Gas purification converts NOx to fertilizer
A seemingly efficient process for producing fertilizer from industrial emitted nitrogen oxides is being launched in The Netherlands.
Based on an the principle of...
Taking an inventory of the global plastics problem
360 million metric tonnes of new plastic was produced in 2018. Where did it all go? A group from the University of Pittsburgh explains,...
Crunch time for plastic packaging recycling? Group comments on report
The plastics recycling member-based charity RECOUP has published its 2021 UK Household Plastics Collection Survey, which analyses the collection of plastics for recycling from...
Launch-capable rocket engine tested with plastic from recycling
A UK company based in Bletchley has developed and tested a high-power chemical rocket engine partly fuelled by plastic waste.
Developed by Pulsar Fusion, the...
A new waste market is taking shape in Europe, following COVID-19, says recovery firm
Kjetil Vikingstad, CEO of resource recovery specialist Geminor, writes
Despite the recent flare-up of the COVID-pandemic in Europe, a number of countries are reporting a...
Marking progress towards a circular economy for lighting
The path to a circular economy for lighting is becoming significantly clearer, suggests recycling firm Recolight, reporting on the findings and discussions to have...
Recycling firm fined £20k following illegal export of household waste from Scotland
A leading UK and European recycling company was fined £20,000 at Airdrie Sheriff Court on 16 November after Scotland’s environmental regulator, SEPA, uncovered what...
The dead zone
Mikael Khan of environmental consultancy Aqua Enviro, offers a few thoughts on maximising AD plant efficiency and revenues by interrogating mixing performance in reactor tanks.
Short-lived pollutants side event
The World Biogas Association (WBA) is hosting an official side event in the Blue Zone at COP26, exploring the influence of pollutants like black carbon. The UN organisation received 1,110 applications for 240 slots, to host these side events.
Adding fuel to the fire?
A report from NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) seems to strengthen the case against Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS), currently a key ingredient of the UK government's climate plan.
Separation method frees rare earths from coal ash
The unexpected bounty of nature seems apparent from the discovery that a harmless food-grade solvent can be used to extract highly sought rare-earth metals...
£6.1 million to help recycle plastic waste into construction products
Thanks to an injection of £6.1 million, including the help of PRN funding, the UK’s largest producer of damp-proof membranes is increasing its capacity...
Turning e-waste into gold: The Royal Mint brings precious metal recovery technology to the...
The Royal Mint has signed an agreement with Canadian clean tech start up Excir to introduce a seemingly world first technology to the UK,...
Comment: Northern Ireland waste statistics and the importance of collecting organics
Well over half of all household material sent for recycling over the three months to June this year was composted, according to the...
The challenge of meeting zero waste targets in land remediation
Is a remediated site a clean site? Amy Jones, Associate Director with environmental engineering firm Idom Merebrook, considers the challenges of meeting zero waste...
New service launched in supermarkets will help ‘recirculate’ old electronic products
Supermarket chain Co-op has partnered with new "tech-recirculation service", Spring, to try to make it easy for consumers to get their unused electronic devices...
Hazardous chemicals content listed in new EU-wide products database
It's now possible to access data from the EU’s first public database of substances of very high concern in products, or SCIP. The aim...
Comment: Puzzling out a solution to plastic and POPs
Growing pressure to transition to the circular economy and the desire to eliminate legacy additives is proving to be a conundrum for the plastics...
Award for using AI and spectroscopy to increase waste-to-energy production
A US group is developing a technology combining AI and spectroscopy, to analyze municipal solid waste in-situ and in real-time - a cost- and...
Waste no more: Aggregates supplier scores first in securing circular accreditation in Scotland
A Lanarkshire-based company is the first in Scotland to secure ‘end-of-waste’ status for its low carbon aggregates.
Recycling and waste management solutions business Levenseat...
