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Louise Grantham, CEO of REPIC
The impact of Covid-19 on the UK WEEE sector

Louise Grantham, Chief Executive of REPIC, explores the impact of Covid-19 on the WEEE sector and how the recycling supply chain has been dealing with its effects.

Emily Rayner
Behaviour change in the time of coronavirus

Emily Rayner, Strategy and Planning Lead and behaviour change specialists 23red, explores the impact Covid-19 is having on changing waste and recycling behaviours.

What the UK can learn from Italy’s compostable packaging EPR scheme
What the UK can learn from Italy’s compostable packaging EPR scheme

BBIA Managing Director David Newman looks at how Italy’s new EPR scheme for compostable packaging will work and what lessons it can provide the UK as it revises its packaging EPR system.

Waking up to the alarm of Covid-19
Waking up to the alarm of Covid-19

As the Covid-19 pandemic continues, Peter Maddox, WRAP Director, states we must look to the future and make the circular economy our new normal, promoting planetary and public health in the aftermath of the crisis.

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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
Food waste bins to be removed from Glasgow flats in new trial
Food waste bins to be removed from Glasgow flats in new trial

Communal food waste bins are set to be removed from flats in north west Glasgow from 10 August onwards, following a review into the service.

Microsoft sets zero waste by 2030 goal
Microsoft sets zero waste by 2030 goal

In a blog post made this week, Microsoft’s president Brad Smith outlined the company’s pledges to achieve new zero waste goals by 2030. 

EU waste shipment regulation revision must not hinder EfW, says ESWET

The European Suppliers of Waste-To-Energy Technology (ESWET) has released a policy briefing highlighting the need for any revision to the EU Waste Shipment Regulation to continue to allow the shipment of waste for energy recovery.

Chris James, Chief Executive of WAMITAB
WAMITAB Chief Executive steps down

The Chief Executive of skills and training organisation WAMITAB, Chris James, has announced he is stepping down.

One million tonnes of waste diverted from landfill at Trident Park ERF

Waste management company Viridor and Prosiect Gwyrdd (Project Green) celebrate the milestone of one million tonnes diverted from landfill at the Trident Park Energy Recovery Facility (ERF).

‘Stop demonising EfW’, says ESA in response to Greenpeace report
‘Stop demonising EfW’, says ESA in response to Greenpeace report

The Environmental Services Association (ESA) has issued a firm rebuttal to a report by Greenpeace that found Energy-from-Waste (EfW) facilities are three times more likely to be found in deprived areas, calling for an end to the “demonising” of EfW.

Bruce Bratley
First Mile acquires Giraffe Recycling

Recycling company First Mile has acquired local waste collector Giraffe Recycling.

Circular initiative gives student halls bedding a new home
New ecodesign principles published by National Bed Federation

The National Bed Federation (NBF) has released an ecodesign guide to ensure the best possible design and sustainability outcome for beds and mattresses.