Never-ending story: Glass recycling and its unappreciated subtleties
Glass is often presented as the perfect circular economy material, possessing the qualities of being entirely and endlessly recyclable. Unfortunately, like so many things in life, the truth is a little more complex on close inspection. Envirotec spoke to Steve Whettingsteel, founder and CEO of glass recycling technology firm Krysteline, in search of a clearer understanding.
Pumps group presents circular economy seminar
The importance of the circular economy to the pump sector comes up for attention in a series of seminars taking place in Brussels in...
Lighting product design for a circular economy: workshops in April and May
Recycling expert Recolight’s first training workshop focusing on lighting product design for a circular economy ran in London during April.
The course design drew on...
Recycling trade association criticises comments of EA chief on waste exports
The Recycling Association has criticised the "dangerous language" used by Environment Agency chief executive Sir James Bevan.
In a speech at a 12 April event...
Veolia launches biorefinery project to produce CO2-neutral biofuel from pulp production
Veolia has launched what it calls the world's largest biorefinery project "producing CO2-neutral bio-methanol from a pulp mill, located in Finland". The project aims...
Sustainable concept for wood-based textile fibres
An international prize for scientific achievements relevant to forestry has been given to the developers of a system for producing textile fibres from waste...
Unique online tool for repair cafés gets an update
The latest version of a free online resource for repair cafés - the Repair Café Carbon Calculator from Farnham Repair Café (FRC) - went...
Partnership offers route to a greener dram
An innovative new project is ‘distilling’ residues from Scotland’s famous whisky industry into sustainable, green energy.
The successful trial involving Scottish Water, SEPA and major...
Bradford becomes first Yorkshire and Humber council to specify plastic roads
Bradford Council has worked with waste plastic road company MacRebur to become the first local authority in the region to specify road surfacing material...
Risk of recycling crisis as UK Government ‘deaf’ to industry concerns about Red Diesel...
The body representing Scottish SME resource and waste management operators says recycling services across the country are under threat following the UK Government’s refusal...
Consortium to assess the future of packaging waste sorting
Nine brand-owners, an independent test & research centre and two universities will bring expertise over 2 years to develop and test an...
Turning WEEE into gold: The Royal Mint to build South Wales plant
The Royal Mint has announced plans to build a "world first" plant in South Wales to recover gold from UK electronic waste. The facility...
Global Waste Index 2022 highlights leaders and laggards
There are still major differences in the amount of waste generated across the world, and how it is disposed, a finding confirmed by a...
Government sets out new targets on air quality, water pollution, waste and woodland cover
The UK government announced new environmental targets in four key areas of air quality, water, waste reduction and woodland cover on 16 March....
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.
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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...
