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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

Polystyrene
First advanced polystyrene recycling plant in Europe announced
By
Kai Malloy
| 29 November 2021 |
The Swindon facility will see INEOS Styrolution and Recycling Technologies collaborate
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’
Critical raw material mining
Report outlines circular strategy for critical raw materials
By
Kai Malloy
| 23 November 2021 |
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
Becky Goodall
| 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
Becky Goodall
| 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
Becky Goodall
| 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?