Industry-funded communications campaign increases metal recycling rates in Warwick
Warwick District Council has increased kerbside recycling of metal packaging by 28 per cent in six months – through MetalMatters, a communications campaign funded...
Extended Producer Responsibility cannot be delayed, says ADEPT
The Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning and Transport (ADEPT) has reacted unequivocally to suggestions that Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) should be abandoned...
Study quantifies leachate from historic landfills
A study conducted by the British Geographical Survey adds urgency to concerns about the potential for ammonium from historic landfill sites leaching into waterways....
€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...
Transatlantic flight runs on100% SAF
The first transatlantic passenger flight powered by 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) was completed on Tuesday 28 November by Virgin Atlantic, with the journey...
Liverpool-based white goods reuse scheme celebrates successful start
Liverpool-based charity CREATE UK says it is celebrating a successful first eight months of its white goods reuse scheme, which aims to rescue old...
AI supports unique solution to optimize waste collection in France
Since July 2020, the 200 skips that collect Toulouse inhabitants’ waste from the 13 waste disposal centers managed by Suez have been equipped with...
EfW trade groups offer reaction to first draft waste incineration BREFs
A joint press release from three important trade organisations in the energy-from-waste sector offers a reaction to the first draft (D1) of the reference...
Textile waste in Europe: a billion-dollar business is brewing, says Finnish group
Textile recycling is a massive opportunity for the whole of Europe, says the group behind an ongoing research project in Finland. Recycling technology is...
Not-so-fast fashion? Captured carbon incorporated in fabric of Zara dress range
A collaboration between biotech firm LanzaTech and Spanish clothing retailer Inditex has led to the design of a capsule collection for the latter’s largest...
Applying biology to hard-to-solve waste challenges
From locking in unpleasant odours to reducing bulky waste and cleaning up hydrocarbon contamination, biotechnology company Advetec says bacteria-driven solutions can produce valuable results in unexpected areas. Chief Operating Officer Richard Goff highlights those areas where the most exciting progress has been made .
Veolia launches biorefinery project to produce CO2-neutral biofuel from pulp production
Veolia has launched what it calls the world's largest biorefinery project "producing CO2-neutral bio-methanol from a pulp mill, located in Finland". The project aims...
Recycling and reprocessing associations make a stand at RWM 2017, and declare “secondary is...
Visitors to RWM 2017 looking to gain an in-depth understanding of the UK's recycling, secondary materials and reprocessing capability, capacity and industry challenges should...
Biodiesel resource maximised using DAF treatment system
A new energy plant in Cheshire, which processes waste fats, oils and greases (FOG) for use as biodiesel, will use a WPL Dissolved Air...
Investigating pyrolysis for reclaiming carbon fibres from composite waste
Recent research at Dooshisha University in Japan highlights the potential use of pyrolysis to recover carbon fibres from composites
Minimizing energy consumption is a fundamental...
A practical guide for the zero waste movement
“IT was a giddy moment for all of us,” recounts Paul Connett of the meeting in October 2011 at which he first had the...
Circular pallets scheme gears up for May rollout
Recyclable pallets initiative The Pallet LOOP says it is manufacturing tens of thousands of its distinctive bright green, circular economy pallets in readiness for...
£1.4m funding for chemist’s research into hazardous materials handling
A University of Glasgow chemist is establishing a new research group with £1.4m in new funding from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council...
England-only environmental watchdog post Brexit deeply flawed, planners warn
Proposals for a post-Brexit environmental watchdog that only has jurisdiction for England are deeply flawed and will not provide enough independent scrutiny of the...
Veolia wins South London waste partnership contract
Resource management firm Veolia, through its subsidiary Veolia ES UK, has signed a major new recycling and waste services contract spanning four South London...
