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Kjetil Vikingstad
Growing demand for waste wood increases the search for alternative fuels

Geminor’s CEO explores impacts on waste wood prices, and the need for alternative fuels for energy recovery

Simon Ellin
Business zoning proposals ‘disastrous’ for Scottish recycling industry

Simon Ellin, Chief Executive of The Recycling Association, on how the policy could potentially affect the market

John Ferguson, Head of Strategy at Binn Eco Park
Incineration policy must reflect wider waste management issues

John Ferguson, Head of Strategy at Binn Eco Park, considers how, following the Scottish incineration review, the industry can reduce the process' carbon impact

Louise Grantham
Circular transition: Steps to be taken by the WEEE sector

Chief Executive of REPIC Louise Grantham looks at how the WEEE sector can work towards a circular economy

Video

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
WEEE
BMRA calls for ban on households placing e-waste in roadside collection bins

The association warns of an ‘ever increasing’ number of fires caused by lithium-ion batteries

Polytag recycling UV codes
Co-op and Polytag introduce UV codes in own brand plastic bottles to track recycling

Through gathering its recycling figures, the retailer hopes to benchmark future rates for the industry

Food waste
WRAP report highlights need for further action to reduce household food waste

The NGO’s guidance could see household food waste reduced by ‘at least 350,000 tonnes per year’ if fully implemented

First Mats eco-friendly chair mats
Eco-friendly chair mats at the forefront

First Mats introduces eco-friendly chair mats

WRAP logo
WRAP: Lack of consistency across Nationally Determined Contributions

Only 79 out of 133 countries have directly committed to adopting a circular economy

VELUX reduced carbon footprint roof window
Novelis and VELUX partner to reduce carbon footprint of roof windows

The companies aim to achieve below 4.0kg of carbon emitted per kilogram of aluminium

Wales kerbside recycling
Welsh councils achieving highest levels of recycling in the UK, but ‘not time to rest’ warns Minister

Government data shows Wales recovered over 65 per cent of waste last year, maintaining its standing as one of the best performing recyclers in the world 

Car recycling
Recycling Lives introduces ‘groundbreaking’ approach to car waste

The company hopes to produce completely reduce car landfill waste within four years