Recycling news: 2025

Industry news Sri Lanka - Unilever Global Unilever news · 4 Dec 2025 Policy & government Small business access to finance This call for evidence seeks views, evidence and experiences of applying for and accessing debt finance in the UK for small businesses. GOV.UK · 4 Dec 2025 Industry news Indonesia - Unilever Global Unilever news · 4 Dec 2025 Industry news Pakistan - Unilever Global Unilever news · 4 Dec 2025 Industry news Unilever Netherlands - Unilever Global Unilever news · 4 Dec 2025 Industry news ENRMF Laboratory passes UKAS Re-Certification! We are pleased to announce that the ENRMF Laboratory has successfully passed its annual UKAS audit. The assessment was highly positive and reaffirmed the significant improvements achieved over the past year, notably the increase in laboratory staffing, which has had a positive and measurable impact. Key Highlights from the Assessment: Enhanced Audit Performance:The strengthened team […] Augean · 4 Dec 2025 Policy & government More people training to teach Trainee teacher numbers reach highest point since pandemic as government progresses towards its pledge to recruit and retain 6,500 additional teachers. GOV.UK · 4 Dec 2025 Industry news Upcoming results and events - Unilever Global Unilever news · 4 Dec 2025 Industry news Fire at EMR’s East Tilbury site marks second blaze in two months Firefighters have brought a large blaze under control at EMR’s East Tilbury metal recycling facility, the second such incident at the site in just six weeks. Essex County Fire and Rescue Service (ECFRS) was called to the Station Road site at around 6:40pm on 2 December 2025 after reports of a significant fire involving a … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 4 Dec 2025 Global Waste Colonialism: Germany's Role in the Global Plastic Trade For years, Germany has been celebrated as a world leader in waste management and recycling, with mandatory waste sorting policies, deposit refund schemes, the Green Dot scheme, and the ‘Energiewende’ roadmap. These measures, while important, have covered up a darker story of environmental injustice. This article explores the role of Germany in the global plastic waste trade, and how it perpetra… Break Free From Plastic · 4 Dec 2025 Industry news Investor Centre - Unilever Global Unilever news · 4 Dec 2025 Policy & government Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme: Phase 4 - projects awarded funding The Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme provides grants for public sector bodies to fund heat decarbonisation and energy efficiency measures. GOV.UK · 4 Dec 2025 Industry news Growing Regenerative Agriculture: How businesses can help deliver impact at scale, in association with Nestlé Professional. This new report Growing Regenerative Agriculture: How businesses can help deliver impact at scale is the third in the series produced by Footprint Intelligence in association with Nestlé Professional. Footprint Media (foodservice sustainability) · 4 Dec 2025 Council news Rugby Disability Forum - Rugby Borough Council Rugby Council · 4 Dec 2025 Industry news Fenton Packaging Solutions takes gold in international environmental awards FENTON Packaging Solutions is celebrating after been awarded National Gold in the International Green Apple Environment Awards for Paper & Packaging: Innovation. Sustainability manager Alison Gales said the recognition celebrates the firm’s commitment to developing sustainable alternatives to traditional rigid plastic containers. “Many industries use rigid plastic HDPE containers for everything… Packaging Scotland · 4 Dec 2025 Industry news Colpac hails ‘remarkable’ progress on net zero ambitions FOOD packaging specialist Colpac has highlighted its ‘remarkable’ net zero progress following the release of the firm’s Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) report for 2025. This year’s report is an addendum to Colpac’s 2024 ESG report and demonstrates the scale of the company’s achievements. This includes a 22% reduction in carbon emissions in year three of […] Packaging Scotland · 4 Dec 2025 Industry news Project uses heavy-lift drones to seed trees in upland areas in the Scottish Borders A groundbreaking woodland creation project in the Scottish Borders has seen advanced drone technology deployed to seed over two million native trees across inaccessible upland areas. For the first time in the UK, heavy lift drones have been licensed to operate to beyond the line of sight while dispersing pelleted tree seeds in remote areas […] Envirotec Magazine · 4 Dec 2025 Policy & government Kingdon review of children’s hearing services: final report Sets out the final report from the independent review of children’s hearing services in England. GOV.UK · 4 Dec 2025 Industry news UK Government ‘must grow demand for green hydrogen’, says industry body Scotland has the potential to be a major global producer of green hydrogen but the UK Government must rapidly step up its support for the sector, says a report published today (4 December) by industry body Scottish Renewables. The Scottish Renewables ‘Green Hydrogen Vision 2025’ has outlined key recommendations that the authors believe the UK […] Envirotec Magazine · 4 Dec 2025 Policy & government Farmers urged to protect land from waste criminals this winter Large-scale waste dumping in East Anglia, costing farmers more than £6,000 per incident to clear. Criminal gangs targeting farmland with lorry loads of waste. GOV.UK · 4 Dec 2025 Industry news Study finds that aeroplane and hospital air is surprisingly clean A new study has found that the air circulating in high-traffic public spaces, such as aeroplanes and hospitals, contains mostly harmless microbes commonly found on human skin. The Northwestern University in Illinois describe their research as the first study of its kind, in which they turned to unconventional sampling methods – used face masks and […] Air Quality News · 4 Dec 2025 Industry news OPINION: Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) a potential crisis for SMEs awaits Joseph Doherty, CEO of Re-Gen, on the impacts on packaging EPR for small and medium sized businesses. OPINION: In April 2025 the Labour government introduced the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) scheme. This will make around 8000 businesses responsible for the cost of managing all their packaging waste, currently estimated at between £1.5 billion and £1.8 … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 4 Dec 2025 Policy & government Awaab’s Law: Guidance for tenants in social housing Guidance to help tenants in social housing understand their rights and the responsibilities of their landlord under Awaab’s Law. GOV.UK · 4 Dec 2025 Policy & government CIL Appeal 1869949 – 15 Aug 25 – Erection of a data centre (Use Class B8), plant building and energy centre Erection of a data centre (Use Class B8), plant building and energy centre including ancillary office space, with associated works including landscaping, access, car and cycle parking, and servicing areas. GOV.UK · 4 Dec 2025 Industry news There’s a better way to fund landscape restoration than nature credits This post is by Henry Leveson-Gower, founder and CEO of Promoting Economic Pluralism. Over the past decade, UK governments have doubled down on the idea that private money will plug the gap in funding for nature recovery. The Nature Markets Framework and, most recently, a […] Green Alliance blog (Inside Track) · 4 Dec 2025 Industry news REPORT: Fossil-favouring rules holding back £204bn bioeconomy The UK could scale its bio-based and biodegradable chemicals and materials sector into a £204 billion annual industry, according to BB-REG-NET. In order to achieve this, the network stated that the government must deliver a national framework and remove barriers than current favour fossil-based materials. The Growing the UK’s Modern Industrial Bioeconomy report, launched yesterday … Read More T… letsrecycle.com News · 4 Dec 2025 Global New data confirms that deposit return systems outperform other collection systems Fact sheet that explores the latest return rates by region and the key factors that influence performance of deposit systems. Reloop Platform · 4 Dec 2025 Industry news Exciting Updates Coming to Our Website We’re making some changes to improve your experience of the Circular Communities Scotland website. As part of our new Marketing Strategy, we’re bringing everything our existing, new and future members and supporters need to know together in one place. This means the separate project websites for Share and Repair Network and Reuse Consortium will be [...] Circular Communities Scotland · 4 Dec 2025 Industry news Tributes paid to Baker Labels co-founder TRIBUTES have been paid to Marian Baker, co-founder of Baker Labels, who has passed away at the age of 89. Together with her husband Roy, Marian founded the business in 1973, starting out as a venture in a small factory in Vale Royal, near King’s Cross. Baker Labels said the values that shape the company […] Packaging Scotland · 4 Dec 2025 Policy & government Futures Toolkit: tools for strategic futures for policymakers and analysts The Futures Toolkit provides a set of tools to help you develop policies and strategies that are robust in the face of an uncertain future.  GOV.UK · 4 Dec 2025 Industry news CATL 587 Ah cell reaches GWh-scale deployment The CATL 587 Ah cell has now entered full-scale commercial deployment, surpassing 2GWh in shipments, with total deliveries forecast to reach 3GWh within the year.Manufactured at CATL’s high-throughput Jining base, the cell achieves cycle times under two seconds, daily output of more than 220,000 units, 42% lower production costs, and PPB-level safety. This marks one… BEST Magazine (Batteries & Energy Storage Technology) · 4 Dec 2025 Policy & government More homes and improved high streets for new mayoral areas through 30-year funding package More homes, better high streets and support for businesses are on the way as six fast-tracked devolution areas have secured multi-billion-pound funding. GOV.UK · 4 Dec 2025 Industry news Jude Allan appointed OPRL MD on a permanent basis OPRL (On-Pack Recycling Label) has announced that interim MD Jude Allan will be continuing in the role on a permanent basis. She succeeds Professor Margaret Bates who, by mutual agreement, will not be returning to the role on conclusion of her secondment to Defra. Jude Allan is a trustee at IoM3 (Institute of Materials, Minerals […] Packaging Scotland · 4 Dec 2025 Policy & government Harry Hampson appointed as new CEO of UK Government Investments Harry Hampson has been appointed as the new CEO of UK Government Investments (UKGI), bringing extensive private sector experience to the Government’s centre for corporate finance and governance. GOV.UK · 4 Dec 2025 Policy & government Jonathan Samuel Jonathan Samuel joined the Export Guarantees Advisory Council (EGAC) in Autumn 2025. Jon is a highly respected sustainability leader with over 30 years of international experience across the mining, infrastructure, and environmental sectors. He was a partner at the international sustainability consultancy ERM and has held senior executive roles at Anglo American Plc and De Beers, where he led pion GOV.UK · 4 Dec 2025 Policy & government Independent review into mental health conditions, ADHD and autism: terms of reference Terms of reference for an independent review into the prevalence and support for mental health conditions, ADHD and autism. GOV.UK · 4 Dec 2025 Industry news Scotland discarded 112kt of textiles in 2023, findings show Scotland discarded 112 kilotonnes (kt) of textiles in 2023, with 50% being disposed of as waste to landfill or incineration, findings from Zero Waste Scotland show. Circular Online (CIWM) · 4 Dec 2025 Industry news Silicon interface visualised in solid-state batteries Researchers at Ritsumeikan University have used operando synchrotron X-ray tomography to capture the three-dimensional behaviour of silicon anodes in all-solid-state batteries (ASSBs).Their study reveals how silicon retains partial ionic contact with solid electrolytes, even as it undergoes dramatic expansion and contraction during cycling.Silicon offers far higher lithium storage capacity than… BEST Magazine (Batteries & Energy Storage Technology) · 4 Dec 2025 Policy & government International defence expenditure: 2025 Information on defence expenditure by NATO countries. GOV.UK · 4 Dec 2025 Policy & government Local Authority Planning Capacity and Capability Survey 2025 This report presents the second national survey of local planning authorities undertaken by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. GOV.UK · 4 Dec 2025