Daily Digest: Saturday, 18 July 2026
Your daily briefing for Saturday, 18 July 2026: 29 stories from 10 sources across the circular economy sector.
Today's Summary
Key themes include Battery & Energy Storage.
Key Developments
Battery & Energy Storage
Activity in battery recycling and energy storage today.
TOP Today's Stories
Taylor Farms pulls iceberg lettuce from the US market after cyclosporiasis outbreak
Food producer Taylor Farms released a statement on the Cyclospora outbreak Friday, confirming that it's "voluntarily removing all iceberg lettuce sour...
Nuclear startup Valar Atomics in talks to raise new funding at $6B valuation
The potential deal highlights a growing trend of complex, multi-stage funding rounds that mask true entry prices....
Texas county sues to close WM landfill; Amarillo investigates landfill fire
The Houston landfill, run by WM subsidiary USA Waste, has been heavily scrutinized in recent years due to a withdrawn expansion process. Other landfil...
Capacity vs confidence: industry reacts to flexible plastics collection delay
MRW Capacity vs confidence: industry reacts to flexible plastics collection delay Stakeholders says delay of simpler recycling’s next stage of manda...
Defra delays mandatory flexible plastic household collections until 2030
MRW Defra delays mandatory flexible plastic household collections until 2030 Plans to start kerbside collections of waste stream from next year have b...
Market Snapshot
Market activity today shows continued momentum in the recycling and circular economy sectors.
By Category
Industry News (23)
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Nuclear startup Valar Atomics in talks to raise new funding at $6B valuationTechCrunch Climate
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Global Trade (4)
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ESG & Sustainability (2)
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Tomorrow's Watch
Watch for continued developments tomorrow as the industry evolves.
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Published: 18 Jul 2026, 09:01