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With the latest news on issues affecting the wood recycling and reprocessing sector. Alternatively, you can use the News Archive below to find more items.

Some waste sites temporarily allowed to exceed storage limits

19 June 2025

The Environment Agency (EA) will temporarily allow sites in England to exceed their permitted storage limits for certain wastes. It applies to the storage of baled and securely wrapped refuse ...

Mark Hayton made chair of Wood Recyclers’ Association

Mark Hayton has been named as the new chair of the Wood Recyclers’ Association (WRA...

20 January 2025

Sharps set to improve wood circularity

Following a company-wide ESG audit, Sharps has introduced in-house processing for the...

Defra releases third round of pEPR base fees

Towards the end of last year, Defra released the third round of its estimated base ...

9 December 2024

Seras completes £2.3m plant upgrade

Seras, formerly Esken Renewables, has completed a £2.3 million upgrade to its ...

26 November 2024

Biffa and DS Smith sign £3m ‘zero-to-landfill’ deal

Biffa has signed a £3 million “zero-to-landfill” waste management deal with ...

14 November 2024

Landowner fined £9k for allowing waste crime on property

An Essex landowner has been fined over £9,000 for allowing an illegal waste site to ...

21 October 2024

Drax responds after Tories withdraw support for CCS

Drax Group has responded to comments made by shadow secretary of state for climate ...

23 September 2024

Figures reveal significant role of waste wood industry in net zero

New independently verified figures from the Wood Recyclers’ Association (WRA) have ...

9 September 2024

EA: Amber wood waste officially deemed ‘non-hazardous’

The Environment Agency (EA) is set to classify amber waste wood items as non-...

5 September 2024

WRA launches first sector-specific guidance on wood dust

The first best practice guidance on wood dust in the wood recycling industry was ...

Wood recycler pays £66k+ after ‘preventable tragedy’

Wood recycling company John Brooke (Timber Treatments) in Nottingham has been fined ...

Valpak PackFlow 2023: Most materials see decline since 2019

Packaging compliance specialist Valpak has published its updated PackFlow reports in ...

WRA: ‘Over 97% of UK waste wood processed in 2023’

The Wood Recyclers’ Association (WRA) has said that over 97% of UK waste wood was ...

Boden and Suez secure £3m Lancashire wood contract

Boden & Davies and Suez have been named as the successful contractors for the ...

Atlantic Recycling responds after £300,000 fine over worker death

Following an announcement from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) last week that ...

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