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Blaze breaks out at Ward Recycling as sector faces series of fires - letsrecycle.com A fire at Ward Recycling Centre in Derbyshire, has broken out this morning, as the sector continues to be disrupted by repeated incidents.

Blaze breaks out at Ward Recycling as sector faces series of fires

06.11.2025 16:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Waste wood recyclers warn of โ€œunprecedented situationโ€ as stockpiles grow - letsrecycle.com The UK waste wood market remains โ€œunder significant pressureโ€, the Wood Recyclersโ€™ Association (WRA) has warned.

Waste wood recyclers warn of โ€œunprecedented situationโ€ as stockpiles grow

06.11.2025 13:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Government to embed climate and sustainability across national curriculum - letsrecycle.com The UK Government has confirmed plans to embed climate and sustainability education throughout Englandโ€™s school curriculum.

Government to embed climate and sustainability across national curriculum

06.11.2025 10:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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UK DMO appoints new CEO to lead Deposit Return Scheme rollout - letsrecycle.com The UK Deposit Management Organisation (UK DMO) has announced the appointment of Russell Davies as its new Chief Executive Officer.

UK DMO appoints new CEO to lead Deposit Return Scheme rollout

06.11.2025 09:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Universities launch ยฃ13.6m plastics research hub - letsrecycle.com A new ยฃ13.6m research hub aiming to improve the creation, reuse and recycling of durable plastics, has launched at the University of Warwick.

Universities launch ยฃ13.6m plastics research hub

05.11.2025 11:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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TOMRA and Plastretur open 90k tonne plastic sorting plant in Norway - letsrecycle.com TOMRA and Plastretur have opened Omrรฅ, a sorting facility expected to process around 80% of Norwayโ€™s plastic packaging waste by 2030.

TOMRA and Plastretur open 90k tonne plastic sorting plant in Norway

05.11.2025 11:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Government lays amendment to pEPR Regulations before Parliament - letsrecycle.com The UK Government has laid draft amendments to the packaging Extended Producer Responsibility regulations before Parliament.

Government lays amendment to pEPR Regulations before Parliament

05.11.2025 09:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Biffa acquires waste trade arm of Sackers - letsrecycle.com Biffa Waste Services has acquired the trade waste business of Sackers, a scrap yard and waste management company based in Suffolk.

Biffa acquires waste trade arm of Sackers

04.11.2025 16:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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ESA calls for greater use of Energy from Waste plants in heat networks - letsrecycle.com The Environmental Services Association has unveiled a new guide designed to accelerate the development of EfW heat networks.

ESA calls for greater use of Energy from Waste plants in heat networks

04.11.2025 16:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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British Glass urges producers to โ€˜think twiceโ€™ before switching from glass - letsrecycle.com British Glass has urged packaging producers to โ€œthink twice before switchingโ€ from glass following concerns about glass prices under pEPR.

British Glass urges producers to โ€˜think twiceโ€™ before switching from glass

04.11.2025 13:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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ReBorn releases kitchen caddies made from Biffa recycled plastics - letsrecycle.com Biffa has collaborated with homeware manufacturer ReBorn to supply recycled polypropylene for a range of kitchen caddies.

ReBorn releases kitchen caddies made from Biffa recycled plastics

04.11.2025 10:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Levenseat MRF installs AI sorting technology with Tetra Pak backing - letsrecycle.com AI-powered sorting technology has been installed at Levenseat Resource Managementโ€™s MRF in Central Scotland.

Levenseat MRF installs AI sorting technology with Tetra Pak backing

04.11.2025 09:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Recruitment begins for Welsh authority to manage disused mine and quarry tips - letsrecycle.com The Welsh Government has begun recruitment for the Chief Executive Officer of the new Disused Tips Authority for Wales.

Recruitment begins for Welsh authority to manage disused mine and quarry tips

03.11.2025 15:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Labubu craze leaves recycling sector with mounting waste challenge - letsrecycle.com The global popularity of Labubu dolls has created a challenge for the recycling sector, with millions of plastic figures and layers of blind-box packaging.

Labubu craze leaves recycling sector with mounting waste challenge

03.11.2025 11:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Global Ardour Recycling expands with acquisition of Newport operations - letsrecycle.com Global Ardour Recycling has announced the acquisition of Adelphi, a metals recycling operation based at Newport Dock. %

Global Ardour Recycling expands with acquisition of Newport operations

03.11.2025 09:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Paper sector welcomes energy cost relief under expanded โ€˜Superchargerโ€™ scheme - letsrecycle.com The Government's Supercharger scheme will be increased, with UK paper mills set to see a reduction in electricity costs.

Paper sector welcomes energy cost relief under expanded โ€˜Superchargerโ€™ scheme

03.11.2025 08:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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MARKET REPORT: Glass, metals, organics, plastics, textiles, wood October 2025 - letsrecycle.com Letsrecycle looks at the market for the month of October across the glass, metals, organics, plastics, textiles and wood sectors.ย  Glassย  Despite continuing difficult conditions, glass prices have rem...

MARKET REPORT: Glass, metals, organics, plastics, textiles, wood October 2025

31.10.2025 14:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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DEEP DIVE: โ€˜Six months in and GAP Alba is raring to goโ€™ - letsrecycle.com Six months into its commissioning phase, GAP Alba is still shiny and new โ€“ and looking to be fully operational next month.

DEEP DIVE: โ€˜Six months in and GAP Alba is raring to goโ€™

31.10.2025 12:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Skip hire director Daniel Wenn killed in industrial accident at Norfolk site

31.10.2025 11:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Biffa uncovers 840,000 โ€˜zombieโ€™ vapes at waste facilities despite ban - letsrecycle.com Hundreds of thousands of so-called โ€œzombie batteriesโ€ from disposable vapes are continuing to plague the UKโ€™s waste system.

Biffa uncovers 840,000 โ€˜zombieโ€™ vapes at waste facilities despite ban

31.10.2025 08:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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News in Brief (30/10/2025) - letsrecycle.com News in brief, including: Greater Manchesterโ€™s Renew Community Fund awarded ยฃ220,000 to 20 local reuse and repair projects; ERP UK has surpassed five million tonnes of e-waste collected and recycled s...

News in Brief, featuring: Greater Manchester Combined Authority, ERP UK, Dennis Eagle, and Veolia.

30.10.2025 15:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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European RDF market tops 6.5 million tonnes in ten-year review - letsrecycle.com 6.5 million tonnes of waste-derived fuel have been exported and imported across Europe since 2015, according to a RDF Industry Group report.

European RDF market tops 6.5 million tonnes in ten-year review

30.10.2025 12:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Greener Ealing pays tribute to staff member killed in Uxbridge stabbing - letsrecycle.com A Greener Ealing employee has been named as the victim of a fatal stabbing that took place in Uxbridge on Monday evening.

Greener Ealing pays tribute to staff member killed in Uxbridge stabbing

30.10.2025 10:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Cornwall landowner ordered to repay ยฃ72,500 for illegal waste site - letsrecycle.com A Cornwall landowner has been ordered to repay ยฃ72,500 or face prison for running a 10,000 tonnes illegal waste site

Cornwall landowner ordered to repay ยฃ72,500 for illegal waste site

30.10.2025 08:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Scottish Landfill Ban exemption to apply to 2028 - letsrecycle.com The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has announced that the Scottish landfill ban will now come into effect on 1 January 2028.

Scottish Landfill Ban exemption to apply to 2028

29.10.2025 17:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Kanadevia Inova acquires two anaerobic digestion facilities - letsrecycle.com Kanadevia Inova has acquired the Wardley Biogas and Lower Drayton anaerobic digestion facilities.

Kanadevia Inova acquires two anaerobic digestion facilities

29.10.2025 16:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Waste firm fined ยฃ270k following machinery cleaning incident - letsrecycle.com A Pocklington-based waste and recycling company has been fined ยฃ270,000 after an employee suffered serious injuries while cleaning machinery.

Waste firm fined ยฃ270k following machinery cleaning incident

29.10.2025 10:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Scottish household landfill down 38% ahead of landfill ban - letsrecycle.com Scotland has recorded its lowest level of household waste sent to landfill, ahead of the ban on biodegradable municipal waste landfill in December 2025.

Scottish household landfill down 38% ahead of landfill ban

29.10.2025 09:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Eight fatalities recorded in waste and resources sector so far this year - letsrecycle.com Eight people have lost their lives in the UKโ€™s waste and resources industry so far in 2025.

Eight fatalities recorded in waste and resources sector so far this year

29.10.2025 08:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Belgium leads as EU plastic packaging recycling tops 42% - letsrecycle.com The European Union recycled 42.1% of all plastic packaging waste generated in 2023, according to the latest figures from Eurostat.

Belgium leads as EU plastic packaging recycling tops 42%

28.10.2025 12:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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