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The Insider: So much for quality
The Insider: So much for quality

In the wake of China's waste import bans, our Insider delves into the thorny issue of contamination in recycling  

WEEE: A burning issue
WEEE: A burning issue

Justin Greenaway, Commercial Manager at SWEEEP Kuusakoski, discusses the future of WEEE recycling in the UK.

Deposit return: A tried and tested solution for Scotland
Deposit return: A tried and tested solution for Scotland

Clarissa Morawski, Managing Director of Reloop, makes the case for deposit return schemes in the fight against plastic waste.

Construction waste: ‘Out of site’, out of mind?
Construction waste: ‘Out of site’, out of mind?

With plastics waste hogging the headlines, Allan Sandilands, Senior Consultant at Resource Futures, shines a light on construction waste – the ‘silent sector’ that has slipped under the radar at a time of heightened focus on waste and resources

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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
Eunomia bolsters EU presence post-Brexit
Eunomia bolsters EU presence post-Brexit

Eunomia Research and Consulting has announced this week that it will be opening a new office in Athens, Greece, while one of the company’s Directors, Joe Papineschi, is moving to Brussels to lead its European operations.

An example of a KeyKeg
New recycling scheme for single-use plastic beer kegs

A trial in London will see plastic KeyKegs, commonly used to store beer and wine, collected for recycling into new kegs by reprocessors OneCircle.

England’s recycling rate falls once again
England’s recycling rate falls once again

England’s ‘waste from households’ recycling rate has once again fallen following an increase last year, dropping 0.3 per cent to 44.8 per cent over 2017/18.

Reconomy unveils ‘Acts of Christmas Kindness’
Reconomy unveils ‘Acts of Christmas Kindness’

Waste management and recycling company Reconomy has launched its third annual Christmas video, which this year focuses on the company’s recent campaign of community volunteering activities.

SEPA plans to make Scotland’s metal sector go circular
SEPA plans to make Scotland’s metal sector go circular

The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has devised a new sector plan to make Scotland’s metal sector part of the nation’s emerging circular economy.

Veolia bin workers strike over unpaid shifts in Cheshire
Veolia bin workers strike over unpaid shifts in Cheshire

Refuse workers who are members of the trade union Unite and employed by waste management provider Veolia UK have a series of strikes planned over the next month in a feud over unpaid extra shifts.

SEPA releases landfill sector plan
SEPA releases landfill sector plan

The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has launched a new sector plan for Scotland’s landfill waste sector in a bid to drive environmental compliance at sites, harness innovation and help the sector responsibly manage site closures and aftercare.

European Commission waters down WEEE repair proposals
European Commission waters down WEEE repair proposals

The European Commission has been accused of abandoning plans to make it easier to repair popular electrical consumer products under pressure from industry lobby groups, despite public support for better repair opportunities.