Recycled bottles used to create lights
Lights made from recycled cola bottles will soon go on the market following an international study led by Nottingham Trent University.
In collaboration with Spanish...
A practical guide for the zero waste movement
“IT was a giddy moment for all of us,” recounts Paul Connett of the meeting in October 2011 at which he first had the...
Report idenfities waste capacity shortfall
RECYCLING and waste management company SITA UK published a report on 26 February entitled "Mind the Gap", which presents an assessment of UK residual...
Lacklustre recyclers listed
ASHFORD Borough Council in Kent has been named as England's worst performing council when it comes to recycling, but has already pledged to improve...
Harmonisation of packaging waste, WEEE and batteries welcomed
The UK government is to review proposals to harmonise the producer responsibility regimes for packaging, waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) and batteries –...
Turning grit into gold
Road grit and gully waste usually end up in landfill, at least in the UK. But a scheme adopted by Warwickshire County Council illustrates...
Catch up time for British Isles
Austria, Germany and Belgium are recycling the largest proportion of municipal waste in Europe in 2010. But the UK and Ireland are chasing hard.
THOSE...
Local authorities are getting all mixed up
Faun Zoeller, one of Europe’s largest waste management systems manufacturers, is targeting the market with RCVs capable of picking up different types of waste...
A window on recycling bid
A track record of leadership in sustainable manufacturing has helped Eurocell secure a place in the finals of an awards scheme.
The company has been...
Viridor all set
CONSTRUCTION of a £200m energy from waste (EfW) facility in Scotland is expected to begin in 2013 after Viridor won permission to normalise waste...
Plastics target worries CIWM
THE Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM) has welcomed new packaging recycling targets for 2013-2017 but acknowledges the possible impact of export markets conditions...
England sets a new record
FOR the first time since records began England is reusing more waste than it sends to landfill.
New figures from Defra reveal that not only...
Milton Keynes aims for zero
MILTON Keynes Council is to divert 50,000 tonnes of household waste from landfill and into recycling and energy recovery from 2013.
A new waste...
Making progress
GE Healthcare won praise for its green credentials recently when it became the first company to be presented with a new environmental award.
The...
Scotland ups cash to help councils achieve targets
AN extra £1.2m worth of funding has been earmarked to help councils in Scotland reach the 50% recycling target set for the end of...
No frontiers
Increasing amounts of waste are moving across EU borders for recovery or disposal.
SHIPMENTS are not just travelling between EU countries but outside those borders...
Ashfield Solutions launches new waste advisory service
A LEADING advisor in land, waste and water has launched a new service to ensure its clients understand their liabilities surrounding on-site waste.
Landowners...
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...
Recession makes waste a great business to be in
Despite the gloom of the recession, it's refreshing to see glimmers of business success. Worcester based, nationally-operating company, Waste Efficiency Ltd, is determined that,...
Augean recruit
Edward Pigg has joined Augean PLC as a director to lead the development of its Waste Network division.
He moves from Biffa Waste Services where...
