Technology

Four projects selected from 65 applications to address WEEE repair, material recovery and reuse
Circuit breakers
Material Focus awards £567,720 to first Circular Electricals Fund projects
Four projects selected from 65 applications to address WEEE repair, material recovery and reuse
Sorting it out

Report calls for large-scale secondary sorting to address flexible packaging recycling gap

10 February 2026

Alliance for Plastic Waste proposes dedicated recovery facilities as film recycling economics remain unproven
Material world

Arts University Plymouth launches Centre for Circular Materials

2 February 2026

New research hub consolidates 16 years of materials-led work across making, design and partnerships in the South West
Unfair measure

Sustainability assessments fail to capture biodegradability and microplastic benefits

29 January 2026

BB-REG-NET framework proposes seven additional impact categories for Life Cycle Assessment
Designed to vanish

Glasgow researchers develop 99 per cent degradable circuit boards

21 January 2026

Life cycle assessment shows 79 per cent reduction in global warming potential compared to conventional PCBs
Passing it on

Luxury childrenswear platform launches digital product passports for resale market

9 January 2026

European marketplace introduces digital tracking as EU prepares to extend passport rules to textiles
Second skin

Banana waste converted into textiles and renewable energy

22 December 2025

Northumbria research extracts fibres for biodegradable fabrics whilst transforming remaining biomass into renewable gas.
Value lost

EPR schemes failing to prioritise reuse over recycling, policy brief finds

12 December 2025

Ellen MacArthur Foundation calls for eco-modulated fees linked to repairability and reusability, not just recyclability
Untapped potential

UK bioeconomy could generate £204bn but faces regulatory barriers

5 December 2025

New report identifies policy misalignment and regulatory fragmentation hindering bio-based materials development
Thread of proof

Textile manufacturer adopts DNA traceability to verify recycled cotton claims

21 November 2025

Hong Kong-based firm applies forensic markers to post-consumer waste feedstock in partnership with Swiss technology company
Metal detectors

IMRO and ZenRobotics to open AI-powered IBA processing facility in Germany

21 November 2025

Uffenheim plant will use robotic sorting to extract metals from incinerator bottom ash
Plastic alchemy

Clean Planet Energy submits £35m chemical recycling plant planning

20 November 2025

Lincolnshire facility would process 25,000 tonnes of waste plastic annually into pyrolysis oil
Sorted

Norway opens 90,000-tonne plastic sorting facility to meet EU recycling targets

7 November 2025

Områ facility uses sensor-based technology to separate mixed waste into ten polymer fractions
Turning up the heat

EfW sector targets tenfold increase in heat output to 20,000 GWh

4 November 2025

New rules will require buildings to connect to heat networks in designated zones
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