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The Latest Breaking News on Recycling

Australia is suddenly flush with forest-friendly recycled toilet paper firms: what’s the state of ply?

What are the ethical and environmental options? Here’s how your choice can make a difference

The Guardian - AU

Going to waste: two years after REDcycle’s collapse, Australia’s soft plastics are hitting the environment hard

Almost 95% of Australia’s soft plastics are still headed for landfill and experts say the packaging industry must take responsibility for the mess

The Guardian - AU

Rules for UK waste tyres tightened after millions sent to furnaces in India

Waste tyres exported from the UK to India for recycling were found to be going to unregulated dumps or makeshift furnaces.

The Independent UK

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Is Julian Brown Missing or Hiding? Inventor Missing After Plastoline Fame Sparks Threats

Julian Brown, 21, vanished after 9 July 2025 post alleging threats over Plastoline. His mother says he's safe, but fears of foul play persist.

International Business Times UK

Chinese scientists tout infinitely recyclable 3D printer resin — can be broken down at the molecular level using a thermally reversible photo-click reaction

A team of scientists from Zhejiang University has developed 3D printer resin that can be easily recycled over and over again.

Tom’s Hardware

Councils to get £1.1bn for recycling from packaging fees charged to firms

The extended producer responsibility (EPR) scheme requires businesses to pay towards the costs of recycling packaging they use.

The Independent UK

Chappell Roan's Fashion Stunt Was A Fit Made Out Of ... Seaweed?

Another viral moment.

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LA fires charred homes into piles of metal and concrete. By recycling them, they're given new life

After the Palisades and Eaton fires scorched entire neighborhoods, the Army Corps of Engineers set up operations to recycle concrete and metal from mostly fire-damaged homes

The Independent UK

Young, educated and knee deep in rubbish: the recyclers cleaning up in Cairo’s Garbage City

Piles of waste line the streets of Manshiyet Nasr, turning it into a no-go zone for many. But a new generation see themselves as agents of change in the fight against plastic pollution

The Guardian - UK

M&S introduces invisible UV tags to collect recycling data

The supermarket is the first to roll out the packaging tags on shop shelves.

The Independent UK

Kentucky residents are being driven from their homes after gnats swarm town: ‘You can’t even stay in the house’

A gnat infestation in Kentucky is disrupting daily life, with residents blaming Logan Aluminum's storage of sticky recycled bales at a nearby facility.

The Independent UK

America's only rare earth producer gets a boost from Apple and Pentagon agreements

MP Materials, the operator of the only rare earths mine in the United States, has signed a $500 million deal with Apple

The Independent UK

Waste company fined £400,000 after London council employee crushed in horror accident

Paul McDaid, an Enfield Council employee, was working at the London Energy Ltd transfer station in Edmonton when the incident happened

Evening Standard

Businesses and charities call for UK to scrap VAT on refurbished electronics

Exclusive: Letter to government says lower prices for repaired goods would cut waste, create jobs and help households save money

The Guardian - UK

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InsideEVs

100,000 EVs Will Retire This Year. What Will Happen To Their Batteries?

The second-life EV battery market is on the cusp of explosive growth thanks to companies such as Redwood Materials.

Tom’s Hardware

Safer, faster, and cheaper way to extract gold at 99% purity from electronic waste detailed — new method for recovering gold from PCBs uses a sanitizing reagent and a novel polymer

A Flinders University research team has developed a new way of recovering gold from ore and e-waste that's safer and more cost-efficient.

Tom’s Hardware

2,000-GPU data center launches powered exclusively by reusable batteries — 12-megawatt storage system built on hundreds of repurposed EV batteries

Redwood Materials repurposed old EV batteries as power storage for a 2,000-GPU data center running solely off renewable energy.

Newslaundry

Violation of guidelines? Here’s what’s wrong with Hitachi’s ‘recycling’ of e-waste

Air conditioner manufacturer Johnson Controls-Hitachi, now owned by the Bosch group in India, has allowed bids from recyclers far below the government-mandated floor price for e-waste, copies of internal records seen by Newslaundry show.

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Tom’s Guide

Experts are saying to use bubble wrap in your yard this summer — here's how

Can you resist? Gardeners are being urged not to pop bubblewrap and use it in their yards instead.

AAP

Emission targets on track but nature in 'deep trouble'

NSW is making great strides expanding renewable energy but more needs to be done to address waste management, biodiversity loss and climate change.

The Independent UK

Colombian waste pickers inundate iconic Bogota square with plastic bottles to protest falling wages

Dozens of Colombian waste pickers have inundated one of Bogota’s most iconic squares with about 15 tons of recyclable goods

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s cheap but it’s not disposable’: why fast tech is a growing waste problem

Low-cost and quickly discarded products are playing a key role in world’s fastest-growing waste problem – electronics

The Guardian - AU

Trump’s two-week window for Iran attack, Olympics ditch diversity, the five ways we’ve changed

The US president continues to bat off questions about his intentions in Iran; survey reveals five key trends in the way Australians live

The Independent UK

Catholics call for environmental action at Rio de Janeiro's iconic Christ the Redeemer statue

Brazilian Catholic worshippers have laid down an eco-friendly carpet in front of the world-famous Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro calling for the protection of the environment

The Guardian - AU

If Australia is serious about recycling more bottles and cans, look to Europe and double the 10c refund, campaigners say

Conservationists and recycling industry say Australia’s container deposit schemes are underperforming with low return rates and a deposit fee that should double to 20c

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