Oven-ready solutions?
A medium-temperature reaction, pyrolysis can reduce the plasticized medical-protection garb back into an original form – such as chemicals and petroleum – and then recycle it, perhaps into fuels, according to a new study by Cornell University.
Research partnership aims to put mattress waste to bed
A new partnership is aiming to forge a more sustainable approach to mattress design and disposal, tackling the estimated 600,000 mattresses disposed of in...
National Bed Federation profiles mattress recycling in new report, and sets 10-year recycling goal...
The National Bed Federation (NBF) has published its first policy document on the use and sale of used mattresses, components and materials. The policy...
Circular transmission fluid claimed as Formula E racing first
In what's been hailed as a Formula E racing first, Jaguar TCS Racing have successfully used a more circular transmission fluid in their race...
Firms combine expertise to test and validate systems to chemically recycle waste plastics
A £3.1m grant from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has been awarded to three firms for an ambitious chemical recycling project that aims to...
Mattress recyclers register launches
The seemingly long-awaited Register of Approved Mattress Recyclers (RAMR) is finally up and running, with an initial three members. It has been set up...
Vodafone announces circular economy plan to extend life of mobile phones and increase reuse...
Vodafone announced "a major initiative" on 23 February to extend the life of new mobile phones and encourage customers to trade in or recycle...
Time to ensure sustainable waste shipments in Europe, says trade group
In recent decades, exports of waste to non-European countries have risen steadily, pushing the waste issue far away but failing to properly address it....
GPS shows where e-waste ends up
The international toxic trade watchdog organisation, Basel Action Network (BAN), released a report on 9 May that followed a two-year study into placing electronic...
New analysis points to recycling success story of UK aggregates industry
The Mineral Products Association (MPA) has launched a new briefing which makes the case that the aggregates industry is one of the UK’s recycling...
Dorset road upgrade scores on waste reduction
The A338 project team (Top row from left to right: Tim Ford - Hanson site manager, Bob Chandler - Hanson commercial manager, Dorset County...
Things to know about propane enrichment
Greg Brown of Flogas looks at how propane enrichment is used for injecting biogas into the gas grid - and explains why it's an...
Costly, complex and far from comfortable: London conference looks at electronics industry’s role in...
Chris Bull, Senior Director at technical consultancy and research organisation RINA, reports on the RINA Electrical and Electronic Equipment and the Environment conference, which...
Edinburgh biochar firm secures £1m investment to open first production facility
Edinburgh-based Carbogenics - the developer of proprietary technology that enhances the efficacy and applicability of anaerobic digestion - has raised more than £1m in...
Bringing jetting and suction to the city
THE CityWhale is a new range of vehicles offering both jetting and suction capabilities in a package adapted for urban operation.
Designed and manufactured...
Veolia invests £750 million in UK recycling business
Waste, water and energy firm Veolia is to invest £750 million in its UK recycling operation. Speaking to Reuters, UK chief executive Estelle Brachlianoff...
Pilot plant for recycling plastic lab waste is a UK first
A pilot plant on the University of Bath campus is said to be able to recycle up to 60% of plastic lab waste, to...
Cars and WEEE recycling event scheduled for November in Macau
The Electronics and Cars Recycling conference, said to be Asia’s premier event covering this topic, will take place on 14-17 November in Macau.
This...
WRAP: huge lack of consistency in circular economy pledges in NDCs
Climate action NGO WRAP says details of circular economy pledges made in Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) are wildly inconsistent and range from undefined to...
Winners of AD and Biogas Industry Awards 2020 celebrated
The winners of the 2020 AD and Biogas Industry Awards were announced on 8 October in a virtual Awards Ceremony hosted by the Anaerobic...
