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,...
A new ‘supercritical water’ approach to recycling plastic packaging waste
The University of Birmingham has licensed the rights to a ‘supercritical water’ technology to engineering consultancy Stopford, to develop a novel process for recycling...
Closing the loop for plastics in electronics: New report
A new report - “Improving the loops of plastics in electronics” - shares the conclusions from a recent workshop on Waste of Electrical and...
Comment: A few thoughts on achieving circularity in the construction sector
Growing interest in environmental issues is putting pressure on the construction sector to move towards a circular economy with greater emphasis on the sustainable...
31 significant waste crime sites targeted by SEPA as BBC Disclosure spotlights waste crime
Scottish Environment Protection Agency staff and their work tackling waste crime were featured as part of investigative journalism programme BBC Disclosure on Monday 31...
Firm delivers biowaste decontamination at UK COVID-19 vaccine production facility
Cleaning and waste decontamination specialist Suncombe has designed, built and delivered high specification biowaste effluent decontamination systems (EDS) "in an extremely short timeframe" to...
New service to help businesses manage small volumes of waste including hazardous waste, says...
Resource management company, Veolia, has launched a new service specifically designed to help businesses that produce small volumes of waste which may include hazardous...
