News: February 2025

Person reviewing food quality in production
Courtauld Commitment rebrands as UK Food and Drink Pact
By Resource |
28 February 2025 |
WRAP renames flagship food sustainability programme to align with global initiatives and strengthen sector recognition
Pair of trainers
Reconomy Connect and ReNewShoe launch shoe recycling scheme
By
Beth Jones
| 27 February 2025 |
Partnership will offer dedicated drop-off points for unwanted footwear, recycling collected materials into new products
Cable markers
Cable Markers: Types and Their Applications in Different Installations
By Resource |
27 February 2025 |
Different types of markers serve specific environments from data centers to industrial settings
Person using a sewing machine to sew fabrics
WRAP develops method for retailers to calculate footprint gain from textile repair and resale
By
Beth Jones
| 27 February 2025 |
New methodology aims to quantify environmental benefits from circular models like secondhand shopping and mending clothing reduce through their ‘displacement’ of new clothing production
Worker in packaging warehouse
Four nations jointly issue requirements for PackUK’s implementation strategy
By
Beth Jones
| 27 February 2025 |
Joint policy statement details check list of scheme administrator duties, with June 2025 deadlines set for key governance documents
Material Recycling Facility
EC’s Clean Industrial Deal paves way for 2026 Circular Economy Act
By
Beth Jones
| 26 February 2025 |
Commission’s plan highlights role of critical material recycling, remanufacturing, and investment in infrastructure as key goals 
Ferrybridge mixed energy facility, with CCS
Seventh Carbon Budget proposes UK target of 68 per cent recycling rate by 2035
By Resource |
26 February 2025 |
Committee for Climate Change also says EfW must be included in Emissions Trading Scheme and face mandatory carbon capture requirements
Fruit in packaging
US food waste reached 74 million tonnes in 2024
By
Beth Jones
| 26 February 2025 |
ReFED’s 2025 report reveals surplus food is costing $382 billion and generating significant environmental impacts, despite rising awareness and policy advances
Waste crime illegal fly tipping
Fly-tipping in England increased by six per cent in 2023/24
By
Beth Jones
| 26 February 2025 |
Defra statistics show a rise in construction and white goods waste dumping, with local authorities spending £13.1 million in clearance fees for large-sized incidents
Person typing on laptop
ISO 59040:2025 enables businesses to share circular economy data across supply chain
By
Beth Jones
| 25 February 2025 |
New standard introduces standardised product circularity data sheets to facilitate information exchange