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A Guide to The Battery Compliance Fee:

EPR’s Traffic Light System Is Now Live, And It Will Cost You

What are the Benefits of Lithium Battery Recycling for UK Businesses?

Why Commercial Battery Recycling is Important

What is the Industrial Container Recycling Process?

Why WEEE Recycling is Important for Businesses?

Battery Fire at Wastecare Facility Sparks Safety Warning

The Sustainable Insider – September 2025 Issue Now Live

Welcome to the September 2025 Issue of Wastecare's Newsletter, The Sustainable Insider.

Cooking Oil Waste on the Rise in the Hospitality Sector

With the UK food service industry thriving at levels higher than pre-pandemic, the volume of used cooking oil being generated is at an all-time high.

Wastecare Ltd Acquires Cleaneco Group Ltd to Expand National Environmental Services Capability

Battery Recycling in the UK: Compliance, Collection, and a Circular Future with Wastecare

Each year in the UK, thousands of tonnes of used batteries are discarded. Many end up in landfill, where they pose serious environmental risks and fire hazards.

The Disposable Vape Ban

As of 1 June 2025, single-use or disposable vapes are banned. It is illegal for businesses to sell or supply, offer to sell or supply, or have in their possession for sale or supply all single-use or ‘disposable’ vapes. This applies to sales online and in shops and all vapes whether or not they contain nicotine.