Lisbon reusable cup is Europe’s first citywide scheme backed by DRS
A partnership between the City of Lisbon, recycling technology firm TOMRA and the Portuguese hospitality association AHRESP is aiming to cut litter and emissions...
Rare-earth recovery separates materials well enough to make new magnets from them
A Czech group has developed a new method of separating the rare earth elements, or lanthanides, which are widely used in the electronic, medical,...
UK government body to deploy innovative robotics to manage radioactive waste
The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) group has announced a partnership which will see innovative technology deployed for the first time on a nuclear site...
Microbes transform plastic waste into paracetamol, in new study
Paracetamol production could be revolutionised by the discovery that a common bacterium can turn everyday plastic waste into the painkiller, a new study seems...
Recycled plastic’s unknown constituents could be toxic
A single pellet of recycled plastic can contain over 80 different chemicals. A new study seems to show that recycled polyethylene plastic can leach...
Leeds EfW facility will supply around 390 GWh per year of homegrown power to...
UK EfW operator enfinium has signed an agreement to supply around 390 GWh of electricity per year from its Skelton Grange facility in Leeds,...
Brits still bamboozled by packaging recycling, despite EPR, says survey
New research indicates that the majority (70%) of British consumers admit they are confused by what packaging can and can’t be recycled.
Undertaken by Aquapak,...
Steel packaging achieves its highest recycling rate yet
Trade group Steel for Packaging Europe has confirmed the highest ever EU recycling rate for steel packaging,1 bringing the steel packaging sector closer to...
Fast-tracking circularity would build resilience and add £25bn to UK economy, say MPs
The UK can become more resilient to global instability by using resources more efficiently and giving consumers a “right to repair”, say a group...
Industrialised nations frontrunners and stragglers profiled in the Global Waste Index 2025
Trends explored by the Global Waste Index 2025 include the ongoing move away from landfill (in most places), the growth in waste-to-energy incineration in...
ESA publishes Circular Economy “vision” for 2040
The Environmental Services Association has published a position paper setting out its “vision” for a circular economy by 2040.
The document was launched during an...
MPs warn of dangerous delays and soaring costs at Sellafield
Efforts to retrieve radioactive waste from ageing facilities at Sellafield — the UK’s most hazardous nuclear site — are not proceeding fast enough, with...
Fluid strategies for waste and cost reduction
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A couple of forthcoming events will equip participants with expertise in...
Circular copper recovery could bridge 3.6 Mt supply gap, says McKinsey
Demand for copper is expected to spike with advances in the global energy transition, but the industry could face a 3.6 million metric tons...
SEPA announces changes to regulation of waste-to-land activities in Scotland
On 2 June, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) said it was informing businesses in Scotland of important changes to the regulation of the...
Project turns NHS uniforms into upcycled bags
Hand-stitched, upcycled bags will give a second life to NHS uniforms that would otherwise be incinerated or sent to landfill, in a new project...
Circular Construction Hub to increase reuse of building materials in Scotland
Scotland is to introduce a novel initiative aiming to increase uptake and accessibility of reused construction materials and showcase the sector as a lucrative...
Breakthrough geopolymer turns recycled glass and construction waste into a high-performance cement replacement
Researchers in Japan have developed a seemingly more sustainable alternative to Portland cement, in the form of a geopolymer-based soil solidifier developed from Siding...
All-electric vehicle lineup targets smarter urban waste management
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Bradshaw Electric Vehicles, one of the UK’s leading manufacturers and suppliers of...
Veolia publishes industry testing on PFAS waste incineration
Resource recovery firm Veolia has published reportedly comprehensive testing on the incineration of PFAS compounds. The tests appear to demonstrate that high temperature incineration...
