Funding to support UK fuel pellet first

A recycling business which takes household waste destined for landfill and turns it into fuel has secured a £575,000 debt funding package from Lancashire...

Student dissertation adds detail to landfill mining feasibility

Decontamination of landfills and open dumpsites could prove profitable, both financially and for the environment, as many researchers and waste experts are beginning to...

Mobile chemist service aims to identify wastes and aid compliance

Resource management company Veolia has launched a new chemical management service designed to provide a mobile solution for identifying, listing, packing, collection and disposal...

Preparing for the purge

Sorting systems specialist Stadler Engineering comments on what solutions need to be considered in response to China’s import ban on contaminated recyclate

Smarter options for waste plastic

On the current plastic-waste conundrum facing the UK, one avenue of hope is the development of novel gasification and EfW techniques

Circular economy’s outcomes need to be measured to gain stakeholder buy-in, according to new...

White paper focuses on developing organisation-level performance indicators in the transition to the circular economy Infrastructure organisations must have measures to demonstrate and communicate the...

Plastic not-so-fantastic

Recent months have seen a perfect storm for those responsible for dealing with waste plastic, in the combination of China's refusal to accept waste...

Laser object detection system identifies black objects and glass, boosting purity levels at recycling...

Tomra Sorting says its new Laser Object Detection (LOD) system, when used in combination with its own AUTOSORT and FINDER recycling products, boosts the...

New online platform helps understand hazardous materials in electronic waste

In an attempt to respond to recyclers’ quest for information about the presence of hazardous substances in electronic waste, producers and producer responsibility organisations...

Firm claims to offer improved ballistic separation

A new range of high-capacity ballistics separators has been launched by Stadler UK, seemingly designed to achieve a higher throughput to meet market demands. The...

Scotland to host global trade mission dedicated to the circular economy

Following a successful, competitive pitch against other nations, Scotland has been chosen to host the Circular Economy Hotspot, described as a unique international trade...

New evidence of nuclear fuel releases found at Fukushima

Uranium and other radioactive materials have been found in tiny particles released from the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear reactors.

Landfilling, rather than incineration, might be best for low grade waste plastics, says recycling...

With levels of waste plastics rising in the UK as a result of China's National Sword scrap import policies, the debate is picking up...

Waste-to-energy technology firm using social media to electrify remote villages in India

Southampton-based SEaB Energy has launched a crowdfunding campaign that aims to bring, for the first time, a reliable source of electricity and water to...

Modelling methane-eating bacteria holds promises for fuel and chemicals production

Nature is full of surprises – not to mention solutions. A research team including scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable...

Cambridge City and South Cambridgeshire District launch MetalMatters campaign

The Greater Cambridge Shared Waste Service between Cambridge City Council and South Cambridgeshire District Council has launched its first MetalMatters campaign of 2018, to...

Firms team up to offer high mobility separation equipment

Separation technologies firm Eriez Europe has teamed up with Northern Ireland-based equipment manufacturer Ecohog to address a perceived demand for more transportable separation equipment....

London’s burning: Report calls for slowdown on capital’s incineration dependence

The London Assembly Environment Committee published a report, Waste: Energy from Waste on 15 February, which examines how the city could maximise the benefits...

Tests showcase plant pot possibilities for kerbside recycling

Recoup, a charity that aims to support plastics recycling, has recently worked with plant pot maker Aeroplas to showcase the possibilities for including this...

Thermal imaging takes the heat off scrap metal theft risks

With the value of scrap metal only heading in one direction recently, dealers are having to turn to ever more advanced security solutions to...