Recycling news: 2025

Industry news How to tackle environmental issues when the world can’t agree The failure to agree a global treaty on plastic pollution highlights how the UN’s requirement for unanimity holds back environmental policy, but there are better ways to make progress New Scientist — Environment · 21 Aug 2025 Industry news Biffa to recruit over 250 staff ahead of Simpler Recycling rollout Biffa has announced plans to create more than 250 jobs in household waste collection services ahead of new Simpler Recycling rules. The vacancies span 12 of Biffa’s 30 local authority contracts. Further opportunities are expected to follow in other areas as local authorities prepare for the changes to household collections scheduled for April 2026. The … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 21 Aug 2025 Industry news Space solar could cut Europe’s energy costs by 15% New research suggests that harnessing solar energy from space could reduce the continent’s dependence on Earth-based wind and solar energy by up to 80%. The concept, first proposed in 1968, involves placing large solar arrays in orbit to capture sunlight continuously, unaffected by nightfall or cloud cover. Senior author and engineer Wei He of King’s […] Air Quality News · 21 Aug 2025 Industry news ESS Expo 2025 unveils packed agenda featuring government leaders and industry trailblazers Environmental Services & Solutions (ESS) Expo, the UK’s largest environmental event, has today released the full speaker programme for its 2025 event, which now features seven shows spanning all corners of the environmental sector, under one roof at the NEC Birmingham. There are a record number of attendees set to attend the 2025 edition, with over 15,000 visitors and over 750 exhibiting compan… ATF Professional · 21 Aug 2025 Industry news Tyre Recovery Association publishes ‘Road to Reform’ following Environment Agency’s review The Tyre Recovery Association (TRA) recently released a five-step action plan, titled ‘Road to Reform’, to provide a clear and systematic approach to remedying the shortcomings identified in the Environment Agency’s (EA) recent review of waste tyre exports. The TRA welcomed the report’s release last month as a significant milestone and is committed to working with the government to deliver on t… ATF Professional · 21 Aug 2025 Industry news EA confirms new fee increases, including International Waste Shipment charges The Environment Agency (EA) has confirmed that almost all of its proposed fee increases, including a 14% rise in International Waste Shipment (IWS) charges, have now taken effect following its April 2025 consultation. ATF Professional · 21 Aug 2025 Industry news DVLA backs classic car industry and driving enthusiasts with updated registration policies DVLA announces new policies for registering repaired, restored and modified vehicles that will come into effect from Tuesday 26 August. ATF Professional · 21 Aug 2025 Industry news China Briefing 21 August 2025: China’s CO2 decline; ‘Two mountains’; China’s cement challenge Welcome to Carbon Brief’s China Briefing. China Briefing handpicks and explains the most important climate... Carbon Brief · 21 Aug 2025 Industry news ELVES – Free Upcoming EV Dismantling Training in Kildare and Monaghan, Ireland This November, ELVES will once again be offering free EV (Electric Vehicle) Dismantling training to Authorised Treatment Facilities (permitted scrapyards) in Ireland. ELVES’ EV training programme for ATFs has been running since 2019 and has seen training delivered to over 200 ATF staff so far. Auto Recycling World · 21 Aug 2025 Industry news Restoring wetlands could reduce river pollution across Europe A new study published in Nature Water shows that restoring Europe’s wetlands could play an essential role in reducing nitrogen pollution in rivers, significantly improving water quality while having minimal impact on agriculture. Open Access Government — Environment · 21 Aug 2025 Industry news FlexGen completes purchase of Powin energy storage assets Energy storage technology company, FlexGen, has completed its acquisition of assets from the US-based energy company Powin after it was approved by the US bankruptcy court.This means the company's portfolio now includes more than 25GWh in duration of battery storage systems across 200 sites in 10 countries with software and services. The purchase also included Powin’s… BEST Magazine (Batteries & Energy Storage Technology) · 21 Aug 2025 Industry news How data can support the drive to decarbonise Foodservice experts share practical tips on how environmental data can be harnessed to help deliver net-zero Footprint Media (foodservice sustainability) · 21 Aug 2025 Industry news ALDI BRINGS BACK HOME ESSENTIALS TO HELP STUDENTS ON A BUDGET WITH PRICES FROM JUST £1.49 As September fast approaches Aldi is ready to make university budgeting a breeze. Whether flying the nest for the first time as a fresher or returning to campus, students can kit out their new digs for less with Aldi’s affordable range of homeware and kitchen essentials. These must-haves land in stores from 28th August, with […] Aldi UK Press Centre · 21 Aug 2025 Industry news Ecobat Announces Sale of Germany & Austria Operations to Clarios Ecobat, a global leader in battery recycling, today announced that it has entered into a binding agreement to sell its battery recycling and specialty lead operations in Germany and Austria to Clarios, a global leader in advanced energy storage solutions. The transaction includes Ecobat’s facilities in Freiberg and Braubach, Germany, as well as the Arnoldstein operation in Austria. Auto Recycling World · 21 Aug 2025 Industry news THE FRIDAY DIGEST: Plastics talks end in failure Efforts to curb plastic pollution were left in tatters earlier this month after talks on a global plastics treaty collapsed without agreement. There were high hopes a deal could be struck at the latest session of UN-led talks (INC 5.2) in Geneva after a strong ‘coalition of the willing’ emerged from discussions at the end of last […] Footprint Media (foodservice sustainability) · 21 Aug 2025 Industry news Lidl to highlight ‘planetary health’ products in stores Lidl has launched a new customer-facing health mark signposting products that support a sustainable diet. The ‘Live Well’ bean logo will be displayed on packaging to highlight food that meets strict nutrition and sustainability criteria developed in partnership with experts and validated by the British Nutrition Foundation. The discount supermarket chain said supporting sustainable consumption […] Footprint Media (foodservice sustainability) · 21 Aug 2025 Industry news Diageo scales back net-zero targets Guinness-owner Diageo has become the latest business to revise its net-zero commitments, citing challenges with policy and infrastructure. The drinks giant, whose brands also include Baileys and Johnnie Walker, said it would now aim to reduce its scope 1 and 2 emissions by 50% by 2030, reaching net-zero in direct operations by 2040. The new […] Footprint Media (foodservice sustainability) · 21 Aug 2025 Industry news Influencers push junk foods on social channels Young people are being inundated with junk food marketing on social media platforms ahead of a ban coming into force in 2026. A study of 4,000 young people aged 11 to 21 by Cancer Research UK found more than half (52%) said they’d seen posts promoting products high in fat, sugar and salt (HFSS) on […] Footprint Media (foodservice sustainability) · 21 Aug 2025 Industry news DATAPOINT This week’s trawl through the ‘data sphere’ features a jump in the area of land farmed organically in Scotland, cost pressures ravaging the hospitality sector, and funding boosts for both electric vehicle purchases and food safety research. Footprint Media (foodservice sustainability) · 21 Aug 2025 Industry news FPA Golf & Activities Day 2025 - Foodservice Packaging Association Foodservice Packaging Association · 21 Aug 2025 Industry news Planning for Nature: Breakfast Briefing - British Retail Consortium British Retail Consortium news · 21 Aug 2025 Industry news Recyclus Group Featured by BBC: Pioneering Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling in the UK The post Recyclus Group Featured by BBC: Pioneering Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling in the UK appeared first on Recyclus Group | The UK’s First Industrial Scale Lithium-Ion Battery Recyclers . Recyclus Group news · 21 Aug 2025 Industry news New partnership for medical battery recycling Ideal Medical Solutions has partnered with the SER Group to deliver a nationwide programme for medical battery recycling.The initiative, led by SER Group’s specialist recycling division Cellcycle, supports the safe and sustainable disposal of lithium batteries from primary batteries used in portable surgical devices across the UK.Under the agreement, Cellcycle will manage the compliant collecti… BEST Magazine (Batteries & Energy Storage Technology) · 21 Aug 2025 Industry news Man sentenced after illegal waste site fire costs £2m A Whitehaven man has been sentenced for multiple offences relating to the illegal operation of waste sites in Lancaster. Following an Environment Agency (EA) investigation, Oliver “Luke” Kirkbride appeared in Preston Crown Court on 15 August 2025, where he pleaded guilty to a series of waste crime offences. He was handed a 16-month prison sentence, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 21 Aug 2025 Industry news A breath of fresh data: Inside a Supersite [Part 2] The second part of our feature in which Dr James Allen explained the workings of the urban background air quality monitoring ‘supersite’ in Manchester, which is run by the University of Manchester Click here to read the first part of this article PM Question Time As you might imagine, there are plenty of screens flashing […] Air Quality News · 21 Aug 2025 Industry news £45k fund to support paper cup recycling initiatives The National Cup Recycling Scheme (NCRS), administered by Valpak, has announced the launch of a new £45,000 project fund. The Beyond the Bin Fund will support initiatives to improve the capture and recycling of paper cups. Set to open in September, the competition will invite organisations, businesses, universities and community groups to put forward proposals … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 21 Aug 2025 Industry news A breath of fresh data: Inside a Supersite [Part 1] Less than 20 miles from the AQN offices is a building made from shipping containers in which some of the most important air quality work takes place. We’re at one of the country’s three urban background air quality monitoring ‘supersites’ in South Manchester, The three sites – the others being in Birmingham and London – […] Air Quality News · 21 Aug 2025 Industry news BayWa r.e. secures consent for 500MW BESS in Scotland BayWa r.e. has received Section 36 planning consent for its largest battery energy storage system (BESS) in Europe – a 500MW installation at Redshaw in South Lanarkshire, Scotland.Strategically sited next to Scottish Power Transmission’s planned 400/132kV Redshaw substation, the BESS sits at the B6 boundary – one of the UK’s most constrained grid zones. Once operational,… BEST Magazine (Batteries & Energy Storage Technology) · 21 Aug 2025 Industry news Flooding in a changing climate: Why we need systemic action now There is a need for systematic action to safeguard against flooding; here, Professor Günter Blöschl from the Vienna University of Technology, the University of Bologna elaborates further The climate crisis is already transforming the world around us, with extreme flooding only set to intensify over the next 10 years, according to the World Economic Forum […] Open Access Government — Environment · 21 Aug 2025 Industry news Indaver exits NESS EfW project as landfill ban nears Indaver has withdrawn from the North East Scotland Shared (NESS) Energy from Waste (EfW) project. Spanish engineering firm ACCIONA will take over the £150 million facility, designed to serve Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Moray councils. The plant temporality closed at the end of June, just 18 months after operations began, following escalating technical problems and suggestions … Read More The po… letsrecycle.com News · 21 Aug 2025 Industry news Man sentenced for illegal waste operations that caused a major fire A man has been given a suspended prison sentence for the illegal operation of waste sites that led to a major fire. Circular Online (CIWM) · 21 Aug 2025 Industry news East Penn Manufacturing 2025 Sustainability Report East Penn Manufacturing has published a 2025 sustainability report detailing company-wide initiatives and employee-led efforts to advance environmental performance.The report highlights its decarbonisation plan with a 7% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions from 2021.The company also partnered with the US Department of Energy for its Better Plants programme, which focuses .… BEST Magazine (Batteries & Energy Storage Technology) · 21 Aug 2025 Industry news ALDI’S SUPERFAN CARD RETURNS – APPLY NOW TO WIN SUPERFAN STATUS AND A YEAR’S FREE SHOPPING Aldi’s exclusive Superfan Card is back – and the perks have got even better. Following the success of last year’s launch, which saw Charlotte Mellor from Oldham bag Aldi’s first-ever Superfan Card offering a year’s worth of free groceries, the supermarket is launching its exclusive Superfan Card for 2025. Just one lucky shopper will get […] Aldi UK Press Centre · 21 Aug 2025 Industry news ALDI’S SOURDOUGH SALES ARE SWIFTLY RISING AS THE QUEEN OF POP JUMPS ON TREND Aldi has revealed a remarkable surge in sourdough sales, confirming the beloved artisanal bread has soared to new heights as a British household favourite. The supermarket has reported an astounding 70% increase in sourdough sales year-on-year vs 2024, with Aldi regularly selling over 270,000 sourdough loaves per week — that’s around 52 per minute[3]. This growth reflects […] Aldi UK Press Centre · 21 Aug 2025 Industry news Hydrotreated vegetable oil, battery energy storage will power onshore wind boom ‘Bridging power’ solutions are needed to overcome the ongoing impact of grid connection delays and expedite commissioning. High-voltage power packages with Stage V generators, transformers and load banks can help push commissioning forward even before a grid connection has been established. This means a wind farm could come online much faster once the connection is […] Environment Journal · 21 Aug 2025 Industry news The photo sale raising money for conservation Some of the world’s leading wildlife photographers are selling their images in a global photo sale to raise funds for conservation Positive News · 21 Aug 2025 Industry news 114,000 child hospitalisations in London due to air pollution Parents are calling for a phase-out of diesel engines, petrol-hungry SUVs, and domestic wood burning as new figures point to a ‘preventable crisis’. Data obtained through a Freedom of Information request by the campaign group Mums For Lungs has revealed the extent of London’s air quality problem. Over a 12 month period of time, NHS […] Environment Journal · 21 Aug 2025 Industry news Derby City Council links climate action and good mental health Research emphasises how taking steps to mitigate the warming planet also has a signifiant positive impact on our state of mind. Led by Dr Robyn Dewis, the Director of Public Health Annual Report 2024–25 calls for urgent, collective action int he face of mounting environmental pressures and associated health challenges. Published following confirmation that 2024 […] Environment Journal · 21 Aug 2025 Industry news Marks & Spencer Announces Landmark £340m Investment In Advanced Automated Food Distribution Centre - Marks & Spencer M&S corporate press releases · 21 Aug 2025 Industry news Analysis: Record solar growth keeps China’s CO2 falling in first half of 2025 Clean-energy growth helped China’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions fall by 1% year-on-year in the first... Carbon Brief · 20 Aug 2025