Recycling news: 2024

Fresh every day from industry press, GOV.UK and research feeds — plus the historical archive. Last updated 2 Aug 2026.

Global AI-powered WEEE and Metal Sorting In January this year, SWEEEP Kuusakoski and Recycleye announced the first successful commercial application of AI computer vision in detecting and sorting WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) in the UK. According to the two companies, this announcement would bring the use of artificial intelligence for automated sorting to WEEE and metals, “which although is […] Global Recycling · 18 Apr 2024 Industry news Mission & Vision - PepsiCo UK PepsiCo UK stories · 18 Apr 2024 Industry news BLOG: How will Groundwork help more young people be a Force of Nature? - Groundwork Groundwork UK · 18 Apr 2024 Industry news Accessibility Statement - PepsiCo UK PepsiCo UK stories · 18 Apr 2024 Industry news Awards - PepsiCo UK PepsiCo UK stories · 18 Apr 2024 Council news Public Register Premises Search - Wakefield Council Wakefield Council · 18 Apr 2024 Industry news Our Brands - PepsiCo UK PepsiCo UK stories · 17 Apr 2024 Policy & government Grid scale electrical energy storage systems: health and safety This health and safety guidance for grid scale electricity storage, including batteries, aims to improve the navigability and understanding of existing standards. GOV.UK · 17 Apr 2024 Policy & government The CMA at 10: Why an independent, impartial competition and consumer protection authority is needed now, more than ever A speech by Marcus Bokkerink, Chair of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), delivered at the CMA's 10 year anniversary event. GOV.UK · 17 Apr 2024 Industry news Valpak Partners with VANA to Offer International Compliance Services Reconomy, the international circular economy specialist, announces an exciting new strategic partnership that brings together the number one data provider in the UK, Valpak, with the pre-eminent Producer Responsibility Organisation (PRO) in Denmark, VANA. Valpak · 17 Apr 2024 Council news Draft Local Plan: Examination - London Borough of Richmond upon Thames Richmond upon Thames Council · 17 Apr 2024 Policy & government Miss N Chaudhry v Trustmark Plans Ltd: 3323222/2021 Employment Tribunal decision. GOV.UK · 17 Apr 2024 Industry news City Harvest Cooking: Melissa Thompson cooks Peanut Stew City Harvest Cooking welcomes cook, food writer and author, Melissa Thompson who cooks a Peanut Squash Stew as one of her surplus recipes! City Harvest London · 17 Apr 2024 Industry news Plastics Europe urges world to move towards a ‘circular plastic system’ Plastics Europe has urged the global community to work together to successfully conclude the Global Plastics Treaty negotiations at Ottawa in April 2024. The body has said: “To ensure the Global Plastics Treaty negotiations can be concluded successfully, and on time, we urge everyone, including our industry and governments, to work more closely together and … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 17 Apr 2024 Industry news Agenda, MPMA Council & AGM, 14 May 2024 The post Agenda, MPMA Council & AGM, 14 May 2024 appeared first on MPMA . MPMA (Metal Packaging Manufacturers Association) · 17 Apr 2024 Policy & government Mr D Attoh v Grant Thornton Business Services: 1310699/2020 Employment Tribunal decision. GOV.UK · 17 Apr 2024 Industry news MPs question Robbie Moore on mandatory food waste reporting During a parliamentary debate, Recycling Minister Robbie Moore said the UK government will decide on whether to implement mandatory food waste reporting before 2026 soon. Circular Online (CIWM) · 17 Apr 2024 Industry news Wiltshire issues FPNs with the We’re Targetting Fly-tippers campaign A Wiltshire resident has been issued with a £400 fixed penalty notice (FPN) for fly-tipping household waste on land off Roundway Hill Business Centre last month. The incident was said to have been witnessed by a member of public, who captured the fly-tipping on their vehicle dashcam and noted down the registration number of the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 17 Apr 2024 Industry news Only three weeks until the ATF Professional Vehicle Recycling Conference – Have you booked your ticket? The ATF Professional Vehicle Recycling Conference is fast approaching and will be held on the 9th of May at the British Motor Museum, Warwickshire. As with previous sold-out conferences that ATF Professional has hosted, this occasion brings together those from the UK vehicle recycling community to network and exchange views inspired by a wealth of speakers presenting on the various aspects of t… ATF Professional · 17 Apr 2024 Council news About this website - Camden Council Camden Council · 17 Apr 2024 Policy & government Nuclear Decommissioning Authority: Business Plan 2024 to 2027 The NDA Business Plan sets out key activities and expected progress for all 17 of the NDA’s nuclear sites over the next 3 years. GOV.UK · 17 Apr 2024 Policy & government Serious and organised crime strategy 2023 to 2028 The serious and organised crime strategy 2023 to 2028 sets out our response to the full range of serious and organised crime threats. GOV.UK · 17 Apr 2024 Industry news Is plastic pollution threatening ocean life? Plastic pollution could be hurting the delicate development of ocean animal embryos. Open Access Government — Environment · 17 Apr 2024 Industry news Greenpeace confronts deep sea mining industry with giant octopus Greenpeace activists brought a giant pink octopus to confront the deep sea mining industry at its annual shindig in Canary Wharf, London Greenpeace UK · 17 Apr 2024 Industry news Presentation PR Committee meeting, 27 February 2024 The post Presentation PR Committee meeting, 27 February 2024 appeared first on MPMA . MPMA (Metal Packaging Manufacturers Association) · 17 Apr 2024 Global Pre-INC-4 Statement on the Global Plastics Treaty negotiations Negotiators must focus on increasing the value of plastic waste as a circular feedstock Brussels: 17 April 2024 According to… Plastics Europe · 17 Apr 2024 Global Is Misinformation Derailing Climate Action in Agriculture? The post Is Misinformation Derailing Climate Action in Agriculture? appeared first on Changing Markets . Changing Markets Foundation · 17 Apr 2024 Industry news Minutes MPMA PR Committee, 27 February 2024 The post Minutes MPMA PR Committee, 27 February 2024 appeared first on MPMA . MPMA (Metal Packaging Manufacturers Association) · 17 Apr 2024 Industry news Emmaus UK joins forces with charities urging the Government to rethink Criminal Justice Bill Emmaus UK has joined 36 other organisations in writing to the Home Secretary, James Cleverly, urging him to reconsider plans that would criminalise people for sleeping rough. The Criminal Justice Bill... Emmaus UK · 17 Apr 2024 Policy & government Statement on the UK - U.S. SME Dialogues - Northern Ireland Statement follows the eighth meeting of the UK - U.S. SME Dialogues in Belfast, Northern Ireland. GOV.UK · 17 Apr 2024 Industry news Mura Technology partners with Ghent University Mura Technology has announced it has signed a five-year research contract with the Laboratory of Chemical Technology (LCT) at Ghent University in Flanders, Belgium. Mura Technology has said the partnership will involve the construction of a “continuous flow, pilot scale testing facility” that will be used in a range of research programmes to investigate hard-to- … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 17 Apr 2024 Industry news Jet2.com announces use of SAF blend at London Stansted Airport Jet2.com has announced that it will use a blend of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at London Stansted Airport in 2024, The airline said it will use SAF on departing flights from two UK airports in 2024, having announced its use of SAF at Bristol Airport, almost a year ahead of the UK’s Government’s SAF mandate, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 17 Apr 2024 Policy & government BBC Mid-Term Review 2024 The government’s assessment of the effectiveness of the governance and regulation arrangements of the BBC and resulting recommendations. GOV.UK · 17 Apr 2024 Industry news Recresco signs glass recycling contract for Devon Recresco has secured a three-year contract for the reprocessing of glass collected from homes and recycling banks across Devon. The company said the contract will see almost 18,500 tonnes of glass make its way to Recresco, as part of a joint partnership between Devon county council and Devon’s District authorities. Glass will be collected from … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 17 Apr 2024 Industry news APC report highlights UK’s growing demand for critical battery materials The UK remains at the forefront of the transition to electrification, with EV production set to hit 1.2m vehicles a year by 2030, according to the Advanced Propulsion Centre’s latest Demand Report, published last week. The report paints a positive picture of the UK’s journey to zero-emission vehicles, with total battery demand from passenger and [...] Altilium news · 17 Apr 2024 Global When less is more: reducing Europe’s material footprint Beyond cutting greenhouse gas emissions, the key to a sustainable planet lies in resource management. This article was written by Diego Marin, and was originally published by Social Europe. Since the Paris Agreement almost a decade ago, there has been a major increase in attention to climate change: more than 5,000 climate laws and policies have been adopted around the world to limit global hea… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 17 Apr 2024 Global Solutions for the decarbonisation of the pulp and paper industry The pulp and paper sector is committed to achieving climate neutrality in Europe by 2050. This requires reducing emissions in our production processes by the implementation of energy-efficient technologies and the effective use of fossil-free energy sources.Cepi’s Energy Efficiency Solutions Forum (EESF) aims to accelerate the development and implementation of carbon-reducing technologies and s… CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 17 Apr 2024 Council news Issue history - EC - Flexible Working Policy - Welsh - MERTHYR.GOV.UK Merthyr Tydfil Council · 17 Apr 2024 Council news Building control fees - West Oxfordshire District Council West Oxfordshire Council · 17 Apr 2024 Industry news Viridor commits over £20m to its Runcorn carbon capture project as it appoints Technip Energies and Fichtner as key partners - Viridor Viridor · 17 Apr 2024