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Issue 99
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Leafield Environmental Classic bins
Leafield Environmental launches range of community litter bins

Designer and manufacturer of litter and recycling bins Leafield Environmental has launched a new range of community litter bins made from recycled materials (subject to availability).


The new Classic range of bins is available in two different sizes. The standard Classic bin can hold up to 105 litres of waste and the small version can hold up to 70 litres. The Classic bin measures 1070mm in height and 570mm in diameter. The mini Classic bin measures 950mm in height and 465mm in... More

Vital Earth Sales
Business in Brief - 8/12/2020

A round-up of business news from the waste and resources industry, including PA Consulting, EMR and Wastewise.

Waste electronic and electrical equipment
UK worst offender for illegal e-waste exports, says EAC

Report by the parliamentary committee highlights poor practice in how the WEEE is managed, as well as failings in the current regulatory framework

Connected Energy second-life car battery energy storage system
Business in Brief - 20/11/2020
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20 November 2020 |
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A round up of business news from the waste and resources industry, including Axil, LEVC, RECOVAS, FSM and Granville EcoPark.
Connected Energy second-life car battery energy storage system
Business in Brief - 20/11/2020
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20 November 2020 |
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A round up of business news from the waste and resources industry, including Axil, LEVC, RECOVAS, FSM and Granville EcoPark.
Waste falling from conveyor belt at a recycling facility
£1.5 million university research project targets plastic waste streams
By
Lidia Creech
| 19 November 2020 |
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The University of Manchester has been awarded funding by UKRI to simplify recycling methods and reduce plastic pollution
Leafield Environmental's new range of XL litter and recycling bins
Leafield Environmental launches range of XL bins
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19 November 2020 |
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The bin manufacturer has brought out a range of 240-litre bins
Co-op's new baler
Presona to help Co-op reduce carbon footprint
By Resource |
13 November 2020 |
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Presona will help Co-op reduce its carbon footprint by installing two new balers and conveyors at the retailer’s distribution centres
WEEE
Tackling ‘shoddy’ electronics can significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions
By Resource |
6 November 2020 |
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Green Alliance research finds that identifying and penalising producers of low-quality electronics could drive efficiencies annually worth up to 800,000 tonnes of avoided carbon dioxide equivalent emissions.
Glasdon's Nexus Stack recycling bin range
Glasdon launches range of stackable recycling bins
By Resource |
4 November 2020 |
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The designer and manufacturer has launched its new range of stackable recycling bins and waste containers
Cardboard packaging
Kong to fund environmental projects after breaching packaging regulations
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Lidia Creech
| 27 October 2020 |
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Dog toy company Kong has made a payout of almost £5,000 to environmental projects after being found by the Environment Agency (EA) to have breached packaging waste regulations in the years 2012-15.
Mixed bottles in a crate
88 per cent of Irish in favour of ‘all-in’ DRS
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Lidia Creech
| 21 October 2020 |
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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
By
Lidia Creech
| 20 October 2020 |
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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
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Edward Kosior
| 29 September 2020 |
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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?
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Lidia Creech
| 19 August 2020 |
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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
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Rob Cole
| 1 April 2020 |
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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
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Imogen Benson
| 11 March 2020 |
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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
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Imogen Benson
| 6 March 2020 |
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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
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Imogen Benson
| 5 March 2020 |
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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
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Imogen Benson
| 24 February 2020 |
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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
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Imogen Benson
| 20 February 2020 |
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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
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Imogen Benson
| 14 February 2020 |
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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
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Egbert Taylor
| 14 February 2020 |
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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.
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