WRAP updates voluntary agreements, outlining circularity vision for food, plastic and textiles
We will not tackle the climate crisis without changing our consumption systems, says group, whose voluntary agreements aim to lead industry response
Climate action NGO...
£1.4m funding for chemist’s research into hazardous materials handling
A University of Glasgow chemist is establishing a new research group with £1.4m in new funding from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council...
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...
An offer of ‘kelp’: Recycling marine waste from inactive oil platforms
Seaweed and algae brought to shore during decommissioning used for fish and animal feeds
In what's described as a global first, marine growth found on...
Comment: Second-life vehicle batteries should be first choice for energy storage
To mark Energy Day at COP27, Matthew Lumsden of Connected Energy called on consumers and businesses to understand that switching to electric vehicles is...
£400m to be invested in UK plastic recycling facilities
A new partnership may pave the way for more than £400 million to be invested in recycling facilities across the UK.
Renewable and alternative energy...
Plastic processing bottleneck
There is a bottleneck in the UK's recycling infrastructure for plastic recycling, according to the latest report from plastics resource efficiency and recycling charity RECOUP.
Can heat maps conquer our litter problem?
The most recent anti-littering guidance places the blame for littering firmly on high street fast-food restaurants. But, how can councils, enforcement services or take-aways...
World needs ambitious target of 0% new plastic waste by 2040
The United Nations is being urged to make a bold pledge and set a target of zero for new plastic pollution by 2040 in...
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,...
Software platform helps Plymouth City Council digitally transform key services
Infrastructure asset management software provider Yotta offers a case study detailing how its connected asset management technology provides a single-system across trees, playgrounds and...
By leaving garden waste alone, we could store 600k tons of CO2 per year
We would be doing the climate a great service if we just left garden waste alone, instead of shuttling it out of our gardens,...
Report identifies bottleneck in UK plastic recycling infrastructure
Plastics resource efficiency and recycling charity RECOUP has published its 2022 UK Plastic Packaging Sorting & Reprocessing Infrastructure report, which reported that there is...
Turning facemasks into Ethernet cables
Swansea University academics have developed a process which converts the carbon found in discarded facemasks to create high-quality single-walled carbon nanotubes (CNT) which are...
How to achieve the three R’s with bearings
Alan Stewart of bearings distributor Rubix writes
Used in every conceivable manufacturing application, bearings keep production rolling by transferring motion and transmitting forces. Individual bearings...
The circular city in 2040 cuts today’s energy needs by 75 percent, says consultancy
Engineering and architectural consultancy Sweco has produced calculations seemingly showing that, with circular urban planning, future cities can save as much as 75 percent...
Recycling food is top of UK businesses’ green agenda
Nearly half of all businesses (46%) across the UK have ‘recycling food waste’ at the top of their priorities to reduce their organisation’s carbon...
UK supermarket trials on-shelf smart refills
Lidl GB has become the first supermarket in the UK to give customers access to an on-shelf smart refill machine with ‘smart’ pouches for...
Don’t hoard small items, experts urge consumers ahead of International E-waste Day
Event runs with the slogan: ‘Recycle it all, no matter how small!’
Roughly 5.3 billion mobile or smartphones will drop out of use this year,...
Smokers blind to devastating impact of butts on the environment, suggests survey
New research from environmental charity Hubbub seems to reveal just over 1 in 4 smokers (28%) are aware that cigarette butts are made from...
