Government has lost its grip on packaging recycling obligations system, suggests report
An unhelpfully relaxed system has meant that a lot of the packaging waste supposedly destined for recycling – and reported in the UK’s recycling figures - is simply exported abroad, where there are not sufficient checks to ensure it doesn’t end up in landfill .
July roundtable brings together WEEE leading figures to discuss UK target setting
In early July, stakeholders from the UK’s EEE production and WEEE reuse and recycling sector convened for a roundtable debate to discuss the evidential...
Quarry firm in Cornwall fined for supplying asbestos-contaminated waste
A Cornish waste disposal company has been ordered to pay £26,500 in fines and costs for illegally handling and disposing of hazardous waste, according...
Scots public advised to have their say on deposit return schemes
Members of the public are being called upon to have their say on how deposit return could work best for Scotland
US NGOs challenge EU decision on wood burning
A large group of US-based environmental and forest-protection groups has united to challenge the EU for its decision to continue to label the indiscriminate...
Mixing food waste and sewage: Key debate earmarked by organisers of Global Biogas Expo
Ofwat’s kickstart to the burgeoning £780M bioresources market promises to make an important conference session about combining sewage sludge and food waste a must-visit...
John Lewis pilots pick up ‘buyback’ service for unwanted clothing
To help reduce the 300,000 tonnes of clothing which gets sent to landfill each year in the UK, John Lewis is piloting a service...
Major retailers and others back Leeds campaign to boost ‘on-the-go’ recycling
#LeedsByExample campaign set to pilot new ways of improving recycling rates
The environmental behaviour change charity Hubbub and recycling compliance scheme Ecosurety are bringing together...
Shredder investment reduces fuel consumption by 60% at Waste to Energy plant
Construction and commercial waste management specialist Rabbit Waste Management has more than halved the energy required to power its shredding line, resulting in cost...
End-of-life bin lorry refitted to operate electrically
A refuse collection vehicle at the end of its normal working life has been repowered with an electric motor and is due to shortly...
Plasma treatment gasification method selected for UK waste-to-jet-fuel project
Advanced Plasma Power (APP) has been selected by renewable fuels company Velocys, as the preferred gasification technology provider to support its project to produce...
Waste firm says new process can transform problematic waste into form suitable for EfW
Waste management firm CSG has seemingly developed a new process to help transform a range of industrial waste streams into a material suitable for...
The Recycling Association warns that quality must come first as countries impose new import...
There needs to be a relentless focus on improving the quality of recycled materials or risk losing markets, according to The Recycling Association.
In late...
New e-waste separation technologies introduced at Eindhoven facility
E-waste recycling services provider Sims Recycling Solutions (SRS) has expanded the processing lines at the firm's Eindhoven, Netherlands e-waste facility. This site, said to...
Recycled plastic could supply nearly three quarters of UK demand
The UK currently exports two thirds of plastic collected for recycling and only recycles nine per cent of all plastics domestically. But new analysis...
World Cup leads to influx of flat-screen TVs for recycling at Veolia facility
Veolia says it has received 65% more flat screen TVs at its state of the art recycling facility in Shropshire
Oldham council and residents take innovative approach to tackling fly-tipping
Residents in Oldham who are fed up of fly-tipping are taking an innovative approach to tackling the issue in their community as part of...
Major funding agreement signed on advanced plastics recycling plant in Scotland
Funding of over £3m was announced on Wednesday 6 June for four projects comprising a new plastics recycling partnership, Project Beacon, in Perthshire, Scotland.
The...
Collaborative approach to collection increases WEEE recovery in Northern England trial
An EU-funded project appears to illustrate the possibilities for increasing collection rates of difficult-to-recover WEEE items by partnering with well-known and trusted consumer brands....
An ecological shoe?
Minimalist shoe company Vivo Barefoot has announced a new range seemingly made from algae recovered from the world’s waterways.
