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Sensoneo Bins
Waste Management
Europe’s largest smart waste installation planned for Madrid

Europe’s largest smart waste installation is being planned in Madrid for this year by smart waste monitoring company, Sensoneo.

Packaging
Business Legislation
EPR: Several questions still unanswered

As reporting requirements come into force, Resource looks at we do and do not know about the scheme

Construction waste
Waste Management
Circular construction could reduce Scotland’s carbon footprint by 11.5 per cent

The 2022 Circularity Gap Report shows the built environment currently contributes to 50 per cent of country’s overall waste

An artists sketch of the proposed incinerator
Rishi Sunak questioned over proposed Westbury EfW plant
By
Savannah Coombe
| 27 October 2022 |
Developer Northacre Renewable Energy Limited has approval for a gasification incinerator, but wish to switch to a conventional combustion process
Road soil sweeper
New project aims to repurpose waste soil from road sweepings
By
Savannah Coombe
| 25 October 2022 |
It will measure levels of organic pollutants and metals found in waste soil
Plastic stream
Research by RECOUP reveals bottleneck in UK plastic recycling infrastructure
By
Savannah Coombe
| 25 October 2022 |
A nine-time increase is needed in the case of food-grade plastic and five times for household packaging
Defra sign
Series of recommendations issued regarding Defra’s progress on waste crime
By
Savannah Coombe
| 25 October 2022 |
Defra has been given 42 days to respond to the report
Compostable carrier bag
Certification scheme says at least 24 UK sites can take compostable packaging
By
Savannah Coombe
| 24 October 2022 |
Renewable Energy Association body states UK processing capacity approximately 30,000 tonnes of compostables
CRE Annual Conference
Chemical Recycling Europe hosts Annual Conference in Brussels
By
Savannah Coombe
| 19 October 2022 |
Several speakers and panellists discussed the future of the industry in the circular economy 
Flytipping
Government ‘closer to decriminalisation’ of waste crime than prosecution, report says
By
Savannah Coombe
| 19 October 2022 |
Defra and EA making ‘slow and piecemeal’ progress to implement the Resources and Waste Strategy
Drax power station
Drax Panorama Investigation: What happened next?
By
Savannah Coombe
| 18 October 2022 |
Drax CEO has responded to the BBC’s claims 
Farm Plastic
Enva acquires Ireland’s largest farm film plastic recycler ADN Materials Ltd
By
Savannah Coombe
| 13 October 2022 |
The new facility processes farm film plastics into LDPE pellets
Simon Ellin
Simon Ellin to retire from Recycling Association
By
Savannah Coombe
| 30 September 2022 |
He will leave the role of Chief Executive in March 2023
Kjetil Vikingstad
Growing demand for waste wood increases the search for alternative fuels
By
Kjetil Vikingstad
| 30 September 2022 |
Geminor’s CEO explores impacts on waste wood prices, and the need for alternative fuels for energy recovery
baled plastics
ESA publishes new quality standards for exported post-consumer plastics
By
Alice Lang
| 29 September 2022 |
The guidelines aim to curb rising contamination in waste materials exported to developing countries
recycling technologies headquarters swindon
Recycling Technologies announces appointment of administrators
By
Alice Lang
| 28 September 2022 |
The move follows a failure to secure funding to complete its development phase
clothes on hangers
H&M and Decathlon to ‘adjust sustainability claims’ following ACM report
By
Alice Lang
| 15 September 2022 |
The retailers faced scrutiny after using ‘green’ terms in unclear and insufficiently substantiated ways
KIT lab
New project aims to commercialise holistic recycling processes for lithium batteries
By
Alice Lang
| 15 September 2022 |
LiBinfinity Project will develop a mechanico-hydrometallurgical process to maximise the recyclability of lithium-ion cells
refuse workers
Unite challenges council's use of agency workers amid strike action
By
Amelia Kelly
| 12 September 2022 |
The union says Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council’s actions are ‘unlawful’
Liz Truss sat at table
Waste and resource industry responds to Liz Truss’ appointment as new PM
By
Alice Lang
| 6 September 2022 |
Organisations call for ‘a resource-efficient and thrifty economy’ as Truss is elected
IMECHE report waste hierarchy
Mechanical engineers urge ‘radical rethink’ of UK waste hierarchy
By
Alice Lang
| 6 September 2022 |
An update report calls for ‘Waste as a Resource’ approach to climate change mitigation
plastic waste on beach
New report deems Alliance to End Plastic Waste ‘sophisticated greenwashing’
By
Alice Lang
| 5 September 2022 |
Planet Tracker’s study observes missed negligible targets and poor investment
Battery Mountain
WasteCare accepts revised battery classification guidance
By
Amelia Kelly
| 2 September 2022 |
The clarification may improve the recycling of on-lead acid portable batteries