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...
Mapping tool aims to signpost raw materials for Scotland’s bioeconomy
The Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBioIC) has launched a refreshed Scottish Bioresource Mapping Tool to help more businesses make the case for investing in...
Brexit could drive UK circular economy, says resource recovery firm
Brexit offers fresh opportunities for the UK and its manufacturers to secure their raw material supplies, such as recycled plastics, from a stable domestic...
Beyond the bale: Viridor unveils plan to eliminate waste plastic exports
Recycling and resource management firm Viridor has unveiled its "Vision for Zero" - a plan to reduce (to zero) the amount of plastic waste...
Comment: How digital technologies can contribute to a circular economy
Chris Williams of software firm ISB Global makes the case for digitalisation as the means for a less wasteful, more resource-efficient global economic model....
£13.7 million of e-waste will be generated by April 3G switch-off
The O2 network’s move to switch off 3G next month could see £13 million worth of e-waste generated, according to business waste collection firm...
Busting waste and recycling myths
Whether you're a happy-go-lucky 'wish-cycler' – tossing waste in the hope it can be recycled – or one who routinely agonizes over different diameters...
Plastic pollution in 2025: Technology and legislation outlook
Possibly a surprising enlistment in the ongoing culture wars, plastic is nonetheless another issue where melodrama often trumps detail. Or perhaps that should be...
Liverpool-based white goods reuse scheme celebrates successful start
Liverpool-based charity CREATE UK says it is celebrating a successful first eight months of its white goods reuse scheme, which aims to rescue old...
New Recyclability by Design guidelines encompass EPR and emerging issues
RECOUP has updated its Recyclability by Design (RBD) publication, bringing things up to date with emerging requirements, and at a critical time for packaging...
What you should (and shouldn’t) do with all of your old phone chargers and...
By Ian Williams, Professor of Applied Environmental Science, University of Southampton, writing in The Conversation.
The statistics surrounding mobile phones are staggering. There are more...
State-of-the-art plant for post-consumer plastic waste sorting and advanced mechanical recycling opens in Germany
Polypropylene bales.
Sorting technologies manufacturer TOMRA and chemicals firm Borealis announced in January the operational start of their advanced mechanical recycling demo plant in Lahnstein,...
Lifting specialist reinforces relationship with low level radioactive waste operator
The UK's main facility dedicated to the safe and efficient disposal of low level radioactive waste has reinforced its partnership with Cooper Handling Group...
AD and biogas industry celebrates its 2019 champions
The "crème de la crème in the anaerobic digestion (AD) and biogas industry" gathered at the AD & Biogas Industry Awards Ceremony 2019 in...
Sorting technologies firm builds its first MRF in Australia
Machinex has supplied its first complete Material Recovery Facility (MRF) in Australia, in collaboration with RTD, its partner in Oceania. The contents of household...
App launch aims to connect waste producers and reprocessors
1 November saw the launch of WasteApp, described as a comprehensive web-based application that, for the first time in England and Wales, connects producers...
China export quality control scheme pioneered by recycling industry group and Chinese export firm
A new Quality Control (QC) scheme has been jointly developed by The Recycling Association and CCIC London to meet Chinese paper export requirements.
With China...
PVC takeback scheme for medical devices wins CIWM recycling award
The British Plastics Federation (BPF) & Axion’s RecoMed scheme have won the Chartered Institute of Waste Management’s (CIWM) Sustainability and Resource Award for Best...
Group launches new UK Biochar Carbon Code for public consultation
CapChar, a UK provider of on-farm biochar solutions, has launched a public consultation on its new Biochar Carbon Code. Stakeholders are invited to contribute...
Data shows less going to landfill
LATEST estimates of local authority collected waste generation and management for England and the regions reveal that the tonnage being sent to landfill by...
