Cloud-based diagnostics improves baler performance, says supplier
Lyndex Recycling Systems, a supplier of high-end balers and waste recycling machinery, has launched a cloud-based data logging and diagnostic solution. It provides customers...
National Bed Federation profiles mattress recycling in new report, and sets 10-year recycling goal...
The National Bed Federation (NBF) has published its first policy document on the use and sale of used mattresses, components and materials. The policy...
Several startups are striving to provide an “Ebay for waste”
Several firms enlisted in the Circular Valley startup accelerator programme are focused on platforms that enable the exchange of putative waste.
Billions of tons of...
Partnership to manage waste and recycling associated with plastic pipelines
A new total waste management partnership brings together plastic pipeline solutions manufacturer Radius Systems and waste management expert Axil Integrated Services (Axil).
Radius Systems...
China is leading the race to recycle batteries
China is ahead of Europe and the US in using recycling to meet its needs for lithium, cobalt and nickel for batteries for electric...
EU rules compel manufacturers to make repair easier
The European Parliament voted on 23 April to adopt new rules on the so-called “right to repair” for consumers, which aim to make it...
More work needed to reduce contamination in the recycling stream, shows SEPA data
Contamination of waste being sent to Scotland’s material recovery facilities (MRFs) is hindering Scotland’s ability to maximise the quantity and quality of material available...
Aggregates firm opts for durable screen product range
Essex firm SRC Aggregates has opted for Infinity Screens™ in newly commissioned plant from CDE, a wet processing equipment maker, and is set to...
US research organisation announces $24 million investment in technology solutions to advance the circular...
A manufacturing research organisation co-funded by the U.S. Department of Energy,
the REMADE Institute recently issued its third Request for Proposals (RFP) to develop...
WRAP updates voluntary agreements, outlining circularity vision for food, plastic and textiles
We will not tackle the climate crisis without changing our consumption systems, says group, whose voluntary agreements aim to lead industry response
Climate action NGO...
Mattress recyclers register launches
The seemingly long-awaited Register of Approved Mattress Recyclers (RAMR) is finally up and running, with an initial three members. It has been set up...
Pilot plant for recycling plastic lab waste is a UK first
A pilot plant on the University of Bath campus is said to be able to recycle up to 60% of plastic lab waste, to...
Ireland deposit return scheme built on cloud infrastructure
On 1 February Ireland became the 15th European country to introduce a Deposit Return System (DRS) for single-use beverage packaging, with the system aiming...
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
Recycled PET wine bottle and bin manufacturer win green categories at Plastics Industry Awards
The 16 winners of the 2018 Plastics Industry Awards (PIAs) were unveiled at the London Hilton on Park Lane on 28 September. These awards...
Online brine platform aims to boost circular economy solutions for process industries
The Zero Brine project, which aims to advance circular economy business models by redesigning the value and supply chain of water and minerals through...
First “Low Plastic Zone” launches in London: Initiative aims to encourage businesses to cut...
A new initiative from North London Waste Authority (NLWA) - working in partnership with the seven north London boroughs - aims to reduce the...
Planning permission granted for Sunderland plastics pyrolysis plant
Sunderland City Council has given the go-ahead for a new plant at the Port of Sunderland, creating over 100 permanent jobs and processing plastic...
Comment: Pay-as-you-throw can drive the circular economy
Governments should consider introducing a combination of incentives and penalties, such as pay-as-you-throw (PAYT), if they are serious about lowering the volume of waste...
Long-awaited reforms clarify waste collection in England
A pledge to “end the postcode lottery” around what you can and can’t put in recycling bins seemed forthcoming from the government’s long-awaited reforms...
