Co-mingled collections only work when supplying top-quality MRFs, says resource recovery firm
Co-mingled collections are the way forward for councils needing to reduce costs and increase capture of dry recyclables to improve their kerbside recycling rates,...
Proprietary push floor technology selected for UK waste-to-energy gasification plant
Bouygues Energies & Services, the company responsible for the engineering and construction of the UK’s largest waste-to-energy gasification plant currently underway at Hoddesdon in...
London forum in September to discuss plastics future and its role in the circular...
The Plasticity Forum (www.plasticityforum.com) will host its 6th international conference in London on 21 September, as part of the London Design Festival. Held most...
Can your town become a zero waste town? Zero Waste Scotland seeks candidates for...
Environmentally-focused communities across Scotland are being urged to apply for the title of Scotland’s third Zero Waste Town, by demonstrating how their efforts could...
Recycled paint moves a step closer to the mainstream
Design and innovation firm Seymourpowell has publicised details of its work with Dulux-owner AkzoNobel and Newlife Paints, creating a new technology "to recycle paint...
Paper cup recycling efforts shouldn’t impact quality, says trade association
The Recycling Association has said that attempts to improve the recycling of coffee cups must not jeopardise efforts to improve the quality of paper...
Mattress recycling upward trend may not continue, says report
The National Bed Federation, the trade association representing UK (and Irish) bed manufacturers and their component suppliers, has published its second report on the...
Scottish organics sector grows as impact of waste regulations beds in
The amount of organic waste processed by Scotland’s anaerobic digestion (AD) and composting sector grew by an extra 30,000 tonnes in 2014, a new...
Dealing with contaminated land: Compliance
Hazardous Waste Management director Chris Lynch offers a few thoughts on the classification of hazardous waste, a precursor to making a decision about remediation.
With...
Plasma technology is more than hot air
Industrial pollution and odour control specialist Simdean Group is offering a new plasma-based hazardous waste destruction system that has been developed for the pharmaceutical,...
New process supports APC residue disposal
A growth in the use of waste to energy plants has made the treatment of the resultant waste a growing priority. Cleansing Services Group...
Developing on-site digestion for smaller food processors
Even if Brexit has a negative impact on the drivers for adopting more sustainable technology, Britain's food industry will benefit from reducing its environmental...
Smart waste collection gets Gartner thumbs up
FINNISH smart waste management firm Enevo announced in early July that it has been named a “Cool Vendor” based on the May 13, 2016...
Spotting opportunities in a turbulent period
"With policy changes amass and technological advances in abundance, there is now even more reason to visit RWM in 2016," say the organisers, i2i...
World of Books and Viridor clean up at National Recycling Awards
World of Books and its recycling partnership with Viridor fought off strong competition to be named ‘Retail/Service Sector Recycler of the Year’ at the...
Industry response to The Food Waste Recycling Action Plan
“Positive progress but more must still be done”, says ReFood commercial director Philip Simpson
On 7 July, WRAP and others launched England’s first action plan...
Leeds businessman receives record jail sentence over £2.2m recycling fraud
Man claimed he had collected and recycled electrical waste to falsely claim fees
A Leeds waste operator has been jailed for seven years and six...
AD industry calls for more fitting support
The Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA) has called for “more ambition” for anaerobic digestion from the government in its response to the Feed-in...
Report aims to encourage food waste recycling in London
A report and campaign, launched on 7 July, aim to put pressure on London councils to improve recycling rates and food waste separation in...
Conference sees launch of action plan to boost food recycling in England
England’s first action plan designed to increase the quantity and quality of household and commercial food waste collected and recycled, was launched on 7...
