Remanufacturing lighting
Nigel Harvie, CEO of Recolight, discusses the uptake of remanufacturing lighting equipment
Deal will supply drives to the world’s largest battery recycling facility
A recycling site in Sweden will process 125,000 tons of end-of-life batteries and battery production waste each year, making it the largest plant of...
Study pinpoints pathways to boost plastic waste recycling globally
A new study highlights potential pathways to significantly increase waste collection and plastic recycling rates globally. The Plastic Waste Management Framework lays out a...
Report highlights possible greater role for circular economy in CO2 reduction
A study commissioned by the Netherlands Institute for Sustainable Packaging (KIDV), and conducted by the Dutch research institute CE Delft, appears to reveal the...
Scotland’s circular economy reaches re-use milestone
Scotland’s re-use revolution is driving forward, with 100 quality-certified re-use stores and three flagship superstore ‘hubs’ now in operation, according to Scottish Government-funded circular...
Consultation response signals public appetite for tax changes to curb plastic waste
A Government consultation on introducing taxes to reduce the amount of unrecyclable plastic waste has received an unprecedented response, suggesting there is a strong...
Portable water device designed to help world’s poorest wins PVC Redesigned competition 2019
The winner of the VinylPlus UK, IOM3 and MaDE 2019 PVC Redesigned competition has been announced as Karen Silva of London South Bank University,...
Supermarket and recycling trade group initiative aims to ‘foil’ landfilling of aluminium packaging
Co-op has launched a campaign that aims to avoid the sending-to-landfill of a great many tonnes of aluminium foil this Christmas.
The supermarket chain said...
Sensor-based sorting key to UK’s first picker-less C&I MRF
Essex-based waste management and recycling solutions provider, Green Recycling, has achieved its goal of becoming the UK’s first picker-less C&I MRF with the help...
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough residents encouraged to recycle their metal packaging
A new campaign promoting metal packaging recycling has been introduced by RECAP, the waste partnership between Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. In a bid to improve...
Report details progress with four trailblazing circularity projects, one year on
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A new impact report details the progress of four projects that were awarded funding as part of the Circular Future Fund, created to find...
Plastic recycling innovations sought for Recoup 2024 awards
The Plastic recycling charity behind the RECOUP Awards 2024 says entries are now open.
"Recognising outstanding achievements in plastics resource efficiency and recycling, contributing...
Recycling Week aims to raise awareness of items often overlooked for recycling
Recycle Week, a national campaign running from 12 to 18 September, focuses this year on ‘The Unusual Suspects’, items which are often overlooked when...
A tweak to black plastic makes it recyclable, says packaging specialist working with Viridor
Viridor has teamed up with packaging specialist Nextek to find a way to deal with supermarket food tray waste.
Similar to the issue of coffee...
Bespoke conveyors unlock cost and performance benefits at quarrying site
Aggregate Industries’ (AI) Torr Works site in Somerset is seemingly benefiting from significant cost savings and improved system reliability following the installation of four...
Knowledge Transfer Network launches UK Circular Plastics Network (UKCPN)
Supported by UK Research & Innovation (UKRI), the aim of UKCPN is to bring together the diverse users of plastic products and realise the...
Decommissioning in Shetland expands with the arrival of more North Sea structures
The Dales Voe decommissioning facility in Shetland is one step closer to becoming a centre of excellence for recycling offshore structures from the North...
Four local authorities receive funds to boost recycling on-the-go near waterways
Four local authorities receive funds to boost recycling on-the-go near waterways
Areas surrounding waterways in Bury, Derby, Adur & Worthing and Bristol will soon...
A new start? Retooling wind power for a circular economy
Around 80-90% of the weight of wind turbines can be recycled, according to recent estimates, although, historically, very little of this kind of thing...
Reuse hub for lighting launches
Lighting and circularity expert Recolight has launched the Recolight Reuse Hub, described as a new digital marketplace for lighting: an online platform to facilitate...
