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Hazardous Wastes

Enva Ash Recycling Plant
Enva opens £1.5 million Ash Recycling Plant

Mhairi Black, MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire South, has officially opened Enva’s £1.5 million Ash Recycling Plant in Paisley, Scotland.

EU parliament
MEPs push for reduction of harmful chemicals in waste

The European Parliament has adopted its negotiation position for new rules on POPs, calling for stricter limits

Conrad energy facility
Conrad Energy appoints Enva as waste and resource recovery provider

The contract will see Enva extend its coverage to the UK energy sector for the first time

Plastic bottles
US analysis urges regulation for chemical recycling
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Emma Love
| 11 March 2022 |
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Analysis by the Natural Resources Defense Council identifies issues related to applications and by-products
Discarded mask
WHO warns of pandemic waste wave
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Emma Love
| 1 February 2022 |
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The body is calling for an overhaul of medical equipment, moving away from single-use
Wet wipes
Wet wipe mound length of two tennis courts located on Thames riverbed
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Kai Malloy
| 24 November 2021 |
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The identification of the waste comes amidst proposals for a new ‘super sewer’
Hull metal recycling plant
Local council urges residents not to recycle live ammunition
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Kai Malloy
| 10 November 2021 |
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The call comes after a bullet was fired at an East Riding recycling facility
GHGSat: landfill methane emissions
Landfills leak large quantities of methane close to Madrid city centre
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Kai Malloy
| 10 November 2021 |
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Records show the sites have been emitting the gas at a rate of 8,800kg per hour 
Microplastics
100x more microplastics being inhaled than previously predicted
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Kai Malloy
| 9 November 2021 |
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2,000 - 7,000 microplastics are being breathed in within the home on a daily basis
Thanks for Trying exhibition
London exhibition turns attention to poor recycling practices
By Resource |
21 July 2021 |
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The exhibit showcases unorthodox items rejected from the north London recycling stream
Dry mixed recycling at kerbside
Keep Britain Tidy targets contaminated recycling in Milton Keynes
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Lidia Creech
| 21 April 2021 |
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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
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Lidia Creech
| 14 April 2021 |
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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
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Ilia Hionidou
| 9 April 2021 |
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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
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Fiona Binns
| 4 March 2021 |
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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
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Patrick Jowett
| 23 February 2021 |
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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
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Patrick Jowett
| 13 January 2021 |
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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
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Patrick Jowett
| 13 January 2021 |
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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
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Lidia Creech
| 4 January 2021 |
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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
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Lidia Creech
| 8 December 2020 |
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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
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Lidia Creech
| 24 November 2020 |
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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 |
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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.
E-waste dismantling in Delhi
Fund announced to support informal e-waste dismantling in India
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Fiona Binns
| 6 November 2020 |
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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
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Lidia Creech
| 30 October 2020 |
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The Environment Agency has announced that 21 containers containing illegal waste materials have been returned to their point of origin in the UK.
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