University project resolves a sticky issue with adhesive recycling
Adhesive residue left on recyclable materials, such as glass and cardboard, can be a challenge to recycle. But a new approach that uses degradable...
Deal will supply drives to the world’s largest battery recycling facility
A recycling site in Sweden will process 125,000 tons of end-of-life batteries and battery production waste each year, making it the largest plant of...
Rare metals extraction puts a new spin on decommissioned wind turbines
A technique for extracting rare elements from waste alloy metals is being developed by Aberdeenshire-based SEM and researchers from the University of Edinburgh, with...
New grades of recycled steel: Project shortlisted for award
A project that seeks to create new high-quality grades of recycled steel – and produce a sustainable alternative raw material for the cement industry...
UK EPR needs a leader, says the concept’s originator
Extended Producer Responsibility formulator Thomas Lindquist has called on the UK government to look beyond the money flow and embrace its responsibilities, as Defra...
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...
Aluminium packaging recycling soars in Q2, but PRN prices remain high
According to recent data published on the National Packaging Waste Database (NPWD) by the Environment Agency (EA), aluminium packaging recycling volumes rocketed in Q2....
EPR for packaging delay prompts soul-searching as UK confronts stagnant recycling rates
Just as anticipated, the government has decided to delay the implementation of Extended Producer Responsibility for Packaging (EPR) by a year. The move was...
Computational approach gets a better handle on plastics pyrolysis
Unlike glass, which is infinitely recyclable (well okay, maybe not exactly), plastic is challenging and expensive to recycle because of the material’s complex molecular...
Urgent action needed to improve recyclate quality
A new report calls for urgent industry action to define the appropriate quality specifications for mechanical recyclates. There is an urgent need to increase...
Cost-of-living crisis driving Scots to embrace share and repair projects
A new study commissioned by Scotland’s Share & Repair Network, a project of Circular Communities Scotland, seems to show that the cost-of-living crisis is...
A new start? Retooling wind power for a circular economy
Around 80-90% of the weight of wind turbines can be recycled, according to recent estimates, although, historically, very little of this kind of thing...
Comment: Time for DRS to go digital?
Joseph Doherty of Re-Gen considers the role that might be played by a digital deposit return scheme.
The forthcoming regulations for a UK deposit...
Time to press on with EPR and Consistency and ditch DRS, says The Recycling...
The Recycling Association has said that the National Audit Office (NAO) report on resources and waste reforms shows that Defra needs to get on...
Prefilled panacea: Report spotlights potential for innovation in consumer products
Packaging innovation could pave the way to making reuse the everyday choice of consumers in UK supermarkets, according to a report released on 16...
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...
EV Battery health concerns are the biggest barrier to used-EV sales, says new report
Addressing barriers to the second-hand EV market could help encourage over 17 million UK drivers to make the switch to electric, according to study.
The...
Joint venture aims to create Norway’s first dedicated sorting plant to enable plastic packaging...
Technology and recycling equipment firm TOMRA has signed a majority ownership agreement with Plastretur, the Norwegian Producer Responsibility Organisation for recycling plastic packaging. The...
CIRCUL-A-THON finalists present solutions for transport, electronics, packaging and healthcare
Finalists have been announced for the CIRCUL-A-THON design competition - run by chemicals firm SABIC - which lauds designers' efforts to create reusable and...
Busting waste and recycling myths
Whether you're a happy-go-lucky 'wish-cycler' – tossing waste in the hope it can be recycled – or one who routinely agonizes over different diameters...
