More conveyor power for Biffa Polymers to expand recycling capacity
Recycling machinery specialist Middleton Engineering has installed a second bespoke conveyor to enhance processing requirements at Biffa Polymers, said to be the world’s first...
Apple disassembly robot picks up the baton (or iPhone) with producer responsibility
DISASSEMBLY of electronic gadgets could soon become a much more efficient and sophisticated process, if Apple’s new system for deconstructing iPhones – announced on...
Making the best use of road and gully waste
Darren Eastwood from waste management specialist CDEnviro explains how new developments are making the recovery of road and gully waste more feasible
The miscellany...
Aggregates firm opts for durable screen product range
Essex firm SRC Aggregates has opted for Infinity Screens™ in newly commissioned plant from CDE, a wet processing equipment maker, and is set to...
Comment: Time for DRS to go digital?
Joseph Doherty of Re-Gen considers the role that might be played by a digital deposit return scheme.
The forthcoming regulations for a UK deposit...
Cities play pivotal role in attracting circular economy jobs, suggests report
Local government programmes which encourage and support circular economy practices, such as repair, recycling and circular design activities, not only help attract new investment...
Efficient and mobile separation technology fills a small gap
The processing involved in breaking materials down to RC material is part of the everyday business of the construction and material handling industry. A...
Environment directors urge Dutch government to rethink RDF import tax
A Local Government Association is calling on the Netherlands Government to think twice before levying a €32 per tonne tax on the import of Refuse Derived Fuel RDF
Initiative turns marine plastic pollution into reusable PPE
A seemingly world-first collaboration is bringing recycled and reusable PPE visors to UK health workers and NGOs in the Dominican Republic.
The initiative brings...
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...
Mattress “mountains” outcry: Different angles on the problem
The spectre of “mattress mountains” was invoked by Nick Oettinger of the The Furniture Recycling Group, in comments made to The Times and many...
Textile recycler’s business model highlighted in best practice publication
Textile recycling company BIU Group has had its business model included in a 2017 edition of The Parliamentary Review, a publication that aims to...
European Commission’s Kęstutis Sadauskas to open Plastics Recycling Show Europe Conference
Newly announced speakers from IKEA, HP and Philips
Kęstutis Sadauskas, Director Circular Economy and Green Growth DG Environment at the European Commission will formally open...
Scottish government sets out circular economy ambitions
Scottish environment secretary Richard Lochhead’s opening address to the Scottish Resources Conference on Wednesday (7 October) declared an intention to introduce a formal food...
Extended Producer Responsibility cannot be delayed, says ADEPT
The Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning and Transport (ADEPT) has reacted unequivocally to suggestions that Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) should be abandoned...
Plastics Recycling Show Europe goes virtual from 9 to 11 December
Virginijus Sinkevičius, Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries at the European Commission is keynote speaker at PRSE Virtual, opening on 9 December.
Plastics Recycling Show...
Guernsey goes beyond the bale
GUERNSEY'S largest independent waste recycling business, Island Waste, is the first to process and ship RDF off island, following the installation of a new...
New recycling systems for Suez in Aberdeen
SUEZ’s Recycling & Recovery UK Division has started-up two new recycling systems located at the Altens East Industrial Estate south of Aberdeen. The turnkey...
Showcasing materials transformation in Derbyshire
For those concerned with transforming feed materials into valuable products, the capabilities of a new range of transformers from processing technology firm ALLU were...
Construction contractor goes circular with temporary structures and roads
The race is clearly on for net zero, although different timelines are in operation across different parts of the built environment. Water utilities are...
