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Recyclables being emptied out back of waste vehicle

Quarter of councils plan recycling service change with gate fees expected to rise

Local authorities across the UK face mounting costs for waste treatment services as policy changes and operational challenges reshape the sector, according to new findings from WRAP's eighteenth annual Gate Fees Report.

The report, which surveyed 256 local authorities representing 61 per cent of all LAs in the UK, reveals clear trends across different treatment options that reflect.

Huw Irranca-Davies holding a glass bottle

Wales launches reuse-focused deposit return scheme consultation

Stakeholders asked for views on proposed reuse targets for 2031-2040 and phased glass inclusion with zero deposit transition approach

Recycling crew

Government provides details of £1.1 billion packaging EPR allocation for English councils

Extended producer responsibility payments highlight the variability in costs of recycling services

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

Houses of Parliament

Government publishes Statutory Instrument for Simpler Recycling

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16 May 2024 |

Amendment to the Environment Act sets out requirement for separate collection of recyclable material including food waste by 2026

Bins lined up near Westminster

Defra endorses single-stream commingling and frequent residual bin collection

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| 9 May 2024 |

Government makes convenience to the public its priority, despite doubts from industry

Bleu plastic flakes for use in manufacturing recycled products

European leaders asked to introduce an EU Circular Material Use Act

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8 May 2024 |

FEAD, the European Waste Management Association, has published a manifesto to drive up industrial demand for secondary materials to spur on the economics of recycling

Greyparrot Facility Dashboard displayed at a Plastics Recycling Facility

Greyparrot launches AI sampling dashboard to enhance materials facility efficiencies

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| 7 May 2024 |

Recycling technology company's new Facility Dashboard provides real-time data insights and AI analytics

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