A tender for a “Textile Waste Recycling” contract put out by Devon County Council has closed with zero bidders.

Firefighters are currently tackling a significant fire involving wood piles at Seras’ processing site in Pollington, North Yorkshire.

Encyclis has acquired Veolia UK’s stake in Rookery South Energy Recovery Facility in Bedfordshire, giving it full ownership of the facility.

Textile-to-textile recycler Circ has entered into a multi-year partnership with Primark to introduce recycled polyester made from textile waste into Primark clothing from 2029.

Dennis Eagle has launched a new AI-powered camera system to improve health and safety around refuse collection vehicles (RCVs).

East Devon District Council has launched a council-owned company to take over household waste and recycling collections across the district.

Derby City Council and Derbyshire County Council have decided to withdraw from plans to bring the long-delayed waste treatment centre at Sinfin into operation.

Two recycling centre fires broke out in Scotland and England over the weekend, with crews deployed to sites in Glasgow and Peterborough.

Appointments round-up, featuring UK Packaging PRO, BSDA, Fife Council, Griffiths Waste Management, and Altilium.

Podback has announced that it is extending its coffee pod recycling service to over 200 Co-op stores in south-west England and south Wales.

West Sussex County Council has launched a new campaign to warn residents of the dangers of disposing of batteries, vapes and electrical items incorrectly.

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The UK Government considered delaying or pausing the introduction of the Deposit Return Scheme as part of a potential deal with supermarkets.

Children are increasingly influencing how their families recycle, with more than one in five parents saying they have been corrected by their children for recycling incorrectly.

Tim Hobbs (CEO at Bartec Municipal Technologies) discusses the delay of local government reorganisation and how local authorities can prepare, despite the lack of details.

Suez has said the cost of reinstating its Avonmouth MRF following July’s major fire could reach around £30 million.

Enva has announced a further £9.5 million investment into a new fridge recycling line installed at its Grantham facility.

Waste company McCarthy Marland has agreed the sale of its Oxfordshire operations to family-owned waste company Smiths (Gloucester).

AI waste intelligence company Greyparrot has launched a new Overall Equipment Effectiveness dashboard for materials recovery facilities.

Construction of a £24m waste transfer station in Ware, Hertfordshire, has been completed, aiming to process 140,000 tonnes per year.

C-Capture’s carbon capture technology is ready for commercial deployment – but the company must now secure the investment and site needed for the first commercial scale deployment.

As Recycle Week 2026 draws to a close, new research from WRAP has highlighted both the strength of recycling habits in the UK and the significant amount of materials still being missed.

Harborough District Council has awarded a £50.5 million environmental services contract to FCC Recycling UK.

A Birmingham waste company has been fined £10k and ordered to clear waste from its site after failing to comply with orders to stop operating.

For too long, fashion and other textiles companies have placed product on the UK market without being held responsible for its ultimate disposal. Could that be about to change through a textiles EPR?

The Waste Whisperer, letsrecycle.com’s anonymous industry columnist, questions whether a delay is really what is needed for the Deposit Return Scheme (DRS).

Seras has acquired Enva’s waste wood processing business, including three sites in Manchester, Middlesbrough and Tilbury.

The Chartered Institution of Wastes Management has called on the Government to set out a new long-term strategy for England’s resources and waste sector.

A House of Lords committee has questioned whether the Government’s new £5k maximum fixed penalty for fly-tipping will be sufficient to deter organised waste crime.

RWM Expo returns to the NEC Birmingham next week on 16-17 September 2026, anchoring a seven-show ESS Expo.

London-based plastics recycler Plastic Energy has transferred its stake in the TotalEnergies Plastic Energy Advanced Recycling plant.

Alexander Swann, Lesniak Swann, explains why the waste sector doesn’t just have a recruitment problem, but also a marketing one.

Six independent MRF operators have called on the Government to pause the implementation of the Deposit Return Scheme.

The decision to review local government reorganisation has created “significant uncertainty” for councils, the NAWDO has warned.

North Somerset Council has approved funding to progress plans for a new waste depot and household waste recycling centre (HWRC).

Defra has fixed a software bug which prevented exporters from starting their 2027 accreditation applications on the Record Reprocessed and Exported Packaging Waste service.

Since its founding in 2016, Lavelle Waste Services Ltd has built an impressive reputation as a reliable and fast-growing waste management company in the North West.

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Grundon and DTE have launched a joint venture to produce recycled aggregates for the construction and landscaping sectors.

The EA has secured a court order to shut down a former quarry in West Yorkshire, where thousands of tones of waste have been illegally dumped.

Defra is confirmed to be weighing up mitigation measures for the ongoing Packaging Recycling Note (PRN) issues.

With small EfW plants struggling to get off the ground in the UK, letsrecycle.com spoke to DP CleanTech CEO Simon Parker about the costs, risks and complexity behind the problem.

Heidelberg Materials UK has opened a new construction, demolition and excavation (CD&E) waste recycling facility in Leeds.

Around 60 firefighters are tackling a fire at a metal recycling centre in Leyton, east London, where around 20 tonnes of scrap metal is alight.

Defra has identified a software bug which prevented all exporters from beginning their accreditation applications.

Firefighters have returned to a recycling centre in Derbyshire, after flames were spotted at the site following a fire over the weekend.

Global Plastic Overshoot Day has passed, marking the point at which humanity’s plastic waste exceeds the world’s capacity to manage it.

Bristol City Council and Bristol Waste Company have begun rolling out new, larger bins for 175,000 Bristol households.

The Environment Agency has removed 14 sites from its list of high priority waste sites in England, while adding six new locations.

Biffa has secured a new five-year waste management services contract with Argyll and Bute Council, extending its over 25-year partnership.