Project gives a second life to fire-damaged components from one of UK’s earliest wind...
Offshore wind expert RWE says it has successfully recycled major components from a fire-damaged offshore wind turbine, marking what the group claims is a...
New recycling laws: opportunity or risk for micro businesses?
As England’s Simpler Recycling reforms approach, recycling expert Keenan Recycling explores how micro businesses can turn upcoming compliance requirements into an opportunity. The group...
RECOUP announces a solutions‑driven event for the plastics industry
A flyer for the event.
On 1 October 2026, plastic recycling charity RECOUP will hold The RECOUP Plastics Assembly in Peterborough.
“Created to accelerate practical progress,...
Firms partner on floating data centre concept using repurposed vessels
Japanese industrial and technology conglomerates have signed an agreement to explore the development and commercialisation of floating data centres, positioned as a way to...
Project turns recovered car battery acid and plastic waste into clean hydrogen
Researchers have developed a solar-powered reactor to break down hard-to-recycle forms of plastic waste – such as drinks bottles, nylon textiles and polyurethane foams...
New initiative recycles electrolysis cell production scrap
A new recycling initiative aims to convert pure titanium scrap generated during the manufacturing of electrolysis cells into a raw material for pure titanium....
Granular activated carbon-sorbed PFAS can be used to extract lithium from brine
A group at Rice University in Houston, Texas have developed a process to use PFAS to extract lithium from high-salinity brine pools, in a...
Online Marketplaces reveal the scale of WEEE non-compliance in UK lighting, says group
Environment Agency data released this month has uncovered the scale of WEEE non-compliance of product sold through online marketplaces, reports lighting circularity expert Recolight.
For...
Firms recast aluminium recycling possibilities with advanced multi-sensor sorting technology
A strategic partnership between firms in the recycling technology and aluminium refining spheres has pioneered a multi-stage sorting line that is said to make...
Circular Construction Hub launches in London
What's said to be the UK’s first Circular Construction Hub has been launched in the Royal Docks in London, which will aim to ensure...
Technology could transform packaging EPR, says WRAP-supported report
Emerging technologies could revolutionise the UK's Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) policy, ensuring businesses that invest in genuine recycling are rewarded while driving better environmental...
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...
