Recycling news: 2025

Industry news PLASTICS PACKAGE: Water pollution and watered down targets Reports of dirty tricks to clean up ‘natural’ water expose far-reaching problems, while a drinks giant scales back its packaging commitments. By David Burrows. “Microplastics are present in all beverages, but those packaged in glass bottles contain more microplastic particles than those in plastic bottles, cartons or cans”. Yes, you read that correctly: scientists working for […] Footprint Media (foodservice sustainability) · 5 Sept 2025 Industry news Air pollution linked to brain changes tied to dementia A team of researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine has uncovered new evidence that connects air pollution to brain changes linked to Lewy body dementia, a serious and currently incurable condition. Lewy body diseases, which include Parkinson’s disease and Lewy body dementia, are marked by abnormal clumps of a protein called alpha-synuclein. These clumps, known as […] Air Quality News · 5 Sept 2025 Industry news Factcheck: North Sea gas is not ‘four times cleaner’ than LNG imports A claim that UK gas produced in the North Sea emits “four times” less carbon... Carbon Brief · 5 Sept 2025 Industry news Deadline pushed back for WRAP’s Simpler Recycling survey WRAP has extended the deadline for its survey of waste collectors and brokers in England regarding the introduction of Simpler Recycling in March 2025. The survey, conducted on behalf of Defra, will now accept responses until 22 September 2025. It seeks to gather evidence on how non-household municipal (NHM) waste is collected and managed in … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 5 Sept 2025 Industry news Epsilor Electric Fuel to showcase 4,400Wh lithium-ion battery pack Epsilor Electric Fuel, a developer and manufacturer of smart batteries and chargers, is due to showcase its 4,400Wh/174Ah lithium-ion battery pack for military applications.Named ‘COMBATT ELI-52526-GM’, it delivers 25.2V, weighs 27kg and is designed for use in defence vehicles, deployable weapon systems and naval applications.The battery is the latest generation of the Isreal-based firm’s COMBATT… BEST Magazine (Batteries & Energy Storage Technology) · 5 Sept 2025 Industry news Call for global action on airborne plastic pollution Airborne plastic pollution may be travelling further, faster and with greater consequences than previously thought, according to new research led by scientists at The University of Manchester. A new review highlights knowledge gaps about the scale, sources and behaviour of microplastics and nanoplastics (MNPs) in the atmosphere – and calls for the creation of a […] Air Quality News · 5 Sept 2025 Industry news Let Green Gas Count campaign coalition issues High-Level Recommendations towards corporate greenhouse gas reporting Let Green Gas Count campaign coalition issues High-Level Recommendations towards corporate greenhouse gas reporting The “Let Green Gas Count” campaign, coordinated by a coalition of eight organisations including the Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA) has published High-Level Recommendations on the treatment of low-carbon gases in corporate greenhouse gas reporting. Launched… ADBA (Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association) · 5 Sept 2025 Industry news MEMBER PRESS RELEASE – Acorn Bioenergy launches Winchester’s first biomethane facility to heat homes and boost farm resilience MEMBER PRESS RELEASE – Acorn Bioenergy launches Winchester’s first biomethane facility to heat homes and boost farm resilience New facility in city’s emerging “renewable hub” has created 15 jobs and will provide enough green gas to heat more than 9,000 homes Acorn Bioenergy, which is expected to become the UK’s leading producer of biomethane and… ADBA (Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association) · 5 Sept 2025 Industry news Birmingham Council vows to ‘transform’ bin service as strike mandate extended Birmingham’s long-running bin dispute looks set to continue well into next year, after Unite the Union confirmed its members have backed an extension of their strike mandate. The city’s refuse workers, who have been engaged in industrial action since January 2025, voted “overwhelmingly” to extend their industrial action mandate until March 2026, raising the prospect … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 5 Sept 2025 Industry news Surplus supply of lead and zinc ILZG, the international lead and zinc study group, has reported about the market for lead and zinc, two important battery raw materials, for the first half of 2025. The demand for lead shows a weak decline, while the demand for zinc shows a slight upturn. Both markets indicate a surplus in the supply balance.Global lead… BEST Magazine (Batteries & Energy Storage Technology) · 5 Sept 2025 Industry news EU and ASEAN deepen their cooperation on carbon pricing at high-level climate events At the first ASEAN-EU Ministerial Dialogue on Environment and Climate Change, the European Union and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) convened a high-level side event to reinforce collaboration on carbon pricing and market mechanisms. Open Access Government — Environment · 5 Sept 2025 Industry news Plastic Overshoot Day arrives Earth Action announces the arrival of Plastic Overshoot Day – the symbolic date when the plastic waste the world generates surpasses its capacity to manage it. Circular Online (CIWM) · 5 Sept 2025 Industry news Rema Tip Top acquire key assets of Almex Group - Agg-Net Agg-Net · 5 Sept 2025 Industry news The Scope of EPR throughout Latin America - Ecoveritas Ecoveritas · 5 Sept 2025 Industry news Fruit, vegetables, plants and flowers - Lidl Lidl GB media centre · 5 Sept 2025 Industry news More plastic already produced in 2025 than we can process 225m tonnes of materials have been manufactured this year, exceeding capacity to recycle and reuse. Friday 5th September marks Plastic Overshoot Day, at which point humans have made more of the long-lasting resource than can pro cess. In total, the world has produced the equivalent to the weight of 50million adult elephants. Each person will […] Environment Journal · 5 Sept 2025 Industry news What went right this week: quiet healthcare ‘revolutions’, plus more Medical advances, Mexico’s resurgent jaguars, and Scotland’s ‘overwhelmingly positive’ four-day week trial, plus more good news Positive News · 5 Sept 2025 Industry news Reform target seats would be among those first to be fracked, analysis shows The post Reform target seats would be among those first to be fracked, analysis shows appeared first on Unearthed . Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 5 Sept 2025 Industry news Scientists have no idea how many microplastics people are breathing in A new assessment advocates a global network of air monitoring stations to improve understandings of atmospheric particle distribution. First published in the journal Current Pollution Reports, the study has identified huge knowledge gaps linked to airborne plastic pollution. Inconsistent measurement techniques, limited data, basic simulations, and poor understanding of atmospheric cycling mecha… Environment Journal · 4 Sept 2025 Industry news ORNL develops silica material to stop lithium-ion battery fires A research team at the US Department of Energy Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has developed a new material that it claims prevents lithium-ion batteries from bursting into flames.Lithium-ion batteries can be prone to fires when the thin piece of plastic that separates the electrodes fails due to damage. The electrodes come into contact and… BEST Magazine (Batteries & Energy Storage Technology) · 4 Sept 2025 Industry news NatPower to make 1GW/8GWh BESS for Teeside GigaPark Renewable energy firm NatPower UK has agreed with Sembcorp Utilities, the Singapore-headquartered energy firm Sembcorp’s wholly owned subsidiary, to build a 1GW/8GWh lithium-ion battery energy storage system (BESS) on a 32-acre site in Yorkshire, UK. The BESS would be located at Wilton International in . . . to continue reading this article... You’ve reached your 5… BEST Magazine (Batteries & Energy Storage Technology) · 4 Sept 2025 Industry news Plan A for Farming - Marks & Spencer M&S corporate press releases · 4 Sept 2025 Industry news Simple waste changes helps save £s and the planet The post Simple waste changes helps save £s and the planet appeared first on Grundon . Grundon Waste Management · 4 Sept 2025 Industry news Reducing bakery waste just got simpler - Too Good To Go Too Good To Go UK · 4 Sept 2025 Industry news Veolia brings Bollegraaf on board for £70m plastics recycling plant Bollegraaf has been confirmed as the construction partner for Veolia’s £70 million plastics recycling facility in Shrewsbury. The facility set to be the UK’s first closed-loop plant capable of processing polyethylene terephthalate (PET) trays into food-grade packaging. The Shrewsbury site, located at Battlefield, will take in PET plastics from both trays and bottles – before … Read More The pos… letsrecycle.com News · 4 Sept 2025 Industry news China Briefing 4 September 2025: Shanghai cooperation summit; ETS ‘absolute emissions cap’; China’s heatwave adaptation Welcome to Carbon Brief’s China Briefing. China Briefing handpicks and explains the most important climate... Carbon Brief · 4 Sept 2025 Industry news MEMBER PRESS RELEASE – Bio Capital and Inverclyde Council Partner to Transform Food Waste into Renewable Energy MEMBER PRESS RELEASE – Bio Capital and Inverclyde Council Partner to Transform Food Waste into Renewable Energy Bio Capital will process up to 1600 tonnes of food waste per year from Inverclyde Food waste taken to Bio Capital’s local facility and turned into renewable energy and sustainable biofertiliser Bio Capital awarded the contract through the… ADBA (Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association) · 4 Sept 2025 Industry news Our members - bbia.org.uk BBIA (Bio-based and Biodegradable Industries Association) · 4 Sept 2025 Industry news Why circular economy skills are becoming essential and what most businesses are getting wrong I’ve sat in countless strategy meetings where sustainability is discussed, but only ever as a risk, a target, or a tick-box. Don’t get me wrong: these conversations are necessary. But they’re nowhere near enough. edie — Circular Economy tag · 4 Sept 2025 Industry news Autopak acquired by Autopack, rebrands to APM Packaging machinery supplier Autopack has acquired Nottingham-based Autopak Machinery to expand its capabilities in the flexible packaging market. The deal, which follows the retirement of Autopak Machinery founder Aubrey Davies, will see the bag filling and handling equipment manufacturer rebranded as APM. Autopak confirmed that the existing management team at Autopak Machinery will remain in … letsrecycle.com News · 4 Sept 2025 Industry news Second carbon capture pilot begins at Enfinium’s Ferrybridge facility Nuada has begun operating its carbon capture technology at Enfinium’s Ferrybridge-1 Energy from Waste (EfW) facility in West Yorkshire. The demonstration will run for a minimum of six months and represents the first time Nuada’s technology has been deployed in a live industrial EfW setting. The new pilot plant is based on metal-organic framework (MOF) … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 4 Sept 2025 Industry news Q&A: How China is adapting to ‘more frequent and intense’ heat extremes China has seen a series of temperature records broken this summer, as heatwaves have struck... Carbon Brief · 4 Sept 2025 Industry news “We can’t leave getting involved to someone else”: Greenpeace volunteers meet their MPs Surveys show that 89% of the UK want stronger action on climate and nature – but MPs say they aren’t actually hearing this from their constituents. The Climate Coalition Mass Lobby was about closing this gap – bringing people together to tell our MPs what we want them to be doing. In July, 5,000 people […] Greenpeace UK · 4 Sept 2025 Industry news Drone swarm advance would boost speed and safety, say researchers An advance that might allow drones to retain high speed while avoiding collisions in cluttered environments has been reported by researchers at Durham University A seemingly notable development in drone swarm technology, called T-STAR, described in a paper published in an IEEE journal, the approach could improve the way unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are used […] Envirotec Magazine · 4 Sept 2025 Industry news Why a social tariff would help solve fuel poverty The cost of living crisis has outpaced low incomes and social security, leaving many households unable to afford essentials and forced to make the bleak choice between heating and eating. Energy debt is the fastest growing debt reported to Citizens Advice since 2020, standing at […] Green Alliance blog (Inside Track) · 4 Sept 2025 Industry news Basildon EfW plans remain blocked after appeal An appeal filed by Archer Fields Energy Recovery against Essex County Council’s refusal of permission for an Energy from Waste (EfW) facility in Basildon has been dismissed. The decision, handed down on 1 September 2025, found that while the facility would provide significant waste management benefits, these were outweighed by “substantial and unacceptable harm” to … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 4 Sept 2025 Industry news The toxic wildfire pollutant that refuses to break down Scientists have uncovered why a particularly dangerous chemical released in wildfire smoke can persist in the atmosphere for far longer than expected. The study, led by researchers at the University of Bristol in collaboration with the Central Laser Facility at the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), focused on 2,4-Dinitrophenol (DNP) – a toxic compound […] Air Quality News · 4 Sept 2025 Industry news Councils can’t afford to investigate contaminated land sites Of more than 45,000 potentially hazardous sites across Wales, one-third of local authorities are failing to make the locations public. Fewer than one-in-three councils make their legally required register of contaminated land sites available to the public, according to Friends of the Earth Cymru. The organisation has identified a potential 45,157 hazardous locations in Wales […] Environment Journal · 4 Sept 2025 Industry news THE FRIDAY DIGEST: Fewer nitrites, more plants in schools please In a week when children in England excitedly/reluctantly/mercifully (delete as appropriate) returned to the classroom, today’s Digest fittingly carries a school food theme. First comes news that the majority of state-run schools are routinely serving up nitrite-cured meats like ham and bacon at mealtimes. A survey by the Coalition Against Nitrites, reported by The Times, found […] Footprint Media (foodservice sustainability) · 4 Sept 2025 Industry news Government bans sale of energy drinks to children Shops and restaurants will be banned from selling high-caffeine energy drinks to children under new proposals announced by ministers. The UK Government has confirmed plans first set out in last year’s Labour manifesto to make it illegal to sell high-caffeine energy drinks containing more than 150mg of caffeine per litre to anyone aged under 16 […] Footprint Media (foodservice sustainability) · 4 Sept 2025