News News in brief | CIWM Commercial Partner Updates February 28th February 2025 Advetec / greyparrot News Textile repairs are preventing new purchases – WRAP research 28th February 2025 reuse / textiles / WRAP Case Study Treasure Gardening: The launch of a circular social enterprise 26th February 2025 Circular Economy / garden waste / Peat News Scientists create new method to recycle LI batteries using vegetable oil 26th February 2025 battery recycling / Lithium Ion Batteries / Recycling Opinion Is it time the UK had a circular packaging plan? 26th February 2025 Extended Producer Responsibility / packaging / PackUK News Reuse charities call for government support to achieve circular economy goals 25th February 2025 Defra / reuse / Reuse Network News AI project receives £250,000 investment to reduce waste in construction sector 25th February 2025 artificial intelligence / Building Waste / Construction News Net zero sector growing three times faster than UK economy 25th February 2025 net zero / Recycling / renewable energy Feature Can soft plastics ever be recycled consistently? 19th February 2025 flexible plastic / Recycling / soft plastics News Up to £346m of social value created through technology reuse in 2023/24 19th February 2025 electronics / reuse / Social Value News £165,000 zero waste fund launched in Merseyside 18th February 2025 local authorities / reuse / Veolia News City of London aiming to become “fully circular” by 2040 17th February 2025 Circular Economy / Construction / London News Boots launches national blister pack recycling scheme 13th February 2025 boots / Recycling News TikTok creates sustainable advertising campaign with Ad Net Zero 12th February 2025 carbon emissons / net zero News 48% of UK adults bought a second-hand item in the last year 12th February 2025 packaging / reuse / SUEZ Insight 7 ways AI is advancing the circular economy 11th February 2025 AI / artificial intelligence / Recycling Insight Why we must recruit new talent to the resources & waste sector 11th February 2025 green skills / Recycling / resource and waste sector News CIWM and The Sustainables Academy launch national competition for primary schools 11th February 2025 Circular Economy / CIWM / sustainability First 1 2 … 12 13 14 … 195 196 Last
