UK’s biggest green gas producer to launch biology consultancy
On 8 April, Future Biogas - "the UK’s biggest green gas producer" - will launch a subsidiary consultancy service. Called Fern AD, it will...
Study quantifies leachate from historic landfills
A study conducted by the British Geographical Survey adds urgency to concerns about the potential for ammonium from historic landfill sites leaching into waterways....
Waste crime will not be solved by banning plastic exports, says recycling trade association
The Recycling Association has warned that waste crime will continue to happen, even if exports of plastics for recycling are banned.
MPs on the Environment,...
Circularity gains business traction
Moving to a circular business model can boost the bottom line. There is now much discussion and debate as to the best way to...
A different approach to drying
Envirotec spoke to UK distributor REC about the Dryclone air drying system, and about the opportunities that exist to dry bio-waste and sludges at significant cost savings by using waste heat and electricity generated on site .
Project using tech and AI to track litter on Glasgow and Cardiff roads suggests...
Litter surveys on the roads surrounding Cardiff and Glasgow appear to reveal ground-breaking insights that could help local authorities and agencies across the country...
How are men and women differently affected by chemicals from waste? Nigerian TV documentary...
On 15 January the Nigerian TV channel NTA broadcast a 30-minute documentary entitled “What has gender got to do with chemicals?”
In Africa’s most populated...
Doggy bag scheme launches in Inverness
DINERS in Inverness need no longer feel embarrassed to ask for a ‘doggy bag’ for the leftover food they’re not able to finish while...
Separation method frees rare earths from coal ash
The unexpected bounty of nature seems apparent from the discovery that a harmless food-grade solvent can be used to extract highly sought rare-earth metals...
Landfill diversion of carpet waste rises
The volume of carpet waste diverted from landfill in the UK has shown a modest increase with 175,252 tonnes reused, recycled or recovered for...
Research partnership aims to put mattress waste to bed
A new partnership is aiming to forge a more sustainable approach to mattress design and disposal, tackling the estimated 600,000 mattresses disposed of in...
Lab aids leachate disposal
WASTEWATER treatment specialist Enso International recently completed the installation of a plant to deal with the leachate from a landfill site, work that was...
Biffa makes aggregate quality improvements at recycling plant
Biffa Waste Services is diverting 99% of road sweepings material from landfill at its new West Sussex Treatment Facility, aided by a new road...
Veolia increases hazardous waste capacity with new regional facility in the north east
Veolia says it is increasing hazardous waste capacity in the north east with a new 20,000 tonnes per annum Hazardous Waste Transfer Station facility...
WRAP: huge lack of consistency in circular economy pledges in NDCs
Climate action NGO WRAP says details of circular economy pledges made in Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) are wildly inconsistent and range from undefined to...
Firm converts scrap vehicle waste into renewable energy
A seemingly ground-breaking solution allows hard-to-recycle automotive shredder residue (ASR) to be used to deliver renewable energy and reduce waste-to-landfill.
End-of-life vehicles processor Recycling Lives...
Which countries are winning the war on waste?
Switzerland, Sweden and Denmark have succeeded in recovering over 98% of their municipal waste on average over the last five years
Germany is...
Interpreting the environmental legislation changes to the classification of Persistent Organic Pollutants
Mark Priestman, Managing Director of Non-Ferrous at EMR (formerly European Metal Recycling) writes
As the recycling industry innovates to embrace its role as a...
Firm launches collaborative service for end-of-life batteries
Resource recovery expert Axion has joined forces with two other partners in a major initiative aimed at reusing and recycling the growing volume...
First standardised approach to Materials Passports launched
Engineering and environmental consultancy Waterman Group has launched its Materials Passports Framework which it says sets a clear pathway to unlocking the barriers to...
