The Conservative Party has proposed abolishing the Environment Agency and scrapping the extended producer responsibility for packaging scheme.

A large fire broke out at a metal recycling plant in Linlithgow on Sunday with at least six fire appliances attending the incident.

Market Drayton-based business A.R.Richards has demerged its operations, creating a new recycling division under the A.R.Richards Group.

A Banbridge farmer has been sentenced to six months in prison, suspended for two years, after hundreds of end-of-life vehicles were found across land he controlled.

WATA has backed a call for the Government to conduct a new survey into the scale of recycled and secondary aggregates production in Britain.

Gareth Rollings and Nik Hughes-Roberts have been awarded Fellowship of the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM).

S Norton has reported a fall in turnover and moved into a net loss for 2025, citing challenging global markets, pressure on exports and increased operating costs.

A 32-year-old man has been arrested as part of an EA investigation into illegal waste dumping at three sites in the North East.

New Environment Agency export rules for second-hand textiles risk undermining the export market, warned the Textile Recycling Association.

Vehicle and metal recycler Reclamet has successfully appealed the EA’s decision to revoke its environmental permit for its Kent site.

Digital Waste Tracking has entered its first mandatory phase, but the waste industry's transition to a fully digital record of waste movements will take considerably longer.

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.