Colourful initiative in Leeds aims to jump-start flatlining recycling-on-the-go figures, with industry support
#LeedsByExample campaign backed by industry giants has ambition of nationwide roll-out
Bubble-blowing bins, recycling reward machines, a huge art installation and ‘Re-Cycler’ recycling collection bikes...
“Repair Cafes” launched in North London, as research sheds light on attitudes towards recovering...
North London Waste Authority (NLWA) is launching a series of free Repair Cafés to help residents breathe new life into items they would normally...
Craft beer from bread: Zero Waste Scotland celebrates circular economy success story
An island-based brewery is putting circular economy principles into action with the production of a craft beer made from leftover bread.
Bute Brew Co...
Recycled PET wine bottle and bin manufacturer win green categories at Plastics Industry Awards
The 16 winners of the 2018 Plastics Industry Awards (PIAs) were unveiled at the London Hilton on Park Lane on 28 September. These awards...
UK electrical retailer runs battery collection service in October
Throughout October, Currys PCWorld home installation teams will be offering to take away customers’ used household batteries for recycling when they deliver and install...
Activated carbons firm trebles its spent industrial carbon reactivation capacity
Wigan-based supplier of activated carbons, mobile carbon filtration systems and spent carbon reactivation services, CPL Activated Carbons, has dramatically increased its capacity for reactivating...
Vision system for biomass boilers becomes available in the UK
Bio-waste handling and processing firm Tidy Planet is bringing to the UK market an Artificial Vision System (AVS) for boilers - described as "the...
Severn Trent to deploy benign biological approach to battling FOG
Severn Trent has signed a new agreement with Next Filtration to allow full-scale deployment of the latter's Next FOG STOP technology, which reduces the...
Comment: Incineration not the reason for recycling stagnation
With energy-from-waste (EfW) continuing to dominate the headlines, Ruben Maistry, Sales Manager at recycling equipment supplier Stadler Engineering, discusses why incineration can’t be held...
The logistics of salmon waste
With aquaculture production sites widely dispersed throughout remote parts of Scotland's Highands and Islands, the logistics of fish waste collection and treatment is always going to be difficult... or is it? Pumps and mixers expert Landia presents its own experience in the following case study article
Free riders bypass WEEE duties, but is it time to simplify legislation?
A report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in August called upon government’s to tackle the problem of “online free riding”
New app and campaign to encourage trolley clean-ups
Trolley manufacturer Wanzl has initiated a new campaign - with accompanying app - to help deal with the problem of abandoned shopping trolleys. Around...
Recycling industry group calls for UK recycling to be simplified
The Recycling Association launched its 2018 Quality First Report at the waste and resource industry event RWM (12-13 September, Birmingham NEC). In the report,...
Deal improves offering to recycling industry businesses
On 12 September Molson Green, said to be the UK’s largest distributor of capital equipment, become a dealer for Turmec, a waste management solutions...
British government not backing “great example” of UK manufacturing as Vivergo Fuels announces closure...
The Renewable Energy Association has called on the Government to introduce E10 at the earliest possible opportunity following news in early September of Vivergo...
Synthetic biology toolbox offers “unprecedented” functionality, to assist with bio- and circular economy challenges
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has developed what it describes as "an efficient synthetic biology toolbox for industry and research organisations." The toolbox...
Resource management firm to trial electric Refuse Collection Vehicles
"World first" project will recharge vehicles using green energy derived from waste they collect
Resource management company Veolia is to trial innovative electric Refuse...
SEPA to end exemptions for burning farm plastics
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has announced its next steps to stem the plastic tide by confirming it will end exemptions for burning...
AD industry’s first rapid feedstock inhibition test
AD operator and services provider Amur has unveiled what it says is the industry’s first rapid inhibition test. The test, which runs alongside Amur’s...
Firm launches collaborative service for end-of-life batteries
Resource recovery expert Axion has joined forces with two other partners in a major initiative aimed at reusing and recycling the growing volume...
