Specialist firm develops eco-solution for Japanese knotweed waste
Japanese knotweed removal firm Environet UK has developed a method for converting waste from Japanese knotweed and other invasive plants into biochar, with the...
Edinburgh initiative brings nighttime visuals to on-street recycling
The eye-catching #Infinitinny installation which has been unveiled in St Andrew's Square: Drinks containers appear in an iterative manner, once the installation has been...
Shredder firm launches rebuild division
Industrial shredder specialist UNTHA UK has further embraced the concept of a ‘closed loop’ business model, by creating a division dedicated to the complete...
South African start-up provides app that brings together independent truck owners and customers needing...
WRAPP (Waste Recycling App) is bringing together independent truck owners and the customers who need waste removed – all via an easy-to-use mobile app, says the firm behind it
Data analytics firm wins £500k funding to build the UK’s first digital waste tracking...
Topolytics has been awarded £500,000 to build a prototype for a UK wide comprehensive waste tracking system
World Biogas Association’s newest members applaud mission to bring industry together to achieve its...
The World Biogas Association (WBA) is bringing the industry together to look at how fast its members could build the infrastructure to collect and treat all the organic wastes generated by society
Firms plan first multi-layered carton recycling facility in the Netherlands
Paper-based packaging firm Smurfit Kappa has joined with companies HVC and Bluemats to unveil an ambitious plan for the first full beverage carton recycling...
Northern Ireland waste firm invests £5m in facility to produce fossil fuel alternative for...
Re-Gen Waste has invested £5m in the development of its existing processing facility
AI firm raises $20m to continue its fight against food waste
Tech company Winnow has announced the raising of $12 million in a Series B funding round led by Ingka Group and Mustard Seed
Environmentally friendly leather wins European circular economy startup award
Gelatex Technologies from Estonia has won the Green Alley Award 2019
German clothing detergent opts for bottles made from chemically recycled plastic
Henkel announced on 17 October that it has produced bottles using chemically recycled plastic for the first time, working in collaboration with packaging manufacturer Alpla
Making biofuels from seawater rather than crude oil
Researchers from The University of Manchester are using synthetic biology to explore a more efficient way to produce the next generation of bio-based jet fuels – partly made from seawater
Liverpool company develops virtual reality tool to save Sellafield £20 million
The Virtual Engineering Centre (VEC) has developed a mixed reality training tool for Britain’s biggest nuclear waste site, Sellafield
£1.5 million funding for study to develop microbial organisms to digest plastic waste
A study to develop microbial organisms to digest plastic waste has been made possible following a £1.5million award from the ERA - Cobiotech programme of the European Union
Carlsberg moves a step closer to creating the world’s first ‘paper’ beer bottle
Danish brewer reveals research prototypes for the 'Green Fibre Bottle' – containing beer for the first time
Campaign aims to reduce and reuse Europe’s 2.5 million tonnes of plastic appearing in...
A project is calling for consumers to demand electronic and electrical products be made with recycled plastic, and for manufacturers to redesign products to both improve recyclability and integrate recycled plastics in new products
Take a stand and address single-use items and throwaway culture rather than just plastics,...
Zero Waste Scotland is warning that the current focus on plastics is distracting from the real issue of ending the disposable throwaway culture
AD and the UK’s net-zero emissions commitment: ADBA conference to discuss
ADBA’s flagship event returns in December 2019, "marking 10 years of ADBA and 10 years before the UK government must reduce emissions by 57%"
Environment directors urge Dutch government to rethink RDF import tax
A Local Government Association is calling on the Netherlands Government to think twice before levying a €32 per tonne tax on the import of Refuse Derived Fuel RDF
New partnership in waste pile management solutions
Equipment rental firm Ashtead Technology has been appointed as the exclusive distributor in the UK and Ireland for two innovative products that help waste...
