Recycling news: 2025

Industry news Will the EU’s budget deliver a just, climate-neutral, and competitive future in cities and regions? ICLEI Europe, argue that the EU’s budget may not achieve a just, climate-neutral, and competitive future for our cities and regions. Open Access Government — Environment · 30 Oct 2025 Industry news THE FRIDAY DIGEST: Do food cos have the appetite for plant proteins? EAT-Lancet’s meticulously modelled 2025 report this month painted a picture of a better food system. “The report is, on the face of it, full of portents of doom,” Footprint reported on Monday, but “also underscores some of the positive things that are already happening to expedite healthier Footprint Media (foodservice sustainability) · 30 Oct 2025 Industry news Tax moves can help sustainable diet shift: study Removing VAT from healthy foods and applying taxes to unhealthy, higher carbon ones could “save lives”, according to researchers in Sweden. The changes would also be tax-neutral, the experts at the Chalmers University of Technology said. “Integrated tax reforms […] could reduce Sweden’s Footprint Media (foodservice sustainability) · 30 Oct 2025 Industry news European RDF market tops 6.5 million tonnes annually in ten-year review 6.5 million tonnes of waste-derived fuel (WDF) have been exported and imported across Europe annually since 2015, according to a report by the RDF Industry Group. The “10 Years of the European Voice for WDF: Championing Standards, Policy and Landfill Diversion” report marked the Group’s tenth anniversary, charting the rise of the refuse-derived fuel (RDF) … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 Oct 2025 Industry news Weight loss drugs, food waste and the business lunch Foodservice businesses may need to start thinking in strategic ways about how to cater to both normal and medically-suppressed appetites. So reported Footprint recently in a piece about the impact of appetite-suppressing drugs on hospitality and foodservice. This week, the FT picked Footprint Media (foodservice sustainability) · 30 Oct 2025 Industry news France leads the way in reusable packaging for grocery Reusable packaging has reached “industrial scale” in France, as more than 370 products across 345 supermarkets join the Loop reuse platform. Footprint Media (foodservice sustainability) · 30 Oct 2025 Industry news DATAPOINT This week’s numbers you need to know cover landfill regulations, the latest polling on attitudes to climate change, and a significant investment in solar energy. Hospitality has also joined calls from the farming industry for the UK government to rethink its inheritance tax reforms. Footprint Media (foodservice sustainability) · 30 Oct 2025 Industry news Drone study reveals wastewater treatment plants underreport emissions by up to 250% A new study from Linköping University using custom drones reveals that wastewater treatment plants may be emitting 2.5 times more greenhouse gases than previously thought. Open Access Government — Environment · 30 Oct 2025 Industry news More than 139 years of refreshing the world - Coca-Cola Coca-Cola Great Britain media center · 30 Oct 2025 Industry news Huayou Cobalt: Building a Global Circular Economy Through Battery Recycling Ahead of the World Reuse & Recycling Forum 2025, taking place from 10–13 November in Shanghai, China, ICM AG spoke with Mr. Wei Bao, Vice President of Huayou Cobalt and Huayou Recycling Group. As a keynote speaker at the event, Mr. Wei shared insights into Huayou’s expanding global recycling network, the strategic importance of battery recycling within the company’s full-industry-chain model, a… Auto Recycling World · 30 Oct 2025 Industry news Blue Rebirth to Automate ELV Recycling with AI and Robotics by 2028 Blue Rebirth Association aims to transform Japan’s end-of-life vehicle (ELV) recycling sector with a new AI-driven automated dismantling system scheduled for commercialization in 2028. The system will use robots and artificial intelligence to extract plastics, aluminum, copper and other materials, improving the precision and efficiency of recycling operations. Auto Recycling World · 30 Oct 2025 Industry news Plasnomic Leads Industry Initiative to Reduce Automotive Plastic Waste Plasnomic, a US-based company focused on setting global standards for sustainable plastic repair, is leading a new industry effort to tackle automotive plastic waste in partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), the American Chemistry Council (ACC), major OEMs, and the collision repair sector. Auto Recycling World · 30 Oct 2025 Industry news Cartonboard specialist reports record UK advent calendar production CARTONBOARD specialist MM Packaging Deeside has produced over 15 million confectionery advent calendar packs for brands and retailers ahead of this year’s festive season. The firm reported demand was high this year, with consumers’ appetite for confectionery anticipated to continue to rise. Last year, the UK’s Christmas confectionery market was worth £853 million, up £88 million […] Packaging Scotland · 30 Oct 2025 Industry news Costa Coffee stores in Swindon - Costa Costa Coffee media centre · 30 Oct 2025 Industry news 2026 Northern Air Quality Conference launched We are pleased to announce that our Northern Air Quality Conference will be returning to Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall on Tuesday 25th March 2026. This year’s event will be the sixth Northern conference and our third at the Bridgewater Hall, a venue that has proved to be extremely popular with delegates since we moved there in […] Air Quality News · 30 Oct 2025 Industry news Updated edition of connected packaging book launches APPETITE Creative has announced the release of the updated edition of Connected Packaging: The Game-Changing Marketing Tool. Authored by the creative technology studio’s MD, Jenny Stanley, the expanded 316-page guide addresses the ‘seismic’ regulatory shifts transforming the US market, as well as breakthrough AI and gaming technologies that are said to be redefining consumer engagement. […] Packaging Scotland · 30 Oct 2025 Industry news ExxonMobil Chemical fined £176,000 for six days of flaring ExxonMobil Chemical was fined £176,000 at Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court on 28 October after pleading guilty to breaching its environmental permit during six days of continuous flaring at its Cowdenbeath site in April 2019. The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) said the conviction followed an extensive investigation involving specialist regulatory, technical, scientific and enforcement sta… Envirotec Magazine · 30 Oct 2025 Industry news Scotland’s Cabinet Secretary Gillian Martin visits BrewDog’s anaerobic digestion plant Ellon plant showcases Scotland’s leadership in green energy and circular economy innovation, says trade assocation ADBA On 22 October, Scotland’s Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Energy, Gillian Martin MSP, visited BrewDog’s state-of-the-art anaerobic digestion (AD) and biomethane facility in Ellon. There she could see first-hand how the Scottish AD industry is turning its outputs […] Envirotec Magazine · 30 Oct 2025 Industry news Greener Ealing pays tribute to staff member killed in Uxbridge stabbing A Greener Ealing employee has been named as the victim of a fatal stabbing that took place in Uxbridge on Monday evening (27 October 2025). Wayne Broadhurst, 49, who worked as a bin collector for Greener Ealing, the waste and environmental services company owned by Ealing Council, died at the scene after police and paramedics … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 Oct 2025 Industry news Smart heat pumps could help cut bills and take pressure off the grid, says new study New UK research suggests that heat pumps could play a much bigger role in stabilising the nation’s electricity supply by providing demand flexibility; helping households stay comfortable while reducing carbon emissions and costs. The study, led by researchers from the Energy and Climate Change Division at the University of Southampton in collaboration with Good Energy […] Envirotec Magazine · 30 Oct 2025 Industry news Aeson Power unveils safer sodium-ion batteries in Australia Australian energy storage firm Aeson Power has launched its next-generation sodium-ion batteries at All Energy Australia 2025.Following global success in automotive applications, Aeson’s polyanionic sodium-ion technology now targets off-grid, telecom and commercial sectors with three new systems: APSI2500, APSI2500-UPS and HaloDyne-HV.Founded in 2015 and based in Melbourne, Aeson Power partners… BEST Magazine (Batteries & Energy Storage Technology) · 30 Oct 2025 Industry news UK produces its first home-sourced lithium hydroxide, in Cornwall Mineral development company Cornish Lithium announced on 24 October that it has started production of refined lithium hydroxide monohydrate (LHM) using lithium extracted from granite in Cornwall, in what appears to be a first for the UK. The group has produced the demonstration-scale samples at its Trelavour plant, a brownfield industrial site in Cornwall, using […] Envirotec Magazine · 30 Oct 2025 Industry news Circular Economy operators must lean into data and AI to cope with the upcoming regulatory tsunami The post Circular Economy operators must lean into data and AI to cope with the upcoming regulatory tsunami appeared first on Reconomy . Reconomy · 30 Oct 2025 Industry news Costa Coffee stores in Luton - Costa Costa Coffee media centre · 30 Oct 2025 Industry news CIWM announces Westminster as venue for Global Waste Congress CIWM has announced that the Queen Elizabeth II (QEII) Centre in Westminster will be the venue for the ISWA 2026 World Congress. Circular Online (CIWM) · 30 Oct 2025 Industry news Curved battery boosts smart ring capacity by 30% Grepow has unveiled a technical white paper detailing its patented E-stacking curved battery technology, designed specifically for smart rings.The innovation delivers up to 30% higher capacity in the same volume, while enhancing reliability and comfort in ultra-compact wearables.As the smart ring market heads toward multi-billion-dollar growth by 2030, battery life and form factor remain key… BEST Magazine (Batteries & Energy Storage Technology) · 30 Oct 2025 Industry news Cornwall landowner ordered to repay £72,500 for illegal waste site A Cornwall landowner has been ordered to repay £72,500 or face prison for running an illegal waste site where more than 10,000 tonnes of waste was found. Martin Harvey, who operated the site on land he owned at Shepherds Farm, St Newlyn East, appeared before Truro Crown Court on 3 October 2025, where he pleaded … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 Oct 2025 Industry news Scotland’s water not worse than England, minister asked to apologise Statistics watchdog recommends UK Housing Secretary Steve Reed retracts comments on pollution north of Hadrian’s Wall. While in the post of Environment Secretary, Reed repeatedly claimed that Scotland suffer worse water pollution than in England, and supply was of a lower quality. However, these statements have now been flagged as rising ‘misleading the public’. SNP […] Environment Journal · 30 Oct 2025 Industry news £1.2m for Cheltenham-Gloucester rapid bus link Proposals for an electric bus corridor between the two authorities could be about to leap forward. Gloucestershire County Council has proposed to earmark £1.2million next week to bolster delivery of the scheme which would see specialised vehicles depart every 10 minutes. New priority lanes and ‘demand responsive hubs’ could also be introduced to connect rural […] Environment Journal · 30 Oct 2025 Industry news Climate scepticism is growing, UK MPs and councillors must act now A cross party caucus of parliament members is championing a new approach to environmental policy and action, but it can’t stop in Westminster. Senior politicians and party leaders within the Conservatives and Reform UK are throwing their weight behind the false science of populism. According to Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage, net zero is not […] Environment Journal · 30 Oct 2025 Industry news Life lessons: Sam Ryder on what life so far has taught him The English singer-songwriter on the importance of following your own path, finding wisdom out in the surf, and learning to let go Positive News · 30 Oct 2025 Industry news Lights, Camera, Execution: CCEP at the Movies - Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Coca-Cola Europacific Partners news · 30 Oct 2025 Industry news UK glass sector outlines strategic policy priorities at Westminster event - British Glass British Glass news · 30 Oct 2025 Industry news Cables - North London Waste Authority North London Waste Authority · 29 Oct 2025 Industry news Lids - North London Waste Authority North London Waste Authority · 29 Oct 2025 Industry news Birthday cards - North London Waste Authority North London Waste Authority · 29 Oct 2025 Industry news Cool box - North London Waste Authority (NLWA) North London Waste Authority · 29 Oct 2025 Industry news Wet wipes - North London Waste Authority North London Waste Authority · 29 Oct 2025 Industry news Prams and pushchairs - North London Waste Authority North London Waste Authority · 29 Oct 2025 Industry news Cleaning product bottles - North London Waste Authority North London Waste Authority · 29 Oct 2025