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Edward Kosior of Nextek
Recycling is not sorted

Given the ongoing regulatory changes and growing consumer outrage, plastic waste has finally reached a tipping point on organisations’ agenda. The risk for producers and users of virgin plastics is balanced by a unique opportunity for companies ahead of the curve to unlock value from a circular economy that derives revenue from the circulation of materials rather than the extraction and conversion of fossil fuels.

Paul Davidson
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 

Ben Brown
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

Tim Gent
The PRN system is ripe for reform, not replacement
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Tim Gent
| 13 November 2020 |
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Replacing the PRN system with an ‘all-in’ deposit return scheme is not the answer for glass, says Recresco director Tim Gent
David Newman
A System Change Compass - charting the path to the European Green Deal
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David Newman
| 29 October 2020 |
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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.
Jamie Crummie
Why Zero Waste Cities are at the heart of reaching 2030 UN goals
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Jamie Crummie
| 29 September 2020 |
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Jamie Crummie explains how Zero Waste Cities are imperative to reaching UN food waste targets.
Dr Antonio Espingardeiro
How robots are reshaping 'dirty, dull and dangerous' recycling jobs
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Dr Antonio Espingardeiro
| 18 September 2020 |
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Dr Antonio Espingardeiro, IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers member, describes how robots and AI are revolutionising the recycling sector.
Peter James, partner and head of health and safety at national law firm BLM
What do waste companies need to know about Covid-19 inspections?
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Peter James
| 7 September 2020 |
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Peter James, partner and head of health and safety at national law firm BLM, explains what waste management companies need to be aware of when it comes to Covid-19 inspections.
Professor Stephen Jenkinson
Reviewing biowaste treatment in the UK
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Professor Stephen Jenkinson
| 14 August 2020 |
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Professor Stephen Jenkinson provides an overview of the UK’s biowaste treatment system and what the priorities for Defra should be as the UK moves towards mandatory separate collections of biowaste.
Alex Massie, Principla Consultant at Eunomia
The word ‘sustainability’ is dead
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Alex Massie
| 24 June 2020 |
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Alex Massie, Principal Consultant at Eunomia Research and Consulting specialising in the climate and ecological emergency, explains why the word ‘sustainability’ is out of date and increasingly redundant.
Louise Grantham, CEO of REPIC
The impact of Covid-19 on the UK WEEE sector
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Louise Grantham
| 12 June 2020 |
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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
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Emily Rayner
| 5 June 2020 |
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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
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David Newman
| 4 June 2020 |
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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
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Lidia Creech
| 13 May 2020 |
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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.
Rick Hindley
The importance of maintaining undisrupted kerbside recycling collections
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Rick Hindley
| 27 April 2020 |
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Rick Hindley, Executive Director at Alupro, explores the possible implications of severe disruptions to UK recycling collections caused by Covid-19 and what it could mean for the aluminium packaging supply chain.
Jane Asscher, CEO of 23red
How brands can nudge sustainable behaviour post-coronavirus
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Jane Asscher
| 22 April 2020 |
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On the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, Jane Asscher, CEO and Co-founder of behaviour change agency 23red, looks at how brands and businesses can help consumers to make sustainable choices in a post-coronavirus world.
Robbie Staniforth, Head of Policy at Ecosurety
How will Covid-19 affect producer responsibility in 2020?
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Robbie Staniforth
| 18 March 2020 |
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As the coronavirus outbreak causes huge disruption, Robbie Staniforth, Head of Policy at Ecosurety, explores what this might mean for producer responsibility requirements in the coming year.
Nick Oettinger, Managing Director of The Furniture Recycling Group
Fly-tipping – the tip of the waste crisis iceberg
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Nick Oettinger
| 11 March 2020 |
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With fly-tipping reaching epidemic proportions in England, Nick Oettinger, Managing Director of The Furniture Recycling Group, looks at the issue, the underlying causes and what can be done to buck this socially and environmentally unacceptable trend.
Daphna Nissenbaum, CEO and Co-founder
Compostable packaging infrastructure can solve the plastic packaging issue
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Daphna Nissenbaum
| 24 January 2020 |
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Daphna Nissenbaum, CEO and Co-founder of compostable packaging producer TIPA, calls for a significant investment in facilities capable of dealing with compostable packaging to address the problems posed by plastic packaging.
Mark Burrows-Smith
2019: A year in WEEE-view
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Mark Burrows-Smith
| 10 January 2020 |
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With 2020 upon us, REPIC CEO Mark Burrows-Smith reflects on the year gone by – and it’s certainly been an interesting one for waste industry stakeholders and producer compliance schemes.
Paul Vanston, CEO of INCPEN
Is ‘partially good’ good enough?
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Paul Vanston
| 17 December 2019 |
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Paul Vanston, CEO of the Industry Council for Packaging and the Environment (INCPEN), calls on the resources and waste industry to be bold in its actions to combat climate change and advance the circular economy in 2020.
Andy Garside, Group Technical Waste Manager at Adler and Allan
Navigating waste regulations for businesses
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Andy Garside
| 6 November 2019 |
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Are you disposing of your business’ waste compliantly? Andy Garside, Group Technical Waste Manager at environmental risk reduction company Adler and Allan, discusses the impact that non-compliant waste management can have on businesses.
Sadie Westwood, Business Director at 23red.
The recipe for success: The behavioural nudges needed to combat food waste
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Sadie Westwood
| 17 October 2019 |
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Sadie Westwood, Business Director at creative agency 23red, discusses how communications campaigns should make use of nudges and targeted messaging to encourage people to waste less food.
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