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The UK recycling rate for waste from households in 2023 was 44.6% – an increase of 0.5% from 44.1% in 2022. The slight ...
Encyclis has completed the acquisition of Biffa’s shares in the Newhurst Energy Recovery Facility and Protos Energy Recovery Facility.
The sector has reacted to the release of the government’s consultation response on the UK Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS).
The Environment Agency's (EA) new National Waste Crime Survey 2025 has found that just 27% of all waste crime is reported.
A new scheme is being trialled in south Wales with the aim of recycling an extra 200 tonnes of farm plastics to reduce river ...
Councillor Judy Roberts from Oxfordshire county council explains why it was so important to approve a circular economy plan.
Recycled glass powder could offer a greener alternative to cement in compressed earth blocks (CEBs), a recent study led by ...
PackUK has announced the appointment of Jeremy Blake as its chief executive, starting from September 2025. Blake will be ...
The Tyre Recovery Association (TRA) has welcomed Defra’s policy paper signalling the end of the T8 waste exemption for tyre ...
Oxfordshire county council has adopted a new circular economy plan in an attempt to tackle the “take-make-dispose” approach.
OPRL has announced that all carton packaging used for food, drink and other liquids will carry its “Recycle” label from 1 ...
GMB members working for Mitie at Sellafield are said to have “overwhelmingly rejected” the 3.5% deal offered by the company. Approximately 200 frontline workers, who are responsible for waste ...