Recycling news: 2023

Fresh every day from industry press, GOV.UK and research feeds — plus the historical archive. Last updated 31 Jul 2026.

Council news Safeguarding - Wandsworth Borough Council Wandsworth Council · 24 Apr 2023 Industry news One of the Most Trusted Business Waste Companies - Cawleys Cawleys · 23 Apr 2023 Industry news A big week for B Corps and the UK’s first ‘shared’ solar park: The sustainability success stories of the week As part of our Mission Possible campaign, edie brings you this weekly round-up of five of the best sustainable business success stories of the week. In this week's edition, a milestone for the UK's first co-operative solar farm, and much more. edie — Circular Economy tag · 23 Apr 2023 Global Demand for Optimization Drives Smart Waste Management At the end of last year, Slovakia-based tech company Sensoneo looked back at the biggest trends influencing smart waste management in 2022. Being present in about 80 countries, the provider of smart waste management solutions has observed a demand for waste management optimization, connected to increasing waste management costs, new regulations and growing environmental consciousness. […] Global Recycling · 23 Apr 2023 Council news Appendix 3 Current Audience, Population and Target Audiences. Gloucester’s population Gloucester has a population of 128,500 - Gloucester City Council Gloucester Council · 23 Apr 2023 Council news GUILDFORD RIVERSIDE - Guildford Borough Council Guildford Council · 23 Apr 2023 Global Goal: Complete Waste-to-Biofuel Solution In January this year, the companies Topsoe and Steeper, both headquartered in Denmark, signed a global licensing agreement for a complete waste-to-fuel solution. The agreement combines Topsoe’s technologies in renewable fuels and hydrogen production as well as decades of experience in engineering with Steeper’s proprietary Hydrofaction technology and industry expertise. According to Topsoe, the… Global Recycling · 22 Apr 2023 Global Commemorating Earth Day ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 22 Apr 2023 Council news Foster for Doncaster - Doncaster Council Doncaster Council · 22 Apr 2023 Council news Councillors by Party - Lewisham Council Lewisham Council · 21 Apr 2023 Industry news England’s Light Pollution and Dark Skies - CPRE CPRE (the countryside charity) · 21 Apr 2023 Global Resistencia a la Incineración en América Latina y África En los países del Sur global de América Latina y África se están apareciendo cada vez más proyectos de incineración de residuos. A menudo la incineración se presenta como una solución milagrosa para los problemas de residuos de los municipios. GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 21 Apr 2023 Council news Marston Holdings - Lewisham Council Lewisham Council · 21 Apr 2023 Policy & government Waste Authority Position Statement Construction and Demolition (C&D) Waste - Waste Authority WA WA Waste Authority · 21 Apr 2023 Industry news ‘Stop delaying DRS exemption’, Slater urges UK government Scotland’s circular economy minister Lorna Slater has called on the UK government to “stop delaying the long overdue approval” to exempt the country’s deposit return scheme (DRS) from the Internal Markets Act. And, Ms Slater has also announced a raft of changes to the country’s DRS, after it was delayed this week from August 2023 … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 21 Apr 2023 Council news Adopted Policies Map and Interactive Map | Central Lincolnshire Local Plan - Big Blue Door North Kesteven Council · 21 Apr 2023 Industry news Double your impact this Earth Day. Plastic waste is causing major environmental and health challenges in Cameroon. The country produces more than 600,000 tonnes of plastic every year with only 20% being recycled. The dumping and burning of waste cause the spread of disease, pollute land, air and water sources, and contribute to climate change. If its disposal is not properly […] WasteAid · 21 Apr 2023 Industry news Enva announces agreement to be acquired by I Squared Capital Enva has announced that it has reached an agreement to be acquired by I Squared Capital, an independent global infrastructure manager, from private equity firm Exponent. Wood Recyclers Association · 21 Apr 2023 Industry news MEMBER PRESS RELEASE – Ekogea completes commissioning of new microniser unit in Devon MEMBER PRESS RELEASE – Ekogea completes commissioning of new microniser unit in Devon Ekogea has completed commissioning of a duplex design 25 m3 per hour Microniser (feedstock preparation) unit at Nomansland Biogas Plant in Devon. Ekogea’s full ‘end-to end’ modular AD process optimisation technology is being retrofitted to the operational site (milling, micronisation, concentrator and… The pos… ADBA (Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association) · 21 Apr 2023 Industry news SLWP sees 100% landfill diversion but emissions breaches up A report which will go before the South London Waste Partnership (SLWP) on 25 April has shown that 100% of waste in the region was diverted from landfill between April-December 2022. The SLWP manages waste for the London boroughs of Croydon, Kingston, Merton and Sutton, through an energy from waste deal with Viridor, where waste … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 21 Apr 2023 Policy & government Government emissions slashed to deliver millions to public purse The annual State of the Estate report has been published. GOV.UK · 21 Apr 2023 Policy & government Independent Office for Police Conduct annual report and accounts: 2021 to 2022 Outlines the work of the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) during 2021 to 2022. GOV.UK · 21 Apr 2023 Global EuRIC Gathered More Than a Hundred Participants for its First Conference on Tyre Recycling The European Recycling Industries’ Confederation (EuRIC) gathered more than 100 participants, from policymakers, recyclers and NGOs in Brussels on 18 April 2023 for its first conference dedicated to tyre recycling. Many speakers called for immediate actions. Poul Steen Rasmussen, President of EuRIC Mechanical Tyre Recycling (MTR) and Group CEO of Genan, stressed in his opening […] Global Recycling · 21 Apr 2023 Policy & government Nuclear Decommissioning Authority: Draft Business Plan 2023 to 2026 for consultation The NDA Draft Business Plan sets out key activities and expected progress for all 17 of the NDA’s nuclear sites over the next 3 years. We want to hear from anyone who has a comment on any aspect of this document. GOV.UK · 21 Apr 2023 Industry news Tetra Pak unveils recycling collaborations and investments ahead of Earth Day In the run-up to Earth Day (22nd April), Tetra Pak is highlighting some of its recent recycling initiatives that are helping to keep valuable materials in use and out of landfills. These initiatives are part of the investments that the company has been making for decades, to support collection and recycling infrastructure across the world, growing the... Skip & Waste Magazine · 21 Apr 2023 Industry news Enva set to be sold to US private equity firm Enva is set to be sold to a US private equity firm, after the UK-owned Exponent announced it has agreed to sell the company to Miami-based I Squared Capital. The move means Enva will follow Biffa and Viridor in being owned by American private equity companies if the deal goes ahead. Interest in the UK … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 21 Apr 2023 Global SMS Group Supplies Process Technology for Green Steel Production Plant German-based SMS group, has been selected to provide a broad range of technology and equipment for the H2 Green Steel project in Sweden. When completed, the plant will produce steel mostly from scrap collected for recycling, using green hydrogen instead of carbon. As reported, the H2 Green Steel site will be a almost 300 hectares […] Global Recycling · 21 Apr 2023 Industry news Turning Point - Groundwork Groundwork UK · 21 Apr 2023 Global Opening of new EUBP office When: 5 June 2023, 2:00 – 6:00 PM Where: Av. Palmerston 3, 1000 Brussels, 2nd floor Please RSVP to conference@european-bioplastics.org. This is your opportunity to visit the new EUBP office in Brussels, get a room tour, and meet the staff! Feel free to join us at your convenience during that time [...] European Bioplastics News · 21 Apr 2023 Global US Company Ordered more Pyrolysis Oil from Swedish Recycling Firm Swedish company Scandinavian Enviro Systems reported that it has received a follow-up order for pyrolysis oil from a leading US oil company. The order concerns oil recovered from end-of-life vehicle tires – known as pyrolysis oil – at Enviro’s plant in Åsensbruk, and is of the same type as the oil that the subsidiary of […] Global Recycling · 21 Apr 2023 Industry news Delivery of upcycled Cathode Active Material NMC 622 to Imperial College for testing under UK Government backed program Altilium Metals upcycles old electric vehicle (NMC 111) and portable electronics (LCO) batteries to latest generation Nickel-rich Cathode Active Material (NMC 622) for testing at Imperial College under its Automotive Transformation Fund SURV scale up program.Imperial to compare the electrochemical performance of the recycled cathode materials with commercially manufactured cathodes made from mi… Altilium news · 21 Apr 2023 Research & science Volunteer committee helps the MIT community live and work sustainably The Working Green Committee is made up of MIT staff committed to encouraging reuse and recycling of goods, and reducing waste. MIT News — Recycling topic · 21 Apr 2023 Industry news Canada Water Library of Things | Why buy when you can borrow? - Library of Things Library of Things · 21 Apr 2023 Global Columna | Minga Congreso de recicladores de Colombia, faro de lucha y perseverancia para los recicladores en el Sur global Por Daniela Concha, directora ejecutiva Fundación El Árbol, Chile. “¡Reciclaje sin recicladores es basura!”, es la consigna que había escuchado muchas veces en Chile, pero al escucharlo de la voz […] GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 20 Apr 2023 Industry news ADBA Policy Report | April 2023 Click to expand to full-screen. Click to download the file to your device. ADBA (Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association) · 20 Apr 2023 Council news Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) - Castle Point Borough Council Castle Point Council · 20 Apr 2023 Council news Sefton Council announces Philip Porter as new Chief Executive Philip is currently Corporate Director of Adult Social Care and Health for Brent Council. He has worked for Brent Council since 2011 and has carried out several senior management roles. Sefton Council · 20 Apr 2023 Global Net-zero integrity: Nestlé’s methane blindspot The post Net-zero integrity: Nestlé’s methane blindspot appeared first on Changing Markets . Changing Markets Foundation · 20 Apr 2023 Industry news Recycling street sweepings into blocks for a more circular economy This press release was published by Aberdeenshire Council on Levenseat’s street sweepings and Lev-Co Block production processes. Aberdeenshire Council recycles around 70% of its street sweepings and the recovered materials have now been turned into sustainable, highly adaptable, building blocks. The council collects all its street sweepings, which would previously have been sent to landfill, […… Levenseat · 20 Apr 2023 Industry news Scottish DRS delayed until March 2024 The post Scottish DRS delayed until March 2024 appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 20 Apr 2023