News: August 2024

Lucy Hughes holding MarinaTex sheet
CIWM announces winners of Circular Economy Innovators Fund
By Resource |
29 August 2024 |
Loom, Maconda Solutions, MarinaTex, The Little Loop, Velorim and WEEE Scotland to each receive £10K marketing and communications support
Empty glass bottles in container
WRAP and British Glass reveals roadmap to 90 per cent glass recycling target
By
Beth Jones
| 29 August 2024 |
Research suggests that two-steam or multi-stream approach to household collections and investment in communications will result in higher glass recycling rates
Baled waste illegally deposited at Heald Top Farm, Lancashire
Gang convicted for causing £3.2M damage operating illegal waste dumping sites
By
Beth Jones
| 29 August 2024 |
Environment Agency investigation sees three individuals plead guilty for abandoning 26,000 tonnes of waste
Body camera on hi vis vest
Body cameras introduced for Renfrewshire recycling centre workers
By
Beth Jones
| 28 August 2024 |
Concerns about ‘abuse’ from public lead to new safety measures for employees
Excavator bucket in pile of construction waste
European Commission puts forward end-of-waste standards for construction and demolition
By
Beth Jones
| 28 August 2024 |
New research report identifies potential quality protocols for key materials such as aggregates, concrete, fired clay bricks and gypsum
Hemswell Biogas Lincolnshire plant
BioteCH4 contracted to recycle Lincolnshire food waste
By
Beth Jones
| 28 August 2024 |
Anaerobic Digestion operator partners with Lincolnshire County Council to capture 50,000 tonnes of food waste
Single-use coffee cups in garbage bin
Scottish Government launches consultation on single-use disposable cup charge
By
Beth Jones
| 22 August 2024 |
Research suggests proposed 25p fee on disposable cups would be enough to change 49 per cent of consumers behaviour 
Wind turbines in field
Upgraded old turbines offer solution to UK onshore wind goals
By
Beth Jones
| 21 August 2024 |
EMR Metals Recycling suggests incentivising repowering of ageing turbines to help meet 2030 targets
Environment Agency worker standing over waste filled plot of line
Environment Agency warns landowners of illegal waste dumping threat
By
Beth Jones
| 21 August 2024 |
Survey in 2023 finds that 85 per cent of landowners and farmers affected by some form fly-tipping
Truck transporting fats, oils and grease from kitchens to waste water treatment plant maanged by EcoClarity
EcoClarity technology achieving circular recovery of fats, oils and grease in wastewater
By Resource |
21 August 2024 |
Partnership with Serious Waste Management to tackle problematic waste has already avoided 47,000 of GHG emissions