• News CIWM Partners with Defra on Change Network for Simpler Recycling 22nd January 2026 CIWM / Defra / Simpler Recycling Charities urge UK Government to allow Wales to collect glass in its DRS 21st January 2026 Circular Economy / Deposit Return Scheme / Wales Birmingham bin strikes forecast to cost council £14.6m 21st January 2026 Birmingham bin strikes / household collections / local authorities Tank shell discovery forces Devon recycling centre to close 21st January 2026 HWRCs / local authorities / residual waste MPs ‘backs call’ for greater support of plastic packaging alternatives 20th January 2026 biodegradable / Plastic Packaging / Single-Use Plastic Rare earth magnet recycling facility opens in West Midlands 20th January 2026 Critical Raw Materials / hydrogen / Recycling Biodegradable plastics research wins $500k Hill Prize 20th January 2026 Agricultural Waste / materials / Plastics Court throws out £50m Biffa lawsuit over failed Scottish DRS 19th January 2026 Biffa / DRS / Scotland Defra challenges ‘completely false’ Simpler Recycling reports 16th January 2026 Defra / local authorities / Simpler Recycling Reappointments made to the Environment Agency Board 15th January 2026 Environment Agency PackUK appoints advisory group members and Chairs 14th January 2026 Extended Producer Responsibility / packaging / PackUK eBay Expands Circular Fashion Fund Across Europe and North America 14th January 2026 ebay / funding / textiles Leeds City Council partners to trial coffee pod recycling at HWRCs 13th January 2026 HWRCs / local authorities / Podback EU invests €6m in piloting a deposit return scheme for textiles 13th January 2026 Deposit Return Scheme / Europe / textiles Suffolk County Council and Biffa sign £12m MRF upgrade contract 13th January 2026 Biffa / local authorities / Materials Recovery Facility Packaging firm fined after employee dies following exposure to harmful gas 12th January 2026 Health and Safety Executive / packaging Southall recycling centre fire causes travel chaos 12th January 2026 mixed recycling / Recycling / Waste Fire News in brief | CIWM Commercial Partner Updates January 9th January 2026 CIWM First 1 2 … 13 14 15 … 306 307 Last
