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Anger as UK tells Scotland to drop glass from DRS

30 May 2023

The Scottish government has reacted angrily to a proposal from the UK government that Scotland doesn’t include glass drinks containers in its proposed deposit return scheme (DRS). The exclusion ...

Doubt over Welsh target to halve food waste by 2025

A report published by WRAP has indicated that it will be challenging for the Welsh ...

News in brief (30/05/2023)

With news on: UK strengthens bid to 'end plastic pollution'; Mars Wrigley pilots ...

‘Seismic shift’ with recruitment in recycling industry

Recycling companies need to adapt to put people at the centre of their operations if ...

Winners of Recognition Awards announced CARS & MRE

The winners of the 2023 Recognition Awards were celebrated at a charity dinner held ...

Wastecare and VPZ partner to recycle vapes at Elland plant

Wastecare has partnered with the “UK’s largest” vaping retailer to launch a ...

Two jailed for offences at Lincolnshire waste site

Two men involved with a Skegness waste site have been jailed and a third sentenced ...

Restriction order extended over Sheffield waste operator

A Sheffield waste operator has been issued with a further restriction order at its ...

Reconomy ‘enhances position’ with UK Waste Solutions deal

Telford-based outsourcing business Reconomy Group announced today (25 May) that it ...

Renewi posts ‘successful’ results despite UK pressure

Waste and recycling firm Renewi, which has UK local authority contracts but operates ...

News in brief (25/05/2023)

With news on: Restructure at S Norton Group; TrueCircle undergoes rebrand; Ward ...

Geminor claims ‘UK first’ mobile baling unit system

The UK’s largest refuse derived fuel (RDF) exporter, Geminor, has claimed to have ...

Susie Burrage becomes BIR’s first female president

The Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) has announced the appointment of Susie ...

Essex issues notice for latest residual waste tender

Essex county council has issued a Prior Information Notice (PIN) as a request for ...

CPI launches fibre packaging recycling certification service

The Confederation of Paper Industries (CPI) has launched the “UK’s first” ...

Defra issues guidance on single-use plastic items ban

Guidance around a single-use plastics ban from 1 October 2023 has been published by ...

Sustainability focus for Qatar waste conference

Qatar recently hosted the 3rd Recycling Towards Sustainability Conference and ...

Suspended sentence in Cornish waste crime case

The Environment Agency has released details of a court case heard at Bodmin ...

Biffa diverts 1,600 tonnes of waste PET ‘into circular economy’

Waste management firm Biffa revealed that it has placed 1,600 tonnes of ‘previously...

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