Circular Lighting event to challenge ‘business as usual’, in London in October
Circular Lighting Live 2026 will take place on Thursday 8 October at the Minster Building in the City of London. Organiser Recolight promises the...
Closing the flexibles loop
Flexible plastics account for more than half of all plastic packaging in use today, but precious little gets recycled, and they are less amenable...
Repair, resilience and responsibility: why decisions around rotating equipment are changing
Thomas Marks outlines the changing drivers behind repair versus replace decisions and explains how his own Association is evolving to meet them.
At the start...
Four projects awarded Circular Electricals Funding
Four projects have been awarded funding from the Circular Electricals Fund, which supports innovation in product design, material use and recovery and business models....
New EU rules aim to stop the destruction of unsold clothes and shoes
The European Commission has adopted new measures under the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) to prevent the destruction of unsold apparel, clothing, accessories...
Group launches carbon footprint reports to help the lighting industry manage CO2 emissions
Sustainable lighting expert Recolight has announced new CO2 emission reports to help lighting producers, and their customers to monitor and reduce the carbon footprint...
A hidden tax on green packaging? UK companies face £1.2bn recycling bill as compliance...
Environmental policy specialists at compliance expert Ecoveritas have warned the UK manufacturing sector is facing increasing uncertainty around recycling, as new analysis shows the...
End trade-off between recycling targets and toxic exposure, Zero Waste Europe urges EU
A new policy briefing by waste advocacy group Zero Waste Europe (ZWE) argues for tougher chemical policy measures to be included in the European...
Rare earth magnet recycling centre launched in West Midlands
A facility for separating and recycling rare earth magnets has been launched at the University of Birmingham, which was opened on 15 January by...
Laser cladding demonstrated for rail track repairs by Sheffield group
Field demonstrations of laser cladding technology hosted by the University of Sheffield Rail Group have shown how additive manufacturing can repair railway infrastructure and...
Discovery provides way to upcycle PET bottles into feedstock for anti-cancer drugs
New research has led to a method of turning ordinary household plastic waste into a building block for anti-cancer drugs. The work was led by...
Campaigners highlight a plastic hole in Scottish circularity plans
Campaigners from Friends of the Earth Scotland have raised the alarm about the omission of plastic from the Scottish government's draft Circular Economy Strategy,...
UV-readable recycling labels launch
A UV-readable label solution allows brands and retailers to verify recycling at barcode level. This kind of functionality was already provided by Polytag's UV...
UK project sets out the world’s first roadmap to a circular space economy
From reusable rockets to space stations that could one day recycle floating debris into new materials, a first-of-its-kind study from the University of Surrey...
German group looks to make wind energy rotor blades from renewable materials
A German research project is trying to develop wind turbine rotor blades made entirely from renewable materials.
The group – a partnership between Kiel...
From microplastics to megastructures: Earthshot prize finalists reviewed
Finalists in this year’s Earthshot Awards include a breakthrough microplastics filter and “the world’s first fully upcycled skyscraper”. The final 15 were announced in...
Report outlines how Europe can secure its industrial future by creating markets for clean...
The EU can trigger billions in clean investment, build competitiveness and secure its industrial future via policies to create lead markets for clean materials,...
Pathways to a circular plastic future: RECOUP conference explored options
The annual conference held by recycling charity RECOUP brought together a range of voices from packaging, recycling, finance, and policy to examine how groups...
Waste profiling system selected by TIME as one of the best inventions of 2025
An AI-powered camera system that profiles waste streams within recycling facilities has been included among a selection of Best Inventions by TIME.
To compile this...
Green chemicals firm in Grangemouth offers thoughts on demand trends
Demand is increasing for green chemicals that do without fossil fuel-derived ingredients, says Celtic Renewables, a Scottish firm focused on the sector, which attributes...
