Comment: Big changes in the pipeline for Northern Ireland’s waste industry
The way that waste in Northern Ireland will be handled over the next few years will change dramatically following consultations by Defra and the...
Veolia introduces reversing camera on RCVs to address driver blind spots
To address the challenge of vehicle blind spots, areas that cannot be directly seen by the driver while at the controls, Veolia is now...
Waste report makes recommendations to the London mayor
The London Assembly Environment Committee has published a report on waste management in the capital and the need to move to a circular economy....
Firm marks progress towards circular supply chain for recycled rare-earth magnets
Metal recycler EMR says it is taking the next step in its efforts to create a sustainable, circular supply chain for rare earth magnets.
Powerful...
Which cities are leading the way in zero waste?
Many countries and cities are trying to reduce their usage of plastic, and to approach the ideal of "zero waste", but which ones are...
SEPA opens healthcare waste consultation
All those who collect, transport, store treat and dispose of healthcare waste are being encouraged to respond to a consultation on its storage and...
Oven-ready solutions?
A medium-temperature reaction, pyrolysis can reduce the plasticized medical-protection garb back into an original form – such as chemicals and petroleum – and then recycle it, perhaps into fuels, according to a new study by Cornell University.
Circular priorities
If a product or system has a long life – whether below or above the ground – it invariably improves its value within the circular economy.
Dispose of batteries safely, warns waste expert as spring cleans begin
Local residents and businesses are being urged to safely dispose of lithium batteries by a waste management company in Bristol, Grundon.
Lithium batteries are extremely...
Bexley council launches app-based anti-food-waste campaign
Household food waste project will see Council partnering with two food waste apps – OLIO & Kitche
The Bexley Household Food Waste Project launched on...
UK supermarket starts coffeepod recycling scheme
Scheme turns used aluminium and plastic pods into new products such as beverage cans and furniture
1.2bn beverage pods bought in the...
Vodafone announces circular economy plan to extend life of mobile phones and increase reuse...
Vodafone announced "a major initiative" on 23 February to extend the life of new mobile phones and encourage customers to trade in or recycle...
Sorting technology boosts polymer purity at Viridor’s Avonmouth and Skelmersdale plants
Viridor has chosen the very latest in sensor-based sorting technology from TOMRA Recycling for two of its polymer recycling plants. 15 TOMRA AUTOSORT® units...
Recycling solution available for customer-returned soft plastic packaging at Tesco
A new partnership between Tesco and packaging manufacturer Berry Global is now recycling soft plastic collected from customers at Tesco stores.
The supermarket...
Plastic pollution is growing relentlessly as waste management and recycling fall short, says OECD
The world is producing twice as much plastic waste as two decades ago, with the bulk of it ending up in landfill, incinerated or...
UK councils spent around £250k (each) on fly-tipping clean ups in 2021
Recent research using freedom of information (FOI) requests to each of the UK’s local authorities appears to show that fly-tipping increased by 49% between...
Portugal power-to-liquid project makes sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) from municipal waste-derived CO2
One of the first synthetic eFuel production units in Europe could be implemented at an Energy Recovery Plant near Porto.
Deploying a seemingly innovative...
Scots’ views sought on mandatory digital waste tracking
A consultation setting out plans for a mandatory digital waste tracking service in the UK was launched on 21 January 2022.
The Scottish Environment Protection...
Trash talk: UK’s rubbish crews miss more than 745,000 bin collections each year
Britain’s hard-working refuse collection crews do a fantastic job of collecting our household waste – but logistics issues are leading to more than 745,000...
Food labels behavioural campaign signs up major brands
An anti-food-waste initiative is celebrating its first anniversary and the milestone achievement of having over 40 food and drink brands signed up.
The ‘Look, Smell,...
