A “game-changer” for plastic pollution: First draft of Global Reuse Target published
Countries to adopt “reuse targets” if text is adopted
Environmental charity City to Sea has today (4 September) welcomed the inclusion of reuse targets1 in...
€5.6 million EU-funded project aims to mainstream remanufacturing
A Horizon Europe-funded project is attempting to build a digital platform that will facilitate remanufacturing and circularity.
The project, CREDIT, has received funding to the...
Banking on biomass: UK strategy nods towards a sustainable reboot
The UK government's Biomass Strategy appeared ready to grapple with some of the complexity of ensuring biomass is only used in genuinely sustainable ways,...
Plastic bag firm wins seal of approval for its UK manufacturing business
RPC bpi refuse is celebrating three major business wins across the healthcare, facilities management and cleaning sectors. The UK-based refuse sack manufacturer is estimating...
No butts: Time to eradicate litter item as research clarifies toxic cargo
Cigarette filters are the world’s most common form of litter. New research appears to show that the filters leak thousands of toxins and plastic...
The sins of the land are visited upon the sea
An aerial view of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, also known as Plastic Island, which comprises mainly plastic, light metals and organic residues of...
Urgent need to increase awareness of e-waste amongst young people, says new report
A new campaign calls for multi-sector collaboration to tackle the e-waste crisis and drive behaviour change amongst young people.
New research published on 12 October...
Scottish firm gives golf clubs a new lease of life
The firm aims to get the unused golf clubs, which would otherwise gather dust in garages across the country, into the hands of keen players - or even remanufactured or recycled into new items .
Plastics recycling goes off planet
Commercial plastic recycling technology will soon be making a contribution to missions on board the International Space Station (ISS)
First “Low Plastic Zone” launches in London: Initiative aims to encourage businesses to cut...
A new initiative from North London Waste Authority (NLWA) - working in partnership with the seven north London boroughs - aims to reduce the...
New mattress recycling facility opens in Greater Manchester
A NEW facility has opened in Bolton that will seemingly recycle up to a quarter of a million mattresses thrown away in Greater Manchester...
120k tonnes of plastics available for recycling from UK HWRCs
Plastics resource efficiency and recycling charity, RECOUP, has released its 2023 Plastics Management and Recycling at Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs) in the UK...
First standardised approach to Materials Passports launched
Engineering and environmental consultancy Waterman Group has launched its Materials Passports Framework which it says sets a clear pathway to unlocking the barriers to...
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...
New adsorbent removes radioactive caesium ions from nuclear wastewater
Selective adsorption of radioactive caesium ions (Cs+) in highly acidic conditions is a major challenge in nuclear powerplant wastewater treatment. In what's described as...
Comment: We’ll be digging up landfills within a decade
The earth has finite resources, and at some point, society will run low or even run out entirely of certain resources that it currently...
Time to prepare for the REACH deadline, says chemicals firm
The deadline for the final phase of implementation of the EU's REACH regulation is 1 June 2018, making it a time when many firms...
Sponsored content: “The smallest smart camera in its class”: Device offers user-configurable vision
OMRON, a leader in industrial automation solutions, has launched its new OMRON MicroHAWK F440-F Smart Camera. This highly configurable smart camera with a 35...
Bioleaching metals from WEEE wins KTP award
Coventry University’s work with a recycling firm to develop a green method for extracting precious metals from electronic waste has been recognised for its...
EU rules compel manufacturers to make repair easier
The European Parliament voted on 23 April to adopt new rules on the so-called “right to repair” for consumers, which aim to make it...
