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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

The recyclability of... plastic added envelopes
Can you recycle... plastic-padded envelopes

Bubble wrap-lined envelopes are a staple of every office, but can this form of packaging be effectively recycled, or should alternatives be found?

A sideways view: They don't know what you put in your bin... yet
A sideways view: They don't know what you put in your bin... yet

Ray Georgeson wonders how the media might encourage more serious recycling.

Single-use plastics: Fiddling while Rome burns...
Single-use plastics: Fiddling while Rome burns...

With single-use plastic products increasingly under the spotlight, Jessica Baker, Managing Director of Chase Plastics Ltd., asks whether government and industry are guilty of looking the wrong way in the fight against plastic pollution

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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
‘Work to be done’ to modernise CIWM
‘Work to be done’ to modernise CIWM

CIWM has sought to provide reassurance over the institute’s financial health and restructuring process, though outgoing CEO Dr Colin Church concedes that there is still “work to be done”.

Plastic-free aisle to appear at London international packaging conference
Plastic-free aisle to appear at London international packaging conference

A plastic-free aisle will be recreated at the Packaging Innovations 2018 conference in London today in a bid to encourage further reductions in plastic packaging in retail.

Carlsberg launches new sustainable packaging design in UK
Carlsberg launches new sustainable packaging design in UK

Carlsberg has produced a new environmentally-friendly form of packaging with NMP Systems called Snap Pack, which is estimated to save up to 76 percent on plastics.

OPRL and Valpak to form alliance to increase packaging recyclability
OPRL and Valpak to form alliance to increase packaging recyclability

The On-Pack Recycling Label (OPRL) scheme is to form a close alliance with packaging compliance scheme Valpak in order to best serve the interests of their overlapping memberships.

Visitors to Putney greeted by array of plastic fished out from the Thames
Visitors to Putney greeted by array of plastic fished out from the Thames

Environmental charity Hubbub charity presents its ‘Catch of the Day’ to Londoners with a twist, replacing fish with plastic found swimming in the Thames.

Leading bottled drinks manufacturers commit to eliminating plastic packaging by 2030
Leading bottled drinks manufacturers commit to eliminating plastic packaging by 2030

A group of leading bottled water and soft drinks manufacturers have launched a report setting out a roadmap to eliminate plastic packaging waste from the bottled water and soft drinks value chain by 2030.

Eunomia continues to expand with new consultants in UK and New York
Eunomia continues to expand with new consultants in UK and New York

Environmental consultancy Eunomia continues its growth with seven new UK-based consultants and a new environmental consultant for its New York office.

Greater Manchester sees 144 fly-tipping incidents every day
Greater Manchester sees 144 fly-tipping incidents every day

New research reveals that 144 incidents of fly-tipping occur every day across the Greater Manchester areas, costing councils nearly £4.9 million in clearance and enforcement, according to a new report.