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...
Circular transmission fluid claimed as Formula E racing first
In what's been hailed as a Formula E racing first, Jaguar TCS Racing have successfully used a more circular transmission fluid in their race...
Recyclability tool for fibre-based packaging launches in UK
A new tool promises to remove much of the uncertainty faced by packaging designers and others when it comes to understanding the recyclability of...
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough residents encouraged to recycle their metal packaging
A new campaign promoting metal packaging recycling has been introduced by RECAP, the waste partnership between Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. In a bid to improve...
Used coffee pods can be recycled to produce filaments for 3D printing
The plastic in used coffee pods can be recycled to make filament for 3D printers, according to British and Brazilian researchers who claim to...
120k tonnes of plastics available for recycling from UK HWRCs
Plastics resource efficiency and recycling charity, RECOUP, has released its 2023 Plastics Management and Recycling at Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs) in the UK...
Reusable takeaway packaging trial gets underway in Central London
From 18 April, Uber Eats customers in Central London have been given the option to order their takeaway in reusable containers and easily return...
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...
Roadmap aims to increase aerosol recycling
Aluminium recycling trade group Alupro officially launched its “Roadmap to increasing UK aerosol recycling” at an event in Leeds on 19 April.
The document attempts...
Reusable cups scheme arrives in the Highlands
A new reusable cup scheme, Cup Movement® in the Highlands, was launched by environmental charity Keep Scotland Beautiful, on 20 April.
Says the charity: "Around...
Mixed waste processing technology begins trial in Seattle
Innovative waste processing technology Juno began processing waste from a municipality in Seattle in February, part of a 12-week mixed waste processing pilot project.
During...
Vape producers in the UK failing to meet environmental regulations
Sales of disposable single-use vapes are now around 138 million per annum*
For all the disposable single-use vapes sold in the UK...
