A combination of a fire in April destroying one of the UK's refrigerant recycling plants and the unusually hot summer causing huge numbers of appliances to fail has caused a massive backlog of fridges and freezers waiting for recycling, risking fly tipping and the escape of harmful refrigerants into the environment.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/oct/21/norfolk-frightful-fridge-mountain-recycling