John Lewis pilots pick up ‘buyback’ service for unwanted clothing
To help reduce the 300,000 tonnes of clothing which gets sent to landfill each year in the UK, John Lewis is piloting a service...
Major retailers and others back Leeds campaign to boost ‘on-the-go’ recycling
#LeedsByExample campaign set to pilot new ways of improving recycling rates
The environmental behaviour change charity Hubbub and recycling compliance scheme Ecosurety are bringing together...
Shredder investment reduces fuel consumption by 60% at Waste to Energy plant
Construction and commercial waste management specialist Rabbit Waste Management has more than halved the energy required to power its shredding line, resulting in cost...
End-of-life bin lorry refitted to operate electrically
A refuse collection vehicle at the end of its normal working life has been repowered with an electric motor and is due to shortly...
The Recycling Association warns that quality must come first as countries impose new import...
There needs to be a relentless focus on improving the quality of recycled materials or risk losing markets, according to The Recycling Association.
In late...
New e-waste separation technologies introduced at Eindhoven facility
E-waste recycling services provider Sims Recycling Solutions (SRS) has expanded the processing lines at the firm's Eindhoven, Netherlands e-waste facility. This site, said to...
Recycled plastic could supply nearly three quarters of UK demand
The UK currently exports two thirds of plastic collected for recycling and only recycles nine per cent of all plastics domestically. But new analysis...
Major funding agreement signed on advanced plastics recycling plant in Scotland
Funding of over £3m was announced on Wednesday 6 June for four projects comprising a new plastics recycling partnership, Project Beacon, in Perthshire, Scotland.
The...
Collaborative approach to collection increases WEEE recovery in Northern England trial
An EU-funded project appears to illustrate the possibilities for increasing collection rates of difficult-to-recover WEEE items by partnering with well-known and trusted consumer brands....
An ecological shoe?
Minimalist shoe company Vivo Barefoot has announced a new range seemingly made from algae recovered from the world’s waterways.
Observers respond to the EU Circular Economy Package
On 18 April the European Parliament ratified the EU’s Circular Economy Package, which sets out ambitious new targets for recycling, packaging and landfill reduction.
China, confusion and collaboration: Recycling summit charts progress
The Recycling Association's Quality First Conference, which took place on 17 April, saw over 100 delegates attend to discuss important topics
Passion and good ideas come together at the first Plastics Recycling Awards Europe
The winners of the first Plastics Recycling Awards Europe were announced on 25 April at the Plastics Recycling Show Europe, held at the RAI...
FEAD responds to EU draft strategy for plastics in a circular economy
The European Federation of Waste Management and Environmental Services (FEAD) has welcomed the European Parliament's publication of a draft report on a European strategy...
Costa commits to recycling the same volume of cups it puts on the market
Costa Coffee announced on 18 April that it will become the first ever coffee chain in the UK to commit to recycling the same...
Engineering a plastic-eating enzyme
Scientists have engineered an enzyme which can digest some of our most commonly polluting plastics, providing a potential solution to one of the world’s...
Bioplastics are key to solving plastic waste, says report
The UK has an opportunity to lead the way in tackling global plastic waste by becoming a world leader in bioplastics, according to a...
Yes we ‘can’? Rise in aluminium recycling reported, with almost 100% of it recycled...
Amidst a time of gloom and foreboding about packaging waste, and the pollution it causes, one small piece of good news - a silver...
Making a finer oil: How filtering innovations are easing the process of recycling cooking...
Cooking oil recycling has evolved a little in the past decade or so. Traditional technologies made it difficult to filter used oils consistently and...
Garden tool recycling project launched with HMP Norwich and Norfolk CC
Norfolk gardeners are being invited to drop their broken and unwanted garden hand tools at Norfolk County Council’s recycling centres, for participation in a...
