Hazardous Wastes

Firefighter extinguishing a fire in the back of a refuse collection vehicle

ESA calls for universal kerbside collection of batteries and electricals

The Environmental Services Association (ESA) has called on the government to implement universal kerbside collection for batteries and small waste electricals, following research showing it could prevent hundreds of waste fires annually.

In an open letter to Defra minister Mary Creagh, a coalition including the ESA, National Association of Waste Disposal Officers, and British Metals Recycling Association urged urgent policy reform to address what they describe as an "epidemic" of... More

Pile of tyres

Environment Agency to review its approach to waste tyre exports

Following the release of the BBC’s File on 4 ‘Tyre Scandal’ and legal campaign from Fighting Dirty, the government body will take three months to investigate UK tyre shipments to India

End-of-life tyres (Paul McIlroy / Used tyres / CC BY-SA 2.0)

BBC Investigation: Millions of end-of-life tyres exported to illegal pyrolysis facilities

The BBC ‘File on 4’ investigation finds UK tyres fuelling toxic pollution in unlicensed processing plants, prompting industry calls for immediate regulation

Clinical waste Adobe Stock

NHS plans to halve carbon emissions from clinical waste

By

Savannah Coombe

| 9 March 2023 |

The service hopes to save £11 million annually through new waste management practices and reduce overall carbon emissions by 30 per cent by 2033

Truck to remove antibiotics from digestate

Anaerobic digestion to tackle antibiotic resistance

By

Fintan Burke, European Science Communication Institute

| 26 January 2023 |

Countries must implement standards to manage antibiotic discharge from animal farms

Used Lithium-Ion Devices

Take Charge Campaign: ‘Zombie Batteries’ cause an increase of fires at UK waste facilities

By

Amelia Kelly

| 24 October 2022 |

The campaign, running from 24 October until 7 November, aims to reduce fires started by lithium-ion batteries.

battery Recycling

Hounslow Council launches campaign to prevent unsafe battery recycling

By

Alice Lang

| 4 August 2022 |

The initiative follows research from Material Focus identifying over 600 battery fires

brownfield land

Landfill Tax rebate to assist brownfield redevelopment

By

Amelia Kelly

| 21 July 2022 |

Councils across England could receive grants to transform underused and derelict sites

Lithium-ion

‘Over 600 fires in bin lorries and recycling centres’ caused by batteries inside electricals

By

Amelia Kelly

| 19 July 2022 |

Research from Material Focus highlights the increasing issue of fires in the waste stream

Vape pen

Vapes becoming UK’s ‘fastest growing waste stream’

By

Amelia Kelly

| 18 July 2022 |

Research by Material Focus shows that 1.3 million single-use vapes are thrown away weekly

Enva Ash Recycling Plant

Enva opens £1.5 million Ash Recycling Plant

By

Amelia Kelly

| 29 June 2022 |

20,000 tonnes of fly ash will be treated at the facility per year, the company announced

EU parliament

MEPs push for reduction of harmful chemicals in waste

By

Emma Love

| 5 May 2022 |

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

By

Amelia Kelly

| 25 March 2022 |

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

By

Emma Love

| 11 March 2022 |

Analysis by the Natural Resources Defense Council identifies issues related to applications and by-products

Discarded mask

WHO warns of pandemic waste wave

By

Emma Love

| 1 February 2022 |

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

By

Kai Malloy

| 24 November 2021 |

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

By

Kai Malloy

| 10 November 2021 |

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

By

Kai Malloy

| 10 November 2021 |

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

By

Kai Malloy

| 9 November 2021 |

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 |

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

By

| 21 April 2021 |

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

By

| 14 April 2021 |

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

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