Efficiency

Computer screen displays Deepnest performance insights
Greyparrot launches AI platform connecting brands with waste data

London-based AI waste analytics company Greyparrot has launched Deepnest, ‘the world's first artificial intelligence platform designed to connect brand owners with real-world data on how their packaging performs in waste management systems’. The platform aims to address a critical information gap, with less than one per cent of waste currently audited manually.

Circular Change Council
eBay and WRAP launch Circular Change Council in efforts to tackle furniture waste

The Circular Change Council includes brands such as IKEA, the British Heart Foundation, Sainsbury’s and Dunelm

Carbon capture
Plans approved for new Warrington carbon capture facility

The carbon capture project, Mersey Biochar, will lock away thousands of tonnes of carbon each year into biochar

Defossilisation
Defossilisation versus decarbonisation
By
Dr Jen Vanderhoven
| 12 October 2023 |
Defossilisation versus decarbonisation. What’s in a word? When it comes to climate change, a lot. Three gigatons of greenhouse gas emissions a year, to be precise.
Paper packaging
Startup pioneers paper packaging production from fallen leaves
By
Josh Templeman
| 10 October 2023 |
Ukrainian startup Releaf has been celebrated as the first producer worldwide of paper from fallen leaves, winning the ‘Alternative Materials’ award during London Packaging Week
Lego recycled plastic
Lego backtracks: Is recycled plastic more sustainable than virgin materials?
By
Josh Templeman
| 27 September 2023 |
Toy-making firm Lego had originally planned to produce all of its bricks using recycled PET by the end of the decade
Reuse light fittings
Reconditioned light fittings becoming more mainstream
By
Josh Templeman
| 26 September 2023 |
'Circular Lighting Live 2023' revealed a growing trend towards luminaire reuse, with major businesses adopting more sustainable practices
Plastic recycling conveyor belt
AI waste management study to track quality plastic recyclates
By
Jack Randall
| 20 September 2023 |
Closed Loop Partners, the NextGen Consortium and AI Waste management company Greyparrot announced a new study to analyse the composition of plastic recycling streams
New balls please: what happens to the 300 million tennis balls discarded every year?
New balls please: what happens to the one billion tennis balls used each year?
By
Jennifer McDowall
| 10 July 2023 |
This week sees the end of The Wimbledon Championship, but what happens to all those used tennis balls once the tournament is over?
Secondary materials markets in Europe
Why some key European recycling markets are ‘dysfunctional’
By
Resource
| 3 February 2023 |
European Environment Agency framework for assessing eight key secondary raw materials markets finds significant shortcomings
Gerdau Graphene bags
Nanotechnology firm boosts plastic strength with graphene additives
By
Emma Love
| 15 June 2022 |
Gerdau Graphene partnered with a Brazilian advanced materials unit to develop the innovation
smoke from chimney of waste incinerator
RMAS calls for ‘progressive carbon-based tax’ on waste incineration
By
Alice Lang
| 16 February 2022 |
The policy, the body asserts, would ‘incentivise efficiency and reduce carbon emissions’
Ecosurety Exploration Fund Logo
Ecosurety Exploration Fund announces 2022 winners
By
Alice Lang
| 9 February 2022 |
Recipients were recognised for their ‘originality, viability and potential long-term wider impact’
Collection of empty plastic bottles
RECOUP: Simplicity ‘the key’ to consumer recycling
By
Alice Lang
| 8 February 2022 |
New research illustrates mounting confusion over the recyclability of complicated packaging 
Leinster House
Ireland reveals first national circular economy strategy
By
Kai Malloy
| 20 December 2021 |
Plan is key step in country’s aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 51 per cent
Smugglers Way recycling centre
Western Riverside Waste Authority retains new booking system
By
Kai Malloy
| 29 November 2021 |
The infrastructure is integrated into ANPR technology to reduce queue times
Critical raw material mining
Report outlines circular strategy for critical raw materials
By
Kai Malloy
| 23 November 2021 |
It details the need to recycle and recover elements used in renewable infrastructure
Red diesel
REA calls on Government to extend waste sector’s red diesel entitlement
By
Kai Malloy
| 18 October 2021 |
The body has also called for further support of zero-emission waste sector vehicles
Plate up for Glasgow
Over 35 hospitality venues partner with ‘Plate up for Glasgow’
By
Kai Malloy
| 7 October 2021 |
The food waste reduction initiative has been scheduled to coincide with COP26
Circular economy
SYSTEMIQ releases circular economy report ahead of Climate Week
By
Kai Malloy
| 16 September 2021 |
The systems change company published the document with the aid of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation
A person placing recycling in a bin
North Lanarkshire Council becomes first in Scotland to trial waste weighing technology
By
Emma Love
| 25 August 2021 |
The year-long pilot programme will see the council use RFID technology to enhance recycling rates
Smugglers Way
WRWA launches booking system and ANPR technology in recycling centre
By
Becky Goodall
| 14 June 2021 |
Western Riverside Waste Authority (WRWA) has implemented a new booking system to help manage site capacity and improve the resident experience  
WRAP report emphasises resource efficiency to help UK reach net zero
By
Ilia Hionidou
| 26 March 2021 |
Analysis by WRAP and the University of Leeds shows resource management could cut CO2 emissions by 100 million tonnes in ten years