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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.

Andrew Gomarsall MBE
Dealing with our Critical Raw Materials dependency – A Strategic Moment for UK and Europe

Andrew Gomarsall on measures to encourage bio-based refining and address a key issue in our economic security

Jen Cartmell - Managing Director CSG
Time for honesty about Britain’s hazardous waste future

Jen Cartmell on the residual infrastructure needed to manage hazardous material

Sarah Perreard, Co-CEO, EA Earth Action
The future of plastic pollution is in businesses’ hands
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Sarah Perreard
| 9 December 2024 |
Businesses must take initiative on plastic pollution following limited progress at UN treaty negotiations
1970s UK Landfill (Credit: David Campbell)
Marking 50 years since the first Control of Pollution Act
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David C. Wilson
| 20 November 2024 |
David C. Wilson, considers the evolution of waste and resource management and reflects on future priorities
Ibon Iribar
Cement Recycling: Paving the Way for a Circular Economy in Construction
By
Ibon Iribar
| 17 October 2024 |
Ibon Iribar, Investment and Open Innovation Advisor at Cemex Ventures, calls for construction industry investment in reusing and recycling cement
Dimitra Rappou, Executive Director of Sustainable Products at the Confederation of Paper Industries
Unlocking the Circular Economy: Why Quality Recycling Must Take Priority
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Dimitra Rappou
| 11 October 2024 |
Dimitra Rappou, CPI's Executive Director of Sustainable Products calls for focus on recyclate quality in Simpler Recycling proposals
Sian Sutherland, A Plastic Planet
Face the truth, plastic recycling is a chimera
By
Sian Sutherland
| 4 October 2024 |
Sian Sutherland, Co-Founder of A Plastic Planet and Plastic Health Council, calls for corporate accountability in plastic use
Lars Rensing, CEO of Protokol
The Ecodesign for Sustainable Product Regulation and the road to compliance for UK businesses
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Lars Rensing
| 19 September 2024 |
Lars Rensing, CEO of Protokol, underlines the potential of embracing ESPR and Digital Product Passports for businesses in the EU market
Clare Galland Everflow
The wasteful turn in hospitality: Rethinking disposable culture
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Clare Galland
| 13 September 2024 |
Clare Galland, Sustainability Manager for Everflow, warns of the environmental and economic costs as restaurants increasingly opt for single-use items
Gaspard Duthilleul, COO of Greyparrot
Powered by AI, automated MRFs can revolutionise the business of recovery
By
Gaspard Duthilleul
| 9 August 2024 |
Gaspard Duthilleul, COO, Greyparrot considers the efficiency and improvement that advances in computer vision-based sampling will bring to future recycling operations.
Owen Derbyshire
Labour has an opportunity with the DRS; it’s time to take it
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Owen Derbyshire
| 31 July 2024 |
Owen Derbyshire, CEO of Keep Wales Tidy, makes the case for glass to be included in proposed deposit return schemes throughout the UK
Gwen Frost from Resource Futures
Outlining an expanded vision for the circular economy in Wales
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Gwen Frost
| 24 July 2024 |
As Wales grapples with hitting its 70 per cent recycling target, Gwen Frost highlights the gains of a longer-term strategy to invest in reuse and repair
Jenny Grant, Head of Organics and Natural Capital at the Renewable Energy Association
International Compost Awareness Week 101
By
Jenny Grant
| 9 May 2024 |
Jenny Grant, Head of Organics and Natural Capital at the Renewable Energy Association, shares how International Compost Awareness Week promotes the benefits of composting for soil health, carbon sequestration, and waste reduction.
Turning compliance into opportunity in the textiles EPR race
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James Beard
| 19 April 2024 |
James Beard, Head of Voluntary Compliance at leading circular economy specialist Reconomy looks at how compliance to meet EPR could lead to innovation for clothing manufacturers and retailers
Louise Grantham Chief Executive of REPIC
Government needs to weigh up cost and benefit of collecting WEEE from kerbside
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Louise Grantham
| 1 March 2024 |
Louise Grantham, REPIC Chief Executive, says one-size-fits-all approach might not be the answer
Arash Derambarsh
The fight against food waste is a solution to the fight against global warming
By
Arash Derambarsh
| 9 February 2024 |
Arash Derambarsh on why combating food waste is essential for addressing food insecurity and climate change
Mattress recycling
Mattress recycling: Should we shred our bed?
By
Katie Mallinson
| 5 December 2023 |
Over six million mattresses are thrown away each year, but only 24 per cent are recycled. Innovation in mattress recycling equipment could offer the solution. Katie Mallinson, UNTHA’s new Global Marketing Director, explains.
UK Recycling Policy is causing faltering recycling rates
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Michael Orye
| 4 December 2023 |
Michael Orye, Managing Director for Recycling at DS Smith, explains what the future holds for paper and card recycling rates, and what is required to bring them back on track.
Digital product passports for textiles
Digital Product Passports for textiles: What businesses should know
By
Lars Rensing
| 6 November 2023 |
Lars Rensing, CEO of Protokol, speaks on the need to embrace Digital Product Passports for textiles, to increase circularity within the fashion industry
Glass recycling
Glass recycling reforms require clarity
By
Tim Gent
| 1 November 2023 |
Tim Gent, Managing Director of Recresco, comments that action is needed to alleviate confusion on glass recycling reforms to help reduce waste going to landfill
Simpler Recycling cardboard
Let’s hope Simpler Recycling does not become party political
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Paul Sanderson
| 24 October 2023 |
Paul Sanderson, chief executive of The Recycling Association, weighs in on whether Simpler Recycling has met the industry’s expectations
Deposit return scheme Martin Hyde Alupro
The importance of effective deposit return scheme design
By
Martin Hyde
| 4 October 2023 |
Alupro’s Martin Hyde looks at deposit return schemes to improve recycling rates and explains what decisions need to be made to ensure maximum impact