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Plastic Pellets Close Up
Biffa acquires North Yorkshire PET plastic recycler Esterpet Ltd

Esterpet's recycling facility, located near Leeds, converts 25,000 tonnes of plastic flakes each year into high-purity plastic pellets, which are then used to create new plastic bottles for beverages, cosmetics, and household goods.

Jet2 SAF investment
Jet2 to invest in sustainable aviation fuel plant

The new Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) production plant will be built in the North West and will supply fuel directly to Manchester Airport

Biffa collection truck
US private equity firm completes Biffa acquisition

The waste and recycling firm sold for £1.3 billion

human hair
Human hair used to clean Belgium's waterways
By
Amelia Kelly
| 11 January 2023 |
One kilogram of human hair can absorb up to eight litres of oil, the Hair Recycle Project has found
Harriet Lamb
Former Fairtrade CEO taking top job at WRAP
By
Savannah Coombe
| 15 December 2022 |
Lamb replaces Dr Marcus Gover who will leave at the end of this year
Suez
SUEZ and Veolia complete SUEZ UK sale
By
Savannah Coombe
| 6 December 2022 |
Deal fulfils CMA’s requirement that Veolia sell part of SUEZ following 2020 acquisition
Artists Impression – Proposed CCS plant
SUEZ consults local communities on plan to build carbon capture plant
By
Amelia Kelly
| 28 November 2022 |
The proposed plant, connected to the East Coast Cluster carbon capture pipeline, could capture 240,000 tonnes of carbon every year
Sebastian Munden
WRAP appoints Sebastian Munden as new Chair
By
Amelia Kelly
| 23 November 2022 |
Sebastian Munden will join WRAP after stepping down as Executive Vice President for Unilever
Plastipak recycling facility opening
Resource Round-Up 23/11/22 - Vodafone, Plastipak, Hopkinson Waste Group and NGE
By
Amelia Kelly
| 23 November 2022 |
A round-up of news from the waste and resources industry, including Plastipak, Hopkinson Waste Group, NGE and Vodafone
Drax power station in Selby, Yorkshire
Drax bosses face parliamentary grilling over Panorama claims
By
Savannah Coombe
| 18 November 2022 |
Electricity generator’s renewable credentials challenged by Environment Audit Committee
Polytag recycling UV codes
Co-op and Polytag introduce UV codes in own brand plastic bottles to track recycling
By
Amelia Kelly
| 16 November 2022 |
Through gathering its recycling figures, the retailer hopes to benchmark future rates for the industry
VELUX reduced carbon footprint roof window
Novelis and VELUX partner to reduce carbon footprint of roof windows
By
Savannah Coombe
| 14 November 2022 |
The companies aim to achieve below 4.0kg of carbon emitted per kilogram of aluminium
Middlesbrough
Battery recycling plant joins lithium ventures in Middlesbrough
By
Savannah Coombe
| 10 November 2022 |
Altilium Metals has received £3 million in Government funding for the project
SATCoL Fibresort machine
Salvation Army introduces automated technology to sort recycled clothes
By
Amelia Kelly
| 9 November 2022 |
The ‘Fibresort’ system will classify non-wearable textile items into material grades for repurpose
Veolia waste vehicle
Veolia and SUEZ agree to final terms of proposed sale, CMA says
By
Amelia Kelly
| 9 November 2022 |
Veolia is expected to provide the CMA with a shortlist of potential purchasers, with ‘sufficient information’ regarding each one
DS Smith self-healing box
DS Smith presents blueprint for 'self-healing' packaging
By
Amelia Kelly
| 25 October 2022 |
The proposed box has potential to heal itself, due to its webbed nervous system and regenerative ‘scar tissue’
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 
Drax power station
Drax Panorama Investigation: What happened next?
By
Savannah Coombe
| 18 October 2022 |
Drax CEO has responded to the BBC’s claims 
Reusable packaging
Reath technology introduces ‘next generation’ reuse tracking software
By
Amelia Kelly
| 18 October 2022 |
The company aims to solve challenges of data sharing across the supply chain in reusable packaging systems
food waste
Tesco accelerates plan to halve operational food waste by 2025
By
Amelia Kelly
| 3 October 2022 |
Currently, the retailer has achieved a 45 per cent reduction in food waste, only wasting 0.35 per cent last year
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
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
EfW facility
Fortum to enter the UK Energy-from-Waste sector
By
Amelia Kelly
| 22 September 2022 |
Its Carbon 2x concept aims to convert emissions from waste incineration into raw materials