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“Ick factor” biggest threat to circular economy, new study finds

11th July 2025

BSI / Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership / Circular Economy

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Welsh recycling company fined £64,000 after ‘significant fire’

27th June 2025

Lithium ion / Natural Resources Wales / Waste Fire

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Birmingham secures injunction against waste strike disruption as bin backlog grows

28th May 2025

Birmingham bin strikes / Birmingham City Council / waste collection

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Universal kerbside battery collections could save £6bn, report says

29th April 2025

Batteries / Environmental Services Association / Waste Fires

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Waste company fined after man run over on his first day of work

10th April 2025

Health and Safety Executive / waste and recycling sector

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Two men ordered to pay £313,000 for running illegal tyre waste site

7th April 2025

Environment Agency / Tyres / Waste Crime

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Man fined £12,000 for storing toxic waste at his business

25th March 2025

local authorities / Waste Crime

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Man fined for burning asbestos waste next to ancient woodland

6th February 2025

Environment Agency / Waste Crime

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Welsh company fined for health and safety failures at HWRCs

3rd February 2025

Health and Safety Executive / HWRCs

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10 fire engines called to “severe fire” at Biffa recycling plant

6th January 2025

Biffa / Recycling Centre / Waste Fire

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87% of people employed in recycling and waste feel safe at work

28th November 2024

Environmental Services Association / health and safety

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AD firm fined £300,000 after explosion causes life-changing injuries

26th November 2024

Environment Agency / Health and Safety Executive

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Fatal injury rate in waste industry is 9 times the all industry rate

22nd November 2024

Health and Safety Executive / waste industry

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Routine H&S inspection lands metal recycling firm £650,000 fine

28th October 2024

Health and Safety Executive / Metal Recycling

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Pilot project to trial tech that prevents batteries igniting in HWRCs

23rd October 2024

E-Waste / Lithium Ion Batteries / Waste Fires

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£30 million for research to tackle UK nuclear decommissioning challenges

28th August 2024

Nuclear Decommissioning Authority / Nuclear Waste / Research and Development

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Fires from improper disposal averaging one fire per day – Veolia

28th August 2024

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