Recycling news: 2023

Fresh every day from industry press, GOV.UK and research feeds — plus the historical archive. Last updated 3 Aug 2026.

Council news Mobile libraries - Wiltshire Council Wiltshire Council · 4 Feb 2023 Council news Parking Consultations - London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham Hammersmith and Fulham Council · 4 Feb 2023 Global An Open Letter to the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in the Philippines We, the undersigned alliances and organizations, are deeply concerned about the integrity of the statements recently released by the Japan International Cooperation Agency for its lack of accountability on past […] GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 4 Feb 2023 Research & science Author Guidelines - Polymer Composites - Wiley & Sons Journal of Industrial Ecology (Wiley) · 4 Feb 2023 Global Negotiations, World-cup glory & Industry Agendas The first intergovernmental negotiating committee (INC-1) to end plastic pollution By Merrisa Naidoo (GAIA/BFFP Africa Plastics Campaigner) After more than thirty hours of flying and four connecting flights later, I […] GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 4 Feb 2023 Industry news Martec Environmental Consultants Ltd - Agg-Net Agg-Net · 3 Feb 2023 Industry news Legislation – Your Guide To Customer Engagement Explore the benefits of QR codes in enhancing customer engagement and promoting sustainability with Polytag. Our innovative solutions allow businesses to create branded landing pages, gain unique analytics, and support Digital Deposit Return Schemes. QR codes offer a versatile, space-efficient way to connect with customers and meet sustainability goals. Learn more about how Polytag's QR code te… Polytag news · 3 Feb 2023 Industry news Sign up to our newsletter - Surfers Against Sewage Surfers Against Sewage · 3 Feb 2023 Industry news Scottish EfW review calls for plastic incineration ban An independent review conducted by Dr Colin Church has recommended that the Scottish government put in place measures to end the incineration of plastic at energy from waste (EfW) plants by 2030. The recommendation was made in the second report by Dr Church into the role of incineration in Scotland, commissioned by the government. The … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 3 Feb 2023 Industry news Derbyshire councils to repair and reopen Sinfin EfW plant Derbyshire county and Derby city councils voted on 2 February to repair the failed Sinfin gasification plant and use it to treat residents’ residual waste. In 2009, Resource Recovery Solutions (RRS), a partnership between infrastructure firm Interserve and waste management company Renewi, signed a 27-year, £900 million waste treatment contract with the councils, which included … Read More The p… letsrecycle.com News · 3 Feb 2023 Policy & government Digital technology in freight Technology and data enabled opportunities are key priorities in the Department for Transport’s Future of Freight Plan. This POSTnote reviews digital technologies that support freight, including their impact on the labour force, potential environmental benefits and technical barriers. POST (Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology) · 3 Feb 2023 Council news Voter ID - St Helens Borough Council St. Helens Council · 3 Feb 2023 Industry news Sweepstake information and guidance - FareShare FareShare · 3 Feb 2023 Industry news Contamination continues to plague Newcastle in 2022 Contamination has continued to be an issue in 2022 “as in previous years”, Newcastle city council says, with around 15% of residents’ recycling proving contaminated. The in-house council team collects residual waste in green bins and recycling in blue bins on alternate weeks. The council also provides a black caddy inside the blue bins so … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 3 Feb 2023 Industry news Brent awards Veolia £274m deal and opts for twin-stream EXCLUSIVE: Brent council has awarded Veolia an initial eight-year deal worth £17.1 million a year to continue carrying out waste and recycling collections in the north-west London borough. As part of the contract, the council will switch to alternate twin-stream collections this October following a “successful” trial which took place last autumn. Details of the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 3 Feb 2023 Policy & government Western Balkans – Improving Air Quality - Naturvårdsverket Swedish EPA (Naturvardsverket, English) · 3 Feb 2023 Industry news News in brief (03/02/23) With news on: Polytag develops UV tag reading technology; Recycleye raises funds to ‘reinvent recycling’; BMRA welcomes single-use plastics ban; and, Biffa supports Cornish upcycling business. Polytag develops UV tag reading technology Recycling technology startup Polytag has announced it is trialling a UV tag reading technology that will enable the tracing of plastic packaging. The … Read More… letsrecycle.com News · 3 Feb 2023 Global Press release: A collaboration between the paper industry & heat pump producers could halve its energy needs & help decarbonise the sector A recent collaboration between associations representing the paper manufacturing and heat pump sectors, Cepi and EHPA, has resulted in innovation which could produce energy savings of 50% in paper manufacturing. It could also be key in decarbonising one of Europe’s energy-intensive sectors. But EU regulators need to speed up incentives for affordable clean energy. Already […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 3 Feb 2023 Industry news Trilux upgrades 400 luminaires from fluorescent to LED in City of London Luminaire maker Trilux has adopted the reuse model of lighting circularity by retrofitting over 400 fluorescent office lights with LEDs to […] Recolight · 3 Feb 2023 Industry news Countrystyle owner posts annual results Heathcote Holdings, which owns a number of resource management companies, including Countrystyle Recycling and Envar Composting, has filed its first full set of accounts since its incorporation in April 2021. The results for the year ending 30 April 2022 show that after tax, Heathcote Holdings posted a profit of £22.6 million. However, the report shows … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 3 Feb 2023 Council news Issue details - Stratford-on-Avon District Council Stratford-on-Avon Council · 3 Feb 2023 Industry news Olleco to open new processing plant at Stolthaven Terminals facility - Olleco Olleco · 3 Feb 2023 Council news Joe McDonnell Director of Public Health www.walthamforest.gov.uk London Borough of Waltham Forest Waltham Forest Town Hall Fello - Waltham Forest Education Hub Waltham Forest Council · 3 Feb 2023 Policy & government Hydrogen production with carbon capture: emerging techniques Emerging techniques on how to prevent or minimise the environmental impacts of industrial hydrogen production from methane or refinery fuel gas with carbon capture for storage. GOV.UK · 3 Feb 2023 Industry news Plastic pollution - Surfers Against Sewage Surfers Against Sewage · 2 Feb 2023 Industry news Climate emergency - Surfers Against Sewage Surfers Against Sewage · 2 Feb 2023 Policy & government Records and accounts you must keep for Plastic Packaging Tax Find out what records and accounts you must keep to support the information that you submit on your Plastic Packaging Tax return. GOV.UK · 2 Feb 2023 Global Press release: To support the EU’s most sustainable industries, the ‘fine print’ in the CO2 market revision will be crucial The EU carbon market forms the cornerstone of Europe’s plan to reduce its CO2 emissions by 55% until 2030, from a 1990 baseline. Final agreements on its mechanisms, published today, show that a number of ‘delegated acts’ will still be required to provide much-needed details. These delegated acts could take another two years before being […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 2 Feb 2023 Global Deposits by the numbers This Resource Recycling magazine article presents an analysis of the latest data from these programmes. Reloop Platform · 2 Feb 2023 Industry news Announcing The Remanufacturing Lighting Conference Clients, both corporate and public sector, are warming to the concept of reconditioned lights to achieve both sustainability goals and […] Recolight · 2 Feb 2023 Industry news Small isolated wetlands can be pollution-catching powerhouses Research shows how small isolated wetlands protect downstream waters by doubling as pollution-catching powerhouses by filtering excess nitrogen (N) generated from agricultural and urban activities. Open Access Government — Environment · 2 Feb 2023 Global ISWA Welcomes Mary Fuad Tawfiq ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 2 Feb 2023 Industry news MRWA dips into reserves to cut disposal levy The Merseyside Waste and Recycling Authority (MWRA) has announced that the levy charged to member authorities for the treatment of disposal waste will be cut by 0.12% in 2023/24, after opting to provide “significant one-off funding” from its reserves. This is despite the authority previously recommending a 7% rise to the levy after being hit … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 2 Feb 2023 Policy & government Will Lifford Will Lifford joined the Charity Commission in January 2021. He is a Chartered Accountant who, for 25 years, was a partner at Grant Thornton, retiring in 2007 as UK Senior Audit Partner. Since then, he has held a number of non-executive board positions in the charitable and wider public sector. These include: Chair of Yorkshire Housing (until 2021), Chair of Martin House Children’s Hospice (until 2 GOV.UK · 2 Feb 2023 Policy & government Government Property Data Standard The Government Property Data Standard is designed to improve data quality throughout the public sector estate. GOV.UK · 2 Feb 2023 Industry news Become a Surfers Against Sewage member - Surfers Against Sewage Surfers Against Sewage · 2 Feb 2023 Industry news Augean welcomes consent for East Northants site extension Specialist waste and resource management business Augean has welcomed government approval for an extension of it hazardous landfill void to the west of its existing site in East Northamptonshire. Consent Last week the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities announced that junior minister Lee Rowley, on behalf of secretary of state Michael Gove, had … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 2 Feb 2023 Industry news Biomass outages hit Esken’s earnings Esken Renewables is expected to deliver £2 million less in predicted earnings for the full year ending 28 February due to “unplanned” outages at the biomass plants it provides waste wood to. A trading statement from the company today (2 February) outlined that the “unplanned outages” experienced during the winter months resulted in a £2 … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 2 Feb 2023 Industry news Accelerate climate action and circular leadership in 2023 with edie’s new reports edie has published two new reports detailing the key steps that businesses can take to accelerate progress towards ambitious decarbonisation targets and embrace new ways of thinking through circular economy principles. edie — Circular Economy tag · 2 Feb 2023 Industry news Patersons works on gas collection amid landfill odour concern The Scottish landfill business, Patersons of Greenoakhill, has confirmed that it is working on the installation of landfill gas collection infrastructure in a cell at its site to the east of Glasgow, in the wake of an odour problem from the site over the winter. Restrictions The ongoing work continues at the landfill which has … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 2 Feb 2023