WEEE

Person using a Recycle Your Electricals bank in Gravesham
Watt a waste
Material Focus opens £1 million electricals recycling fund for third year
Material Focus has launched its 2026 Electricals Recycling Fund, with £1 million available for councils and organisations to expand small electrical collection across the UK.
Wrong numbers

Smartphone report maps mineral extraction risks across 11 global mining hotspots

5 March 2026

Smartphone parts set over picture of a world map at night
Sponsored

Registration opens for co-located e-waste and recycling expos in Frankfurt

28 February 2026

Elevated view of the eWaste exhibition in Frankfurt
Splitting the bill

Zero Waste Europe proposes split EPR fees to fund EU waste reduction measures

18 February 2026

Environmental network outlines dual-budget EPR model and interim circularity fund ahead of EU Circular Economy Act.
Circuit breakers

Material Focus awards £567,720 to first Circular Electricals Fund projects

13 February 2026

Four projects selected from 65 applications to address WEEE repair, material recovery and reuse
Designed to vanish

Glasgow researchers develop 99 per cent degradable circuit boards

21 January 2026

Life cycle assessment shows 79 per cent reduction in global warming potential compared to conventional PCBs
Fresh start

Northern Ireland launches consultation on waste strategy to 2031

16 January 2026

DAERA Minister Andrew Muir sets 70 per cent controlled waste recycling target by 2030
Door to door

Kerbside collection drives up council recycling of batteries and small WEEE

15 January 2026

Material Focus analysis also finds retailer drop-off access correlates with lower council collection rates
Wasted words

Scotland's draft circular economy strategy a 'wasted opportunity', say campaigners

13 January 2026

30 organisations write to Cabinet Secretary warning of 'wasted opportunity' as consultation closes
Good works

SATCoL ranked 21st best large company to work for in UK

6 January 2026

Salvation Army trading arm places fifth in charity sector following employee surveys
Value lost

EPR schemes failing to prioritise reuse over recycling, policy brief finds

12 December 2025

Ellen MacArthur Foundation calls for eco-modulated fees linked to repairability and reusability, not just recyclability
Holding steady

Northern Ireland 24/25 recycling rate unchanged as landfill falls to record low

12 December 2025

Energy recovery increases to 34.3 per cent as councils divert waste from landfill to incineration
Building capacity

CIWM partnership trains 300 members in Gambia circular economy network

12 December 2025

Three-year WasteAid collaboration delivers training across business development and waste recycling
Local investment

North London community fund commits £1 million over four years

8 December 2025

NLWA confirms record funding for grassroots waste-reduction projects across seven boroughs
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