News: July 2025

UK makes interim waste ETS monitoring voluntary while seeking LA cost solutions
By
Charles Newman
| 22 July 2025 |
Carbon allowance obligations delayed as government hints at postponing EfW inclusion beyond 2028
Close-up of coffee machine being repaired
Consumer appetite for repair means businesses are 'leaving money on the table'
By
Maisie Stephens
| 18 July 2025 |
According to WRAP research consumers are willing to pay around 20 per cent of a product's original price for a repair
Megan Muller-Girard
Government must embrace circular policy design to achieve the UK’s climate goals
By
Megan Muller-Girard
| 16 July 2025 |
Megan Muller-Girard on the climate action principles that unlock economic growth
Blast Furnace
Birmingham University partnership to improve carbon-recycling technology
By
Olivia Loughran
| 16 July 2025 |
The partnerships aims to scale up production to support closed-loop carbon technology
Pile of waste tyres
Government plans waste exemptions overhaul to tackle criminal abuse
By
Charles Newman
| 16 July 2025 |
Defra restricts and removes 10 most abused exemptions used by criminals
Person choosing a recycling box for a plastic bottle
Three quarters of UK consumers admit to ‘wishcycling’
By
Olivia Loughran
| 16 July 2025 |
New survey data reveals Brits are more likely than people in other countries to guess whether waste is recyclable
Major grocery retailers collectively commit to introducing reusable packaging
By
Olivia Loughran
| 15 July 2025 |
WRAP and Governments facilitating the pledge to develop interoperable system for replacing single-use plastics
Reverse vending machine for deposit return
Wales brings forward deposit return scheme to 2027
By Resource |
11 July 2025 |
Government announces alignment with UK timetable whilst maintaining glass and reuse provisions
European Commission flags in from of EC building
EC opens consultation on chemical recycling rules for plastic bottles
By Resource |
10 July 2025 |
Commission seeks feedback on methodology to calculate recycled content including advanced technologies
Plastic flakes falling down a conveyor belt
Veolia invests £70 million in UK's first closed-loop PET tray recycling facility
By
Charles Newman
| 10 July 2025 |
Investment aims to tackle major recycling gap by processing 80,000 tonnes of plastic annually at Shropshire site