Recycling news: 2025

Fresh every day from industry press, GOV.UK and research feeds — plus the historical archive. Last updated 26 Jul 2026.

Global Avantium’s Releaf® Receives CPBR Approval for Recycling in Japan Bioplastics News · 5 Nov 2025 Global How an industrial microbe converts carbon monoxide into biofuel https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/how-an-industrial-microbe-converts-carbon-monoxide-into-biofuel/ar-AA1Pr7GI Bioplastics News · 5 Nov 2025 Global Scaling up Europe’s bio-based industries https://www.eib.org/en/publications/20250060-scaling-up-europe-s-bio-based-industries Bioplastics News · 5 Nov 2025 Global Scientists stunned after discovering mysterious bacteria in world’s oceans: ‘Spontaneously evolved in the deep sea’ https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/scientists-stunned-discovering-mysterious-bacteria-235000125.html Bioplastics News · 5 Nov 2025 Global Immediate Action is Needed to Address the Pervasive Microplastics Health Threat, Says Symphony Environmental https://www.azocleantech.com/news.aspx?newsID=35992 Bioplastics News · 5 Nov 2025 Global Enhancing PHA Copolymers with Amino Acids from Dairy Bioplastics News · 5 Nov 2025 Global Biologisch schuim tegen stofoverlast Duurzaam, kostenefficiënt en inzetbaar in elke sector Stof blijft een hardnekkig probleem in sectoren zoals recycling, mineralenverwerking en staalindustrie. Het zorgt niet alleen voor hinder, maar vormt ook een serieus gezondheidsrisico voor werknemers. Al sinds 1999 biedt BeePro BV uit Deinum een innovatieve oplossing: BeeFoam, 100% biologisch schuim dat stofontwikkeling doeltreffend onderdru… RecyclePro · 5 Nov 2025 Global India’s first PLA bioplastics plant to start operations soon https://www.cnbctv18.com/business/balrampur-chini-pla-bioplastics-plant-operations-19742553.htm Bioplastics News · 5 Nov 2025 Global The Global Recycled Ocean Plastics Market American market research and advisory company Custom Market Insights (CMI) has published a new research report regarding the recycled ocean plastic market. According to the latest research study, the global recycled ocean plastics market was valued at approximately 82 billion US-Dollar in 2024 and is expected to reach 1.93 billion US-Dollar in 2025, CMI gave […] Global Recycling · 5 Nov 2025 Global Toptandem presenteert nieuwste innovaties Magnetisme en ‘eddy current’: slim scheiden met sterke technieken Recycling draait niet alleen om afvalverwerking, maar vooral om hoogwaardige output van secundaire grondstoffen. Precies daar speelt het totaalaanbod van Bronneberg een sleutelrol. Met zijn gerenommeerde recyclingmachines – zowel eigen fabricaat als internationale topmerken – ondersteunt het bedrijven bij maximale operationele ef… RecyclePro · 5 Nov 2025 Global 2040 climate target: EU governments choose loopholes over leadership After lengthy negotiations at the Environmental Council Meeting, national governments chose short-term political convenience over scientific integrity, environmental safety, and societal responsibility, by failing to uphold […] European Environmental Bureau · 5 Nov 2025 Global Blauer Engel im Trend: Immer mehr Kommunen und Hochschulen nutzen Recyclingpapier Papieratlas 2025 zeigt Rekordbeteiligung und Einsatzquoten auf Spitzenniveau. Parlamentarische Staatssekretärin Rita Schwarzelühr-Sutter hat gestern (4. November 2025) im Bundesumweltministerium in Berlin die Gewinner des Papieratlas 2025 ausgezeichnet: In den drei Wettbewerben setzten sich die Städte Heidelberg und Amberg, der Landkreis Schweinfurt und die Universität Würzburg durch. „Aufsteig… Recyclingportal.eu · 5 Nov 2025 Global Sekundärrohstoffe und die Chance für unsere Zukunft Am 29. Oktober 2025 fand das „RAL Forum Kreislaufwirtschaft: Sekundär ist das neue Primär“ statt. Mehr als 150 Teilnehmende online und vor Ort in Bonn folgten den Vorträgen und Diskussionen rund um das Thema Sekundärrohstoffe. Bereits zum dritten Mal in Folge drehte sich beim RAL Forum in Bonn alles um die Kreislaufwirtschaft. Im Fokus diesmal: […] Recyclingportal.eu · 5 Nov 2025 Global Gemeinden im Fokus: Team Kreislaufwirtschaft startet durch Neue österreichweite Initiative unterstützt Gemeinden von 2025 bis 2029 mit flächendeckendem Angebot an Schulung, Beratung und Vernetzung. Mit Oktober 2025 nimmt das im Rahmen des österreichischen GAP-Strategieplans 23–27 geförderte Projekt „Team Kreislaufwirtschaft“ offiziell seine Arbeit auf. Es unterstützt Gemeinden und Regionen gezielt bei der Umsetzung konkreter Kreislaufwirtschaftsmaßnahm… Recyclingportal.eu · 5 Nov 2025 Global Nachhaltige Papierbeschaffung in Deutschland – Erfolge und Potenziale Recyclingpapier-Report 2025 zeigt: Marktanteil von Büropapier mit dem Blauen Engel mehr als verdoppelt – Zahlreiche Best-Practice-Beispiele in Unternehmen und öffentlichen Verwaltungen gewürdigt. Parlamentarische Staatssekretärin Rita Schwarzelühr-Sutter, Umweltbundesamt-Präsident Prof. Dr. Dirk Messner und Marc Gebauer, Sprecher der Initiative Pro Recyclingpapier (IPR), haben gestern (4. Novem… Recyclingportal.eu · 5 Nov 2025 Global Volvo Trucks launches world-first stop/start engine technology to save fuel and CO2 Volvo Trucks introduces a new generation of its I-Roll technology, adding an engine stop/start functionality – a world first in the heavy-duty truck industry. The new stop/start function will cut fuel consumption and CO2 emissions – the latest initiative from Volvo to reduce the climate impact and running costs of transportation. Volvo Trucks’ recent victory […] Recyclingportal.eu · 5 Nov 2025 Global Ecoprog barometer 2025 CEWEP (Confederation of European Waste-to-Energy Plants) · 4 Nov 2025 Global UNEP warns 1.5°C dangerously at risk, Greenpeace comment Greenpeace demands leaders agree on a global response plan at COP30 as new major UN report warned the global temperature is projected to rise Greenpeace International · 4 Nov 2025 Global Massachusetts Explores Expansion Of Its Organics Disposal Ban Taking the threshold for commercial organics disposal to zero and adding residential food waste streams are among steps the Massachusetts DEP is considering. BioCycle · 4 Nov 2025 Global WRRF Biogas To RNG-Fueled Buses In Raleigh This new system produces green energy through the production of biogas and uses an innovative process called “thermal hydrolysis” to treat the biosolids. BioCycle · 4 Nov 2025 Global Experten in stofbeheersing Kwalitatieve, creatieve oplossingen met een persoonlijke aanpak Davy De Baere en zijn team zijn de voorbije jaren uitgegroeid tot een vaste waarde op vlak van vernieuwende industriële technieken. Sinds het najaar van 2018 bouwden ze onder de vlag Pulvi een stevige reputatie op inzake stofbeheersing. Ze maken er hun missie van om stofontwikkeling en -verspreiding […] Het bericht Experten in stof… RecyclePro · 4 Nov 2025 Global Reducing Wasted Food At Your Thanksgiving Feast A new analysis by ReFED estimates that across America, 320 million pounds of food will be wasted this Thanksgiving, representing $550 million worth of food thrown away in just a single day. BioCycle · 4 Nov 2025 Global Compost Restores Fire-Scarred Community Garden After compost application in February, Lab Leap Farm’s community garden was in full swing by the summer. BioCycle · 4 Nov 2025 Global Connections: We Can Fix What We’ve Broken The Superfund sites were the scars showing just how effective we can be in destroying the earth. Fixing them with biosolids and compost literally brought something dead back to life. BioCycle · 4 Nov 2025 Global Keep Compost Local Webinar Institute for Local Self-Reliance webinar will share lessons learned and tips for replication from three local government and community composter partnerships. BioCycle · 4 Nov 2025 Global BPI’s New Home Compostability Certification The Biodegradable Products Institute (BPI) announced its new Commercial & Home Compostable Certification program in September, with the program officially launching on December 1, 2025. BioCycle · 4 Nov 2025 Global Libraries Added To Chicago’s Food Scraps Drop-Off Sites Library sites will add 13 new drop-off locations to the existing 20 City of Chicago Department of Streets and Sanitation facility sites. BioCycle · 4 Nov 2025 Global How mussels reveal increasing microplastic pollution in Greek waters Bioplastics News · 4 Nov 2025 Global Sasol International Chemicals Targets Growth in Bio-Based Surfactants Through Insect Oil Innovation https://www.chemanalyst.com/NewsAndDeals/NewsDetails/sasol-international-chemicals-eyes-growth-in-bio-based-surfactants-with-insect-oil-39861 Bioplastics News · 4 Nov 2025 Global Do microbes prefer biodegradable plastic? https://sciworthy.com/do-microbes-prefer-biodegradable-plastic Bioplastics News · 4 Nov 2025 Global Berkeley company says it is creating a new kind of plastic https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/national-international/futurebio-berkeley-company-create-new-plastic/6382017 Bioplastics News · 4 Nov 2025 Global Catia Bastioli: the circular bioeconomy requires an integrated approach https://www.renewablematter.eu/en/catia-bastioli-circular-bioeconomy-requires-integrated-approach Bioplastics News · 4 Nov 2025 Global TotalEnergies Corbion adds recycled content to Luminy PLA bags https://www.packaginginsights.com/news/totalenergies-corbion-recycled-pla-bags.html Bioplastics News · 4 Nov 2025 Global ChitoGreen by FMIPA UNNES: Turning Fish Waste into Eco-Friendly Bioplastics to Support the SDGs Bioplastics News · 4 Nov 2025 Global Nexam Chemical enables lightweight materials in bio-based plastics – together with Verdofoam® https://news.cision.com/nexam-chemical/r/nexam-chemical-enables-lightweight-materials-in-bio-based-plastics—together-with-verdofoam-,c4258243 Bioplastics News · 4 Nov 2025 Global A Business Combination for Critical Minerals As underlined, the proposed business combination would create a public company that aligns with the U.S. Mineral Independence Strategy. Volato Group, Inc., a technology-driven private aviation company, and M2i Global, Inc., a company specializing in the development and execution of a complete global value supply chain for critical minerals, intend to combine businesses. According to […] Global Recycling · 4 Nov 2025 Global Joint Industry Statement on Slovakia’s Proposed Amendment to the Environmental Fund The undersigned organisations strongly oppose the proposed amendment to Slovakia’s Environmental Fund Act, which would allow the Environmental Fund to operate as a Producer Responsibility Organisation (PRO) within the national Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) system. This change would undermine the effectiveness of Slovakia’s packaging EPR scheme and jeopardise progress toward EU recyclin… EXPRA · 4 Nov 2025 Global Alles-in-één recyclingtechnologie scheert hoge toppen Toonbeeld van innovatie en afvalvalorisatie Complexere afvalstromen, stijgende operationele kosten, steeds strengere regel­geving … De uitdagingen in de recyclingsector zijn niet min. Precies daarom zit automatisering in de lift. Zo vernemen we bij Lubo Recycling Solutions, onderdeel van de Bollegraaf Groep. De wereldspeler in afvalsortering en -recycling bouwt momenteel de allereerste ‘tray-to… RecyclePro · 4 Nov 2025 Global Toxic Skies: The Amazon is now breathing dirtier air than the world’s biggest cities The Amazon’s skies are turning toxic. Fires lit to expand and renew cattle pastures are poisoning the air and fuelling the climate crisis. Greenpeace International · 4 Nov 2025 Global EU-Handelsabkommen „dringend nötig, um Märkte zu öffnen“ DIHK-Außenwirtschaftschef Volker Treier zum Jahresbericht der EU-Kommission: Angesichts der Hindernisse und Unwägbarkeiten, mit denen deutsche Unternehmen im Außenhandel konfrontiert sind, wächst die Bedeutung von Handelsabkommen. Die Deutsche Industrie- und Handelskammer (DIHK) ruft die EU einmal mehr dazu auf, weitere Vereinbarungen zu treffen – und die Abkommen auch umzusetzen. In ihrem am 3… Recyclingportal.eu · 4 Nov 2025