News: June 2025

Kerbside collection vehicle in Wales
Welsh Government mandates 3-weekly residual collections
By Resource |
19 June 2025 |
Updated Collections Blueprint 2025 requires ultra-low emission vehicles and enhanced kerbside separation, as new plan maps path to achieve 70 per cent recycling target
Resource Hot 100 2025
Voting opens for industry leaders in Resource Hot 100 2025
By Resource |
18 June 2025 |
Our annual poll celebrating the people who drive circular economy transformation is now live
Food and drink packaging
European trade associations publish guidance for food grade plastic compliance
By
Beth Jones
| 18 June 2025 |
Joint initiative aims to support waste operators in getting certification and meeting EU requirements for recycled PET food contact materials
Close-up of a person repairing a motherboard
Environment APPG calls for consumer ‘right to repair’
By
Maisie Stephens
| 17 June 2025 |
Parliamentary group’s first report appeals for ‘immediate action’ to support a Circular Economy Strategy
Hands of shop assistant serving customer in package-free store using reusable containers
World Refill Day challenge targets single-use plastics
By
Beth Jones
| 16 June 2025 |
Five-day challenge issued by City to Sea’s Refill Return campaign asks shoppers to switch behaviour and adopt reusable containers
Map of Europe showing steel recycling rates in different countries
European steel packaging recycling rate hits 82 per cent
By
Maisie Stephens
| 13 June 2025 |
Latest figures reinforce steel’s position as the most recyclable packaging material
Sofie Schop, Executive Director of WRAP EU; Stéphane Leroux, Executive Director, IFWC; Klaus Berend Director for Food Safety, Sustainability and Innovation, European Commission’s Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety (DG SANTE); Catherine David CEO WRAP and David Rogers, Director of International Development WRAP.
WRAP EU convenes Brussels talks on textiles EPR implementation
By
Beth Jones
| 12 June 2025 |
NGO’s European arm holds event with EU officials to encourage circular economy policies focussed on fashion sustainability and food waste reduction
Andrew Gomarsall MBE, Executive Director of n2s and founding partner of Bioscope Technologies
Unlocking UK resilience through material recovery
By
Andrew Gomarsall MBE, Executive Director of n2s and founding partner of Bioscope Technologies
| 12 June 2025 |
Andrew Gomarsall explores strategic investments needed to double UK's circularity rate
Rachel Reeves addressing Parliament
Spending Review sidelines waste resources sector as Defra faces major budget cuts
By Resource |
11 June 2025 |
Government allocates no specific funding for circular economy initiatives despite local authority reform pressures
Ambassador Uffe A. Balslev, Guy Wakeley and Torben Kristiansen
Reconomy launches circularity innovation hub in Bucharest
By
Beth Jones
| 11 June 2025 |
Sustainability research facility receives £1 million initial investment to develop new use cases, propositions, and ways of working in the circular economy