Recycling rates for aluminium cans reached 76.3% in the EU, UK, Switzerland, Norway, and Iceland in 2023, according to a new report. The report …
Recycling rates for aluminium cans rise across Europe to 76.3%
February 2026
Closing the green skills gap between ambition and action
Dr Abdessamad Faik, Professor at University Mohammed VI Polytechnic (UM6P) and Director of the Laboratory of Inorganic Materials for Sustainable Energy Technologies (LIMSET), examines the …
Material Focus announces recipients of Circular Electricals Fund
Material Focus has announced that the four projects have been awarded funding from its Circular Electricals Fund. The Circular Electricals Fund provides financing for …
Leading UK waste management companies join CIWM & URGE Collective initiative
Sophie Thomas OBE FCIWM, Co-Director, Design Skills for Embedding Circularity. Leading waste management companies Biffa, SUEZ and DS Smith to support CIWM and Urge …
New Chair of UN Global Plastic Treaty negotiations elected
Chile’s Julio Cordano has been elected as the new Chair of UN Global Plastic Treaty negotiations after talks collapsed last year. Cordano replaces Luis …
£165,000 fund opens for communities to cut waste and boost reuse and recycling
Community organisations across the Liverpool City Region can now apply for a share of a £165,000 fund to deliver projects that reduce waste and …
How a student-led CIWM hackathon took on fast fashion’s biggest failure
The global fashion industry discards more than 92 million tonnes of textiles every year. In the UK alone, the volume of unwanted clothing has …
Clearance of 20,000 tonne illegal waste site in Kidlington delayed
The Environment Agency have confirmed clearance work on the illegal waste dump near the River Cherwell in Kidlington has been delayed due to heavy …
Circular Economy Institute launches CEI Professional Membership
The Circular Economy Institute (CEI) has launched a new global professional membership programme. The Institute says its CEI Professional Membership creates a clear career …
What a Reform Government could mean for waste and resource policy
Darryl Rigby, Content Executive at TradeSparky, argues that Reform UK’s promise to scrap net zero policies while increasing recycling rates is completely incompatible. …