Report supports case for biogas as an HGV fuel
Study for British bioenergy company shows that biogas generated from food & beverage process residues offers a low-carbon commercial transport fuel for the future
New...
Asphalt lining of landfill cell at Westmill
Hydraulic engineering specialist WALO UK has been back on site at Westmill, lining the site’s final landfill cell with Dense Asphaltic Concrete (DAC). This...
Mattress “mountains” outcry: Different angles on the problem
The spectre of “mattress mountains” was invoked by Nick Oettinger of the The Furniture Recycling Group, in comments made to The Times and many...
Re-imagining plastics for the circular economy: Design students respond to a challenging brief
London-based innovation agency Studio INTO has brought together the Ellen MacArthur Foundation and students of Central Saint Martins (CSM) in "a landmark design project...
Feedstock specialist claims first with productivity-optimised blend
Amur is addressing the anaerobic digestion market with the launch of a feedstock blended to a specification designed expressly to optimise productivity - a...
First private sector businesses certified with reuse quality standard
The addition of two for-profit re-use companies to its list of certified organisations is said to be boosting Zero Waste Scotland’s Revolve brand.
Revolve, ...
Trials indicate new routes for post-consumer recycled polystyrene in the circular economy
Belgian oil, gas and solar energy firm Total has just completed an industrial scale test run, following a series of pilot plant trials, demonstrating...
Cars and WEEE recycling event scheduled for November in Macau
The Electronics and Cars Recycling conference, said to be Asia’s premier event covering this topic, will take place on 14-17 November in Macau.
This...
Waste systems and recycling plant specialist to hold recycling open days in Solihull in...
Blue Group is to hold waste recycling open days at Armac Demolition in Solihull on 12 and 13 July.
The two day programme is broken...
EfW trade groups offer reaction to first draft waste incineration BREFs
A joint press release from three important trade organisations in the energy-from-waste sector offers a reaction to the first draft (D1) of the reference...
Zero Waste Scotland appoints industry expert to lead £18m circular economy fund
The Scottish Government-funded circular economy expert Zero Waste Scotland has appointed Simon Weston, Director for Raw Materials at the Confederation of Paper Industries (CPI),...
Suez wins large waste contracts in Australia
Recycling and recovery firm Suez has been awarded a couple of large waste contracts in Austrialia - both the waste collection contract for Brisbane...
Recycling firm starts new phase of CRM recovery project
Axion Consulting is embarking on the next phase of a major European research project into the recovery of Critical Raw Materials (CRMs) from Waste...
Consultancy to contribute to design of Swedish nuclear waste storage facility
Engineering and architecture consultancy Sweco has been commissioned by the Swedish Nuclear Fuel and Waste Management Company SKB to help plan and design a...
Former Kirkcaldy scrap yard operator sentenced to a Community Payback Order of 160 hours...
William Noble was sentenced to a Community Payback Order of 160 hours of unpaid work to be completed within 9 months at Kirkcaldy Sheriff...
Agribusiness offers best opportunities for bio-economy, says report
Agribusiness presents the biggest opportunities for the bio-economy, according to a new report published in the lead-up to Bio-Based Innovations Expo 2017, a new...
New circular economy standard a “perfect opportunity” for organisations to improve sustainability performance, says...
The launch on 31 May of the new BS 8001 British Standard - described as the world’s first standard for implementing circular economy principles...
Getting smart to prevent litter: New knowledge network launched in Scotland
Anyone with a stake in tackling litter in Scotland can get access to the latest advice and research from home and abroad, from Tuesday...
Landfill gas group launched by REA
In response to demand from its members, the REA has set up a group to cater for the landfill gas sector, it was announced...
ADBA compares party manifestos
Following the launch of the Labour, Liberal Democrat and Conservative manifestos, the Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA) has commented on the energy, climate...
