Recycling news: 2025

Global Byproduct from chemical recycling finds use in rubber industry Byproduct from chemical recycling finds use in rubber industry Bioplastics News · 9 Oct 2025 Global EPA adds ‘forever chemical’ to toxics reporting database https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eenews/2025/10/07/epa-adds-forever-chemical-to-toxics-reporting-database-00596525 Bioplastics News · 9 Oct 2025 Global Nanoparticles could be key to making better bioplastics https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/nanoparticles-could-key-making-better-234600626.html Bioplastics News · 9 Oct 2025 Global L’Occitane en Provence rolls out first bottle made from 100% bio-recycled PET https://www.premiumbeautynews.com/en/l-occitane-en-provence-rolls-out,26431 Bioplastics News · 9 Oct 2025 Global Enhancing Biopolyester Backbone Rigidity with an Asymmetric Furanic Monomer https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acssuschemeng.5c07913 Bioplastics News · 9 Oct 2025 Global Europe’s Bioeconomy Strategy must be industrial to succeed https://www.euractiv.com/opinion/europes-bioeconomy-strategy-must-be-industrial-to-succeed Bioplastics News · 9 Oct 2025 Global Germany’s Vast Plastics Market Poised for a Biobased Shift https://whattheythink.com/news/127922-germanys-vast-plastics-market-poised-biobased-shift Bioplastics News · 9 Oct 2025 Global New bamboo plastic offers exceptional mechanical strength, biodegrades in 50 days https://interestingengineering.com/science/biodegradable-plastic-made-from-bamboo Bioplastics News · 9 Oct 2025 Industry news Older workers overrepresented in waste sector fatalities, data shows Workers aged 60 and over account for a third of workplace fatalities in the last three years, newly uncovered data shows, despite only making up around 11% of the workforce. ATF Professional · 9 Oct 2025 Industry news Infrastructure, Biodiversity Net Gain, and buying nature credits wholesale Regardless of future reforms, BNG is going nowhere. The key to success is identifying implementation processes which maximise benefits to ecosystems, clients and communities, engaging in portfolio-level investment, and nurturing relationships with off-site operators. There has been much debate recently in the UK and around the world on Net Zero, green energy policies and the […] Environment Journal · 9 Oct 2025 Industry news Grundon wins Safe Vehicles Award at UK Fleet Champions Awards The post Grundon wins Safe Vehicles Award at UK Fleet Champions Awards appeared first on Grundon . Grundon Waste Management · 9 Oct 2025 Council news Changes to car park operational hours, tariffs and maximum stay periods - East Herts Council East Hertfordshire Council · 9 Oct 2025 Policy & government Ms R Moon v Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust: 2414248/2021 Employment Tribunal decision. GOV.UK · 9 Oct 2025 Policy & government The Horniman Museum and Gardens framework document 2025 to 2028 Framework agreement signed by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and the Horniman Museum and Gardens. GOV.UK · 9 Oct 2025 Industry news Suez UK profit after tax jumps 680% in 2024 Suez UK has reported a significant rise in profits for the 2024 calendar year, with profit after tax rising by 680%. The increase was underpinned by strong performance from its Energy from Waste (EfW) operations, new contracts and extensions to existing partnerships. According to the company’s latest financial report, turnover reached £771 million in 2024, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Oct 2025 Industry news Volklec and Unipart strengthen UK battery supply chain UK lithium-ion battery cell manufacturer Volklec has entered a strategic battery supply chain partnership with Unipart, one of Britain’s most established logistics and supply chain specialists.The collaboration marks a pivotal move in Volklec’s ambition to build sovereign UK battery cell manufacturing and reinforce secure, world-class supply chains to support national electrification.Unipart wi… BEST Magazine (Batteries & Energy Storage Technology) · 9 Oct 2025 Global CARBIOS Enters the R-PET Market French biotech company CARBIOS has signed a multi-year commercial agreement with Thailand-based Indorama Ventures, a global leader in PET production. According to the French firm, this agreement covers the supply of biorecycled monomers, which will be transformed into r-PET filaments by Indorama Ventures. While CARBIOS would use its enzymatic PET recycling technology to produce monomers […] Global Recycling · 9 Oct 2025 Industry news Re-Gen announced as one of Ireland’s Best Managed Companies 2025 Re-Gen, one of Europe’s leading recycling companies, has been named among Ireland’s Best Managed Companies. The award, which celebrates outstanding business performance, was presented at a ceremony in Dublin on Thursday 25 September. Eight new businesses have been awarded the Ireland’s Best Managed Companies (BMC) accolade at the 17th annual awards programme. This year, Deloitte … Read More The… letsrecycle.com News · 9 Oct 2025 Industry news Position Statement – Food Residue in Paper and Board Packaging Hello! This page is only available to members. Click here to login Existing members can be given access to our Members’ Area via their Account Owner or Manager. If you experience problems, or need help with this, please contact our Member Support Team . Not a member yet? Sign up here! OPRL (On-Pack Recycling Label) · 9 Oct 2025 Policy & government Trees - Minnesota Stormwater Manual Minnesota PCA · 9 Oct 2025 Industry news You Against You: Embracing Change and Choosing to Get Involved in Auto Recycling In an industry built on transformation, few lessons are more relevant than those found in the ancient philosophy of Stoicism. Brian Bachand, of Westover Auto Salvage in the US, draws inspiration from Marcus Aurelius to explore a deeper truth: the biggest obstacles we face are often the ones we create ourselves. In his reflection, Brian shares how personal motivation, industry disruption, and a … Auto Recycling World · 9 Oct 2025 Industry news Clarity Recognised for Innovation and Customer Experience at Engage Awards 2025 The post Clarity Recognised for Innovation and Customer Experience at Engage Awards 2025 appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 9 Oct 2025 Industry news Planning advice for Local authorities to tackle water crisis A summer of droughts, hosepipe bans and sewage spills is likely to be followed by an autumn and winter typified by drainage overflow and flood issues. According to British water technology specialist ACO Technologies, the UK’s ongoing water crisis can only be solved through strategic thinking. This must balance green and grey solutions within a […] Environment Journal · 9 Oct 2025 Policy & government The stakes in Ukraine are high and should matter to us all: UK statement to the OSCE Ambassador Holland explains what is at stake in Ukraine and why Russia’s narrative that it is on a path to an inevitable victory is false. GOV.UK · 9 Oct 2025 Industry news German car giants demand rollback on EU CO2 laws The 2035 standard should be eased, according to automotive manufacturers struggling to keep up with China’s dominant EV brands. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is meeting today with executives from the country’s top car manufacturers to discuss the bloc’s aim of ending the sale of carbon dioxide-emitting cars by 2035. He had previously been pushing for […] Environment Journal · 9 Oct 2025 Policy & government PM press statement from Mumbai: 9 October 2025 Prime Minister Keir Starmer's press statement in Mumbai. GOV.UK · 9 Oct 2025 Industry news Air pollution tied to obesity and diabetes Air pollution could make people more prone to obesity and diabetes, according to a new international study led by scientists at the University of Zurich (UZH) and Case Western Reserve University. The researchers found that long-term exposure to fine air pollution can disrupt the body’s metabolism by interfering with how our ‘good’ fat works. In […] Air Quality News · 9 Oct 2025 Policy & government Nature Repair Market: Enhancing Native Vegetation method design - DCCEEW Australian DCCEEW · 9 Oct 2025 Industry news Video: What does Q4 2025 have in store for ESA members? In his quarterly vlog for Autumn 2025, ESA Executive Director, Jacob Hayler, reflects on some of the challenges and opportunities ahead for the recycling and waste treatment sector in the […] ESA (Environmental Services Association) · 9 Oct 2025 Industry news Wastewater treatment greenhouse gas output could be double previous estimates The hidden climate cost of cleaning our most precious supplies have been drastically downplayed, according to a new study. According to research conduced by Princeton University Engineering School and Northwestern University, published in the journal Nature Water, sewage works produce around twice as many tonnes of greenhouse gases that previously believed. Led by professors Mark […] Environment Journal · 9 Oct 2025 Policy & government New appointments to the Adaptation Committee There are two new appointments to the Adaptation Committee. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and… Climate Change Committee · 9 Oct 2025 Industry news Study: Flow batteries advance hybrid power systems A new study from Flow Batteries Europe (FBE), conducted with industry partners, offers a compelling solution to one of the energy transition’s most pressing challenges: how to manage surplus renewable energy without relying solely on fossil fuels.The report advocates for hybrid systems that combine existing gas-fired power plants with newly installed flow batteries – delivering… BEST Magazine (Batteries & Energy Storage Technology) · 9 Oct 2025 Industry news Partial closure at Kirkniemi paper mill cuts 175k tonnes of capacity Sappi Europe has confirmed plans to close one of its paper machines at the Kirkniemi Mill in Lohja, Finland. In August, the company announced it had begun discussions regarding the potential closure of Paper Machine 2 to improve the site’s profitability and overall cost competitiveness. That consultation has now concluded, with Sappi confirming that Paper … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Oct 2025 Policy & government Thousands of new homes get the go ahead in North Sussex 21,000 new homes in North Sussex unlocked after four-year bottleneck GOV.UK · 9 Oct 2025 Industry news Fossil fuel giants’ energy transition claims ‘anecdotal at best’ New research reveals that the world’s largest oil and gas companies account for just 1.42% of renewable energy projects worldwide, despite decades of pledges to drive the transition away from fossil fuels. The research, from the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, challenges the narrative promoted by the fossil […] Air Quality News · 9 Oct 2025 Policy & government AAIB investigation to Spitfire IXT, G-BMSB, 3 May 2025 Loss of engine power and forced landing, near Hythe, Kent, 3 May 2025 GOV.UK · 9 Oct 2025 Industry news Top 250 oil and gas firms own just 1.5% of the world’s renewable power Despite public promises by many fossil fuel firms that they are investing in the green transition, it turns out that they have made little contribution to the growth of renewable energy New Scientist — Environment · 9 Oct 2025 Industry news UK holiday park becomes first fossil fuel-free resort Groundbreaking on-site energy production, tractors and ovens fulled with vegetable oil, and an all-green external electricity supply have all contributed to the achievement. Bluestone National Park Resort in Wales is a five-star vacation destination which committed to reaching becoming 100% renewable powered earlier this year. The transition completed in late-September 2025. Alongside its elect… Environment Journal · 9 Oct 2025 Policy & government 570,000 families avoid the Hallowe’en chills by using Tax-Free Childcare Save on school holiday and term-time childcare costs with Tax-Free Childcare. GOV.UK · 9 Oct 2025 Industry news Material Focus: ‘We can all help reclaim valuable materials’ International E-Waste Day, taking place on 14 October 2025, will focus on the hidden value of Critical Raw Materials (CRMs) in unused and broken electronic devices. While the term “critical raw materials” is now more widely recognised, the campaign draws attention to the materials that already exist within the millions of electrical items lying dormant … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Oct 2025