Is biochar suitable as a construction material?
Biochar is a porous material made from the pyrolysis of wood and other plant material. Diksha Pandey writes
Sorters close the loop
A partnership between food waste disposal firm Swancote Energy and recycling equipment manufacturer TOMRA Recycling marks the first UK application of optical sorting technology in an anaerobic digestion facility.
Kindling a revolution?
Finding a way to do something more interesting with woody biomass - other than just burning it - is a long-standing grail for biotechnology research. A new artificial enzyme has shown it can chew through lignin, the tough polymer that helps woody plants hold their shape. Lignin has tremendous potential as a source of renewable energy and materials.
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Industry group produces circularity criteria for EPR schemes in flexible packaging
Extended User Responsibility (EPR) schemes play a substantial role in the collection, sorting and recycling of post-consumer products. The Circular Economy for Flexible Packaging...
Report unpacks challenges and opportunities for reusable food and drink packaging systems
Environmental charity Hubbub is today (Tuesday 28 June) launching ‘Reuse Systems Unpacked’, a report uncovering the challenges and opportunities for reusable food and drink...
£2m sustainable textiles fund launched in Scotland
Zero Waste Scotland and the Scottish Government have launched a new £2m fund to help reduce the environmental burden of textiles.
Announced on 24 June,...
Winners of the Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2022 announced
Winners of the Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2022 were announced on 23 June at the Plastics Recycling Show Europe in Amsterdam. Launched in 2017,...
Waste and recycling: taking a proactive approach to fire safety
As we enter the warmer months, waste and recycling sites are increasingly vulnerable to fire. Such risks are amplified by the presence of batteries...
Construction contractor goes circular with temporary structures and roads
The race is clearly on for net zero, although different timelines are in operation across different parts of the built environment. Water utilities are...
Low-carbon cement made from mining sidestream
Materials technology firm Betolar has been granted a patent for a method for converting mining waste material into a reinforcing binder. In the future,...
Demo plant produces industrial sugars from mixed household waste fractions
A UK-based demonstration plant that generates industrial biotechnology sugars and other recycled material streams from the paper and card in mixed household waste has...
Recycling more precious metals from nuclear and electronic waste using the Picasso pigment
A big problem with the disposal of nuclear and electronic wastes is that the process wastes precious metals such as gold and platinum-group metals,...
Sanitisation chamber to support clothing and PPE reuse
A technology to sanitise clothing without the water-intensive drawbacks of traditional methods is being publicised as a useful way to advance the reuse of...
Turning banners into bags
Collaboration closes the loop on difficult to recycle printed waste
Circular economy expert Reconomy has partnered with outdoor signage, advertising and promotional materials experts Out...
New funding to support growth of Scotland’s bioeconomy
New funding available from the Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBioIC) aims to help grow Scotland’s bioeconomy. The latest tranche of its innovation fund is...
Reducing e-waste and connecting the disconnected: Campaign marks milestone
A landmark 10,000 smartphones have been "rehomed with people who need them", according to Community Calling, a joint initiative of Virgin Media, O2 and...
Start-up provides digital platform for plastic recyclate trading
Hamburg-based start-up cirplus has entered into the UK market in a bid to digitalise the plastic and recycling industry.
The firm offers "a global end-to-end...
Food packaging will still be landfilled or incinerated without accelerated innovation
While recycling, reuse and composting of packaging continues to increase significantly, a fifth of all food packaging could still find its way to landfill...
New machine claimed to offer advances in sensor-based aluminium sorting
TOMRA's x-ray transmission (XRT) technology "combines innovative synergies in metal and diamond recovery, once again setting new standards in sensor-based aluminium sorting", says the...
