‘Please don’t blame the consumer’: Recycling partners urged to recenter messaging

When people think of recycling, many might envision a consumer tossing an empty bottle or can into a blue bin. Yet everyday people’s behaviors often aren’t considered enough when industry is developing recycling initiatives, and that contributes...

Insights from the 2025 Packaging Recycling Summit

Participants from across the packaging value chain gathered at the Packaging Recycling Summit in Irving, Texas, from June 25-27 to discuss strategies for solving some of industry’s most difficult recycling challenges. Catch up on Packaging Dive’s...

Veolia to build UK’s first closed-loop PET recycling facility

Veolia, a UK-based resource management company, has initiated a £70m ($95m) plastics recycling project, featuring the country’s reportedly first ‘tray-to-tray’ closed-loop polyethylene terephthalate (PET) recycling facility in Battlefield near...

KEZO and Sulzer launch first Swiss pilot project for CO₂ capture at waste recycling plant

10-07-2025 Sulzer has signed an agreement with KEZO (Zweckverband Kehrichtverwertung Zürcher Oberland), Zurich Oberland’s waste utilisation service provider, to develop and deliver a licensed carbon capture solution for commercial validation at...

Waste management reforms praised for impact on islands

Highland Council Headquarters. Change and investment in waste management is making a difference on Skye and Raasay. Subscribe for full access to West Coast Today or Register for 1 free article per week Subscribing gives you access all areas of the...

RecyClass updates Design for Recycling Guidelines, Recyclability Evaluation Protocols

New Hampshire the Beautiful Inc. awards recycling equipment grants

Cause of Crown Recycling fire deemed ‘undetermined’ 

The coordinated investigation between the Riverhead fire marshal’s office and the Suffolk County Arson Squad has been completed, and the cause of the June 4 Crown Recycling Facility fire was deemed “undetermined.” Liam Keating, Riverhead fire...

Weather delays trash, recycling and bulky waste collections for Oklahoma City Utilities customers -- and other weather-linked information

Due to anticipated weather and road conditions, Oklahoma City Solid Waste Management has postponed Big Blue trash cart and Big Green recycling cart collections for Tuesday, February 18. The news came in an early evening Monday (Feb. 17) news...

Billie Eilish giving unsold merch new life by upcycling 400,000 T-shirts

Ocean eye-d Billie Eilish is standing up for sustainability, joining the movement of earth-conscious celebs as she demands music labels take accountability of fashion waste by beginning to upcycle unsold merchandise. The 23-year-old singer has...

Callington Scouts' cheerful designs adorn town's new recycling bins

NEW recycling bins have been installed in Callington with cheerful designs courtesy of the First Callington Scouts. The bins with friendly faces and speech bubble designs have taken pride of place in St Mary’s Square and the recreation gardens,...

NGO sensitises Niger IDPs on waste management, environmental risks

The Esteemed Hub Foundation, in partnership with Education as a Vaccine and other development organisations under the AACJ Project, has carried out an environmental sensitisation campaign at Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps in Gwada,...

The Highway Pitch: the Singapore startup with a global battery recycling dream

Neu Battery Materials already serves international clients, including CATL, one of the world’s largest battery manufacturers. Oh also shares that there are plans to build the company’s first recycling plant outside of Singapore, underscoring his...

Fast fashion and the dark side of textile recycling in India

101 East exposes the dark side of our fast fashion obsession, revealing its toll on India’s environment and workers. Fast fashion has become a global wardrobe staple. It’s an affordable way to stay on top of ever-evolving trends, but at what cost?...

Water Commissioners Tour Agricultural Water Recycling Project

ELK GROVE, CA (MPG) - On June 18, the Sacramento Area Sewer District (SacSewer) hosted a public bus tour of the Harvest Water Program as part of the California Water Commission’s June meeting. The Commission administers the Water Storage...

ExxonMobil doubles advanced recycling capacity at Baytown facility

ExxonMobil has announced that it has doubled its advanced recycling capacity by expanding its facility in Baytown, Texas. The company processed over 100 million pounds of plastic waste in the area as of May 2025. Additionally, the company is...

Why recycling solar panels is harder than you might think − an electrical engineer explains

It’s hard work soaking up sunlight to generate clean electricity. After about 25 to 30 years, solar panels wear out. Over the years, heating and cooling cycles stress the materials. Small cracks develop, precipitation corrodes the frame and layers...

Champion discusses recycling options

CHAMPION — With the township having one of the most used recycling locations in the county, trustees this week approved the Geauga-Trumbull Solid Waste Management District’s plan for the next five years. Jennifer Jones, director of the solid waste...

Veolia’s closed-loop recycling plant for food-grade PET receives £70 million

Veolia is investing £70 million (€81,227,650) into a closed-loop, tray-to-tray PET recycling facility – anticipated to process 80,000 tonnes of mixed plastics annually and result in new, food-grade packaging. Described as its ‘biggest’ recycling...

Veolia to build UK’s first closed-loop recycling facility as part of £70m ‘plastic push’

The investment was announced during French President Emmanuel Macron’s state visit to the UK. Construction on the facility has begun, with plans for the site to be operational by early 2026. The UK does not have a closed-loop facility to recycle...