July 2025 — A new generation of recycling innovation is emerging as BioFuture Additives (BFA) introduces a regenerative solution that transforms how recycled plastics and textiles are processed and ma...

Enva, a leading UK and Ireland recycling and resource recovery specialist, has unveiled its Battery Safe Box — a certified, purpose-built solution designed to safely store and transport waste lithium ...

A major step forward for textile circularity: FTR+, a new digital marketplace dedicated to textile reuse and recycling, officially launched on July 8, 2025....

Six EU-funded LIFE projects joined over 170 exhibitors at the REuse Economy Expo in Paris on 17 June 2025, presenting scalable innovations that transform difficult-to-recycle waste into valuable new m...

Environmental services & Solutions Expo (ESS Expo) returns in 2025 as the premier event dedicated to showcasing the latest innovations and solutions in the fields of circular economy, net-zero emissio...

A new impact assessment commissioned by Reconomy and conducted by Resource Futures sheds light on how a future EPR scheme for textiles could function in the UK. The study outlines three potential scen...

As global demand for sustainable packaging intensifies, Eightbillion has unveiled a truly compostable alternative to single-use plastic in the coffee sector. Their JostArriba sachets are made from cas...

France’s Senate has unanimously approved a revised bill aimed at curbing the environmental impact of the ultra-fast fashion industry — marking one of the first serious legislative efforts in Europe ta...

Akorn Technology, Inc. has unveiled a plant-based, edible coating for cucumbers, offering a promising alternative to single-use plastic wrap in fresh produce packaging....

How can circularity fuel Europe’s competitiveness? That’s the core question driving this year’s EU Green Week, which officially opened today in Brussels....

UK-based TeknTrash Robotics has partnered with environmental services provider Sharp Group to test ALPHA, an advanced humanoid robot designed to revolutionize waste sorting. The pilot at Sharp Group's...

Liverpool City Council is preparing to deploy up to 36 waste collection vehicles powered by hydrogenated vegetable oil (HVO)—a major step towards meeting new UK-wide food-waste collection laws set to ...

Dubai, UAE – The PolyNext Awards & Conference 2025 is set to take center stage on October 01-02, 2025, at the prestigious Crowne Plaza Dubai, Salah Al Din St, Deira, Dubai. This premier global event i...

Secure Recycling, a specialist in the disposal of electronic IT assets, has upgraded its operations by investing in two high-performance shredders from UNTHA — the ZR2400W pre-shredder and the XR3000C...

The most plastic is made from fossil fuels, predominantly coal and oil, despite rhetoric by producers, supermarkets and drinks companies about plastic being recycled. Globally, landfill remains the ma...

AUDI AG is the first car manufacturer to develop and implement an economically viable recycling concept for recyclates from end-of-life vehicles. The company began testing the MaterialLoop program in ...

As of January 1, 2025, states including California, Oregon, and New York have enacted bans on expanded polystyrene (EPS) foam products commonly used in foodware, packaging, and coolers. The legislatio...

♻️ Enva Officially Opens Scotland’s Only Fridge and Small Domestic Appliances (SDA) Recycling Facility....

Extracting valuable metals from used lithium-ion batteries just got easier! 🌱🔋 A new method uses plant oil and water to clean the "black mass"—a low-value mix of anode, cathode, and other materials—in...

Every year, improperly disposed lithium-ion batteries pose hidden dangers at waste processing facilities. These tiny power sources—sometimes no bigger than a coin—can spark fires, damage equipment, an...

The leftover stems and leaves of the potato are the world’s largest untapped agricultural feedstock. Currently pulverised and incinerated, this unusable organic material cannot be fed to livestock or ...

Repak’s sixth annual Plastic Pledge Report found its Plastic Pledge Signatories (Ireland) achieved an average recycling rate of 72% in 2023. ...

A pioneering textile-recycling bill SB 707 has successfully passed the California Assembly Natural Resources Committee (US). Known as the Responsible Textile Recovery Act of 2024, this legislation est...

Transforming high-quality waste materials from luxury brands into high value artworks, Installations, and products. Thats the real goal of MM-ART CONSULT at the forefront of redefining luxury throu...

The annual Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) report shows that approximately 18.1 million appliances were collected for recycling in Ireland....

The Central Park (NY, US) is testing out a new recycling bin designed to easily fit cardboard pizza boxes. It will alleviate some of the trash pileup in the park’s round canisters. ...

Biotech start-up PlantSea (UK) has developed a new material made from seaweed-derived fibres, blended with recycled and virgin paper fibres. The paper is home and industrially compostable and can be r...

The rules include packaging reduction targets (5% by 2030, 10% by 2035 and 15% by 2040) and require EU countries to reduce the amount of plastic packaging waste....

RECOUP said year-on-year, despite increases in material being recycled in the UK, quantities of plastic waste exported for recycling from England have increased by more than 10% to just over 600,000 t...

Residents of Wells will soon participate in a pioneering recycling trial, as Somerset extends its successful flexible plastics collection scheme...