New life for steel structural components from old buildings
The joint European project PROGRESS, which is being led by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, is developing new utilization models based on the...
Plastic bag firm wins seal of approval for its UK manufacturing business
RPC bpi refuse is celebrating three major business wins across the healthcare, facilities management and cleaning sectors. The UK-based refuse sack manufacturer is estimating...
Food waste report is ‘wake-up call’ for next Government, says ADBA
The Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association (ADBA) has joined the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Select Committee in calling food waste levels in...
Interest remains high in odour reduction method for post-consumer plastic recycling
Last year Austrian plastic packaging and recycling specialist Starlinger introduced its technology for odour reduction in post-consumer plastic recycling, and since then it has...
A tweak to black plastic makes it recyclable, says packaging specialist working with Viridor
Viridor has teamed up with packaging specialist Nextek to find a way to deal with supermarket food tray waste.
Similar to the issue of coffee...
Lakeside EfW’s zero-waste-to-landfill status attributed to patented technology
A seemingly pioneering arrangement between Carbon8 Aggregates and the Lakeside Energy from Waste (EfW) facility at Colnbrook in Berkshire has seen the latter achieve...
ESA calls for planning system to be aligned with the circular economy
The Environmental Services Association, the voice of the UK’s resource and
waste management industry, has set out a number of recommendations to more closely align...
UK firm’s modular, scalable AD system lands a big contract with the State of...
UK cleantech firm SEaB Energy has been awarded a contract to supply the State of California Energy Commission with its award-winning waste-to-energy Flexibuster system...
Same-day waste audits available with new app
Bywaters, said to be London’s largest undercover waste management company, has recently invested in a new mobile app that allows property and facilities managers...
Veolia wins South London waste partnership contract
Resource management firm Veolia, through its subsidiary Veolia ES UK, has signed a major new recycling and waste services contract spanning four South London...
Cloud-based energy aggregation and battery waste innovators pick up low carbon funding awards for...
A cloud-based energy aggregation service has picked up the Shell Springboard and Shell LiveWIRE awards, securing £180,000 of equity free funding. Another award went...
Poor material quality is biggest threat to UK recycling, say conference attendees
A survey of UK recycling industry experts has revealed that 59 per cent of respondents considered poor material quality to represent the biggest threat...
Energy recovery specialist wins contract to export up to 170,000 tonnes of waste
Energy recovery specialist Geminor has secured the contract to handle up to 170,000 tonnes of refined refuse-derived fuel (RDF) from Powerday, a provider of...
15-month jail sentence for Stockport company owner who mismanaged waste sites
A waste criminal whose actions caused a closure of the M60 and significant pollution to a river in Stockport was on 31 March...
New strategy from plastics trade organisation aims to boost recycling
The British Plastics Federation Recycling Group (BPFRG) has launched its new strategy to improve plastic recycling in the UK through industry-led initiatives and regulation.
The...
Domestic energy-from-waste unit wins Government funding
A seemingly ground-breaking energy-from-waste domestic heating system has been awarded support from the Government’s Innovate Energy Game Changer fund, enabling further development and trials.
The...
Plastic bottle deposit return schemes back on the table
Support appears to be mounting for the adoption of a mandatory deposit return system (DRS) for plastics drinks containers sold in the UK.
Taking empty...
Lifting specialist reinforces relationship with low level radioactive waste operator
The UK's main facility dedicated to the safe and efficient disposal of low level radioactive waste has reinforced its partnership with Cooper Handling Group...
Lessons learned from decades of not getting anywhere with geological disposal of high level...
Geological disposal is the only proven, technically feasible option for dealing with high level radioactive waste. But its deployment has never gotten off the...
One third of Scots have unused smartphones going to waste
Scots are being called upon to declutter and help the environment by putting their unwanted tech to good use.
Nearly 60% of people in...
