Time’s up for single-use? Research suggests retailers must go reusable to stay competitive
New research appears to reveal that two-thirds of UK shoppers (65%) believe all retailers should be offering reuse and refill systems and moving away...
Solar trade association teams up with EMR to advance circularity
Sustainable materials firm EMR has joined forces with trade association Solar Energy UK, in a bid to advance circularity efforts in the sector.
There are...
$5 million Series B funding to support development of EV battery recycling in the...
UK-based technology firm Altilium has announced a US$5m (around £4.07m) investment to help develop its circular offering for EV batteries, as part of its...
Repair Café Support Fund launches second year
Energy-from-waste operator enfinium has launched the second year of its Repair Café Support Fund, providing an additional £20,000 in funding for Repair Cafés near...
UK plant uses clean technologies to recover copper from PCBs
A circular solution to conserve strategic metals and resupply UK industry has marked important progress with the announcement by Bioscope Technologies of the successful commissioning...
Commingled collection leads to higher recycling rates,* is the message of the latest NI...
Joseph Doherty, CEO of waste management firm Re-Gen, writes
The Northern Ireland Local Authority Collected Municipal Waste Management Statistics annual report for 2023/2024 has provided...
Plastic packaging collection survey fleshes out “monumental” challenge
A monumental challenge lies ahead when it comes to collecting plastic packaging from UK households, says plastic resource efficiency and recycling charity, RECOUP, releasing...
Bicycle tyres recycling scheme aims to double collection points by 2026
Velorim, "the UK’s simple solution to recycling bicycle tyres and inner tubes", has announced its ambition to double collection points across the UK by...
Government pulls plans for a takeback scheme for single-use cups
The UK government has cancelled plans to proceed with a takeback scheme for single-use cups.
Announced by Boris Johnson's Conservative government in November 2021, the...
Circularity metrics inform seafood packaging solution
Sustainable and fibre-based packaging solutions firm DS Smith is replacing plastic pallets for canned products with corrugated cardboard in collaboration with Denmark’s largest industrial...
New Recyclability by Design guidelines encompass EPR and emerging issues
RECOUP has updated its Recyclability by Design (RBD) publication, bringing things up to date with emerging requirements, and at a critical time for packaging...
Group plans to advance furniture recycling mission in Scotland
Over 3 million tonnes of office furniture is sent to landfill annually across the world, explains Recycle Scotland as it announces a fresh new...
Using sunlight to recycle black plastics
Black foam and black coffee lids, which are often made of polystyrene, usually end up in landfills because colour additives lead to ineffective sorting....
£1.5 million+ on offer to UK construction via pallet returns scheme
Companies across UK construction can claim a share of more than £1.5 million1 (GBP) by returning bright green LOOP pallets for reuse, according to...
Time to give up on DRS folly, says Recycling Association
The Recycling Association has said that now would be a perfect opportunity to abandon the unnecessary deposit return scheme (DRS) proposed by the UK...
First pour of innovative IBAA concrete in England
In what's described as a landmark project for the construction industry, the first lower carbon concrete solution from sustainable technology firm, Recycl8 and construction...
Low-carbon aluminium initiative gets £3.4 million from UK government
Plans to revolutionise the aluminium supply chain in the UK have been supported by a £3.4 million grant from the Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC).
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Partnership supports a complete solution for Zorba sorting
Two leading sorting solutions providers, REDWAVE and TOMRA, have announced a strategic agreement aimed at providing customers with a seamless supply of sorting systems...
Household waste in Scotland hits lowest ever level as recycling rates continue climb
The total amount of household waste generated in Scotland in 2023 was 2.3 million tonnes, a drop of 1.1% from 2022, according to Scottish...
Major change to what residents can recycle in Greater Manchester
Residents in Bury, Bolton, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Stockport, Tameside and Trafford will now be able to recycle a wider range of plastic items...
