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...
£6.1 million to help recycle plastic waste into construction products
Thanks to an injection of £6.1 million, including the help of PRN funding, the UK’s largest producer of damp-proof membranes is increasing its capacity...
Comment: Northern Ireland waste statistics and the importance of collecting organics
Well over half of all household material sent for recycling over the three months to June this year was composted, according to the...
Comment: Puzzling out a solution to plastic and POPs
Growing pressure to transition to the circular economy and the desire to eliminate legacy additives is proving to be a conundrum for the plastics...
Waste no more: Aggregates supplier scores first in securing circular accreditation in Scotland
A Lanarkshire-based company is the first in Scotland to secure ‘end-of-waste’ status for its low carbon aggregates.
Recycling and waste management solutions business Levenseat...
Online clothing portal gives consumers option to donate unwanted items to charity instead of...
A new scheme allows consumers to donate unwanted clothing to charity, earning donation ‘drop points' - a fixture of the bricks-and-mortar shopping experience that...
Foam foundation: Mattress recycling facility marks new phase in circularity project
Old mattresses made of polyurethane foam will now be recovered, dismantled and chemically recycled to create a new polyol - a key starting material...
MSU provides recycling boost at Brighton train station
A bid to deliver the highest recycling rate of any station on the rail network has been announced by rail operator Govia Thameslink Railway...
Survey aims to advance window recycling participation
Polymer specialist Rehau is hoping to raise awareness of the possibility of window recycling with homeowners, and has commissioned an industry survey to assist...
Supermarket launches reusable packaging initiative
Tesco has launched a new system that allows its customers to buy a wide range of food, drink, household and beauty products in reusable...
eBay UK will encourage use of recycled car parts
E-commerce firm eBay UK has announced initiatives to encourage the use of recycled car parts, and is joining forces with insurers Aviva and LV...
Facility to process hard-to-recycle plastic items will open in Fife
A state-of-the-art facility to allow the recycling of flexible plastics is to open in Glenrothes, Fife.
The company behind the project, Yes Recycling, writes:
As an...
UK tungsten mine waste to be used as secondary construction aggregate
Construction materials supplier GRS has secured an exclusive deal to bring to market millions of tonnes of granite arising from British tungsten mining for...
Please decorate responsibly, says beverage can expert
Aluminium is an infinitely recyclable material, with over 75% of all the aluminium ever produced still in use today. And yet craft brewers often...
Scottish council becomes first to trial recycling weighing technology
A waste weighing programme being launched next month in North Lanarkshire will be the first in Scotland to use using Radio Frequency Identification...
Brighton becomes first UK council to offer PPE collection for recycling
Brighton & Hove council has collaborated with recyclers ReWorked to station PPE recycling bins and hand sanitiser stations around the city centre. The collection...
Are businesses ready for the plastic packaging tax?
With less than a year to go until the Plastic Packaging Tax is introduced in the UK, a study by Veolia appears to show...
