Hazardous Wastes

Thanks for Trying exhibition
London exhibition turns attention to poor recycling practices

Items unsuitable for recycling will appear in a new exhibition in Kings Cross, London, to highlight the consequences of attempting to recycle inappropriate materials.


Entitled Thanks for Trying, the exhibit is located in Coal Drops Yard and is curated by artist Mat Kemp, who often works with ‘found’ artefacts.

Dry mixed recycling at kerbside
Keep Britain Tidy targets contaminated recycling in Milton Keynes

Milton Keynes Council has marked recycling as contaminated in an effort to educate residents as part of a Keep Britain Tidy campaign

Asbestos fibres
University of Wolverhampton and Thermal Recycling to research asbestos disposal

The asbestos disposal company has partnered with the University of Wolverhampton’s research centre to find disposal solutions 

Stowey Quarry, Graeme Churchard (CC BY 2.0)
Site manager sentenced for hazardous waste dump in former quarry
By
Ilia Hionidou
| 9 April 2021 |
In breach of environmental regulations, the illegal waste exceeded permitted quantity limits and contained materials harmful to humans and the environment
Brewster Bros recycling process
Research project to create new materials from recycling’s waste products
By
Fiona Binns
| 4 March 2021 |
Plans for Scotland’s first hazardous soil treatment centre have been announced, alongside research into the creation of recycled clay materials.
Old batteries
Zero Waste Scotland reminds public to recycle old batteries
By
Patrick Jowett
| 23 February 2021 |
The advice follows a survey in which 25 per cent of respondents admitted to recycling batteries incorrectly
Children in playground
New study finds children exposed to toxic microplastics
By
Patrick Jowett
| 13 January 2021 |
Research has found evidence of harmful synthetic fibres in playgrounds and equestrian arenas
Li battery in waste fire
Lithium-ion battery fires costing UK economy £158 million annually
By
Patrick Jowett
| 13 January 2021 |
New research finds the number of waste fires caused by lithium-ion batteries is increasing each year 
China could introduce further waste material restrictions by 2019
EU restrictions to plastic waste exports come into force
By
Lidia Creech
| 4 January 2021 |
A ban on exporting unsorted plastic to non-OECD countries from 1 January 2021
Port of Dover
New rules on EU waste shipments from 1 January 2021
By
Lidia Creech
| 8 December 2020 |
Defra has published new guidelines on waste shipments to the EU, to come into effect from the start of 2021
Silage wrap on bales of hay
Environment Agency cracks down on agricultural plastic waste
By
Lidia Creech
| 24 November 2020 |
Regulatory body has called on farmers and agricultural businesses to check their waste management processes to halt illegal exports from the UK
WEEE
Tackling ‘shoddy’ electronics can significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions
By Resource |
6 November 2020 |
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.
E-waste dismantling in Delhi
Fund announced to support informal e-waste dismantling in India
By
Fiona Binns
| 6 November 2020 |
Innovate UK’s Global Challenge Fund awards £9.3 million funding to consortium to develop model to develop sector of informal dismantlers of e-waste.
UK shipping port
Illegally shipped waste returned from Sri Lanka to UK
By
Lidia Creech
| 30 October 2020 |
The Environment Agency has announced that 21 containers containing illegal waste materials have been returned to their point of origin in the UK.
Waste illegally dumped on a piece of land
New cross-sector initiative to tackle waste crime is announced
By
Lidia Creech
| 20 October 2020 |
The Waste Compliance Taskforce (WACT) – an association of public and private regulators, businesses and charities – will be launched this week.
British, Scottish and EU flags outside Parliament
Scotland to ban single-use plastics
By
Lidia Creech
| 13 October 2020 |
The Scottish Government’s public consultation on single-use plastics, which opened yesterday (12 October), aims to ban the sale of single-use plastics.
Plastic straws, stirrers and cotton buds now illegal in England
By
Fiona Binns
| 30 September 2020 |
Defra’s announcement that it is now illegal for businesses to supply plastic straws, stirrers and cotton buds to customers has been heavily criticised by environmental charities for not going far enough.
EA outlines standard rules changes in consultation response
EA outlines standard rules changes in consultation response
By
Lidia Creech
| 27 August 2020 |
The Environment Agency (EA) has announced that it will be increasing storage limits at waste transfer stations under its new standard rules permits, with details revealed in a consultation response document on Monday (24 August).
A pile of old mattresses.
Eunomia to support Scottish mattress EPR project
By
Lidia Creech
| 26 August 2020 |
Eunomia Research and Consulting has announced that it will be providing technical support to Zero Waste Scotland and the National Bed Federation (NBF) on a project to assess extended producer responsibility (EPR) approach to improve mattress circularity in Scotland.
ESA's campaign graphic
ESA to launch battery recycling campaign
By
Lidia Creech
| 19 August 2020 |
The Environmental Services Association (ESA) has announced early details of its new campaign to urge consumers to responsibly recycle batteries.
Biffa train.
News in Brief – 18/08/2020
By
Lidia Creech
| 18 August 2020 |
A round-up of news from the waste and resources industry, including Biffa, First Mile, J&B Recycling, Recycling Technologies and Fulcrum.
Veolia invests £5 million in vehicle road safety
Veolia awarded Norfolk waste treatment contract
By
Lidia Creech
| 12 August 2020 |
Waste management company Veolia has won a six-year contract by Norfolk County Council to treat 180,000 tonnes of waste per year.
Microsoft sets zero waste by 2030 goal
Microsoft sets zero waste by 2030 goal
By
Emma Love
| 6 August 2020 |
In a blog post made this week, Microsoft’s president Brad Smith outlined the company’s pledges to achieve new zero waste goals by 2030.