Recycling news: 2025

Fresh every day from industry press, GOV.UK and research feeds — plus the historical archive. Last updated 27 Jul 2026.

Policy & government United Kingdom's Trade Policy Review. Closing Statement from the UK UK Closing Statement at the United Kingdom's Trade Policy Review at the WTO. Delivered by the UK's Permanent Representative to the WTO and the UN, Kumar Iyer. GOV.UK · 31 Oct 2025 Policy & government Parliamentary scrutiny of government spending plans “Ex-ante” financial scrutiny refers to scrutiny of financial decisions around taxation and spending before money is spent. How do the UK Parliament and other “Westminster-style” parliaments scrutinise government spending plans? POST (Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology) · 30 Oct 2025 Policy & government Supplementary evidence to pay review bodies: hospital and community health sector, 2026 to 2027 Granular estimates of basic pay, total earnings and paybill for the hospital and community health sector workforce in England in 2024 to 2025 and 2025 to 2026. GOV.UK · 30 Oct 2025 Policy & government New Town of Culture competition to shine a spotlight on the contribution of towns that tell national story Towns encouraged to apply for new UK Town of Culture competition opening in the coming weeks GOV.UK · 30 Oct 2025 Policy & government Using digital technology for agricultural mechanisation: evidence from the tractor rental market Explores the benefits and frictions on the rental market for tractors. GOV.UK · 30 Oct 2025 Policy & government Managing the future of UK oil and gas - UK Parliament Environmental Audit Committee (Commons) · 30 Oct 2025 Policy & government Gender and labour market transitions in a structurally changing economy: empirical evidence from Ghana Examines Ghana's evolving economy, focusing on the movement of labour between household and market sectors, with gender implications. GOV.UK · 30 Oct 2025 Policy & government Time use and household welfare in a structurally changing society: the case of Ghana - policy brief Policy brief investigates the relationship between time use for housework and consumption poverty. GOV.UK · 30 Oct 2025 Policy & government Government evidence to the Senior Salaries Review Body on the pay of the Senior Civil Service The report outlining the evidence provided by the government to the Senior Salaries Review Body. GOV.UK · 30 Oct 2025 Policy & government Major Vietnamese investment announced to boost British aerospace sector Wings for 100 aircraft for Vietjet will be designed in Bristol and made in North Wales, supporting thousands of jobs and boosting the UK's economy. GOV.UK · 30 Oct 2025 Policy & government We choose to go to the moon, by Angus Lapsley, UK Permanent Representative to NATO UK Permanent Representative to NATO, Angus Lapsley CMG, reflects on NATO's annual nuclear exercise, STEADFAST NOON. GOV.UK · 30 Oct 2025 Policy & government What is the Magnox Swarf Storage Silo? The Magnox Swarf Storage Silo at Sellafield is one of 4 legacy pond and silo facilities on the Sellafield site. GOV.UK · 30 Oct 2025 Policy & government Thorn Cross Prison Thorn Cross is a men’s open prison and young offender institution (YOI) in Warrington, Cheshire. GOV.UK · 30 Oct 2025 Policy & government The Verne Prison The Verne is a prison on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, for men convicted of a sex offence. GOV.UK · 30 Oct 2025 Policy & government The Mount Prison The Mount is a men’s prison in Bovingdon, Hertfordshire. GOV.UK · 30 Oct 2025 Policy & government Consultation on The draft Enterprise Act 2002 (Mergers Involving Newspaper Enterprises and Foreign Powers) (No.2) Regulations 2025 This consultation seeks views on further changes to the Enterprise Act 2002 (as it will be amended by the draft regulations before Parliament) in order to clarify the scope of the exceptions and to ensure the overall regime works more effectively. GOV.UK · 30 Oct 2025 Policy & government Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper This consultation seeks views on the approaches government should consider around reform of the health and disability benefits system and employment support. GOV.UK · 30 Oct 2025 Policy & government AAIB Report: Discus B, G-DJMD / Standard Cirrus, G-DCTB Fatal accident involving Discus B, G-DJMD and Standard Cirrus, G-DCTB, Hinton-in-the-Hedges Airfield, Northamptonshire, 25 May 2024 GOV.UK · 30 Oct 2025 Policy & government Moorland prison Moorland is a prison and young offender institution (YOI) near Doncaster, South Yorkshire for men aged 18 and over. GOV.UK · 30 Oct 2025 Policy & government AAIB investigation to Discus B, G-DJMD / Standard Cirrus, G-DCTB Discus B (G-DJMD) and Standard Cirrus (G-DCTB), collided while landing at Hinton-in-the-Hedges Airfield, Northamptonshire, 25 May 2024 GOV.UK · 30 Oct 2025 Policy & government A review of the evidence of women’s health and occupation commissioned by the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council The Industrial Injuries Advisory Council (IIAC) commissioned the Institute of Occupational Medicine to carry out a scoping review of the published literature on women’s health and occupational malignant and non-malignant respiratory diseases. GOV.UK · 30 Oct 2025 Policy & government Supporting compliance and taking regulatory action How Ofqual will use statutory powers to take regulatory action and other less formal action to support awarding organisations to comply with their conditions of recognition. GOV.UK · 30 Oct 2025 Policy & government Amending our Taking Regulatory Action policy This consultation sets out our proposals to complete the work we began in 2019 to update our policy ‘Taking Regulatory Action’. GOV.UK · 30 Oct 2025 Policy & government Deaths of offenders in the community, annual update to March 2025 Number of deaths of offenders in the community in England and Wales. GOV.UK · 30 Oct 2025 Policy & government Group equality, diversity and inclusion strategy 2025 to 2028 Sets out Department for Transport's 3-year strategy for equality, diversity and inclusion. GOV.UK · 30 Oct 2025 Policy & government UK armed forces equipment and formations 2025 Annual statistics on vessels, land equipment and aircraft of the armed forces, and military formations. GOV.UK · 30 Oct 2025 Policy & government Households potentially eligible for Pension Credit, 2023 to 2024 Sub-national analysis of eligible households in receipt of Pension Credit and potentially eligible households not claiming Pension Credit. GOV.UK · 30 Oct 2025 Policy & government Energy Department Announces $25 Million to Extract Critical Minerals from Wastewater - Department of Energy (.gov) US Department of Energy · 30 Oct 2025 Policy & government The value of public R&D DSIT analysis on the economic and social benefits to the UK generated by public R&D investment. GOV.UK · 30 Oct 2025 Policy & government HMPPS Annual Report and Accounts 2024 to 2025 HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) Annual Report and Accounts 2024 to 2025 outlines how the agency has performed in the year ending 31 March 2025. GOV.UK · 30 Oct 2025 Policy & government £17.3 million UK Government funding for Energy Transition Zone £17.3 million further UK Government funding for Aberdeen Energy Transition Zone GOV.UK · 30 Oct 2025 Policy & government £55 billion R&D funding boost to unlock UK breakthroughs from health to clean energy Funding boost for science and tech breakthroughs that improve lives, create jobs and grow our economy. GOV.UK · 30 Oct 2025 Policy & government BKLM322050 - Chargeable equity and liabilities: relevant entities and groups: foreign banking groups: purpose and definition GOV.UK · 30 Oct 2025 Policy & government UK charters flights to help British nationals leave Jamaica following the impact of Hurricane Melissa The UK is preparing flights to bolster commercial capacity and transport British nationals out of Jamaica GOV.UK · 30 Oct 2025 Policy & government Welsh Food Advisory Committee Directors' Report – 4 November 2025 Report by Anjali Juneja, Director for UK & International Affairs and Sian Bowsley Director for FSA in Wales GOV.UK · 30 Oct 2025 Policy & government Joint declaration on the elevation of UK - Viet Nam relations to Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Joint declaration on the elevation of UK - Viet Nam relations to Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. GOV.UK · 29 Oct 2025 Policy & government Government response to the Climate Change Committee 2025 adaptation progress report Sets out the government's response to the Climate Change Committee's 2025 progress report and their recommendations on climate adaptation. GOV.UK · 29 Oct 2025 Policy & government Response to the Government’s Carbon Budget and Growth Delivery Plan Today the Government published a new Carbon Budget and Growth Delivery Plan setting out how the UK will meet… Climate Change Committee · 29 Oct 2025 Policy & government Tobacco and vapes: evidence to support legislation A call for evidence seeking further information to support policy development on tobacco, vapes and nicotine products. GOV.UK · 29 Oct 2025 Policy & government Evaluation Academy - Final Evaluation Report The Evaluation Task Force has published their evaluation of the July 2025 Evaluation Academy training programme. GOV.UK · 29 Oct 2025