Recycling news: 2025
Fresh every day from industry press, GOV.UK and research feeds — plus the historical archive. Last updated 30 Jul 2026.
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Eden Project’s 100m anamorphic sand art honours fleeting magic of nature
Watergate Bay has become a temporary canvas for original work which the sea will swallow, raising awareness about the vulnerability and fragility of ecosystems. Created by the sand art collective Sand In Your Eye, the new work kicks off the Eden Project’s 2025 summer season, Enchanted Earth, which incorporates theatre, interactive exploration classes and hands […]
Environment Journal · 1 Aug 2025
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Looking Beyond the European Union: Key EPR Outline within Asia - Ecoveritas
Ecoveritas · 1 Aug 2025
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FM H&S Policy - First Mile
First Mile · 1 Aug 2025
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Asda invests £12m to upgrade Yorkshire and surrounding stores - Asda
Asda corporate newsroom · 1 Aug 2025
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CPD 11 2025 : Bi - fold and sliding doors for marine and coastal environments
UK press (GDELT archive) · 1 Aug 2025
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Dog Squad - CBeebies | TV Guide
UK press (GDELT archive) · 1 Aug 2025
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Dog Squad - CBeebies HD
UK press (GDELT archive) · 1 Aug 2025
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What went right this week: a recycling revolution, plus more
The UK’s recycling revolution, a new era in Earth observation, and turning the tide for seahorses, plus more
Positive News · 1 Aug 2025
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Dismantly: A Fresh Approach to Yard Management — Built With Dismantlers, Not Just For Them
After six years of building, refining, and proving their system across the globe, Dismantly is now proud to formally introduce itself to the UK dismantling community.
ATF Professional · 1 Aug 2025
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Challenges and Opportunities for Green Parts in Denmark’s Crash Repair Sector
Denmark’s crash repair sector is under increasing pressure to adopt green parts as sustainability regulations tighten across the EU. Yet, despite political momentum and environmental urgency, reused parts remain underutilized. Kenneth L. Hjorth-Hansen, Senior Adviser at DI Bilbranchen, explains the challenges facing Danish workshops, from poor business incentives to system inefficiencies, and w…
Auto Recycling World · 1 Aug 2025
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Flintshire council apologises after Gronant bin collection delay
UK press (GDELT archive) · 1 Aug 2025
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Shirley residents fury as bins not collected for five weeks
UK press (GDELT archive) · 1 Aug 2025
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CO2 reduction in waste management
UK press (GDELT archive) · 1 Aug 2025
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Zappshelter marks a decade of Storm - Proven Container Shelter Protection with £10 , 000 charity pledge .
UK press (GDELT archive) · 1 Aug 2025
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Valaris reports second quarter 2025 results
UK press (GDELT archive) · 1 Aug 2025
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High street HMO application turned down as question posed over council credibility
UK press (GDELT archive) · 1 Aug 2025
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ALDI SERVES UP SIMPLE WEANING TIPS AND LOW-COST RECIPES FOR NEW PARENTS
Aldi has teamed up with an expert to support parents with weaning after nearly half of new parents said they find the experience stressful. The UK’s fourth-largest supermarket is working with leading children’s dietitian Lucy Upton (@childrensdietitian) to tackle common concerns and share surprisingly simple recipes to help make weaning less stressful and more affordable […]
Aldi UK Press Centre · 31 Jul 2025
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Newcastle City Council leader urged to negotiate over shared tip access
UK press (GDELT archive) · 31 Jul 2025
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Government provides details of £1 . 1 billion packaging EPR allocation for English councils
UK press (GDELT archive) · 31 Jul 2025
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Gardeners warned over pests that can strip healthy plants in no time
UK press (GDELT archive) · 31 Jul 2025
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Idea for Surrey tip booking system branded ridiculous
UK press (GDELT archive) · 31 Jul 2025
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Need a coffee maker for college ? I test them for a living , and these are my top 3 recommendations
UK press (GDELT archive) · 31 Jul 2025
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US says CO2 emissions aren’t harmful – climate science shows otherwise
The Trump administration is attempting to argue that greenhouses gases don’t endanger people to reverse regulations limiting these harmful emissions – climate scientists are pushing back
New Scientist — Environment · 31 Jul 2025
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IEA: Renewables will be world’s top power source ‘by 2026’
Renewable energy will overtake coal to become the world’s top source of electricity “by 2026...
Carbon Brief · 31 Jul 2025
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EDF inks long-term pricing agreements for BESS
EDF Energy, the UK-based utility company, has signed long-term floor pricing agreements with Gresham House Energy Storage Fund (GRID), the UK’s largest owner of operational battery energy storage systems (BESS) covering 737MW of BESS projects.The agreement covers two currently operational BESS, covering 100MW in capacity in total, with BESS projects totalling 637MW in . .…
BEST Magazine (Batteries & Energy Storage Technology) · 31 Jul 2025
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New reuse shop opens at Kent HWRC - letsrecycle . com
UK press (GDELT archive) · 31 Jul 2025
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Rimere announces nanocarbon and graphene for testing
Plasma technology company Rimere has announced that its portfolio of nanocarbon and graphene materials is available for testing and evaluation.This includes its two initial products, which are branched nanocarbon spheres and crumpled graphene sheets, that have been moved into production.The firm said its branched nanocarbon spheres material is ideal for use in the concrete, polymer…
BEST Magazine (Batteries & Energy Storage Technology) · 31 Jul 2025
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The true value of forests can’t be logged
We must rethink how we value forests as the climate and biodiversity crises worsen, urges Willem Ferwerda of Commonland.
Open Access Government — Environment · 31 Jul 2025
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THE FRIDAY DIGEST: Food prices to rise and supplies to fall as climate change bites
Britain is at risk of a worsening “climateflation” crisis amid the fallout from increasingly extreme weather that could drive up food prices by 34% by 2050. So reports The Guardian, which had the exclusive on a new report by the Autonomy Institute looking at how climate-related shocks around the globe
Footprint Media (foodservice sustainability) · 31 Jul 2025
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‘Packaging tax’ funds to be used to improve recycling
More than £1 billion will be funnelled into improving critical infrastructure and collections of recycling, Defra has confirmed. Food industry representatives welcomed the news, which comes ahead of their first bills under the extended producer responsibility for packaging (pEPR) regulations. For the
Footprint Media (foodservice sustainability) · 31 Jul 2025
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Breeding resilient crops without permanent genetic modification
Durham University has been awarded a major research grant to transform crops using naturally-occurring bacteria. The project, in collaboration with Azotic Technologies, will develop an innovative method to temporarily programme plants with new traits using a natural microbe found in plants.
Footprint Media (foodservice sustainability) · 31 Jul 2025
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COMMENT: The alarming acceleration and acceptance of large scale aquaculture
Is aquaculture just the next frontier that the industrial food system is angling to cash in on, despite risks to humans, animals, and the environment? Some of us may be familiar with the ethical concerns around eating meat produced on land, like beef, poultry, and pork. At large-scale industrial livestock
Footprint Media (foodservice sustainability) · 31 Jul 2025
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DATAPOINT
This week’s standout figures include: the large group of petrochemical lobbyists attending next week’s crucial talks on a global plastic treaty; a new 1,000-acre biodiversity highway being driven by a supermarket; the agriculture and food firms that are closing; and the Welsh councillors going back
Footprint Media (foodservice sustainability) · 31 Jul 2025
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Altilium Completes Oversubscribed Series B1 Retail Raise
Altilium, the UK-based clean technology company focused on electric vehicle battery recycling, has successfully closed its Series B1 retail raise through the investment platform R Europe. The round was oversubscribed within just 22 hours by pre-registered investors, prompting the company to double its original allocation. More than 750 individual investors participated in the raise, [...] The p…
Altilium news · 31 Jul 2025
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Katie Price daughter Princess Andre , 18 , is crowned Tatler second Best Dressed star in Britain ... but another Princess misses out
UK press (GDELT archive) · 31 Jul 2025
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Endangered angelshark faces ‘inhospitable’ breeding sites as ocean warms
“Unprecedented” ocean warming could make key habitats “inhospitable” for critically endangered angelsharks, according to new...
Carbon Brief · 31 Jul 2025
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RiverRidge · 31 Jul 2025
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Wales consults on major addition to workplace recycling
The Welsh government has opened a consultation on amendments to the Workplace Recycling Regulations, which came into force in April 2024. The consultation seeks views on a series of proposals, including the requirement for workplaces to present small waste electrical and electronic equipment (sWEEE) separately for collection and onward recycling from 6 April 2026. Currently … Read More The post…
letsrecycle.com News · 31 Jul 2025
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EnBW plans to build large scale BESS at power plant
Energie Baden-Württemberg (EnBW), the Germany-based energy firm, has announced that its power plant site in Philippsburg is set to have a 400MW/800MWh large scale BESS, if approved by the municipal council.The new large scale BESS, if approved, would be able to meet the needs of 100,000 households by capturing excess renewable energy from the grid…
BEST Magazine (Batteries & Energy Storage Technology) · 31 Jul 2025
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For some this is junk , for others food : the shops collecting plastic waste and handing back cash | Recycling
UK press (GDELT archive) · 31 Jul 2025