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Hands holding a bit of green plastic film
UK tax policies undermine bio-based plastics despite circular economy goals
By Resource |
26 September 2025 |
Research finds bio-based alternatives face £520 per tonne EPR fees while incinerating plastic waste generates 3 million tonnes of CO2 annually
Aerial image of Suez efw facilities at haverton hill
Energy-from-waste costs could rise 50 per cent under UK ETS expansion plans
By
Charles Newman
| 25 September 2025 |
Research commissioned by Suez estimates gate fees may increase £48 per tonne from 2028
Aeriel view of a cement factory in France
Circular economy measures could cut EU cement emissions by 50 million tonnes
By Resource |
24 September 2025 |
European Commission research identifies production-focused interventions as more effective than recycling approaches
Waste debris, including food waste, with the Taj Mahal in the background
WRAP to start India food waste programme through Clinton Global Initiative
By
Charles Newman
| 24 September 2025 |
NGOs planned programme to address India's 78.2 million tonnes of annual food waste through targeted interventions across hotels, manufacturing and policy development
Warehouse worker with hardhat wrapping boxes in stretch film parcel on pallet
UK plastic packaging tax undermined by fraudulent recycled content claims
By
Olivia Loughran
| 22 September 2025 |
RECOUP report reveals imported packaging falsely claiming recycled content is undermining UK recyclers' competitiveness
Toothpaste tube in a bathroom bin
Industry collaboration eliminates toothpaste tube contamination from recycling streams
By
Olivia Loughran
| 19 September 2025 |
HDPE redesign removes aluminium barriers and reduces wish-cycling ahead of 2026 collection requirements
Exterior shot of people outside a Salvation Army donation centre
Salvation Army textile collections reach 77,000 tonnes as voucher scheme doubles
By
Olivia Loughran
| 19 September 2025 |
SATCoL doubles clothing aid while cutting 505,000 tonnes of carbon
Waste wood sector revises fire prevention guidance approach after a fall in site incidents
By
Olivia Loughran
| 18 September 2025 |
WRA updates guidance to balance operational efficiency with enhanced fire controls
UK recycling infrastructure is unprepared for flexible plastics by 2027
By
Olivia Loughran
| 18 September 2025 |
North London Waste Authority Chair warns that new kerbside collection rules could fail without urgent investment in recycling capacity
Fire breaks out on sorting line at a Materials Recovery Facility ©ESA
Battery fires in UK waste facilities surge 71 per cent to over 1,200 incidents a year
By
Charles Newman
| 15 September 2025 |
Environment Services Association calls for universal kerbside collections to tackle growing epidemic threatening worker safety
UNTHA XR3000C mobile shredder at Bloomfield Recycling's depot
Bloomfield Resources invests £600k in UNTHA shredder to accelerate zero-to-landfill goal
By Resource |
12 September 2025 |
Birmingham recycling firm installs XR3000C mobile shredder to increase recovery rates and divert all waste from landfill
Gillian Martin, Iain Gulland, Dominic Fry at pioneering biotech start-up, MiAlgae
Scotland circular economy worth £7.1bn and 81,000 jobs study shows
By
Charles Newman
| 11 September 2025 |
State of the Circular Economy report reveals 'significant and thriving' economic landscape
Caerphilly secures site for new recycling depot as part of £55M switch to kerbside sort
By
Olivia Loughran
| 11 September 2025 |
Council purchases Dyffryn Business Park facility as part of capital investment in service change to the Welsh Government’s Collection Blueprint
Doctor removing blue plastic gloves and throwing them in the bin
Healthcare single-use plastics could cost health systems €34 billion annually by 2040
By
Charles Newman
| 10 September 2025 |
Study shows 53 per cent reduction in hospital plastic waste achievable through proven circular strategies
Artist impression of how future Teeside WFW facility might look like
Newcastle councillors vote to withdraw from £2.1bn waste incinerator project
By
Olivia Loughran
| 9 September 2025 |
Non-binding motion passes by a single vote amid cost and pollution concerns
Whole used tyres for recycling
TRA warns domestic tyre processors could follow plastics industry into crisis
By Resource |
8 September 2025 |
Industry body warns of similar fate to plastics sector amid market pressures and regulatory failures
Emma Reynolds, appointed Secretary of State for DEFRA
Reynolds appointed Environment Secretary as Reed moves to housing
By Resource |
8 September 2025 |
Treasury minister takes Defra reins following cabinet reshuffle
Lancashire councils urged to adopt three-weekly household waste collections
By
Olivia Loughran
| 4 September 2025 |
County authority pushes districts toward extended collection intervals to secure £6 million savings
Xampla secures £10.2m to scale plant-protein based packaging
By
Olivia Loughran
| 4 September 2025 |
Cambridge materials company targets five-year phase-out of 10 billion single-use plastic items
Conveyor belt leading a mix of plastics and bioplastics to a near infra red sorter
Bio-based plastic sorting trial demonstrates recycling breakthrough
By Resource |
3 September 2025 |
PROSPER project successfully separates contaminated bio-based packaging from conventional plastic streams using NIR technology