Big Changes to the Weee Regulations This Year
The UK Government is planning to consult on updates to the WEEE Regulations later this year. They are likely to result in major changes to the system, as compliance expert Recolight explains.
Reducing e-waste and connecting the disconnected: Campaign marks milestone
A landmark 10,000 smartphones have been "rehomed with people who need them", according to Community Calling, a joint initiative of Virgin Media O2 and...
Researchers demonstrate using bacteria to recover metals from EV batteries
A group at Coventry University say they have demonstrated a process for recovering all of the metals inside, using a process called bioleaching.
Kindling a revolution?
Finding a way to do something more interesting with woody biomass - other than just burning it - is a long-standing grail for biotechnology research. A new artificial enzyme has shown it can chew through lignin, the tough polymer that helps woody plants hold their shape. Lignin has tremendous potential as a source of renewable energy and materials.
Start-up providing sustainable Omega-3 secures £2.3m funding
Edinburgh-based biotechnology start-up MiAlgae has secured further investment of £2.3m to help drive the next stage of its growth journey.
Established in 2016, the firm...
Sponsored Content: Advanced technology for air sampling
Asbestos-related diseases take the lives of 20 tradespeople every week. Despite being banned in the UK, asbestos can still be found widely, posing a threat to anyone who disturbs the dangerous material.
Waste and recycling: taking a proactive approach to fire safety
As we enter the warmer months, waste and recycling sites are increasingly vulnerable to fire. Such risks are amplified by the presence of batteries...
Sponsored Content: Firms partner to tackle trommel fines
Waste management firm Ace Liftaway has announced plans to introduce a new 90tph trommel fines recycling plant to its waste recycling and processing facility in Hampshire.
UK supermarket trials on-shelf smart refills
Lidl GB has become the first supermarket in the UK to give customers access to an on-shelf smart refill machine with ‘smart’ pouches for...
Shedding light on luminaire recyclability
An assessment of the recyclability of waste luminaires appears to show that over 83% of a typical batch of these lighting components can be...
Recycling food is top of UK businesses’ green agenda
Nearly half of all businesses (46%) across the UK have ‘recycling food waste’ at the top of their priorities to reduce their organisation’s carbon...
Aerosol recycling initiative launched by trade group
Alupro, the aluminium packaging recycling organisation, has launched the UK Aerosol Recycling Initiative, which it says "will help increase the awareness and uptake...
Coronavirus grant boosts safety at waste management firms
Zero Waste Scotland and the Scottish Government are helping the resource management industry meet the challenges of the coronavirus, allocating more than £820k in grants to waste management firms across the country to adapt in response to the pandemic.
Bexley council launches app-based anti-food-waste campaign
Household food waste project will see Council partnering with two food waste apps – OLIO & Kitche
The Bexley Household Food Waste Project launched on...
Bedding solution boosts poultry farming sustainability
New product aims to meet one quarter of the UK demand by using waste streams from the paper industry
Resource management company Veolia says it...
Software platform helps Plymouth City Council digitally transform key services
Infrastructure asset management software provider Yotta offers a case study detailing how its connected asset management technology provides a single-system across trees, playgrounds and...
Siemens to produce high-conversion-rate incinerator
A new waste incinerator is claimed to be "turning heads" in the recycling and waste processing world because of its ability to process previously...
Slow Threads sustainable fashion fair launches in Glasgow
Environmental charity Hubbub, Glasgow-based Advanced Clothing Solutions (ACS) and environmental consultant Ecosurety have joined forces to launch Slow Threads: The Sustainable Fashion Fair during...
Sustainable concept for wood-based textile fibres
An international prize for scientific achievements relevant to forestry has been given to the developers of a system for producing textile fibres from waste...
Veolia launches biorefinery project to produce CO2-neutral biofuel from pulp production
Veolia has launched what it calls the world's largest biorefinery project "producing CO2-neutral bio-methanol from a pulp mill, located in Finland". The project aims...
