Recycling news: 2026

Industry news Mineral water brand opts for tamper evident closure solution AMCOR has announced it is supplying its 28mm two-piece tamper evident closure, developed specifically for glass bottles, to Belgian mineral water brand Ginstberg. The Amcor 28mm Flat Cap for Glass Tamper Evident features a patented lightweight design. Engineered for both still and sparkling beverages, Amcor revealed that it supports carbonisation levels of up to 4.3 […] Packaging Scotland · 16 Jul 2026 Industry news Dutch TV programme explores sustainable food packaging at Klöckner Pentaplast site Klöckner Pentaplast (KP) Food Packaging is featured in a recent episode of the Dutch television programme Doe Maar Duurzaam (‘Just Be Sustainable’), which focuses on sustainability challenges and developments across industry. Packaging News · 16 Jul 2026 Industry news Asda Express mark-up edges up despite more price matching The absence of Asda’s deepest rollback promos from smaller stores pushes overall convenience premium higher The Grocer — sustainability · 16 Jul 2026 Industry news McCain Foods pilots AI-powered crop monitoring programme with Ceres AI McCain Foods has launched a new grower pilot programme with agricultural intelligence company Ceres AI. FoodBev Media · 16 Jul 2026 Industry news Government officially brings British Steel into public ownership Keir Starmer says move "protects skilled jobs and safeguards a vital national capability" BusinessGreen · 16 Jul 2026 Industry news Government officially brings British Steel into public ownership - BusinessGreen BusinessGreen — waste topic · 16 Jul 2026 Industry news Former Dyson CEO Martin McCourt to present keynote address at the PPMA Show 2026 The organisers of the PPMA Show® 2026 have unveiled another high profile keynote speaker to appear at the event: former Dyson CEO and manufacturing powerhouse Martin McCourt. Sustainable Packaging News · 16 Jul 2026 Industry news Morrisons appoints new convenience director The new hire has been promoted to succeed Matt Heslop, who stepped down in February after less than a year in the role The Grocer — sustainability · 16 Jul 2026 Industry news Shuttle bus board_Updated_Fy26_LightBox.jpg - IKEA IKEA UK newsroom · 16 Jul 2026 Industry news Lifecycle environmental impact reporting: How ESPR and the revised CPR are changing compliance What happens when voluntary environmental disclosure becomes a legal requirement? We break down how ESPR and the revised CPR are embedding lifecycle environmental impact reporting into EU compliance. Valpak · 16 Jul 2026 Industry news Performance-Ready Automotive Parts Packaging for Andersen’s EV Chargers Andersen designs and manufactures premium home EV chargers that combine intelligent engineering with carefully considered design. Known for their stylish, customisable finishes, each charger is made to order and designed to complement the home as much as it performs. Sustainability sits at the heart of the business, with a commitment to electric driving that extends beyond the product itself, i… Sustainable Packaging News · 16 Jul 2026 Industry news Munich robotics startup Microagi raises $55m, Germany’s largest ever seed round Sifted — sustainability · 16 Jul 2026 Industry news ‘We want to make bookkeeping less painful’: How Visma and its AI portfolio are reshaping accounting Sifted — sustainability · 16 Jul 2026 Industry news Gerresheimer Commissions Photovoltaic System in Pfreimd Gerresheimer, an innovative system and solution provider and a global partner for the pharma, biotech and cosmetic industries, has successfully commissioned a photovoltaic system at its Pfreimd site following a test phase. The system, located on the roofs of two production buildings, has an installed capacity of 500 kilowatts peak (kWp) and generates approximately 500,000 kilowatt hours (kWh) o… Sustainable Packaging News · 16 Jul 2026 Industry news Orion chief warns on EU climate policy Major global supplier of carbon black urges Europe to rethink carbon pricing rules that it says risk shifting emissions and […] Ecotextile News · 16 Jul 2026 Industry news Valmet delivers an automation system for CO₂ liquefaction plant supporting green transition in Finland Valmet has received an order from Suomen Biovoima Oy to deliver a Valmet DNAe Distributed Control System (DCS) for a CO₂ liquefaction plant at Auris Energia’s biogas plant in Mäntsälä, Finland. It will be the first CO₂ liquefaction plant of its kind built in Finland with this technology. Sustainable Packaging News · 16 Jul 2026 Industry news Sainsbury’s signs Good Food Bill as it urges more resilient food system The bill asks for a holistic plan to transform the UK’s food system to ensure it can withstand challenges such as extreme weather and help everyone access nutritious food The Grocer — sustainability · 16 Jul 2026 Industry news Sentient superintelligence creates some of the biggest questions in AI Imagine a world where sentient superintelligent AI is imminent. This is an AI which has all the cognitive abilities of an adult human, and greatly exceeds human level in most of them. It is one of the most important and philosophically intriguing concepts facing humanity today, and yet, it is barely discussed outside scientists and […] UKTN (UK Tech News) · 16 Jul 2026 Industry news Brazilian leather faces EU market risk Report urges Brazilian leather suppliers to tighten traceability and due diligence, or risk EU market access NEW YORK – Climate […] Ecotextile News · 16 Jul 2026 Industry news Schools to save £220m as government expands solar rollout Hundreds more schools across England are set to slash their energy bills through government-funded solar panels, freeing up millions of pounds to reinvest in children’s education. The Department for Education announced today (Thursday 16 July) that 100 additional schools and colleges will join the Great British Energy Solar Partnership, backed by up to £40 million […] Environment Journal · 16 Jul 2026 Industry news Brown-Forman faces big questions as CEO prepares for exit - Just Drinks Just Drinks — sustainability · 16 Jul 2026 Industry news DFS credits platform innovation and people for projected £45m profit DFS expects to hit a profit, before tax, of £45 million, as the furniture retailer issued a trading update for the year ending 28 June. As it ungraded its guidance, DFS reported its profit increased 15 per cent year-on-year, despite weaker market demand in H2. Profit performance was underpinned by 2.7 per cent revenue growth,... Retail Gazette · 16 Jul 2026 Industry news Terry’s Chocolate Orange storms biscuit aisle in Maryland S’wich tie-up Fox’s Burton’s Companies is taking Terry’s Chocolate Orange into the biscuit aisle for the first time with a new Maryland S’wich collaboration targeting a combined shopper base of 15 million… Grocery Gazette · 16 Jul 2026 Industry news Food sector needs to build resilience in face of growing supply chain threats - Food Manufacture Food Manufacture · 16 Jul 2026 Industry news MPs call on government to ‘stand up’ to food industry over obesity crisis - Food Manufacture Food Manufacture · 16 Jul 2026 Industry news RJG Appoints Niiko Rautiola as New CEO to Lead Next Phase of Growth - PlastikMedia PlastikMedia News · 16 Jul 2026 Industry news Asda rolls out school engagement programme virtually Asda is expanding its school engagement programme nationwide for the first time, launching a virtual model to schools and colleges across England. This builds on three years of the initiative… Grocery Gazette · 16 Jul 2026 Industry news Dreams beds in for year-long Channel 4 and UKTV sponsorship push Dreams has signed a year-long sponsorship deal spanning Channel 4 streaming, UKTV and Great! TV is it aims maintain a continuous presence in front of British viewers. The partnership, brokered by Havas Media UK, will place Dreams alongside a range of entertainment programmes under a bespoke ‘Entertainment You Love’ package. Launching this month and running... Retail Gazette · 16 Jul 2026 Industry news Coreshell secures LFP supply agreement Coreshell Technologies has signed an eight-year supply agreement with South Korea’s L&F Co., Ltd. to source lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cathode active material outside China, strengthening the resilience of its battery supply chain. The agreement addresses what Coreshell describes as one of the battery industry’s most expensive and performance-critical components. Cathode active material plays a… BEST Magazine (Batteries & Energy Storage Technology) · 16 Jul 2026 Industry news Ginstberg chooses Amcor tamper evident closure for mineral water bottles Amcor is supplying a 28mm two-piece tamper evident closure, developed specifically for glass bottles, to Belgian mineral water brand Ginstberg. Packaging News · 16 Jul 2026 Industry news Florida subpoenas General Mills over flour - Global Food Industry News Just Food — sustainability · 16 Jul 2026 Industry news Amfori launches review after fatal shoe factory fire Amfori has begun a formal review of its social auditing records after a deadly fire at a Chinese shoe factory […] Ecotextile News · 16 Jul 2026 Industry news 5 easy steps to reduce your plastic use Plastic is made from fossil fuels. Often single-use plastic is low quality and harder to recycle. The best thing to do is to avoid it completely where we can. Recycle for Greater Manchester · 16 Jul 2026 Industry news The REA signs joint trade association letter to next Prime Minister and Government. REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 16 Jul 2026 Industry news Recyclability Assessment Methodology (RAM) 2027: Key changes to the assessment criteria 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) · 16 Jul 2026 Industry news Heidelberg Materials UK launch the Power range - Agg-Net Agg-Net · 16 Jul 2026 Industry news Kellogg's expands Crunchy Nut range with caramelised biscuit-flavoured cereal Kellogg's has expanded its Crunchy Nut Crunchies portfolio with the launch of Crunchy Nut Crunchies Caramelised Biscuit Flavour. FoodBev Media · 16 Jul 2026 Industry news The Dead Sea or a Basin with a Bright Future? If you listen for too long to few influential but misguided voices (I won’t name them, but you know who I mean), you’ll probably have already accepted the conclusion that the UK North Sea is in a comatose state, eking out a slow death. Of course, oil and gas reserves are in decline. This is true from day one of production in any field and, yes, the UK ceased to be a net exporter of oil and gas … MEM Magazine (Manufacturing & Engineering) · 16 Jul 2026 Industry news Applied Computing raises £14.8m to scale AI for energy operators Applied Computing, the UK AI firm building foundation AI for energy operators, has closed a $20m (£14.8m) funding round and announced its expansion into the United States with the opening of a new office in Houston, Texas. Applied Computing’s flagship platform, Orbital, is the first foundation model built specifically for energy operations, combining physics-grounded intelligence […] UKTN (UK Tech News) · 16 Jul 2026 Industry news Sustainable Coffee Guide There’s nothing better than a good cup of coffee in the morning. However, it isn’t necessarily the most environmentally-friendly drink in the world. So, what can you do to continue sipping on your java without harming the planet? We’ve got the solutions. Bywaters · 16 Jul 2026