Food waste recycler gets PAS 110 certification
Tamar Energy's Basingstoke AD plant has achieved PAS 110 certification. The standard, backed by WRAP and the British Standards Institute, ensures the quality and...
Energy from Waste Conference 2017 speaker line up and programme unveiled
Full agenda includes: Brexit keynote, one-to-one meetings, site visits, international case studies, technology debates, practical workshops, networking dinner
MA Business, organisers of the Energy from...
New method converts biogas to protein feed and bioplastic
Finnish research and technology firm VTT has developed a solution for converting even small sources of methane-rich biogas into raw materials for animal feed...
Commons debates plastic bottle deposit return schemes
Taking empty bottles back to the shop may be a familiar memory for many in the UK (albeit an uncomfortable one in my own...
Lord of the recycled rings: Veolia demonstrates metals recovery from pharmaceuticals
A unique pair of platinum rings with a retail value of around £1,200 have been made entirely from the precious metal recovered from obsolete...
Air-cleaning, IoT-enabled “tree” picks up circular economy award in Berlin
An air-cleaning moss installation for urban areas picked up the Green Alley Award in Berlin on 27 October, which recognises innovative start-up companies working...
Averies brothers convicted after notorious major fires and abandoned waste site
Company Director Lee Averies received three 12-month prison sentences to run concurrently by Swindon Crown Court on Thursday 27 October, for inadequate management of...
Call for clarification on what can and can’t be exported to China and elsewhere
“Our Quality First campaign will be working with everyone from retailers and local authorities to recyclers, to ensure that everyone takes responsibility for quality,"...
Medical devices take-back scheme wins award
RecoMed, the PVC medical devices take-back scheme, has won an award in the Sustainability category of the 2016 INOVYN Awards, recognising its innovative approach...
Airflow-based technology to provide Australia’s first automated waste collection system for a municipal area
Australia is to see its first underground waste collection system installed in Queensland. The work is part of a major redevelopment programme that will...
Consistent approach to procurement across major infrastructure projects critical for circular economy, according to...
A consistent approach to procurement across major infrastructure projects would help embed circular economy principles into infrastructure design and operation, according to a white...
First National Recycling Guidelines published by WRAP, promising an end to householder confusion
A definitive list of what can and cannot be accepted for recycling at the roadside was published by WRAP on 12 October.
The Recycling...
Funding available for businesses and organisations working in the bioeconomy in Scotland
On 19 October the Scottish Government announced a £1.5 million funding opportunity for businesses and research institutions working in industrial biotechnology, food and drink,...
Complete supply chain approach is essential for success, suggests resource recovery specialist
Richard McKinlay, Senior Engineer at Axion Consulting suggests the recycling industry and infrastructure needs to move to a complete supply chain approach if it...
Biofertiliser quality standard achieved by Tamar’s food waste recycling plant
Tamar Energy today announced that its Basingstoke anaerobic digestion (AD) plant has achieved a key industry quality standard. PAS 110, the standard backed by...
Industry-funded communications campaign increases metal recycling rates in Warwick
Warwick District Council has increased kerbside recycling of metal packaging by 28 per cent in six months – through MetalMatters, a communications campaign funded...
Edinburgh circular economy summit showcases innovation and new business models
Zero Waste Scotland’s Chief Executive Iain Gulland opened the 2016 Scottish Resources Conference on 5 October by stating that Scotland is moving the circular...
GIB invests £28m in Edinburgh EfW plant
UK Green Investment Bank plc (GIB) has today committed £28m of debt finance to a new £142m energy-from-waste (EfW) plant at Millerhill in Midlothian,...
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...
UK-wide survey suggests Brits love of TVs shows no sign of abating
Results released on 4 October from a survey carried out by the UK’s largest WEEE producer compliance scheme, REPIC, has revealed that half of...
