Circular Online
97 articles in the TruthFoundry index. Each links out to the original.
- Study finds enjoyment increases willingness to pay for sustainable products · New research links perceived product enjoyment to higher consumer willingness to pay for sustainability.
- Biffa agrees acquisition of Enva general recycling operations in UK · Waste management firm Biffa will acquire Enva's general recycling businesses in England and Scotland.
- UK Waste Minister Emma Hardy to keynote ISWA World Congress 2026 London · UK Waste Crime Minister Emma Hardy will keynote the 2026 ISWA World Congress in London.
- Waste industry urges UK government to ban retail nitrous oxide canisters · UK waste management bodies call for retail ban on dangerous nitrous oxide canisters.
- WRAP Report Finds UK Circular Economy Could Generate £93bn By 2035 · WRAP report projects UK circular economy could deliver £93bn GVA and 550,000 new jobs by 2035.
- Waste operator fined £47,000 for illegal red diesel dumping · Cheltenham waste firm J. Gilder Earthmoving ordered to pay £47,000 for illegal fuel dumping.
- Greater Manchester Renew reuse project reaches £3 million total sales · UK's largest reuse project Renew Hub hits £3m sales milestone after launching in 2021.
- Scottish household recycling rate falls to 42.8% as incineration rises in 2025 · SEPA 2025 data shows Scotland's household recycling rate dropped 1.5 percentage points.
- CIWM warns of MRF funding gap ahead of 2027 UK deposit return scheme · CIWM expert group identifies unresolved funding risks for UK waste facilities before DRS launch
- Veolia awarded CO₂ purification contract for UK Protos carbon capture project · Veolia secured a contract to supply carbon purification units for the UK Protos capture project.
- Work begins clearing illegal waste site on King's Duchy of Lancaster land · Acumen Waste starts preparatory work on 25-tonne illegal dump in Wigan, UK.
- Refurbed launches UK marketplace following €3 billion sales milestone · European refurbished goods marketplace refurbed will launch operations in the UK this November.
- UK waste wood market remains challenging after 2025 disruption, WRA reports · Wood Recyclers' Association confirms UK waste wood sector still faces difficult operating conditions.
- European Parliament votes to simplify EPR rules for EU small businesses · MEPs approved exempting small EU businesses from cross-border EPR representative requirements.
- enfinium signs 10-year waste supply agreement for Yorkshire EfW facilities · enfinium secures 10-year unrecyclable waste supply from A1 Recycling for West Yorkshire EfW sites.
- Fragmented European waste taxes undermine circular economy goals, report finds · RDF Industry Group report warns inconsistent waste taxes harm Europe's circular economy targets
- Planning permission granted for new recycling facility in Wales · Caerphilly Council secures approval for a local kerbside recycling processing depot.
- Environment Agency hosts first Liverpool waste crime summit · UK agencies gather at first Liverpool summit to coordinate anti-waste crime action.
- Sherbourne Recycling warns against weight-loss jabs in kerbside recycling · Sherbourne Recycling urges households not to discard weight-loss injection sharps in recycling bins.
- UCL Study Finds Washing Machine Repair Delivers Triple Win Benefits · UCL research finds increased washing machine repair benefits households, businesses, and the environment.
- Circular Economy Institute appoints Iain Gulland as Advisory Forum Chair · CEI names former Zero Waste Scotland CEO Iain Gulland Chair of its new Strategic Advisory Forum.
- Second arrest made in North East illegal waste dumping investigation · Police and Environment Agency arrest second man over North East illegal waste sites.
- Zero Waste Europe urges EU moratorium on new waste incinerators · Zero Waste Europe calls for incinerator halt citing 65 million tonne EU capacity surplus.
- £3.6m national recycling robotics testing hub led by Kingston University launched · Kingston University will lead a new £3.6m robotics testing hub for recycling operators.
- Research Links Higher PRN Prices to Increased Aluminium Exports · Alupro research finds higher Packaging Recovery Note prices correlate with more aluminium being exported for recycling.
- Defra reduces 2026 UK packaging recycling obligations for PRN market · UK Defra cuts 2026 packaging recycling targets to avoid missed legal obligations.
- WRAP launches Textiles Collections Transition Programme with retail funding · NGO WRAP launches UK textile recycling programme funded by NEXT, Primark and Tesco.
- Neela Biotech raises £2.1m for AI waste-to-sustainable aviation fuel technology · Cambridge startup Neela Biotech secures £2.1m pre-seed funding for AI waste-to-SAF tech.
- £15m clearance completed for illegal waste site in Kent ancient woodland · Environment Agency finishes £15m clearance of 39,500 tonne illegal waste site in Kent.
- West Northamptonshire Council prosecutes resident for repeated fly-tipping · West Northamptonshire Council secured conviction for six fly-tipping offences in Northampton.