Recycling news: 2025
Fresh every day from industry press, GOV.UK and research feeds — plus the historical archive. Last updated 28 Jul 2026.
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Industry news
Keep Britain Tidy Privacy Policy - Keep Britain Tidy
Keep Britain Tidy · 26 Nov 2025
Council news
Consultation on rent charges for East Ayrshire Council properties in 2026 -2027 and 2027-2028 - East Ayrshire Council
East Ayrshire Council · 26 Nov 2025
Industry news
COP30: Key outcomes for food, forests, land and nature at the UN climate talks in Belém
The COP30 climate summit – held in the city of Belém, on the edge of...
Carbon Brief · 26 Nov 2025
Policy & government
Insolvency Service welcomes Budget funding to help tackle rogue directors
Agency will receive an extra £25 million to help it tackle rogue directors
GOV.UK · 26 Nov 2025
Industry news
LIVE SECTOR REACTIONS: Autumn Budget 2025
The waste and recycling sector has reacted to today’s (26 November 2025) release of the Autumn Budget by Chancellor Rachel Reeves. The budget included updates on landfill tax reform, Plastic Packaging Tax (PPT), vape ban enforcement and additional funding for Defra. The government confirmed that it will not proceed with plans to converge the standard … Read More
letsrecycle.com News · 26 Nov 2025
Industry news
Chancellor introduces per-mile EV tax, raising emissions concerns
Rachel Reeves has unveiled a new tax on electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles as part of her autumn budget. In her second Budget as chancellor, Reeves announced electric car owners will be charged 3p per mile, while plug-in hybrid drivers will pay 1.5p per mile, with both rates set to increase annually in line with […]
Air Quality News · 26 Nov 2025
Policy & government
Reeves backs Northern Ireland business and public services at Budget
Northern Ireland families and businesses have been backed by a Budget to cut the cost-of-living, boost UK trade, and invest in public services, as the Chancellor reaffirmed her commitment to drive economic growth.
GOV.UK · 26 Nov 2025
Policy & government
Reeves tackles cost-of-living and backs Scottish industry at Budget
Scottish families will benefit from a Budget to cut the cost-of-living, create more high skilled jobs and invest in public services, as the Chancellor reaffirmed her commitment to drive economic growth.
GOV.UK · 26 Nov 2025
Industry news
Buy Nothing New Month - Keep Britain Tidy
Keep Britain Tidy · 26 Nov 2025
Global
Verzamelbesluiten Omgevingswet 2025 en 2026
Wat verandert er? De invoering van de Omgevingswet is een enorme operatie geweest. Niet vreemd dus dat er na de start snel aanpassingen nodig zijn. Een belangrijk deel hiervan gebeurt via de zogeheten verzamelbesluiten. Dit zijn correctierondes waarin zowel fouten worden hersteld als beleidsmatige wijzigingen worden doorgevoerd. In dit artikel lichten we een aantal relevante […] Het bericht Ver…
RecyclePro · 26 Nov 2025
Policy & government
Budget 2025 speech
Budget 2025 speech as delivered by Chancellor Rachel Reeves.
GOV.UK · 26 Nov 2025
Research & science
What the budget could mean for you – experts react to the chancellor’s announcement
Do Rachel Reeves’ sums add up?
Brunel University of London — The Conversation institution feed · 26 Nov 2025
Industry news
December 2025
The Value of Making: Why Hands-On Work Matters. Real-world activities can be an antidote to aspects of life that feel detached or isolating, and our workshops offer a human-centred way to turn waste materials into a shared source of learning and pride for our staff, our volunteers, and our customers. We also look at Solo Wood Recycling, which worked with Opportunity Kensington this July to help…
Community Wood Recycling · 26 Nov 2025
Industry news
Research and innovation - Keep Britain Tidy
Keep Britain Tidy · 26 Nov 2025
Industry news
OPRL Monthly Round-Up (January 2026)
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OPRL (On-Pack Recycling Label) · 26 Nov 2025
Industry news
Autumn Budget: Landfill tax changes to be scrapped
The UK Government has released its Autumn Budget 2025, giving updates on landfill tax reform, Plastic Packaging Tax (PPT), vape ban enforcement and additional funding for Defra. Landfill tax changes scrapped Chancellor Rachel Reeves confirmed that the government will not proceed with plans to converge the standard and lower rates of landfill tax. The Treasury … Read More
letsrecycle.com News · 26 Nov 2025
Industry news
Boost - AG Barr
A.G. Barr media news · 26 Nov 2025
Policy & government
Transfer pricing — scope and documentation
We welcome views on amending the small and medium enterprise exemption from transfer pricing and introducing an International Controlled Transactions Schedule.
GOV.UK · 26 Nov 2025
Policy & government
Behavioural penalties reform
The consultation seeks views on options to simplify and strengthen HMRC’s behavioural penalties for inaccuracies and failures to notify.
GOV.UK · 26 Nov 2025
Policy & government
Research and Development tax relief advance clearances
We are seeking views on widening the use of advance clearances in the R&D tax reliefs to reduce error and fraud, provide certainty to businesses and improve the customer experience.
GOV.UK · 26 Nov 2025
Industry news
A Rubbish Reality Our litter problem and why it matters - Keep Britain Tidy
Keep Britain Tidy · 26 Nov 2025
Policy & government
Tax implications for companies and employees in relation to employees trading their shares on PISCES
This technical note provides details of the tax implications in relation to employees trading their shares on PISCES, a new type of stock market.
GOV.UK · 26 Nov 2025
Policy & government
Promoting electronic invoicing across UK businesses and the public sector
HMRC and DBT are seeking views on standardising electronic invoicing and increasing its adoption across UK businesses and the public sector.
GOV.UK · 26 Nov 2025
Policy & government
Tackling the hidden economy by expanding tax conditionality to new sectors
This consultation discusses expanding the existing ‘tax conditionality’ approach, which aims to tackle the hidden economy, to further suitable licensing regimes.
GOV.UK · 26 Nov 2025
Policy & government
The taxation of decentralised finance involving the lending and staking of cryptoassets
The government is seeking views on a potential new taxation framework for cryptoasset loans and ‘staking’ in the context of decentralised finance.
GOV.UK · 26 Nov 2025
Policy & government
The HMRC tax debt strategy update
The tax debt strategy outlines the government’s vision for a more efficient, modernised and automated tax and customs system.
GOV.UK · 26 Nov 2025
Industry news
Britain becomes world’s largest economy to end new oil and gas exploration
Commenting on the government’s North Sea Future Plan, in which it has confirmed that no more licences for new oil and gas will be issued, Greenpeace UK’s co-executive director, Areeba Hamid, said: “Britain has just made history. Closing the door to new exploration marks the beginning of the end of oil and gas in this […]
Greenpeace UK · 26 Nov 2025
Policy & government
BH24 3QE, Veolia ES Landfill Limited: environmental permit issued – EPR/BU5208IJ/V011
View the permit issued for Blue Haze Landfill, Nr Ringwood under the Industrial Emissions Directive.
GOV.UK · 26 Nov 2025
Global
Bioplastics Newsletter (6)
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Bioplastics News · 26 Nov 2025
Industry news
Dutch Remen – Building Awareness for Automatic Transmissions in Automotive Recycling
Automatic transmissions are a high-value but misunderstood asset in auto recycling. Dutch Remen shows how smarter gearbox strategy cuts risk and increases profit.
Auto Recycling World · 26 Nov 2025
Industry news
DNV approves SVENNER solid-state marine battery
EPTechnologies has unveiled SVENNER, the world’s first solid-state marine battery to achieve full DNV type approval.At the core of SVENNER is solid-state cell technology, replacing most liquid electrolytes with advanced solid materials. The result is a battery that withstands six times overcharge and an 8mm nail puncture without thermic reaction, ensuring stability even under extreme…
BEST Magazine (Batteries & Energy Storage Technology) · 26 Nov 2025
Global
A journey across Europe to fix fashion and cut textile waste
As Europe marks the European Week for Waste Reduction – and as Black Friday’s wave of hyper-consumerism looms – it’s impossible to ignore one of the biggest culprits behind our waste crisis: the textile industry. Few sectors are as polluting, wasteful, and exploitative. Textile production drives climate emissions, chemical pollution, and resource depletion, while relying on unsafe and unfair wo…
META (European Environmental Bureau) · 26 Nov 2025
Policy & government
Planning and performance framework
A description of how the government sets priorities, plans activity, allocates money and monitors progress and performance using a collective set of processes.
GOV.UK · 26 Nov 2025
Industry news
Budget 2025: Government backtracks on landfill tax overhaul
The UK Government has confirmed that it will not proceed with transitioning to a single rate of landfill tax by 2030, following pushback from the construction industry.
Circular Online (CIWM) · 26 Nov 2025
Industry news
Second brother ordered to repay £53k illegal waste profits at Hertfordshire quarry
A Hertfordshire man must repay £52,872 for his role in burying 200,000m³ of illegal waste at Codicote Quarry, as the Environment Agency steps up action on waste crime.
ATF Professional · 26 Nov 2025
Policy & government
Rates and allowances for Landfill Tax
Find out the rates of Landfill Tax payable on material disposed of at a landfill site.
GOV.UK · 26 Nov 2025
Policy & government
Check if you need to pay Landfill Tax
Find out what landfill activities are taxable at your landfill site if you’re a landfill operator or controller and what rates you’ll pay.
GOV.UK · 26 Nov 2025
Policy & government
Excise Notice LFT1: a general guide to Landfill Tax
This notice gives you detailed information about Landfill Tax rules and your obligations.
GOV.UK · 26 Nov 2025
Policy & government
PAYE changes for the umbrella company market
This measure introduces legislation to tackle non-compliance in labour supply chains which includes an umbrella company, or any third person supplying labour.
GOV.UK · 26 Nov 2025
Policy & government
Plastic Packaging Tax — mass balance approach and removal of pre-consumer plastic
This measure is about allowing a mass balance approach to calculate attributed recycled content for chemically recycled plastic and the removal of pre-consumer waste for Plastic Packaging Tax.
GOV.UK · 26 Nov 2025