Recycling news: 2025

Global The Big Ag smoke and mirrors I’ll be watching out for at COP30 As COP30 approaches, Big Ag is gearing up to greenwash livestock emissions. Learn how to see through the meat and dairy industry’s methane myths and false climate solutions. Greenpeace International · 27 Oct 2025 Global Fibrant closes part of Chemelot plants, union fears domino effect https://www.industrylinqs.com/chemelot/2025/10/fibrant-closes-part-of-chemelot-plants-union-fears-domino-effect Bioplastics News · 27 Oct 2025 Global EU’s simplification agenda is extending to chemicals policy Bioplastics News · 27 Oct 2025 Global Artificial Ocean Carbon Recycling System Converts Seawater CO2 into Valuable Chemicals https://ecomagazine.com/news/research/artificial-ocean-carbon-recycling-system-converts-seawater-co2-into-valuable-chemicals Bioplastics News · 27 Oct 2025 Global Can the plastic recycling industry be saved? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yv8e0prg9o.amp Bioplastics News · 27 Oct 2025 Global Turning Dairy Waste into Sustainable 3D Printing Material Bioplastics News · 27 Oct 2025 Global Scientists are using egg to build transistors, memory chip Bioplastics News · 27 Oct 2025 Global Bill Gates has high stakes in recycling business 16 % of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust is invested in a recycling company. As recycling doesn't exist ... Bill Gates is literally the biggest individual greenwasher on the planet. Bioplastics News · 27 Oct 2025 Global Valorization of White Grape Pomace for Polyhydroxybutyrate Production by Bacillus sp. MUN4 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/396746312_Valorization_of_White_Grape_Pomace_for_Polyhydroxybutyrate_Production_by_Bacillus_sp_MUN4 Bioplastics News · 27 Oct 2025 Global Plastic film recycling has a problem with staying power https://www.packagingdive.com/news/film-recycling-advancements-challenges-mechanical-chemical-closures/803698 Bioplastics News · 27 Oct 2025 Global Impact of phosphate limitation on PHBV production and microbial community dynamics fed with synthetic fermentation digestate https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0301479725037351 Bioplastics News · 27 Oct 2025 Global Scientists have puzzled over what happens to plastic as it breaks down in the ocean – our new study helps explain the mystery https://theconversation.com/scientists-have-puzzled-over-what-happens-to-plastic-as-it-breaks-down-in-the-ocean-our-new-study-helps-explain-the-mystery-268305 Bioplastics News · 27 Oct 2025 Global Fabrication and structure–function relationship of PLA/PBAT-based biodegradable food-grade films https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2212429225020036 Bioplastics News · 27 Oct 2025 Global Cotton Offers a Biodegradable Answer to Fashion’s Microplastic Problem https://www.ecotextile.com/2025102760500/news/partner/cotton-offers-a-biodegradable-answer-to-fashions-microplastic-problem Bioplastics News · 27 Oct 2025 Global Difference between Chinese and EU Sustainable furniture While the EU Commission and EU Parliament are talking about and regulating sustainability, the Chinese tackle the sustainability issue straightforward. Bioplastics News · 27 Oct 2025 Global UK Wastepolitics in Times of Change “Of the 26 million tons of waste produced in the UK, 12 million tons are recycled, and 14 million tons are sent to landfill sites. This gives us an average recycling rate of 45 percent”, waste management company Recycling Bins.Co.UK states on its homepage. But recycling in the UK is a much more complicated, difficult […] Global Recycling · 27 Oct 2025 Global Augustin Entsorgung wehrt unlauteren Wettbewerbsangriff ab Familienbetrieb kritisiert Dumping-Angebote nach Observationsfahrt – „Wir stehen für fairen Wettbewerb und verlässlichen Service“. Das Meppener Familienunternehmen Augustin Entsorgung sieht sich seit dem frühen Morgen des 21. Oktober einer aggressiven Wettbewerbsaktion durch den Konzern Remondis ausgesetzt. Wie das Unternehmen mitteilt, versammelten sich gegen Tagesanbruch rund 15 Fahrzeuge des… Recyclingportal.eu · 27 Oct 2025 Global Filipino typhoon victims sue Shell in landmark climate case https://www.courthousenews.com/filipino-typhoon-victims-sue-shell-in-landmark-climate-case Bioplastics News · 27 Oct 2025 Global Strengthening buyer-supplier relationships for certified sustainable palm oil: the next step for Chinese brands https://www.eco-business.com/news/strengthening-buyer-supplier-relationships-for-certified-sustainable-palm-oil-the-next-step-for-chinese-brands Bioplastics News · 27 Oct 2025 Global Erste Anlage von Remex für KMF-Abfälle in Betrieb Erweiterung des Recyclingzentrums Hilden um Behandlung künstlicher Mineralfaserabfälle. Nach erfolgreichem Probebetrieb hat die Remex GmbH ihre erste Behandlungsanlage für künstliche Mineralfaserabfälle (KMF-Abfälle) in Betrieb genommen. Die neue Betriebseinheit befindet sich auf dem rund zwei Hektar großen Gelände des Unternehmens in Großhülsen im Hildener Westen. Gesamtwirtschaftliche Bedeutu… Recyclingportal.eu · 27 Oct 2025 Global Der Beschleunigungspakt im Realitätscheck DIHK und Partner laden am 4. November zur Zwischenbilanz ein. Vor zwei Jahren hat die Politik beschlossen, bei Planungs- und Genehmigungsverfahren mehr Tempo zu machen. Wo Industrie, Bau und Infrastruktur heute stehen, beleuchtet Anfang November eine spannende Veranstaltung in Berlin. Am 6. November 2023 einigten sich Bund und Länder auf einen „Beschleunigungspakt“. Das Ziel: Wohnungsbau, […] Recyclingportal.eu · 27 Oct 2025 Global NRW setzt auf zirkuläres Bauen mit Concular Allianz für den digitalen Gebäuderessourcenpass wird in Nordrhein-Westfalen weiter ausgebaut. Das Ministerium für Heimat, Kommunales, Bau und Digitalisierung des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen hat mit der Concular GmbH mit Sitz in Berlin eine weitere Kooperationsvereinbarung unterzeichnet, um die praktikable Erstellung von digitalen Gebäuderessourcenpässen im Land Nordrhein-Westfalen und damit das … Recyclingportal.eu · 27 Oct 2025 Global Aduro Joins Plastics Associations to Support Industry Collaboration Canada-based Aduro Clean Technologies Inc. has announced its membership in both the Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) and the Polystyrene Recycling Alliance (PSRA), a collaborative initiative of PLASTICS focused on advancing polystyrene recycling solutions. As underlined by the Canadian clean technological company, the PSRA brings together stakeholders from across the polystyrene value c… Global Recycling · 26 Oct 2025 Global Scientists convert glycerol into bio-derived solvent https://www.ofimagazine.com/news/scientists-convert-glycerol-into-bio-derived-solvent Bioplastics News · 25 Oct 2025 Global Lignin-Based Wax Inhibitors─Part 2: Effect of Lignin Molecular Weight https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.5c04176 Bioplastics News · 25 Oct 2025 Global NEXE Innovations Expands Compostable Coffee Pod Lineup Amid Rising Demand https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/nexe-innovations-expands-compostable-coffee-pod-lineup-amid-rising-demand/ar-AA1OZyMq Bioplastics News · 25 Oct 2025 Global OxBarrier Launches Compostable Coffee Capsules https://www.packagingdigest.com/food-beverage/oxbarrier-launches-compostable-coffee-capsules Bioplastics News · 25 Oct 2025 Global Canada invests in plastics recycling and bioplastics Bioplastics News · 25 Oct 2025 Global One more Step to Scale Polyester Recycling The German-based company matterr has announced a strategic partnership with family-owned international fashion group Bestseller, headquartered in Denmark. matterr has developed a depolymerization process that breaks down polyester (PET) into its original building blocks – terephthalic acid (TPA) and monoethylene glycol (MEG). “Chemically identical to virgin materials, they can be directly reuse… Global Recycling · 25 Oct 2025 Global COP30 in sight: 5 things you need to know about COPs COP30 in Belém will be historic. Discover what COPs are, what they have achieved, why they matter, and why this year’s summit is critical for the Amazon and climate. Greenpeace International · 24 Oct 2025 Global TotalEnergies fined for “deceptive commercial practices” after claiming to be a “major player in the energy transition” The Paris District Court ruled that the group misled consumers with its carbon neutrality promises. This is an unprecedented decision against an oil major. Bioplastics News · 24 Oct 2025 Global Strategies for Designing Circular, Sustainable, and Nonpersistent Consumer Plastic Products: A Case Study of Drinking Straws https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.5c05448 Bioplastics News · 24 Oct 2025 Global Greenpeace Pictures of the Week Mining Moana, fast fashion, and suing Shell, it's a been a busy week for Greenpeace around the world. Here are a few highlights. Greenpeace International · 24 Oct 2025 Global 🪓 “SIMPLIFICATION” IS BAD FOR BUSINESS What a week! First off, we’ve noticed that our newsletter has been getting a bit longer over recent editions. So, this week we’ve set ourselves a challenge… to make this a quick, no-nonsense top-up on all the relevant bits. There’s been a lot on this week (even by Brussels standards…), so here’s a quick round-up to bring you up to speed. In this edition, we’ve got updates on the Commission’s pl… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 24 Oct 2025 Global European Bioplastics will cease to exist The following is a rumour .... Bioplastics News · 24 Oct 2025 Global Bridging continents, building change: stories from the Global Gathering on Organics During the last few days here in Brussels, ZWE organised what we called a ‘global gathering on organics’ – becoming the largest event we convened here in Europe in regards to the number and diversity of participants from around the world. The 2 day event brought together 34 participants from 24 countries across all 5 […] Zero Waste Europe · 24 Oct 2025 Global Agilyx to Acquire Shares in GreenDot Global In July 2025, Norway-based Agilyx ASA informed that it entered into a binding and fully financed agreement to acquire 44 percent of GreenDot Global S.à r.l. This transformative investment would significantly strengthen the company’s presence in the European market, creating “a global platform for sourcing and supplying feedstock to the advanced recycling industry”, Agilyx described […] Global Recycling · 24 Oct 2025 Global Algenesis cracks diisocyanate problem to make fully bio-based polyurethane https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/algenesis-cracks-diisocyanate-problem-to-make-fully-bio-based-polyurethane/4022376.article Bioplastics News · 24 Oct 2025 Global Australian designers develop a compostable alternative to iconic soy sauce fish https://www.trendwatching.com/innovations/australian-designers-launch-compostable-alternative-to-iconic-soy-sauce-fish Bioplastics News · 24 Oct 2025 Global Regulation of Mechanical and Barrier Properties of Starch/PBAT Films from Extrusion Perspective: Structural Evolution, Correlation Insights, and Predictive Model Development https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acssuschemeng.5c07433 Bioplastics News · 24 Oct 2025