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Councils set to contribute £7.3M for waste heat network
Three councils are supporting plans for a district heating network linked to Viridor’s energy-from-waste facility in Exeter.
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Synetiq to build electric vehicle recycling plant
Synetiq is set to build what it claims will be the UK's first electric and hybrid vehicle dismantling facility in Winsford.
SEPA tackles emerging threat of abandoned waste trailers
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has warned of an emerging trend in waste crime after two trailers full of waste were recently abandoned...
Glasgow restores food waste collections for flats
Glasgow City Council has reinstated food waste recycling collections across the city for flats and tenements, following a suspension of the service in...
Biffa buys surplus food redistribution firm
Biffa has acquired Company Shop Group (CSG), a leading UK redistributor of surplus food and household products, for an undisclosed sum.
Sainsbury’s trials in-store recycling for flexible plastics
Sainsbury’s is trialling an in-store recycling system for flexible films found in household products such as salad bags and cake wrappers.
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FCC wins Scottish council food waste contract
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Innovate UK backs £1.2m chemical recycling project
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Welsh plastics-to-oil project granted Covid loan
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Viridor unveils plans for South Lanarkshire EfW
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Teesside EfW joint venture gets green light
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Biffa wins city contracts in Edinburgh and Winchester
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Sunderland extends recycling deal with J&B
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Hampshire firm seeks permit for waste transfer station
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Suffolk gives green light to HWRC expansion plan
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Rochford continues Viridor recycling partnership
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Green power storage plant secured in countryside location
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Veolia loses appeal for new recycling facility in Merseyside
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Wash plant approved at recycling site on Merseyside
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WEEE plastic recycling approved at Lancashire industrial site
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Wash plant approved to promote high-quality recycled aggregate
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Retrospective approval granted for dust silos at landfill site
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Permission granted for extensions at Welsh recycling facility
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Development at countryside recycling centre approved
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Inert waste recycling refused contrary to officer recommendation
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Extension approved for Welsh recycling centre
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Quarry firm seeks permit change for landfill proposals
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Quarry extension approved at site in North West
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Concrete plant extension approved despite noise concerns
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Timescale extended for mineral extraction to construct reservoir
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Mitsubishi teams up with OCO to pioneer carbon-negative aggregates
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Tarmac Kier JV secures TfL framework contract win