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Circular businesses grow two times faster than linear competitors

18 July 2025

Businesses that adopt circular practices may grow up to two times faster than those with linear business models, according to a new study. The new report produced by environmental action NGO WRAP ...

Sellafield workers set to strike without ‘meaningful’ pay offer

GMB members working for Mitie at Sellafield are said to have “overwhelmingly ...

OPINION: ‘Time for retailers and consumers to step up on vape recycling’

John Redmayne, managing director at ERP UK, calls for retailers to show “...

MPs write to government over global plastics treaty

Several MPs have called for the government to push for targets to reduce plastic ...

Viridor incinerator approved for Teesside

A new incinerator in Teesside has been given the green light by the Environment ...

Clean Planet Energy sets sights on Sleaford for ecoPlant

Clean Planet Energy has selected North Kesteven district council’s Sleaford Moor ...

Campaign reduces material rejections by 19%

A communications campaign in Preston has helped reduce material rejections at its ...

Tata Steel begins construction on £1.25bn Port Talbot EAF

Tata Steel has begun construction on its £1.25 billion Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) at...

30% reuse in grocery retail could save £577m

Moving to reuse for 30% of the goods in UK grocery stores could deliver huge ...

Landfill tax receipts ‘continue downwards trend’ for 2024/25

Statistics published by HMRC last month (27 June 2025) have shown that landfill tax ...

Partnership aims to reduce rare metal cost for recycling

The University of Birmingham and Brazil-based CBMM have partnered on a project to ...

Retail giants pledge to pursue reuse solutions

Nine of the UK’s largest grocery retailers have issued a joint Statement of Intent ...

BIR looking for members for electronics and EV working group

The Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) has called for volunteers to join its ...

Altilium secures government funding for £1m ELV circularity project

UK-based clean technology group Altilium has secured funding from the Department for ...

All staff ‘safe’ after fire at Viridor recycling centre

Viridor has reported that all its staff are “safe and accounted for” following a ...

RAM: Fibre-based composite packaging classification changed

The Environment Agency (EA) has confirmed that producers are free to use the incoming...

Textiles firm fined £300k after worker struck by vehicle

A textiles merchant in the West Midlands has been fined £300,000 after one of its ...

Local contract secured for Swindon’s Hills Waste Solutions

New College Swindon has appointed Swindon-based Hills Waste Solutions as its waste ...

OPINION: ‘Does the industry actually understand PRNs?’

Re-Gen Waste questions whether the recycling industry really understands the dynamic ...

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