UK’s first compostables-specific sorting line
Recycling firm Paper Round has announced the commissioning of a new sorting line at its facility in Essex for the Vegware compostable catering disposables...
SEPA tackling emerging threat of abandoned waste trailers
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency is warning of a new trend in waste crime after two abandoned trailers full of waste appeared in the...
Advisory group reminds Scots to recycle old batteries
The Scottish government-funded circular economy advisory group Zero Waste Scotland is reminding Scots that they should recycle batteries separately to other household waste after...
Sponsored content: Announcing Recolight’s webinar series for 2021
Recolight has announced a new Circular Economy webinar series for 2021. It will build on the events held in 2020, and the progress being made by the lighting industry
Including Waste-to-Energy in the EU ETS won’t help sustainable waste management, says trade group
A trade group comprising European suppliers of waste-to-energy technology, ESWET welcomed a recent opportunity to contribute to the EU Emissions Trading System’s revision (EU...
Project aims to boost recycling supply chain for luxury cars
A new research project aims to deliver a sustainable source of rare earth magnets for electric and hybrid vehicles for one of the most...
Consortium shows new market potential for recyclates from flexible packaging
A new Quality Recycling Process (QRP) for flexible packaging, from CEFLEX (a consortium of European firms working on flexible packaging recycling) and its stakeholders,...
UK faces tidal wave of plastic if ‘poorly designed’ Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) is...
· Plastic packaging would dominate supermarket shelves under flat rate DRS
· 60% of shoppers would switch from endlessly recyclable aluminium cans to plastic...
Enterprises’ role in tackling the rising tide of e-waste
Alan Bentley, from data erasure and circular economy specialist Blancco, writes
More than 53 million metric tonnes of e-waste was produced in 2019. This...
Sponsored content: Take control of emissions from land reclamation
After decades of neglect, the result of land pollution has reached a level of significance which is now impossible to ignore. Many sites around the world now pose a major hazard for new construction operations and have created a huge clean-up conundrum.
£1.2m funding for waste vision start-up
Intelligent waste management start-up Recycleye has secured £1.2 million in seed funding, it was announced in mid-December
Funding for plastic recycling tech
Greenback Recycling Technologies, a company striving to develop circular solutions for packaging waste, has closed an approximately £8m series A financing round
Knocking landfill on the head: Recycling scheme celebrates three years
The National Hard Hat Recycling Scheme recently celebrated three years in operation. It was introduced in November 2017, with the intention of providing...
Prague to pilot large-scale, dynamic waste collection
The city of Prague is to pilot dynamic waste collection via automated collection routes. Seemingly impressive in scale for a trial of this kind...
Brighton firm to develop new landfill methane emission monitoring intelligence platform
Environmental sector ICT specialist Recycle2Trade has signed up to the national SPRINT (SPace Research and Innovation Network for Technology) business support programme, which...
Consultancy offers help ahead of Brexit deadline for chemicals regulation
British companies who currently hold registrations under the EU REACH regulation, and have not yet transferred their registrations to an EU legal entity, need...
CIRIA appoints research lead for new guidance on sustainable management of surplus soils
CIRIA, the Construction Industry Research and Information Association has commissioned a new research project that aims to produce concise, up to date, interactive guidance...
Conference programme announced for Plastics Recycling Show Europe virtual event
Organisers have confirmed the full conference programme for the Plastics Recycling Show Europe Virtual Event taking place 9-11 December 2020. Participation in all elements...
Graphene-based packaging presented as first truly biodegradeable and compostable alternative to plastic
UK biotech company Toraphene says it is preparing to unveil the world's first truly biodegradable, compostable and commercially viable alternative to plastic packaging.
The company...
EU beverage carton recycling rate hits 51%
The latest figures on beverage carton recycling in the EU show that they have surpassed 50% for the first time. The recycling rate for...
