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20p incentive drives eight-fold surge in campus DRS pilot
20p incentive drives eight-fold surge in campus DRS pilot - letsrecycle.com
A trial at New College Lanarkshire has seen students recycle 20k bottles and cans, after a 20p incentive led to a surge in the use of RVMs.
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November 17, 2025 at 11:39 AM
20p incentive drives eight-fold surge in campus DRS pilot
Court upholds planning permission for £180m Dorset waste incinerator
Court upholds planning permission for £180m Dorset waste incinerator - letsrecycle.com
The £180m Portland Energy Recovery Facility is set to move forward after the Court of Appeal upheld planning permission for the project.
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November 17, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Court upholds planning permission for £180m Dorset waste incinerator
‘Hundreds of tonnes’ of illegal waste dumped in Oxfordshire field
‘Hundreds of tonnes’ of illegal waste dumped in Oxfordshire field - letsrecycle.com
A vast pile of plastic and other mixed waste has been dumped on an Oxfordshire floodplain, estimated at 150m long and up to 6m high.
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November 17, 2025 at 9:03 AM
‘Hundreds of tonnes’ of illegal waste dumped in Oxfordshire field
OPINION: Home sweet home: why domestic material supply is key to achieving a closed-loop circular plastics economy
Home sweet home: why domestic material supply is key to achieving a closed-loop circular plastics economy - letsrecycle.com
Grant Jones, Sherbourne Recycling, explores the challenges facing the UK’s plastics recycling market and the hidden costs associated with waste imports.
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November 14, 2025 at 1:52 PM
OPINION: Home sweet home: why domestic material supply is key to achieving a closed-loop circular plastics economy
Spring 2027 confirmed as start date for ban on plastic in wet wipes
Spring 2027 confirmed as start date for ban on plastic in wet wipes - letsrecycle.com
The government has confirmed that wet wipes containing plastic fibres will be banned from sale and supply in England from Spring 2027.
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November 14, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Spring 2027 confirmed as start date for ban on plastic in wet wipes
Council considers HWRC visit cap amid suspected commercial misuse
Council considers HWRC visit cap amid suspected commercial misuse - letsrecycle.com
Dumfries and Galloway Council is weighing up limits on the number of visits residents can make to its household waste recycling centres.
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November 14, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Council considers HWRC visit cap amid suspected commercial misuse
Sortera completes first phase of multi-million-pound upgrade at London site
Sortera completes first phase of multi-million-pound upgrade at London site - letsrecycle.com
Sortera has completed the initial stage of a multi-million-pound upgrade at its Edmonton facility, marking its largest infrastructure investment to date.
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November 14, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Sortera completes first phase of multi-million-pound upgrade at London site
London waste authorities urge government action on battery fire crisis
London waste authorities urge government action on battery fire crisis - letsrecycle.com
London’s waste authorities and management companies have urged the government to take action against the escalating problem of battery fires.
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November 14, 2025 at 8:46 AM
London waste authorities urge government action on battery fire crisis
European plastics recycling sector saw “sharpest decline” in 2024
European plastics recycling sector saw “sharpest decline” in 2024 - letsrecycle.com
The European plastics recycling industry saw its “sharpest decline” in 2024, according to Plastics Recyclers Europe.
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November 13, 2025 at 11:31 AM
European plastics recycling sector saw “sharpest decline” in 2024
Plastics packaging firm fined £277k over death of worker
Plastics packaging firm fined £277k over death of worker - letsrecycle.com
A Derbyshire-based plastics conversion company has been fined £277,500 after an employee was fatally injured due to a machinery accident.
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November 13, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Plastics packaging firm fined £277k over death of worker
31 countries now include food waste in climate plans
31 countries now include food waste in climate plans - letsrecycle.com
31 countries attending COP30 have now included commitments to tackle food loss and/or waste in their Nationally Determined Contributions.
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November 13, 2025 at 9:19 AM
31 countries now include food waste in climate plans
Ecosurety acquires City to Sea’s Refill Return platform
Ecosurety acquires City to Sea’s Refill Return platform - letsrecycle.com
Ecosurety has acquired the refill and reuse assets of environmental campaigner City to Sea, following the closure of its operations.
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November 12, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Ecosurety acquires City to Sea’s Refill Return platform
Local authorities report ‘major problem’ of fly-tipping
Local authorities report ‘major problem’ of fly-tipping - letsrecycle.com
Local authorities across England have warned that fly-tipping has become a “major” problem, with incidents continuing to rise.
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November 12, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Local authorities report ‘major problem’ of fly-tipping
OPINION: ‘Policy pressure in the boardroom – How new UK and EU Waste Framework Directives are reshaping board strategy’
OPINION: 'Policy pressure in the boardroom - How new UK and EU Waste Framework Directives are reshaping board strategy' - letsrecycle.com
Policy Pressure in the Boardroom: How New UK and EU Waste Framework Directives Are Reshaping Board Strategy
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November 12, 2025 at 11:16 AM
OPINION: ‘Policy pressure in the boardroom – How new UK and EU Waste Framework Directives are reshaping board strategy’
Circular Economy Strategy now expected in 2026
Circular Economy Strategy now expected in 2026 - letsrecycle.com
The Circular Economy Strategy for England is now expected to be unveiled in the new year, Defra Secretary Emma Reynolds has confirmed.
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November 12, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Circular Economy Strategy now expected in 2026
Reconomy US expansion continues with industrial waste acquisition
Reconomy US expansion continues with industrial waste acquisition - letsrecycle.com
Reconomy has announced the acquisition of Integrated Waste Analysts through its subsidiary Lincoln Waste Solutions.
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November 11, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Reconomy US expansion continues with industrial waste acquisition
Unimetals extends moratorium to secure investor deal
Unimetals extends moratorium to secure investor deal - letsrecycle.com
Unimetals has filed a third notice of intention to appoint administrators, allowing more time to finalise documentation with its investor.
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November 11, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Unimetals extends moratorium to secure investor deal
Six months on: Vape ban sparks rise in waste fires
Six months on: Vape ban sparks rise in waste fires - letsrecycle.com
Six months after the UK’s ban on single-use vapes, waste management firms are warning that the legislation may be fuelling the fire risk.
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November 11, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Six months on: Vape ban sparks rise in waste fires
Company behind SMART bin raises £1.3m for expansion
Company behind SMART bin raises £1.3m for expansion - letsrecycle.com
Food waste technology company Limetrack has raised over £1.3 million to scale its SMART bin operations in the UK.
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November 10, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Company behind SMART bin raises £1.3m for expansion
MR fire in Essex likely caused by lithium-ion battery
EMR fire in Essex likely caused by lithium-ion battery - letsrecycle.com
Metals recycler EMR has blamed a lithium-ion battery for causing a fire which involved a “large amount of scrap metal”.
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November 10, 2025 at 1:12 PM
MR fire in Essex likely caused by lithium-ion battery
Provisional pEPR charges for 2026 published
Provisional pEPR charges for 2026 published - letsrecycle.com
Producers preparing for the second full year of the packaging extended producer responsibility (pEPR) scheme have been given an early indication of the fees they can expect to face in 2026.
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November 10, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Provisional pEPR charges for 2026 published
Food Pact Network announces 220k tonnes of food waste savings
Food Pact Network announces 220k tonnes of food waste savings - letsrecycle.com
The first report from the Food Pact Network, convened by WRAP, estimates that 220,000 tonnes of food waste were avoided in its first year.
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November 7, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Food Pact Network announces 220k tonnes of food waste savings
Enfinium submits plan for full-scale carbon capture at Parc Adfer EfW
Enfinium submits plan for full-scale carbon capture at Parc Adfer EfW - letsrecycle.com
Enfinium has submitted a planning application to install full-scale carbon capture technology at its Parc Adfer Energy from Waste facility.
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November 7, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Enfinium submits plan for full-scale carbon capture at Parc Adfer EfW
Chemical recycling industry for tyres forecast to hit £3.6bn by 2033
Chemical recycling industry for tyres forecast to hit £3.6bn by 2033 - letsrecycle.com
The global chemical recycling market for tyres is projected to reach around £3.6 billion by 2033, according to Research Intelo.
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November 7, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Chemical recycling industry for tyres forecast to hit £3.6bn by 2033
Blaze breaks out at Ward Recycling as sector faces series of fires
Blaze breaks out at Ward Recycling as sector faces series of fires - letsrecycle.com
A fire at Ward Recycling Centre in Derbyshire, has broken out this morning, as the sector continues to be disrupted by repeated incidents.
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November 6, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Blaze breaks out at Ward Recycling as sector faces series of fires