Recycling news: 2025

Policy & government Business insights and impact on the UK economy: 4 December 2025 The impact of challenges facing the economy and other events on UK businesses, including financial performance, workforce, trade, and business resilience. GOV.UK · 4 Dec 2025 Policy & government Civil justice statistics quarterly: July to September 2025 Volume of civil and judicial review cases dealt with by the courts over time and the overall timeliness of these cases. GOV.UK · 4 Dec 2025 Industry news Agenda MPMA Communication & Public Affairs meeting, 15 Janaury 2026 The post Agenda MPMA Communication & Public Affairs meeting, 15 Janaury 2026 appeared first on MPMA . MPMA (Metal Packaging Manufacturers Association) · 4 Dec 2025 Industry news Global certification programme launches to boost glass sustainability standards SOME of the world’s largest glass developers, producers and packaging companies have teamed up for the launch of Responsible Glass — a global certification programme tipped to bring new sustainability standards to glass production and sourcing. Responsible Glass has a commitment to help drive down carbon emissions, increase supply chain transparency, and accelerate the shift […] Packaging Scotland · 4 Dec 2025 Industry news Glass coalition including Jaguar launches global sustainability certification A coalition of glass developers, producers and end-users has launched Responsible Glass, an international certification programme to set sustainability standards across the glass sector. The organisation, established as an independent, multi-stakeholder, not-for-profit body, will aim to close a gap in the sector by creating the first globally recognised framework for “responsible” glass product… letsrecycle.com News · 4 Dec 2025 Industry news ALDI SLASHES PRICE OF VALUE CHRISTMAS DINNER OFFERING TO JUST £9.31 – CHEAPER THAN ANY SUPERMARKET INCLUDING TESCO Supermarket Aldi has announced it will slash prices on its Christmas dinner offering even further to help savvy shoppers serve a full festive feast for six for as little as £1.55 per person, proving that an award-winning delicious spread doesn’t have to break the bank. Fresh from winning ‘Retailer of the Year’ for the third […] Aldi UK Press Centre · 4 Dec 2025 Industry news When the media misreported a human population study, and everyone panicked Headlines grossly misrepresented a groundbreaking paper through misinterpretation, miscalculation, reproduction and automation. The original researcher explains why this is so damaging. In the grand scheme of environmental fears, few create more of an existential sense of sealed fate than talk of the planet running dry. Oxygen may be fundamental to the survival of many species, but […] Environment Journal · 4 Dec 2025 Industry news Responsible Glass launches with promise of full transparency The international multi-stakeholder programme has pledged to introduce new standardised certifications, cut emissions, and drive circularity, with backing from the industry’s biggest firms. Announced today, Thursday 4th December 2025, Responsible Glass is made up of the world’s largest glass developers and producers. Packaging giants, responsible for making the protective materials that allow g… Environment Journal · 4 Dec 2025 Industry news UK made natural polymer food containers set for more EU customers JustEat Takeaway.com is rolling out its 100% plant-based plastic alternatives to another ordering platform in time for Christmas, making Austria the third European country to use the chemical free, plant-based packaging. 4,900 restaurant partners from Vienna to Linz have already signed up to use UK firm Xampla’s Morro natural polymer packaging. This follows successful trials […] Environment Journal · 4 Dec 2025 Industry news Productivity up despite refuse strike, says Birmingham council Birmingham City Council claim productivity has increased despite the long-running strike action by refuse workers. Circular Online (CIWM) · 4 Dec 2025 Council news Submit a planning application - Blackpool Council Blackpool Council · 4 Dec 2025 Council news Please ask for: Matt Berry Extension No.: 4589 Email: mattberry@cannockchasedc.gov.uk 2 December 2025 Dear Councillor, Responsib - Cannock Chase Council Cannock Chase Council · 4 Dec 2025 Council news Broxtowe’s Housing Development Team shortlisted again! - Broxtowe Broxtowe Council · 4 Dec 2025 Council news Opportunities for all - East Renfrewshire Council East Renfrewshire Council · 4 Dec 2025 Industry news Cling film and sustainability: Reducing food waste in professional kitchens - Klöckner Pentaplast Klockner Pentaplast news · 4 Dec 2025 Industry news Mars’ US$20m Rice Investment: Climate-Smart Farming - Sustainability Magazine Sustainability Magazine · 4 Dec 2025 Industry news M&S Unveils Brand-New 18,000Sq Ft Cannock Food Store In Time For Christmas - Marks & Spencer M&S corporate press releases · 4 Dec 2025 Research & science From field to lab: Rice study reveals how people with vision loss judge approaching vehicles - Rice University Rice University News · 4 Dec 2025 Policy & government Review of implementation of laws for terrestrial and freshwater protected sites in England - Office for Environmental Protection Office for Environmental Protection · 4 Dec 2025 Policy & government | Waste Authority WA - Waste Authority WA WA Waste Authority · 4 Dec 2025 Global Campagnes bedrijfsafval leveren zichtbaar resultaat op Bedrijven scheiden hun afval beter. Dankzij de campagnes ‘Doe alsof je thuis bent’ en ‘Aan de bak’ van de Vereniging Afvalbedrijven kiezen bedrijven steeds vaker voor extra afvalbakken naast de restafvalcontainer. Het aantal bakken per bedrijfslocatie steeg van gemiddeld 1,28 naar circa 1,55. Een duidelijke stap richting betere bronscheiding van bedrijfsafval. Op de werkvloer wordt […] Het beri… RecyclePro · 4 Dec 2025 Global OECD Archive Viewer: undefined - OECD Web Archive OECD — Environment · 4 Dec 2025 Industry news enfinium awards over £2,700 to a further two North Wales Repair Cafés enfinium awards over £2,700 to a further two North Wales Repair Cafés enfinium · 4 Dec 2025 Industry news New campaign highlights the silent danger of sleeping in bins The post New campaign highlights the silent danger of sleeping in bins appeared first on Grundon . Grundon Waste Management · 4 Dec 2025 Global Digitale Zwillinge und Produktpässe für die Circular Economy Das Zukunftslabor Circular Economy entwickelt Szenarien und zugehörige Daten- sowie Informationsmodelle für KI-basierte digitale Zwillinge und Produktpässe. Die Wissenschaftler ermitteln zusammen mit Praxispartnern aus Niedersachsen Anforderungen an die Datenhaltung und den Datenaustausch in der Circular Economy. Der globale Ressourcenverbrauch und die Endlichkeit von Ressourcen zwingen zu eine… Recyclingportal.eu · 4 Dec 2025 Global Schutz des größten Ökosystems der Erde: Kabinett beschließt Beitritt zu UN-Hochseeschutzabkommen Das Bundeskabinett hat auf Vorschlag von Bundesumweltminister Carsten Schneider zwei Gesetzesentwürfe beschlossen, die Deutschlands Beitritt zum UN-Hochseeschutzabkommen und dessen Umsetzung möglich machen. Mit dem 2023 beschlossenen Abkommen wird erstmals weltweit die Einrichtung von Meeresschutzgebieten auf hoher See möglich. Zudem soll es Umweltprüfungen von menschlichen Aktivitäten im Ozean… Recyclingportal.eu · 4 Dec 2025 Global GrundstücksentwässerungsTage: Zukunftsfähige Lösungen für neue Herausforderungen Die Anforderungen an die Grundstücksentwässerung wachsen stetig: Klimawandel, zunehmende Verdichtung der Städte, technische Innovationen und strengere Umweltauflagen stellen Kommunen, Planer und Betreiber vor komplexe Aufgaben. Mit den GrundstücksentwässerungsTagen am 3./4. Februar 2026 in Fulda bietet die Deutsche Vereinigung für Wasserwirtschaft, Abwasser und Abfall (DWA) eine Plattform, um a… Recyclingportal.eu · 4 Dec 2025 Global Toray entwickelt Recycling-Technologie für Carbonfasern mit hoher Festigkeit und Oberflächenqualität Neues Verfahren ermöglicht hochwertige recycelte Carbon-Nonwovens für vielfältige industrielle Anwendungen. Toray Industries, Inc. hat eine Recycling-Technologie entwickelt, mit der sich verschiedene carbonfaserverstärkte Kunststoffe (CFRP) aus duroplastischen Harzen chemisch zersetzen lassen. Dabei bleiben die Festigkeit und die Oberflächenqualität der Fasern erhalten. Auf Grundlage dieser Tec… Recyclingportal.eu · 4 Dec 2025 Industry news Green economy to exceed $7trn a year by 2030, study finds The green economy is expected to generate more than $7trn annually before the end of the decade, according to a new report assessing sector performance and investment flows. edie — Circular Economy tag · 4 Dec 2025 Research & science Mapping the Gender Dimension in Taxation and Budgeting: A Cross-Country Study of Laws, Policies and Practices dc.title: Mapping the Gender Dimension in Taxation and Budgeting: A Cross-Country Study of Laws, Policies and Practices dc.contributor.author: Niesten, Hannelore Maria L.; Ferraz Di Ricco, Luiza; Sakhonchik, Alena dc.description.abstract: New data from the World Bank’s Women, Business and the Law project shed light on the gender dimensions of taxation and public spending—two key fiscal policy t… World Bank Open Knowledge Repository — 'circular economy' search · 4 Dec 2025 Policy & government Regulator of Social Housing - Annual Report and Accounts 2024-25 For the period 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025 GOV.UK · 4 Dec 2025 Policy & government UK statement to the OSCE Ministerial 2025: Minister Doughty Minister for Europe, North America and UK Overseas Territories, Stephen Doughty, delivers UK Statement during the 2025 OSCE Ministerial Council in Vienna, holding Russia to account and outlining the UK's unwavering support for Ukraine GOV.UK · 4 Dec 2025 Policy & government Overview of Greenfield foreign direct investment (FDI) 2003 to 2024 Aggregated data and comparison of Greenfield FDI into the UK and other selected countries and sectors from 2003 to 2024, based on fDi Markets data. GOV.UK · 4 Dec 2025 Policy & government Illegal delivery riders face removal following enforcement blitz Nationwide takedown of illegal delivery riders leads to over 170 arrests. GOV.UK · 4 Dec 2025 Policy & government DCMS Monitoring and Evaluation Strategy 2026 to 2031 Strategy outlining DCMS's evaluation and monitoring practices for the next five years. GOV.UK · 4 Dec 2025 Policy & government UK-Australia Illicit Finance Dialogue 2025: joint statement The Home Office and Australian Department of Home Affairs have reaffirmed a shared commitment to tackling illicit finance. GOV.UK · 4 Dec 2025 Global Certification Scorecard for December 3, 2025 The following are facilities that have achieved, renewed or otherwise regained R2 certification recently: After completing successful audits, the organizations listed below achieved one or more of these NAID AAA certifications: physical destruction of hard drives, physical destruction of solid state devices, over-writing or degaussing of physical hard drives, over-writing of solid state devices. Resource Recycling (US) · 3 Dec 2025 Global Top E-Scrap News stories from November 2025 Stories contrasting EU and US attitudes toward ESG compliance, $350 million in battery recycling funding, a rare earths recovery JV, Iron Mountain's industry outlook and an analysis of quarterly earnings drew reader attention in November. Resource Recycling (US) · 3 Dec 2025 Global ReMA flags rising battery risk and fights reuse barriers ahead During a workshop at this year’s E-Scrap Conference, the Recycled Materials Association (ReMA) sketched a packed advocacy agenda for its electronics division, centering on tariffs, batteries and barriers to reuse. ReMA assistant vice president of sustainability Natalie Messer Betts said the association’s recent rebrand from ISRI was meant to help policymakers see recyclers as “sustainable, […] Resource Recycling (US) · 3 Dec 2025 Global IWS acquires Filco to expand in NYC commercial waste zones Interstate Waste Services, Inc. is expanding its footprint in New York City through the acquisition of Filco Carting Corp. This is a new chapter in Filco’s legacy, which began as a single horse and cart in 1910 and has remained family-owned and operated for four generations. The hauler expanded its service area and relocated its […] Resource Recycling (US) · 3 Dec 2025