The Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM) announced the creation of the Circular Economy Innovators Fund, a new approach to enable circular economy businesses to develop. This unique fund will provide resources to equip up to six small and micro businesses with marketing expertise they might not have in-house, including brand communications and design assistance, to the value of £10,000 each.
Bioeconomy experts will investigate how to speed up the development and adoption of bio-based plastics and chemicals, in bid to reduce the UK’s reliance on fossil resources.
MRF robotics company Glacier has raised $7.7m in funding from Amazon and other investors to refine AI-enabled sorting technology able to identify ‘novel packaging materials’.
Waste technology companies have entered into a partnership aimed at integrating advanced computer-vision sorting capabilities into global waste management.
Over 29 million pieces of LED, solar and decorative lighting end up in UK landfill sites each year. Is remanufactured lighting ready to provide the solution?
Addressing the growing need for transparency and sustainability in the packaging industry, a consortium of partners from the packaging industry have unveiled a transformative solution for packaging data management
Use of machine learning is powering a new generation of recycling robots in materials recovery facilities (MRFs) highlighting the potential for further innovation.
Lars Rensing, CEO of Protokol, speaks on the need to embrace Digital Product Passports for textiles, to increase circularity within the fashion industry
Ukrainian startup Releaf has been celebrated as the first producer worldwide of paper from fallen leaves, winning the ‘Alternative Materials’ award during London Packaging Week
In the face of mounting environmental challenges, the synergies between Anaerobic Digestion and Carbon Capture emerge as a powerful force to reshape the landscape of renewable energy