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Circular wind farms offer a path to meeting UK clean energy targets

With over 9GW of onshore wind capacity at risk by 2040, metal recycling firm, EMR, argues that ‘repowering’ and circular reuse is vital to meet the UK’s Clean Power 2030 targets, which include a doubling of onshore wind capacity within the next five years.

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Councils expect meeting ETS tax on incineration will hit services

LGA survey finds majority of local authorities anticipate reduction in other waste services once obligations to meet cost of UK Emissions Trading Scheme start in 2028 

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Deposit return schemes reach over 350 million people worldwide

Reloop launches Global Deposit Dashboard tracking global legislation, as the UK prepares for nationwide implementation by 2027

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Estimated 184.4 million electronic devices are unused in UK homes
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Beth Jones
| 18 March 2025 |
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Research from Virgin Media O2 suggests that nearly 80 per cent of people bin unwanted electronics despite potential financial and environmental benefits from recycling
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Seventh Carbon Budget proposes UK target of 68 per cent recycling rate by 2035
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26 February 2025 |
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Committee for Climate Change also says EfW must be included in Emissions Trading Scheme and face mandatory carbon capture requirements
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Ragn-Sells to launch second phosphorus recovery plant in Sweden
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Beth Jones
| 15 January 2025 |
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The facility will use Ash2Phos technology to extract phosphorus from up to 30,000 tonnes of sewage sludge ash annually
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Defra sets out plan to cap growth of England’s incineration capacity
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Charles Newman
| 31 December 2024 |
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New analysis shows national incineration capacity will exceed residual waste by 2035
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EMR explore graphite recovery from EV batteries
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Beth Jones
| 6 November 2024 |
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Partnership with University of Birmingham will investigate ways to extract and recycle graphite from end-of-life lithium-ion batteries
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Mercedes-Benz opens hydrometallurgical battery recycling facility
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Beth Jones
| 30 October 2024 |
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New plant in Kuppenheim, Germany targets 96 per cent recovery rate for critical materials
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BBC analysis: Waste incineration now UK's dirtiest form of power generation
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Charles Newman
| 15 October 2024 |
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With almost half of all UK household waste currently burned, waste industry challenges the BBC's new research revealing incineration produces same CO2 per unit of energy as coal
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Enfinium begins UK's first carbon capture pilot
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16 September 2024 |
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Ferrybridge facility now capturing one tonne of CO2 daily in 12-month trial
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Greyparrot announces new AI waste analyzer
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11 September 2024 |
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The next-gen model is designed to inspect material recovery facility waste streams
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LARAC raises concerns about cost to councils of including incineration in ETS
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Charles Newman
| 30 July 2024 |
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Local authority representative seeks to mitigate financial impact of adding waste emissions to trading scheme from 2028
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East London Waste Authority launches major waste treatment procurement
By Resource |
2 July 2024 |
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New contract aims to manage 330,000 tonnes of residual waste amid industry uncertainty
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ZWE propose full inclusion of waste incineration emissions in EU Emissions Trading Scheme
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Charles Newman
| 26 June 2024 |
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New report recommends also including biogenic emissions when EU considers adding municipal incineration into ETS, ‘as atmosphere does not distinguish between fossil and non-fossil CO2 in terms of its response to emissions’
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Environmental groups call for investigation into Scottish Government's incineration policy
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Charles Newman
| 19 June 2024 |
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Despite a moratorium on new waste incinerators, Scotland's incineration capacity has increased by 17 per cent since 2022.
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UK environment professionals sceptical about carbon offsetting schemes
By Resource |
13 June 2024 |
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Industry poll reveals widespread reservations regarding the credibility and transparency of carbon credit offsetting schemes, with many believing they are a form of greenwashing
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Conservative election manifesto pledges to stop 'new waste incinerators being built’
By Resource |
11 June 2024 |
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The Conservative Party's 2024 Manifesto outlines key pledges to tackle waste crime, improve recycling, and prevent new waste incinerators. 
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Government invites discussion on including EfW in UK ETS by 2028
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Charles Newman
| 23 May 2024 |
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New consultation seeks industry views on the proposed timetable and plans for adding Energy from Waste into the emissions trading scheme
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NIC calls for ‘urgent’ action on waste reform and recycling investment
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Charles Newman
| 16 May 2024 |
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Government taskforce warns that recycling infrastructure capacity must significantly increase to achieve government targets, with delays holding back investment
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Defra endorses single-stream commingling and frequent residual bin collection
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Charles Newman
| 9 May 2024 |
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Government makes convenience to the public its priority, despite doubts from industry
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Paprec Energies Binn begins construction of £100m EfW facility in Tayside
By Resource |
7 May 2024 |
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French multinational working with Scottish waste operator BinnGroup 
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€5.6 million project announced to advance remanufacturing in industry
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Bella Zanin
| 23 April 2024 |
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CREDIT project will develop a range of digital services, including AI-based and Augmented Reality tools, to encourage circularity in industry.
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