Recycling news: 2026

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

Research & science Darcy Reynolds received the runner-up poster prize at the ICB-CDT Chemical Biology Conference - Imperial College London Imperial College London News · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science Rarely categorical, highly separable representations along the cortical hierarchy - Nature Nature subject feed — Environmental Sciences · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science An encyclopedia of human enhancer–gene regulatory interactions - Nature Nature subject feed — Environmental Sciences · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science GPC3-specific dnTGFβRII-armoured CAR T cells for hepatocellular carcinoma - Nature Nature subject feed — Environmental Sciences · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science Daisy Gogoi | About | University College London - UCL | University College London UCL News · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science Jane Paterson | About | University College London - UCL | University College London UCL News · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science Jocelyn Wang | About | University College London - UCL | University College London UCL News · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science Stratigraphy Preserved on the Jezero Crater Rim Reveals Repeated Impacts on Early Mars - Jones - 2026 - AGU Publications Journal of Industrial Ecology (Wiley) · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science Restoration of Saccadic Eye Movements and Visually Guided Behavior in Ambient White Light with Photoswitchable Small Molecules - ACS Publications ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering (ACS) · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science Quantum statistical plasmonic metacrystals - Nature Nature subject feed — Environmental Sciences · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science Selectivity Emerges from Indiscriminate Photoreduction - Nature Nature subject feed — Environmental Sciences · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science Rising dust pollution across Europe in a changing climate - Nature Nature subject feed — Environmental Sciences · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science A queen odour mediates reproductive suppression in a eusocial mammal - Nature Nature subject feed — Environmental Sciences · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science Food systems transformation would reshape global agriculture - Nature Nature subject feed — Environmental Sciences · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science Metabolite glues as a means of purine sensing and chemotherapeutic response - Nature Nature subject feed — Environmental Sciences · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science A Bayesian framework for longitudinal EHR and genetic discovery - Nature Nature subject feed — Environmental Sciences · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science Modular in vivo antibody–ADC click to reverse drug resistance in tumours - Nature Nature subject feed — Environmental Sciences · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science Ammonia pressure controls colloidal metal nitride synthesis in molten salts - Nature Nature subject feed — Environmental Sciences · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science Highly fragmented European wetlands with uneven restoration needs - Nature Nature subject feed — Environmental Sciences · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science Regression to the mean can explain saturation of geomagnetic storms - Nature Nature subject feed — Environmental Sciences · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science Universal gates from braiding and fusing anyons on quantum hardware - Nature Nature subject feed — Environmental Sciences · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science Cell-type signatures of Alzheimer’s disease shared across population groups - Nature Nature subject feed — Environmental Sciences · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science People use fast and flat simulation to reason about new games - Nature Nature subject feed — Environmental Sciences · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science Nucleotides act as ‘molecular glue’ and can sense their own abundance - Nature Nature subject feed — Environmental Sciences · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science Confessions II: a euphoric return to form that reveals a more vulnerable Madonna Confessions II might be a spiritual sequel to Confessions on a Dancefloor, but the new album is both sonically different and much more confessional. University of Birmingham — The Conversation institution feed · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science Ukraine war: Belarus’s highwire act teeters under Russian pressure With Russia pressuring Belarus to play a more active role in the war, Ukraine is strengthening the hand of the exiled Belarusian opposition. University of Warwick — The Conversation institution feed · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science Immunotherapy with a short-lived anti-PD-L1 antibody in Alzheimer’s disease: a phase 1b, randomized, double-blind trial - Nature Nature subject feed — Environmental Sciences · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science Kohlrabi greenhouse trial shows nutrients recovered from human excreta can replace mineral fertilizer A new study by Caroline Ganglo and Stefan Karlowsky from the Leibniz Institute for Horticultural Sciences (IGZ) investigated whether human excreta-derived fertilizers are suitable for replacing mineral fertilizer in kohlrabi production and how they affect plant N uptake and soil N fluxes. The results from the Horizon Europe Innovation Action "P2GreeN" show that a transition to circular nutrient… Phys.org — 'waste' search feed · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science Desert dust in Europe is increasing with implications for health and solar energy installations While particulate matter air pollution from human activity in transportation, households and industry is decreasing in Europe, thanks to strict regulations, another source is developing in the opposite direction: desert dust. Phys.org — Environment tag feed · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science New study pinpoints Europe's most critical wetlands for climate action Wetlands have shaped human life in Europe since ancient times. These ecosystems provided essential resources and safe havens for plants and animals, and in many regions they also held spiritual and ritual significance. For millennia, wetlands covered vast parts of the European continent. Phys.org — Environment tag feed · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science Healthier, more sustainable diets could reshape global agriculture: New study shows by how much There is a clear need to shift toward healthier and more sustainable food systems. According to the 2025 EAT-Lancet Commission Report, global adoption of a flexitarian Planetary Health Diet could prevent around 15 million premature adult deaths per year. Phys.org — 'waste' search feed · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science Confused about your building’s energy performance? Here’s how to understand Europe’s new labels For the next few years, house-hunters comparing energy credentials across borders will meet both old and new scales. The Conversation UK — Environment · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science UK astronomers help uncover faintest planet imaged from Earth Researchers uncovered the elusive planet after combining new observations with more than a decade of archival data. STFC UKRI News · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science People overestimate legal protections for dogs, study finds Most people in the U.K. don't fully understand dog laws in the country and often believe stronger protections exist than actually exist, according to a new University of Stirling study. The research, led by psychologist Sarah Weir of the University's Faculty of Natural Sciences and involving more than 1,700 people across the U.K., explored how changing attitudes toward dogs are shaping public e… Phys.org — 'waste' search feed · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science New process turns mixed plastic waste directly into hydrogen fuel without sorting Plastic has become a ubiquitous part of modern life—in water bottles, shopping bags and car dashboards. But once discarded, it is among the hardest materials on Earth to recycle. Most recycling processes require plastics to be sorted by type first, a step that is both labor-intensive and costly. As a result, only 9% of discarded plastic is actually recycled, while 79% is dumped in landfills and… Phys.org — recycling search feed · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science UCL Medicine MBBS Virtual Open Day - UCL | University College London UCL News · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science Antarctic change drives slowdown of global ocean circulation New Antarctic research shows the deepest layer of the Southern Ocean is shrinking faster than scientists realized, with the rate of change accelerating over the past decade. This is of worldwide significance because as it sinks and fills up to 40% of the global ocean volume, the cold, dense water known as Antarctic Bottom Water (AABW) drives Earth's system of currents and regulates our climate. Phys.org — Environment tag feed · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science Nanolignin as Wood Adhesives - Springer Nature Link Circular Economy and Sustainability (Springer) · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science New evidence of the transition from the last hunter-gatherers to early farming communities Archaeological work conducted at the Coves del Fem (Ulldemolins, Priorat)—located within the Serra de Montsant Natural Park—between May 30 and June 28, 2026, has yielded important new evidence for understanding the prehistory of the northeastern Iberian Peninsula. The campaign was conducted by a team of researchers from the Department of Prehistory at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB)… Phys.org — 'waste' search feed · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science Beyond lithium: how sodium-ion batteries could change the world - Nature Nature subject feed — Environmental Sciences · 15 Jul 2026