Recycling news: 2025

Industry news London-based REWORK launches e-commerce shop to tackle waste and promote the green economy Reuse Network member, REWORK, is expanding with a dedicated e-commerce platform offering quality refurbished household appliances, such as fridges, freezers, cookers, and washing machines, directly to the public for the first time. Reuse Network · 18 Jun 2025 Industry news Brits still bamboozled by packaging recycling, despite EPR, says survey New research indicates that the majority (70%) of British consumers admit they are confused by what packaging can and can’t be recycled. Undertaken by Aquapak, a developer of materials intended to improve plastic recycling, the study reports that just one in five (21%) say they always read the recycling instructions on product packaging; this increases […] Envirotec Magazine · 18 Jun 2025 Industry news Steel packaging achieves its highest recycling rate yet Trade group Steel for Packaging Europe has confirmed the highest ever EU recycling rate for steel packaging,1 bringing the steel packaging sector closer to fully closing the material loop. Independently verified and calculated using the EU’s harmonised methodology, the latest figures reveal that 82% of steel packaging placed on the market was ‘really recycled’ in […] Envirotec Magazine · 18 Jun 2025 Industry news Ask the expert: How should you dispose of and recycle vapes in Bristol? The post Ask the expert: How should you dispose of and recycle vapes in Bristol? appeared first on Bristol Waste Company . Bristol Waste Company · 18 Jun 2025 Industry news Shrinking saltmarshes threaten climate progress, but recovery is possible The world’s saltmarshes are disappearing three times faster than forests, threatening global progress on climate change goals, according to a major new report co-led by the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology. In a natural state, saltmarsh absorb and lock in carbon dioxide, act as natural flood defences and support biodiversity. But the report points […] Envirotec Magazine · 18 Jun 2025 Industry news Fast-tracking circularity would build resilience and add £25bn to UK economy, say MPs The UK can become more resilient to global instability by using resources more efficiently and giving consumers a “right to repair”, say a group of MPs, peers, and leading businesses and charities. As the government develops England’s first Circular Economy Strategy, the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for the Environment – chaired by Labour’s Andrew Pakes […] Envirotec Magazine · 18 Jun 2025 Industry news Your Ecosurety support - Ecosurety Hub Ecosurety · 18 Jun 2025 Industry news ACEA – End-of-life vehicles: Council cuts back burden, but plastics definition still raises concerns The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Associations (ACEA) welcome the Council’s move to partially reduce the administrative burden initially put forward by the Commission in the End-of-Life Vehicle Regulation proposal. Auto Recycling World · 18 Jun 2025 Industry news EuRIC: Council position sends mixed signals on ELV circularity On 17 June, EU environment ministers adopted their position on the revised ELV Regulation, with some progress on circularity, especially through support for mandatory recycled plastic targets and improved ELV traceability. However, weaker targets and missed opportunities on metals risk slowing momentum when Europe should be turning decarbonisation into a driver of growth and competitiveness. Auto Recycling World · 18 Jun 2025 Industry news MPs foresee £25bn circular economy opportunity for Britain, provide six-point action plan A cross-party group of MPs has set out a six-point plan to accelerate the UK’s transition to a circular economy, urging ministers to go further and faster as they prepare to publish England’s first Circular Economy Strategy later this year. edie — Circular Economy tag · 18 Jun 2025 Industry news Reconomy launches Textiles EPR assessment service Reconomy has launched its Textile EPR Impact Assessment service – one that has been designed to help producers prepare for the evolving landscape of textile regulations across the EU. The service will provide producers with a report that will assist producers in: Tracking upcoming EPR regulations across the globe and identify obligations across relevant markets … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 Jun 2025 Industry news Canada’s Auto Recyclers: A Critical Juncture on the Road to Sustainability Canada’s automotive recycling industry stands at a pivotal crossroads, caught between traditional perceptions and a fast-approaching future defined by sustainability, innovation, and cross-industry collaboration. In this thought-provoking commentary, Wally Dingman, Executive Director of the Automotive Recyclers of Canada (ARC), examines the evolving role of vehicle recyclers amid growing pressu… Auto Recycling World · 18 Jun 2025 Industry news Family affair: trio pay £50k in confiscation orders The Environment Agency (EA) has secured confiscation orders for over £50,000 for storing illegal material on a site in Skegness, Lincolnshire. Following the prosecution of two brothers and their father for failing to comply with a permit between 2015 and 2017, the Proceeds of Crime Act case was completed at Leeds crown court on 13 … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 Jun 2025 Industry news ALDI MEETS SUPER-FAN DEMAND WITH NEW LILO & STITCH RANGE Aldi is bringing Disney magic to the middle aisle this summer with an exciting new range of Lilo & Stitch goodies – as the cheeky character soars to the top of kids’ wish lists following the new, record-breaking live action film. Landing in stores from 10th July, parents can stock up on kid-approved favourites including […] Aldi UK Press Centre · 18 Jun 2025 Industry news Getting Started with OPRL (September 2025) Hello! This page is only available to members. Click here to login Existing members can be given access to our Members’ Area via their Account Owner or Manager. If you experience problems, or need help with this, please contact our Member Support Team . Not a member yet? Sign up here! OPRL (On-Pack Recycling Label) · 18 Jun 2025 Industry news Audit Happens: Your Guide to OPRL Compliance Hello! This page is only available to members. Click here to login Existing members can be given access to our Members’ Area via their Account Owner or Manager. If you experience problems, or need help with this, please contact our Member Support Team . Not a member yet? Sign up here! OPRL (On-Pack Recycling Label) · 18 Jun 2025 Industry news ALDI REVEALS LATEST PRIORITY LOCATIONS FOR NEW STORES Aldi has announced an updated list of priority locations across the UK where it is hoping to seek sites for new stores. The UK’s fourth-largest supermarket recently invited the public to suggest areas most in need of an Aldi store. Aldi has since analysed thousands of suggestions to help shape its store search for the […] Aldi UK Press Centre · 18 Jun 2025 Industry news Let’s stop Microsoft creating millions of tonnes of e-waste this October This International E-Waste Day Microsoft ends free support for Windows 10 potentially generating tonnes of e-waste. Here's how we can push back. The Restart Project · 18 Jun 2025 Industry news Delivering Innovation Together: Celebrating the Completion of Innovate UK Investment at Mura Wilton The post Delivering Innovation Together: Celebrating the Completion of Innovate UK Investment at Mura Wilton appeared first on Mura Technology . Mura Technology news · 18 Jun 2025 Industry news OPRL Monthly Round-Up (September 2025) Hello! This page is only available to members. Click here to login Existing members can be given access to our Members’ Area via their Account Owner or Manager. If you experience problems, or need help with this, please contact our Member Support Team . Not a member yet? Sign up here! OPRL (On-Pack Recycling Label) · 18 Jun 2025 Industry news DS Smith activates €90m biomass boiler at Rouen Mill DS Smith has invested in and activated a €90 million biomass boiler at its Rouen paper mill in Normandy, France. The project is expected to reduce its annual CO2 emissions by 99,000 tonnes and divert up to 70,000 tonnes of local wood waste from landfill. Replacing a coal-fired unit, the new boiler will process around … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 Jun 2025 Industry news Why Britain’s old clothes are clogging Ghana’s wetlands Discarded clothes from Next, Asda and M&S were found in protected wetlands threatened by fast-growing waste dumps. Greenpeace UK · 18 Jun 2025 Industry news Spotlight on SHEQ: The Backbone of Safe and Responsible Battery Recycling at Recyclus Group The post Spotlight on SHEQ: The Backbone of Safe and Responsible Battery Recycling at Recyclus Group appeared first on Recyclus Group | The UK’s First Industrial Scale Lithium-Ion Battery Recyclers . Recyclus Group news · 18 Jun 2025 Industry news Family to pay £50,000 for storing illegal material on Skegness site Two brothers and their father were ordered to pay over £50,000 by a judge after failing to comply with an environmental permit. Circular Online (CIWM) · 18 Jun 2025 Industry news The stay-at-home-dad with a full to-do list and a full heart Andrew Cattanach didn’t expect to become a stay-at-home dad, but now the father of two wouldn’t have it any other way Positive News · 18 Jun 2025 Industry news Moray, North East Lincolnshire, Boston lead local authority renewables league table Scotland dominated onshore wind generation, while the North of England was out in front for onshore capacity. The analysis by Uswitch used government data on the total renewable energy generation per local authority. Moray was out in front overall, with 47.4megawatts [MW] of capacity for every 1,000 homes. Other Scottish councils were frontrunners, too, including […] Environment Journal · 18 Jun 2025 Industry news Sefton Council confirms support for Liverpool City Region Zero Waste Strategy All Merseyside authorities are being to address key challenges with rubbish, recycling and circularity. Members of Sefton Council have announced plans to endorse the new Liverpool City Region Zero Waste Strategy. The initiative aims to reduce the quantity of waste handled across the region by one-third bu 2040. Residual waste – currently processed in grey […] Environment Journal · 18 Jun 2025 Industry news From adaptation to resilience: heatwave underscores need to rethink UK’s climate problem As thermometers rocket into the 30s across many parts of Britain, and forecasts predict the hot weather to last well into July, the country desperately needs leaders to rethink climate resilience and adaptation. The government has announced some ambitious development objectives within the recent Spending Review [SR25], including climate adaptation to ‘increase the UK’s resilience’. […] Environment Journal · 18 Jun 2025 Industry news Hannah Bourne-Taylor interview - ENDS Report ENDS Report · 18 Jun 2025 Industry news Paper Gold Medal awarded to Robert McClements - Confederation of Paper Industries Confederation of Paper Industries · 18 Jun 2025 Industry news Abandoned coal mines could host 300GW of solar power, says report - Engineering and Technology Magazine E&T Magazine (IET) · 18 Jun 2025 Industry news Fashion waste from top UK brands found polluting endangered turtles’ habitat in Ghana Discarded clothes from Next, Asda and M&S found in protected wetlands threatened by fast-growing waste dumps Clothes discarded by UK consumers and exported to Ghana have been found in a huge new dumpsite growing inside internationally protected wetlands, an Unearthed and Greenpeace Africa investigation reveals. Stills and footage of the waste dumps and the UK-branded clothing available […] The … Greenpeace UK · 18 Jun 2025 Industry news UK brands found in ‘fast fashion graveyard’ in African conservation area The post UK brands found in ‘fast fashion graveyard’ in African conservation area appeared first on Unearthed . Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 18 Jun 2025 Industry news Big Arch® - McDonald's McDonald's UK newsroom · 18 Jun 2025 Industry news UK should expect summers above 40°C in next decade, warns Met Office Meteorologists say that in the next decade, summer daytime temperatures above 28°C could persist for more than a month, with spikes as high as 46.6°C possible under today’s climate conditions New Scientist — Environment · 17 Jun 2025 Industry news Could reusable rockets make solar geoengineering less risky? Injecting aerosols into the atmosphere – but at higher altitudes than planes can reach – could cool the climate while avoiding some of the downsides of lower-altitude solar geoengineering New Scientist — Environment · 17 Jun 2025 Industry news Member States fall short of steering the automotive industry on a circular path Today, Europe’s Environment Ministers bowed to pressure from the automotive industry by voting to weaken a crucial regulation to make the sector more circular, warn environmental NGOs. Auto Recycling World · 17 Jun 2025 Industry news Accelerating Your Journey Towards a Sustainable Supply Chain Delivering on your organisation's sustainable procurement ambitions. Anthesis Group · 17 Jun 2025 Industry news Getting Started with OPRL (August 2025) Hello! This page is only available to members. Click here to login Existing members can be given access to our Members’ Area via their Account Owner or Manager. If you experience problems, or need help with this, please contact our Member Support Team . Not a member yet? Sign up here! OPRL (On-Pack Recycling Label) · 17 Jun 2025 Industry news BLOG: Reflections on an inspirational technical visit to The Gambia By Jason Woodroofe In my personal life, I often find it’s very easy to take waste management for granted. In places with limited infrastructure and funds, delivering waste management services comes with an added layer of complexity, to say the least. I was fortunate enough to spend some time in Banjul, The Gambia last week […] WasteAid · 17 Jun 2025