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...
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...
Local opinion to be bypassed in future nuclear waste dumping
LEGISLATION pushed through at the last minute - before parliament went into prorogation for the general election - will mean nuclear waste can be...
WRAP-led group continues with efforts to standardise recycling systems in England
On 12 February WRAP announced the start of the second phase of its cross industry project to examine ways to bring greater consistency to...
The challenge of meeting zero waste targets in land remediation
Is a remediated site a clean site? Amy Jones, Associate Director with environmental engineering firm Idom Merebrook, considers the challenges of meeting zero waste...
SEPA figures show recovering recycling rate in Scotland
Statistics published on 27 September by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) reveal some of the impact of COVID-19 polcies on recycling. The figures...
Getting in a Pickle over waste and recycling
A combative Q&A session followed Eric Pickles presentation to the RWM show at the Birmingham NEC on 17 September.
The Secretary of State for...
£1.2m funding for waste vision start-up
Intelligent waste management start-up Recycleye has secured £1.2 million in seed funding, it was announced in mid-December
Vehicle safety systems with HD recording to be on show at RWM
An increasing number of companies in the recycling and waste management sector are investing in mobile safety systems to protect the public and their...
Waste recycling firm given highest confiscation order for environmental offences in Scotland
Alloa based recycling firm Oran Environmental Solutions (OES) has been handed a confiscation order of £345,558.43 (on 15 February) for licence breaches which resulted...
Report details role of digital tracking in construction waste management
The anticipated role of this and other technologies is explored in ‘Changing mindsets on aggregate reuse and recycling in the built environment’, a new...
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...
IT firm to provide software solutions to help deliver waste services in Cambridgeshire
Technology company Yotta has won a major contract with 3C ICT, a shared IT service between Cambridge City Council, Huntingdonshire District Council and South...
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...
A satisfactory shake-up for waste?
Coming at the end of a year in which plastic waste has entered the public conversation like never before, the Government's new Waste & Resource strategy for England had a lot of ground to cover to elicit a positive response from the waste industry. This it appeared to do, with a few noteable caveats
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...
707 celebrates 5-year anniversary with record growth and expansion plan
Yorkshire-based national waste and recycling company, 707, is marking its fifth anniversary this summer with a head office expansion.
Founded in July 2009, 707 was...
84% rise in material rejected by council recycling facilities, says BBC report
A BBC Freedom of Information request has turned up data showing a sudden and dramatic rise – of 84% - in the amount of...
Viridor marks £2 million investment in glass recycling
VIRIDOR'S glass recycling facility in Sheffield - said to be one of the most advanced in Europe - has marked a major investment milestone...
Coronavirus grant boosts safety at waste management firms
Zero Waste Scotland and the Scottish Government are helping the resource management industry meet the challenges of the coronavirus, allocating more than £820k in grants to waste management firms across the country to adapt in response to the pandemic.
