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Polystyrene
First advanced polystyrene recycling plant in Europe announced

INEOS Styrolution has announced that it will be investing into a pilot scheme for the advanced recycling of polystyrene.


Located in Swindon, the plant is expected to be operational by the end of 2022 and will be established in partnership with Recycling Technologies. The facility will make use of depolymerisation technology, which recasts polystyrene waste feedstock into its constituent compound, styrene. This building block will then be restructured to manufacture new polystyrene... More

Wet wipes
Wet wipe mound length of two tennis courts located on Thames riverbed

The identification of the waste comes amidst proposals for a new ‘super sewer’

Critical raw material mining
Report outlines circular strategy for critical raw materials

It details the need to recycle and recover elements used in renewable infrastructure

Robert Green holding aggregate
Business in Brief – 07/10/21
By
Emma Love
| 7 October 2021 |
A round up of business news from the waste and resource management sectors
Coffee pods
Nestle and Jacobs Douwe Egberts launch coffee pod recycling scheme
By Resource |
15 April 2021 |
A number of local authorities will begin or have begun trialling the kerbside collection scheme 
White plastic sachet
Survey finds majority supports ban on single-use sachets
By
Ilia Hionidou
| 8 April 2021 |
Prevalent in the personal care industry, sample sachets prove almost impossible to recycle, and are the most common branded plastic waste pollutant
Damian Lambkin, Commercial and Business Development Director at Fenix Battery Recycling
Lithium ion battery recycling project receives £955k from Innovate UK
By
Ilia Hionidou
| 8 April 2021 |
The project will develop cleaner and more sustainable recycling processes for the batteries used in electric vehicles
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 
WRAP report emphasises resource efficiency to help UK reach net zero
By
Ilia Hionidou
| 26 March 2021 |
Analysis by WRAP and the University of Leeds shows resource management could cut CO2 emissions by 100 million tonnes in ten years
Industry responds to Defra consultations on EPR and DRS
By
Lidia Creech
| 25 March 2021 |
The Local Authority Recycling Advisory Committee has expressed concerns about the timings of Defra consultations on consistent recycling collections
YouGov research shows variable DRS ‘easy to understand’
By
Ilia Hionidou
| 18 March 2021 |
A new survey contradicts previous government research into deposit return scheme best practice, showing public support for a variable DRS
Keep Britain Tidy launches campaign to curb recycling contamination from nappies
By
Ilia Hionidou
| 11 March 2021 |
The environmental charity is spearheading a campaign across the UK after studies reveal public confusion over disposable nappy recyclability
Old batteries
Zero Waste Scotland reminds public to recycle old batteries
By
Patrick Jowett
| 23 February 2021 |
The advice follows a survey in which 25 per cent of respondents admitted to recycling batteries incorrectly
Materials Processing Institute
UKRI to fund lithium battery recovery project
By
Patrick Jowett
| 8 December 2020 |
The Material Processing Institute will develop techniques to recover lithium and graphite from EV batteries.
The University of Exeter
£22.5 million funding announced for new circular economy research centres
By
Emma Love
| 11 November 2020 |
The government has announced the funding of five new research centres, which will explore how major UK industries can become more circular.
Beddington wet grassland
Business in Brief - 30/10/20
By
Lidia Creech
| 30 October 2020 |
A round-up of business news from the waste and resources industry, including Abel & Cole, Viridor and SUEZ.
Wastesavers truck
Reuse charity Wastesavers announces new shops across South East Wales
By
Emma Love
| 14 October 2020 |
Bucking the current trend of retail closures, reuse charity Wastesavers has announced the imminent opening of three new shops.
EA outlines standard rules changes in consultation response
EA outlines standard rules changes in consultation response
By
Lidia Creech
| 27 August 2020 |
The Environment Agency (EA) has announced that it will be increasing storage limits at waste transfer stations under its new standard rules permits, with details revealed in a consultation response document on Monday (24 August).
A pile of old mattresses.
Eunomia to support Scottish mattress EPR project
By
Lidia Creech
| 26 August 2020 |
Eunomia Research and Consulting has announced that it will be providing technical support to Zero Waste Scotland and the National Bed Federation (NBF) on a project to assess extended producer responsibility (EPR) approach to improve mattress circularity in Scotland.
Scrap tyres
Can you recycle bike tyres and inner tubes?
By
Lidia Creech
| 19 August 2020 |
Though cycling is seen as the ideal form of green transport, millions of bike tyres and inner tubes are thrown away every year in the UK. Is it possible to dispose of these items in an environmentally friendly way?
Veolia invests £5 million in vehicle road safety
Veolia awarded Norfolk waste treatment contract
By
Lidia Creech
| 12 August 2020 |
Waste management company Veolia has won a six-year contract by Norfolk County Council to treat 180,000 tonnes of waste per year.
Microsoft sets zero waste by 2030 goal
Microsoft sets zero waste by 2030 goal
By
Emma Love
| 6 August 2020 |
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
By
Lidia Creech
| 4 August 2020 |
The National Bed Federation (NBF) has released an ecodesign guide to ensure the best possible design and sustainability outcome for beds and mattresses.