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Veolia to build UK’s first closed-loop recycling facility as part of £70m ‘plastic push’
The investment was announced during French President Emmanuel Macron’s state visit to the UK. Construction on the facility has begun, with plans for the site to be operational by early 2026. The UK does not have a closed-loop facility to recycle...

Sime Motors zero-waste tyre recycling programme – used tyres turned into reusable industrial resources
Sime Motors has launched a zero-waste tyre recycling programme in partnership with Evergreen Corporate. The programme will be rolled out across all Sime Motors dealerships in Peninsular Malaysia from this month. The auto arm of the conglomerate...

Glass recycling returns to Jeffco
PORT TOWNSEND — Glass collection will resume at two Jefferson County locations starting Tuesday. One will be the county transfer station off Jacob Miller Road at 325 County Landfill Road, Port Townsend. The other will be at the Quilcene Rural Drop...
Veolia plans large-scale plastics recycling facility in UK

Chemical recycling sector renews push for manufacturing status amid EPA rule changes
Chemical recycling supporters say they will continue to advocate for certain pyrolysis processes to be classified as manufacturing, not as a form of incineration or waste management. The industry’s renewed calls for reclassification come as the...

City launches AI program to improve recycling efforts
CENTERVILLE — A local city is utilizing Artificial Intelligence to improve curbside recycling. [DOWNLOAD: Free WHIO-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] As reported on News Center 7 at 6:00, the City of Centerville announced that some recycling...

Water Commission Tours Agricultural Water Recycling Project
From left are California Water Commission Vice-chair Kim Gallagher, Commissioner Ty Bland, Commission Chair Fern Steiner, Commissioner Jose Solorio, Commissioner Sandi Matsumoto, and Commissioner Alex Makler at the Stones Lake National Wildlife...

Zurich Researchers Lead Rare Earth E-Waste Recycling
Reuters ETH Pioneer Fellow Dr. Marie Perrin works at her lab, as she develops a new method to efficiently recover rare earth elements from electronic waste. Photos were taken in Zurich on June 24. Reuters 16:16 JST, July 10, 2025 GENEVA (Reuters)...

Shillong rolls out waste management overhaul ahead of 2027 National Games
Shillong, July 5: Shillong’s waste management infrastructure under Mission Clean Shillong 2027 would now include seventy-four garbage collection vehicles, a 170-tonne-per-day composting plant, four waste recovery centres, and a 15,000 sq. metre...

Planning bid for waste recycling centre
An application has been submitted to Herefordshire Council to confirm the longstanding use of the site at Home Farm. Located within the eastern part of the village, the farm’s barns and hardstanding have been used exclusively for waste recycling...

St. Peters shows public new recycling facility
ST. PETERS (First Alert 4) -- St. Peters showed off its new “Material Recovery Facility” on Tuesday. According to city officials, the space can process most food-grade plastics. And 100% of materials recycled by St. Peters residents can be...

LONGi joins Rafiqui to promote solar panel recycling in Mexico
From left to right: Enrique Rubio León, General Director of the Jalisco State Energy Agency; Manuel Gómez Herrera Lasso, Executive Director of the Mexican Photovoltaic Industry Association (AMIF); Ximena Cantú, ESG Officer at Energía Real; Manuel...

Clerk pocketed more than S$38,000 from recycling firm to donate to 'Chinese idols' on Douyin
SINGAPORE: A 20-year-old woman was given four months' jail on Thursday (Jul 10) for pocketing more than S$38,000 (US$29,700) from a recycling firm. She initially lied that she had taken the money to repay her father's debt, but later admitted that...
State-of-the-art waste management project for Kohat finalized
A significant step towards improving urban sanitation and environmental protection is being taken in Kohat city with the establishment of an Integrated Resource Recovery Center (IRRC). With the support of UNICEF and technical assistance from...

SANJY-2025: Dar inaugurates waste management facility at Nunwan
SRINAGAR, JULY 05: Minister for Agriculture Production Department, Rural Development Department and Panchayati Raj, Cooperative and Election Department, Javid Ahmad Dar, along with MLA Pahalgam Altaf Ahmad Wani, today visited the base camp Nunwan...

Recycling services in Kerrville halted due to weather, set to resume July 18
KERRVILLE, Texas — Republic Services announced that recycling services in Kerrville were disrupted due to unsafe weather conditions on Friday, July 4, 2025. The company emphasized that the safety of its workers is a top priority. Due to limited...

Twelfth of July Northern Ireland bank holiday bin collection and recycling centre details
With the Twelfth of July coming up, you may be wondering if there are changes to bin collection dates in your area due to the bank holiday. We've put together details for each area in Northern Ireland on changes on bin collections and also on...
RBC Capital Sticks to Their Hold Rating for Waste Management (WM)
RBC Capital analyst Sabahat Khan maintained a Hold rating on Waste Management on July 3 and set a price target of $229.00. The company’s shares closed last Thursday at $227.10. Don’t Miss TipRanks’ Half-Year Sale Khan covers the Consumer Cyclical...

Filipino students’ AI waste management tracking system wins People’s Choice Award at 2025 Google-ADB APAC Solution Challenge
A group of Filipino students won an award for devising a waste management tracking system at the 2025 APAC Solution Challenge, presented on a demo day during the 2025 APAC Digital Transformation Forum in Manila this June. The competition brought...
Researchers consider recycling lottery outcomes