Recycled gold from SIM cards could help make drugs more sustainable
A new study looks at the use of gold extracted from electronic waste as catalysts for reactions that could be applied to making medicines.
Re-using...
Chiltern Railways introduces fast-track coffee cup recycling at stations
Chiltern Railways has become the UK’s first train operator to implement coffee cup recycling at its stations. With the official launch at Marylebone station,...
New report explores recyclable materials for PCBs
Conventional printed circuit board (PCB) manufacturing is wasteful, harmful to the environment and energy intensive. This can be mitigated by the implementation of new...
Four local authorities receive funds to boost recycling on-the-go near waterways
Four local authorities receive funds to boost recycling on-the-go near waterways
Areas surrounding waterways in Bury, Derby, Adur & Worthing and Bristol will soon...
German clothing detergent opts for bottles made from chemically recycled plastic
Henkel announced on 17 October that it has produced bottles using chemically recycled plastic for the first time, working in collaboration with packaging manufacturer Alpla
Report identifies bottleneck in UK plastic recycling infrastructure
Plastics resource efficiency and recycling charity RECOUP has published its 2022 UK Plastic Packaging Sorting & Reprocessing Infrastructure report, which reported that there is...
Waste analytics firm picks up Circular Economy Project of the Year
AI waste analytics company Greyparrot has been named Circular Economy Project of the Year at the UK Green Business Awards 2026 for its Deepnest...
Are biodegradable plastics better for the environment?
Plastics are indispensable in many areas of our modern lives, yet questions over the material’s sustainability are rarely out of the headlines these days....
WRAP-led group continues with efforts to standardise recycling systems in England
On 12 February WRAP announced the start of the second phase of its cross industry project to examine ways to bring greater consistency to...
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....
Comment: 2024 EPR costs could have a severe impact on businesses’ viability
Joseph Doherty, Managing Director of Re-Gen Waste, and member of Defra’s Advisory Committee on Packaging, reflects on whether businesses should be accounting now for...
Textiles circular design space opens in Edinburgh
A new communal working space and sharing facility to help fashion and textiles professionals work sustainably has opened in Edinburgh.
Textiles agency Kalopsia’s...
At last, an affordable AND recyclable cup?
Simply Cups, said to be the UK’s only workable paper cup recycling scheme, has entered into a relationship with packaging expert Smart Planet Technologies...
Repurposing plastic waste with additive manufacturing
A new project in Germany demonstrates an innovative method for turning plastic packaging waste into high-quality 3D-printed products
Of the 5.6 million metric tons of...
Crunch time? First “fully recyclable crisp packet” announced
It's described as the first fully recyclable paper crisp packet by The British Crisp Co., which launched it on 28 March, providing an environmentally...
Pathways to a circular plastic future: RECOUP conference explored options
The annual conference held by recycling charity RECOUP brought together a range of voices from packaging, recycling, finance, and policy to examine how groups...
Veolia to build £70 million closed-loop plastics recycling facility near Shrewsbury
Resource management company Veolia has launched its biggest UK plastics recycling project with a £70 million investment which will include the country’s first “tray...
Comment: Pay-as-you-throw can drive the circular economy
Governments should consider introducing a combination of incentives and penalties, such as pay-as-you-throw (PAYT), if they are serious about lowering the volume of waste...
Breaking it down: compostable product packaging
Envirotec looks at the latest progress
MORE and more product packaging is being recycled each year but a lot of it still goes to landfill,...
120k tonnes of plastics available for recycling from UK HWRCs
Plastics resource efficiency and recycling charity, RECOUP, has released its 2023 Plastics Management and Recycling at Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs) in the UK...
