Waste outed
Reconomy, a broker in outsourced waste management and recycling, has been chosen by the Enterprise Group to handle its waste management procurement processes.
The £1...
Drone technology and AI used to tackle litter in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
BCP Council, Hubbub and McDonald’s partner on ground-breaking campaign
Local businesses and community groups urged to join forces as lockdown eases
Bournemouth, Christchurch and...
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...
Project using tech and AI to track litter on Glasgow and Cardiff roads suggests...
Litter surveys on the roads surrounding Cardiff and Glasgow appear to reveal ground-breaking insights that could help local authorities and agencies across the country...
Lafarge Waste signs up to Spillard Optronics 360
The Waste Business of Lafarge, a world leader in building materials, is to equip its mobile waste plant in the UK with Optronics 360...
UK businesses must do more to adapt to changes in waste industry legislation
Integrated IT systems and whole business reporting are essential for reducing waste and emissions and ensuring compliance with UK Environment Act, says waste management...
Prison sentence for illegal waste business owner in Kent
The owner of a skip-hire company in north Kent has received a custodial sentence after the harmful way he handled waste on the banks...
Cleaner air in the capital: London has first UK authority to run fully electric...
The City of London Corporation will become the first UK governing body to run a full fleet of Electric Refuse Collection Vehicles (ERCVs) following...
Comment: Joined-up refuse planning and education are key to reducing fly tipping
Dyl Kurpil, Managing Director of enforcement solutions firm District Enforcement, argues that the best way to eradicate fly tipping, especially on a commercial scale,...
Optimise your anaerobic digestion site with a weather station expertly installed by Skyview
Anaerobic digestion (AD) sites are vital for sustainable waste management and renewable energy production, but they face ongoing challenges in managing odour emissions and adapting to changing weather conditions, both of which can impact operations, community relations, and overall efficiency.
Plastic pollution in 2025: Technology and legislation outlook
Possibly a surprising enlistment in the ongoing culture wars, plastic is nonetheless another issue where melodrama often trumps detail. Or perhaps that should be...
Carbon tax could lead to waste services cuts, warn councils
Councils are calling for reform of a planned tax on burning plastic, which they warn could place billions of pounds of unavoidable costs onto...
Glasgow waste operator fined for multiple breaches of environmental licence
Glasgow waste operator Cornelius Boyle was fined £550 on 30 June for consistently breaching the conditions of a Waste Management Licence which was held...
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...
Circular economy round table
Billed as "Europe's largest event for resource efficiency and waste management", RWM hits the NEC once again on 15-17 September, this time co-located with...
New rules simplifying recycling for workplaces in England come into force
New rules on how workplaces in England sort their recycling and waste came into force on 31 March, hopefully ending confusion over what goes...
What is litter?
Your eyebrows might raise involuntarily at the seeming banality of the question, yet most people can offer only a vague definition. In a bid...
Waste transfer site gets 1000th user
SIX weeks after the launch of edoc – a new online system for recording waste transfers - over 1000 businesses across the UK have...
Biffa says new strategy needed for UK waste and resource industry
The UK’s environmental strategy is at a crossroads and it is crucial both government and industry come together to fully capitalise on a post-Brexit...
NIR test programme reveals factors influencing sorting flexible packaging materials
A major international collaboration to provide independent, scientific data linked to design, sortability and mechanical recyclability of flexible packaging has published its first report...
