Improving UK council waste management services with IoT and 0G LPWAN technology
Local councils in the UK are facing unprecedented financial pressures, with one in five potentially facing insolvency by 2025. These councils must meet the...
Scottish waste management stakeholders come together to address sector challenges
A new partnership aims to help develop a residual waste strategy for Scotland and build capacity within the country’s waste management system. The initiative...
Persistence is key: Sizing up the PFAS remediation conundrum
Technologies are available to remove and destroy PFAS, the only doubt is whether they can be deployed within budget and in a sustainable way....
Sweet celebration for specialist waste expert
This article contains paid for content produced in collaboration with Augean.
In August Augean celebrated its 20th anniversary where staff enjoyed lunch and gifts from...
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...
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...
Uncollected waste and open burning leading causes of plastic pollution crisis
A new study attempts to shine a light on the enormous scale of uncollected rubbish and open burning of plastic waste in what's described...
SEPA seeks views on regulatory charges and conditions
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) says it is seeking views on proposed changes to how environmental activities are regulated in Scotland.
Earlier this year,...
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...
Packaging materials usage snapshot profiles mixed progress
Product manufacturers' use of packaging materials has decreased since 2019, says a new report from environmental compliance scheme Valpak. And in 2021, more plastic...
Environment Agency warns of dramatic rise in fraud in the waste export industry
The Environment Agency says it has identified a dramatic rise in the scale and complexity of fraud in the waste export industry in the...
Devon man sent to prison for 32 months after dumping waste on floodplain
Devon man Christopher Garrett was jailed for 32 months on 14 July after he dumped thousands of tonnes of waste, including asbestos, on land...
New toolkit and grants aim to help tackle litter across the UK
The environmental charity Hubbub has launched Neatstreets.org.uk a new website to help local authorities and other organisations combat litter using a range of tried...
Passage of the Circular Economy Bill “could be a turning point for Scotland”
The Scottish Circular Economy Bill was passed unanimously on 26 June, following a final debate and vote the previous evening.
It was welcomed by environmental...
Litter composition project uncovers crisp packet from the 1990s
As part of the RECOUP Litter Composition & Pathways Project a team from the independent advisory body recently carried out a litter pick in...
AI-driven robotic arm to increase recycling at Southwark facility
An AI-driven robotic arm - said to be as accurate as the human eye - is being used at Veolia Southwark IWMF to pick...
New £20m plant producing aggregates from incinerator ash opens in Midlands
The UK’s newest aggregate manufacturing plant has been officially opened in Wellingborough, providing low-carbon secondary aggregate to help meet the Midlands’ construction needs. The...
