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Tetra Pak unveils new partnerships with food waste innovators

Tetra Pak has announced a new set of research collaborations and programmes to address challenges facing food systems worldwide.The company will be collaborating with projects which embrace ‘technical innovation’, taking ‘concerted action’ against issues such as food waste.

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Scottish DRS receives £9 million funding

Scottish National Investment Bank capital will help cover start-up costs for the scheme administrator

Nearly 300 companies agree to eradicate plastic waste at its source
New satellite tool maps waste across 25 countries

The technology is a ‘first-of-its-kind’ aiming to counteract a predicted ‘30 per cent global increase’ in single-use plastic

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News in Brief – 14/04/22
By
Amelia Kelly
| 14 April 2022 |
A round-up of news in the waste and resources industry
Exeter recycling scheme winners receive national recycling award
Exeter recycling scheme receives national recycling award
By
Alice Lang
| 1 February 2022 |
‘Cans 4 City’ encourages football fans to recycle used drink cans
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’
Litter model
Eunomia reveals model for calculating litter costs
By
Kai Malloy
| 23 November 2021 |
Data will be used to promote inclusion of litter in extended producer responsibility schemes
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
Chewing gum
Defra unveils £10 million gum litter removal scheme
By
Kai Malloy
| 31 August 2021 |
The initiative will be funded by major chewing gum producers and managed by Keep Britain Tidy
Packaging pollution
Twelve companies responsible for 65 per cent of UK packaging pollution
By
Kai Malloy
| 12 August 2021 |
The figure was uncovered in an audit carried out by ocean conservation charity, Surfers Against Sewage
Trailer waste
SEPA identifies emerging waste trailer crime trend across Scotland
By
Kai Malloy
| 12 August 2021 |
The environmental body is urging the general public to be vigilant in order to tackle the spike in illegal refuse disposal
Illegal dumping
New research finds waste crime now costs UK £1 billion a year
By
Kai Malloy
| 23 July 2021 |
Two reports, published by Material Focus and the Environmental Services Association, analyse the financial impact of waste crime
Plastic bottles floating in the ocean
New research reveals ‘disconnect’ between litter and marine plastic
By
Emma Love
| 21 July 2021 |
A recent survey conducted by YouGov for Keep Britain Tidy has found that few people understand the link between inland waste and marine plastic
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
Football on a football pitch
Veolia reminds football fans to bin rubbish or take it home at the Euro 2020 finals
By
Emma Love
| 9 July 2021 |
The waste management company has reminded fans to consider their environmental impact ahead of the Euro 2020 finals this weekend, following a rise in litter
Wastebase
Wastebase plastic tracking app launched
By
Kai Malloy
| 8 July 2021 |
The app was designed by unwaste.io and will be used across Africa and the UK to log data from plastic clean ups
Aviemore
Zero Waste Scotland rolls out anti-littering campaign in Aviemore
By
Kai Malloy
| 29 June 2021 |
The organisation will be collaborating with the Scottish Government, Keep Scotland Beautiful and Highland Council to keep the natural space clean
DRS and EPR most effective policy measures to tackle plastic waste in the Mediterranean
By
Lidia Creech
| 29 April 2021 |
Research carried out by Eunomia Research and Consulting found that these schemes will effectively reduce the amount of single-use plastic litter in the Mediterranean region
DRS and EPR most effective policy measures to tackle plastic waste in the Mediterranean
By
Lidia Creech
| 29 April 2021 |
Research carried out by Eunomia Research and Consulting found that these schemes will effectively reduce the amount of single-use plastic litter in the Mediterranean region
Northern Ireland records new low of 21.6 per cent for waste sent to landfill
By
Lidia Creech
| 22 April 2021 |
Though recycling rates have shrunk by 1.7 per cent, the nation has reached a new low for waste sent to landfill at 21.6 per cent 
Dry mixed recycling at kerbside
Keep Britain Tidy targets contaminated recycling in Milton Keynes
By
Lidia Creech
| 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
Coventry MRF
Construction to begin on new Coventry MRF
By
Lidia Creech
| 7 April 2021 |
The new recycling facility will be owned by eight local authorities through Sherbourne Recycling Limited 
Cigarette butts
Defra considers charging tobacco industry for cigarette litter
By
Patrick Jowett
| 30 March 2021 |
Defra ministers are considering legislation that would charge tobacco companies for cigarette cleaning currently paid for by local councils