Efficient and mobile separation technology fills a small gap
The processing involved in breaking materials down to RC material is part of the everyday business of the construction and material handling industry. A...
Firms target hard to recycle plastic packaging reduction with biodegradable alternative
Packaging firm DS Smithand and Aquapak, a developer of biodegradable polymer, are teaming up to develop sustainable fibre based packaging solutions that they say...
“First-of-a-kind plant” presents pump specification challenges
Specifying pumps for circulating clean engine oil: It may seem a reasonably ordinary application, but there’s nothing ordinary about Arjun Infrastructures’ power plant in...
Disposal firm announces “state-of-the-art” animal by-product processing facility
Plans for a Category 1 animal by-product processing facility at the renewable energy and recycling site of SecAnim in Widnes, Cheshire were announced in...
Addressing the challenges of aluminium recycling
Sorting technologies manufacturer TOMRA Recycling considers the limitations of existing sorting methods and explores the issues facing European scrap metal processors and aluminium producers...
Aluminium packaging recycling rates reach record levels, shows Q2 PRN data
According to data released by the Environment Agency on 22 July, a record 40,653 tonnes of aluminium packaging were collected for recycling in Q2...
Time to ensure sustainable waste shipments in Europe, says trade group
In recent decades, exports of waste to non-European countries have risen steadily, pushing the waste issue far away but failing to properly address it....
World Biogas Summit and Expo 2020 to be held online
The World Biogas Summit and Expo will take place online from 6 to 8 October
Physical event 2020 is cancelled due to Covid-19...
Firm cites significant carbon reductions for using energy recovery facilities to treat clinical waste
Resource management firm Veolia is highlighting how significant emissions reductions can be achieved by using energy recovery facilities, ERF, to dispose of the more...
SEPA announces crackdown on illegal dumpers advertising on social media
SEPA enforcement team targets criminals and chancers using social media to sell illegal waste services
Regulator reminds waste companies that compliance with the...
How incinerator bottom ash contributes to a circular economy
Rick Hindley, executive director at Alupro, explains the benefits of recovering aluminium packaging from incinerator bottom ash (IBA) and how returning it to the...
Guide outlines ecodesign principles for the UK bed sector
The National Bed Federation (NBF) has published a guide to ecodesign principles, specifically for the UK bed sector.
With many British bed companies already taking...
Facility in Newry showcases co-mingling recycling model
Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Minister Edwin Poots recently visited Re-Gen's waste recycling facility in Newry, during which the firm suggested that adopting its...
Remanufacturing robots involves original design work
A remanufacturing initiative at ABB is allowing existing robot users to sell inactive or legacy robots to the firm with "an attractive buy back...
Firm launches new guide to help local authorities and contractors safely reopen HWRC facilities
Resource management firm Veolia UK has launched a guide (on 20 April), titled 'Local Authority Guidance on the Safe reopening of HWRC Networks' -...
Making stronger concrete with ‘sewage-enhanced’ steel slag
A group of researchers say they have shown how a by-product of steelmaking can be used to both treat wastewater and make stronger concrete,...
Firms launch circular economy solution to prevent millions of tonnes of e-mobility waste...
A new partnership aims to demonstrate how bespoke circular-economy batteries can tackle the mounting problem of e-waste, specifically in relation to electric vehicles.
Aceleron, a...
UK’s biggest green gas producer to launch biology consultancy
On 8 April, Future Biogas - "the UK’s biggest green gas producer" - will launch a subsidiary consultancy service. Called Fern AD, it will...
Change essential if Scottish DRS is to be a success, says aluminium recycling group
On 16 March, the Cabinet Secretary for the Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform laid regulations in the Scottish Parliament that will create the...
Coronavirus causing huge difficulty for the recovered paper sector, says Recycling Association
The coronavirus outbreak is hitting the vulnerable recovered paper sector hard according to The Recycling Association.
Over the past few years, the international market for...
