News: July 2025

Scottish scientists upcycle waste coffee grounds into skincare products
By
Olivia Loughran
| 31 July 2025 |
Biotech company Revive Eco is collecting waste from coffee shops to extract sustainable ingredients
Wet wipe
Defra announce draft regulations to enforce wet wipe ban in England
By
Olivia Loughran
| 30 July 2025 |
New rules propose a £200 fine for businesses selling wet wipes containing plastic
Environment Agency arrest three for fraudulent export claims
By
Olivia Loughran
| 30 July 2025 |
Ongoing investigation into false claims for Packaging Export Recovery Notes (PERNs) leads to further apprehensions
Recycling crew
Government provides details of £1.1 billion packaging EPR allocation for English councils
By Resource |
29 July 2025 |
Extended producer responsibility payments highlight the variability in costs of recycling services
Hanging rail of used t-shirts of different colour
T-shirt price fails to predict garment durability
By Resource |
28 July 2025 |
New research reveals most expensive shirt tested outperformed by one 30th its price
Paul Synnott, MD of Seda UK
Packaging Reform Must Support – Not Stifle – Fibre-Based Innovation
By
Paul Synnott
| 25 July 2025 |
Paul Synnott, co-chair for the Alliance for Fibre-Based Packaging on the contradiction of current EPR base fees
UK household recycling rate increases to 44.6 per cent in 2023
By
Olivia Loughran
| 24 July 2025 |
Official Defra stats show that recycling managed by councils is increasing but remains 1.4 per cent lower than the 2019 levels
Iain Gulland
Iain Gulland to step down as Zero Waste Scotland CEO
By
Charles Newman
| 24 July 2025 |
Founding chief executive will leave after 11 years leading Scotland's circular economy transition
Three-quarters of waste crimes going unreported
By
Olivia Loughran
| 24 July 2025 |
National Waste Crime Survey finds low confidence in ability of the EA to prosecute, with concerns highest about about fly tipping
Recycled Glass
Recycled glass identified as cement substitute in compressed earth blocks
By
Olivia Loughran
| 23 July 2025 |
The University of Portsmouth has found that an optimal mixture of reprocessed glass and lime stabalises compressed earth blocks