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AI startup Greyparrot completes funding round with $11 million

AI startup Greyparrot has raised $11 million in a Series A funding round, with the investment led by Una Terra. Other investors include Closed Loop Partners, Speedinvest, Unreasonable Collective, and Accelerating Growth Fund Ltd.

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Business in Brief – 23/05/22

A round-up of business news in the waste and resources industry

Compostable bag
Defra avoiding ‘meaningful scientific discussion’ on compostables, says BBIA

In a letter to Minister Jo Churchill, the association criticised the exclusion of compostable products from new recycling legislation

Veolia truck
CMA provisional findings rule against Veolia/SUEZ merger
By
Emma Love
| 19 May 2022 |
The body found that the deal could lead to ‘more costly and lower quality services’, as well as increased council tax
WasteAid Gala
Biffa gala raises £100,000 for WasteAid
By
Emma Love
| 18 May 2022 |
The funds will support the charity’s expansion, with projects in Cameroon, The Gambia and South Africa
John Lewis Fund
John Lewis announces ‘Circular Future Fund’ winners
By
Amelia Kelly
| 17 May 2022 |
Four projects will be awarded the £1m fund, to ‘design out’ waste
Christ Angus MFR
£4m investment announced for new Central Scotland recycling facility
By
Amelia Kelly
| 11 May 2022 |
Levenseat plans to upgrade the process and recovery of a wider range of materials
Baled RDF
Market distortions affecting demand for secondary fuels
By
Resource
| 5 May 2022 |
EfW operators stockpiling to mitigate supply issues
Burger King 1
Burger King announces pilot launch of reusable packaging
By
Amelia Kelly
| 26 April 2022 |
Trial in East of England forms part of retailer’s ‘zero per cent single-use plastics by 2025’ goal
LOREAL Circular Innovation Fund
L’Oréal announces Circular Innovation Fund
By
Amelia Kelly
| 26 April 2022 |
Cosmetics giant leading €150m package to scale circular innovations 
Supermarket
Co-op announces plan to remove use-by on own-brand yoghurts
By
Amelia Kelly
| 22 April 2022 |
By scrapping guidance dates, the business hopes to reduce food waste
Veolia Fleet
Veolia announces first renewable fuelled fleet
By
Amelia Kelly
| 21 April 2022 |
The UK fleet will be ‘solely powered by renewable Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil’
Apple Recycling
Apple announces new ‘shredder-like’ recycling machine
By
Emma Love
| 20 April 2022 |
The technology is being used to improve the recovery of rare materials from products
wet wipe
Boots to ban the sale of plastic-based wet wipes
By
Amelia Kelly
| 19 April 2022 |
In the last year, over 800 million wet wipes have been sold by the health and beauty retailer
Tim Walker
CIWM elects new Junior Vice President
By
Amelia Kelly
| 11 April 2022 |
Tim Walker will take over the role from Dan Cooke, who will become Senior VP in June
Pret A Manger joins Podback scheme for recycling at-home coffee pods
By
Amelia Kelly
| 1 April 2022 |
The franchise will become the first food-to-go retailer to join the coffee pod recycling service
Packaging
Industry reacts to EPR consultation response
By
Emma Love
| 29 March 2022 |
Featuring CIWM, The Recycling Association, ESA, Ecosurety and LARAC
SUEZ Teesside plant
SUEZ Teesside carbon capture plans take step forward
By
Emma Love
| 25 March 2022 |
The Government has approved the plants’ progression to Phase 2 of its CCUS cluster sequencing process
LARAC
LARAC announces new line up
By
Amelia Kelly
| 23 March 2022 |
New team confirmed to manage the Local Authority Recycling Association (LARAC) from May
Biffa truck
Biffa trading update: company ‘confident of position’
By
Emma Love
| 9 March 2022 |
Excluding acquisitions the company’s growth has been c.25 per cent and c.10 per cent higher, respectively
Circular economy graphic
Recolight announces 2022 Circular Economy webinars
By
Emma Love
| 8 March 2022 |
Sessions will focus on ‘helping the lighting industry adopt circular economy principles’
Supermarket
LARAC ‘concerned’ over Defra EPR delay
By
Emma Love
| 3 March 2022 |
The body stated that the delay could see members operating ‘within a vacuum of uncertainty’
Morrisons employee holds Podback collection bags
Morrisons launches partnership with Podback
By
Alice Lang
| 2 March 2022 |
The in-store coffee pod recycling programme will be a first for UK supermarkets