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 From Promise to Practice: A Systematic Review of Sustainability‐Linked Loans Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView. Business Strategy and the Environment (Wiley) · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science Uncovering the hidden impacts of a hurricane on food supply When Hurricanes Helene and Milton struck in 2024, the storms not only left behind a trail of destruction but also exposed an often-overlooked challenge for local emergency responders: how hurricanes can disrupt the food system and make it harder for residents to access it when they need it most. Phys.org — Environment tag feed · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science Alumni Making a Difference: Tara Stoinski Alumni Making a Difference: Tara Stoinski Superadmin Wed, 07/15/2026 - 09:38 As a scientific advisor for the Netflix documentary  “A Gorilla Story: Told by David Attenborough,”   Tara Stoinski (Ph.D. Psychology 2000) helped translate decades of fieldwork into a poignant story of the historic Pablo gorilla family. It’s a role she knows well. For more than 11 years, Stoinski has served … Georgia Tech News · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science New Soft Wearable Device Could Support At-Home Sleep Monitoring New Soft Wearable Device Could Support At-Home Sleep Monitoring Superadmin Wed, 07/15/2026 - 09:38 Good sleep is essential for brain health. During sleep and rest, the glymphatic system, the brain’s waste clearing process, helps remove metabolic waste that accumulates during awake hours. This activity is linked to memory processing, cognitive function, and neural recovery. When sleep quality is… Georgia Tech News · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science Tutorial: biomembranes in hybrid living bioelectronics - Nature Nature subject feed — Environmental Sciences · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science Data Centers Are Booming. Who Benefits? Data Centers Are Booming. Who Benefits? Superadmin Wed, 07/15/2026 - 09:28 Artificial intelligence is reshaping how businesses operate and driving a historic surge in data center construction across the United States. These sprawling facilities, sometimes spanning more than 1,000 acres, represent one of the largest waves of capital investment in American history.   For communities across t… Georgia Tech News · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science Researchers Extend the Limits of Twistronics. Literally. Researchers have demonstrated a technique for fabricating oxide twistronic materials at much larger sizes, while also controlling the twist angles between materials that dictate their structural and electronic properties. NC State University News · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science Stanford Board of Trustees elects four new members - Stanford Report Stanford Report · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science When Wildlife Attacks As visitation to natural spaces rises, so does the risk of dangerous encounters between humans and wildlife, according to NC State professor Nils Peterson. NC State University News · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science Neuroscientists work with startup to bring fitness tracking to the brain - Imperial College London Imperial College London News · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science Bridging positive psychology and task-based language teaching: Setting a research agenda - UCL | University College London UCL News · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science ‘7.6 billion mugs of tea a second’: a new way to make sense of the heat pouring into our oceans Most of the heat from global warming ends up in the oceans, not the atmosphere. University of Cambridge — The Conversation institution feed · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science Cool Machine by Colson Whitehead: a fitting end to the Harlem trilogy that is sure to make it a classic of New York fiction Ray Carney is back in the concluding chapter of the Harlem Trilogy, and finally trying to kick his criminal side hustle. University of Manchester — The Conversation institution feed · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science Why walking football offers older people a different story about ageing Created in 2011, walking football offers a way for older people to participate in sport. Cardiff University — The Conversation institution feed · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science UCL EGA Institute for Women's Health welcomes students to Biomedical Sciences Summer School - UCL | University College London UCL News · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science Newborn screening: why clear communication matters as testing expands New genomic studies could screen babies for more rare conditions, making parent information more important than ever. University of Warwick — The Conversation institution feed · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science Green Flag continues to fly over Swansea University’s campuses The hard work of Swansea University grounds staff to maintain its award-winning green spaces has been recognised once again this year. Swansea University News · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science Cave reveals influence of Antarctica and El Niño on extreme rainfall in the South of Brazil A cave in the interior of Paraná state in Brazil contains a "climate archive" that enabled Brazilian researchers to reconstruct the history of extreme rainfall in Brazil's South Region over the past 7,500 years. Their findings revealed that the frequency of these events in the 20th century was among the highest in the historical record. They also identified two factors that influence this proce… Phys.org — Environment tag feed · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science Hydrology professor develops simple outdoor flood alarm to save lives In the aftermath of the devastating July 4, 2025, floods that took 139 lives in Central Texas, an associate professor at The University of Texas at Austin set out to make a new type of outdoor flood alarm: a low-tech, loud alarm that anyone could "set and forget"—just like a smoke detector. Phys.org — Environment tag feed · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science Global analysis of country-level factors associated with chatbot usage for health - Nature Nature subject feed — Environmental Sciences · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science Addressing benchmarking gaps in large language models for health and medicine with dynamic red-teaming - Nature Nature subject feed — Environmental Sciences · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science Between Dhows and Dukas: Racial Capitalism, Religion, and Belonging - UCL | University College London UCL News · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science UCL GBSH represented by Dr Sharma at the inaugural United Nations Global Dialogue on AI Governance - UCL | University College London UCL News · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science Multiscale in vivo imaging of tumor evolution using a germline conditional triple-reporter mouse - Nature Nature subject feed — Environmental Sciences · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science Adsorption of Reactive Red 120 dye from aqueous solutions using sepiolite clay with a channel‐structured morphology: Mechanism, kinetics, isotherm, and thermodynamic studies Environmental Progress &Sustainable Energy, EarlyView. Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy (Wiley) · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science Genetic ancestry and monogenic disease risk in the Scottish Traveller founder population - Nature Nature subject feed — Environmental Sciences · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science Multidimensional Sustainability Performance Measurement in the Banking Industry: A Data‐Driven Grey Decision‐Support Framework Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView. Business Strategy and the Environment (Wiley) · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science Water hyacinth–derived biochar nano‐additives for diesel engines: Pyrolysis–performance coupling and soot reduction Environmental Progress &Sustainable Energy, EarlyView. Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy (Wiley) · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science AI‐driven optimization of solar drying for cooked rice: Experimental and thermal analysis Environmental Progress &Sustainable Energy, EarlyView. Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy (Wiley) · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science All-mechanical coherence protection and fast control of a spin qubit - Nature Nature subject feed — Environmental Sciences · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science ESCRT-III assembles around mis-segregated DNA to protect genome stability - Nature Nature subject feed — Environmental Sciences · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science MFAN@Surrey 2026 MFAN@Surrey 2026 kj0008 Wed, 15/07/2026 - 10:55 News In January, MFAN@Surrey was hosted by Professor Clare Mills, Professor of Food and Molecular Immunology, at Surrey University.   The topic of the day was ‘Qualitative Risk Assessment of Food Allergens – where does analysis fit in?’.  With 37 delegates in person and on-line from the UK, Australia, Germany, Denmark, Belgium and J… University of Surrey News · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science Ukrainian student develops new way to observe cells, now used in disease research A student who left Ukraine after war broke out has used her medical sciences training... Ukrainian student develops new way to observe cells, now used in disease research appeared first on University of Exeter News . University of Exeter News · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science Lysosomes and lysosomal dysfunction in ageing biology - Nature Nature subject feed — Environmental Sciences · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science Are SMEs Claiming to Be Circular, Actually Circular? An Empirical Study on the Implementation and Performance Evaluation of Circular Economy Practices Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView. Business Strategy and the Environment (Wiley) · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science Wildfires expose millions in the Midwest and Northeast US to dangerous smoke Heavy smoke from several large wildfires blazing in Canada and Minnesota is expected to engulf large swaths of the Midwest and Northeast U.S. this week, exposing millions of people to dangerous air pollution. Phys.org — Environment tag feed · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science A tomato MIK2-clade receptor is involved in the perception of a Fusarium -derived elicitor - Wiley Publishing Journal of Industrial Ecology (Wiley) · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science Exploring the Sustainability Landscape of Nature‐Based Solutions in Food Systems Sustainable Development, EarlyView. Sustainable Development (Wiley) · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science Preparation of superphosphate by method of concentrated acid mineral powder from medium‐grade phosphate rock Environmental Progress &Sustainable Energy, EarlyView. Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy (Wiley) · 15 Jul 2026 Research & science Experimental and machine learning‐based environmental performance optimization of Mahua biodiesel using green‐synthesized TiO2 nano‐additives in compression ignition engines Environmental Progress &Sustainable Energy, EarlyView. Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy (Wiley) · 15 Jul 2026