Government proposals for business collections will wipe out recycling companies, says the Recycling Association
The proposals in the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) consultation on business waste are anti-competitive and will force successful recycling businesses into administration, The Recycling...
Compliance scheme’s EPR report shows the scale of change for packaging waste producers
With only a week left for industry to respond to the consultation on Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for Packaging Waste, the UK’s largest compliance...
Recycling equipment manufacturer explores the future of the global aluminium industry in latest webinar
On 20 May 2021, metal sorting technology expert TOMRA Recycling held its first metals sorting webinar, which was entitled ‘Aluminium sorting industry outlook –...
FMCG and retail firms join forces in a bid to stabilise the value of...
Mars UK, Mondelēz International, Nestlé, PepsiCo and Unilever announce plans to finance and launch £1m Flexible Plastic Fund
Manufacturers, retailers and recyclers...
Sponsored content: Sustainable heat exchanger recycling
Alfa Laval – an expert in heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling - in partnership with Stena Recycling, is to launch a ground-breaking business model for sustainable and environmentally efficient recycling of heat exchangers, enabling up to 100 percent metal regeneration.
Retask the mask
A scheme to recycle single-use facemasks into waste collection equipment has been launched in the UK. Meanwhile, elsewhere in the country, a local authority...
Report by African Circular Economy Alliance shines light on ‘Five Big Bets’ for circular...
The African Circular Economy Alliance (ACEA) has launched a report identifying five sectors that it says have the greatest potential to drive the circular...
Feasibility study will examine plastics circularity in Nigeria
A new study will examine the feasibility of advancing fully circular value chains in Nigeria, to help close the loop on plastics waste. The...
First polystyrene recycling plants in Europe will use depolymerisation
A significant milestone has been reached with plans to build commercial polystyrene (PS) recycling plants in Europe, according to the firms behind it: INEOS...
PET plastic recycler receives planning permission for first UK plant
Specialist PET (polyethylene terephthalate) recycler Enviroo has had its planning application approved for its first plastic recycling facility in the UK. The firm says...
AI supports unique solution to optimize waste collection in France
Since July 2020, the 200 skips that collect Toulouse inhabitants’ waste from the 13 waste disposal centers managed by Suez have been equipped with...
Upgrading a waste plastic processing facility in Haiti during a pandemic: A case study...
George Brasher, Managing Director of UK & Ireland at global IT firm HP discusses an ongoing project to collect and process waste plastic in...
Ford and HP collaborate to turn 3d waste into automotive parts
Ford is teaming up with HP in a bid to reuse spent 3D printed powders and parts, closing the loop and turning them into...
Commercial-scale facility will recycle all forms of plastic waste
· New HydroPRS™ process creates raw ingredients for "infinitely recyclable new products"
· World-first commercial-scale plant starts construction in Teesside, UK, backed by global partners...
Equipment firm announces global virtual symposium for the wet processing industry
Wet processing equipment manufacturer CDE has scheduled another global virtual conference on materials processing topics for 18-20 May. It follows a previous virtual event...
Finland pilot plant demonstrates production of bioplastic from soy residues
Four companies have collaborated to develop what is said to be the first process in the world to produce compostable bioplastic from food and...
Cool collaboration? Firms showcase SIM card made from recycled refrigerators
Electrical systems developer Thales and resource recovery firm Veolia have joined forces to create what is seemingly the first eco-designed SIM card made from...
Comment: Seven ways in which luxury fashion brands should address recycling
This Global Recycling Day (18 March), Robert Lockyer, CEO and founder of Delta Global, a sustainable packaging solutions provider for luxury fashion brands, discusses...
Metal recycling group unveils new hybrid material handler at Liverpool Alexandra Docks
Giant material handler will help site meet 2040 net-zero sustainability target
EMR (formerly European Metals Recycling) has introduced its first electrically-enabled material handler in the...
Plans for Scotland’s first hazardous soil treatment centre announced
Research project to create new materials from recycling’s waste products
Heriot-Watt University has joined forces with Brewster Bros, a recycling business based in Livingston,...
