Unlock £1.1 billion by escalating the Plastic Packaging Tax, says Veolia

Resource management company Veolia is calling for the Government to escalate the Plastic Packaging Tax to incentivise the end markets for recycled content, give...

Industry first claimed for food-grade plastics sorting solution

Sorting solutions provider, TOMRA Recycling, has announced the launch of three "revolutionary" applications to separate food-grade from non-food-grade plastics for PET, PP and HDPE....

Brazilian study suggests better ways of managing MSW

Researchers analyzed solutions implemented in four very different Brazilian cities. Based on the results, they propose the creation of a national carbon credit fund...

Fridge recycling plant opens in Walsall

Sustainable materials expert EMR has opened a fridge recycling plant at EMR Darlaston, Walsall. The firm - "the UK’s largest fridge recycler" - says...

E-waste rising five times faster than e-waste recycling rates

A record 62 million tonnes of e-waste was produced in 2022, up 82% since 2010, and it is on track to rise by a...

Managing the future of plastic: key recommendations for Government

Experts  have collaborated on a series of recommendations which calls on Government to take the initiative on finding solutions to the plastics problem.  Their recommendations...

Partnership aims to install UK-first CCUS pilot plant at EfW facility

Energy-from-Waste (EfW) operator enfinium signed an agreement - on 19 March - with green technology company Hitachi Zosen Inova (HZI) to install the UK’s...

Greater Manchester calls for a repair revolution

Greater Manchester is marking Repair Week 2024 (11-17 March 2024) with a rallying call for a ‘repair revolution’, as an eye-opening new survey reveals...

Guide plots course to improving plastic recycling rates

The Alliance to End Plastic Waste has published the first two in a series of ‘Solution Model’ playbooks, to improve the understanding of the...

Plastic recycling innovations sought for Recoup 2024 awards

The Plastic recycling charity behind the RECOUP Awards 2024 says entries are now open. "Recognising outstanding achievements in plastics resource efficiency and recycling, contributing...

Consumers unaware of dangers of PFAS in food packaging, finds research

A recent survey appears to find that the majority (80%) of consumers are not familiar with ‘forever chemicals’ and the term PFAS. The survey was...

A bright idea for recycling rare-earth phosphors from used fluorescent bulbs

Recycling facilities collect glass and mercury from thrown away fluorescent bulbs, but discarded lighting could also supply rare-earth metals for reuse. The 17 metals...

Generating electricity using low-grade heat recovered from lignin-derived membranes

A new study explores an apparently sustainable method of efficiently converting waste heat into electricity using certain wood products, while minimising costs and environmental...

Electric sweeper barrows introduced in Wood Green

Haringey Council and Veolia are introducing three new electric sweeper barrows as well as an electric caged tipper vehicle to the streets of Wood...

White paper presents circular value chain solutions for textiles

Recycling equipment manufacturer TOMRA has published a new white paper titled ‘Transforming Textiles: 4 Key Beliefs to Enable Textiles Circularity’. The paper addresses the...

Carton Ready campaign to support Simpler Recycling reforms in England

There are challenges to surmount when it comes to achieving circularity for cartons, but a trade group for the sector, the Alliance for Beverage...

Measurement of persistent organic pollutants: Recent progress profiled

By Gauthier Eppe Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are toxic chemicals that pose a significant threat to human health and the environment. Widely used during the...

Leftover cooking oil, lamb fat and agricultural waste provides greener marine fuel

A recent project blends leftover cooking oil, lamb fat and agricultural waste to develop a cleaner fuel for ships. The researchers - from Aston University...

Ireland deposit return scheme built on cloud infrastructure

On 1 February Ireland became the 15th European country to introduce a Deposit Return System (DRS) for single-use beverage packaging, with the system aiming...

Bio-waste yields valuable acetone and isopropanol

In what appears to be a major stride towards sustainable industrial fermentation, a team of researchers has made advancements in the purification of isopropanol...