Online fashion exploits plastic bag loophole prompting calls for change
Ten years after the introduction of the UK’s plastic bag levy, online fashion is failing to keep pace with progress made on the high...
Councils warn against industry bids to control local waste services
Government must resist calls from the waste packaging industry to take control of household waste and recycling services and ensure local communities remain at...
CIWM issues ten policy calls to boost growth, jobs and net zero
The Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM) has outlined ten policy recommendations for the sector and for the UK Government to deliver on their...
The hidden value in EPR reporting data
The introduction of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) has rattled many industries, with companies concerned about potential cost increases. However, EPR may also present an...
Applying advanced waste reduction strategies in modern warehousing
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Modern warehouses generate an estimated 2.5 million tonnes of operational waste annually across the UK, with packaging materials accounting...
Indonesia equipped to act after global plastics treaty fails, say report authors
While global leaders failed to agree on whether to stop the growth of plastic production, a group of UK researchers claims a new evidence-backed...
Scottish landfill rate at record low, say latest SEPA statistics
Scots are generating less waste than ever before and sending less to landfill, according to the Scottish Waste From All Sources 2023 Official Statistics,...
Industrialised nations frontrunners and stragglers profiled in the Global Waste Index 2025
Trends explored by the Global Waste Index 2025 include the ongoing move away from landfill (in most places), the growth in waste-to-energy incineration in...
Fluid strategies for waste and cost reduction
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A couple of forthcoming events will equip participants with expertise in...
Breakthrough geopolymer turns recycled glass and construction waste into a high-performance cement replacement
Researchers in Japan have developed a seemingly more sustainable alternative to Portland cement, in the form of a geopolymer-based soil solidifier developed from Siding...
All-electric vehicle lineup targets smarter urban waste management
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Bradshaw Electric Vehicles, one of the UK’s leading manufacturers and suppliers of...
Veolia publishes industry testing on PFAS waste incineration
Resource recovery firm Veolia has published reportedly comprehensive testing on the incineration of PFAS compounds. The tests appear to demonstrate that high temperature incineration...
Lime-free soil treatment product can cut brownfield remediation costs, says group
A new remediation technology, ReBind, is claimed to offer a cost-effective, on-site solution for handling contaminated soil on brownfield redevelopment sites, according to the...
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...
Industrial-scale PFAS destruction system scheduled to trial at Minnesota site
US technology firm General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) said its commercial PERSES™ waste destruction system will be delivered to a Lake Elmo, Minnesota waste...
Less than 10% of plastics are being manufactured from recycled materials
Only 9.5% of plastic materials produced globally in 2022 were manufactured from recycled materials. The findings, reported in Nature Communications Earth & Environment, are...
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...
Environment Agency secures Proceeds of Crime Award for £313,382.45
The Environment Agency has secured a Proceeds of Crime judgment for £313,382.45 against two men from Northampton who ran an illegal waste tyre site.
At...
Advanced tracking technology installed in MRFs in Wales
Packaging-tracing technology firm Polytag says it has successfully integrated four Polytag Plastic Detection Units at Material Recycling Facilities (MRFs) in Wales. "The new sites...
Stronger waste prevention measures needed to accelerate the Nordic transition to a circular economy
More systematic waste prevention strategies are needed to achieve regional and national sustainability goals in Scandinavia, according to a new report. It outlines practical...
