First UK grocer to scale UV packaging traceability
In what seems a significant milestone for packaging traceability, Ocada Retail has become the first UK grocer to roll out UV invisible tag technology...
WRAP report documents the financial benefits of adopting circular economy practices
A new report assessing 200 UK businesses and 1,500 consumers appears to show that the adoption of a growing number of circular economy practices...
Recycled glass helps build sustainability into construction, finds study
Recycled glass could become a staple ingredient in building, paving the way for greener construction materials and more sustainable development.
In a study, published...
Veolia to build £70 million closed-loop plastics recycling facility near Shrewsbury
Resource management company Veolia has launched its biggest UK plastics recycling project with a £70 million investment which will include the country’s first “tray...
Lisbon reusable cup is Europe’s first citywide scheme backed by DRS
A partnership between the City of Lisbon, recycling technology firm TOMRA and the Portuguese hospitality association AHRESP is aiming to cut litter and emissions...
Rare-earth recovery separates materials well enough to make new magnets from them
A Czech group has developed a new method of separating the rare earth elements, or lanthanides, which are widely used in the electronic, medical,...
Microbes transform plastic waste into paracetamol, in new study
Paracetamol production could be revolutionised by the discovery that a common bacterium can turn everyday plastic waste into the painkiller, a new study seems...
Recycled plastic’s unknown constituents could be toxic
A single pellet of recycled plastic can contain over 80 different chemicals. A new study seems to show that recycled polyethylene plastic can leach...
Brits still bamboozled by packaging recycling, despite EPR, says survey
New research indicates that the majority (70%) of British consumers admit they are confused by what packaging can and can’t be recycled.
Undertaken by Aquapak,...
Steel packaging achieves its highest recycling rate yet
Trade group Steel for Packaging Europe has confirmed the highest ever EU recycling rate for steel packaging,1 bringing the steel packaging sector closer to...
Fast-tracking circularity would build resilience and add £25bn to UK economy, say MPs
The UK can become more resilient to global instability by using resources more efficiently and giving consumers a “right to repair”, say a group...
ESA publishes Circular Economy “vision” for 2040
The Environmental Services Association has published a position paper setting out its “vision” for a circular economy by 2040.
The document was launched during an...
Project turns NHS uniforms into upcycled bags
Hand-stitched, upcycled bags will give a second life to NHS uniforms that would otherwise be incinerated or sent to landfill, in a new project...
Circular Construction Hub to increase reuse of building materials in Scotland
Scotland is to introduce a novel initiative aiming to increase uptake and accessibility of reused construction materials and showcase the sector as a lucrative...
Breakthrough geopolymer turns recycled glass and construction waste into a high-performance cement replacement
Researchers in Japan have developed a seemingly more sustainable alternative to Portland cement, in the form of a geopolymer-based soil solidifier developed from Siding...
£1million Circular Electricals Fund launches
WEEE recycling charity Material Focus has launched a new £1million “Circular Electricals Fund” to support the development of a more circular electricals system in...
Views from across the plastics value chain were aired at the RECOUP Summit
Plastic recycling charity RECOUP said its inaugural summit on 30 April in Leeds was a resounding success. The event, sponsored by WRAP and Ecosurety,...
Second-life batteries from electric buses to be used for grid-scale energy storage
A new partnership aims to jointly design and develop a modular, scalable energy storage solution using second-life EV batteries. The agreement - between Connected...
“Brands no longer have to guess” as firms deliver 100% visibility on single-use plastic...
A major breakthrough for the recycling industry is claimed with the successful detection of 100% of UV-tagged single-use plastic bottles entering one of Europe’s...
How a circular economy for ageing wind turbines can make repowering a sustainable option
Resource recovery firm EMR writes
As asset owners, energy companies and policymakers in the UK energy market are busy deliberating over how we deliver the...
