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Cardboard packaging
Kong to fund environmental projects after breaching packaging regulations

Dog toy company Kong has made an enforcement undertaking of almost £5,000 to environmental projects after being found by the Environment Agency (EA) to have breached packaging waste regulations.


The company committed three offences under the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations 2007 in the years 2012-15.

Mixed bottles in a crate
88 per cent of Irish in favour of ‘all-in’ DRS

A poll commissioned by environmental charity VOICE has revealed that almost 90 per cent of Ireland’s population is in favour of a deposit return scheme to include a wide range of drinks containers.

Waste illegally dumped on a piece of land
New cross-sector initiative to tackle waste crime is announced

The Waste Compliance Taskforce (WACT) – an association of public and private regulators, businesses and charities – will be launched this week.

Edward Kosior of Nextek
Recycling is not sorted
By
Edward Kosior
| 29 September 2020 |
Professor Edward Kosior, Managing Director of Nextek, argues the importance of shifting industry focus onto how sorted waste can be properly re-used.
Scrap tyres
Can you recycle bike tyres and inner tubes?
By
Lidia Creech
| 19 August 2020 |
Though cycling is seen as the ideal form of green transport, millions of bike tyres and inner tubes are thrown away every year in the UK. Is it possible to dispose of these items in an environmentally friendly way?
Emma Elston (second from left)
Emma Elston to head up Women of the Year Awards
By
Rob Cole
| 1 April 2020 |
Emma Elston MBE, Founder and Chief Executive of UK Container Maintenance (UKCM), will be heading up the prestigious Women of the Year Luncheon and Awards for the second year running.
An image of a J&B lorry
News in brief – 11/03/20
By
Imogen Benson
| 11 March 2020 |
A round-up of news from the waste and resources sector, including Renewi, Eunomia, PowerHouse Energy, Agrimax and J&B Recycling. 
Emma Elston, CEO of UKCM.
Woman in Waste: UKCM’s Emma Elston MBE
By
Imogen Benson
| 6 March 2020 |
Imogen Benson spoke to Emma Elston MBE, founder and CEO of UK Container Maintenance (UKCM) about gender equality in the waste and resources sector. 
Resourcing the Future 2020 Conference
INCPEN partners with Resourcing the Future conference
By
Imogen Benson
| 5 March 2020 |
INCPEN will be delivering the 2020 Resourcing the Future conference with CIWM, ESA and WRAP.
A man sitting in a waste container
Report shows rise in rough sleepers sheltering in bins
By
Imogen Benson
| 24 February 2020 |
The recent rise in homelessness has led to an increase in the number of rough sleepers taking shelter in waste containers, according to a new study by Biffa, the Open University and the Chartered Institute of Wastes Management (CIWM).
Merseyside Recycling and Waste Authority has announced a £165,000 fund
News in Brief – 20/02/20
By
Imogen Benson
| 20 February 2020 |
A round-up of news from the waste and resources sector, including Reconomy, Merseyside Recycling and Waste Authority, Veolia, Coveyer and TOMRA. 
Mark Miles and Rosie Barker from MMU, and Sophie Walker and Georgios Rovolis from Dsposal
News in Brief – 14/02/20
By
Imogen Benson
| 14 February 2020 |
A round-up of news from the waste and resources sector, including Recolight, Reconomy, Dsposal, Keenan Recycling and Bollegraaf. 
Egbert Taylor bins, one with wet paint the other powder-coated.
Egbert Taylor switches to low-carbon powder bin coating
By
Egbert Taylor
| 14 February 2020 |
Egbert Taylor has become the first waste container refurbishment specialist in the UK to replace the wet paint process with powder coating as standard in a bid to minimise its environmental impact and enhance the finish of its refurbished bins.
Go Plant Fleet Services HR Manager Sheldon Gayfer and Karen Roberts, Environmental Manager
News in Brief – 06/02/20
By
Imogen Benson
| 6 February 2020 |
A round-up of news from the waste and resources industry, including CEPI, Go Plant Fleet Services, Geminor, Bunting and Recycling Technologies.
Erdwich recycling equipment supplied to Hong Kong
Erdwich supplies WEEE recycling equipment to Hong Kong and Lisbon
By
Erdwich
| 23 December 2019 |
German company Erdwich Zderkleinerungs-Systeme GmbH is working to advance the recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) around the world, supplying equipment to recycling plants in Hong Kong and Portugal.
A metroSTOR bin store.
Improve bin store access to boost flats recycling, says metroSTOR
By
metroSTOR
| 11 November 2019 |
Bin store provider metroSTOR has called for improved access to recycling bin stores in communal properties, echoing the objectives of Resource London’s Flats Recycling Project to improve accessibility and increase communications with residents.
Ben Napthine, Streetspace board member
Streetspace makes board appointment
By
Streetspace Group
| 6 November 2019 |
Streetspace Group has strengthened its leadership team with the appointment of Ben Napthine to its board.
Erdwich's redesigned homepage.
Erdwich redesigns website for enhanced user experience
By
Erdwich
| 4 November 2019 |
German recycling equipment company Erdwich Zerkleinerungs-Systeme GmbH has relaunched its website with a new modern design and enhanced user experience.
An image of a Witham Mills Channel Baler
Buyers' guide: Balers
By Resource |
25 September 2019 |
The Resource buyers’ guide provides a glimpse at some of the best balers on the market.
Angus council hires CRJ shredder
Angus Council hires CRJ shredder
By
CRJ Services
| 28 August 2019 |
Angus Council has acquired a new green waste shredder from CRJ Services that allows the council to shred almost three times more green waste as previously.
A landfill regeneration project.
Dunton Environmental purchases new machinery to aid landfill regeneration
By
Dunton Environmental
| 23 July 2019 |
Dunton Environmental, a UK company that specialises in landfill regeneration, has taken receipt of a brand-new Bomag RS650 Soil Stabiliser to aid in its work in recovering landfill for new uses.
Warwick Ward's new offices
Warwick Ward expands to new premises
By Resource |
2 July 2019 |
Machinery supplier Warwick Ward is holding an open day on 3 July to welcome customers to its new site.
FCC Environment has won a new contract to run 11 of Suffolk's Recycling Centres.
Business in Brief 22/05/19
By
Rob Cole
| 22 May 2019 |
A round-up of business news from the waste and resources sector, including FCC Environment, MBA Polymers, Warwick Ward and Cromwell Polythene.