Recycling news: 2025

Policy & government DMO publishes Reverse Vending Machine (RVM) Specification – a key milestone for the Deposit Return Scheme UK Deposit Management Organisation (DMO) has today published the official Reverse Vending Machine (RVM) Specification, setting out the standards and performance requirements for the automated machines that will collect beverage containers under the UK’s Deposit Return Scheme (DRS). The specification sets out how RVMs will work in the scheme and what is required of […] Exchange for Change (UK DRS Deposit Management Organisation) · 8 Oct 2025 Industry news Global glass manufacturer fined £600k after waste spill burns worker A global glass bottle manufacturer has been fined £600,000 after a worker sustained burns when waste molten glass spilled into his cab at a site in Alloa, Scotland. O-I Glass, which employs around 500 people at its Glasshouse Loan site, pleaded guilty to one charge following the incident on 3 February 2024. The case was … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Oct 2025 Industry news Clarity Clears Up Brighton’s Beaches The post Clarity Clears Up Brighton’s Beaches appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 8 Oct 2025 Policy & government UN Human Rights Council 60: UK Core Group Statement to introduce Item 3 Resolution on Slavery and Trafficking UK Core Group Statement to introduce Item 3 Resolution on Slavery and Trafficking. Delivered by the UK's Human Rights Ambassador, Eleanor Sanders. GOV.UK · 8 Oct 2025 Industry news Intecells secures Comau backing for electrode tech Battery start-up Intecells is ramping up the industrialisation of its plasma-based electrode manufacturing technology, following a strategic investment from automation and robotics company, Comau.The move strengthens an existing collaboration between the two companies, with Comau now holding a stake in Intecells. This partnership will allow both firms to validate the technology with customers a… BEST Magazine (Batteries & Energy Storage Technology) · 8 Oct 2025 Industry news A Landmark Moment: Robin Brundle Joins UK Delegation Advancing Critical Mineral Resilience in India The post A Landmark Moment: Robin Brundle Joins UK Delegation Advancing Critical Mineral Resilience in India appeared first on Recyclus Group | The UK’s First Industrial Scale Lithium-Ion Battery Recyclers . Recyclus Group news · 8 Oct 2025 Industry news ALDI GIVES SHOPPERS CHANCE TO WIN SIGNED LEWIS CAPALDI CAPS Following a show-stopping performance by Lewis Capaldi on the roof of an Aldi store, officially dubbed “Cap-Aldi,” the supermarket giant is giving fans a one-of-a-kind chance to own a piece of the magic from that day. Aldi have launched a nationwide social media competition to celebrate the impromptu gig, with a giveaway of Lewis Capaldi […] Aldi UK Press Centre · 8 Oct 2025 Industry news Eqonic’s breakthrough battery tech slashes costs by 70% UK-based battery tech company Eqonic Group has revealed new energy storage technology that tackles the industry's toughest challenges: cost, safety and sustainability.Following years of R&D, the Eqonic's next-gen battery system achieves material costs just 30% of those in traditional lithium metal batteries. With materials comprising roughly 60% of total production costs, this innovation target… BEST Magazine (Batteries & Energy Storage Technology) · 8 Oct 2025 Policy & government Section 62A Planning Application: S62A/2025/0117 144 Whitehall Road, Bristol, BS5 9BP Overview of case details, documents, key dates and how to make a representation. GOV.UK · 8 Oct 2025 Industry news Cornwall man must repay £89,000 for running illegal waste site A Cornishman must repay £72,500 after receiving a 3-month prison sentence, suspended for 2 years, for running an illegal waste site. Circular Online (CIWM) · 8 Oct 2025 Industry news Councils have received £88m to prepare for Simpler Recycling Defra has released details of the funding allocations made to local authorities to support rollout of weekly food waste collections in England. The data provides a breakdown of both capital and revenue grants issued in the 2024/25 financial year, as well as capital grants issued in 2023/24. It comes as part of the Simpler Recycling … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Oct 2025 Policy & government Section 62A Planning Application: S62A/2025/0116 144 Whitehall Road, Bristol, BS5 9BP Overview of case details, documents, key dates and how to make a representation. GOV.UK · 8 Oct 2025 Council news Kirkby – Words & Pictures - Knowsley Libraries Knowsley Council · 8 Oct 2025 Policy & government Water recycling for public water supply: Environment Agency position statement The Environment Agency's position on water recycling, including what water recycling is and how it works, current operations and future developments. GOV.UK · 8 Oct 2025 Policy & government Desalination for public water supply: Environment Agency position statement The Environment Agency's position on desalination for public water supply, including what it is and how it works, benefits and addressing concerns. GOV.UK · 8 Oct 2025 Industry news Clean air funding falls, while aid for fossil fuel projects soars Global funding to tackle air pollution is falling, even as the world faces mounting health and economic costs from toxic air, according to this year’s State of Global Air Quality Funding report, produced by the Clean Air Fund, Climate Policy Initiative and The Advocacy Team. Last year, the headline finding of the report was that […] Air Quality News · 8 Oct 2025 Policy & government Section 62A Planning Application: S62A/2025/0114 87 Queenshill Road, Bristol, BS4 2XQ Overview of case details, documents, key dates and how to make a representation. GOV.UK · 8 Oct 2025 Research & science Scientists shocked as birds soaked in “forever chemicals” still thrive Tree swallows in polluted U.S. regions are accumulating high levels of “forever chemicals.” These durable pollutants, used in firefighting foams and consumer products, are found everywhere from soil to human blood. Surprisingly, researchers observed no significant impact on the birds’ reproduction, suggesting possible resilience in wild populations. ScienceDaily — Hazardous Waste · 8 Oct 2025 Council news Call for city celebrations to mark historic Leeds 400 milestone - Leeds City Council News Leeds Council · 8 Oct 2025 Council news Maidstone Museum awarded £75,000 to bring Japanese heritage to life - Maidstone Borough Council Maidstone Council · 8 Oct 2025 Council news Sleaford taxi driver surrenders licence after Council investigation - Big Blue Door North Kesteven Council · 8 Oct 2025 Council news Corporate Risk Register 2025/26 – Q - cmis.norwich.gov.uk Norwich Council · 8 Oct 2025 Council news View the planning register and comment on planning applications - Southwark Council Southwark Council · 8 Oct 2025 Policy & government Letter from ESS to Scottish Government - Invasive Non-Native Species Code of Practice review - Environmental Standards Scotland Environmental Standards Scotland · 8 Oct 2025 Policy & government Review and update to Code of Practice for controlling invasive non-native species - Environmental Standards Scotland Environmental Standards Scotland · 8 Oct 2025 Industry news Charity retail - a new road ahead? - Charity Retail Association Charity Retail Association · 8 Oct 2025 Industry news Forecasting the future: using deep learning to optimise online grocery supply chains - Ocado Group Ocado Group media · 8 Oct 2025 Council news Issue details - Cotswold District Council Cotswold Council · 8 Oct 2025 Council news From: Claire Westwood Sent: 08 Oct 2025 09:31:06 To: TR.EDMSmyemails@threerivers.gov. - cdn.threerivers.gov.uk Three Rivers Council · 8 Oct 2025 Global Van ‘papieren’ plannen naar uitvoering voor circulaire versnelling De Plastic Tafel heeft haar werk geweldig gedaan. In het onlangs verschenen eindrapport staat een indrukwekkend pakket aan maatregelen, gedragen door een breed palet aan bedrijven, overheden en maatschappelijke organisaties. Maar terwijl de inkt nog nat is, dringt één vraag zich op: gaan we nu ook echt doen wat nodig is om plastic recycling te […] Het bericht Van ‘papieren’ plannen naar uitvoer… RecyclePro · 8 Oct 2025 Global Bonaire Climate case: A fight for justice in Dutch court Residents of Bonaire are demanding what should already be guaranteed: protection from the impacts of the worsening climate crisis. Greenpeace International · 8 Oct 2025 Industry news Half UK top fish stocks ‘critically low’, ‘overexploited’ or both A new report offers the most comprehensive analysis of British fisheries as an independent coastal state post-Brexit. Published by Oceana UK, the research casts the rapidly declining health of the British Isles marine ecosystems in sharp relief. According to this assessment, half of the country’s top 10 fish stocks are now critically low (27%), overexploited […] Environment Journal · 8 Oct 2025 Global Circular Valley Forum 2025: Neue zirkuläre Chancen für die Metallindustrie Eines der Panels auf dem Jahrestreffen der Kreislaufwirtschaft wird die Metallindustrie in den Mittelpunkt stellen. Wo gibt es bereits gute Kreisläufe – und wo bieten Kooperationen Chancen für noch mehr Zirkularität? In der Metallindustrie werden die wertvollen Rohstoffe schon von jeher gut im Kreis geführt. Dennoch steht sie vor neuen Aufgaben. Das Panel „Metals – […] Recyclingportal.eu · 8 Oct 2025 Global Scrubberabwasser hat schädliche Auswirkungen auf die Meeresumwelt Mit Scrubbern können Seeschiffe den Schwefeloxid-Gehalt ihrer Abgase verringern und damit Grenzwerte einhalten. Mit dem Abwasser werden jedoch Schadstoffe ins Meer gespült. Besser als die Umweltbelastung so von der Luft ins Wasser zu verlagern wäre, sie direkt an der Quelle zu verringern: mit schwefelarmen, jedoch teureren Kraftstoffen. Scrubber sind eine Technik zur Abgasreinigung an Bord […] Recyclingportal.eu · 8 Oct 2025 Global More CEOs confident of achieving net-zero targets by using AI, finds KPMG https://www.eco-business.com/news/more-ceos-confident-of-achieving-net-zero-targets-by-using-ai-finds-kpmg https://kpmg.com/xx/en/our-insights/value-creation/global-ceo-outlook-survey.html Bioplastics News · 8 Oct 2025 Global Vecoplan auf der Ecomondo: Innovative Lösungen für die gesamte Recycling-Prozesskette Modernste Zerkleinerung und Waschtechnik für alle Anwendungsfälle durch Maschinenbauexpertise auf höchstem Niveau. Die Ecomondo ist eine der bekanntesten internationalen Fachmessen für Recycling, Kreislaufwirtschaft und nachhaltige Technologien. Auf der diesjährigen Ecomondo vom . bis 7. November in Rimini/Italien wird Vecoplan mit seinen neuesten Entwicklungen und einem der flexibelsten Zerkle… Recyclingportal.eu · 8 Oct 2025 Global 20. Bayerische Wassertage in Augsburg Augsburg bereitet sich auf ein wegweisendes Ereignis für die bayerische Wasserwirtschaft vor: Die 20. Bayerischen Wassertage des KUMAS Umweltnetzwerkes finden am 26. und 27. November 2025 statt. Diese Jubiläumsveranstaltung versammelt hochkarätige Expertinnen und Experten, um die aktuellen Herausforderungen und Lösungen für einen effektiven Wasser- und Trinkwasser-schutz sowie eine nachhaltige … Recyclingportal.eu · 8 Oct 2025 Policy & government UK - India Trade Deal Delivers for Scotch Whisky Industry Scotch Whisky Association and producers join PM India trade mission GOV.UK · 7 Oct 2025 Council news Emilija Karaliute - Tie the Knot - Camden Council Camden Council · 7 Oct 2025 Policy & government Protecting communities and powering renewal: Over 24,000 homes and businesses protected from floods in first year 151 flood schemes delivered in 12 months to boost flood resilience across the nation and better protect more than 24,000 homes and businesses. GOV.UK · 7 Oct 2025