The Council of The Recycling Association has named Craig Robinson as its next chief executive. With almost 25 years experience in the recycling industry, Craig brings a wealth of knowledge of the sector having worked in recycled paper and cardboard and glass especially. In recent years, he has worked for Visy, Sibelco and Cyclelink. Craig…
Patrick Kilcoyne from Genus Recycling has been awarded the President’s Award by outgoing President Celine Grant. In her last action as President, Celine picked Pat for the award to reflect his contribution to The Recycling Association. Pat is currently a director of Genus Recycling, but started his career with SCA, spent seven years at Abitibi…
Winfibre managing director Colin Clarke has become the new President of The Recycling Association. He replaces Celine Grant from Re-Gen who came to the end of her two-year term as President at The Recycling Association’s AGM & President’s Day at Oulton Hall near Leeds on 12 May 2026. Colin has served as Vice President for…
The Recycling Association is seeking a new chief executive officer to lead the organisation. Representing the recycling sector, The Recycling Association contains member companies that includes multi-national businesses, large firms, SMEs and micro companies. Having grown rapidly in recent years gaining more than 50 member companies, The Recycling Association is seeking a leader who can…
The Recycling Association celebrated its 50th Anniversary in style with a celebration dinner at the Tower of London on 25 June 2025. Around 225 people attended including Member companies, past Presidents, Minister Mary Creagh MP, Director of Circular Economy at Defra Emma Bourne and friends from partner trade associations. Below are pictures from the night.…
Recently, I’ve been having conversations and responding to consultations on proposed new charges from the Environment Agency on recycling and waste activities. Clearly, the EA is now in the process of full cost recovery, where the Government doesn’t provide a central grant for things like inspections of facilities and materials, but instead seeks to recover…
The Recycling Association President Celine Grant awarded her President’s Award to Adrian Jackson at this year’s AGM & President’s Day. Adrian was born in Stretford, Manchester. When studying for his A-levels, his mother passed away and he ended up leaving school to work with his father at Greengate Waste Paper and even worked as a…
This year the AGM and President’s Day took place at Oulton Hall, near Leeds. A total of 108 people attended the AGMs, got involved in the daytime activities or came to the dinner and charity casino. With the sun shining, it was a perfect day for country pursuits, golf or relaxing in a spa. Before…
The Recycling Association has said that now would be a perfect opportunity to abandon the unnecessary deposit return scheme (DRS) proposed by the UK government. Following the announcement yesterday that it is not possible for the Welsh Government to work with the rest of the UK on a DRS, and that it intends to introduce…
Our AGMs for IWPP and The Recycling Association were held on 21 May 2024 at Belton Woods Hotel, Spa and Golf Resort in Lincolnshire. This was followed by the President’s Day where activities included golf, country pursuits (laser clay pigeon shooting, archery and duck herding) and the option of spa treatments. In the evening, the…