Paper cup recycling efforts shouldn’t impact quality, says trade association
The Recycling Association has said that attempts to improve the recycling of coffee cups must not jeopardise efforts to improve the quality of paper...
“Biological house” is proving ground for sustainable construction methods
Copenhagen based architecture firm Een til Een has unveiled what it describes as the world’s first "biological house".
The construction is claimed to set a...
World Biogas Summit and Expo 2020 to be held online
The World Biogas Summit and Expo will take place online from 6 to 8 October
Physical event 2020 is cancelled due to Covid-19...
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...
Breaking it down: compostable product packaging
Envirotec looks at the latest progress
MORE and more product packaging is being recycled each year but a lot of it still goes to landfill,...
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...
NIR test programme reveals factors influencing sorting flexible packaging materials
A major international collaboration to provide independent, scientific data linked to design, sortability and mechanical recyclability of flexible packaging has published its first report...
Risk of recycling crisis as UK Government ‘deaf’ to industry concerns about Red Diesel...
The body representing Scottish SME resource and waste management operators says recycling services across the country are under threat following the UK Government’s refusal...
Feasibility study will examine plastics circularity in Nigeria
A new study will examine the feasibility of advancing fully circular value chains in Nigeria, to help close the loop on plastics waste. The...
Upgrading a waste plastic processing facility in Haiti during a pandemic: A case study...
George Brasher, Managing Director of UK & Ireland at global IT firm HP discusses an ongoing project to collect and process waste plastic in...
Companies in Scotland worry over compliance
SMALL firms are backing the Scottish government’s drive for a ‘zero waste’ society. But they’re worried about the cost of compliance.
The Forum of Private...
Street cleansing in the digital age
Phil Oldbury of infrastructure asset management software firm Yotta, writes about the opportunities that exist to streamline and improve the functioning of a traditionally neglected service area.
Scots’ views sought on mandatory digital waste tracking
A consultation setting out plans for a mandatory digital waste tracking service in the UK was launched on 21 January 2022.
The Scottish Environment Protection...
Preparing for DRS introduction
The Scottish parliament has voted in favour of a deposit return scheme, set to be introduced in July 2022. Andrea Falco of recycling equipment...
Recycling firms single out packaging villains
The relative indifference towards waste shown by many firms in the fast moving consumer goods sector was highlighted on 19 May when the Recycling...
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...
How the motor repair industry works with the circular economy
Dr Hugh Falkner of the AEMT (Association of Electrical and Mechanical Trades) looks at the circular economy and the motor repair industry
‘Support your local scrap yard, support your local community’, says BMRA
The British Metals Recycling Association (BMRA), the trade association representing metals recycling and scrap yards, has launched a new campaign to encourage members of...
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...
Local Authorities need to implement separate food waste collections by 2023: ADBA calls for...
Separate food waste collections will become mandatory in England from 2023.
Local Authorities need to put structure in place now to be ready...
