Recycling news: 2026
Fresh every day from industry press, GOV.UK and research feeds — plus the historical archive. Last updated 26 Jul 2026.
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Unilever bünyesinde Invoice-to-Pay Africa Operations Manager pozisyonunun açıklaması - Unilever Global
Unilever news · 21 Jul 2026
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Liberty Tire Recycling Expands Gulf Coast Network with Three Acquisitions
Liberty Tire Recycling has recently acquired All American Tire, Colt Tire Recycling and Genan Inc., expanding its Gulf Coast operations and strengthening its tyre collection, recycling and processing network across Texas and Louisiana The acquisitions create what Liberty Tire Recycling describes as the region’s most comprehensive tyre recycling network, increasing capacity and expanding its abi…
Tyre & Rubber Recycling · 21 Jul 2026
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How can companies develop robust and credible climate transition plans?
BusinessGreen's latest webinar - hosted in association with Equans UK & Ireland - heard from top experts on how to develop an effective climate transition plan What does a good climate transition plan look like? It is a question that many a sustainability officer or green business leader will likely have asked themselves in recent years. However, as is often the case when it comes to planning t…
BusinessGreen · 21 Jul 2026
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How can companies develop robust and credible climate transition plans? - BusinessGreen
BusinessGreen — waste topic · 21 Jul 2026
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Concrete carbonation included in UK’s national climate inventory - Agg-Net
Agg-Net · 21 Jul 2026
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Think B2B Marketing enters the top 1% of companies worldwide with EcoVadis Platinum rating
Think B2B Marketing, the international B2B marketing specialist serving the print and packaging industry, has been awarded an EcoVadis Platinum Medal, scoring 89/100 and ranking in the 99th percentile of all companies assessed.
Sustainable Packaging News · 21 Jul 2026
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Commercialization breakthrough for Ecocem - Agg-Net
Agg-Net · 21 Jul 2026
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Aptar Beauty Launches Next-Generation Auto-Loading Dropper Technology for Easier, More Accurate Skincare Dosing
AptarGroup, Inc. (NYSE:ATR), a global leader in drug delivery, dosing and protection technologies, and consumer product dispensing, announces the first commercial launch of its innovative auto-loading, dosing dropper technology called NeoDropper Autoload. Aptar’s technology is featured on Dermalogica’s FutureCode Booster skincare product. Designed for prestige skincare and dermocosmetic brands,…
Sustainable Packaging News · 21 Jul 2026
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Tesco expands rapid delivery reach through new Uber Eats and Deliveroo partnerships - Tesco PLC
Tesco PLC newsroom · 21 Jul 2026
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Brits underestimate daily water use by 100 litres per household
Just one-in-10 UK adults has a reasonable understanding of how much they take and waste from their taps. Following a second record-breaking heatwave the race is on to increase awareness. The Let’s Save Water campaign aims to help people become more aware of how much water they are using on a daily basis at a […]
Environment Journal · 21 Jul 2026
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160MWh Swedish BESS commissioned with Sungrow battery system
A 70MW/160MWh battery energy storage system in Ånge, Sweden, has entered commercial operation after a 15-month procurement and construction programme. Sungrow supplied its PowerTitan 2 utility-scale LFP battery system for the project, which developer Delta Capacity described as the largest commissioned BESS in the Nordic region. Located in Sweden’s SE2 electricity bidding zone, the facility…
BEST Magazine (Batteries & Energy Storage Technology) · 21 Jul 2026
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Strong Response to Allrounder Trend at Arburg Technology Centers in Germany - PlastikMedia
PlastikMedia News · 21 Jul 2026
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Elektriker:in / Elektroniker:in (d/w/m) - Unilever Global
Unilever news · 21 Jul 2026
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Inditex sharpens water limits for core wet processes
Zara owner tightens water‑use limits for core wet processes but relaxes criteria for more constrained routes – including mills that […]
Ecotextile News · 21 Jul 2026
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Burnham scraps DSIT despite industry backlash
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has scrapped the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) despite strong warnings from the tech industry against doing so. Burnham officially became prime minister on Monday and as part of the assembling of his cabinet, following media speculation, scrapped DSIT, the science and tech-focused department established in 2023. Among the […]
UKTN (UK Tech News) · 21 Jul 2026
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Cann expands into zero-THC beverages with launch of 0MG collection
Cann has expanded its beverage portfolio with the launch of 0MG, its first zero-THC collection.
FoodBev Media · 21 Jul 2026
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CDP launches new AI-powered disclosure tool
New feature aims to streamline disclosure processes by harnessing AI-tools to analyse reports and sustainability documents
BusinessGreen · 21 Jul 2026
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CDP launches new AI-powered disclosure tool - BusinessGreen
BusinessGreen — waste topic · 21 Jul 2026
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UK's bumblebees are struggling in heatwaves
UK bumblebees could suffer sharp falls in their numbers as heatwaves become more frequent.
BBC News — Science & Environment · 21 Jul 2026
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CMA opens review of proposed merger between McCormick and Unilever
The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has opened an initial review into McCormick and Company’s proposed acquisition of Unilever’s food business.
FoodBev Media · 21 Jul 2026
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Decathlon launches ‘Middle Aisle’ in discounter push
Decathlon has introduced its own version of the famed ‘Middle Aisle‘ promotion across its UK and Ireland stores, websites and app. The company’s new value-focused offer will feature a rotating selection of products linked to seasonal events, with prices fixed for six weeks at a time. Its inaugural promotion, running until 30 August, focuses on...
Retail Gazette · 21 Jul 2026
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UK marine conservation held back by red rape
Efforts to restore underwater and coastal habitats are hamstrung by outdated legislation. A new report by the Blue Marine Foundation has warned of an urgent need to improve and overhaul regulations and approaches to revitalising nature-depleted marine areas. Despite having pledged to protect 30% of its land and sea by 2030, the UK is lagging […]
Environment Journal · 21 Jul 2026
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SupplyOne Highlights Custom Protective Packaging Across Corrugated, Foam, and Thermoformed Trays
SupplyOne, Inc. , a value-added North American packaging distributor with custom converting capabilities, highlights custom protective packaging across its corrugated, foam, thermoformed trays, and complementary packaging formats for industrial and food manufacturers throughout North America. By uniting engineering-driven design with broad manufacturing and distribution capabilities, SupplyOne …
Sustainable Packaging News · 21 Jul 2026
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Breedon invest £750,000 in Welsh Slate saw line - Agg-Net
Agg-Net · 21 Jul 2026
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Vogue Sourcing Archives - Just Style
Just Style · 21 Jul 2026
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Angela Eagle takes over at Defra as Burnham reshuffles cabinet
Dame Angela Eagle has been appointed Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs following Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s first cabinet reshuffle, succeeding Emma Reynolds as head of the […]
Water Magazine · 21 Jul 2026
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Mondi enables Büromodel to cut operational packing costs by 20%
Mondi, a global leader in sustainable packaging and paper, has collaborated with furniture manufacturer Büromodel to develop a tailor-made corrugated packaging solution for shipping acoustic office cabins across Europe and beyond, delivering significant gains in operational efficiency.
Sustainable Packaging News · 21 Jul 2026
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Power pivot: AI data centres could help ease grid pressure, researchers argue
AI’s unprecedented demand for power is turning big tech companies into builders of their own energy infrastructure – and under the right policies and market rules, data centre investment could help accelerate innovation and deployment of clean energy technologies, argue researchers from WU Vienna University of Economics and Business. Global electricity demand for new data […]
Envirotec Magazine · 21 Jul 2026
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'If you're not AI-native, you're not getting funded': European fintech's H1 funding figures
Sifted — sustainability · 21 Jul 2026
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Rize raises $31m in Series B funding to scale sustainable rice farming
Rize, an agri-tech start-up based in Singapore, has raised $31 million in Series B funding to scale its AI-led sustainable rice farming technology across Southeast Asia.
FoodBev Media · 21 Jul 2026
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UK biotech venture investment reaches five-year high at over £2bn in Q2
UK biotech financing hit a five-year high in the second quarter of 2026 with total equity financing reaching £2.11bn, including a record £2.05bn in venture capital, according to new figures from the BioIndustry Association (BIA). Q2 2026 was dominated by Isomorphic Labs’ landmark £1.6bn Series B round. Even excluding this record financing, UK biotech companies […]
UKTN (UK Tech News) · 21 Jul 2026
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Packaging’s future leaders revealed as Future Trailblazer Awards 2026 Report launches
Packaging Innovations & Empack organiser Easyfairs UK has launched the Future Trailblazer Awards 2026 Report , a new publication recognising the emerging professionals helping shape the future of packaging at a time of unprecedented industry transformation.
Sustainable Packaging News · 21 Jul 2026
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Plug-in solar panels to go on sale this summer, after new safety rules confirmed
Government presses ahead with plans to allow sale of plug-in solar panels, in bid to widen access to clean energy technologies that can bring down energy bills
BusinessGreen · 21 Jul 2026
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Plug-in solar panels to go on sale this summer, after new safety rules confirmed - BusinessGreen
BusinessGreen — waste topic · 21 Jul 2026
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Eagle lands at Defra again as Burnham announces new cabinet
Angela Eagle has been named environment secretary at Defra, taking over from her former boss Emma Reynolds
The Grocer — sustainability · 21 Jul 2026
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Burger King launches Texan BBQ range and brings back Bacon Caesar Collection
The Texan BBQ range and Gourmet Kings Bacon Caesar Collection are available from 21 July
The Grocer — sustainability · 21 Jul 2026
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German container glass market declines - Glass International
Glass International · 21 Jul 2026
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PepsiCo recalls Doritos Chilli Heatwave over undeclared ingredients
PepsiCo has recalled selected packs of Doritos Chilli Heatwave after some were found to contain milk that was not listed in the ingredients. The recall affected 180g and 140g packs…
Grocery Gazette · 21 Jul 2026
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London & Valley Water offers UK Government ‘golden share’ in revised Thames Water rescue proposal
London & Valley Water (L&VW), the consortium of creditors seeking to recapitalise Thames Water, has announced a revised rescue proposal that would give the UK Government a ‘golden share’ in […]
Water Magazine · 21 Jul 2026
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Simpler Recycling flexible plastic collections delayed until 2030 - Ecosurety
Ecosurety · 21 Jul 2026