News

Waste collection
Bedfordshire pauses food waste collections to clear garden refuse backlognew
By
Kai Malloy
| 6 hours ago |
Central Bedfordshire Council will redeploy food waste workers due to the ongoing national HGV driver shortage
Environmental policy
SUEZ survey reveals lack of environmental policy across UK businessesnew
By
Kai Malloy
| 8 hours ago |
The research revealed a disconnect between the awareness of ESG approaches and policy implementation
Soft plastic
Lidl announces plans to reduce plastic wastenew
By
Kai Malloy
| 11 hours ago |
The plans include introducing compostable produce bags and a soft plastics collection trial
SUEZ
SUEZ reveals social value results for 2020
By
Kai Malloy
| 16 September 2021 |
The recycling company has seen its generated social value increase from £1.55 billion in 2019 to £1.99 billion in 2020
Circular economy
SYSTEMIQ releases circular economy report ahead of Climate Week
By Resource |
16 September 2021 |
The systems change company published the document with the aid of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation
Meat waste
WRAP releases report on meat waste reduction
By
Kai Malloy
| 15 September 2021 |
The report summarises the results of WRAP’s Meat in a Net Zero World initiative, pointing to where further changes could be made
Morrisons Zero-waste Stores
Morrisons announces launch of first ‘zero-waste’ stores
By
Kai Malloy
| 15 September 2021 |
The supermarket is conducting the trial across six Edinburgh locations, to be rolled out nationally if successful
Loop Tesco
15/09/21 - Business in Brief
By Resource |
15 September 2021 |
A round-up of business news from the resource and waste management sectors
Karen Fisher
WRAP appoints new Head of Climate Action Strategy
By
Kai Malloy
| 14 September 2021 |
Karen Fisher has been with WRAP for eight years, working in the field of food systems sustainability for over two decades
Waste collection
South London councils burn recycling waste amidst HGV shortage
By
Emma Love
| 13 September 2021 |
Councils in Sutton, Merton and Croydon have been sending recycling waste for incineration
Flexible plastics
Eurokey announces UK’s first ‘supermarket sorting line’
By
Kai Malloy
| 13 September 2021 |
The Reconomy-run recycling company will use the infrastructure to recover and recycle film and flexible plastics from the supermarket sector
Smoke emitting from a chimney
Irish climate progress is ‘significant’ but ‘too slow’, says Friends of the Earth
By
Emma Love
| 13 September 2021 |
The charity has reviewed environmental progress in the Republic of Ireland, awarding the Government a C+
EA guidance
Environment Agency urges sports industry to combat plastic waste
By
Kai Malloy
| 13 September 2021 |
The Environment Agency has presented the sector with advice regarding the reduction of avoidable plastic refuse
Takeaway food in a white clubzero box
Business in Brief – 10/09/21
By
Emma Love
| 10 September 2021 |
A roundup of news from the waste and resource management sectors
EU flags in Brussels
PlasticsEurope welcomes mandatory EU recycled content target
By
Emma Love
| 10 September 2021 |
The trade association supports the European Commission’s proposed revision to the PPWD
Coffee cups in bin
Coffee cups could be reused in composite building materials
By
Emma Love
| 9 September 2021 |
Australian research has found that powder made from the recycled material could replace fine aggregate
OPRL label
OPRL launches petition for Government to standardise recycling labels
By
Emma Love
| 9 September 2021 |
The organisation is urging against proposals to allow businesses to determine label design
Marine plastic
Plastic pollution to cost society $7.1 trillion by 2040
By
Emma Love
| 8 September 2021 |
In a new report, environmental group WWF has calculated the total lifecycle costs of plastic
Lee Marshall
LARAC CEO to head policy and external affairs at CIWM
By
Emma Love
| 7 September 2021 |
Lee Marshall will join CIWM as its new Policy and External Affairs Director in December
Clean aluminium at Centro Rottami
Collaboration between firms sees Italian aluminium recycling levels increase
By
Kai Malloy
| 7 September 2021 |
The increases owes to a collaboration between Centro Rottami, Indinvest LT and TOMRA