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People in wetsuits and with surfboards on a beach to promote Wave Project and Suez launch if wetsuit reuse scheme in Cornwall
Surf's up, again: Suez teams up with surf charity to launch novel wetsuit recycling scheme

The innovative project, supported by the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Good Growth Programme, aims to tackle the estimated 380 tonnes of non-recyclable neoprene generated each year. With over 50 per cent of this waste originating in Cornwall, the county has become a ‘wetsuit graveyard’.

Food waste
UK Government faces legal challenge for scrapping compulsory food waste reporting

Campaign group Feedback has filed for a judicial review over the UK Government’s decision to abandon proposed plans to implement reporting requirements for businesses to address food waste

Reuse light fittings
Reconditioned light fittings becoming more mainstream

'Circular Lighting Live 2023' revealed a growing trend towards luminaire reuse, with major businesses adopting more sustainable practices

Mattress Recycling
The Furniture Recycling Group announces alternative to mattress recycling
By
Jack Randall
| 19 July 2023 |
The Furniture Recycling Group has announced the launch of a new mattress recycling service that will allow lightly-used mattresses to be sanitised and resold 
Discarded batteries
New EU batteries regulation step towards ‘climate-neutrality’
By
Jack Randall
| 12 July 2023 |
Industry association RECHARGE says it will support policymakers in shaping secondary acts of  legislation, seeking to make batteries more sustainable at every point in the supply chain
New balls please: what happens to the 300 million tennis balls discarded every year?
New balls please: what happens to the one billion tennis balls used each year?
By
Jennifer McDowall
| 10 July 2023 |
This week sees the end of The Wimbledon Championship, but what happens to all those used tennis balls once the tournament is over?
Solar Panel Recycling
The Challenges of Solar Panel Recycling
By
Resource
| 9 January 2023 |
Solar panel waste is set to increase by more than 4000 per cent in the next decade. Is the solar panel recycling industry ready?
Waste sofa for collection
Environment Agency POPs enforcement stops council sofa collections
By
Savannah Coombe
| 5 January 2023 |
The new regulations came into effect on 1 January 2023 and prevent disposal through landfilling due to pollutants in many soft furnishings
Middlesbrough
Battery recycling plant joins lithium ventures in Middlesbrough
By
Savannah Coombe
| 10 November 2022 |
Altilium Metals has received £3 million in Government funding for the project
Transparent wood
Transparent wood offers a sustainable alternative to plastic, study shows
By
Savannah Coombe
| 9 November 2022 |
The wood, made by replacing lignin with epoxy, has been identified as suitable for large-scale production
Road soil sweeper
New project aims to repurpose waste soil from road sweepings
By
Savannah Coombe
| 25 October 2022 |
It will measure levels of organic pollutants and metals found in waste soil
Construction and demolition waste
Scottish Government launches consultation on devolved tax
By
Savannah Coombe
| 28 September 2022 |
The plan aims to support circularity in the country’s construction industry
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 
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
Construction
Study reveals essential role of circular economy in net-zero goals
By
Savannah Coombe
| 12 August 2022 |
UKGBC: The construction industry would benefit from more consistent measurement of circular practices
concrete
Materials Processing Institute leads £6.5m cement and steel project
By
Amelia Kelly
| 28 July 2022 |
Electricity may eliminate the carbon emissions associated with cement and steel production
biomass
European Parliament calls for better regulation of energy from biomass
By
Amelia Kelly
| 13 July 2022 |
The measures aim to reduce distortion of the raw material market and environmental impacts
HWRC
LARAC: Defra claims in DIY waste consultation are ‘misleading’
By
Emma Love
| 21 June 2022 |
In a statement, the organisation said that removing charges for household DIY wastes will see taxpayers absorb the costs
Circular Lighting Live
Recolight announces Circular Lighting Live event
By
Emma Love
| 25 May 2022 |
The event aims to bring together stakeholders to share insights on the future of the industry
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
HWRC
Government proposes end to DIY waste charges
By
Emma Love
| 11 April 2022 |
LARAC has warned that this moves away from the polluter pays principle, shifting costs to the taxpayer
Incinerator
IPCC report calls for critical climate action to achieve 1.5C
By
Emma Love
| 6 April 2022 |
The body says that ‘all sectors’ have options to ‘at least halve emissions by 2030’
Construction
EMF launches circular buildings toolkit
By
Emma Love
| 15 March 2022 |
The resource aims to create ‘a global bank of knowledge’ for the industry