Recycling news: 2023

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

Industry news Great reads: CPRE staff share their favourite books - CPRE CPRE (the countryside charity) · 2 Mar 2023 Industry news Material Focus: ‘Consider other metrics to measure WEEE’ Research around waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) has come up with alternative ideas to measuring the waste equipment and batteries by weight. The research commissioned by WEEE campaign organisation Material Focus has come up with other measures that it believes could improve the way the UK measures and assesses the efficiency of its waste … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 2 Mar 2023 Industry news WISH urges operators with RCV bin-lifting kit to review safety Operators of refuse collection vehicles (RCVs) have been urged to review their use of semi-automatic and automatic bin lifting equipment against published guidance. The call comes in a position statement from the Waste Industry Safety and Health (WISH) Forum published yesterday, 1 March. It was issued on the back of a fatality in Coventry on … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 2 Mar 2023 Council news Find a GP, dentist, pharmacy, hospital or optician - Rutland County Council Rutland Council · 2 Mar 2023 Council news MAB37651 - AUCHNAFOY FARM - Aberdeenshire Council Aberdeenshire Council · 2 Mar 2023 Council news Redbridge FSD & Local Offer | Roding Karate Club - find.redbridge.gov.uk Redbridge Council · 2 Mar 2023 Council news ASN Central Team - Moray Council Moray Council · 2 Mar 2023 Industry news Service client et partenaires - Too Good To Go Too Good To Go UK · 2 Mar 2023 Council news Street cleaning schedule - Colchester City Council Colchester Council · 2 Mar 2023 Industry news Independent, Academic LCA Highlights 80% Carbon Savings Versus Incineration for Mura’s Process The post Independent, Academic LCA Highlights 80% Carbon Savings Versus Incineration for Mura’s Process appeared first on Mura Technology . Mura Technology news · 2 Mar 2023 Global Reloop and ZWE release guidelines for legislating MWS in the context of the Renewable Energy Directive This policy briefing by Reloop and Zero Waste Europe provides guidelines for legislating mixed waste sorting (MWS) in the context of the Renewable Energy Directive (RED). Reloop Platform · 2 Mar 2023 Global Conference on Mixed Waste Sorting Mixed Waste Sorting: The next frontier for the circular economy." conference will take place on March 21, 2023, in Brussels, Belgium, from 9 AM to 4 PM CET. Reloop Platform · 2 Mar 2023 Industry news Our strategy - Greggs Corporate Greggs corporate media · 1 Mar 2023 Industry news Protecting Wild Waters - Surfers Against Sewage Surfers Against Sewage · 1 Mar 2023 Industry news Greggs secures NES diversity and inclusion accreditation - Greggs Corporate Greggs corporate media · 1 Mar 2023 Industry news Salvar Boa Comida do Desperdício - Too Good To Go Too Good To Go UK · 1 Mar 2023 Industry news Feed a child in need by adding 25p to your order in Greggs - Greggs Corporate Greggs corporate media · 1 Mar 2023 Industry news Save Good Food From Going To Waste - Too Good To Go - Too Good To Go Too Good To Go UK · 1 Mar 2023 Industry news The cost savings of repair There are lots of benefits of visiting a repair cafe; helping to reduce waste, improving mental wellbeing, and also saving money. This blog post showcases some examples of where visitors have used their local repair cafe to help save them money, something we all know is so important right now. The Ukelele This ukulele ... Repair Cafe Wales · 1 Mar 2023 Industry news User and Business Support - Too Good To Go Too Good To Go UK · 1 Mar 2023 Global The struggle to survive industry Innocent people and the environment are paying the price of industry pollution with their health. An Italian town has been suffering the consequences of an environmental crisis for decades. A Bulgarian plant is allowed to pollute by obscuring information. Romanian coal plants benefit from working outside the law. Will EU policymakers ensure protection for people, not polluters? Maria Luís Ferna… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 1 Mar 2023 Industry news Chemical safety testing as part of a stronger REACH, protecting health & environment, promoting alternative methods Chemicals are an indispensable part of our daily life; some are harmless, while many may have harmful effects. But how do we properly assess whether chemicals are harmful or not? We need to assess how toxic a chemical may be, but also what its behaviour is in the environment – does it accumulate in organisms, […] CHEM Trust · 1 Mar 2023 Industry news DRS ‘on course’ for August launch, Circularity Scotland says Circularity Scotland has said the deposit return scheme (DRS) remains “on course” to be launched in Scotland this August, as producers responsible for more than 95% of the containers sold in the country have now registered. And, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has written to the Prime Minister Rishi Sunak this week seeking his support to … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 1 Mar 2023 Policy & government Heat and buildings strategy This strategy sets out how the UK will decarbonise our homes, and our commercial, industrial and public sector buildings, as part of setting a path to net zero by 2050. GOV.UK · 1 Mar 2023 Industry news Privacy Policy - Greggs Corporate Greggs corporate media · 1 Mar 2023 Industry news Making our planet safer - Greggs Corporate Greggs corporate media · 1 Mar 2023 Industry news Results and regulatory news - Greggs Corporate Greggs corporate media · 1 Mar 2023 Industry news Getting a Greggs fix gets easier as shop estate grows with 400th franchise opening - Greggs Corporate Greggs corporate media · 1 Mar 2023 Industry news Our history - Greggs Corporate Greggs corporate media · 1 Mar 2023 Global Slowing down to ramp up: why net zero mobility needs degrowth Electrification is a necessary step towards sustainable mobility. However, it has never been sufficient. Mobility in the twenty-first century will necessitate more than simply switching to a cleaner energy source. META (European Environmental Bureau) · 1 Mar 2023 Industry news ESA launches Social Value Charter The Environmental Services Association (ESA) has today (1 March) set out a social value mission statement as part of a new charter to support sector efforts in its delivery of social value. The charter can be viewed here. The ESA explained that social value is an “increasingly valuable way to understand measure and respond” to … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 1 Mar 2023 Industry news Statement of reassurance – MRF Logo, 1 March 2023 MRF_UK MPMA (Metal Packaging Manufacturers Association) · 1 Mar 2023 Council news Shared Prosperity Fund 2022-26 - Vale of Glamorgan Council The Vale of Glamorgan Council · 1 Mar 2023 Industry news Driving Circular Automotive Transformation: A time to reimagine The necessary transition towards a low-carbon and circular economy is already underway in the automotive sector, but do we have what it takes to deliver a real and lasting impact? In part one of a two-part feature, Mike Townsend explores how incumbents and market disruptors are developing different models towards a brave, new net-zero and circular world. What shape will the future take, and who… edie — Circular Economy tag · 1 Mar 2023 Industry news Ward’s Goal Smashing in 2023 is a Marathon not a Sprint As part of its commitment to ‘Smash Some Goals in 2023’, metal recycling and waste specialist Ward is getting being... Ward Recycling · 1 Mar 2023 Industry news British businesses urged to prepare for packaging waste reforms The Government has brought reporting requirements for Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) into force, making it easier for consumers to recycle packaging waste. edie — Circular Economy tag · 1 Mar 2023 Industry news Plastic recyclers hit by low virgin polymer prices, BIR says Plastic recyclers are being hit by the low price of virgin polymer which is “outweighing the momentum for recycled content,” according to the Bureau of International Recycling (BIR). Despite this, UK recyclers have been supported by the relatively high packaging recovery note (PRN) price of more than £300 a tonne. Some have even said this … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 1 Mar 2023 Industry news allplants: City Harvest helped us get top B-Corp score The post allplants: City Harvest helped us get top B-Corp score appeared first on City Harvest . City Harvest London · 1 Mar 2023 Industry news Shore Recycling director ‘devasted’ after fatal blaze The managing director of Shore Recycling, Michael Elwine, has said he is “devastated” after an employee died as a result of an explosion and fire at its Perth site yesterday (28 February). The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service was alerted at 12.39am to reports of a large fire within an industrial recycling centre at Friarton … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 1 Mar 2023 Policy & government Hospitality strategy: reopening, recovery, resilience This strategy sets out how the UK government will work with the hospitality sector, as it reopens and recovers from COVID-19, to build the sector’s longer term resilience. GOV.UK · 1 Mar 2023