Hazardous chemicals content listed in new EU-wide products database
It's now possible to access data from the EU’s first public database of substances of very high concern in products, or SCIP. The aim...
Closing the net on a coastal problem via innovative remanufacturing
Ramon Arratia, Sustainability Director at carpet tile manufacturer Interface, shares his own company’s experience of reusing waste products, via an innovative third-world project.
To create...
Roadmap for space sustainability launched at event in Bremen
A roadmap outlining a sustainability strategy for the space sector in Scotland - and offering a potential blueprint for technology developers in other regions...
Suez wins large waste contracts in Australia
Recycling and recovery firm Suez has been awarded a couple of large waste contracts in Austrialia - both the waste collection contract for Brisbane...
Report details progress with four trailblazing circularity projects, one year on
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A new impact report details the progress of four projects that were awarded funding as part of the Circular Future Fund, created to find...
Used coffee pods can be recycled to produce filaments for 3D printing
The plastic in used coffee pods can be recycled to make filament for 3D printers, according to British and Brazilian researchers who claim to...
UK businesses must do more to adapt to changes in waste industry legislation
Integrated IT systems and whole business reporting are essential for reducing waste and emissions and ensuring compliance with UK Environment Act, says waste management...
‘Support your local scrap yard, support your local community’, says BMRA
The British Metals Recycling Association (BMRA), the trade association representing metals recycling and scrap yards, has launched a new campaign to encourage members of...
Cash calculator can cut costs on construction sites
WASTE processing expert and equipment supplier Worsley Plant has been showing customers affected by recent HMRC guidance how to save cash.
Its new savings calculator...
Comment: Joined-up refuse planning and education are key to reducing fly tipping
Dyl Kurpil, Managing Director of enforcement solutions firm District Enforcement, argues that the best way to eradicate fly tipping, especially on a commercial scale,...
Pumpkin waste the biggest scare this Halloween, says ReFood UK
Comment from Philip Simpson, commercial director at ReFood UK
Halloween is now officially the third biggest holiday celebrated in the UK, preceded only by Christmas...
Funding to support UK fuel pellet first
A recycling business which takes household waste destined for landfill and turns it into fuel has secured a £575,000 debt funding package from Lancashire...
Stepping up to the plate
The drive to reduce food waste looks likely to become more intense as the UK seeks to meet its commitment to halve it by...
A “game-changer” for plastic pollution: First draft of Global Reuse Target published
Countries to adopt “reuse targets” if text is adopted
Environmental charity City to Sea has today (4 September) welcomed the inclusion of reuse targets1 in...
84% rise in material rejected by council recycling facilities, says BBC report
A BBC Freedom of Information request has turned up data showing a sudden and dramatic rise – of 84% - in the amount of...
Boost your biogas yield with free silage training day, suggests AD expert firm
Specialist consultancy FM BioEnergy is running a series of silage training days in March, in conjunction with operators in the AD sphere
Calling all on-farm...
List presents safer chemicals for manufacturing IT products
When it comes to chemicals used in the manufacture of IT products, very few have been studied for their impact on humans and the...
CRM for the waste and recycling sector
Business management software specialist Prodware is offering a CRM solution for firms in the waste and recycling industry.
Building on "extensive experience in waste...
Plastics Recycling Show Europe 2019 announces conference programme
Organisers of the Plastics Recycling Show Europe have announced the outline programme for the event’s free-to attend conference taking place at the RAI Amsterdam...
Suez invests £250k in MDF recycling technology
MDF Recovery's Craig Bartlett.
A company that is developing a "world-first" technology to recycle MDF waste has received a £250,000 investment from SUEZ Recycling and...
