Recycling industry group calls for UK recycling to be simplified
The Recycling Association launched its 2018 Quality First Report at the waste and resource industry event RWM (12-13 September, Birmingham NEC). In the report,...
Firm launches collaborative service for end-of-life batteries
Resource recovery expert Axion has joined forces with two other partners in a major initiative aimed at reusing and recycling the growing volume...
Global refinery giant collaborates with UK-based recycling firm to turn waste plastic into renewable...
• Collaboration between Neste and Renew ELP will use plastic waste as a feedstock for sustainable oil production
• ReNew ELP’s patented technology...
Scotland’s deposit return scheme: Second wave of public engagement events announced
Further dates and venues have been confirmed as part of Zero Waste Scotland’s commitment to talk to the people of Scotland about how a...
Largest recycling plant in the UK opens in Livingston
Brewster Bros, a family-run business in Livingston, Scotland, is opening what it claims to be the largest recycling plant in the UK. The plant,...
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...
Local Government Association calls for industry-wide approach to tackle unrecyclability of plastic packaging
Food manufacturers must simplify the plastics they use and make them more amenable to recycling, the Local Government Association said on 4 August –...
Ground-breaking textile recycling technology ready to leave the lab, says firm
An East London-based start-up firm, Worn Again Technologies, has announced that it has hit a £5 million investment target to support the commercialisation of a new polymer recycling technology .
Scottish firm gives golf clubs a new lease of life
The firm aims to get the unused golf clubs, which would otherwise gather dust in garages across the country, into the hands of keen players - or even remanufactured or recycled into new items .
Clutching at straws?
In banning plastic drinking straws, coffee cups and other single-use plastic, the UK Government and NGOs seem to be ignoring the really big issue - the exportation of waste plastics that are ending up in the world's oceans, says UK recycling firm Axion Polymers .
Showcasing materials transformation in Derbyshire
For those concerned with transforming feed materials into valuable products, the capabilities of a new range of transformers from processing technology firm ALLU were...
Government has lost its grip on packaging recycling obligations system, suggests report
An unhelpfully relaxed system has meant that a lot of the packaging waste supposedly destined for recycling – and reported in the UK’s recycling figures - is simply exported abroad, where there are not sufficient checks to ensure it doesn’t end up in landfill .
July roundtable brings together WEEE leading figures to discuss UK target setting
In early July, stakeholders from the UK’s EEE production and WEEE reuse and recycling sector convened for a roundtable debate to discuss the evidential...
Scots public advised to have their say on deposit return schemes
Members of the public are being called upon to have their say on how deposit return could work best for Scotland
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...
