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Edmonton ecopark
Edmonton EfW facility: Plans to power heat network sparks legal action

The Stop the Edmonton Incinerator Now (StEIN) coalition has announced its intention to legally challenge the Government’s Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Department (BEIS) and Haringey Council regarding their decision to fund two new district heating networks powered by the nearby planned new incinerator in Edmonton, Enfield.

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Plastic
Energy crisis will have ‘disastrous’ impact on European recycling ambitions

With rising costs hindering recycling initiatives, Europe’s transition to circularity is now at risk

worker inspecting recycled carbon fibres
New initiative to commercialise continuous carbon fibre reclamation

The NCC aims to bring a tested recycling process to industry within three years

workers at PFA replacement plant
Incinerator residue piloted as low-carbon cement component
By
Alice Lang
| 21 September 2022 |
Using incinerator residues, the alternative will cut costs and lower carbon emissions for construction
pile of food waste
Feedback: EU must consider legally binding food waste reduction targets
By
Alice Lang
| 21 September 2022 |
The group proposes a plan to address the 153.5 million tonnes of EU food lost each year
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H&M and Decathlon to ‘adjust sustainability claims’ following ACM report
By
Alice Lang
| 15 September 2022 |
The retailers faced scrutiny after using ‘green’ terms in unclear and insufficiently substantiated ways
KIT lab
New project aims to commercialise holistic recycling processes for lithium batteries
By
Alice Lang
| 15 September 2022 |
LiBinfinity Project will develop a mechanico-hydrometallurgical process to maximise the recyclability of lithium-ion cells
scrap metals
New rare earth metals recycling plant to open in Birmingham
By
Alice Lang
| 14 September 2022 |
The facility will pilot a hydrogen-based process for reforming valuable magnets 
IMECHE report waste hierarchy
Mechanical engineers urge ‘radical rethink’ of UK waste hierarchy
By
Alice Lang
| 6 September 2022 |
An update report calls for ‘Waste as a Resource’ approach to climate change mitigation
anaerobic digestion
SUEZ to submit application for an anaerobic digestion facility in Lancashire
By
Alice Lang
| 5 September 2022 |
The facility would be an addition to SUEZ’s existing resource recovery park
BDC biohydrogen technologies
BDC to join two new projects developing biohydrogen technologies
By
Alice Lang
| 5 September 2022 |
The two projects aim to decarbonise the UK transport sector with the use of biofuels
plastic waste on beach
New report deems Alliance to End Plastic Waste ‘sophisticated greenwashing’
By
Alice Lang
| 5 September 2022 |
Planet Tracker’s study observes missed negligible targets and poor investment
hand pouring detergent into lid
New initiative to curb single-use laundry plastics announced in Brighton and Hove
By
Alice Lang
| 2 September 2022 |
The Big Laundry Plastic Amnesty will collect plastic and provide eco-friendly options to residents
Battery Mountain
WasteCare accepts revised battery classification guidance
By
Amelia Kelly
| 2 September 2022 |
The clarification may improve the recycling of on-lead acid portable batteries 
Paper packaging
CPI publishes revised Design for Recyclability Guidelines
By
Savannah Coombe
| 1 September 2022 |
The guidelines were developed through consultation with the paper industry and packaging supply chain
Food waste at Boomtown and Eco site
Business in Brief – 01/09/22
By
Alice Lang
| 1 September 2022 |
A round-up of news from the waste and resources industry.
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Three quarters of Brits incorrectly throw away recyclables, new study reveals
By
Alice Lang
| 31 August 2022 |
A new study from Barratt Homes reveals the UK’s ‘recycling guilty secrets.’
litter
Defra urges ‘targeted and proportionate’ litter enforcement from councils
By
Alice Lang
| 30 August 2022 |
The body warns of the impact on legitimacy as councils overuse penalties
public overflowing waste
‘Decontamination’ needed as waste strikes continue, says Public Health Scotland
By
Alice Lang
| 30 August 2022 |
The body has recommended precautions as waste continues to accumulate
MiAlgae Biotech Startup
Biotechnology startup MiAlgae awarded £2.3m in private investment
By
Savannah Coombe
| 26 August 2022 |
The startup has developed biotechnology to produce a sustainable source of omega-3 from algae
Paper and cardboard packaging
DS Smith trials use of seaweed, cocoa shells and daisies for packaging
By
Savannah Coombe
| 25 August 2022 |
If successful, the materials will be used in the company’s paper and packaging making process
Plastic packaging
Specially-evolved enzyme degrades problematic packaging
By
Resource
| 24 August 2022 |
The PET portion of mixed packaging is degraded, leaving behind an easier product to mechanically recycle
Supermarket plastic trays
RECOUP pushes for end to ‘material switching’ trend
By
Savannah Coombe
| 19 August 2022 |
The charity has produced case studies showing the need to consider overall recyclability