News News in brief | CIWM Commercial Partner Updates January 9th January 2026 CIWM News Food waste forecast to cost businesses $540 billion in 2026 8th January 2026 Food Waste / Supply Chain Insight How pEPR is driving investment into reuse and refill 6th January 2026 Deposit Return Scheme / Extended Producer Responsibility / refill / reuse News Recycling rates drop at Christmas as households struggle with festive waste, survey suggests 22nd December 2025 Christmas Waste / Sortera UK / WRAP News University secures £44,000 grant to study barriers to paper cup recycling 17th December 2025 National Cup Recycling Scheme / reuse / University College London News Salvation Army Trading Company halts textile collections at HWRCs amid market pressures 17th December 2025 recycling centres / textiles / The Salvation Army Trading Company News MEPs back scaling back of EU sustainability reporting and due diligence rules 17th December 2025 EU / European Parliament / sustainability reporting News Thousands of Christmas trees to be reused and recycled in North Somerset festive scheme 16th December 2025 Christmas Tree Recycling / Noah’s Ark Zoo Farm / North Somerset Council Feature Transforming waste into community value: Inside Greater Manchester’s Renew Hub 10th December 2025 repair / reuse / SUEZ News 61% of Brits willing to buy refurbished devices, YouGov poll shows 9th December 2025 electronics / refurbishment / repair News Circular economy alienating consumers due to complex language, research finds 9th December 2025 behaviour change / Circular Economy / SUEZ Feature How local networks can reduce waste and strengthen communities 26th November 2025 Library of Things / olio / reuse Case Study How the Trash to Art project is helping to build a circular culture in Leicester 19th November 2025 behaviour change / Circular Economy / reuse Case Study How are digital watermarks shaping the future of circular packaging? 18th November 2025 MRFs / packaging / plastic News Traitors or faithful? Hubbub voting bin trial cuts litter by 70% 17th November 2025 Hubbub / Litter News Ecosurety acquires City to Sea’s Refill Return programmes 13th November 2025 City to Sea / ecosurety / refill News The Earthshot Prize announces 2025 winners 6th November 2025 nature / textiles / The Earthshot Prize News Government to add climate change education to school curriculum 6th November 2025 CIWM / Climate Change / SUEZ First 1 2 … 5 6 7 … 196 197 Last