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OPINION: ‘Building for growth in 2026; never a dull moment in the year 2025’
OPINION: 'Building for growth in 2026; never a dull moment in the year 2025' - letsrecycle.com
Reflections on the year ahead from David Palmer-Jones OBE, CEO of business recycling group CIRQLR.
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December 22, 2025 at 1:42 PM
OPINION: ‘Building for growth in 2026; never a dull moment in the year 2025’
Encyclis given planning consent for carbon capture at Rookery ERF
Encyclis given planning consent for carbon capture at Rookery ERF - letsrecycle.com
Encyclis has been granted planning permission to install carbon capture technology at its Energy from Waste (EfW) facility in Bedfordshire.
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December 22, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Encyclis given planning consent for carbon capture at Rookery ERF
OPINION: ‘Businesses will continue to prioritise circularity in 2026’
OPINION: 'Businesses will continue to prioritise circularity in 2026' - letsrecycle.com
Diane Crowe, Group Sustainability Director at Reconomy, outlines why it is essential that businesses continue to prioritise circularity and sustainability in 2026. OPINION: Despite reports suggesting ...
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December 22, 2025 at 12:53 PM
OPINION: ‘Businesses will continue to prioritise circularity in 2026’
OPINION: ‘A new reality for UK textile collections – And we can’t afford to face it alone’
OPINION: 'A new reality for UK textile collections - And we can’t afford to face it alone' - letsrecycle.com
Mohammed Patel, Membership Manager at the UK Fashion and Textile Association (UKFT), calls for those who handle textiles to face reality and work together. OPINION: Over the past two years, we have se...
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December 19, 2025 at 4:22 PM
OPINION: ‘A new reality for UK textile collections – And we can’t afford to face it alone’
MARKET REPORT: Glass, metals, organics, paper, plastics, textiles, wood December 2025
MARKET REPORT: Glass, metals, organics, paper, plastics, textiles, wood December 2025 - letsrecycle.com
Letsrecycle looks at the market for the month of December across the glass, metals, organics, paper, plastics, textiles and wood sectors.
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December 19, 2025 at 3:34 PM
MARKET REPORT: Glass, metals, organics, paper, plastics, textiles, wood December 2025
Bristol rejects plans to move to three-weekly bin collections
Bristol rejects plans to move to three-weekly bin collections - letsrecycle.com
Bristol City Council has rejected plans to move to three-weekly collections for residual waste.
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December 19, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Bristol rejects plans to move to three-weekly bin collections
Director disqualified as firm fined for unpermitted Flintshire waste site
Director disqualified as firm fined for unpermitted Flintshire waste site - letsrecycle.com
Natural Resources Wales has prosecuted Endurmeta and its director after waste was stored and treated illegally at a site in Flintshire.
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December 19, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Director disqualified as firm fined for unpermitted Flintshire waste site
Waste wood regulation update allows sites to exceed storage limits
Waste wood regulation update allows sites to exceed storage limits - letsrecycle.com
The Environment Agency (EA) has published a new Regulatory Position Statement for waste wood, amid ongoing pressure across the sector.
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December 18, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Waste wood regulation update allows sites to exceed storage limits
‘Surge’ in nitrous oxide canisters adds to growing waste fire crisis
‘Surge’ in nitrous oxide canisters adds to growing waste fire crisis - letsrecycle.com
As waste fires linked to batteries and vapes rise, operators are warning of another growing threat: discarded nitrous oxide canisters.
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December 18, 2025 at 10:09 AM
‘Surge’ in nitrous oxide canisters adds to growing waste fire crisis
Lifecycle Oils acquired by European cooking oil recycler
Lifecycle Oils acquired by European cooking oil recycler - letsrecycle.com
Used cooking oil recycler Quatra has announced the acquisition of UK-based Lifecycle Oils, strengthening its position in the UK market.
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December 18, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Lifecycle Oils acquired by European cooking oil recycler
OPINION: ‘The human impact of high handed regulation’
OPINION: 'The human impact of high handed regulation' - letsrecycle.com
Dr Anna Willetts of gunnercooke llp and Samantha Riggs of 25 Bedford Row, share what they believe to be "heavy-handed" enforcement by the Environment Agency on a recent case.
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December 17, 2025 at 3:05 PM
OPINION: ‘The human impact of high handed regulation’
OPINION: Fraud, Fires and Fatalities: Rising Threats, Real Consequences
OPINION: Fraud, Fires and Fatalities: Rising Threats, Real Consequences - letsrecycle.com
Bart Schofield, Managing Director at Hudson Moore Partners, on the rising dangers in the waste industry and how to action against them.
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December 17, 2025 at 1:31 PM
OPINION: Fraud, Fires and Fatalities: Rising Threats, Real Consequences
RAM-inclusive pEPR illustrative fees for 2026 released
RAM-inclusive pEPR illustrative fees for 2026 released - letsrecycle.com
PackUK has released the first version of the 2026 illustrative fees for Extended Producer Responsibility for packaging (pEPR).
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December 17, 2025 at 11:30 AM
RAM-inclusive pEPR illustrative fees for 2026 released
WHO Report: Better waste management will ‘save lives’
WHO Report: Better waste management will ‘save lives’ - letsrecycle.com
Poorly managed solid waste is fuelling a growing public health crisis, according to a new report from the World Health Organisation (WHO).
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December 17, 2025 at 8:55 AM
WHO Report: Better waste management will ‘save lives’
University wins £44k fund to tackle paper cup recycling barriers
University wins £44k fund to tackle paper cup recycling barriers - letsrecycle.com
The National Cup Recycling Scheme has announced University College London as the winner of its Beyond the Bin project fund competition.
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December 16, 2025 at 2:20 PM
University wins £44k fund to tackle paper cup recycling barriers
Defra Secretary summoned to Lords committee over waste crime response
Defra Secretary summoned to Lords committee over waste crime response - letsrecycle.com
The Secretary of State for Defra has been invited to give evidence to a House of Lords committee following a “deeply disappointing” response to their waste crime inquiry.
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December 16, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Defra Secretary summoned to Lords committee over waste crime response
North Wales firm fined for running waste wood site without permit
North Wales firm fined for running waste wood site without permit - letsrecycle.com
A North Wales company has been fined after operating a waste wood site without the required environmental permit over a number of years.
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December 16, 2025 at 8:56 AM
North Wales firm fined for running waste wood site without permit
OPINION: From waste to wonder – the cost saving magic of composting in schools
OPINION: From waste to wonder – the cost saving magic of composting in schools - letsrecycle.com
Rachel Phillips-Street, Garden Organic, explains the wider impact of its gardening and composting work with schools.
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December 15, 2025 at 3:16 PM
OPINION: From waste to wonder – the cost saving magic of composting in schools
pEPR amendments progress through Parliament following Commons debate
pEPR amendments progress through Parliament following Commons debate - letsrecycle.com
Amendments to the pEPR scheme are continuing their passage through Parliament, with the regulations due to be debated in the House of Lords.
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December 15, 2025 at 12:27 PM
pEPR amendments progress through Parliament following Commons debate
Salvation Army stops collection of textiles from HWRCs
Salvation Army stops collection of textiles from HWRCs - letsrecycle.com
The Salvation Army Trading Company (SATCoL) has paused its collection contracts with Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs).
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December 15, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Salvation Army stops collection of textiles from HWRCs
Biffa launches Christmas campaign as waste volumes rise
Biffa launches Christmas campaign as waste volumes rise - letsrecycle.com
Biffa has launched a Christmas awareness film aimed at encouraging households to recycle more during the festive period.
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December 15, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Biffa launches Christmas campaign as waste volumes rise
Scotland to consider measures to prevent incinerator over-capacity
Scotland to consider measures to prevent incinerator over-capacity - letsrecycle.com
Environmental Standards Scotland has agreed with the Scottish Government to develop an indicative cap on incineration capacity.
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December 12, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Scotland to consider measures to prevent incinerator over-capacity
OPINION: Brexit and the Waste Ban: Will the UK Lead or Lag in the Circular Economy?
OPINION: Brexit and the Waste Ban: Will the UK Lead or Lag in the Circular Economy? - letsrecycle.com
Mark Garrett, Managing Director at Clearpoint Recycling, on the opportunities and challenges of plastic waste exports.
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December 12, 2025 at 1:13 PM
OPINION: Brexit and the Waste Ban: Will the UK Lead or Lag in the Circular Economy?
Great British Beauty Clean Up 2026 to tackle cosmetic waste
Great British Beauty Clean Up 2026 to tackle cosmetic waste - letsrecycle.com
MYGroup has partnered with the British Beauty Council to support the 2026 Great British Beauty Clean Up, offering a take-back scheme for cosmetics.
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December 12, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Great British Beauty Clean Up 2026 to tackle cosmetic waste
Northern Ireland recycling rate stalls as EfW use continues to soar
Northern Ireland recycling rate stalls as EfW use continues to soar - letsrecycle.com
Northern Ireland continues to shift away from landfill in 2024/25, with a marked rise in Energy from Waste treatment driving down disposal.
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December 12, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Northern Ireland recycling rate stalls as EfW use continues to soar