12/10/2020
Councils calm on waste impact of further lockdowns
With further lockdown restrictions in sight, councils in areas already facing tighter restrictions have set…
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12/10/2020
Scotland ‘moves goalposts’ on commingling
Scotland is to get a new definition of commingling which appears to be ‘moving the…
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09/10/2020
Suez to retain Kensington and Chelsea waste contract
Suez Recycling and Recovery UK is to be appointed the preferred bidder by the Royal…
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09/10/2020
Remet acquires Universal Recycling
London-based non-ferrous metal recycler, Remet, has acquired the Universal Recycling group of companies, after it…
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09/10/2020
Welsh council shuts HWRC to boost recycling
Monmouthshire council has announced the closure of its Household Waste and Recycling Centre (HWRC) in…
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09/10/2020
Biffa buys Simply Waste Solutions for £35m
Biffa plc announced today (9 October) that it had acquired Simply Waste Solutions which it…
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08/10/2020
Sector anticipating ‘return to normal’ by 2023
The waste sector is not anticipating a “return to normal” for waste volumes and composition…
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08/10/2020
Co-op and Jayplas trial in-store plastics take-back
In the wake of the Co-op announcement that 50 of its sites in southern England…
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07/10/2020
Greater Manchester sees 5% recycling drop
The Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) recorded a 5.1% drop in its recycling rate in…
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07/10/2020
Technical competence amnesty agreed by EA
The Environment Agency says it will not regard the failure to complete and pass relevant assessments as a…
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