Egger acquires Italian wood recycling company
Wood-based materials manufacturer Egger has acquired Italian recycling company Lenocart as it looks to expand its recycled wood collection network in the country.
The acquisition, which was completed on 28 July 2026, gives Egger 100% ownership of the company, based in the Milan metropolitan area.
Lenocart currently collects around 10,000 tonnes of recycled wood a year, which will contribute to supplying Egger’s wood-based materials plant in Caorso. The deal also includes Lenocart’s transport fleet, supporting the collection and logistics of recycled wood.
Operational management of the site will remain with Dario Lenoci, whose family founded the business in the 1950s.
Giuseppe Conti, Plant Director at Egger’s Caorso site, said: “The acquisition of Lenocart is an important step in strengthening our recycling network in Italy. The Milan region offers significant potential for the collection of recycled wood.”
He added that EGGER aims to further develop the business and support a “more circular use of resources”.
Litech begins battery detection pilot with SUEZ
Norwegian technology company Litech has begun its first international pilot with Suez to test technology designed to detect fire-risk objects in waste.
The pilot is running on an active sorting line at a Suez test facility in France, with a focus on identifying lithium batteries and gas canisters in the waste stream.
Litech’s Magnetic Inductive Spectroscopy (MIS) sensor is designed to detect hazardous objects even when they are hidden inside bags or packaging.
The technology does not use radiation or cameras and aims to identify items before they reach crushers, where damaged batteries and gas canisters can ignite.
The pilot follows NOK 14.5 million (£1.0 million) in funding from the Research Council of Norway’s Innovation Project for the Industry programme. Litech is using the funding to further develop the technology with SINTEF and the University of Manchester, with the aim of detecting smaller objects.
Litech co-founder and CEO Synne Sauar said: “The goal of the research project is to further develop our technology so it can also cover even smaller objects.
“Suez is one of the largest players in the industry, and the fact that they reached out to test our technology is a real acknowledgment of the work we’ve put in over the past years.”
Vizzia plans UK expansion following Harrow pilot
Technology company Vizzia is planning to onboard between eight and 10 new UK local authority customers by December, following a three-month pilot with the London Borough of Harrow.
Vizzia provides technology for detecting and enforcing fly-tipping offences and currently supports around 250 local authorities across Europe and the UK.
The company said feedback from the Harrow pilot has been positive, particularly around detection capacity, evidence quality and time saved for enforcement officers. It is now discussing expanding the three-location pilot into a multi-year agreement covering additional sites.
The planned expansion will focus on Greater London, Greater Manchester, the East and West Midlands and the East of England.
Vizzia said it has spoken to more than 70 local authorities since January and that resource-constrained enforcement teams are struggling to manage the volume of illegal dumping without technology to identify offenders.
The company said its UK expansion comes as local authorities receive additional powers as part of a government crackdown on waste crime.
Carlisle United names North West Recycling as sustainability partner
Carlisle United has named North West Recycling (NWR) as its Official Sustainability Partner for the 2026/27 season, extending an existing waste management relationship.
NWR already provides waste services at the club’s Brunton Park stadium, collecting and processing food waste, glass, mixed recycling and general waste at its facilities in Cumbria.
The partnership will see NWR deliver a series of Fan Zone activations during the season, aimed at helping supporters understand how to recycle correctly and what happens to waste after it leaves the stadium.
The agreement also coincides with NWR’s 30th anniversary in 2026 and will build on its work with communities across Cumbria.
Sam Grant, Brand and Communications Director at NWR, said: “To deliver a sustainable future we need to work as a team – and where better to do that than at Carlisle United, where the community comes together.”
The club said the partnership would support efforts to improve the sustainability of matchdays and wider operations.
300 tonnes of waste cleared after Notting Hill Carnival
More than 300 tonnes of waste have been cleared from the streets of North Kensington following this year’s Notting Hill Carnival.
Around 200 staff, supported by 30 waste vehicles, worked overnight on the Sunday and Monday following the event to clear waste across the Carnival footprint.
The 60th anniversary celebrations attracted more than two million people, with the clean-up operation allowing roads and pavements to reopen quickly for local residents.
Around 30% of the waste collected is expected to be recycled, according to the council.
Street washing teams also cleaned affected roads and pavements.
Gary O’Hagan, regional manager at Suez, said: “To get the streets of Notting Hill cleaned and tidied not once but twice in 48 hours is a huge undertaking that takes months of careful planning and preparation.”
The council will also provide free cleaning for affected residential basements and frontages and run a dedicated graffiti removal programme.
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