Finnish project makes the case for chemical recycling as eco-friendly alternative to incineration
Project explores thermochemical treatment to recycle low-quality plastic waste
A portion of collected plastic waste does not qualify for mechanical recycling and ends up incinerated...
WRAP launches £4.7 million grants to increase plastics packaging and textiles recycling in England
Two new grants were unveiled on 12 June to fund capital infrastructure projects in England which will help to drive up the recycling of...
Firm claims biogas industry breakthrough with food waste substrate that is “near 100% free...
Food waste processing expert Gemidan, whose innovative ECOGI technology processes food waste into a high-quality pulp-based substrate for conversion into renewable energy (using AD/biogas),...
Welsh firm’s work on black plastics could help cut landfill waste
Colour Tone Masterbatch uses Welsh Government’s Accelerated Growth Programme to aid expansion
New product means black plastic can be detected in recycling sorting...
WCEF2019 speakers: The EU needs to show global leadership on the circular economy
The World Circular Economy Forum 2019 took place in Helsinki on 3-5 June, and seemingly presented "the most advanced circular economy solutions" for governments,...
Portable water device designed to help world’s poorest wins PVC Redesigned competition 2019
The winner of the VinylPlus UK, IOM3 and MaDE 2019 PVC Redesigned competition has been announced as Karen Silva of London South Bank University,...
Zero Waste Scotland launches toolkit to maximise £3bn circular economy business opportunity while responding...
Ways the country’s businesses can maximise opportunities in the potentially lucrative circular economy and respond to the climate emergency are laid out across...
Firm offers first “truly compostable” wallpaper
A German firm is offering what it claims is the first truly compostable wallpaper (as in 100% compostable).
“Veruso Lino is the first fully...
Fashion retailers announce trialling of new business models
The London Waste and Recycling Board (LWARB) and QSA Partners announced on 28 May that they are working with a number of fashion retailers...
We shouldn’t dismiss recycling exports because of a minority of bad apples, says industry...
The Recycling Association has said that exports of recycled materials have their place in a global economy, but these need to be high-quality materials.
After...
Aggregates firm opts for durable screen product range
Essex firm SRC Aggregates has opted for Infinity Screens™ in newly commissioned plant from CDE, a wet processing equipment maker, and is set to...
New analysis points to recycling success story of UK aggregates industry
The Mineral Products Association (MPA) has launched a new briefing which makes the case that the aggregates industry is one of the UK’s recycling...
Research furthers initiative that could divert 100,000 tonnes of waste ash from landfill each...
Heat treatment experts at the University of Strathclyde’s Advanced Forming Research Centre (AFRC) have furthered research into a sustainable initiative that could save up...
Firm expands silver recovery work
A waste management company is investing in its Cadishead business following a rebrand that it suggests repositions it as a market-leader in silver recovery...
Food industry needs to deliver energy and water efficiency and move to a circular...
By Richard Gueterbock of Clearfleau Group
Siloxane sentinel
As monitoring firm Safe Training Systems (STS) says, the production of biogas from wastewater AD ticks all the green eco boxes and has few objectors
Streamlining your waste processing
Those in need of a quick and efficient way of removing moisture from biosolids and post-AD sludge will find much to intrigue them in an aerodynamic pulverisation dryer called 'Dryclone®'
Consistent collections needed to reduce and recycle food waste, says ADBA
Anaerobic digestion (AD) industry responds to government consultation on recycling
AD “best environmental outcome for food waste that cannot be prevented or redistributed”
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British workers’ ‘lunch on the go’ habit generating 11 billion items of packaging waste...
Hubbub’s new #FoodSavvy Lunch Club campaign aims to encourage a rethink of ‘lunch on the go’ routines to reduce food and packaging waste...
Non-destructive testing – a food waste reduction opportunity?
Food waste reduction is a key objective for consumers, businesses and governments seeking to save money, improve food production efficiency, lower greenhouse gas emissions,...
