News: 2023

Trade waste
Ward expands trade waste services
By
Resource
| 22 December 2023 |
The metal recycling and waste management firm has expanded its commercial, construction and demolition waste management offering.
Buy Nothing New
‘Buy Nothing New Month’ aims to tackle consumption behaviour
By
Josh Templeman
| 22 December 2023 |
Keep Britain Tidy campaign is challenging the UK public to purchase nothing new in January to raise awareness of how to live more sustainably
UK Battery Strategy
How the UK Battery Strategy will increase recycling of lithium-ion cells
By
Resource
| 22 December 2023 |
Government’s recently published vision to boost the domestic supply chain for lithium-ion batteries by 2030 highlights role of circular economy
carbon capture
UK Government announces plans to establish competitive carbon capture market
By
Josh Templeman
| 20 December 2023 |
The new strategy provides a roadmap towards developing the UK carbon capture, usage and storage industry by 2035.
Waste-derived fuel
£9m waste-derived fuel plant to open in N. Ireland
By
Josh Templeman
| 20 December 2023 |
Renovare Fuels facility will produce 2 million litres of biofuels a year using technology developed in conjunction with NASA and the US Department of Energy.
Sustainable packaging
Consumers call on beauty brands for more sustainable packaging
By
Josh Templeman
| 19 December 2023 |
A new survey from CleanHub has revealed that consumers believe that the beauty industry needs to actively reduce the amount of plastic packaging it uses.
recycled plastics
New standard aims to improve the quality of recycled plastics
By
Josh Templeman
| 18 December 2023 |
The standard has been developed by Cirplus, a European digital procurement platform for recycled plastics
Circular economy
ZWS launches Circularity Living Tracker to benchmark attitudes to tackling climate emergency
By
Josh Templeman
| 15 December 2023 |
First edition of Zero Waste Scotland’s annual index aims to gauge ‘attitudes, behaviours and barriers in all lifestyle areas relating to a circular economy’
Resources and Waste Strategy
FCC report says ‘lack of capacity’ in Defra contributing to delay in policies
By
Josh Templeman
| 15 December 2023 |
Updated ‘Mapping the Politics of Waste’ report analyses how factors such as devolution, an impending General Election, and differences in attitude to the environment between Labour and the Conservatives are impacting the industry. 
Plastic packaging use
RECOUP survey: Plastic packaging use and recycling collection rates fall for the first time
By
Josh Templeman
| 12 December 2023 |
New research has indicated a 70,000-tonne reduction in the total household plastic packaging being placed on the UK market.