Deep learning, real-time monitoring and more: The recycling trends for 2025 according to TOMRA
As we embark on a new year, a pressing question arises: What are the defining trends that will shape the future of our industry?...
New administrator for pEPR scheme
A new administrator for the UK’s four-nation Extended Producer Responsibility for Packaging (pEPR) scheme was announced on 21 January, and it will be called...
Work begins on Swedish spent nuclear fuel repository
The ground was broken on 15 January to begin construction of an underground repository for spent nuclear fuel in Sweden, one of the first...
Time’s up for single-use? Research suggests retailers must go reusable to stay competitive
New research appears to reveal that two-thirds of UK shoppers (65%) believe all retailers should be offering reuse and refill systems and moving away...
Group launches new UK Biochar Carbon Code for public consultation
CapChar, a UK provider of on-farm biochar solutions, has launched a public consultation on its new Biochar Carbon Code. Stakeholders are invited to contribute...
EU project aims to separate and recycle nuclear waste
Is permanent storage the only strategy for dealing with nuclear waste? It appears not. With the aid of new EU funding, a new project...
Solar trade association teams up with EMR to advance circularity
Sustainable materials firm EMR has joined forces with trade association Solar Energy UK, in a bid to advance circularity efforts in the sector.
There are...
April event will focus lighting manufacturers on cutting carbon
Lighting and electrical manufacturers are invited to gather at a special event to share insights and learnings on cutting their carbon emissions.
The Net Zero...
Biogas in the city: UK developer plans urban plants
Renewables developer Dark Green Group has said it plans to be the first company in the UK to build a fleet of anaerobic digestion...
$5 million Series B funding to support development of EV battery recycling in the...
UK-based technology firm Altilium has announced a US$5m (around £4.07m) investment to help develop its circular offering for EV batteries, as part of its...
Repair Café Support Fund launches second year
Energy-from-waste operator enfinium has launched the second year of its Repair Café Support Fund, providing an additional £20,000 in funding for Repair Cafés near...
UK plant uses clean technologies to recover copper from PCBs
A circular solution to conserve strategic metals and resupply UK industry has marked important progress with the announcement by Bioscope Technologies of the successful commissioning...
Commingled collection leads to higher recycling rates,* is the message of the latest NI...
Joseph Doherty, CEO of waste management firm Re-Gen, writes
The Northern Ireland Local Authority Collected Municipal Waste Management Statistics annual report for 2023/2024 has provided...
Plastic packaging collection survey fleshes out “monumental” challenge
A monumental challenge lies ahead when it comes to collecting plastic packaging from UK households, says plastic resource efficiency and recycling charity, RECOUP, releasing...
Probing human serum for unknown and hazardous chemicals
A groundbreaking method of detecting unknown chemicals in human serum is proposed in a study by a group from Chiba University. The approach answers...
Bicycle tyres recycling scheme aims to double collection points by 2026
Velorim, "the UK’s simple solution to recycling bicycle tyres and inner tubes", has announced its ambition to double collection points across the UK by...
Online giants will be required to pay their way with WEEE collection and recycling
Online marketplaces will be required to pay their fair share towards the cost of recycling waste electricals, in a new set of measures...
Government pulls plans for a takeback scheme for single-use cups
The UK government has cancelled plans to proceed with a takeback scheme for single-use cups.
Announced by Boris Johnson's Conservative government in November 2021, the...
Circularity metrics inform seafood packaging solution
Sustainable and fibre-based packaging solutions firm DS Smith is replacing plastic pallets for canned products with corrugated cardboard in collaboration with Denmark’s largest industrial...
New Recyclability by Design guidelines encompass EPR and emerging issues
RECOUP has updated its Recyclability by Design (RBD) publication, bringing things up to date with emerging requirements, and at a critical time for packaging...
