The UK’s first carbon capture pilot on an energy-from-waste facility goes live
UK energy-from-waste (Efw) operator enfinium has launched the UK’s first carbon capture pilot at an EfW site, the group announced on 16 September. The...
Dissolving the plastic waste problem: Can new technology meet the challenge?
By James Kennedy, a technology analyst at market intelligence firm IDTechEx.
The advanced recycling market for plastics predominantly focuses on technologies like pyrolysis and depolymerization...
Uncollected waste and open burning leading causes of plastic pollution crisis
A new study attempts to shine a light on the enormous scale of uncollected rubbish and open burning of plastic waste in what's described...
SEPA seeks views on regulatory charges and conditions
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) says it is seeking views on proposed changes to how environmental activities are regulated in Scotland.
Earlier this year,...
€20 million project targets fibre-based sustainable packaging
Developing new kinds of recyclable fibre-based products is the aim of an initiative in Scandinavia, which aims to reduce energy and resource consumption in...
The US Plastics Pact releases design-for-circularity playbooks
The US Plastics Pact has released its Design for Circularity Playbooks, described as essential reports designed to guide the lifecycle of plastics in the...
Giant pink cat at Waterloo Station spotlights The Great Cable Challenge
A giant pink cat hologram will be surprising commuters at London Waterloo from Tuesday 20th August. The hologram is seemingly an effigy of HypnoCat,...
Index aims to quantify circularity in the bioeconomy
Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have developed a Circularity Index that they say provides a comprehensive method to quantify circularity in bioeconomic...
Comment: How digital technologies can contribute to a circular economy
Chris Williams of software firm ISB Global makes the case for digitalisation as the means for a less wasteful, more resource-efficient global economic model....
Solvent recycling boost at Veolia’s Garston plant
Resource management company Veolia has expanded the solvent recovery capacity at its Garston, Liverpool, facility to 86,000 tonnes a year.
Effective recycling of these used...
Beer importation company pays over £400,000 for failing to register with a recycling scheme
Bristol-based beer importer Budweiser Budvar UK has contributed more than £400,000 to a national environmental charity after failing to register as a producer of...
Packaging materials usage snapshot profiles mixed progress
Product manufacturers' use of packaging materials has decreased since 2019, says a new report from environmental compliance scheme Valpak. And in 2021, more plastic...
A novel alternative to landfilling organic waste: genetically modified flies
An Australian group is proposing using genetically engineered black soldier flies (Hermetia illucens) to address worldwide pollution challenges and produce valuable raw materials for...
Aberdeen start-up boosts value of whisky co-products
A new method to extract valuable bio-based chemicals from whisky distillery waste streams could transform manufacturing and be worth up to £90 million in...
Progress on the ground: A circular economy for carpeting
The Carpet Recycling UK annual conference recognised efforts to develop a circular economy in the flooring sector.
Speaking at the two-day event in July, Adnan...
New service to help businesses assess recyclability of their packaging
Sustainable packaging provider DS Smith has introduced a service for businesses to evaluate the recyclability levels of their packaging ("the first integrated paper, packaging,...
Firm wins £1m+ contract to provide demineralised water for new EfW plant in Glasgow
Water and wastewater treatment expert Envirogen Group has been awarded a £1m+ contract by Fortum Glasgow to demineralise water for the boilers at its...
Environment Agency warns of dramatic rise in fraud in the waste export industry
The Environment Agency says it has identified a dramatic rise in the scale and complexity of fraud in the waste export industry in the...
Making office accessories from biochar
Biochar has been used to make office items for a Birmingham law firm, in a recent project by Aston University researchers.
Mills & Reeve have...
Office for the Internal Market launches study of regulatory restrictions on single-use plastics
The Office for the Internal Market (OIM), part of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), which independently advises the UK government, launched a study...
