Hazardous Wastes

The body is calling for an overhaul of medical equipment, moving away from single-use

The call comes after a bullet was fired at an East Riding recycling facility

2,000 - 7,000 microplastics are being breathed in within the home on a daily basis

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

In breach of environmental regulations, the illegal waste exceeded permitted quantity limits and contained materials harmful to humans and the environment

The advice follows a survey in which 25 per cent of respondents admitted to recycling batteries incorrectly

New research finds the number of waste fires caused by lithium-ion batteries is increasing each year 

Defra has published new guidelines on waste shipments to the EU, to come into effect from the start of 2021

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.