Recycling news: 2026

Fresh every day from industry press, GOV.UK and research feeds — plus the historical archive. Last updated 4 Aug 2026.

Industry news Are you leaving money on the table? Drawing on expert interviews conducted as part of the UK Government’s Post-Implementation Review of the Ecodesign Regulations for Electric Motors and Variable Speed Drives, Thomas Marks, Director General at the […] Water Magazine · 1 Jul 2026 Industry news Webinar to explore moving indirect reuse to full implementation UK water companies are invited to join an upcoming webinar which will explore how the sector can take indirect potable reuse (IPR) from concept to full-scale operational reality. The online […] Water Magazine · 1 Jul 2026 Industry news WICS invites Scottish public to have their say on water charges The Scottish public is invited to comment on draft plans for water and wastewater charges, investment and service improvements for the period 2027 to 2033. The Water Industry Commission for […] Water Magazine · 1 Jul 2026 Industry news Driver/Loader - SUEZ recycling and recovery UK SUEZ recycling and recovery UK · 1 Jul 2026 Industry news Easy-to-move furniture made for an urban lifestyle - IKEA IKEA UK newsroom · 1 Jul 2026 Industry news Why choosing a payments partner should never become a popularity contest For many retailers, the search for a new payments partner begins with discipline. Internal teams map out what the business needs. They review pain points, customer behaviour, technology requirements, security standards and whether each provider can support the company’s next phase of growth. Then the decision reaches the boardroom. Suddenly, the questions can change. Who... Retail Gazette · 1 Jul 2026 Industry news McSmart® Plus - McDonald's McDonald's UK newsroom · 1 Jul 2026 Industry news McSmart® Meal - McDonald's McDonald's UK newsroom · 1 Jul 2026 Industry news PRN Pricewatch: Week ending 26 June 2026 Each week we publish the average trading price for packaging recovery notes from PRN marketplace The Environment Exchange. Packaging News (UK) · 30 Jun 2026 Industry news International Biogas Congress & Expo 2027 - Bioenergy Insight Magazine Bioenergy Insight · 30 Jun 2026 Industry news Europe’s Heatwave Economy Productivity, overheads, and insurability a taking a hit – and the people-heavy economy is no longer immune. Anthesis Group · 30 Jun 2026 Industry news Apprentice Business Administrator - SUEZ recycling and recovery UK SUEZ recycling and recovery UK · 30 Jun 2026 Industry news MORE THAN 3 IN 5 HOUSEHOLDS NOW SHOP AT LIDL AS DISCOUNTER BECOMES BRITAIN’S FIFTH LARGEST SUPERMARKET - Lidl Lidl GB media centre · 30 Jun 2026 Industry news Two new Welsh plastics facilities to open by 2028 - ENDS Waste & Bioenergy ENDS Waste & Bioenergy · 30 Jun 2026 Industry news Suffolk CC to push on with LGR legal challenge - localgov.co.uk LocalGov · 30 Jun 2026 Industry news How Europe's IED 2.0 could change India's CEMS structure - Envirotech Online Envirotech Online · 30 Jun 2026 Industry news London Climate Action Week Calling The week the city's climate ambitions were as high as the temperatures. Anthesis Group · 30 Jun 2026 Industry news Ferrero achieves sustainability milestones in latest report Ferrero has reported a 16,000-tonne reduction in plastic since September 2021, according to its latest annual sustainability report. The confectionery brand introduced a box redesigned that lowered the plastic-to-product ratio… Grocery Gazette · 30 Jun 2026 Industry news Glass collection for recycling rates increase to 82.2% in 2024 - Glass International Glass International · 30 Jun 2026 Industry news [MP] Earthmatters 1 26/27 Postal [MP] Earthmatters 1 26/27 Postal Anonymous (not verified) Tue, 30/06/2026 - 16:03 Guid from Dynamics f532936b-9474-f111-ab0f-6045bd0f2549 Campaign Code FC-02512 Function 247960001 Friends of the Earth (EWNI) · 30 Jun 2026 Industry news Taiwan Leads the Green Shift: Discover Tomorrow’s Circular Textile Solutions As the global fashion and outdoor industries accelerate toward carbon neutrality and material circularity, Taiwan’s leading manufacturers are reshaping the […] Ecotextile News · 30 Jun 2026 Industry news Our Approach to Net Zero - Marks & Spencer M&S corporate press releases · 30 Jun 2026 Industry news Life Health Foods upgrades fleet to boost warehouse safety - Materials Handling World MHW Magazine (Materials Handling World) · 30 Jun 2026 Industry news New REA report: Flexible data centres are the grid’s new best friend REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 30 Jun 2026 Industry news New REA report: Flexible data centres are the grid’s new best friend REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 30 Jun 2026 Industry news Love Nature Pick Litter Campaign - CleanupUK CleanupUK · 30 Jun 2026 Industry news New Android e-jobsheet app enables greater connectivity and efficiency e-jobsheet, the all-purpose tyre service app powered by the management platform TiDaeX from MobileIT Apps, now offers a native Android version, which reportedly enables “greater processing capabilities, connectivity options and improves delivery of efficiencies and savings”. Tyrepress · 30 Jun 2026 Industry news Cascale scales manufacturer climate action push Cascale’s 2025 annual report charts rapid manufacturer uptake of climate and purchasing practice programmes AMSTERDAM — Cascale has reported record […] Ecotextile News · 30 Jun 2026 Industry news Investors react positively to Halfords financial results The 25 June news that Halfords Group revenue increased 4.8 per cent like-for-like, with Autocentres (ex-Avayler) up 5.8 per cent, plus the affirmation that growth continues to be led by Autocentres was received positively by analysts and institutional investors alike. Indeed, five days after the publication of its full-year 2026 results (FY26) Halfords shares were trading >30 per cent higher th… Tyrepress · 30 Jun 2026 Industry news Veolia wins inaugural British Safety Council Innovation in Health Award Veolia has won the inaugural British Safety Council Innovation in Health Award for its Injury Prevention Programme supporting municipal waste collection teams. Circular Online (CIWM) · 30 Jun 2026 Industry news ReVentas and KBR partner on plastics dissolution recycling Scotland-based recycling technology company ReVentas has signed an engineering and licensing alliance with KBR to accelerate the rollout of its plastic recycling technology. The agreement will see KBR support the global licensing, engineering and scale-up of ReVentas’ dissolution recycling process, which is designed to recover high-purity polymers from post-consumer polyethylene (PE) and polypr… letsrecycle.com News · 30 Jun 2026 Industry news CMA consults on new requirements for Apple and Google’s mobile platforms The Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) is consulting on new conduct requirements for Apple and Google under the UK digital markets competition regime. The proposed requirements would remove restrictions currently preventing UK app developers from ‘steering’ their customers away from Apple and Google’s platforms for payment. ‘Steering’ – the ability for developers to engage with […] UKTN (UK Tech News) · 30 Jun 2026 Industry news Carclo Upgrades Medical Production with Wittmann Robotics - PlastikMedia PlastikMedia News · 30 Jun 2026 Industry news Warning over EPR’s impact on temperature-controlled packaging HYDROPAC has said that businesses using temperature-controlled packaging may need to rethink long-established packaging choices. The warning comes as the UK’s extended producer responsibility (EPR) regulations begin to change the commercial cost of different cooling materials. Organisations with an annual turnover above £1 million and handling more than 25 tonnes of packaging annually are now […] Packaging Scotland · 30 Jun 2026 Industry news Disposal of DIY Waste from your Home - wrwa.gov.uk Western Riverside Waste Authority · 30 Jun 2026 Industry news Gosh! unveils ‘Mad About Veg’ campaign Plant-based brand Gosh! has unveiled a marketing campaign named ‘Mad About Veg’, which is a new platform designed to encourage more shoppers to embrace vegetable-based eating. The integrated campaign aims… Grocery Gazette · 30 Jun 2026 Industry news British renewables set new quarterly generation record - BusinessGreen BusinessGreen — waste topic · 30 Jun 2026 Industry news Renewable gas coalition urges GHG Protocol to recognise market-based fuel purchases A coalition of around 90 organisations from the renewable gas sector has called on the Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHG Protocol) to revise its forthcoming corporate greenhouse gas accounting standard to better recognise the climate benefits of renewable gaseous fuels. The appeal, published during London Climate Action Week, argues that changes to the GHG Protocol’s proposed […] Envirotec Magazine · 30 Jun 2026 Industry news AI sovereignty begins with the soil beneath our feet Every industrial revolution has been shaped by physical assets. Coal fuelled the nineteenth century. Steel defined the twentieth. Artificial intelligence will define the twenty-first, but despite its digital image, AI is ultimately constrained by something very familiar: land, energy and infrastructure. For much of the past forty years, Britain’s post-industrial heartlands have been viewed thro… UKTN (UK Tech News) · 30 Jun 2026 Industry news Şişecam holds 40th International Glass Conference in Turkey - Glass International Glass International · 30 Jun 2026