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Waste exemption charges come into effect

4 July 2025

Charges have this week come into effect for those operating waste services under waste exemptions. The exemptions allow certain low risk waste operators to be exempt from the wider environmental ...

Assessment methodology ‘disadvantaging’ bio-based materials

Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) standards may contain built-in biases that favour fossil-...

Steve Carrie: The MYGroup director disrupting the waste industry

Letsrecycle reporter Savannah Coombe spent a day with MYGroup’s director Steve ...

European sector group launched for plastic films

The European Plastics Converters Association (EuPC) has announced the creation of a ...

OPINION: ‘Glass pEPR fee reduction is disappointing’

Dr Nick Kirk, director of British Glass, argues that the recently announced reduction...

Biffa opens zero-to-landfill site in Inverness

Biffa has said it’s opened a “zero-to-landfill” waste transfer site in Scotland...

Man jailed after £1.9m laundered through Savanna Rags

Savanna Rags’ Ahmed Ali Suleman has been jailed for exploiting his position within ...

OPRL survey reinforces importance of clear labelling

OPRL has revealed that labelling remains the number one driver for consumers looking ...

Material Focus issues warning over portable fans

Material Focus has issued a warning over a surge in demand for portable mini-fans ...

17k funding enables St Ives waste-based dye textile start-up

A Cornwall-based entrepreneur has been transforming food waste from local restaurants...

Household food waste decreased by 9% in 2022

Research from WRAP has shown that household food waste decreased by 9% between 2021 ...

PackUK publishes the final ‘base fees’ for EPR producers

The main cost for EPR ‘producers’ for 2025 will be the payment of the base fee, ...

Commercial operations begin at Fife WERF

The Westfield Energy Recovery Facility (ERF) in central Scotland has officially ...

CSG appoints Jen Cartmell as new managing director

Waste management company CSG has appointed Jen Cartmell as its new managing director...

NLWA aims to reach 50% recycling rate

North London Waste Authority (NLWA)’s Joint Waste Strategy for the period 2025-2040...

Fox Brothers Holdings acquires J Fisher & Sons

Fox Brothers Holdings, an integrated construction materials provider headquartered in...

EA launches consultation into Fornax plant permit

The Environment Agency (EA) has launched a consultation into an environmental permit ...

LondonEnergy beats Recorra in 2025 Waste World Cup

Making quite the comeback, LondonEnergy has beat Recorra Ltd - 2-1 - in the Waste ...

Pembrokeshire to collect small WEEE from kerbside

Pembrokeshire county council has said it will start collecting small electrical goods...

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