Recycling news: 2025

Global Oryx Stainless Opened New Flagship Facility in Malaysia In May 2025, the Oryx Stainless Group, a leading supplier of recycled stainless steel raw materials, officially opened its latest facility in Johor, Malaysia. The site would reinforce the region’s position as a strategic hub for sustainable industrial growth, the company headquartered in the Netherlands underlined. Around 200 guests attended the ceremony, including foreign ambassadors […] Global Recycling · 21 Jul 2025 Global New Plant for Thermochemical Recycling of Plastic Waste In summer 2025, German company PRUVIA GmbH intends to begin the construction work of “one of Europe’s largest commercial plastic-to-oil plants” at the chemical park InfraServ Gendorf in Bavaria. The start of operation is planned for the fourth quarter of 2026. As reported, the process developed and patented by PRUVIA – an internationally operating clean-tech […] Global Recycling · 21 Jul 2025 Global 89 billion and counting: Unilever’s out of control plastic sachet habit A report by Greenpeace UK in 2023 exposed Unilever as the world’s biggest corporate seller of plastic sachets and revealed that the consumer giant sells a whopping 1,700 plastic sachets around the world every single second. Greenpeace International · 21 Jul 2025 Global Greenpeace calls for drastic cut in plastic production as new report reveals millions at risk of toxic air pollution exposure Over 50 million people in 11 countries are at risk of exposure to hazardous air pollution from plastic linked petrochemical production Greenpeace International · 21 Jul 2025 Global Export onder EVOA wordt strenger Op 18 oktober 2024 keurde de Europese Commissie twee gedelegeerde handelingen goed om de Bazelwijzigingen van 2022 in Europees recht om te zetten. Na het uitblijven van bezwaar van het Europees Parlement en de Raad vóór 18 december, zijn de nieuwe bepalingen nu van kracht. De kernveranderingen op een rij: Let op: de vertrouwde codes […] Het bericht Export onder EVOA wordt strenger verscheen eer… RecyclePro · 21 Jul 2025 Global Pyrolysis oil: A circular solution to plastic waste https://www.spglobal.com/commodity-insights/en/news-research/blog/chemicals/071825-pyrolysis-oil-a-circular-solution-to-plastic-waste Bioplastics News · 21 Jul 2025 Global Trump exempts more than 100 polluters from environmental standards https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/5408714-trump-epa-polluters-environmental-standards-clean-air-act Bioplastics News · 21 Jul 2025 Global Environmental life cycle assessment of renewable starch alternative plastic: a comparative analysis of end-of-life scenarios in the Republic of Korea https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0959652625015288 Bioplastics News · 20 Jul 2025 Global ANIPH: Avoiding the negative impacts produced by plastic materials in humanitarian contexts Bioplastics News · 20 Jul 2025 Global AI-assisted sorting, other new technologies could improve plastic recycling https://www.buffalo.edu/grad/news.host.html/content/shared/university/news/news-center-releases/2025/07/plastic-recycling-improvements.detail.html Bioplastics News · 20 Jul 2025 Global Recycled Resin for BOPP Films American PureCycle Technologies, Inc. has provided information about progress on using PureFive resin in industrial biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) film trials. The latest trials were conducted by Brückner Maschinenbau GmbH, a leading supplier of production lines for manufacturing a wide range of stretched films, based in Germany. As reported, the positive trials were conducted with […] Global Recycling · 20 Jul 2025 Global Environmental impact of non-plastic textiles and their persistence in waterways https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/biodegradable-wet-wipes-environment-microfibres-b2791498.html Bioplastics News · 19 Jul 2025 Global Researchers turn food waste into biodegradable plastic in breakthrough study Read Researchers turn food waste into biodegradable plastic in breakthrough study Bioplastics News · 19 Jul 2025 Global Hungry bugs and disappearing bioplastics hold key to ending plastic waste crisis https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1091680 Bioplastics News · 19 Jul 2025 Global The New Zealand Tire Market According to AstuteAnalytica India Pvt. Ltd., New Zealand’s tire market is set to grow. It was valued at 800.24 million US-Dollar in 2024 and is expected to reach 1,312.16 million US-Dollar by 2033, growing at a CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of 4.40 percent during the forecast period 2025–2033. As reported, one of the drivers […] Global Recycling · 19 Jul 2025 Global ISWA welcomes Geo Pomona Waste Management (Pvt) Ltd as our Newest Gold Member ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 19 Jul 2025 Global Greenpeace Pictures of the Week From a deep sea mining protest in Malaysia to activists occupying an LNG import terminal in Greece here are a few of our favourite images from Greenpeace’s work around the world this week. Greenpeace International · 18 Jul 2025 Global G20 signals support for fairer global tax rules but comes up short on taxing the super-rich Turbulent economic times like these demand global cooperation and a multilateral response. Greenpeace International · 18 Jul 2025 Global ⚠️ CUTTING LIFE SHORT We hope you’re well, wherever you are. It’s been one hell of a week. Why? The EU’s just set out its plans for how it wants to spend our money up until 2034, and not everyone is happy about it – with pretty good reason. But it’s not all bad – as ever, there are morsels of hope to pick at, and a peppering of dopamine at the end to get your Friday off to a bright start! Enjoy […] META (European Environmental Bureau) · 18 Jul 2025 Global Tire Recycling Business in Germany: A Billion-Euro Industry Paving the Way to Climate Neutrality Germany stands at the forefront of global environmental innovation, with a strong commitment to sustainability and circular economy practices. As one of the world leaders in climate change mitigation, recycling, and waste management technologies, the country offers fertile ground for environmentally driven business ventures – particularly in the tire recycling sector. In 2024 alone, Germany’s […] Global Recycling · 18 Jul 2025 Global Deloitte Report 2025 on Cepi statistics Download Deloitte’s independant limited assurance letter on the Data Quality Rating (DQR) and Data Delivery Quality Rating (DDQR) of a selection of indicators published in Cepi’s 2024 Annual Statistics report. CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 18 Jul 2025 Global EU zet volgende stap in strijd tegen afval De Europese instellingen hebben begin 2025 formeel een akkoord bereikt over de herziening van de Kaderrichtlijn Afval (KRA). Daarmee komen er voor het eerst EU-doelstellingen voor voedselafval én een uitgebreide producentenverantwoordelijkheid (UPV) voor textiel. Een belangrijke stap richting circulaire ketens, maar de praktische uitwerking zal bepalend zijn voor het succes. Wat verandert er co… RecyclePro · 18 Jul 2025 Global Ursula von der Leyen woke up the red tape monster This is a FREE article. Bioplastics News · 18 Jul 2025 Global EU public consultation on Green-listing certain waste for the purposes of shipments to recovery between Member States Read https://circulareconomy.europa.eu/platform/en/news-and-events/all-news/eu-public-consultation-green-listing-certain-waste-purposes-shipments-recovery-between-member-states#msdynmkt_trackingcontext=6a727e6c-fc1a-4f82-a2b8-53a362b90200 Bioplastics News · 18 Jul 2025 Global Waste sector has ‘limited capacity’ to tackle plastics, MPs warned Read Bioplastics News · 18 Jul 2025 Global New EU farm policy writes blank cheque for Member States threatening green transition Brussels, 16 July 2025 – The European Commission’s proposal for a reformed Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) after 2027 – which currently accounts for a third of […] European Environmental Bureau · 17 Jul 2025 Global Joint letter to Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, Ed Miliband, regarding the announcement of a UK National Methane Action Plan The post Joint letter to Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, Ed Miliband, regarding the announcement of a UK National Methane Action Plan appeared first on Changing Markets . Changing Markets Foundation · 17 Jul 2025 Global LAB and MARTIN go to Canada ESWET members LAB and MARTIN GmbH will work on a new Waste-to-Energy (WtE) plant in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada.... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 17 Jul 2025 Global US children routinely exposed to harmful chemicals from packaging, researchers warn Read https://www.packaginginsights.com/news/chemical-children-plastic-packaging-us-health.html Bioplastics News · 17 Jul 2025 Global Unlocking agricultural biomass for Europe’s bio-based packaging transition Read https://www.packaginginsights.com/news/agricultural-biomass-bio-based-packaging-europe.html Bioplastics News · 17 Jul 2025 Global Article 9 PPWR – Why certain packaging formats should be compostable Open the document Industrially compostable products, certified according to the harmonised European standard EN 13432 for the organic recovery of packaging, contribute to efficient waste management and circular preservation of resources by: Supporting the separate collection of biowaste (collection of more valuable resources from the waste that represents the highest fraction of municipal [...] European Bioplastics News · 17 Jul 2025 Global Fixing the Unfair Reality of Spare Parts Prices Expensive spare parts are a major barrier to repair. Despite progress in EU law, reasonable prices of spare parts are still far from reality. How can we fix that? Here's our proposal to address this issue through a horizontal ecodesign measure. Right to Repair Europe · 17 Jul 2025 Global Clean Industrial Deal: circulaire economie als industriële hefboom Europa werkt aan een nieuw industrieel beleidskader dat de weg moet effenen naar een klimaatneutrale en concurrerende economie. Een belangrijk onderdeel daarvan is de Clean Industrial Deal, met maatregelen die ook voor de Belgische afval- en recyclingsector kansen en uitdagingen met zich meebrengen. Denuo is positief, maar stelt zich ook de vraag: gaan we snel […] Het bericht Clean Industrial D… RecyclePro · 17 Jul 2025 Global Henkel supports renewable raw materials for toilet rim blocks Read https://www.henkel.com/press-and-media/press-releases-and-kits/2025-07-10-henkel-supports-renewable-raw-materials-for-toilet-rim-blocks-2074868 Bioplastics News · 17 Jul 2025 Global Policy Experts, Civil Society from Asia Pacific Discuss Country Positions Ahead of Plastics Treaty Talks This briefing was designed to prepare journalists and other communications professionals who will cover the extended fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5.2), reconvening in Geneva, Switzerland from August 5-14, 2025. Break Free From Plastic · 17 Jul 2025 Global EUBP position for INC 5.2 I'm not sure if the United Nations are truly the right people to solve the plastic waste problem. The UN is responsible to end poverty, hunger and war in the world. Does it look to you that they're being successful? The UN is an ivory tower built on lies. But then again, humans like to be lied to...although they will never admit. Bioplastics News · 17 Jul 2025 Global New EU budget Ursula von der Leyen intends to keep giving public money to her friends. Most EU citizens are completely disinterested in EU politics Bioplastics News · 16 Jul 2025 Global Controlled Degradation of PBAT for PBAT/PLA Blend Melt-Blown Nonwovens Read https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/marc.202500276?af=R Bioplastics News · 16 Jul 2025 Global EU Commission policies have destroyed the chemical industry Read https://commission.europa.eu/news-and-media/news/plan-stronger-eu-chemical-industry-2025-07-08_en https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_25_1755 Bioplastics News · 16 Jul 2025 Global Impact of US Single-Use Bag Policies on Waste Reduction Download Bioplastics News · 16 Jul 2025