Recycling news: 2024
Fresh every day from industry press, GOV.UK and research feeds — plus the historical archive. Last updated 27 Jul 2026.
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Policy & government
Water level information for Avon Water at Fairholm - Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA)
SEPA (Scottish Environment Protection Agency) · 9 Nov 2024
Industry news
Altilium pioneers UK battery industry with sustainable CAM from recycling old EV batteries: EcoCathode ™ technology at a glance
At Altilium Clean Technology, we're redefining the EV battery value chain in the UK with our EcoCathode ™ green recycling process. This proprietary technology transforms used EV batteries and gigafactory scrap into high-purity, battery-grade cathode active material (CAM) and precursor CAM (pCAM) essential for sustainable battery production. EcoCathode ™ and EcoAnode ™ green processing in [...] …
Altilium news · 9 Nov 2024
Global
A Slag Called SiGS Can Be Turned into a Building Material
According to SINTEF – “Norwegian Stiftelsen for industriell og teknisk forskning” – greenhouse gas emissions from concrete production can be reduced, if a part of the cement is replaced by SiGS (Silica Green Stone), a slag waste resulting from the manufacture of silciomanganese, which is a key component in steel production. “In our tests, we’ve […]
Global Recycling · 9 Nov 2024
Council news
Calderdale Safeguarding Adult Board Freedom of Information - Calderdale Council
Calderdale Council · 9 Nov 2024
Policy & government
Water level information for Annan at Woodfoot - Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA)
SEPA (Scottish Environment Protection Agency) · 9 Nov 2024
Council news
open data - naturescot landscape map of scotland - Stirling Council
Stirling Council · 9 Nov 2024
Council news
24-10-15 Members Contact Details - Vale of Glamorgan Council
The Vale of Glamorgan Council · 9 Nov 2024
Council news
Benefit change of circumstances - Crawley GOV
Crawley Council · 8 Nov 2024
Industry news
Clement Gaubert, Author at Wastecare Compliance - Wastecare Compliance
WasteCare · 8 Nov 2024
Policy & government
Water level information for Aline at Craigendarroch - Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA)
SEPA (Scottish Environment Protection Agency) · 8 Nov 2024
Council news
Dropped kerbs - bury.gov.uk
Bury Council · 8 Nov 2024
Industry news
Last call for consultation on Scottish single-use cup charge
The Scottish government’s consultation on introducing a charge on single-use cups will close next Thursday (14 November 2024). Zero Waste Scotland has urged businesses and organisations keen to have their say on the circular economy policy to do so before it closes. The consultation proposes introducing a charge of around 25p on all single-use cups … Read More
letsrecycle.com News · 8 Nov 2024
Industry news
Investor Enquiries - Premier Foods
Premier Foods news · 8 Nov 2024
Council news
Report a pavement issue - bury.gov.uk
Bury Council · 8 Nov 2024
Industry news
COUNTDOWN TO CHRISTMAS WITH KEVIN!
KEVIN THE CARROT ADVENT CALENDARS RETURN TO STORES FOR ONLY £1.49 Everyone’s favourite vegetable is back to kick off the countdown to Christmas as Aldi’s eagerly anticipated Kevin the Carrot Advent Calendar, a seasonal sell-out, returns to stores for another year. This follows Kevin’s reappearance on screens where he takes on an incredible assignment in […]
Aldi UK Press Centre · 8 Nov 2024
Industry news
OPINION: ‘It’s time to talk about processing food waste’
As we hurtle towards the end of 2024, the 2026 deadline to introduce weekly residential food waste collections where they are not already in place, seems to be looming ever closer. Matthew Rowan, director at Rowan Food and Biomass, considers what we might be overlooking when it comes to achieving the government’s goals. OPINION: Whilst … Read More
letsrecycle.com News · 8 Nov 2024
Industry news
DeBriefed 8 November 2024: Trump wins; COP16 ‘disarray’; Origin story of ‘$100bn’ climate-finance goal
Welcome to Carbon Brief’s DeBriefed. An essential guide to the week’s key developments relating to climate...
Carbon Brief · 8 Nov 2024
Policy & government
TF7 4ER, AO Recycling Limited: environmental permit issued - EPR/ZP3534RD/V006
View the permit issued for AO Recycling Telford, Telford under the Industrial Emissions Directive.
GOV.UK · 8 Nov 2024
Industry news
Richard Martin Returns to the Auction and Vehicle Recycling Industry
After a three-year non-compete period following the sale of SYNETIQ, Richard Martin is set to make his return to the UK’s auction and vehicle recycling sectors. Having sold SYNETIQ in 2021, Martin’s agreement limited his involvement in the industry—but as of this October, those restrictions have come to an end.
ATF Professional · 8 Nov 2024
Industry news
Webinar: Principales resultados de la COP16 para Latinoamérica
La conferencia de la ONU sobre biodiversidad (COP16) realizada en Cali, Colombia, contó con una...
Carbon Brief · 8 Nov 2024
Industry news
Green Doctor service launches in Lincolnshire - Groundwork
Groundwork UK · 8 Nov 2024
Industry news
Aldi partners with British suppliers to launch new beers to tackle food waste
INCPEN (Industry Council for Packaging and the Environment) · 8 Nov 2024
Industry news
North of England - adeptnet.org.uk
ADEPT (Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning & Transport) · 8 Nov 2024
Industry news
Kanadevia Inova begins construction on Encyclis ERF
Kanadevia Inova has begun the construction of a new Energy Recovery Facility (ERF) for Encyclis in Walsall in the West Midlands. The construction engineering company – formally known as Hitachi Zosen Inova – said that the plant will have a capacity of 436,000 tonnes and will process non-recyclable household and business waste. This will be … Read More
letsrecycle.com News · 8 Nov 2024
Industry news
Westminster Council celebrates night-time West End commercial collection service
Westminster Council said its new night-time commercial waste recycling service in the West End is collecting 50 tonnes of mixed recycling and cardboard from businesses every week.
Circular Online (CIWM) · 8 Nov 2024
Policy & government
Water level information for Irvine at Newmilns - Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA)
SEPA (Scottish Environment Protection Agency) · 8 Nov 2024
Industry news
Interactive: Tracking negotiating texts at the COP29 climate summit
Amid all the noise around the COP29 climate talks in Baku, Azerbaijan, it can be...
Carbon Brief · 8 Nov 2024
Industry news
Cumbria Waste Group acquires Derwent Recycling Services
Cumbria Waste Group has announced the acquisition of Derwent Recycling Services based in Workington, West Cumbria. The group said that the move forms part of its growth plan to “strengthen its base in Cumbria and regionalise its business across the north of England”. The new site is in close proximity to its existing sites and … Read More
letsrecycle.com News · 8 Nov 2024
Industry news
ALDI PARTNERS WITH BRITISH SUPPLIERS TO LAUNCH NEW BEERS TO TACKLE FOOD WASTE
Aldi has partnered with two British suppliers to introduce new beers to tackle food waste. Available in Aldi stores across the UK from 11th November, customers will be able to enjoy two exclusive beer products, developed in partnership with Toast Brewing and Freedom Brewery: By rescuing surplus or wonky ingredients such as Tiger bread and […]
Aldi UK Press Centre · 8 Nov 2024
Global
Circular Construction and Decarbonisation at the Heart of EuRIC’s Event at Ecomondo 2024
At ECOMONDO 2024 in Rimini, stakeholders from across the construction and recycling sectors gathered for an event organised by EuRIC, ANPAR and ECOMONDO to discuss the road to circularity and decarbonisation in the construction industry. The conference, held on 6 November 2024, addressed crucial questions related to the upcoming EU Circular Economy Act, which aims to […]
Global Recycling · 8 Nov 2024
Global
Government Interventions Putting Businesses, Jobs and Recycling Rates at Risk
Regulations and policy interventions that stifle the free trade of recycled materials are hampering achievement of sustainability goals and undermining the transition to a circular economy, the Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) insists in its latest position paper approved during the meeting of the organisation’s World Council of Recycling Associations on 30 October in Singapore. […]
Global Recycling · 8 Nov 2024
Council news
Latest news
Latest news Kids Go Free returns for another summer of free bus travel The return of the hugely popular Kids Go Free scheme, bringing back free bus travel for children and young people across the West of England during the school holidays, has been confirmed Proposed new speed limit scheme for the A370 in Weston A major new road safety initiative is being proposed for the A370 between the M5 Ju…
North Somerset Council · 8 Nov 2024
Industry news
Luxuriate in the season: five reasons to enjoy a long festive period
Grumbling about ‘Christmas creep’ might be popular, but there are jolly good reasons to stretch out the season of goodwill
Positive News · 8 Nov 2024
Global
🫠 THEY DID THAT
Content warning: Trump. The obvious news will not have escaped anyone’s attention this week. With Donald Trump’s re-election, the EU must recognise the urgency of stepping up and scaling up as the global leader in climate and environmental policy. The Trump administration’s poor track record in this area—from rolling back hundreds of environmental protections to pushing fossil fuel expansion, a…
META (European Environmental Bureau) · 8 Nov 2024
Industry news
COP29: Greenpeace briefing
COP29 takes place from Monday 11th to Friday 22nd of November in Baku, Azerbaijan. What to watch out for at COP29 A new climate finance package, plans to make polluters pay Finance is a cornerstone of global cooperation on climate change, and at the heart of the grand bargain underpinning the Paris Agreement. Developed countries […]
Greenpeace UK · 8 Nov 2024
Industry news
Defra hosts roundtable ahead of UN Plastic Treaty negotiations
Defra holds roundtable of businesses from across the plastic value chain ahead of the fifth session of negotiations to agree a global plastic pollution treaty (INC-5).
Circular Online (CIWM) · 8 Nov 2024
Industry news
Defra hosts roundtable ahead of final plastics treaty talks
On Wednesday (6 November 2024), Defra hosted a roundtable ahead of the final round of negotiations (INC-5) for the Global Plastics Treaty in Busan, South Korea. The negotiations were set up in an attempt to create a legally-binding worldwide treaty to eliminate plastic pollution by 2040. Greenpeace said that the conclusion of the most recent … Read More
letsrecycle.com News · 8 Nov 2024
Global
FEAD and ČAObH’s Third International Conference
The third international conference on ‘Higher Energy and Material Security in EU Countries’, jointly organised by FEAD (European Waste Management Association) and ČAObH (Czech Association for Circular Economy), brought together various stakeholders, including waste management companies, universities, and Czech and European legislators. The conference was opened with introductory speeches by Zde…
Global Recycling · 8 Nov 2024
Global
Battle for Legally Binding Agreements to Manage Global Plastic Production
Recyclers around the world are concerned regarding the inefficient progress on a Global Plastics Treaty being promoted by the United Nations. Discussion on the treaty at the Singapore Convention of the Bureau of International Recycling heard complaints that “low ambition” countries were delaying agreement on a legally binding instrument and that petrochemical plastics producers are […]
Global Recycling · 8 Nov 2024
Council news
Visitor's parking permits - Southwark Council
Southwark Council · 8 Nov 2024