Carbon

AD industry urges government to recognise biomethane as net-zero fuel

The Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA) has written to Ed Miliband, the Energy Security and Net Zero Secretary, calling for urgent recognition of biomethane as a net-zero fuel within the UK Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS).

UK makes interim waste ETS monitoring voluntary while seeking LA cost solutions

Carbon allowance obligations delayed as government hints at postponing EfW inclusion beyond 2028

Blast Furnace
Birmingham University partnership to improve carbon-recycling technology

The partnerships aims to scale up production to support closed-loop carbon technology

Food waste
Food waste world’s third largest carbon emitter were it a country
By
Kai Malloy
| 16 November 2021 |
FareShare study found food waste responsible for 6 - 7 per cent of UK carbon emissions
COP26 Glasgow
CIWM President criticises absence of waste in COP26 agenda
By
Kai Malloy
| 2 November 2021 |
Dr Adam Read has labelled the lack of representation a ‘critical oversight’
EfW 3
UKWIN warns incinerator GHG emissions often worse than predicted
By
Kai Malloy
| 19 July 2021 |
The United Kingdom Without Incineration Network has published a guide evaluating the greenhouse gas impact of waste incineration
Deposit schemes
TOMRA study stresses waste sector’s role in climate change mitigation
By
Kai Malloy
| 13 July 2021 |
The study suggests that the implementation of holistic resource systems could save 2.76 billion tonnes of CO2 per year
Landfill vs incineration: what’s best for leftover plastics?
Burning plastic threatens net zero targets, says study
By
Patrick Jowett
| 9 March 2021 |
Eunomia has found that plastic needs to be removed from waste sent to incinerators if the UK is to meet its net-zero targets
Welsh recycling bins
Welsh Government commits to future in ‘Beyond Recycling’ report
By
Patrick Jowett
| 2 March 2021 |
A new strategy unveiled by the Welsh Government aims to make the circular economy a reality in Wales
Food and drink companies reach CO2 reduction targets five years early
By
Fiona Binns
| 25 February 2021 |
Food and drink companies are well ahead of deadline with CO2 reduction targets met five years early, leading to an updated list of sustainability commitments by FDF members
Teeside EfW plant
Planning permission granted for Teesside EfW facility
By
Patrick Jowett
| 8 February 2021 |
The £300 million facility is expected to export low-carbon electricity for homes and boost local job opportunities
CCSA Chief Executive Luke Warren
Viridor joins Carbon Capture and Storage Association
By
Patrick Jowett
| 26 January 2021 |
The recycling and waste management company is to become the first from the waste sector to join the CCSA
Clothing in a shop
UK businesses must commit to decarbonising fashion industry, says WRAP
By
Lidia Creech
| 10 November 2020 |
With over half of the UK public agreeing that sustainability is a key factor in choosing the clothes they wear, WRAP has urged UK businesses to demonstrate their commitment to tackling the carbon footprint of producing clothes by joining Textiles 2030.
Two operatives with an e-bike from Putney Pedals
E-bike waste collection service to reduce emissions in Putney
By
Lidia Creech
| 8 October 2020 |
A new e-bike waste collection service called Putney Pedals, set up by Positively Putney and the London Waste and Recycling Board, aims to reduce carbon emissions on one of London’s busiest high streets.
Teesside EfW plant
EfW potentially more damaging than landfill
By
Lidia Creech
| 6 October 2020 |
A new report commissioned by Zero Waste Scotland highlights the climate change challenges posed by the country’s existing energy-from-waste infrastructure.
Oil rig
Oil industry threatened by projected fall in plastic demand
By
Becky Goodall
| 4 September 2020 |
A new report by think tank Carbon Tracker and consultancy SYSTEMIQ has found that global efforts to tackle climate change and plastic waste could result in £300 billion of stranded petrochemical assets for the oil industry.
mining pit
Earth Overshoot Day falls three weeks later this year – but are we really making progress?
By
Emma Love
| 21 August 2020 |
The coronavirus pandemic means Earth Overshoot Day has fallen just under a month later than last year, and Global Footprint Network has developed new solutions to continue to #MoveTheDate.
EU waste shipment regulation revision must not hinder EfW, says ESWET
By
Lidia Creech
| 5 August 2020 |
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.
One million tonnes of waste diverted from landfill at Trident Park ERF
By
Lidia Creech
| 5 August 2020 |
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).
ARC plant
Geminor signs contract to provide low-carbon RDF
By
Lidia Creech
| 1 July 2020 |
Resource management company Geminor has signed a contract with Danish energy-from-waste company ARC to provide low-carbon refuse-derived fuel to the Copenhagen region.
Charter to bring consistent recycling collections to Scotland
Turning food waste into value key to meeting climate goals, says report
By
Lidia Creech
| 30 June 2020 |
A new report by Zero Waste Scotland has concluded that food reform is vital to Scotland reaching net-zero by 2045, with finding ways to turn food waste into value at the heart of this reform.
Transition to circular economy must be part of climate strategy, says CCC
Transition to circular economy must be part of climate strategy, says CCC
By
Olivia Rutherford
| 26 June 2020 |
The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) has urged the government to accelerate the transition to a circular economy as part of a Covid-19 recovery plan that prioritises the climate crisis, reiterating its call for a ban on biodegradable waste to landfill by 2025.
Repairing an electronic item
Repair Café Conference to launch new Carbon Calculator
By
Imogen Benson
| 5 March 2020 |
A ‘Repair Café Carbon Calculator’ is set to be previewed at the UK’s first Repair Café Conference on 12 March in Farnham, Surrey.