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  A University of South Wales and NHS project has saved over £20,000 in equipment costs by repurposing out-of-date medical items identified for disposal. The initiative, a collaboration between the University of South Wales (USW) and Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board (CTMUHB), aims to divert unused medical items away from incineration to be used by healthcare students at USW. “This initiative is a win-win,” said Ashley Davies, Lecturer in…

  Material Focus has launched a new £1 million “Circular Electricals Fund” to support the development of a more circular electricals system in the UK. The fund is seeking applications for new ideas that keep electricals and their materials in use for longer, and reduce e-waste. Up to £150,000 in funding is available for each successful project and the closing date for application is 14 August 2025.  Material Focus says…

  Only 6.9% of the 106 billion tonnes of materials used globally come from recycled sources, a 2.2 percentage point drop since 2015, according to a new report released by Circle Economy. The Circularity Gap Report 2025 (CGR®) report by Circle Economy, in collaboration with Deloitte Global, found that global material consumption is outpacing population growth and generating more waste than recycling systems can cope with. The report also outlines…