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Innovation

Damian Lambkin, Commercial and Business Development Director at Fenix Battery Recycling
Lithium ion battery recycling project receives £955k from Innovate UK

The Innovate UK grant of £955,000 has been given to Fenix Battery Recycling, Ever Resource and the University of Birmingham to make batteries for electric vehicles more environmentally friendly.


The project is a reaction to the uptake in electric vehicles across the UK, which use lithium ion batteries. The research collaborative aims to develop... More

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Bournemouth Council enlists drone technology to tackle littering

Drone technology will map the areas of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole that require extra bins and collections to tackle littering this summer 

Home compostable packaging
Design
Riverford replaces 1 million plastic bags with TIPA compostable packaging

Riverford has switched from plastic bags to home compostable alternatives supplied by TIPA, citing savings of up to 1.25 million plastic bags each year

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Innovate UK invests £1.2 million in chemical recycling technology
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Patrick Jowett
| 15 February 2021 |
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The £1.2 million project will aim to enhance and improve the efficiency of chemical recycling technology
Colour-coded recycling bins outside Somerfield, Lower Northam Road, Peter Facey (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Project aims for new waste reduction interventions
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Patrick Jowett
| 15 February 2021 |
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Keep Britain Tidy and BRITA UK team up on study that aims to use behavioural science to reduce household waste
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WRAP announces strategic partners ahead of Food Waste Action Week
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Patrick Jowett
| 2 February 2021 |
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Twenty-seven partners have been announced for the UK's first national week of action on food waste in March
Valpak’s carbon-free battery collection service
Valpak awarded for carbon-free battery collection service
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Patrick Jowett
| 1 February 2021 |
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Valpak’s carbon-free battery collection service has won the Partnership Excellence award at the National Recycling Awards.
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£500k boost for UK recycling as Ecosurety Exploration Fund winners announced
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Fiona Binns
| 4 December 2020 |
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Four UK-based innovation and research projects have been awarded £500,000 of funding from the Ecosurety Exploration Fund, giving the waste and recycling sector a boost on its path to a circular economy
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£1.5 million university research project targets plastic waste streams
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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
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£8 million investment in sustainable packaging
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Lidia Creech
| 18 November 2020 |
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UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has announced that ten university-led projects will receive funding to tackle plastic pollution under the Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging (SSPP) Challenge.
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Tackling ‘shoddy’ electronics can significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions
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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.
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Ellen MacArthur Foundation report highlights key investment opportunities
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Lidia Creech
| 2 November 2020 |
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A new report by The Ellen MacArthur Foundation advises on how to pave the way for a low-carbon recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Prince William launches prize to reward environmentalists worldwide
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Fiona Binns
| 8 October 2020 |
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WRAP and the Royal Foundation have launched ‘The Earthshot Prize’ to encourage worldwide change with a decade of action to repair the planet.
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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.
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Digital watermarks could be future of material sorting, says EMF
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Fiona Binns
| 8 September 2020 |
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Research carried out by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation (EMF) and its New Plastics Economy programme has found digital watermarks to be the most encouraging technology in the future of waste sorting. 
Anna Querault Fuentes, Engagement Manager at Ellen MacArthur Foundation (EMF)
What is circular design? Q&A with EMF’s Anna Queralt Fuentes
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Emma Love
| 7 September 2020 |
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Resource spoke to Anna Queralt Fuentes, Engagement Manager at the Ellen MacArthur Foundation (EMF), about the newly released Circular Design Toolkit and the wider implications of circular design.
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Emphasis on aluminium at 2021 Student Starpack Awards
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Fiona Binns
| 2 September 2020 |
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The 2021 Student Starpack Awards are set to focus on the benefits of using aluminium in packaging after announcing aluminium recycling organisation Alupro as its latest sponsor.
CGI image of the proposed waste-to-hydrogen facility in Ellesmere Port
Waste-to-hydrogen plant completes key engineering definition stage
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Lidia Creech
| 25 August 2020 |
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The UK’s first waste-to-hydrogen plant is coming closer to fruition after Peel L&P Environmental confirmed that it had completed the Front End Engineering Definition (FEED) stage for the proposed facility at the Protos Energy Park in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire.
Ellen MacArthur Foundation launches new circular design toolkit
Ellen MacArthur Foundation launches new circular design toolkit
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Emma Love
| 7 August 2020 |
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The Ellen MacArthur Foundation has launched a toolkit to assist manufacturers and designers in developing products with a minimal environmental impact.
 Microsoft sets zero waste by 2030 goal
Microsoft sets zero waste by 2030 goal
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Emma Love
| 6 August 2020 |
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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. 
Circular initiative gives student halls bedding a new home
New ecodesign principles published by National Bed Federation
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Lidia Creech
| 4 August 2020 |
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The National Bed Federation (NBF) has released an ecodesign guide to ensure the best possible design and sustainability outcome for beds and mattresses.
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New project to recycle Nigeria’s plastic waste
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Lidia Creech
| 15 July 2020 |
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A pilot project by packaging company Dow aims to collect and recycle Nigeria’s plastic waste, diverting around 300 million plastic waste sachets away from landfill.
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News in Brief – 09/07/20
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Emma Love
| 9 July 2020 |
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A round-up of news from the waste and resources industry, including Waterfront, Andigestion, Network Rail, Valpak and AMCS.
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