunidad, CEIBA, Guatemala El 24 de octubre tuvimos la oportunidad de conocer a parte del equipo de la Asociación para la promoción y el Desarrollo de la Comunidad, CEIBA, y de conocer dos […] GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 4 Dec 2025 Industry news Search our Job Opportunities at Unilever - Unilever Global Unilever news · 4 Dec 2025 Industry news Registration open for innovation webinar exploring sustainable holiday period edie’s innovation publication Springwise is hosting a webinar on 9 December to explore the innovators attempting to put circularity and eco-design at the heart of the festive period. edie — Circular Economy tag · 4 Dec 2025 Industry news Volcano eruption may have led to the Black Death coming to Europe Climate data and historical accounts suggest that crop failures in the 1340s prompted Italian officials to import grain from eastern Europe, and this may have carried in the plague bacterium New Scientist — Environment · 4 Dec 2025 Policy & government 4. Tachograph rules The rules about the tachograph that must be used by drivers to record assimilated or AETR drivers' hours in a passenger carrying vehicle. GOV.UK · 4 Dec 2025 Policy & government 4. Tachograph rules The rules about the tachograph that must be used by drivers to record assimilated or AETR drivers' hours. GOV.UK · 4 Dec 2025 Council news 2021 Census - Language in Brent - 2021 Census topic report - Brent Council Brent Council · 4 Dec 2025 Policy & government Tax Support for Entrepreneurs: Call for Evidence This Call for Evidence will gather views and evidence on tax policy support for investment in high-growth UK companies GOV.UK · 4 Dec 2025 Industry news Smoke from LA wildfires drove people online for health advice A remarkable number people who were affected by smoke during this year’s LA wildfires turned to the internet for help, rather than to the hospitals that were preparing to receive them. When wildfires swept through Los Angeles neighborhoods in January, and much of the city was blanketed in smoke, evacuations were triggered and schools were […] Air Quality News · 4 Dec 2025 Industry news A roadmap to tackle marine litter: Experts consider key ingredients A recent study published in Marine Pollution Bulletin itemises the practical steps required to create a roadmap for combating marine litter. It was authored by a group of academic experts on the topic.1 (Words: University of Barcelona). Making a significant dent in the global marine litter problem would require implementing a global monitoring system, agreeing […] Envirotec Magazine · 4 Dec 2025 Industry news PackUK promises refunds after hundreds of producers charged in error Hundreds of producers registered under the packaging Extended Producer Responsibility (pEPR) scheme have mistakenly been charged multiple times via direct debit. This has prompted urgent contact from PackUK and assurances that full refunds will be issued this week. According to the administrator, 484 businesses – around 11% of all producers involved in the scheme – … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 4 Dec 2025 Industry news US – Indiana Auto Recyclers Earn Top Environmental Awards Two Indiana auto recyclers, Northlake Auto Recyclers and Metro Auto Recyclers, have achieved Indiana Clean Yard – Gold Level awards, setting a high bar for environmental stewardship and industry best practice. Auto Recycling World · 4 Dec 2025 Policy & government Plans for direct UK–Germany rail link one step closer Eurostar and Deutsche Bahn plan direct London–Germany high-speed rail by early 2030s, making travel greener and easier. GOV.UK · 4 Dec 2025 Research & science New data reveals one of the smallest ozone holes in decades This year’s ozone hole over Antarctica ranked among the smallest since the early 1990s, reflecting steady progress from decades of global action under the Montreal Protocol. Declining chlorine levels and warmer stratospheric temperatures helped limit ozone destruction. Scientists say the layer remains on track to recover later this century. ScienceDaily — Pollution · 4 Dec 2025 Council news Priory Park & Ride - Travel Hull Kingston upon Hull Council · 4 Dec 2025 Industry news Glass sector launches a unified sustainability framework Some of the world’s largest glass developers, producers and packaging companies have come together for the launch of Responsible Glass — a global certification programme intended to bring new sustainability standards to glass production and sourcing. The new “international multi-stakeholder not-for-profit standards and certification programme” launched officially on 4 December, with a commitmen… Envirotec Magazine · 4 Dec 2025 Industry news Desert Mountain Energy to build SNC battery plant Desert Mountain Energy has signed a non-binding Letter of Intent to establish a joint venture for a sodium-nickel-chloride (SNC) battery plant in Roswell, New Mexico.The SNC battery plant will integrate produced water from regional oil and gas wells into an environmentally responsible cooling and processing system. This approach is designed to support both battery production… BEST Magazine (Batteries & Energy Storage Technology) · 4 Dec 2025 Industry news Air defence technology demonstrated at Aberdeen Offshore Wind Farm Air defence radar technology on wind turbines has been successfully demonstrated at Aberdeen Offshore Wind Farm, marking a seemingly significant milestone in the UK’s efforts to balance clean energy expansion with national defence priorities. The work was completed by LiveLink Aerospace, in collaboration with Vattenfall and the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult. When wind turbines […] Envirotec Magazine · 4 Dec 2025 Policy & government Nuclear 2025 conference: Energy Secretary speech Energy Secretary Ed Miliband spoke at the Nuclear Industry Association's Nuclear 2025 conference. GOV.UK · 4 Dec 2025 Global Circulaire granulaten: duurzame oplossingen voor de toekomst De bouwsector en de Vlaamse overheid zetten steeds sterker in op circulaire granulaten als alternatief voor primaire granulaten. Niet alleen omwille van duurzaamheid, maar ook door de afnemende beschikbaarheid van primaire materialen. Pieter Keppens, Unit Manager bij COPRO, legt uit hoe certificatie van verschillende types circulaire granulaten, afhankelijk van hun toepassing, vertrouwen in hun… RecyclePro · 4 Dec 2025 Global European Commission’s reckless move risks derailing water protections In a shocking turn for Europe’s environment, the European Commission has committed to reviewing and revising the Water Framework Directive by the second quarter of 2026 […] European Environmental Bureau · 4 Dec 2025 Industry news India - Unilever Global Unilever news · 4 Dec 2025 Policy & government Data brokers and national security A call for views about the data broking industry, data brokers’ operations, security practices and customers, to support policy development to ensure the security of UK data. 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