Recycling news: 2023

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

Global Construction products law risks turning “carbon neutral EU” into a pipedream Standing firmly between Europe and carbon neutral 2050 is the underregulated construction product market, one of Europe’s heaviest burdens to the environment. With the vote in EU Parliament on 12 July, decisionmakers must choose: will the EU seize the opportunity of becoming the global leader in green materials, or will business-as-usual cost us our climate goals? Bich Dao reports. Colossal amo… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 7 Jun 2023 Industry news REA Warmly Welcomes Ofgem’s Net Zero Duty REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 7 Jun 2023 Industry news Progress Towards 2023 Recycling Targets: April data release and updated 2023 obligation The post Progress Towards 2023 Recycling Targets: April data release and updated 2023 obligation appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 7 Jun 2023 Council news Parkinson's Group - Elmbridge Borough Council Elmbridge Council · 7 Jun 2023 Policy & government ESFA Update: 7 June 2023 Latest information and actions from the Education and Skills Funding Agency for academies, schools, colleges, local authorities and further education providers GOV.UK · 7 Jun 2023 Industry news Scotland delays DRS until October 2025 The Scottish government has pushed back the rollout of the country’s deposit return scheme (DRS) until October 2025, in line with the rest of the UK. The announcement was made earlier today (7 June) by the circular economy minister Lorna Slater. It arrives in light of the UK government blocking the inclusion of glass in … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Jun 2023 Council news Extra waste - Elmbridge Borough Council Elmbridge Council · 7 Jun 2023 Council news Houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) - Elmbridge Borough Council Elmbridge Council · 7 Jun 2023 Council news Moving house - Wirral.Gov Wirral Council · 7 Jun 2023 Council news CIL charges and payments - Elmbridge Borough Council Elmbridge Council · 7 Jun 2023 Council news Protected trees - Elmbridge Borough Council Elmbridge Council · 7 Jun 2023 Council news Small business rate relief - Elmbridge Borough Council Elmbridge Council · 7 Jun 2023 Council news Change of circumstances - Elmbridge Borough Council Elmbridge Council · 7 Jun 2023 Global Reimagining work in a Europe beyond growth In response to the 2023 Beyond Growth Conference, this piece is the eight in a weekly series that was published together on 8 May in a special issue magazine, “Imagining Europe Beyond Growth”, developed in partnership with Belgian de-growth think tank Oikos. The magazine, curated by our Senior Policy Officer for Systemic Change Nick Meynen, features 18 articles from diverse actors in the “beyon… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 7 Jun 2023 Council news Student discount or exemption for Council Tax - Elmbridge Borough Council Elmbridge Council · 7 Jun 2023 Council news Off-street car parking strategy - Elmbridge Borough Council Elmbridge Council · 7 Jun 2023 Council news CIL local projects - Elmbridge Borough Council Elmbridge Council · 7 Jun 2023 Industry news Suez donates disused Teesside EfW railway for reuse Suez has donated 2.5 miles of disused railway track from its Teesside energy from waste (EfW) plant to be reused for improvements to the Wensleydale Railway in North Yorkshire. The disused railway track will be used to repair parts of the Wensleydale line that have worn way. The line is one of the oldest heritage … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Jun 2023 Council news How decision making arrangements work in Elmbridge - Elmbridge Borough Council Elmbridge Council · 7 Jun 2023 Council news Apply for Housing Benefit - Elmbridge Borough Council Elmbridge Council · 7 Jun 2023 Council news How decisions are made - Elmbridge Borough Council Elmbridge Council · 7 Jun 2023 Council news Telecommunications masts - Elmbridge Borough Council Elmbridge Council · 7 Jun 2023 Policy & government Mr P Cooper v Balfour Beatty Group Employment Ltd: 3205379/2022 Employment Tribunal decision. GOV.UK · 7 Jun 2023 Council news Water safety - Elmbridge Borough Council Elmbridge Council · 7 Jun 2023 Industry news Surrey to ‘use a range of tactics’ in recycling campaign The Surrey Environment Partnership has launched a campaign to increase recycling rates on the back of findings from a recently published report which details how Surrey county council is performing. The Recycling in Surrey 2021-22 report details that the county council recorded a 54.5% recycling rate in 2021/22, ranking it 37th in the country and … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Jun 2023 Industry news EU Recycling Targets: Progress and challenges on the path to a circular economy Valpak International Account Manager, Ella McCartney investigates whether the EU will be able to meet challenging recycling targets and achieve a circular economy by the deadlines set out in the Packaging Waste Directive. Valpak · 7 Jun 2023 Council news Elmbridge Borough Council privacy notice - Elmbridge Borough Council Elmbridge Council · 7 Jun 2023 Council news Report antisocial behaviour - Elmbridge Borough Council Elmbridge Council · 7 Jun 2023 Council news Community safety - Elmbridge Borough Council Elmbridge Council · 7 Jun 2023 Industry news Biffa chief urges Scotland not to delay DRS The chief executive of Biffa, Michael Topham, has written to the Scottish First Minister urging him not to delay the Scottish deposit return scheme (DRS) beyond March next year. The UK government has refused to back down after it granted Scotland’s DRS and exclusion from the Internal Markets Act, but only if glass is excluded. … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Jun 2023 Industry news Absolut Vodka begins initial trial of paper-based bottles Consumers will be able to recycle the bottles along with paper in their home recycling bins. Absolut Vodka, a global spirits company, is now testing its first-ever single-mould paper-based bottles in the UK for three months. The 500ml-sized single-mould paper bottles will be available in Tesco’s 22 stores in the Greater Manchester area at a... Skip & Waste Magazine · 7 Jun 2023 Industry news WATCH THE TRAILER > WILDERNESS: The wounding of England's last great wild spaces - ENDS Report ENDS Report · 7 Jun 2023 Industry news Inspiring Young Women | Ocado Group - Ocado Group Ocado Group media · 7 Jun 2023 Council news Dealing with compliments and complaints - surreyheath.gov.uk Surrey Heath Council · 6 Jun 2023 Council news Send a compliment or submit a complaint - surreyheath.gov.uk Surrey Heath Council · 6 Jun 2023 Council news Councillor Jon Neish - democracy.huntingdonshire.gov.uk Huntingdonshire Council · 6 Jun 2023 Council news SPA Mitigation Study 2008 - surreyheath.gov.uk Surrey Heath Council · 6 Jun 2023 Council news Surrey County Council Parking Guidance for New Development - surreyheath.gov.uk Surrey Heath Council · 6 Jun 2023 Council news Thames Basin Heaths Special Protection Area Avoidance Strategy SPD - surreyheath.gov.uk Surrey Heath Council · 6 Jun 2023 Council news Register for business rates - Chichester District Council Chichester Council · 6 Jun 2023