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Three fire stations respond to 200 tonne ‘open’ waste fire
Three fire stations respond to 200 tonne 'open' waste fire - letsrecycle.com
A fire involving 200 tonnes of garden and scrub waste broke out at a concrete works site in Henlade near Taunton on 17 February 2026.
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February 19, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Three fire stations respond to 200 tonne ‘open’ waste fire
Court orders £1.4m payout in 16-site illegal waste dumping case
Court orders £1.4m payout in 16-site illegal waste dumping case - letsrecycle.com
A waste operator has been ordered to pay more than £1.4m after a nationwide investigation uncovered thousands of tonnes of dumped waste.
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February 19, 2026 at 10:42 AM
Court orders £1.4m payout in 16-site illegal waste dumping case
@zerowasteeurope.eu urges EPR funding to be ring-fenced www.letsrecycle.com/news/zero-wa...
Zero Waste Europe urges EPR funding to be ring-fenced - letsrecycle.com
Zero Waste Europe has proposed that EPR schemes across the EU should be mandated to fund waste reduction and management.
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February 19, 2026 at 9:08 AM
@zerowasteeurope.eu urges EPR funding to be ring-fenced www.letsrecycle.com/news/zero-wa...
Keenan Recycling deploys first electric food waste collection vehicle
Keenan Recycling deploys first electric food waste collection vehicle - letsrecycle.com
Keenan Recycling has put into service a new original equipment manufacturer (OEM) electric food waste collection vehicle.
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February 18, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Keenan Recycling deploys first electric food waste collection vehicle
New cameras and funding planned in Wales fly-tipping crackdown
New cameras and funding planned in Wales fly-tipping crackdown - letsrecycle.com
The Welsh government is supporting a rollout of surveillance cameras and a review of its financial penalties to step up action against fly-tipping.
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February 18, 2026 at 9:58 AM
New cameras and funding planned in Wales fly-tipping crackdown
Papilo expands with purchase of Allwood Recycling Solutions
Papilo expands with purchase of Allwood Recycling Solutions - letsrecycle.com
Waste management solutions provider Papilo has acquired Warwick-based Allwood Recycling Solutions.
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February 18, 2026 at 8:42 AM
Papilo expands with purchase of Allwood Recycling Solutions
OPINION: ‘So much is possible and so much more needs to be done’
OPINION: 'So much is possible and so much more needs to be done' - letsrecycle.com
Having received a CBE for services to the circular economy in the New Year Honours list, Sebastian Munden reflects on his life in packaging.
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February 17, 2026 at 12:50 PM
OPINION: ‘So much is possible and so much more needs to be done’
Scotland sets August 2027 start date for wet wipe plastic ban
Scotland sets August 2027 start date for wet wipe plastic ban - letsrecycle.com
Scotland has confirmed that the sale and supply of wet wipes containing plastic will be banned from August 2027.
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February 17, 2026 at 9:52 AM
Scotland sets August 2027 start date for wet wipe plastic ban
£30m recycled paper facility to begin production in March
£30m recycled paper facility to begin production in March - letsrecycle.com
Production is set to begin at a recycled paper facility in Northumberland in March 2026, marking the completion of a £30m investment from Essity.
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February 17, 2026 at 9:04 AM
£30m recycled paper facility to begin production in March
Appointments round-up, featuring the UN Environment Programme, EPA, REA, Ecosurety and Valpak
Appointments Round-Up (16/02/2026) - letsrecycle.com
Appointments round-up, featuring the Global Plastics Treaty, EPA, REA, Ecosurety and Valpak.
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February 16, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Appointments round-up, featuring the UN Environment Programme, EPA, REA, Ecosurety and Valpak
Geminor to add 165k tonnes to domestic EfW fuel supply
Geminor to add 165k tonnes to domestic EfW fuel supply - letsrecycle.com
Waste management company Geminor has announced plans to significantly increase its domestic Energy from Waste fuel supply volumes in the UK.
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February 16, 2026 at 12:25 PM
Geminor to add 165k tonnes to domestic EfW fuel supply
Councillors approve £13m Exeter MRF purchase
Councillors approve £13m Exeter MRF purchase - letsrecycle.com
Plans have been approved by Exeter City Council to purchase a new £13 million Materials Recovery Facility (MRF).
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February 16, 2026 at 11:20 AM
Councillors approve £13m Exeter MRF purchase
EXCLUSIVE: SATCoL to further reduce textile bank network around UK
EXCLUSIVE: SATCoL to further reduce textile bank network around UK - letsrecycle.com
The Salvation Army Trading Company (SATCoL) has announced that it will further reduce its clothing collection bank network around the UK starting this month. The move follows an update in December tha...
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February 16, 2026 at 9:23 AM
EXCLUSIVE: SATCoL to further reduce textile bank network around UK
PRN and PERN digital service on track to go live from 27 February
PRN and PERN digital service on track to go live from 27 February - letsrecycle.com
Defra has confirmed that the Record Reprocessed or Exported Packaging Waste Digital Service will be fully rolled out on 27 February 2026.
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February 13, 2026 at 3:41 PM
PRN and PERN digital service on track to go live from 27 February
Northwood acquires former Kimberly-Clark Flint tissue mill
Northwood acquires former Kimberly-Clark Flint tissue mill - letsrecycle.com
Northwood has acquired the tissue mill and converting facilities formerly operated by Kimberly-Clark in Flint, North Wales.
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February 13, 2026 at 10:49 AM
Northwood acquires former Kimberly-Clark Flint tissue mill
EQT and Blackstone to acquire Urbaser in $6.6bn deal
EQT and Blackstone to acquire Urbaser in $6.6bn deal - letsrecycle.com
EQT and Blackstone have agreed to acquire global waste management company Urbaser in a transaction valued at $6.6 billion.
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February 13, 2026 at 9:10 AM
EQT and Blackstone to acquire Urbaser in $6.6bn deal
Decision reached on Welsh DRS glass inclusion
Decision reached on Welsh DRS glass inclusion - letsrecycle.com
Wales’ Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) has secured an agreed exclusion from the UK Internal Market Act.
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February 13, 2026 at 6:09 AM
Decision reached on Welsh DRS glass inclusion
OPINION: Why the Government must act now to protect the future of waste wood biomass
OPINION: Why the Government must act now to protect the future of waste wood biomass - letsrecycle.com
Richard Coulson, Wood Recycler’s Association, outlines the current difficulties in the waste wood market and how policy could support it.
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February 12, 2026 at 2:28 PM
OPINION: Why the Government must act now to protect the future of waste wood biomass
MP backs sector calls for end-of-waste status for recycled aggregates
MP backs sector calls for end-of-waste status for recycled aggregates - letsrecycle.com
The Washed Aggregates Trade Association (WATA) is seeking greater Government backing for the sector, in a letter sent to Ed Miliband.
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February 12, 2026 at 12:14 PM
MP backs sector calls for end-of-waste status for recycled aggregates
Enfinium announces 25-year Skelton Grange heat network contract
Enfinium announces 25-year Skelton Grange heat network contract - letsrecycle.com
Enfinium has agreed a 25-year deal with SSE that will see heat from its Skelton Grange EfW facility used in the Aire Valley Heat Network.
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February 12, 2026 at 11:07 AM
Enfinium announces 25-year Skelton Grange heat network contract
OPINION: Reskilling in Recycling: A Blueprint for Workforce Transformation
OPINION: Reskilling in Recycling: A Blueprint for Workforce Transformation - letsrecycle.com
John Tilbrook, Managing Director at Newman Stewart, on why reskilling is becoming a strategic necessity across the recycling workforce.
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February 12, 2026 at 9:55 AM
OPINION: Reskilling in Recycling: A Blueprint for Workforce Transformation
Sunderland plastics plant back on track for 2028
Sunderland plastics plant back on track for 2028 - letsrecycle.com
TCP Circular has moved forward with plans to develop a plastics recycling plant at the Port of Sunderland, following a delay to construction.
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February 12, 2026 at 9:21 AM
Sunderland plastics plant back on track for 2028
News in brief (11/02/2026)
News in brief (11/02/2026) - letsrecycle.com
News in brief, including: the launch of a national school campaign to boost WEEE recycling; FFC Environment’s EfW internship programme; CBAi’s marketing course for environmental services; and Zeus Gro...
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February 11, 2026 at 3:21 PM
News in brief (11/02/2026)
Flexible plastics recycling is ‘complex but achievable’
Flexible plastics recycling is ‘complex but achievable’ - letsrecycle.com
Flexible plastic packaging now accounts for more than half of the global plastic packaging market, and volumes are expected to rise further.
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February 11, 2026 at 11:55 AM
Flexible plastics recycling is ‘complex but achievable’
Biffa revenue increases 9.4% as acquisitions drive growth
Biffa revenue increases 9.4% as acquisitions drive growth - letsrecycle.com
Biffa Group has reported revenue of £1.89 billion for 2025, an increase of 9.4% on the £1.73 billion recorded in FY24.
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February 11, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Biffa revenue increases 9.4% as acquisitions drive growth