Group plans to advance furniture recycling mission in Scotland
Over 3 million tonnes of office furniture is sent to landfill annually across the world, explains Recycle Scotland as it announces a fresh new...
Using sunlight to recycle black plastics
Black foam and black coffee lids, which are often made of polystyrene, usually end up in landfills because colour additives lead to ineffective sorting....
£1.5 million+ on offer to UK construction via pallet returns scheme
Companies across UK construction can claim a share of more than £1.5 million1 (GBP) by returning bright green LOOP pallets for reuse, according to...
Time to give up on DRS folly, says Recycling Association
The Recycling Association has said that now would be a perfect opportunity to abandon the unnecessary deposit return scheme (DRS) proposed by the UK...
First pour of innovative IBAA concrete in England
In what's described as a landmark project for the construction industry, the first lower carbon concrete solution from sustainable technology firm, Recycl8 and construction...
Low-carbon aluminium initiative gets £3.4 million from UK government
Plans to revolutionise the aluminium supply chain in the UK have been supported by a £3.4 million grant from the Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC).
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Partnership supports a complete solution for Zorba sorting
Two leading sorting solutions providers, REDWAVE and TOMRA, have announced a strategic agreement aimed at providing customers with a seamless supply of sorting systems...
Household waste in Scotland hits lowest ever level as recycling rates continue climb
The total amount of household waste generated in Scotland in 2023 was 2.3 million tonnes, a drop of 1.1% from 2022, according to Scottish...
Major change to what residents can recycle in Greater Manchester
Residents in Bury, Bolton, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Stockport, Tameside and Trafford will now be able to recycle a wider range of plastic items...
Shredding is unappreciated microplastics source
Australian researchers have identified a new, or previously overlooked, culprit in the release of microplastics into the environment: The shredding process used to recycle...
Digital identification system for windows hits the market
Polymer window manufacturer REHAU says it has successfully integrated its Window.ID service package with a number of its leading partners, in an effort to...
Households waste over one billion items every year that could be recycled
The UK’s annual Recycle Week launches today (15 October) with a warning that households are wasting over one billion items every year that could...
Norwegian study investigates why we burn more and recycle less than we think
Amidst the morass of environmental problems over which we seem to have little control, recycling stands out as a simple thing anyone can do...
Toyota report grapples with energy storage challenge in logistics
A report from logistics specialist Toyota Material Handling (UK) indicates priorities and directions for the logistics industry, given the required trajectory of emissions reduction....
Plastic packaging innovators spotlighted at the 2024 RECOUP Awards
Plastic recycling charity RECOUP received a record number of entries for its annual awards, which showcase the work being done throughout the plastics value...
Carpet waste database connects consumers with disposal options
A new online resource aims to facilitate the safe disposal of carpets and other textile flooring waste.
Carpet Recycling UK's new database - said to...
Dissolving the plastic waste problem: Can new technology meet the challenge?
By James Kennedy, a technology analyst at market intelligence firm IDTechEx.
The advanced recycling market for plastics predominantly focuses on technologies like pyrolysis and depolymerization...
€20 million project targets fibre-based sustainable packaging
Developing new kinds of recyclable fibre-based products is the aim of an initiative in Scandinavia, which aims to reduce energy and resource consumption in...
The US Plastics Pact releases design-for-circularity playbooks
The US Plastics Pact has released its Design for Circularity Playbooks, described as essential reports designed to guide the lifecycle of plastics in the...
Giant pink cat at Waterloo Station spotlights The Great Cable Challenge
A giant pink cat hologram will be surprising commuters at London Waterloo from Tuesday 20th August. The hologram is seemingly an effigy of HypnoCat,...
