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WRA publishes Waste Wood Assessment Guidance

The Wood Recyclers Association handbook advises waste operators on how to handle and process used wood

New research reveals ‘disconnect’ between litter and marine plastic

A recent survey conducted by YouGov for Keep Britain Tidy has found that few people understand the link between inland waste and marine plastic

Do binmen dream of electric vehicles?

Rob Cole reports on the introduction of electric waste vehicles in the City of London

New research finds waste crime now costs UK £1 billion a year

#WasteNothingChallenge sees Bristol producing 77 per cent less waste

Four bins, from left to right – yellow, blue, red, and green

Study links EPR innovation with competitive environments

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Addressing the plastics recycling challenge at UKRI

Paul Davidson, Challenge Director of Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging at UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), discusses ongoing projects and challenges brought about by mass consumer plastic packaging

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2021 to herald biggest change in biowaste market in recent years

With mandatory food waste collections now on the horizon decisions need to be made about collection and treatment. WRM Director Ben Brown considers what this means for the coming year

The PRN system is ripe for reform, not replacement

Replacing the PRN system with an ‘all-in’ deposit return scheme is not the answer for glass, says Recresco director Tim Gent

A System Change Compass - charting the path to the European Green Deal

David Newman, Managing Director of BBIA, considers the key messages of the new report 'A System Change Compass: Implementing the European Green Deal in a time of recovery', co-authored by SYSTEMIQ and the Club of Rome.

Recycling is not sorted

Professor Edward Kosior, Managing Director of Nextek, argues the importance of shifting industry focus onto how sorted waste can be properly re-used.

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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.