Recycling news: 2025

Global How indian train companies are dealing with waste (Video) Our relation to waste and waste management are culturally defined. Some cultures are just polluting more than others. Some may argue that Indians are the filthiest, Japanese are the cleanest. Bioplastics News · 16 Nov 2025 Industry news What is carbon management? A beginner’s guide for businesses In this blog, we explore Valpak’s Carbon Management services and how they help businesses measure, manage, and reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. From carbon footprint assessments and life cycle analysis to net-zero strategy design and ongoing emissions tracking, Valpak provides expert guidance and data-driven insights to support organisations on their sustainability journey, aligned with r… Valpak · 16 Nov 2025 Global In a Time of Democratic Drift, the Aarhus Convention Holds the Line In an era when regulatory frameworks are being weakened and democratic accountability strained (Omnibus, anyone?), the Aarhus Convention offers one of the few internationally binding backstops for public rights in environmental governance. It is not just an environmental treaty: it is a democratic safeguard. The convention’s quadrennial Meeting of the Parties – or MOP – may be overshadowed by i… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 16 Nov 2025 Council news Tandridge District Local Plan 2024 - 2044 - Tandridge District Council Tandridge Council · 16 Nov 2025 Industry news Felix Volunteer Portal – Group Volunteer Guide - FareShare The Felix Project · 16 Nov 2025 Council news View Title: Fireplaces : a brief guide to Georgian fireplaces. - Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames Kingston upon Thames Council · 16 Nov 2025 Policy & government Crime-cutting jobs plan sees hundreds of firms join hiring drive Britain’s biggest businesses have joined the Government’s hiring drive to get prison leavers into work in effort to cut crime as part of the Plan for Change. GOV.UK · 16 Nov 2025 Council news Technical Review of Tees Valley Energy Recovery Facility - Durham County Council County Durham Council · 16 Nov 2025 Council news Council tax payment options - Wiltshire Council Wiltshire Council · 16 Nov 2025 Industry news Lord Alan Whitehead’s appointment as Minister of State at the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero – what it means for AD in the UK Lord Alan Whitehead’s appointment as Minister of State at the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero – what it means for AD in the UK The appointment of Lord Alan Whitehead as Minister of State at the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) marks a significant moment for the UK’s clean energy… ADBA (Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association) · 15 Nov 2025 Industry news Clodagh McKenna's No Butter Carrot Cake Tray Bake - FareShare The Felix Project · 15 Nov 2025 Global Greenpeace joins over 40,000 marching in Belém calling for forest and climate action at COP30 Greenpeace joined more than 40,000 people at the Global Climate March in Belém to end the first week of the UN climate conference. Greenpeace International · 15 Nov 2025 Policy & government Global Clean Power Alliance: supply chains mission vision The vision statement from governments and organisations participating in work on the Global Clean Power Alliance supply chains mission. GOV.UK · 15 Nov 2025 Global Fire Reduction by Employing AI The German company Korn Recycling has reduced a major safety risk in its sorting plant in Albstadt: fires caused by improperly disposed lithium-ion batteries. Battery.Sort by WeSort.AI provides preventive protection for sorting facilities. As reported by the provider, the AI-powered Battery.Sort solution from Würzburg-based company WeSort.AI was integrated into the commercial waste sorting faci… Global Recycling · 15 Nov 2025 Council news Discounted market sales housing - Mid Suffolk District Council Mid Suffolk Council · 15 Nov 2025 Global COP30 steps forward on fossil fuel phase-out and forest protection, but more needed Greenpeace has called on negotiators at the end of week one at COP30 in Belém to accelerate and implement climate and forest promises. Greenpeace International · 15 Nov 2025 Council news Listed Building Consent Application for Ground floor rear extension (Conservation Area) (Amended Plan) - North East Derbyshire District Council North East Derbyshire Council · 15 Nov 2025 Council news Appendix B - Together Gloucester Funding and Commissioning Overview - Gloucester City Council Gloucester Council · 15 Nov 2025 Global Powering change: a visual journey into China’s green transition This year’s exhibition marks a new chapter: a nation in the midst of the world's largest clean energy transition. Greenpeace International · 14 Nov 2025 Global Forest Solutions: Showcasing solutions by Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities from the Amazon, Congo Basin, and Indonesia for Rights and Forest Protection This report findings confirm that agricultural activity and expansion in the Amazon is driving an air pollution crisis alongside deforestation. Greenpeace International · 14 Nov 2025 Industry news Rapid melt from Antarctica could help preserve crucial ocean current Greenland’s melt is expected to slow the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, but research suggests a collapse of the West Antarctic ice sheet could in some cases prevent it from shutting down New Scientist — Environment · 14 Nov 2025 Council news Pay my rent - Leeds.gov Leeds Council · 14 Nov 2025 Global Frontline Leaders Addressing Methane Reduction Across the Nation Convene in Louisiana to Chart a Just Path Forward GAIA’s U.S. Methane Reduction & Environmental Justice Cohort at the Woodland Plantation in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana. GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 14 Nov 2025 Global Greenpeace calls on Toyota to stop greenwashing biofuel vehicles Greenpeace calls on Toyota to stop greenwashing biofuel vehicles Bioplastics News · 14 Nov 2025 Global Victory: Three oil fields in the North Sea declared illegal Borgarting Court of Appeal agreed with Greenpeace Nordic and Natur og Ungdom that three oil fields in the Norwegian North Sea are illegal. Greenpeace International · 14 Nov 2025 Industry news ‘A transparency tool, not a victory lap’: Five key takeaways from Patagonia’s 2025 sustainability report Patagonia has published its latest sustainability report, outlining progress and challenges in the fields of emissions reduction, material sourcing, labour practices, governance and financial decision making. Here, edie outlines five key highlights from the report. edie — Circular Economy tag · 14 Nov 2025 Industry news COP30 DeBriefed 14 November 2025: Finance and 1.5C loom large at talks; China’s emissions dip; Negotiations explained Welcome to Carbon Brief’s DeBriefed. An essential guide to the week’s key developments relating to climate... Carbon Brief · 14 Nov 2025 Industry news MC Tissue - Confederation of Paper Industries Confederation of Paper Industries · 14 Nov 2025 Policy & government NDA announces £1 million funding to accelerate clean energy in West Cumbria NDA announces £1 million investment to develop masterplan for clean energy development on land adjacent to Sellafield. GOV.UK · 14 Nov 2025 Industry news Scottish trial shows small financial incentive can drive surge in recycling A trial involving Scottish-based students has revealed a surge in recycling following the introduction of a small financial incentive. Students from across the Motherwell, Coatbridge and Cumbernauld campuses at New College Lanarkshire recycled more than 20,000 cans and plastic bottles, following the introduction of a 20p incentive for using Reverse Vending Machines (RVM). The trial […] Packaging Scotland · 14 Nov 2025 Global Geen exportbeperkingen voor schroot nodig Volgens de Europese staalindustrie moet Europa de export van schroot aan banden leggen. Met de recentste versie van de Waste Shipment Regulation zijn ze al deels in hun opzet geslaagd. Maar de staallobby duwt nu hard door om alle gerecyclede metalen binnen de grenzen van Europa te houden onder het mom dat we hier vandaag […] Het bericht Geen exportbeperkingen voor schroot nodig verscheen eerst … RecyclePro · 14 Nov 2025 Policy & government Russo-Ukrainian war: the political economy of the present balance of forces This paper examines the evolving political economy of the Russo-Ukrainian war. GOV.UK · 14 Nov 2025 Industry news OPINION: ‘Home sweet home – Why domestic material supply is key to achieving a closed-loop circular plastics economy’ Grant Jones, Commercial and Sales Manager at Sherbourne Recycling, explores the challenges facing the UK’s plastics recycling market, discusses the hidden costs associated with waste imports and explains the conditions needed to achieve a circular economy for plastic packaging. OPINION: Over the past 24 months, the UK’s plastics recycling market has experienced significant turbulence. Alongside… letsrecycle.com News · 14 Nov 2025 Council news Young Carers in South Ayrshire celebrate major funding wins and award success - South Ayrshire Council South Ayrshire Council · 14 Nov 2025 Global Braskem COP 30 https://www.braskem.com/braskem-na-cop30-en https://www.packaginginsights.com/news/braskem-bioeconomy-policy-cop30.html Bioplastics News · 14 Nov 2025 Global Differential Effects of Microplastics on Soil Organic Carbon via Lignin Phenols and Amino Sugars in Soil Aggregates https://www.newswise.com/articles/differential-effects-of-microplastics-on-soil-organic-carbon-via-lignin-phenols-and-amino-sugars-in-soil-aggregates Bioplastics News · 14 Nov 2025 Global Researchers Develop Biobased Film That Could Replace Traditional Plastic Packaging https://www.newswise.com/articles/researchers-develop-biobased-film-that-could-replace-traditional-plastic-packaging Bioplastics News · 14 Nov 2025 Global The BioGlitter Initiative- Getting Plastic Glitter out of ASD https://environmentamerica.org/alaska/center/articles/the-bioglitter-initiative-getting-plastic-glitter-out-of-asd Bioplastics News · 14 Nov 2025 Global Why Ireland could lead the way in a new multi-trillion euro industry https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2025/1112/1543503-bioplastics-industry-ireland-plastic-waste-sustainability Bioplastics News · 14 Nov 2025 Global P2 Science and Algenesis Partner to Develop Algae-Derived Chemicals and 100% Biobased, Biodegradable Polyurethanes https://themalaysianreserve.com/2025/11/12/p2-science-and-algenesis-partner-to-develop-algae-derived-chemicals-and-100-biobased-biodegradable-polyurethanes/amp Bioplastics News · 14 Nov 2025