Insight Why compliance teams are the missing link in the circular economy 13th January 2026 Circular Economy / CIWM / compliance News Leeds City Council partners to trial coffee pod recycling at HWRCs 13th January 2026 HWRCs / local authorities / Podback News EU invests €6m in piloting a deposit return scheme for textiles 13th January 2026 Deposit Return Scheme / Europe / textiles News Suffolk County Council and Biffa sign £12m MRF upgrade contract 13th January 2026 Biffa / local authorities / Materials Recovery Facility News Southall recycling centre fire causes travel chaos 12th January 2026 mixed recycling / Recycling / Waste Fire News News in brief | CIWM Commercial Partner Updates January 9th January 2026 CIWM News Food waste forecast to cost businesses $540 billion in 2026 8th January 2026 Food Waste / Supply Chain News 20,000 tonne Kidlington waste dump clearance to ‘begin in February’ 7th January 2026 Environment Agency / Kidlington / Waste Crime Insight The hidden value in e-waste: The importance of proper IT asset disposal 6th January 2026 Critical Raw Materials / E-Waste / electronics News Poorly managed solid waste is driving a ‘public health crisis’, WHO finds 5th January 2026 municipal waste / Solid Waste / World Health Organisation News WRAP Chair Sebastian Munden awarded CBE in New Year Honours 5th January 2026 Circular Economy / WRAP News EU plans tighter checks on plastic imports to support recycling industry 24th December 2025 European Union / plastic News MPs and industry meet to address rise in lithium-ion battery fires 23rd December 2025 battery recycling / North London Waste Authority / Waste Fires News Recycling rates drop at Christmas as households struggle with festive waste, survey suggests 22nd December 2025 Christmas Waste / Sortera UK / WRAP News Northumberland man given suspended prison sentence for illegal waste site 22nd December 2025 Environment Agency / Waste Crime News Bin contamination fines cost Coventry City Council £900,000 22nd December 2025 Contaminated Recycling / Coventry City Council / Sherborne recycling facility News University secures £44,000 grant to study barriers to paper cup recycling 17th December 2025 National Cup Recycling Scheme / reuse / University College London News Salvation Army Trading Company halts textile collections at HWRCs amid market pressures 17th December 2025 recycling centres / textiles / The Salvation Army Trading Company First 1 2 … 9 10 11 … 225 226 Last
