Secondary fuels firm wins contract with Hull City Council
Secondary fuels specialist Geminor has secured a contract with Hull City Council to implement an integrated waste processing solution to divert more than 80%...
New system identifies consumer waste items using image recognition
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Product design and development firm Cambridge Consultants has developed a recycling concept which aims to tackle the challenge of improving the efficacy of recycling...
Partnership approach to litter prevention launched in Scotland
The Scottish Government funded body Zero Waste Scotland has launched a nationwide initiative calling on businesses, local authorities and other organisations to help cut...
New conference to examine role of anaerobic digestion in Northern Irish economy
A new conference is set to examine the role that anaerobic digestion (AD) can play in waste management, agriculture, renewable energy generation, and climate...
Landfill sites: not just a load of rubbish, say biotechnology researchers
Cellulose fiber from rice straw viewed with a scanning electron microscope. Landfill sites contain high volumes of cellulose, and lignin, a polymer largely responsible...
Waste database to support progress towards a circular economy in Europe
Urban Mine Knowledge Data Platform to be unveiled 10 November 2017, Brussels
A new waste database to be made available in the Autumn is intended...
The Recycling Association calls on Chinese Government to raise proposed 0.3% contamination level
A proposal to drop the allowed contamination levels for imports of bales into China has been criticised by The Recycling Association for being "unrealistic".
In...
Wood waste recycling firm introduces “one stop solution for general waste, RDF and SRF”
Derbyshire based waste wood and biomass specialist Biowood Recycling is introducing a new service to cover general waste including black bag, RDF and SRF,...
Turning bottles into benches in Cote Heath, Buxton
Kerry Campbell from RECOUP, Scott Reid, Environment and Sustainability Officer from Nestlé, and Councillor John Haken with one of the new benches.
At a Spring...
Devon plastics re-processor prioritises materials flexibility and weight capability in choice of baler
Devon-based plastics re-processor and recycling company Polymer Industries, which established a mainstream recycling arm, Recycling South West, earlier this year to provide additional services...
Scotland’s circular economy reaches re-use milestone
Scotland’s re-use revolution is driving forward, with 100 quality-certified re-use stores and three flagship superstore ‘hubs’ now in operation, according to Scottish Government-funded circular...
‘Eco-undies’ aim to turn the tide against fast-fashion culture
Finnish firm The Other Danish Guy has unveiled a new range boxers and trunks made from fabric fashioned from salvaged flotsam and jetsam, including...
Work underway on Severn Trent’s new £20m food waste plant in Spondon
Work is underway on Severn Trent’s new food waste and green gas plant at the company’s site in Spondon, Derby.
Severn Trent is investing around...
Toxic but essential: A few thoughts on lead and its recovery
Dr Tim Johnson, technical director at resource recovery firm Tetronics International shares a few thoughts on lead: Its properties, usefulness, and the possibilities for...
Collaborative hackathon offers £7k prize to circular innovators
A national call has been launched for innovators interested in a circular economy to take part in a technology hackathon at this year’s RWM...
Finalists announced for UK recycled plastics product awards
The Rotech Bullet is described as a compact rat trap and bait box, one of the shortlisted entries for the 2017 award..
The five short-listed...
Entrepreneurial partnership launched to tackle Scotland’s waste tyres
A major new strategic partnership was announced on 2 August by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) and Entrepreneurial Scotland, aimed at eliminating the...
Pause for thought as WEEE facilities burn
Wiser Recycling is taking steps towards rebuilding a recycling and reuse presence in St Ives, Cambridgeshire following the fire that devastated the firm's WEEE...
More work needed to reduce contamination in the recycling stream, shows SEPA data
Contamination of waste being sent to Scotland’s material recovery facilities (MRFs) is hindering Scotland’s ability to maximise the quantity and quality of material available...
Sorting technologies firm builds its first MRF in Australia
Machinex has supplied its first complete Material Recovery Facility (MRF) in Australia, in collaboration with RTD, its partner in Oceania. The contents of household...
