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Stewart McGrenary
Blockchain: the future of WEEE recycling?

Stewart McGrenary, founder and managing director of electronics recycling company Plunc, discusses the potential for blockchain to revolutionise how we deal with e-waste.

Cover of 'Turning the Tide on Plastic' by Lucy Siegle
Review: Turning the Tide on Plastic

Andy Moore finds a lot to recommend in the new book by Lucy Siegle, ‘Turning the Tide on Plastic’.

Within difficulty lies opportunity: How Brexit could drive the UK circular economy
Within difficulty lies opportunity: How Brexit could drive the UK circular economy

Roger Morton, Director of Axion Polymers, explains what opportunities for the UK waste and resources sector could arise out of the UK’s departure from the EU.

Nick Oettinger standing by mattresses for recycling
More than plastics: Expanding innovation in waste management

Nick Oettinger, Managing Director of The Furniture Recycling Group, explains why innovation needs to be supported across the waste industry, not just focusing on plastics.

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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
Starbucks to finance UK’s largest coffee cup recycling fund
Starbucks to finance UK’s largest coffee cup recycling fund

Coffee chain Starbucks and environmental charity Hubbub have come together to launch The Cup Fund, which will see grants going to at least 10 large-scale cup recycling projects.

Cory Riverside appoint former Interserve director as CEO
Cory Riverside appoints former Interserve director as CEO

Dougie Sutherland has been appointed as CEO of Cory Riverside Energy after leaving ailing government contractor Interserve, which went into administration in March.

New £4m MRF opens in Bristol Image: JMP UK
New £4m MRF opens in Bristol

A £4-million Materials Recovery Facility has been opened in Bristol by local waste management company ETM Recycling, increasing capacity to 150,000 tonnes of waste a year.

Biffa announces three-year partnership with WasteAid
Biffa announces three-year partnership with WasteAid

Waste management company Biffa has announced a three-year partnership with UK-based charity WasteAid, which will see the company support WasteAid financially and share its expertise with communities in low-income countries to improve the management of waste.

Non-implementation of environmental law cost EU €55 billion in 2018
Non-implementation of environmental law cost EU €55 billion in 2018

A new report by the European Commission claims that the total cost of not implementing EU environmental law came to €55 billion in 2018, and costs are set to increase unless action is taken to improve performance against environmental targets.

City of London to introduce all-electric waste collection fleet
City of London to introduce all-electric waste collection fleet

The City of London aims to be the first UK local authority to run a fully electric fleet of refuse collection vehicles after it awarded a new tech-driven waste collection contract to Veolia.

Workers at Sellafield vote to strike
Workers at Sellafield vote to strike

Workers belong to the Unite union at the Sellafield nuclear waste reprocessing facility in Cumbria have voted to strike in a dispute over pay with facilities management outsourcer Mitie.

Milton Keynes faces £1.75m bill for recycling contamination
Milton Keynes faces £1.75m bill for recycling contamination

Milton Keynes Council has agreed a £1.75-million legal settlement with Viridor over contamination of recycling, and has called on residents to help improve recycling to avoid future costs.