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Vegware applaud the University of Plymouth’s research on biodegradable carrier bags.
Cut the confusion on compostables

Lucy Frankel, Communications Director at compostable packaging manufacturer Vegware, applauds the University of Plymouth’s research on biodegradable carrier bags – it’s a timely reminder that each material can only be recycled in its correct facility.

Consulting the days away
Consulting the days away

Eunomia Chairman Dominic Hogg welcomes the release of four government consultations on packaging waste and recycling – but will a lack of joined-up thinking impede the creation of a coherent final system?

Stewart McGrenary
Blockchain: the future of WEEE recycling?

Stewart McGrenary, founder and managing director of electronics recycling company Plunc, discusses the potential for blockchain to revolutionise how we deal with e-waste.

Cover of 'Turning the Tide on Plastic' by Lucy Siegle
Review: Turning the Tide on Plastic

Andy Moore finds a lot to recommend in the new book by Lucy Siegle, ‘Turning the Tide on Plastic’.

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Can you imagine how much recycling gets missed across a county?
Over 32,000 tonnes of material that could be recycled is instead put in residual waste bins each year in West Sussex, costing the council an estimated £3 million a year in disposal costs. To highlight the scale of this waste, West Sussex County Council has created a video that visualises it on a personal and then county-wide level.
Gum Forest sprouts in London to make litterers reconsider spitting out their gum
Glasdon release the Nexus Evolution recycling bin
Glasdon releases the Nexus Evolution recycling bin

Lancashire-based environmental product producer Glasdon UK Limited has released its new customisable Nexus evolution recycling unit.

The dumping and burning of plastic waste is resulting in one death every 30 seconds in developing countries.
Plastic pollution causing health crisis in poorer countries, says report

Dumped and burned rubbish, especially plastic waste, is responsible for the death of one person every 30 seconds in low-income countries, according to a report from disaster relief charity Tearfund.

Many nations have closed their ports to imports of plastic waste.
World governments agree to control export of plastic waste

186 countries have agreed to put restrictions on the export of plastic waste, after an amendment to the global framework governing the movement of hazardous chemicals and waste was passed on 10 May.

Somerset Waste Partnership's new contract with SUEZ is worth £570 million.
SUEZ wins Somerset Waste Partnership contract

Somerset Waste Partnership has announced SUEZ recycling and recovery UK as the preferred bidder for its new Recycle More contract, which aims to boost the county’s recycling rates.

A recycling reward machine in Leeds
Leeds collects 600k coffee cups in ‘on the go’ recycling project

On-the-go recycling campaigns will be launched in Swansea and Edinburgh after a trailblazing project in Leeds, led by charity Hubbub, has reported strong results.

A volunteer passes tomatoes to be redistributed at Fareshare's Yorkshire depot.
£4.2m of funding awarded to food redistribution organisations

Four food redistribution organisations across England have been awarded a share of £4.2 million in government funding to redirect unwanted food from bins to plates.

Image of cans and bottles in a bin
Scottish Government unveils deposit return scheme design

Drinks containers made from aluminium, steel, glass and PET plastic will now carry a 20 pence deposit in Scotland as part of the Scottish Government’s new deposit return scheme.

Swansea incinerator rejected after Extinction Rebellion protests
Swansea incinerator rejected after Extinction Rebellion protests

Councillors in Swansea have rejected a planning application by waste management company Biffa for a new energy-from-waste facility after a campaign by local residents.