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...
Online parts retailer releases survey on consumer e-waste negligence, and launches appliance repair initiative
A survey of 5,000 UK householders has found that the majority of Brits don’t attempt to fix perfectly repairable appliances – creating thousands...
Trade body releases revamped AD industry guide
The Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association (ADBA) has (on 3 October) released the second edition of The Practical Guide to AD, a key guidance...
Tool aims to improve the assessment of chemical persistence in the environment
Consultancy firm Ricardo has developed a seemingly first of its kind Persistence Assessment Tool to provide manufacturers and importers of chemical substances and products,...
Trade bodies petition UK minister to request urgent action on China situation
A letter has been sent to Environment Minister Thérèse Coffey MP calling on Defra to "take urgent action" to support the recycling industry.
The letter...
John Lewis pilots pick up ‘buyback’ service for unwanted clothing
To help reduce the 300,000 tonnes of clothing which gets sent to landfill each year in the UK, John Lewis is piloting a service...
Time to press on with EPR and Consistency and ditch DRS, says The Recycling...
The Recycling Association has said that the National Audit Office (NAO) report on resources and waste reforms shows that Defra needs to get on...
Long-awaited reforms clarify waste collection in England
A pledge to “end the postcode lottery” around what you can and can’t put in recycling bins seemed forthcoming from the government’s long-awaited reforms...
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...
Nuclear waste sent to landfill
WRONGLY labelled bags of radioactive waste were sent to a landfill site, earning the company that owns the Sellafield nuclear plant a £700,000 fine.
The...
Taking the WEEE: Recycling IT
A panel discussion at the Resource & Waste Management show in September looked at progress and challenges with recycling materials recovered from electronic equipment
THERE...
Firm delivers biowaste decontamination at UK COVID-19 vaccine production facility
Cleaning and waste decontamination specialist Suncombe has designed, built and delivered high specification biowaste effluent decontamination systems (EDS) "in an extremely short timeframe" to...
Waste oil recycling business recognised in Technology and Innovation category of The National Family...
East Yorkshire-based family business Brocklesby has been recognised as one of the UK’s leading family businesses, chosen as a finalist in the Technology and...
Research breathes ‘new life’ into lithium ion battery packs
Novel separation techniques to recover high-value metal compounds from automotive battery packs are being explored as part of a £14 million research consortium.
The AMPLiFII...
Turning e-waste into gold: The Royal Mint brings precious metal recovery technology to the...
The Royal Mint has signed an agreement with Canadian clean tech start up Excir to introduce a seemingly world first technology to the UK,...
Tests showcase plant pot possibilities for kerbside recycling
Recoup, a charity that aims to support plastics recycling, has recently worked with plant pot maker Aeroplas to showcase the possibilities for including this...
SEPA introduces fines for businesses who fail to take action on recycling
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) says it is calling on businesses across Scotland to meet their duty to recycle or they could potentially...
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
Biodegradable vs. compostable vs. oxo-degradable plastics: A straightforward explanation
Kevin Ireland of Green Dot Bioplastics, a Kansas-based manufacturer of bioplastics and biocomposites, clarifies some commonly-used - and misunderstood - terms.
As consumer demand for...
Graduate opportunity with Huddersfield firm
The company who became in December 2013 the only company worldwide to mechanically process flat panel displays (FPD) are in search of a graduate...
