Daily Digest: Tuesday, 3 March 2026
Your daily briefing for Tuesday, 3 March 2026: 30 stories from 11 sources across the circular economy sector.
Today's Summary
Key themes include Battery & Energy Storage and UK Market News.
Key Developments
Battery & Energy Storage
Activity in battery recycling and energy storage today.
UK Market News
Developments in the UK recycling sector.
TOP Today's Stories
Lenovo’s New ThinkPads Score 10/10 for Repairability
There are “repairable” laptops, and then there are ThinkPad T-series laptops: the ones corporate IT buys by the pallet, images by the thousands, a...
Lyten Completes $5B Northvolt Acquisition in Sweden
Lyten has completed its nearly $5 billion acquisition of Northvolt’s battery operations in Sweden, securing the Northvolt Ett site in Skellefteå ...
BlackRock, EQT Lead $33 Billion Acquisition of AES
An investor consortium led by BlackRock’s infrastructure investment unit Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) and EQT […]...
Donut Lab’s solid-state battery can handle the (extreme) heat, test says
Finnish startup Donut Lab is out to prove that its solid-state battery is all that it claims to be. Last week, the test was about fast charging. This ...
UK can recycle only 23% of plastic placed on market, finds Ecosurety
MRW UK can recycle only 23% of plastic placed on market, finds Ecosurety White paper from compliance scheme and Recoup notes that UK will remain relia...
Market Snapshot
Market activity today shows continued momentum in the recycling and circular economy sectors.
By Category
ITAD & E-Scrap (2)
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TMI about TMRiFixit
Industry News (14)
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Lyten Completes $5B Northvolt Acquisition in SwedenBEST Magazine
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Donut Lab’s solid-state battery can handle the (extreme) heat, test saysThe Verge Science
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ESG & Sustainability (6)
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UK Recycling (3)
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UK spending £15bn a year replacing items that could be repairedResource Magazine
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Global Trade (5)
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Tomorrow's Watch
Watch for continued developments tomorrow as the industry evolves.
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Published: 3 Mar 2026, 09:00