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Site manager sentenced for hazardous waste dump in former quarry

In breach of environmental regulations, the illegal waste exceeded permitted quantity limits and contained materials harmful to humans and the environment

Construction to begin on new Coventry MRF

The new recycling facility will be owned by eight local authorities through Sherbourne Recycling Limited

Mobile centre brings recycling to rural residents

A look into Conwy County’s Mobile Recycling Centre, developed to support the move to four-weekly residual waste collections

Eunomia to aid plastic waste policy development for Saint Lucia

Survey finds majority supports ban on single-use sachets

Damian Lambkin, Commercial and Business Development Director at Fenix Battery Recycling

Lithium ion battery recycling project receives £955k from Innovate UK

Spotlight

Addressing the plastics recycling challenge at UKRI

Paul Davidson, Challenge Director of Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging at UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), discusses ongoing projects and challenges brought about by mass consumer plastic packaging

Comment

2021 to herald biggest change in biowaste market in recent years

With mandatory food waste collections now on the horizon decisions need to be made about collection and treatment. WRM Director Ben Brown considers what this means for the coming year

The PRN system is ripe for reform, not replacement

Replacing the PRN system with an ‘all-in’ deposit return scheme is not the answer for glass, says Recresco director Tim Gent

A System Change Compass - charting the path to the European Green Deal

David Newman, Managing Director of BBIA, considers the key messages of the new report 'A System Change Compass: Implementing the European Green Deal in a time of recovery', co-authored by SYSTEMIQ and the Club of Rome.

Recycling is not sorted

Professor Edward Kosior, Managing Director of Nextek, argues the importance of shifting industry focus onto how sorted waste can be properly re-used.

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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

Tesco launches guide to counter 8,490 tonnes of Easter food waste

Following new research, the retailer’s website outlines tips on how to plan shopping, store food, and use up leftovers

Global Day of Action initiative pushes for a zero waste strategy post-COVID

The #BeyondRecovery initiative sets out the agenda for a sustainable future, centering local communities, job creation and investment in zero waste infrastructure