Latest MYgroup waste & recycling news
The MYGroup news portal features blogs, articles, interesting facts and infographics etc covering our work – and the wider waste management industry – across all kinds of recycling, environmental issues, our community projects and partnerships and much more.
Specsavers expands recycling initiative to every UK store in partnership with MYGroup
Specsavers has completed the nationwide rollout of its customer recycling initiative, making...
MYGroup Leads the Market with Innovation in Recycling Box Schemes
As businesses and consumers look for more responsible ways to dispose of hard-to-recycle...
One Blister Pack at a Time: MYGroup’s Focus on Community Recycling
Commonly used for over-the-counter medication and supplements, blister packs are notoriously...
What is Fibre-to-Fibre Recycling – and Why Does it Matter?
If a garment starts as fibre, why doesn’t it end that way? Most clothing isn’t recycled back into...
Hard-to-recycle waste: the problem no one’s really talking about
We talk endlessly about recycling – how much we do, how well we do it, and whether it’s enough....
MYGroup backs Great British Beauty Clean Up 2026 as UK’s beauty waste demands industry action
MYGroup is playing a central role in the Great British Beauty Clean Up 2026, a nationwide campaign...
MYGroup and Selfridges enable fragrance recycling at scale with launch of Reselfridges beauty waste take-back scheme
MYGroup has partnered with Selfridges to launch a new nationwide beauty and cosmetics recycling...
MYGroup and British Beauty Council in Push to Tackle the Industry’s hard-to-recycle Waste for Great British Beauty Clean Up 2026
MYGroup, a leading UK waste management and recycling company, is joining forces with the British...
Protecting UK Marine Life: Our Fight Against Fishing Gear Pollution
At MYGroup, we’re tackling one of the most destructive forms of marine pollution threatening our...
Why stability matters in scrap metal
Understanding why reliability, resilience and steady service matter more than ever in today’s...
‘Three Big Bens’ Worth of Waste and Counting: How MYGroup is Redefining Circularity in UK Beauty
As British Beauty Week 2025 shines a spotlight on sustainability as one of the defining pillars of...
Recycle Week 2025: Why It Matters & How MYGroup is Helping Shape the Future
Every year in the UK, Recycle Week is a chance to pause and reflect on how we produce waste, how...
Total Waste Management: A Smarter Way for Businesses to Handle Waste
At MYGroup, we know waste is one of the biggest operational challenges businesses face today. It’s...
Waste Not: Fallout to future – An exhibition on the frontline of waste
In September, MYGroup is proud to support Waste Not: Fallout to future – a new exhibition...
MYGroup Set to Add Worm Bioconversion to Food Waste Capabilities Through Wormganix Joint Venture
MYGroup has entered into a joint venture with Wormganix, a UK-based producer of sustainable...
Recycling Blister Packs in the UK: The Rise of a Sustainable Solution
The blister pack was introduced to the United Kingdom in the 1960s, gradually replacing...
MYGroup Enters Joint Venture with Beta Bugs to Secure Supply of Black Soldier Fly Eggs
MYGroup has entered into a joint venture with insect genetics company Beta Bugs to supply eggs for...
Recycling Beauty: UK Solutions for Cosmetic Waste
The UK beauty and personal care industry is one of the largest in Europe, valued at over £10...
The Rise of the Circular Economy: How Businesses Are Closing the Loop
In recent years, the circular economy has emerged as a transformative trend reshaping how...
Turning the Tide on Plastic: MYGroup’s Ocean Recovery Success in Scotland
MYGroup Ltd. announces the Successful Completion of the Scottish Highlands and Islands beach...
The Journey of Waste: What Really Happens to Your Recyclables?
UK households generate an estimated 26 million tonnes of rubbish each year. Once collected by...
MYGroup & University of Leeds awarded Innovate UK funding for textiles fibre-to-fibre recycling project
MYGroup and the University of Leeds have secured funding to develop a circular fibre-to-fibre...
Greenwashing vs. Real Impact: How to Tell the Difference
In today’s sustainability-driven marketplace, many companies are eager to promote their green...
Celebrating Earth Day: MYGroup Joins Forces with The Ocean Recovery Project
As Earth Day approaches, it is a powerful reminder of our shared responsibility to protect and...
MYGroup becomes first waste management firm to join British Beauty Council
MYGroup has become a patron of the British Beauty Council (BBCo), making it the...
MYGroup blister pack recycling scheme with Boots rolls out nationwide
MYGroup is expanding its blister pack recycling scheme run in collaboration with health and beauty...
Sustainable textiles, empowered communities and cleaner coasts: MYGroup’s vision for Sri Lanka
MYGroup is embarking on a pioneering sustainable textile production and manufacturing...
MYGroup to open first Black Soldier Fly farm, bolstering its position in the ‘edible insect’ sector
MYGroup’s first Black Soldier Fly (BSF) farm is set to open this month at its The Maltings site in...
Simpler Recycling: What the New Rules Mean for UK Businesses
The UK government’s new Simpler Recycling reforms are set to transform how businesses handle...
Crafting the future: University of Texas students gain valuable experience in sustainable textile production
A group of textile design students from the University of Texas at Austin recently crossed the...
Navigating the new packaging regulations: a call to action for local authorities
The UK Government has recently unveiled the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging and...
MYGroup innovates in PPE and workwear recycling
While the world is increasingly aware of the effects of consumer fast fashion on textiles waste,...
Reducing Christmas waste for a greener holiday season
The festive holidays are a time for celebration and coming together with loved ones, but with all...
MYGroup’s pledge to consumers in Recycle Week 2024: Your efforts do make a difference!
Marking this year’s Recycle Week, MYGroup is reaffirming its commitment to transforming and...
Preparing for the new non-domestic food waste regulations in 2025
New regulations from March 2025 will require businesses, public- and third-sector organisations in...
MYGroup expands WRAP collaboration by joining UK Plastics Pact and Courtauld Commitment 2030
MYGroup has further consolidated its commitment to transforming the UK's waste management and...



































