News: August 2025

Huw Irranca-Davies holding a glass bottle
Wales launches reuse-focused deposit return scheme consultation
By
Charles Newman
| 19 August 2025 |
Stakeholders asked for views on proposed reuse targets for 2031-2040 and phased glass inclusion with zero deposit transition approach
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UN plastic pollution treaty talks collapse without agreement
By
Charles Newman
| 15 August 2025 |
High Ambition Coalition nations including UK refuse to accept weakened text after 'like-minded' oil-producing countries block production caps
Resource Futures team in front of the Fixy Project van
Resource Futures community programmes deliver £3.8m in household savings
By Resource |
15 August 2025 |
B Corp sustainability consultancy's networks diverted 1,192 tonnes from disposal whilst creating 150 employment opportunities
AD industry urges government to recognise biomethane as net-zero fuel
By
Olivia Loughran
| 13 August 2025 |
Over 95 signatories warn £8 billion investment at risk without UK ETS classification
WEEE amendments make online platforms liable for overseas suppliers
By
Olivia Loughran
| 13 August 2025 |
New regulations come into force requiring online retailers to close loophole in producer responsibility obligations
Education programme enables North London schools to cut waste by 45 per cent
By
Olivia Loughran
| 13 August 2025 |
Seven primary schools engaged in area-wide ‘In The Know’ recycling programme
Scotland aims to tackle lack of processing capacity for plastics, metals and batteries
By
Olivia Loughran
| 12 August 2025 |
Government's Waste Reprocessing Infrastructure Report highlights 98.7 per cent per cent of resources used in Scotland are not cycled back into the economy  
Global plastic treaty negotiations reach deadlock in final days of the INC 5.2
By
Olivia Loughran
| 12 August 2025 |
Talks in Geneva stall amid growing opposition to production limits from oil-producing states
Parliamentary research team opens inquiry into managing legacy landfills
By
Olivia Loughran
| 7 August 2025 |
Investigation by Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology commissioned following ongoing fires at abandoned landfill in Rainham
Alliance to End Plastic Waste pilots simple recycling system across four Indonesian villages
By
Olivia Loughran
| 7 August 2025 |
Malang Regency project demonstrates door-to-door collection model requiring 80 per cent household participation for economic viability