Households waste over one billion items every year that could be recycled
The UK’s annual Recycle Week launches today (15 October) with a warning that households are wasting over one billion items every year that could...
Scottish universities initiative to “drive the transition to net-zero electronics”
The Responsible Electronics and Circular Technologies Centre (REACT) was announced on 7 October, one of five new centres to share in £25m from a...
Norwegian study investigates why we burn more and recycle less than we think
Amidst the morass of environmental problems over which we seem to have little control, recycling stands out as a simple thing anyone can do...
Toyota report grapples with energy storage challenge in logistics
A report from logistics specialist Toyota Material Handling (UK) indicates priorities and directions for the logistics industry, given the required trajectory of emissions reduction....
Emptying “drawers of doom” could fix UK’s impending copper crunch
Around £266 million of copper resides in the UK's unused or binned electricals,1 says charity group Recycle Your Electricals, citing "drawers of doom" that...
UK startup creates ‘smart’ plastic that self-destructs in the sea
University of Edinburgh start-up firm EVA Biosystems has developed a plastic that is described as being able to sense when it's in the ocean...
Cunning deconstruction: Veolia and Imperial complete civil nuclear reactor decommissioning
Resource management firm Veolia and Imperial College London teamed up to decommission the Reactor Centre at Imperial’s Silwood Park eco-campus in Ascot, Berkshire, making...
Plastic packaging innovators spotlighted at the 2024 RECOUP Awards
Plastic recycling charity RECOUP received a record number of entries for its annual awards, which showcase the work being done throughout the plastics value...
Environment Agency confirms new codes for importing and exporting WEEE
From the 1st of January 2025, all Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) will be notifiable under new codes.
Companies exporting or importing WEEE will...
Carpet waste database connects consumers with disposal options
A new online resource aims to facilitate the safe disposal of carpets and other textile flooring waste.
Carpet Recycling UK's new database - said to...
£16 million funding for biotech firm offering sustainable omega-3
Biotechnology firm MiAlgae has secured £14 million in funding to advance its operations and scale production. The company says it has successfully reached commercial-scale...
Fixing an inconvenient truth: A solution to unsustainable PCB metals extraction?
Jeff Borrman of Bioscope Technologies reviews the fate of components and materials used in electronic printed circuit boards, and introduces a process that he...
The UK’s first carbon capture pilot on an energy-from-waste facility goes live
UK energy-from-waste (Efw) operator enfinium has launched the UK’s first carbon capture pilot at an EfW site, the group announced on 16 September. The...
Dissolving the plastic waste problem: Can new technology meet the challenge?
By James Kennedy, a technology analyst at market intelligence firm IDTechEx.
The advanced recycling market for plastics predominantly focuses on technologies like pyrolysis and depolymerization...
Uncollected waste and open burning leading causes of plastic pollution crisis
A new study attempts to shine a light on the enormous scale of uncollected rubbish and open burning of plastic waste in what's described...
SEPA seeks views on regulatory charges and conditions
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) says it is seeking views on proposed changes to how environmental activities are regulated in Scotland.
Earlier this year,...
€20 million project targets fibre-based sustainable packaging
Developing new kinds of recyclable fibre-based products is the aim of an initiative in Scandinavia, which aims to reduce energy and resource consumption in...
The US Plastics Pact releases design-for-circularity playbooks
The US Plastics Pact has released its Design for Circularity Playbooks, described as essential reports designed to guide the lifecycle of plastics in the...
Giant pink cat at Waterloo Station spotlights The Great Cable Challenge
A giant pink cat hologram will be surprising commuters at London Waterloo from Tuesday 20th August. The hologram is seemingly an effigy of HypnoCat,...
Index aims to quantify circularity in the bioeconomy
Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have developed a Circularity Index that they say provides a comprehensive method to quantify circularity in bioeconomic...
