Let's Recycle
133 articles in the TruthFoundry index. Each links out to the original.
- North Tyneside Council Awards £220m Waste Contract to Suez · North Tyneside Council awarded a £220 million waste management contract to Suez Recycling and Recovery UK.
- UK Waste Sector's Net Zero Strategy Ignores Critical Mid-Sized Businesses · Nicki Chennells argues mid-sized waste firms are the overlooked engine for achieving UK net zero targets.
- Highland firm Pat Munro fined £32k for unauthorised quarry waste disposal · Scottish firm Pat Munro (Alness) fined £32,100 by SEPA for illegal quarry waste infilling
- Scotland, UK, and Students Advance Waste Recycling and Battery Recovery Initiatives · UK agencies and organizations launch new schemes for metal residue disposal, fruit orchards, battery recycling, and e-waste collection.
- UK Consults on Mass Balance Rules for Plastic Packaging Tax · HMRC launches consultation on draft rules allowing chemically recycled plastic to qualify for the Plastic Packaging Tax via mass balance.
- Viridor Reports £68.5m Statutory Profit Reversing Prior Year Loss · Waste management firm Viridor returned to profit in FY26 after exiting mechanical recycling.
- Firefighters extinguish blaze at Bury metal recycling centre · Fire crews responded to a fire at Global Ardour Recycling in Bury on 6 October 2026.
- CPI Argues UK RAM 2027 Fails To Properly Assess Fibre Packaging Recycling · Confederation of Paper Industries states recyclable labelling alone is insufficient for fibre packaging.
- Collard Group Acquires Mothballed Rookery Recycling Facility · Collard Group acquired the Rookery Recycling Facility to expand its South Coast operations.
- Reclinker Secures £10M Funding to Turn Demolition Waste into Cement · Reclinker secured £10 million in Series A funding to scale its cement recycling technology.
- Tories Propose Abolishing Environment Agency and Packaging Tax · Shadow chancellor Andrew Griffith proposes scrapping the Environment Agency and pEPR scheme to cut regulatory costs.
- Firefighters tackle large scrap metal fire in Linlithgow · Firefighters battled a large scrap metal fire at a recycling plant in Linlithgow, Scotland, on October 4, 2026.
- A.R. Richards demerges to form standalone Richards Recycling division · Family firm A.R. Richards splits operations into recycling and agricultural divisions.
- Banbridge farmer receives suspended prison sentence for unlicensed waste sites · Farmer John Baird gets suspended jail term for unauthorised waste held on Banbridge land.
- Two Waste Professionals Awarded CIWM Fellowship · Gareth Rollings and Nik Hughes-Roberts receive CIWM's highest membership honor.
- Man Arrested Over Illegal Waste Dumping at Three North East Sites · A 32-year-old man was arrested in a joint operation regarding illegal waste dumping at three sites in the North East.
- UK Textile Exports Disrupted by New Environment Agency Waste Rules · New Environment Agency rules on textile waste exports are disrupting trade with India and Pakistan.
- UK Recycler Wins Appeal Against Environmental Permit Revocation · Planning Inspectorate quashed Environment Agency revocation of Reclamet's Kent site permit.
- UK launches mandatory digital waste tracking for receiving sites · England and Wales must report controlled waste via Digital Waste Tracking starting October 1, 2026.
- Devon County Council textile recycling tender closes with zero bidders · Devon County Council's 2026 textile waste recycling tender closed with no submitted bids.
- Firefighters battle wood pile blaze at Seras recycling site in North Yorkshire · Firefighters are battling a significant wood pile fire at a Seras processing site in Pollington, North Yorkshire.
- UK Waste Operators Prepare for Mandatory Digital Tracking Compliance · Mike Massimi outlines practical steps for UK waste operators ahead of October 2026 digital tracking mandates.
- Circ and Primark form multi-year recycled polyester partnership · Circ and Primark agree partnership for textile recycled polyester clothing from 2029
- Dennis Eagle Launches AI Safety System for Refuse Collection Vehicles · Dennis Eagle introduces CrewSense AI to monitor operator behavior on refuse collection vehicles.
- Simon McCulloch Discusses Electrification, Fleet Efficiency, and AI · Simon McCulloch of Dennis Eagle outlines strategies for electrification and AI in fleet management.
- Large fire at WasteCare transfer station closes railway line in Thatcham · A major fire at a WasteCare facility in Thatcham closed railway services and prompted a rail exclusion zone.
- East Devon launches council-owned EdenServ for waste collections · East Devon District Council launches EdenServ to replace Suez for local waste services.
- Derby and Derbyshire councils withdraw £147m Sinfin waste project · Derby and Derbyshire councils withdraw from the £147m Sinfin waste treatment project after failing to secure a commercial partner.
- Recycling Centre Fires in Glasgow and Peterborough Reopen on Sunday · Firefighters extinguished fires at recycling centres in Glasgow and Peterborough, reopening sites on Sunday.
- North Somerset Council Exceeds Expectations with Soft Plastics Rollout · North Somerset Council reports high resident uptake and successful recycling outcomes for its soft plastics collection scheme.