Recycling Association welcomes moves to make Lucozade bottles recyclable
News that drinks manufacturer Lucozade Ribena Suntory is redesigning its Ribena bottles to make them more recyclable has been welcomed by The Recycling Association.
This...
Critical raw material closed loop recovery project closes with release of trial learnings
Project exploring ways of boosting recovery of critical raw materials from household WEEE concluded on 29 March
Keep kerbside collections simple to boost recycling rates, says resource recovery firm
Easy kerbside collections for consumers that focus on consistent quality are essential if the UK is to boost plastics recycling rates and meet current...
Official waste statistics published for Scotland
Scottish recycling rate for 2017 is 58.9% (a decrease of 0.2 percentage points from 2016*)
Scottish organic waste recycled by composting or anaerobic...
Landfill methane detector avoids false readings and cross-gassing effects
A new methane detector is said to be ideal for landfill surface emissions monitoring (SEM).
The LANDTEC SEM5000 methane (CH4) detector from Q.E.D. Environmental...
Finnish innovation boosts battery recycling rate to over 80%
Electrification will rapidly increase the need for batteries. A new solution by Nordic clean energy company Fortum claims to make over 80% of the...
UK recycling at tipping point, says report from packaging firm
British recycler calls on government to prioritise immediate action as recycling gap threatens to impact UK homes
The UK will fall short of its 2035...
‘Support your local scrap yard, support your local community’, says BMRA
The British Metals Recycling Association (BMRA), the trade association representing metals recycling and scrap yards, has launched a new campaign to encourage members of...
Sorted for NZ’s first PET recycling plant
Materials sorting expert Sesotec provides details of equipment specified for a new recycling facility .
Getting down to brass (or plastic) tacks
Mid-February saw the launch of a 12-week consultation on the Government's Resource & Waste strategy for England, viewed by some as an opportuity for the UK to take a leadership role in the recycling and sustainability of packaging. Envirotec rounds up some industry comment .
Government funding for project to supply Africa with electricity from waste
An Earth Observation Innovation team from the University of Leicester is collaborating with UK energy-from-waste-biomass firm PyroGenesys and a number of UK and international...
Thermal ammonia removal facility treats leachate from largest landfill in Hong Kong
The Organics Group, a UK and Thailand based wastewater treatment specialist, has recently completed the turnkey design, manufacture and installation of its latest HK$...
IT firm to provide software solutions to help deliver waste services in Cambridgeshire
Technology company Yotta has won a major contract with 3C ICT, a shared IT service between Cambridge City Council, Huntingdonshire District Council and South...
England-only environmental watchdog post Brexit deeply flawed, planners warn
Proposals for a post-Brexit environmental watchdog that only has jurisdiction for England are deeply flawed and will not provide enough independent scrutiny of the...
Chiltern Railways introduces fast-track coffee cup recycling at stations
Chiltern Railways has become the UK’s first train operator to implement coffee cup recycling at its stations. With the official launch at Marylebone station,...
Scottish tech firm lands contract to track UK waste
Award-winning data analytics business Topolytics is working with the Ordnance Survey to create a system to monitor and track all of the UK's waste....
First-of-a-kind biorefinery for dairy waste reaches pilot plant stage
In a bid to enhance the value of waste in the dairy processing industry, the EU-funded AgriChemWhey project is testing and proving the techno-economic...
Industry group and Zero Waste Scotland partnership aims to reduce construction waste
Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) and Zero Waste Scotland are joining forces to encourage the construction industry to find innovative ways to reduce construction...
Scottish Government’s Mike Berry on AD’s role in Scotland’s circular economy
Ahead of chairing a session at the ADBA Scottish National Conference 2019, Mike Berry, Senior Policy Adviser for the Scottish Government, sets out the...
The Recycling Association concerned over MPs calling for ban on plastics exports
A call for a ban on exports of plastic packaging for recycling has caused concern for The Recycling Association.
The report, from Policy Connect, called...
