Recycling news: 2025

Global Plastic spends century on ocean surface, study finds https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy8v5jgyq20o.amp Bioplastics News · 6 Nov 2025 Global Toxic effects of biodegradable polylactic acid nanoplastics on developing zebrafish (Danio rerio) https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-21849-y Bioplastics News · 6 Nov 2025 Global What Trump’s absence means for COP30 https://www.eco-business.com/news/what-trumps-absence-means-for-cop30 Bioplastics News · 6 Nov 2025 Global Design, trust and circularity: why glass matters for beauty FEVE (European Container Glass Federation) · 6 Nov 2025 Global Is China the new enemy? I was recently speaking with an EU lobbyist who runs a PR agency in Brussels. He told me that China is the new enemy. He went on to say, we shouldn’t buy anything that comes from China. Let me tell you — I disagree. And here’s why. Bioplastics News · 6 Nov 2025 Global The New Faces of GWP*: Temperature neutrality and no additional warming The post The New Faces of GWP*: Temperature neutrality and no additional warming appeared first on Changing Markets . Changing Markets Foundation · 6 Nov 2025 Global Enzymes from fungi can be used to extract plant components for biofuels and bioplastics https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/enzymes-from-fungi-can-be-used-to-extract-plant-components-for-biofuels-and-bioplastics/ar-AA1GVYJ7 Bioplastics News · 6 Nov 2025 Global Synthetic wollastonite-based particles as fillers in bioplastic cellulose acetate composites https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0272884225053350 Bioplastics News · 6 Nov 2025 Global Researchers say spray-coated bioplastics layers can improve barrier properties for paper packaging https://packagingeurope.com/news/researchers-say-spray-coated-bioplastics-layers-can-improve-barrier-properties-for-paper-packaging/13592.article Bioplastics News · 6 Nov 2025 Global Geen afval, maar nieuwe hoogwaardige grondstof Van Werven recyclet harde plastics op verschillende vestigingen in Europa en brengt het terug als hoogwaardige secundaire grondstof voor de maakindustrie. We sorteren, scheiden, reinigen en malen. Onze grondstof leveren we aan de kunststofindustrie in Europa. Van Werven produceert maalgoed op klantspecificatie in grote volumes en van hoge, constante kwaliteit. Ons team staat voor je […] Het ber… RecyclePro · 6 Nov 2025 Global Greenpeace: world leaders must set the stage for COP30 climate, forests action Greenpeace has called on world leaders meeting at the Climate Summit in Belém to send a clear signal to delegates at COP30. Greenpeace International · 6 Nov 2025 Global Bioplastics Truce and change of editorial line I'm going to change the editorial line of Bioplastics News and make a truce with European Bioplastics members. Here's why... Bioplastics News · 6 Nov 2025 Global CARBIOS and Wankai New Materials partner on PET biorecycling technology in Asia https://www.carbios.com/newsroom/en/carbios-and-wankai-new-materials-a-subsidiary-of-zhink-group-are-committed-to-the-large-scale-deployment-of-carbios-pet-biorecycling-technology-in-asia Bioplastics News · 6 Nov 2025 Global ECESP’s new Coordination Group has been selected https://circulareconomy.europa.eu/platform/en/coordination-group Bioplastics News · 6 Nov 2025 Global These Tiny Ocean Warriors May Hold The Key To Ending Plastic Pollution Forever https://theanimalrescuesite.com/blogs/news/plastic-eating-bacteria Bioplastics News · 6 Nov 2025 Global 4 things Greenpeace is fighting for at COP30 At COP30 in Belém, Greenpeace is demanding action to end deforestation, phase out fossil fuels, protect Indigenous Peoples, and make polluters pay. Discover our key demands for a just and liveable future. Greenpeace International · 6 Nov 2025 Global 7 Months, 7 Countries, One Mission: Stop Fossil Gas For seven months the Greenpeace ships Arctic Sunrise and Witness were on a mission across Europe to expose the fossil gas trap and show that a renewables-powered future is already within reach. Greenpeace International · 6 Nov 2025 Global Research Project: Recycling of Multilayer Plastic Materials The RECIPLUS project applies technologies such as physicochemical delamination, a combination of mechanical separation techniques, and enzymatic recycling. Spain-based technological center Aimplas is addressing the issue of plastic waste, as multilayer plastic materials present a major challenge at the end of their life cycle due to the complexity of separating and processing their different co… Global Recycling · 6 Nov 2025 Global Meet the ISWA YPG UK & Ireland Chapter ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 6 Nov 2025 Global Slijtdelen van topkwaliteit Machines en hun onderdelen krijgen het zwaar te verduren in de recyclingsector. Dat heel wat recyclingbedrijven intussen kind aan huis zijn bij ATWT Europe hoeft niet te verwonderen. Het bedrijf staat immers garant voor slijtdelen van ongeëvenaarde kwaliteit. Voor elk merk heeft het een onderdeel op de plank liggen of kan het op maat aangepast […] Het bericht Slijtdelen van topkwaliteit versche… RecyclePro · 6 Nov 2025 Global Scotland: Decline in landfill volumes continues in 2024 The total quantity of waste landfilled in Scotland in 2024 was 1.81 million tonnes , across 39 permitted sites. This was a reduction of 172,000 tonnes (8.6%) from 2023 and is the lowest amount of waste landfilled since this record began in 2005. The long-term trend in the total amount of waste landfilled in Scotland […] Recyclingportal.eu · 6 Nov 2025 Global NRW: Pro-Kopf-Abfallaufkommen steigt 2024 zum zweiten Mal in Folge Im Jahr 2024 haben die öffentlich-rechtlichen Entsorgungsbetriebe Nordrhein-Westfalens 8,2 Millionen Tonnen Siedlungsabfälle eingesammelt, das waren 2,1 Prozent mehr als ein Jahr zuvor. Wie Landesbetrieb IT.NRW als amtliche Statistikstelle des Landes mitteilt, ergab sich für das Jahr 2024 damit ein Pro-Kopf-Abfallaufkommen von 454,2 Kilogramm. Dieses steigt damit zum zweiten Mal in Folge, nachd… Recyclingportal.eu · 6 Nov 2025 Global 500-Gramm-Schwelle für Einwegkunststoffverpackungen Das Umweltbundesamt überarbeitet die Regeln für bestimmte Verpackungen im Vollzug des Einwegkunststofffondsgesetzes: Tüten und Folienverpackungen sowie Lebensmittelbehälter mit einem Inhalt von mehr als 500 Gramm sind künftig von der Abgabe nach Einwegkunststofffondsgesetz ausgenommen. Das Umweltbundesamt (⁠UBA⁠) passt die Anwendung des Einwegkunststofffondsgesetz an. Künftig gilt für Tüten und… Recyclingportal.eu · 6 Nov 2025 Global Kunststoffrecycler fordern Zugang zum Industriestrompreis Hohe Energiekosten und schwache Nachfrage setzen die Kunststoff-Recyclingbranche unter Druck. Die Unternehmen hoffen, dass die Bundesregierung den geplanten Industriestrompreis auch für sie öffnet. Die deutsche Kunststoffrecyclingbranche steht unter massivem wirtschaftlichem Druck. Neben rückläufiger Nachfrage und sinkenden Erlösen für Rezyklate belasten die Unternehmen vor allem die hohen Ener… Recyclingportal.eu · 6 Nov 2025 Global A brief look at Spain’s pathway to DRS In this episode with Miquel Roset, we discuss how Spain is on the cusp of introducing a national deposit return system by 2026, and what must happen next to deliver on time. We also touch on Portugal’s newly announced DRS start date and why Iberian momentum matters. Reloop Platform · 5 Nov 2025 Global Baku to Belém Roadmap lacks public finance accountability, but offers signal on polluter taxes The long-awaited release of the Baku to Belém Roadmap to US 1.3 trillion lacks accountability ask of developed countries to deliver promised public finance for climate action. Greenpeace International · 5 Nov 2025 Global From Waste to Value: Recycling Automotive Shredder Residue and Bio-Waste into High-Value Feedstock https://www.basf.com/global/en/media/news-releases/2025/10/p-25-223 Bioplastics News · 5 Nov 2025 Global Wolff Competition Awards Grand Prize to Company Using Seaweed to Replace Plastic Wolff Competition Awards Grand Prize to Company Using Seaweed to Replace Plastic Bioplastics News · 5 Nov 2025 Global Visible light-responsive amine-rich porous g-C3N4-chitosan/PBAT bilayer film with high antibacterial activity for fruit preservation https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0141813025092268 Bioplastics News · 5 Nov 2025 Global Understanding biodegradable 3D printing materials Bioplastics News · 5 Nov 2025 Global Braskem World’s First Bio-PE Christmas Trees https://www.braskem.com.br/europe/news-detail/with-braskems-im-greensuptmsup-bio-based-polyethylene-balsam-hill-made-the-worlds-first-plant-based-plastic-christmas-trees Bioplastics News · 5 Nov 2025 Global Bioplastics spark viral activity, reshape microbiomes and accelerate organic matter degradation in the marine environment https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-025-02806-z Bioplastics News · 5 Nov 2025 Global Plastics recycling is in trouble https://cen.acs.org/environment/recycling/Plastics-recycling-trouble/103/web/2025/11 Bioplastics News · 5 Nov 2025 Global Sunlight Found to Turn Clothes into Ocean Microplastics Bioplastics News · 5 Nov 2025 Global Researchers make sponges recyclable without toxic chemicals https://www.technology.org/2025/11/01/researchers-make-sponges-recyclable-without-toxic-chemicals Bioplastics News · 5 Nov 2025 Global New process: Nylon recycling in 2 minutes https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/new-process-nylon-recycling-in-2-minutes-like-rebuilding-noodle-strands/articleshow/125018731.cms Bioplastics News · 5 Nov 2025 Global Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior arrives in Belém for COP30 Greenpeace’s iconic ship, the Rainbow Warrior, arrived in Belém, Pará, ahead of the United Nations Climate Conference COP30. Greenpeace International · 5 Nov 2025 Global How politicians can make polluters pay at COP30 and the UN Tax Convention The fossil fuel industry and other major polluters driving the climate crisis must be held financially accountable for harm caused. COP30 and the UN Tax Convention must take decisive action: it's time to make polluters pay. Greenpeace International · 5 Nov 2025 Global Novel PVC-recycling process piloted in Ohio https://www.chemengonline.com/novel-pvc-recycling-process-piloted-in-ohio Bioplastics News · 5 Nov 2025 Global CUBIC project meeting reports progress on novel biomaterials for circular composites https://www.compositesworld.com/news/cubic-project-meeting-reports-progress-on-novel-biomaterials-for-circular-composites Bioplastics News · 5 Nov 2025