Veolia wins South London waste partnership contract
Resource management firm Veolia, through its subsidiary Veolia ES UK, has signed a major new recycling and waste services contract spanning four South London...
Poor material quality is biggest threat to UK recycling, say conference attendees
A survey of UK recycling industry experts has revealed that 59 per cent of respondents considered poor material quality to represent the biggest threat...
New strategy from plastics trade organisation aims to boost recycling
The British Plastics Federation Recycling Group (BPFRG) has launched its new strategy to improve plastic recycling in the UK through industry-led initiatives and regulation.
The...
Plastic bottle deposit return schemes back on the table
Support appears to be mounting for the adoption of a mandatory deposit return system (DRS) for plastics drinks containers sold in the UK.
Taking empty...
Suez invests £250k in MDF recycling technology
MDF Recovery's Craig Bartlett.
A company that is developing a "world-first" technology to recycle MDF waste has received a £250,000 investment from SUEZ Recycling and...
Hanson reopens ground granulated blast furnace slag grinding plant in Middlesborough
Hanson has re-opened its ground granulated blast furnace slag grinding plant at Teesport Docks in Middlesbrough, creating 20 new jobs.
The plant was mothballed in...
Risk that novel materials will be the landfill of the future
Novel materials like carbon fibre and bioplastics can be stronger, lighter and less resource intensive than traditional materials, so will be key to the...
New Recyclability by Design guidelines published by PIRAP
The Plastics Industry Recycling Action Plan (PIRAP) issued a revised edition of the RECOUP guidelines for plastic packaging – Recyclability by Design - on...
At last, an affordable AND recyclable cup?
Simply Cups, said to be the UK’s only workable paper cup recycling scheme, has entered into a relationship with packaging expert Smart Planet Technologies...
Davos report offers roadmap for plastics recycling revamp
More than 40 business and government leaders have announced their support for the action plan laid out in a new report, The New Plastics...
Scotland receives circular economy gong at World Economic Forum meeting in Davos
Scotland has been named one of the world’s top circular economy nations, receiving a global award for its work to make things last.
The Scottish...
Firm claims breakthrough in recycling of MDF waste
The world’s first ever technology to recycle MDF waste has seemingly moved a step closer to reality, according to MDF Recovery, the firm behind...
First rigs to arrive for decommissioning in Great Yarmouth
The Veolia and Peterson partnership has been awarded two platform decommissioning contracts for recycling at their facility in Great Yarmouth. With an aim of...
Christmas waste has cost English councils £72 million, but they have no powers to...
Waste packaging and food leftovers from this Christmas alone will have cost councils £72 million. In England, local authorities spend around £300 million every...
Four-in-five Scots would welcome pre-loved gifts this Christmas, says research
Four out of five Scots would be happy to receive a pre-loved gift this Christmas – but just under two thirds (65%) of those...
More conveyor power for Biffa Polymers to expand recycling capacity
Recycling machinery specialist Middleton Engineering has installed a second bespoke conveyor to enhance processing requirements at Biffa Polymers, said to be the world’s first...
Commercial scale production milestone for lead-acid battery recycling technology
The Californian firm behind what is said to be the only clean lead recycling method - which therefore holds out the possibility of making...
Commons debates plastic bottle deposit return schemes
Taking empty bottles back to the shop may be a familiar memory for many in the UK (albeit an uncomfortable one in my own...
Lord of the recycled rings: Veolia demonstrates metals recovery from pharmaceuticals
A unique pair of platinum rings with a retail value of around £1,200 have been made entirely from the precious metal recovered from obsolete...
Air-cleaning, IoT-enabled “tree” picks up circular economy award in Berlin
An air-cleaning moss installation for urban areas picked up the Green Alley Award in Berlin on 27 October, which recognises innovative start-up companies working...
