Latest Circular Economy News
South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils
Biffa Waste Services awarded waste collection and street cleansing contracts for South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils
The new contract can run for a maximum of 16 years, dependent on any further extensions.
12 May 2026
Countrystyle Recycling
Countrystyle Recycling breaks ground on new waste transfer facility
The site has been designed to fulfil both the company's and its third-party customers’ needs.
7 May 2026
Circulate Capital
Circulate Capital raises $220M at first close for Asia Fund II
The company has achieved over 70% of its overall target.
5 May 2026
TOMRA
Portugal launches its deposit return scheme for single-use drink containers
Portugal becomes the 19th European country to implement this kind of system, and the first sizable market in Southern Europe to adopt a DRS.
1 May 2026
TOMRA
Singapore becomes first Southeast Asian country with nationwide deposit return scheme
The move will create a clean, high-quality stream of recycled materials and promote a circular economy for Singapore’s beverage containers.
28 Apr 2026
Trioworld
Trioworld publishes its 2025 Sustainability Report
The report coincides with the company’s 60th anniversary of business.
24 Apr 2026
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Countrystyle Recycling
Countrystyle Recycling breaks ground on new waste transfer facility
The site has been designed to fulfil both the company's and its third-party customers’ needs.
7 May 2026
University of Edinburgh
Scientists from the University of Edinburgh could make a Parkinson’s drug using waste plastic
PET waste is being broken down and transformed into L-DOPA using engineered E.coli bacteria.
2 Apr 2026
Global Impact Coalition
Jaguar Land Rover joins the Global Impact Coalition
JLR will aid with the second phase of GIC’s Automotive Plastics Circularity project.
16 Apr 2026
MBA Polymers
MBA Polymers completes merger with energenta AG
The move has created a high-quality plastics recycling and recovery technologies leader.
15 Apr 2026
Trioworld
Trioworld publishes its 2025 Sustainability Report
The report coincides with the company’s 60th anniversary of business.
24 Apr 2026
business waste
Flushing period products releases 2,500 tonnes of plastic a year
Netflix’s The Plastic Detox documentary shows how microplastics have moved into the public health spotlight. Sanitary waste experts at BusinessWaste.co.uk discuss the issue in detail.
14 Apr 2026
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Mauser Packaging Solutions invests to revolutionise sustainable plastic drum manufacture
Investment in multi-layer plastic drum machine expands capacity for growing demand of Infinity Series products manufactured with recycled resin.
White Paper
Accelerate digital transformation in the chemical industry
In this White Paper Nokia look at best practices and use cases to drive productivity, sustainability and worker safety. Click here to download.
10 Mar 2023
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