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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
Aqua Enviro conference explores future of UK AD industry
Aqua Enviro conference explores future of UK AD industry

Environmental consultancy firm Aqua Enviro is hosting a one-day event in London to explore the potential for future subsidy-free anaerobic digestion in the UK.

Government review calls for new fines for mislabelling of waste
Government review calls for new fines for mislabelling of waste

The Environment Agency should be given the power to impose new fines on waste operators that deliberately mislabel their waste to avoid tax rules, according to an independent review ordered by Environment Secretary Michael Gove.

UK Plastics Pact launches Roadmap to 2025 targets
UK Plastics Pact launches Roadmap to 2025 targets

The UK Plastics Pact has published its Roadmap to 2025, a document setting out how Pact members can achieve its ambitious targets to reduce plastic packaging waste.

Entries for European plastics group innovation awards open
Entries for European plastics group innovation awards open

The European Association of Plastics Recycling and Recovery Organisations (EPRO) is inviting companies across Europe to enter their products for the EPRO Best Recycled Plastic Product Innovation and Sustainability Awards.

WasteAid wins funding for plastics recycling project in The Gambia
WasteAid wins funding for plastics recycling project in The Gambia

Waste management charity WasteAid UK will run a two-year plastic recycling project in The Gambia with government funding from UK Aid Direct.

Health and safety failures led to five deaths at Hawkeswood Metal, inquest hears
Inquest into deaths at metal recyclers hears of health and safety failures

An inquest is underway into the deaths of five men at a metal recycling plant back in 2016.

Enda Kiernan CIWM President
New CIWM President highlights risks of Brexit to RDF exports

At the inauguration of CIWM’s new President, Enda Kiernan, he launched the institution’s annual report, which this year examines the future of RDF exports from the UK and Ireland.

Reconomy’s skip hire app hits major milestone
Reconomy’s skip hire app hits major milestone

Sitebuddy, an app from Reconomy that lets you hire a skip quickly and easily, has processed over 1,000 waste movements since July 2018.