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Recycling Parliament

Ray Georgeson imagines a sustainable solution to fix the historic but crumbling Palace of Westminster

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Who's really responsible for litter?

Victoria Hutchin, Associate Waste & Resource Management Consultant at WYG, assesses how extended producer responsibility reforms could impact how we deal with litter.

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?

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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
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Sales of single-use plastic bags down 90 per cent since 5p charge

Since the five pence charge was introduced in 2015, single-use plastic bag sales by the seven biggest retailers in England have fallen by 90 per cent, according to new figures from Defra. 

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Recyclable kegs to feature at Great British Beer Festival

Disposable keg company KeyKeg will be supplying sustainable kegs for the Great British Beer Festival, which is taking place over 6-10 August.

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Hubbub to take anti-litter campaign to forests around the country

Behavioural change charity Hubbub has launched its new #LoveYourForest Inspiration Guide to encourage communities across the country to keep their woodlands litter-free. 

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Oil’s well that ends well: How to dispose of cooking oil

With used cooking oils and fats wreaking havoc down the drains, how should this greasy waste be properly disposed of?

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Tax on plastic packaging should be set at £150 per tonne, says report

A new report from Imperial College London recommends that the tax on plastic packaging should be set at £150 per tonne in order to incentivise producers to include more recycled content in their products.

Seligo website and app linking waste collectors with processors continues growth
Seligo website and app linking waste collectors with processors continues growth

Seligo.pro, the website and app dedicated to streamlining the relationship between waste collectors and processing centres, celebrates another six months of growth with an improved listings feature highlighting waste sites with spare capacity.

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Biffa signs £90-million contract with North London Waste Authority

Waste management company Biffa has been awarded its largest ever recycling and sorting contract by the NLWA.

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Derby could end waste contract amid Sinfin incinerator delays

Derbyshire County Council and Derby City Council appear to be seeking an end to their waste treatment contract with Resource Recovery Solutions as the company has failed to deliver on its management of the controversial Sinfin incinerator.