Plastic pollution is growing relentlessly as waste management and recycling fall short, says OECD
The world is producing twice as much plastic waste as two decades ago, with the bulk of it ending up in landfill, incinerated or...
A new ‘supercritical water’ approach to recycling plastic packaging waste
The University of Birmingham has licensed the rights to a ‘supercritical water’ technology to engineering consultancy Stopford, to develop a novel process for recycling...
Comment: A few thoughts on achieving circularity in the construction sector
Growing interest in environmental issues is putting pressure on the construction sector to move towards a circular economy with greater emphasis on the sustainable...
“Be a waste hero,” suggests tech startup
Tech start-up AnyWaste.Com is creating a system it says can help with waste booking, management and payment. It "reduces administrative time and processes", says...
The world has consumed half a trillion tonnes of virgin materials since the Paris...
The throwaway global economy is fuelling the climate crisis with more than half a trillion tonnes of virgin materials consumed since the 2015 Paris...
Guidance document helps understand regulations for Packaging Export Recovery Notes (PERNs) for plastics
The Recycling Association has produced guidance on the issuance of Packaging Export Recovery Notes (PERNs) for plastics.
This document helps members interpret the regulations for...
Firm converts scrap vehicle waste into renewable energy
A seemingly ground-breaking solution allows hard-to-recycle automotive shredder residue (ASR) to be used to deliver renewable energy and reduce waste-to-landfill.
End-of-life vehicles processor Recycling Lives...
Not-so-fast fashion? Captured carbon incorporated in fabric of Zara dress range
A collaboration between biotech firm LanzaTech and Spanish clothing retailer Inditex has led to the design of a capsule collection for the latter’s largest...
Sustainable cement innovation secures £500K grant for new production facility
A Scottish-based manufacturing facility which will enable the production of lower carbon cement products has secured a £500,000 award from Zero Waste Scotland’s Circular...
Siemens to produce high-conversion-rate incinerator
A new waste incinerator is claimed to be "turning heads" in the recycling and waste processing world because of its ability to process previously...
Foldable bike helmet awarded best recycled plastics product
A bike helmet made from recycled plastic picked up the award for the UK Best Recycled Plastics Product 2021 at the Plastics Industry...
Landfill and recycling both down, and incineration on the up: Scotland waste summary 2020...
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) published statistics on 7 December detailing household waste collected across all local authorities during 2020, as well as...
Beyond the bale: Viridor unveils plan to eliminate waste plastic exports
Recycling and resource management firm Viridor has unveiled its "Vision for Zero" - a plan to reduce (to zero) the amount of plastic waste...
Gas purification converts NOx to fertilizer
A seemingly efficient process for producing fertilizer from industrial emitted nitrogen oxides is being launched in The Netherlands.
Based on an the principle of...
Taking an inventory of the global plastics problem
360 million metric tonnes of new plastic was produced in 2018. Where did it all go? A group from the University of Pittsburgh explains,...
Crunch time for plastic packaging recycling? Group comments on report
The plastics recycling member-based charity RECOUP has published its 2021 UK Household Plastics Collection Survey, which analyses the collection of plastics for recycling from...
Launch-capable rocket engine tested with plastic from recycling
A UK company based in Bletchley has developed and tested a high-power chemical rocket engine partly fuelled by plastic waste.
Developed by Pulsar Fusion, the...
A new waste market is taking shape in Europe, following COVID-19, says recovery firm
Kjetil Vikingstad, CEO of resource recovery specialist Geminor, writes
Despite the recent flare-up of the COVID-pandemic in Europe, a number of countries are reporting a...
Marking progress towards a circular economy for lighting
The path to a circular economy for lighting is becoming significantly clearer, suggests recycling firm Recolight, reporting on the findings and discussions to have...
Separation method frees rare earths from coal ash
The unexpected bounty of nature seems apparent from the discovery that a harmless food-grade solvent can be used to extract highly sought rare-earth metals...
