News Waste site ordered to stop work over dangerous dust pollution 29th July 2026 Aggregates / Environment Agency News EA ‘carefully considering’ claims of toxic chemicals at illegal waste sites 27th July 2026 Defra / Environment Agency / Waste Crime News Waste & recycling company fined £36,000 for ‘repeated’ site failures 13th July 2026 asbestos / health and safety / Wales News Man jailed after killing colleague by driving over him twice at biomass facility 9th July 2026 Biomass / health and safety / Northern Ireland News Waste and recycling still among most dangerous sectors to work in, statistics show 1st July 2026 Health and Safety Executive / Recycling / waste and resources News Major recycling centre fire caused by disposable vape, fire service says 30th June 2026 disposable vapes / Lithium Ion Batteries / Waste Fires News 20 fire engines deployed to recycling centre fire in Cheshire 23rd June 2026 cardboard / Recycling / Waste Fire News Waste company fined £300,000 after teenage employee fractures leg 19th June 2026 Clinical Waste / Health and Safety Executive News Nitrous oxide canisters caused £4.7m in damage to Veolia EfW facilities since 2023 10th June 2026 energy from waste / HWRCs / Veolia News Waste and recycling company fined after employee suffers life-changing injuries 9th June 2026 Health and Safety Executive / Recycling News Charge a £5 deposit on disposable vapes, waste companies urge 1st June 2026 disposable vapes / local authorities / Waste Fires News Waste and recycling company fined after employee death 29th May 2026 Health and Safety Executive / Recycling News Arson investigation launched after recycling centre fire in Wales 15th May 2026 Natural Resources Wales / Recycling / Waste Fire News Waste company given six-figure fine for stockpiling skips 13th May 2026 Health and Safety Executive News Fire brigades called to one lithium-ion battery fire every five hours 11th May 2026 Batteries / Lithium Ion Batteries / Waste Fires News Ban ‘forever chemicals’ in non-essential products, MPs urge 27th April 2026 Defra / Forever chemicals / PFAS News Liquidated waste management company fined £1 after man loses both legs in excavator crush 21st April 2026 health and safety / Health and Safety Executive / Waste Management News Environment Agency to receive £45m as part of waste crime action plan 20th March 2026 Environment Agency / local authorities / Waste Crime First 1 2 … 26 27 Last
