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Caerphilly secures site for new recycling depot as part of £55M switch to kerbside sort

Caerphilly County Borough Council has purchased a site at Dyffryn Business Park in Ystrad Mynach to build an operational depot and establish its own dry recycling sorting facility. The move aims to improve the county's recycling performance, which currently ranks among the lowest in Wales.

The facility would enable the council to sort dry kerbside recycling locally, replacing the current practice of sending materials to Material Reclamation Facilities across the UK. It will also take... More

Artist impression of how future Teeside WFW facility might look like

Newcastle councillors vote to withdraw from £2.1bn waste incinerator project

Non-binding motion passes by a single vote amid cost and pollution concerns

Lancashire councils urged to adopt three-weekly household waste collections

County authority pushes districts toward extended collection intervals to secure £6 million savings

FlexCollect 'survival' bag for plastic film to be collected in

FlexCollect results show blueprint for flexible plastic packaging collections

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| 1 September 2025 |

Three-year project demonstrates viable collection methods whilst identifying capacity gap and policy reform needs for 2027 rollout

Recyclables being emptied out back of waste vehicle

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

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| 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.

Parliamentary research team opens inquiry into managing legacy landfills

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Olivia Loughran

| 7 August 2025 |

Investigation by Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology commissioned following ongoing fires at abandoned landfill in Rainham

Recycling crew

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

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29 July 2025 |

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

North London sets zero landfill target and food waste reduction goals by 2040

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1 July 2025 |

Seven boroughs commit to halving avoidable food waste and doubling recycling centre reuse rates

Arnold's Field Fire

High Court overturns Havering Council contaminated land decision

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| 19 June 2025 |

Ruling holds that the Council’s decision on Arnolds Field relied on incomplete data and misunderstood legal definitions around contamination

Rachel Reeves addressing Parliament

Spending Review sidelines waste resources sector as Defra faces major budget cuts

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11 June 2025 |

Government allocates no specific funding for circular economy initiatives despite local authority reform pressures

Pile of discarded, used textiles in bin

WRAP warns of looming collapse in UK used textiles sector

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| 21 May 2025 |

Environmental NGO warns that unsustainable losses could place a £64 million burden on local authorities, charities, and consumers if struggling industry fails

Charlie Eddisford Communities Lead at Resource Futures

£1.5m funding creates community repair and reuse hubs in Devon libraries

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19 May 2025 |

Libraries Unlimited partners with grassroots groups to transform libraries into circular economy action centres

Scene at a Household Waste Recycling Centre where three people look at the camera next to a newly unveiled compartment for recycling used coffee pods

Coffee pod recycling service reaches 200 local authority sites

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28 April 2025 |

Three in ten UK households now have access to pod recycling points at waste and recycling centres

Firefighter extinguishing a fire in the back of a refuse collection vehicle

ESA calls for universal kerbside collection of batteries and electricals

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| 28 April 2025 |

Research shows mandatory collections could prevent 85 per cent of waste fires and save £6bn over a decade

Two people sorting usable food at a foodbank in Hackney

North London community fund awards £168,111 to waste prevention projects

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25 April 2025 |

20 organisations receive grants to tackle waste streams through grassroots initiatives across seven boroughs

Aeriel shot of an energy-from-waste facility in London

Councils expect meeting ETS tax on incineration will hit services

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| 25 April 2025 |

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

Illegal flytipping incident

Haringey issues over £1.3 million in fly-tipping and littering fines

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| 16 April 2025 |

At least 17 boroughs are increasing fines to £1,000 following the rise of illegal waste dumping in London

Aluminium cans

Alupro and LARAC partner to boost aluminium recycling rates

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| 2 April 2025 |

The collaboration aims to enhance council recycling programs and improve household participation rates

Jeans with sewing equipment in pocket

London Textile Action Plan sets nine-point strategy for sustainable fashion

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| 2 April 2025 |

Cross-sector coalition unveils roadmap that outlines circular vision for capital’s £11 billion textile sector

Recycling operative standing in front of waste collection vehicle holding two collection sacks, one labelled 'Paper and Card'

eTEEP tool to help councils comply with Simpler Recycling regulations

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1 April 2025 |

WRAP launches web-service to evaluate whether local authorities can continue collecting paper and card recycling with other materials.

Arnold's Field fire (Photograph: London Fire Brigade)

Havering Council faces legal action over Arnold’s Field contamination dispute

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| 20 March 2025 |

High Court hears judicial review from Clear The Air In Having over council’s refusal to classify illegal landfill site as contaminated, despite threat to local health

Bristol recycling vehicle and worker

Bristol Council drops plans for four-weekly residual waste collections

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| 12 March 2025 |

Consultation closes with more than 11,000 signatures gained on ‘Say no to monthly bin collections in Bristol’ petition

Graeme Milne, Chief Executive of REPIC

Balancing Act: Opinion on UK waste electricals response

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Graeme Milne, Chief Executive of REPIC

| 4 March 2025 |

Graeme Milne, Chief Executive of REPIC, shares views on Defra’s Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment consultation response

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