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Artists impression of the proposed TVERF facility

Redcar & Cleveland requires overcapacity analysis before agreeing £2.1bn incinerator contract

Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council has passed a motion establishing eight mandatory preconditions before the authority will approve any binding commitment to the Tees Valley Energy Recovery Facility (TVERF), the planned 450,000 tonne per annum energy-from-waste plant approved for the Teesworks site in Grangetown.

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Optical sorting machine at a recycling plant

Tetra Pak completes £1.4 million AI sorting investment with Scotland facility

Levenseat Resource Management installs first AI-powered carton sorting technology in Scotland

Biodegradable cup

Industry network secures £474k to boost bio-based materials regulation

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2 December 2024 |

BB-REG-NET to develop new standards and frameworks for sustainable chemical alternatives to fossil-based materials

Bins near parliament

Simpler Recycling revision mandates separate collection of paper and card

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| 29 November 2024 |

Defra publishes new guidance with TEEP clause likely to maintain status quo for commingled collection of dry recyclables

Plastic bottle placed in a reverse vending machine

Trade bodies call for deposit scheme pause after Welsh withdrawal

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| 22 November 2024 |

NAWDO, LARAC and The Recycling Association urge government to reconsider DRS plans following Wales's exit from UK-wide system

Glas bottles on a conveyor belt in production

Wales to develop separate deposit return scheme to protect recycling progress

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18 November 2024 |

Deputy First Minister confirms nation will exit UK-wide DRS process over Internal Market Act constraints

Tesco pasta in new paper packaging

Tesco’s switch to paper pasta packs to save 10M pieces of plastic yearly

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| 15 November 2024 |

Retailer set to transition own-brand product range to fully recyclable paper packaging as part of the brand’s 4R recycling strategy.

Mandatory cup takeback scheme will require transformation of recycling infrastructure

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12 November 2024 |

Valpak report says waste sector should prepare collection systems for 3.2 billion disposable cups used annually

Dimitra Rappou, Executive Director of Sustainable Products at the Confederation of Paper Industries

Unlocking the Circular Economy: Why Quality Recycling Must Take Priority

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Dimitra Rappou

| 11 October 2024 |

Dimitra Rappou, CPI's Executive Director of Sustainable Products calls for focus on recyclate quality in Simpler Recycling proposals

Woman placing a glass bottle in a deposit return scheme reverse vending machine

Defra Minister confirms glass will be excluded from DRS despite concerns

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| 11 October 2024 |

Mary Creagh's decision maintains previous Conservative Government policy, which campaigners argue ignores environmental and recycling quality issues

Shotton Mill

Shotton Paper Mill redevelopment sees £1 billion investment

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| 26 September 2024 |

North Wales plant to become UK’s largest recycled fibre manufacturing facility

Operatives with empty boxes after loading recyclables onto a collection vehicle

Wales's circular economy success: A model for global sustainability

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Mal Williams

| 16 September 2024 |

Citizen engagement has played a key role in driving Welsh recycling rates from 3 to 66 per cent in just over two decades

Commingled recycling

Trade associations press Defra over commingled recycling collection

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| 9 September 2024 |

CPI, British Glass, and ACE UK warn that Government’s Simpler Recycling proposals will harm circular economy goals

European Union flags outside European Commission building

EC study calls for harmonised waste data reporting

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| 13 August 2024 |

National electronic registries and standardised waste composition analyses proposed by JRC

Bins behind a restaurant

Three-quarters of UK small businesses unprepared for Simpler Recycling reform

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| 8 August 2024 |

New survey, conducted by First Mile, has found that only 24.5 per cent of small business owners are prepared for new waste regulations

Waste Segregation Officer stood behind close-up of a bin containing flattened cardboard

Avanti West Coast improves station recycling with Waste Segregation Officers

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| 23 July 2024 |

New role at four stations saves 494 tonnes of recyclables in first year

Bin operative loading an 1100 litre bin onto back of a refuse collection vehicle in Swindon

UK Recycling and waste treatment sector worth £24bn

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8 July 2024 |

New report published by Environmental Services Association provides market overview amidst major policy reforms

Interior of the TriCast lightweight packaging sorting facility, showing conveyor belts and sorting equipment

Europe's largest lightweight packaging sorting plant opens in Austria following €65M investment

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3 July 2024 |

New €65 million facility aims to process 50 per cent of Austria's plastic and metal packaging waste

Worker pushing Royal Mail warehouse trolley incorporating new reusable sleeves

Royal Mail reduces waste by 2,000 tonnes a year with reusable trolley sleeves

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20 June 2024 |

The company exceeded its waste reduction target by replacing single-use cardboard trolley sleeves with durable, recyclable versions designed and manufactured in-house.

Cardboard takeaway box which has been made with biodegradable coating

Huhtamaki to introduce plastic-free coating for takeaway boxes

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19 June 2024 |

Packaging producer signs agreement with 2M Group to incorporate biodegradable coating into corrugated board foodservice containers

Multipack of plastic with cardboard replacing plastic wrapping to hold bottles together

DS Smith replaces over 1.2bn pieces of plastic with fibre-based alternatives

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30 May 2024 |

Company hits target by applying circular design principles developed in collaboration with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation

Plastic waste and pollution washed up on the remote beach in Shetland

Zero Waste Scotland's new LCA tool measures wider environmental impact of waste

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| 28 May 2024 |

Life Cycle Analysis shows textiles, food, electronics, plastic, and paper/cardboard are most environmentally problematic household waste streams

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