letsrecycle.com is a UK-based website reporting news and information related to the

waste management Waste management or waste disposal includes the processes and actions required to manage waste from its inception to its final disposal. This includes the collection, transport, treatment, and disposal of waste, together with monitor ...

and

recycling Recycling is the process of converting waste materials into new materials and objects. This concept often includes the recovery of energy from waste materials. The recyclability of a material depends on its ability to reacquire the propert ...

industries. The website produces daily

news News is information about current events. This may be provided through many different Media (communication), media: word of mouth, printing, Mail, postal systems, broadcasting, Telecommunications, electronic communication, or through the te ...

and information and is one of the key providers of news in the UK waste industry.

Overview

Letsrecycle carries a range of pricing information for recyclable materials including

waste paper Waste are unwanted or unusable materials. Waste is any substance discarded after primary use, or is worthless, defective and of no use. A by-product, by contrast is a joint product of relatively minor economic value. A waste product may beco ...

scrap metal Scrap consists of recyclable materials, usually metals, left over from product manufacturing and consumption, such as parts of vehicles, building supplies, and surplus materials. Unlike waste, scrap can have monetary value, especially recover ...

plastics Plastics are a wide range of synthetic or semisynthetic materials composed primarily of polymers. Their defining characteristic, plasticity, allows them to be molded, extruded, or pressed into a diverse range of solid forms. This adaptab ...

glass Glass is an amorphous (non-crystalline solid, non-crystalline) solid. Because it is often transparency and translucency, transparent and chemically inert, glass has found widespread practical, technological, and decorative use in window pane ...

, organics and

wood Wood is a structural tissue/material found as xylem in the stems and roots of trees and other woody plants. It is an organic materiala natural composite of cellulosic fibers that are strong in tension and embedded in a matrix of lignin t ...

. It is the UK's only independent dedicated website for businesses, local authorities and community groups involved in recycling and waste management. The site also welcomes comments on individual stories.

Activities

The company is involved in a number of other dynamics in the waste industry, including the annual Local Authority Recycling Advisory Committee (LARAC) conference for local authorities and the Awards for Excellence in Recycling and Waste Management. It is widely cited as a place of reference by industry organisations, government and local authorities. Its main event, previously held every two years at Stoneleigh Park near Coventry, is the RWM / Letsrecycle Live exhibition and conference, which will next be held in September 2024 at the

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in Solihull. As of February 2024, the editorial team consists of Joshua Doherty and Hayley Guest. Previous journalists include Will Date, Tom Goulding and Beth Slow. In 2010, letsrecycle.com added a YouTube account and Twitter account @letsrecycle. The website is published by The Environment Media Group Ltd.

References

External links

Official Website
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