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Wheeled recycling bins
England’s household recycling rate rises by 0.4 per cent

England’s ‘waste from households’ recycling rate has risen by 0.4 per cent to 45.5 per cent in 2019/20, falling short of the 50 per cent target reaffirmed in 2018 by Defra in the ‘Our waste, our resource: a strategy for England’.


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Beverage containers
MPs begin inquiry into future DRS

The Environmental Audit Committee has launched an inquiry into introducing deposit return schemes in England

Mobile recycling centre
Mobile centre brings recycling to rural residents

A look into Conwy County’s Mobile Recycling Centre, developed to support the move to four-weekly residual waste collections

Bins on street
Significant drop in normal food waste service collections
By
Lidia Creech
| 12 February 2021 |
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The 17th ADEPT survey on impact of Covid-19 on waste services has found fewer local authorities are reporting normal operations this month than in September
Crayford MRF
35,000 tonnes of recycling processed by Viridor’s Crayford MRF last month
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Patrick Jowett
| 9 February 2021 |
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Dry mixed recycling was up 6.8 per cent compared to last January at Viridor's Crayford MRF, with notable increases in fibre and glass recycling
Crayford MRF
Rochford Council extends recycling contract with Viridor
By
Lidia Creech
| 1 February 2021 |
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The local authority has signed an 18-month contract with waste management company Viridor
Garden waste
Defra to promote ‘high quality recycling’ in Waste Management Plan
By
Lidia Creech
| 28 January 2021 |
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The Waste Management Plan for England evaluates how to support objectives of the Resources and Waste Strategy and the 25-Year Environment Bill and sets out measures for increasing recycling rates across England 
A plastic recycling conveyor belt
Artificial intelligence-led MRF gains planning permission in the Midlands
By
Fiona Binns
| 21 January 2021 |
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City planners have awarded planning permission to a regional recycling plant in Coventry that uses artificial intelligence to process recycling
Plastic crates
Reusable packaging up to 85 per cent more climate-friendly than single-use, says report
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Emma Love
| 10 December 2020 |
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Independent analysis has identified key measures to further the environmental sustainability of reusable packaging
Leafield Environmental's new range of XL litter and recycling bins
Leafield Environmental launches range of XL bins
By Resource |
19 November 2020 |
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The bin manufacturer has brought out a range of 240-litre bins
Altens East recovery facility
SUEZ wins contracts with Aberdeenshire and Highland Councils
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Lidia Creech
| 18 November 2020 |
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SUEZ has announced two short-term municipal agreements with local authorities in Northern Scotland.
Tim Gent
The PRN system is ripe for reform, not replacement
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Tim Gent
| 13 November 2020 |
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Replacing the PRN system with an ‘all-in’ deposit return scheme is not the answer for glass, says Recresco director Tim Gent
Cardboard packaging
Kong to fund environmental projects after breaching packaging regulations
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Lidia Creech
| 27 October 2020 |
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Dog toy company Kong has made a payout of almost £5,000 to environmental projects after being found by the Environment Agency (EA) to have breached packaging waste regulations in the years 2012-15.
Recycling bins in Kelvinside, north Glasgow
New collection service aims to boost recycling in Glasgow
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Lidia Creech
| 23 October 2020 |
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Glasgow North East is set to undergo changes to its waste collection schedules, designed to boost the capture of food waste and dry, mixed recyclables.
Mixed bottles in a crate
88 per cent of Irish in favour of ‘all-in’ DRS
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Lidia Creech
| 21 October 2020 |
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A poll commissioned by environmental charity VOICE has revealed that almost 90 per cent of Ireland’s population is in favour of a deposit return scheme to include a wide range of drinks containers.
Two operatives with an e-bike from Putney Pedals
E-bike waste collection service to reduce emissions in Putney
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Lidia Creech
| 8 October 2020 |
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A new e-bike waste collection service called Putney Pedals, set up by Positively Putney and the London Waste and Recycling Board, aims to reduce carbon emissions on one of London’s busiest high streets.
Recresco invests in additional air-based glass recycling systems
Recresco invests in additional air-based glass recycling systems
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Impact Air Systems
| 18 September 2020 |
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Glass recycling company Recresco has decided to invest in three more air separation systems, produced by Impact Air Systems. 
Glass bottles at a sorting plant.
Glass industry reiterates concerns over ‘all-in’ DRS
By
Lidia Creech
| 17 August 2020 |
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Glass recycling company Recresco has reiterated concerns from the glass industry over the mooted ‘all-in’ UK deposit return scheme (DRS) for beverage containers, warning it could have a “negative rather than a positive impact” on the UK recycling.
MPs call for prospective UK DRS to be ‘all-in’
MPs call for prospective UK DRS to be ‘all-in’
By
Emma Love
| 14 August 2020 |
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A cross-party group of 20 MPs have called on the prime minister to back an all-in deposit return scheme for drinks containers.
Veolia invests £5 million in vehicle road safety
Veolia awarded Norfolk waste treatment contract
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Lidia Creech
| 12 August 2020 |
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Waste management company Veolia has won a six-year contract by Norfolk County Council to treat 180,000 tonnes of waste per year.
Transition to circular economy must be part of climate strategy, says CCC
Transition to circular economy must be part of climate strategy, says CCC
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Olivia Rutherford
| 26 June 2020 |
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The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) has urged the government to accelerate the transition to a circular economy as part of a Covid-19 recovery plan that prioritises the climate crisis, reiterating its call for a ban on biodegradable waste to landfill by 2025.
The Houses of Parliament
Brexit risk to waste and resources increasing, says Greener UK
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Lidia Creech
| 22 June 2020 |
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The risk posed to the waste and resources sector by Brexit has increased over the last few months, with the UK falling further behind EU standards and ambition, according to Greener UK’s latest Brexit Risk Tracker.
Viridor wins five-year Ealing recycling contract
Viridor wins five-year Ealing recycling contract
By
Lidia Creech
| 15 June 2020 |
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Waste management company Viridor has re-won the contract to process Ealing Council’s dry mixed recycling, worth £10 million.
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