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WRAP: Circular economy could unlock more than £93bn @WRAP_NGO letsrecycle.com/news/wrap-ci…
WRAP: Circular economy could unlock more than £93bn - letsrecycle.com

WRAP: Circular economy could unlock more than £93bn - letsrecycle.com

Taking “bolder steps” towards the circular economy could generate an additional £93 billion Gross Value Added and support 550k new jobs.

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Veolia @Veolia opens new ‘circular economy hub’ in Birmingham letsrecycle.com/news/veolia-…
Veolia opens new ‘circular economy hub’ in Birmingham - letsrecycle.com

Veolia opens new ‘circular economy hub’ in Birmingham - letsrecycle.com

Veolia has redeveloped a Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC) in Birmingham into a circular economy hub.

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October prices are now live! 🥫 View the market report here: letsrecycle.com/news/market-… And the full price index here: letsrecycle.com/prices/
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OPINION: ‘How the waste sector is strengthening fire prevention’ letsrecycle.com/news/opinion…
OPINION: ‘How the waste sector is strengthening fire prevention’ - letsrecycle.com

OPINION: ‘How the waste sector is strengthening fire prevention’ - letsrecycle.com

James Wallace, Group Fire Safety Manager at Biffa, on the “two-pronged approach” needed for fire prevention in the waste sector. 

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Willshees acquires Wolverhampton skip business letsrecycle.com/news/willshe…
Willshees acquires Wolverhampton skip business - letsrecycle.com

Willshees acquires Wolverhampton skip business - letsrecycle.com

Willshees Group has announced the acquisition of the business and assets of Jones Skips in Wolverhampton. 

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Exchange For Change publishes first list of certified RVMs letsrecycle.com/news/exchang…
Exchange For Change publishes first list of certified RVMs - letsrecycle.com

Exchange For Change publishes first list of certified RVMs - letsrecycle.com

Exchange For Change has published its first list of certified reverse vending machines, alongside new artwork guidance for the machines.

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YouGov: Most shoppers willing to use DRS, but awareness remains low letsrecycle.com/news/yougov-…
YouGov: Most shoppers willing to use DRS, but awareness remains low - letsrecycle.com

YouGov: Most shoppers willing to use DRS, but awareness remains low - letsrecycle.com

71% of UK supermarket shoppers would be likely to return containers to reclaim a 20p deposit once the DRS launches, according to YouGov.

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LIVE SECTOR REACTIONS: Autumn Budget 2026 letsrecycle.com/news/live-se…
LIVE SECTOR REACTIONS: Autumn Budget 2026 - letsrecycle.com

LIVE SECTOR REACTIONS: Autumn Budget 2026 - letsrecycle.com

The waste and recycling sector has reacted to today’s (28 October 2026) release of the Autumn Budget by Chancellor John Healey.

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REFUSE REFLECTIONS: ‘Does it matter that Britain’s recycling rate is 44.5%?’ letsrecycle.com/news/refuse-…
REFUSE REFLECTIONS: 'Does it matter that Britain’s recycling rate is 44.5%?' - letsrecycle.com

REFUSE REFLECTIONS: 'Does it matter that Britain’s recycling rate is 44.5%?' - letsrecycle.com

The Waste Whisperer questions whether "the recycling rate" has lost its utility for measuring circular economy success.

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Textile recycling charity faces winding-up amid Garda investigation letsrecycle.com/news/textile…
Textile recycling charity faces winding-up amid Garda investigation - letsrecycle.com

Textile recycling charity faces winding-up amid Garda investigation - letsrecycle.com

The High Court has appointed provisional liquidators to Liberties Recycling, amid a Garda investigation into alleged money-laundering.

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Autumn Budget: PPT certification rules confirmed for 2030 letsrecycle.com/news/autumn-…
Autumn Budget: PPT certification rules confirmed for 2030 - letsrecycle.com

Autumn Budget: PPT certification rules confirmed for 2030 - letsrecycle.com

The government has announced changes to Plastic Packaging Tax, Landfill Tax and fuel duty as part of the Budget announced by Chancellor John Healey.

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Reform proposes to scrap ETS in ‘alternative budget’ letsrecycle.com/news/reform-…
Reform proposes to scrap ETS in ‘alternative budget’ - letsrecycle.com

Reform proposes to scrap ETS in ‘alternative budget’ - letsrecycle.com

Reform UK has said that it would abolish the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) as part of an “alternative budget” released on Monday.

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Scotland’s household recycling rate fell to 42.8% in 2025 letsrecycle.com/news/scotlan…
Scotland's household recycling rate fell to 42.8% in 2025 - letsrecycle.com

Scotland's household recycling rate fell to 42.8% in 2025 - letsrecycle.com

Scotland's household recycling rate fell by 1.5 percentage points to 42.8% in 2025, according to new figures published by the SEPA.

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Battery sparks fire at Kenilworth recycling centre letsrecycle.com/news/battery…
Battery sparks fire at Kenilworth recycling centre - letsrecycle.com

Battery sparks fire at Kenilworth recycling centre - letsrecycle.com

A fire broke out at a household waste recycling centre in Kenilworth after a lithium-ion battery was incorrectly disposed of.

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Veolia secures first full-scale carbon capture contract @Veolia letsrecycle.com/news/veolia-…
Veolia secures first full-scale carbon capture contract - letsrecycle.com

Veolia secures first full-scale carbon capture contract - letsrecycle.com

Veolia has secured a contract to supply CO2 purification technology for the carbon capture plant at Protos Energy Recovery Facility.

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Waste firm given £47k penalty for ‘blatant attempt to get round the law’ letsrecycle.com/news/waste-f…
Waste firm given £47k penalty for ‘blatant attempt to get round the law’ - letsrecycle.com

Waste firm given £47k penalty for ‘blatant attempt to get round the law’ - letsrecycle.com

A waste operator has been fined £12k and ordered to pay more than £35k in costs and surcharges after deliberately discharging red diesel.

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EverGrowth Group acquires East Sussex waste firm letsrecycle.com/news/evergro…
EverGrowth Group acquires East Sussex waste firm - letsrecycle.com

EverGrowth Group acquires East Sussex waste firm - letsrecycle.com

EverGrowth Group has acquired the waste transfer station and skip hire business of Haulaway, a waste management company based in East Sussex.

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CIWM report: DRS could cut MRF material income by more than 30% @CIWM letsrecycle.com/news/ciwm-re…
CIWM report: DRS could cut MRF material income by more than 30% - letsrecycle.com

CIWM report: DRS could cut MRF material income by more than 30% - letsrecycle.com

A new report has warned that the Deposit Return Scheme could reduce material-sale income at Materials Recovery Facilities by more than 30%.

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OPINION: Does RAM 2027 work for plastics? letsrecycle.com/news/opinion…
OPINION: Does RAM 2027 work for plastics? - letsrecycle.com

OPINION: Does RAM 2027 work for plastics? - letsrecycle.com

Bridge Lodge, The British Plastics Federation, on the suitability of RAM 2027 for plastic packaging.

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EC delays packaging labelling plans to allow for consultation @EU_Commission letsrecycle.com/news/ec-dela…
EC delays packaging labelling plans to allow for consultation - letsrecycle.com

EC delays packaging labelling plans to allow for consultation - letsrecycle.com

The European Commission has delayed the publication of its planned packaging labelling rules to run a public consultation ahead of implementation.

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