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Louise Grantham
Circular transition: Steps to be taken by the WEEE sector

Chief Executive of REPIC Louise Grantham looks at how the WEEE sector can work towards a circular economy

Nigel Harvey
Are simple WEEE collection targets still fit for purpose?

Nigel Harvey, Chief Executive at Recolight, considers how the WEEE system could be shifted to become better focused on ‘delivering the right environmental outcomes’

Iain Gulland
Innovating recycling in Scotland

Iain Gulland, Executive Director and CEO of Zero Waste Scotland, outlines how Scotland is harnessing the pandemic's effect on waste behaviour.

Otto de Bont
Why we need to competitively price secondary plastics

Otto de Bont, CEO of Renewi, argues that the UK Government needs to learn from its continental neighbours and do more to support use of secondary resources rather than virgin materials.

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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
HWRC
LARAC: Defra claims in DIY waste consultation are ‘misleading’

In a statement, the organisation said that removing charges for household DIY wastes will see taxpayers absorb the costs

Hartcliffe Way RRC
£7m Bristol Reuse and Recycling Centre opens its doors

The site includes the largest reuse shop in the region, as well as a ‘bug hotel’ to help rewild the surrounding area

KFC and FareShare
FareShare and KFC launch food redistribution partnership

An eight-month pilot scheme has seen more than 27,500 surplus meals circulated to over 22 community groups

Veolia vehicle
Veolia moves to sell SUEZ UK

Responding to the CMA’s probe into the merger, the firm labelled the organisation ‘intransigent’

Scotland flag
Scottish incineration review: All recommendations approved

Until a new national planning policy is approved, local authorities will be given a notification direction

plastic packaging mixed bottles
Plastic Recyclers Europe report low availability of sorted plastic waste

The organisation has warned that this is creating an ‘obstacle to achieving the EU targets’

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Coalition issues letter to Michael Gove on Edmonton EfW concerns

The document welcomes the Secretary of State’s decision to investigate NLWA’s accounts

The Fixing Factory in action
E-waste reuse project showcased as exemplar community initiative

The Fixing Factory repairs unwanted or broken tech, giving it to people without digital access