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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

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.
Most collection services now operating as normal, says survey
By
Lidia Creech
| 29 July 2020 |
The latest ADEPT survey finds most waste collection services are now returning to normal after Covid-19.
A New Earth Solutions facility in Avonmouth.
New Earth Solutions wins six-year Dorset waste contract
By
Lidia Creech
| 7 July 2020 |
Waste management company New Earth Solutions has been awarded a six-year deal to treat Dorset Council’s residual waste.
ARC plant
Geminor signs contract to provide low-carbon RDF
By
Lidia Creech
| 1 July 2020 |
Resource management company Geminor has signed a contract with Danish energy-from-waste company ARC to provide low-carbon refuse-derived fuel to the Copenhagen region.
The planned refurbishment for the 'living wall' in the City of London.
City of London recycling to be part of riverside refurbishment
By
Lidia Creech
| 23 June 2020 |
Planning permission is in place for a five-storey ‘living wall’ made from recycled drinks cans on the banks of London’s River Thames.
Recycling disruption increases as councils plan to open HWRCs
Recycling disruption increases as councils plan to open HWRCs
By
Becky Goodall
| 6 May 2020 |
Almost half of councils have plans to reopen their Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs) within the next two weeks, according to the latest Covid-19 local authority impacts survey, while recycling collections have experienced a slight increase in disruption. 
A household waste and recycling centre
HWRCs considered non-essential by local authorities in SUEZ poll
By
Becky Goodall
| 20 April 2020 |
A poll by SUEZ recycling and recovery UK during a webinar has found that no local authority representatives found a trip to a Household Waste and Recycling Centre (HWRC) an ‘essential trip’ for householders during the Covid-19 pandemic.
An image of plastic packaging waste
Government ‘treating symptoms, not cause’ of plastic pollution, says Green Alliance
By Resource |
10 March 2020 |
A new report from think tank Green Alliance has criticised the government’s plastics policy for ‘failing to deal with the root of the problem’.
An image of battery waste
UK misses battery collection target
By
Imogen Benson
| 10 March 2020 |
New figures from the Environment Agency (EA) have revealed that the UK has missed its battery collection target by 258 tonnes. 
Repairing an electronic item
Repair Café Conference to launch new Carbon Calculator
By
Imogen Benson
| 5 March 2020 |
A ‘Repair Café Carbon Calculator’ is set to be previewed at the UK’s first Repair Café Conference on 12 March in Farnham, Surrey.
Norwegian owners secure full ownership of Geminor group
News in Brief – 02/03/20
By
Imogen Benson
| 2 March 2020 |
A round-up of news from the waste and resources industry, including Cawleys Waste Management, Geminor, Peterborough Household Recycling Centre, Devise.Marketing and DS Smith. 
Wheelabrator Harewood incinerator plans scrapped
Wheelabrator Harewood incinerator plans scrapped
By
Imogen Benson
| 21 February 2020 |
Wheelabrator Technologies has scrapped plans to develop an energy-from-waste (EfW) facility in Hampshire’s Test Valley.
A 3D image of the Drakelow plant
Contract signed for Drakelow EfW plant
By
Imogen Benson
| 21 February 2020 |
Energy company Vital Energi has signed a contract to develop a new energy-from-waste (EfW) plant in Drakelow, near Burton Upon Trent.
The Reuse Network Social Impact Report 2019
3.7 million items reused in 2019, says Reuse Network
By
Imogen Benson
| 19 February 2020 |
The Reuse Network has published its 2019 Social Impact Report, revealing that its member  organisations reused 3.7 million furniture and electrical items in 2019. 
A volunteer fixing an item at a repair café
UK repair cafés to take part in nationwide Big Fix event
By
Imogen Benson
| 11 February 2020 |
75 repair cafés around the country will be running simultaneous community events as part of the UK’s largest nationwide repair project this Saturday.  
Illegal tyre waste at the former Byass Works site in Port Talbot.
Port Talbot site cleared of illegal waste tyres
By
Becky Goodall
| 20 January 2020 |
10,000 illegally dumped waste tyres have been cleared from a site in Port Talbot after Natural Resources Wales used enforcement powers against the landowner.
An image of nappy waste
AHP recycling project launches in Wales
By
Imogen Benson
| 13 January 2020 |
A new project has been established to help Welsh local authorities develop treatment and recycling solutions for absorbent hygiene product (AHP) waste.
A set of Christmas crackers
How to choose sustainable Christmas crackers
By
Imogen Benson
| 18 December 2019 |
Environmental campaign group Friends of the Earth and savings site VoucherCodes.co.uk have assessed the sustainability of Christmas crackers from a range of high-street retailers.