Engineering a plastic-eating enzyme
Scientists have engineered an enzyme which can digest some of our most commonly polluting plastics, providing a potential solution to one of the world’s...
Bioplastics are key to solving plastic waste, says report
The UK has an opportunity to lead the way in tackling global plastic waste by becoming a world leader in bioplastics, according to a...
Yes we ‘can’? Rise in aluminium recycling reported, with almost 100% of it recycled...
Amidst a time of gloom and foreboding about packaging waste, and the pollution it causes, one small piece of good news - a silver...
Making a finer oil: How filtering innovations are easing the process of recycling cooking...
Cooking oil recycling has evolved a little in the past decade or so. Traditional technologies made it difficult to filter used oils consistently and...
Toxins return in electronics and electrics: Market intelligence report offers details and escape routes
IDTechEx summarises material covered in its new report, “Toxic Materials and Alternatives in Electronics/ Electrics 2018-2028”
There is a flood of new electronic and...
Garden tool recycling project launched with HMP Norwich and Norfolk CC
Norfolk gardeners are being invited to drop their broken and unwanted garden hand tools at Norfolk County Council’s recycling centres, for participation in a...
Edinburgh based ‘smart waste’ firm recognised by Ellen MacArthur Foundation
Topolytics, a specialist in waste data analytics has been recognised by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation as a global innovator in the field of the...
Licensed to treat: West Midlands soil facility announces asbestos capability
A soil treatment facility at Edwin Richards Quarry in the West Midlands is now fully licensed and permitted to accept asbestos fragments in soils....
Funding to support UK fuel pellet first
A recycling business which takes household waste destined for landfill and turns it into fuel has secured a £575,000 debt funding package from Lancashire...
Student dissertation adds detail to landfill mining feasibility
Decontamination of landfills and open dumpsites could prove profitable, both financially and for the environment, as many researchers and waste experts are beginning to...
Mobile chemist service aims to identify wastes and aid compliance
Resource management company Veolia has launched a new chemical management service designed to provide a mobile solution for identifying, listing, packing, collection and disposal...
Preparing for the purge
Sorting systems specialist Stadler Engineering comments on what solutions need to be considered in response to China’s import ban on contaminated recyclate
Smarter options for waste plastic
On the current plastic-waste conundrum facing the UK, one avenue of hope is the development of novel gasification and EfW techniques
Circular economy’s outcomes need to be measured to gain stakeholder buy-in, according to new...
White paper focuses on developing organisation-level performance indicators in the transition to the circular economy
Infrastructure organisations must have measures to demonstrate and communicate the...
Plastic not-so-fantastic
Recent months have seen a perfect storm for those responsible for dealing with waste plastic, in the combination of China's refusal to accept waste...
Laser object detection system identifies black objects and glass, boosting purity levels at recycling...
Tomra Sorting says its new Laser Object Detection (LOD) system, when used in combination with its own AUTOSORT and FINDER recycling products, boosts the...
New online platform helps understand hazardous materials in electronic waste
In an attempt to respond to recyclers’ quest for information about the presence of hazardous substances in electronic waste, producers and producer responsibility organisations...
Firm claims to offer improved ballistic separation
A new range of high-capacity ballistics separators has been launched by Stadler UK, seemingly designed to achieve a higher throughput to meet market demands.
The...
Scotland to host global trade mission dedicated to the circular economy
Following a successful, competitive pitch against other nations, Scotland has been chosen to host the Circular Economy Hotspot, described as a unique international trade...
New evidence of nuclear fuel releases found at Fukushima
Uranium and other radioactive materials have been found in tiny particles released from the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear reactors.
