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Industry news Wychavon launches campaign to boost aluminium foil recycling Residents across Wychavon are being urged to ‘Foil in Love with Recycling’, as part of a new campaign delivered in partnership with Alupro. Sustainable Packaging News · 10 Jul 2026 Industry news Green projects across Warwick district invited to apply for Nature Fund cash UK press (GDELT archive) · 10 Jul 2026 Industry news 'How far their party has fallen': Kemi Badenoch slammed over vow to purge would be Tory MPs who back net zero targets Tory leader attacks colleagues who support the UK's climate goals, as she vows to recruit 'serious businesspeople, engineers, electricians, builders, teachers' to stand at the next election BusinessGreen · 10 Jul 2026 Industry news 'How far their party has fallen': Kemi Badenoch slammed over vow to purge would be Tory MPs who back net zero targets - BusinessGreen BusinessGreen — waste topic · 10 Jul 2026 Industry news Leading the Way: Alessandro Masiello (Rockwell Automation) In this episode of Leading the Way, we speak with Alessandro Masiello, Customer Sustainability Commercial Lead at Rockwell Automation , about the role of optimisation, automation and digital transformation in the future of sustainable packaging. 
 
 Sustainable Packaging News · 10 Jul 2026 Industry news Waitrose opens brand new shop in Chelmer Village, Essex - John Lewis Partnership Plc John Lewis Partnership media · 10 Jul 2026 Industry news Are you having trouble disposing of batteries? - British Metals Recycling Association BMRA (British Metals Recycling Association) · 10 Jul 2026 Industry news ASOS debuts emerging designers collaboration with hand-crafted dress ASOS has launched ARRANGE Bespoke, a new range that allows emerging designers to “reinterpret ARRANGE’s signature approach to occasion-wear”. The new line debuted at Paris Couture week, with a hand-crafted dress by Johannes Warnke, a student at Central Saint Martins. The dress was developed in partnership with ARRANGE’s design team and was hand sewn using... Retail Gazette · 10 Jul 2026 Industry news Kasai Celebrates 35 Years In Sunderland SUNDERLAND, UK, 10th JULY, 2026 – ONE of Sunderland’s longest-standing automotive manufacturers is celebrating 35 years of investment, innovation and partnership in the city. Kasai UK has marked the milestone with a special anniversary event bringing together employees, partners and civic leaders to reflect on the company’s journey since establishing its UK operations in Sunderland in 1991. Rep… MEM Magazine (Manufacturing & Engineering) · 10 Jul 2026 Industry news 'A real opportunity': Local football clubs tipped to become clean energy hubs Project backs small clubs to house battery storage, solar panels, heat pumps, and electric vehicle chargers, enabling them to supply clean energy and flexibility services to local grids BusinessGreen · 10 Jul 2026 Industry news Advanced Engineering Of The UK’s Defence Investment As the UK Government unveils its new Defence Investment Plan, Advanced Engineering is urging the sector to focus on the real challenge ahead: not just investment, but delivery. The Government’s newly published Defence Investment Plan sets out £15 billion in additional funding between 2026 and 2030, within a wider £298 billion defence investment programme, with priorities including warfighting r… MEM Magazine (Manufacturing & Engineering) · 10 Jul 2026 Industry news News round-up July 2026 MRW News round-up July 2026 Wychavon residents urged to ‘foil in love’, Grangemouth workers secure pay deal, Wrap updates LA Portal and EA’s WasteCare suspension lifted News round-up July 2026 Daniel Bosley MRW (Materials Recycling World) · 10 Jul 2026 Industry news Visitor Registration Opens For EuroBLECH 2026 EuroBlech 2026 Less than four months until the world of sheet metal working meets in Hanover! Experience the entire process chain live in action – with thousands of products and solutions, including many technical premieres. What’s waiting for you: Don’t miss our additional ticket options, including a special Careers Day for emerging talent. 👉 Register now and secure your ticket: https://www.e… MEM Magazine (Manufacturing & Engineering) · 10 Jul 2026 Industry news Konica Minolta supports driverless printing New application helps enterprises adopt Microsoft's driverless printing platform without sacrificing advanced print functionality. The Recycler (imaging consumables recycling) · 10 Jul 2026 Industry news Coca-Cola, Tesco, and Carlsberg call for action on Welsh DRS The UK’s biggest drinks producers and grocery retailers have urged the Welsh Government to appoint Exchange for Change as its Deposit Return Scheme administrator. Circular Online (CIWM) · 10 Jul 2026 Industry news PaperCut MF 26 adds security, ARM64 support Latest PaperCut MF release strengthens security, authentication and enterprise printing for modern Windows environments. The Recycler (imaging consumables recycling) · 10 Jul 2026 Industry news IMG Group launches the Everbio Innovation Hub The Hub is backed by a €15 million investment from C2 Capital Partners. Interplas Insights (British Plastics & Rubber) · 10 Jul 2026 Industry news Former OQC chief joins Cambridge Innovation Capital Cambridge Innovation Capital (CIC) has appointed Dr Ilana Wisby, the founding CEO of deep tech scaleup Oxford Quantum Circuits (OQC), to its Entrepreneurs in Residence (EIR) programme. Wisby joins the Cambridge-based venture capital firm’s deep tech team, where she will focus on identifying and translating breakthrough quantum computing research into commercially viable spinouts. During her […]… UKTN (UK Tech News) · 10 Jul 2026 Industry news How tourist investors fell out of love with European tech's once-hottest sector Sifted — sustainability · 10 Jul 2026 Industry news Uniqlo owner Fast Retailing raises FY2026 outlook after strong Q3 growth - Just Style Just Style · 10 Jul 2026 Industry news Government backs remanufacturing, overlooks cartridge industry New UK Government research champions remanufacturing but largely overlooks one of the country's longest-established commercial sectors of the circular economy. The Recycler (imaging consumables recycling) · 10 Jul 2026 Industry news How to keep cool as the air conditioning culture war rages Calls for a credible sustainable cooling strategy are not anti-air conditioning, they are simply an attempt to ensure measures to guard against extreme heat are as effective as possible BusinessGreen · 10 Jul 2026 Industry news How to keep cool as the air conditioning culture war rages - BusinessGreen BusinessGreen — waste topic · 10 Jul 2026 Industry news HGV Driver Loader - SUEZ recycling and recovery UK SUEZ recycling and recovery UK · 10 Jul 2026 Industry news UK stops processing cartons despite 89% of councils now collecting them The recent closure of the cartons line at the Sonoco Stainland mill means that the UK is no longer processing its own cartons and is instead exporting them to Western Europe. It is estimated that 8% of cartons were processed domestically prior to the closure of the line, which is a pre-process to the main … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 10 Jul 2026 Industry news Partnership Throughout the Entire Life Cycle Munich. In a dynamic market environment marked by growing competitive pressure and global changes, flexible decision-making and predictable investments are becoming increasingly important. Under the motto “Never Stop Manufacturing the Future,” DMG MORI will demonstrate at the AMB in Stuttgart from September 15 to 19, 2026, how the company supports its customers with productive manufacturing sol… MEM Magazine (Manufacturing & Engineering) · 10 Jul 2026 Industry news Scottish Government launches consultation on vape and tobacco packaging THE Scottish Government is seeking views on the packaging of tobacco, vapes, and nicotine products, as well as on how they are displayed in shops. The consultation comes as the government looks to make such products less enticing to children and young people. It will run from July 10 for 12 weeks. Scottish Government public […] Packaging Scotland · 10 Jul 2026 Industry news Packaging News Sustainability PowerBook – No.1 and No.2 | Creagh & Vanston Packaging News concludes its launch of the Sustainability PowerBook – a power list of the 50 people shaping sustainability in packaging – with the Top 20 honours going to Mary Creagh and Paul Vanston. Packaging News (UK) · 10 Jul 2026 Industry news MPS Monitor settles US legal dispute Settlement ends Florida litigation and confirms direct support for customers across the Americas. The Recycler (imaging consumables recycling) · 10 Jul 2026 Industry news Coca-Cola and Tesco among brands urging Welsh government to act now on DRS UK’s biggest drinks producers and grocery retailers have united to urge the new Plaid Cymru government in Wales to act now to keep Wales’s Deposit Return Scheme on track. Packaging News (UK) · 10 Jul 2026 Industry news Weekly Prices Update for 10 July 2026 MRW Weekly Prices Update for 10 July 2026 MRW’s regular reporting of movements in the markets for secondary materials Weekly Prices Update for 10 July 2026 Joswin Corda MRW (Materials Recycling World) · 10 Jul 2026 Industry news OKI expands enterprise AI partnership Japanese manufacturer partners with Lazarus AI to develop trusted artificial intelligence for mission-critical applications. The Recycler (imaging consumables recycling) · 10 Jul 2026 Industry news Microfactories at heart of EU on-demand project A new EU-backed project aims to prove that localised, on‑demand microfactory networks can cut overproduction and waste in Europe’s textile […] Ecotextile News · 10 Jul 2026 Industry news ECITB Global Courses Across World To Help Work Safely ECITB Global has rolled out a suite of new courses designed to help workers operating in confined spaces within the engineering construction industry (ECI) across the world. The international skills body introduced the four new confined space courses in Qatar earlier this year to replace the confined space low and medium-risk courses. These now form part of the ECITB training courses mandated i… MEM Magazine (Manufacturing & Engineering) · 10 Jul 2026 Industry news Aviation joint venture to develop electric hydrogen fuel cell engine - IOM3 Materials World (IOM3) · 10 Jul 2026 Industry news 'A healthy ocean is essential': Government to formally ratify High Seas Treaty Foreign Secretary signs documents allowing the UK to formally ratify landmark ocean agreement in New York this afternoon BusinessGreen · 10 Jul 2026 Industry news 'A healthy ocean is essential': Government to formally ratify High Seas Treaty - BusinessGreen BusinessGreen — waste topic · 10 Jul 2026 Industry news Growth Energy backs US penalties against Brazil for unfair trade practices - Biofuels International Magazine Biofuels International · 10 Jul 2026 Industry news Defending wildlife and habitats - ClientEarth ClientEarth · 10 Jul 2026 Industry news Sustainable Finance - ClientEarth ClientEarth · 10 Jul 2026