SLR maps North Sea decom circularity
SLR Consulting recently completed the technical authoring of a Decom North Sea and Zero Waste Scotland funded report on ‘The Management of Decommissioned Material...
Motor control system saves energy for plastics and recycling firms
AN innovative single-speed motor control system is claimed to offer important energy-saving benefits to plastics and recycling firms. It is available in the UK...
Scotland moves to standardise recycling systems
Scottish Government and COSLA announce agreement on new consistent recycling systems across Scotland.
Scotland’s Environment Secretary Richard Lochhead was joined by COSLA spokesperson for Development,...
Recycled marine fuels innovator announces first sale of light bitumen
Ecoslops, which claims to be the first company to develop technology to produce recycled marine fuels from marine oil residues (‘slops’), has announced its...
‘Design Doctor’ social media campaign rounds off with interactive upcycling event in Edinburgh
5 and 6 December marked the culmination of a Scotland-wide, eight-week social media campaign to encourage people to upcycle and re-use furniture.
The Design Doctor...
Critics question the ambition of EU circular economy proposals
The EU’s latest Circular Economy Package was announced on 2 December, drawing criticism from some for its dilution of previously more ambitious targets, particularly...
Northern model key to addressing stagnating UK recycling rates, says Viridor
Viridor has called on the UK to follow the northern powerhouse model for regional resource networks to boost stagnating national recycling rates.
Speaking at the...
Award for eco garden made from waste products
CONSTRUCTION and engineering firm J. Murphy & Sons Limited (Murphy) has won an environmental award for an eco garden at the firm’s depot at...
What’s on at the Plastics Recycling Show Europe conference?
The challenges of recycling the major different types of plastic including PET, PVC, HDPE, LDPE and mixed plastics will be discussed in detail at...
Scottish government sets out circular economy ambitions
Scottish environment secretary Richard Lochhead’s opening address to the Scottish Resources Conference on Wednesday (7 October) declared an intention to introduce a formal food...
CRM for the waste and recycling sector
Business management software specialist Prodware is offering a CRM solution for firms in the waste and recycling industry.
Building on "extensive experience in waste...
New recycling campaign urges Ayrshire residents to make their metals matter
East, North and South Ayrshire Councils have joined forces to call on residents to make their metals matter and boost household recycling of metal...
Textiles circular design space opens in Edinburgh
A new communal working space and sharing facility to help fashion and textiles professionals work sustainably has opened in Edinburgh.
Textiles agency Kalopsia’s...
Closing the net on a coastal problem via innovative remanufacturing
Ramon Arratia, Sustainability Director at carpet tile manufacturer Interface, shares his own company’s experience of reusing waste products, via an innovative third-world project.
To create...
Inefficient stripping out is “wasted opportunity”, says firm
A “golden opportunity” to maximise economic value from waste diverted from landfill, save money and reduce the environment impact is being spurned due to...
Turnkey conveyor for HDPE plant
SAID to be the world’s first food-grade High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) bottle recycling plant, Biffa's facility at the Wilton International Petrochemical Complex in Redcar,...
Fire safety for recycling plants
DIVERSIFIED technology manufacturer Honeywell says its FAAST Aspiration Smoke Detector (ASD) is being implemented by a growing number of recycling and waste management plants....
Silt processing boost for road waste
SITA UK has recently upgraded the CDEnviro recycling plant at its Wolverhampton facility by introducing a centrifuge to increase the volume of silt that...
Recovering solvents
Envirotec reviews aspects of solvent recovery, and recycling chemical waste streams
SOLVENTS are used in a wide variety of industrial processes, including areas like printing,...
Baler ties up the loose ends of waste-to-SRF strategy
UK waste management firm Premier Waste says it now diverts 98.6% of all material from landfill following an overhaul of its baling equipment.
The Birmingham-based...
