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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
Female student putting a plastic bottle into a deposit return machine
Scottish college launches reverse vending machine trial offering 20p per bottle
By
Olivia Loughran
| 3 September 2025 |
Four-week pilot at New College Lanarkshire tests financial incentives ahead of 2027 Deposit Return Scheme
FlexCollect 'survival' bag for plastic film to be collected in
FlexCollect results show blueprint for flexible plastic packaging collections
By
Charles Newman
| 1 September 2025 |
Three-year project demonstrates viable collection methods whilst identifying capacity gap and policy reform needs for 2027 rollout
Worker in a safety vest and mask inspects a pile of plastic bottles within a large recycling facility
European plastic recycling industry faces "imminent collapse"
By Resource |
29 August 2025 |
Plastics Recyclers Europe warns that nearly one million tonnes of capacity could disappear by 2025
John Bason, Chair of UK DMO
UK DMO appoints John Bason as chair for DRS rollout
By Resource |
29 August 2025 |
Former Associated British Foods finance director and FareShare chair selected to lead scheme administrator for England, Scotland and Northern Ireland
Recyclables being emptied out back of waste vehicle
Quarter of councils plan recycling service change with gate fees expected to rise
By
Charles Newman
| 28 August 2025 |
WRAP's latest annual report of treatment costs finds many councils have delayed decisions until government policies on Simpler Recycling and EPR are implemented. 
Aerial view of scrap metal loaded onto a ship
Steel export restrictions pose risk to UK metals recycling industry
By
Charles Newman
| 26 August 2025 |
BMRA commissioned research by Sheffield Hallam University finding that quotas or bans could cost sector billions in lost value and jeopardise thousands of jobs
Truck carrying a waste skip on a uk motorway
Defra to replace waste carrier, broker and dealer registration with environmental permits
By Resource |
26 August 2025 |
Operators must pass assessments and training requirements under new permit system with enhanced enforcement powers
Construction starts on €73m research centre for circular battery manufacturing
By
Olivia Loughran
| 21 August 2025 |
New German research facility will integrate production and recycling processes for next-generation batteries
Recycle Week focus to include toothpaste tubes, foil and shampoo bottles
By
Olivia Loughran
| 21 August 2025 |
WRAP calls on local authorities to update collection data to support Rescue Me, Recycle campaign
Biffa calls for kerbside vape collections amid 70 per cent increase in battery-related fires
By
Olivia Loughran
| 20 August 2025 |
Waste company calls on government to address £1 billion annual cost of battery fires