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...
Edinburgh based ‘smart waste’ firm recognised by Ellen MacArthur Foundation
Topolytics, a specialist in waste data analytics has been recognised by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation as a global innovator in the field of the...
Funding to support UK fuel pellet first
A recycling business which takes household waste destined for landfill and turns it into fuel has secured a £575,000 debt funding package from Lancashire...
Student dissertation adds detail to landfill mining feasibility
Decontamination of landfills and open dumpsites could prove profitable, both financially and for the environment, as many researchers and waste experts are beginning to...
Preparing for the purge
Sorting systems specialist Stadler Engineering comments on what solutions need to be considered in response to China’s import ban on contaminated recyclate
Circular economy’s outcomes need to be measured to gain stakeholder buy-in, according to new...
White paper focuses on developing organisation-level performance indicators in the transition to the circular economy
Infrastructure organisations must have measures to demonstrate and communicate the...
Plastic not-so-fantastic
Recent months have seen a perfect storm for those responsible for dealing with waste plastic, in the combination of China's refusal to accept waste...
