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PRNs back online after digital service delays - letsrecycle.com Producers and compliance schemes are now able to formally accept or reject PRNs and PERNs on the Report Packaging Data service.

PRNs back online after digital service delays

Appointments Round-Up (23/02/2026) - letsrecycle.com Appointments round-up, featuring ReZorce, European Metal Recycling, Veolia, Advetec and Too Good To Go.

Appointments round-up, featuring ReZorce, European Metal Recycling, Veolia, Advetec and Too Good To Go

Deposit Return Scheme logo requirements confirmed for UK producers - letsrecycle.com Exchange for Change has published its approved Regulatory Requirements for the Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) logo.

Deposit Return Scheme logo requirements confirmed for UK producers

WEEE targets increased for 2026 as Defra revises 2025 volumes - letsrecycle.com The government has set out higher provisional WEEE collection targets for 2026, alongside revised 2025 tonnage figures.

WEEE targets increased for 2026 as Defra revises 2025 volumes

OPINION: Circular economy must be a growth strategy, not just a waste policy - letsrecycle.com Dimitra Rappou, Executive Director – Sustainable Products at CPI, highlights the economic opportunity of a well-aligned circular economy framework.

OPINION: Circular economy must be a growth strategy, not just a waste policy

MARKET REPORT: Flat month for paper sector, with increases in OCC prices - letsrecycle.com The paper sector has reported a stable month, with prices generally flat and only OCC seeing any notable increases.

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Northumberland firm prosecuted for illegal asbestos waste site - letsrecycle.com A Northumberland demolition company has been fined almost £10k after illegally storing asbestos-containing material in open containers.

Northumberland firm prosecuted for illegal asbestos waste site

EA invests in 'drone squad' following 50% enforcement budget increase - letsrecycle.com The Environment Agency has announced a package of surveillance and investigative measures aimed at strengthening its response to waste crime.

EA invests in ‘drone squad’ following 50% enforcement budget increase

Three fire stations respond to 200 tonne 'open' waste fire - letsrecycle.com A fire involving 200 tonnes of garden and scrub waste broke out at a concrete works site in Henlade near Taunton on 17 February 2026.

Three fire stations respond to 200 tonne ‘open’ waste fire

Court orders £1.4m payout in 16-site illegal waste dumping case - letsrecycle.com A waste operator has been ordered to pay more than £1.4m after a nationwide investigation uncovered thousands of tonnes of dumped waste.

Court orders £1.4m payout in 16-site illegal waste dumping case

Zero Waste Europe urges EPR funding to be ring-fenced - letsrecycle.com Zero Waste Europe has proposed that EPR schemes across the EU should be mandated to fund waste reduction and management.

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Keenan Recycling deploys first electric food waste collection vehicle - letsrecycle.com Keenan Recycling has put into service a new original equipment manufacturer (OEM) electric food waste collection vehicle.

Keenan Recycling deploys first electric food waste collection vehicle

New cameras and funding planned in Wales fly-tipping crackdown - letsrecycle.com The Welsh government is supporting a rollout of surveillance cameras and a review of its financial penalties to step up action against fly-tipping.

New cameras and funding planned in Wales fly-tipping crackdown

Papilo expands with purchase of Allwood Recycling Solutions - letsrecycle.com Waste management solutions provider Papilo has acquired Warwick-based Allwood Recycling Solutions.

Papilo expands with purchase of Allwood Recycling Solutions

OPINION: 'So much is possible and so much more needs to be done' - letsrecycle.com Having received a CBE for services to the circular economy in the New Year Honours list, Sebastian Munden reflects on his life in packaging.

OPINION: ‘So much is possible and so much more needs to be done’

Scotland sets August 2027 start date for wet wipe plastic ban - letsrecycle.com Scotland has confirmed that the sale and supply of wet wipes containing plastic will be banned from August 2027.

Scotland sets August 2027 start date for wet wipe plastic ban

£30m recycled paper facility to begin production in March - letsrecycle.com Production is set to begin at a recycled paper facility in Northumberland in March 2026, marking the completion of a £30m investment from Essity.

£30m recycled paper facility to begin production in March

Appointments Round-Up (16/02/2026) - letsrecycle.com Appointments round-up, featuring the Global Plastics Treaty, EPA, REA, Ecosurety and Valpak.

Appointments round-up, featuring the UN Environment Programme, EPA, REA, Ecosurety and Valpak

Geminor to add 165k tonnes to domestic EfW fuel supply - letsrecycle.com Waste management company Geminor has announced plans to significantly increase its domestic Energy from Waste fuel supply volumes in the UK.

Geminor to add 165k tonnes to domestic EfW fuel supply

Councillors approve £13m Exeter MRF purchase - letsrecycle.com Plans have been approved by Exeter City Council to purchase a new £13 million Materials Recovery Facility (MRF).

Councillors approve £13m Exeter MRF purchase

EXCLUSIVE: SATCoL to further reduce textile bank network around UK - letsrecycle.com The Salvation Army Trading Company (SATCoL) has announced that it will further reduce its clothing collection bank network around the UK starting this month. The move follows an update in December tha...

EXCLUSIVE: SATCoL to further reduce textile bank network around UK

PRN and PERN digital service on track to go live from 27 February - letsrecycle.com Defra has confirmed that the Record Reprocessed or Exported Packaging Waste Digital Service will be fully rolled out on 27 February 2026.

PRN and PERN digital service on track to go live from 27 February

Northwood acquires former Kimberly-Clark Flint tissue mill - letsrecycle.com Northwood has acquired the tissue mill and converting facilities formerly operated by Kimberly-Clark in Flint, North Wales.

Northwood acquires former Kimberly-Clark Flint tissue mill

EQT and Blackstone to acquire Urbaser in $6.6bn deal - letsrecycle.com EQT and Blackstone have agreed to acquire global waste management company Urbaser in a transaction valued at $6.6 billion.

EQT and Blackstone to acquire Urbaser in $6.6bn deal

Decision reached on Welsh DRS glass inclusion - letsrecycle.com Wales’ Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) has secured an agreed exclusion from the UK Internal Market Act.

Decision reached on Welsh DRS glass inclusion

OPINION: Why the Government must act now to protect the future of waste wood biomass - letsrecycle.com Richard Coulson, Wood Recycler’s Association, outlines the current difficulties in the waste wood market and how policy could support it.

OPINION: Why the Government must act now to protect the future of waste wood biomass

MP backs sector calls for end-of-waste status for recycled aggregates - letsrecycle.com The Washed Aggregates Trade Association (WATA) is seeking greater Government backing for the sector, in a letter sent to Ed Miliband.

MP backs sector calls for end-of-waste status for recycled aggregates

Enfinium announces 25-year Skelton Grange heat network contract - letsrecycle.com Enfinium has agreed a 25-year deal with SSE that will see heat from its Skelton Grange EfW facility used in the Aire Valley Heat Network.

Enfinium announces 25-year Skelton Grange heat network contract

OPINION: Reskilling in Recycling: A Blueprint for Workforce Transformation - letsrecycle.com John Tilbrook, Managing Director at Newman Stewart, on why reskilling is becoming a strategic necessity across the recycling workforce.

OPINION: Reskilling in Recycling: A Blueprint for Workforce Transformation

Sunderland plastics plant back on track for 2028 - letsrecycle.com TCP Circular has moved forward with plans to develop a plastics recycling plant at the Port of Sunderland, following a delay to construction.

Sunderland plastics plant back on track for 2028