News News in brief | CIWM Commercial Partner Updates 30 January 30th January 2026 artificial intelligence / collection services News Young people at risk of being locked out of green economy, Co-op report finds 28th January 2026 Co-Op / green skills / net zero News MPs ‘backs call’ for greater support of plastic packaging alternatives 20th January 2026 biodegradable / Plastic Packaging / Single-Use Plastic News Biodegradable plastics research wins $500k Hill Prize 20th January 2026 Agricultural Waste / materials / Plastics News Court throws out £50m Biffa lawsuit over failed Scottish DRS 19th January 2026 Biffa / DRS / Scotland News eBay Expands Circular Fashion Fund Across Europe and North America 14th January 2026 ebay / funding / textiles News Leeds City Council partners to trial coffee pod recycling at HWRCs 13th January 2026 HWRCs / local authorities / Podback 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 First 1 2 … 6 7 8 … 197 198 Last
