News: 2022

Eye on the paper markets
Defining standards for paper and board
By
Dimitra Rappou
| 22 December 2022 |
Dimitra Rappou, the Confederation of Paper Industries, looks at updates from the paper industry
PPE Concrete
Worldwide Resource News Digest – December 2022
By
Resource
| 22 December 2022 |
Global stories of new innovation and legislation.
Dr Marcus Gover outgoing WRAP CEO
Outgoing CEO Marcus Gover on 15 years with WRAP
By
Charles Newman
| 21 December 2022 |
WRAP’s outgoing Chief Executive reflects on the organisation’s changing focus, his 15 years with the climate action NGO, and the vision for ‘WRAP 4.0’
Small WEEE items
‘Two fires a day’ from electrical waste prompts call for new WEEE collection services
By
Savannah Coombe
| 21 December 2022 |
BMRA calls for Defra to act as 700 fires in last 12 months linked to e-waste discarded in bins
Resea boat tackles plastic pollution in Indonesia
Novel plastic pollution solutions in Indonesia
By
Amelia Kelly
| 21 December 2022 |
Resea is tackling plastic pollution with innovative profit-for-purpose partnerships
Energy from Waste plant
Defra commits to halving residual waste per person by 2042
By
Savannah Coombe
| 20 December 2022 |
Legally binding target is part of UK’s COP15 pledge to slow the decline of biodiversity
Greyparrot AI
Greyparrot AI receives vote of confidence from Viridor and SUEZ
By
Greyparrot AI
| 20 December 2022 |
Greparrot is the leading provider of AI-powered waste analytics 
Collected plastic cutlery litter
Further bans on single-use plastics expected
By
Savannah Coombe
| 16 December 2022 |
Defra reported to be considering restrictions for plastic plates, cutlery, and polystyrene cups 
Harriet Lamb
Former Fairtrade CEO taking top job at WRAP
By
Savannah Coombe
| 15 December 2022 |
Lamb replaces Dr Marcus Gover who will leave at the end of this year
Waste collection Whitespace
Resource Round-Up 15/12/22 – Whitespace, Reconomy Group, and Philips
By
Amelia Kelly
| 15 December 2022 |
A round-up of news from the waste and resources industry, including Whitespace, Reconomy Group, and Philips