Press releases

Icon News A home goal for charity!

18 07 2025 - Europe

On Saturday 12 July 2025, teams from SUEZ Recycling and Recovery UK took part in a charity football match to raise over £900 for charity. The funds will be split equally between SUEZ UKs two cooperate charity partners, Macmillan Cancer Support and British Heart Foundation.

https://www.suez.co.uk/en-gb/news/press-releases/250718-a-home-goal-for-charity Read

Icon News Planning approval for Clockhouse Quarry restoration – a boost for local wildlife and the Surrey countryside

10 07 2025 - Europe

SUEZ recycling and recovery UK has secured planning permission from Surrey County Council to restore Clockhouse Quarry in Capel, Surrey.

https://www.suez.co.uk/en-gb/news/press-releases/250710-planning-approval-for-clockhouse-quarry-restoration Read

Icon News Sustainability and community spirit at Emberton Park’s 60th birthday celebration

04 07 2025 - Europe

Emberton Park is celebrating its 60th birthday on 12 to 13 July with a weekend packed full of fun, family activities and a strong focus on sustainability, with support from the city’s waste collections provider SUEZ recycling and recovery UK.

https://www.suez.co.uk/en-gb/news/press-releases/250704-sustainability-and-community-spirit-at-emberton-parks-sixtieth-birthday-celebration Read

Icon News Community groups across Somerset are thriving with CAG Somerset support

03 07 2025 - Europe

Community Action Groups (CAG) Somerset are celebrating a successful year, notching up significant recycling and reuse achievements.

https://www.suez.co.uk/en-gb/news/press-releases/250703-community-groups-across-somerset-are-thriving-with-cag-somerset-support Read

Icon News ‘Trashion’ and talking rubbish at Lancashire’s Sustainability Learning Conference

03 07 2025 - Europe

Last week, 58 local schools took part in the Sustainability Learning Conference held at Ewood Park, Blackburn, bringing environmental education to life through creativity and inspiration – and a lot of “rubbish” talk.

https://www.suez.co.uk/en-gb/news/press-releases/250703-trashion-and-talking-rubbish-at-lancashires-sustainability-learning-conference Read

Icon News Over £1.34 million awarded to environmental and community projects across Lancashire in 2024

02 07 2025 - Europe

The Lancashire Environmental Fund (LEF), supported by SUEZ recycling and recovery UK, awarded over £1.34 million to 52 projects across Lancashire—from Burnley to Blackpool—to support local communities, improve the environment, and boost biodiversity.

https://www.suez.co.uk/en-gb/news/press-releases/250702-over-1340000-pounds-awarded-to-environmental-and-community-projects-across-lancashire-in-2024 Read

Icon News Kirklees Council extends waste management partnership with SUEZ until 2028

25 06 2025 - Europe

Kirklees Council has extended its long-term partnership with SUEZ recycling and recovery UK until 2028, nearing a 30-year milestone in managing the borough’s waste and recycling services.

https://www.suez.co.uk/en-gb/news/press-releases/250625-kirklees-council-extends-waste-management-partnership-with-suez-until-2028 Read

Icon News Passport panic! SUEZ team saves family holiday after passports binned at Huddersfield tip

25 06 2025 - Europe

A routine visit to the Emerald Street household waste recycling centre (HWRC) turned into an urgent mission after a family accidentally disposed of all their passports — just before planning their next holiday!

https://www.suez.co.uk/en-gb/news/press-releases/250625-passport-panic-suez-team-saves-family-holiday-after-passports-binned-at-huddersfield-tip Read

Icon News Buzz at the tip: Bee swarm temporarily closes Halifax HWRC

24 06 2025 - Europe

It wasn’t your average Monday at Halifax household waste recycling centre (HWRC), as a swarm of bees brought operations to a standstill and turned the scrap metal skip into an unexpected hive of activity.

https://www.suez.co.uk/en-gb/news/press-releases/250624-buzz-at-the-tip-bee-swarm-temporarily-closes-halifax-hwrc Read

Icon News SUEZ staff embrace the elements in six-month charity drive for BHF and Macmillan