Local governments and waste management companies have a wealth of digital technologies at their fingertips. Mark Abbas, Director of Business Development at cloud technology company AMCS, explains how smart approaches can be employed to improve waste collections efficiency and reduce CO2 emissions.
Behaviour change company Greenredeem has called on Defra to reconsider its plans to roll out a deposit return scheme (DRS) for single-use beverage containers and invest instead in convenient recycling solutions that create ‘sustained behaviour change’.
Over half of Household Waste and Recycling Centres (HWRCs) have now reopened, though with significant disruption, according to the latest Covid-19 local authority impacts survey, as the number of councils providing normal food waste and garden waste collection services increases.
Resource management company Viridor has announced it will work with Spanish chemical recycler Plastic Energy to return up to 30,000 tonnes of end of life plastic waste to the economy each year.
A new global waste standard has been released by the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) to enable companies to track their waste generation and encourage a shift towards sustainable business practices.
Sheffield City Council has implored members of the public to respect waste operatives at Household Waste and Recycling Centres (HWRCs) after reports of abuse have surfaced, warning they risk closure if abuse continues.
Scottish councils are planning to reopen Household Waste and Recycling Centres (HWRCs) on 1 June, according to the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA).
The plastics export sector has urged the government to increase financial support for companies, amid concerns over the impact of Covid-19 on supply chain operations.