Statistics from the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) reveal that Scotland’s household recycling rate for 2018 has fallen by 0.8 per cent to 44.7 per cent, though the carbon impact of Scottish household waste has also fallen once again.
The fall in recycling rate from 45.5 per cent – the original reported figure was revised down from 45.6 per cent – means that Scottish household waste recycling has fallen for the first time since 2011, when the recycling rate was recorded... More
Enthusiasm to simplify the recycling instructions on packaging risks throwing the baby out with the bathwater, writes Simon Weston, Director of Raw Materials for the Confederation of Paper Industries.
Cans, cartons, glass – a report from think tank Green Alliance reveals why single-use alternatives to plastic water bottles are not as eco-friendly as people think.
New research from Tap Warehouse has revealed that only half of all bathroom packaging in the UK is recycled, accounting for 30-40 per cent of total landfill waste.
The European paper recycling rate has fallen by 0.8 per cent in 2018, largely due to a sizeable fall in exports of paper for recycling, according to the Confederation of European Paper Industries.
Paper coffee cups can have a lower carbon footprint than reusable cups, especially if they are recycled, according to life cycle research commissioned by packaging manufacturer Huhtamaki.
Viridor has won the contract to process East Sussex County Council’s dry mixed recyclables for an initial three years, with the option to extend for a further four.
Key stakeholders from across the packaging supply chain have written to Environment Secretary Michael Gove to outline their priorities for the next stage of delivery of the Resources and Waste Strategy.
On-the-go recycling campaigns will be launched in Swansea and Edinburgh after a trailblazing project in Leeds, led by charity Hubbub, has reported strong results.
Waste management company Biffa has called on the government to recommend the separate collection of paper and card from households in addition to food waste in its eventual core materials collection model.
Wiltshire Council’s carton recycling has increased to five million cartons collected in the last eight months since kerbside carton collections were introduced.
Cup collection and recycling service Simply Cups is set to expand its coverage into the Netherlands and Belgium from June in a bid to capture the 4.5 billion cups used in the two countries every year.
Coffee chain Starbucks and environmental charity Hubbub have come together to launch The Cup Fund, which will see grants going to at least 10 large-scale cup recycling projects.
Glasgow Fort and Buchanan Galleries have given their support to Cup Movement in Glasgow, the first initiative of its kind in Scotland to stop single-use cups from going to landfill or ending up being littered.
The HERU (Home Energy Resource Unit), a new domestic waste disposal appliance found to be less impactful in terms of CO2 emissions than more traditional waste collection methods by environmental consultants Ricardo Energy and Environment, has gone out for technical trials this month.
Some of the UK’s biggest disposable coffee cup retailers, recyclers and producers, including Frugalpac, have teamed up for the Cup Movement, a new recycling and reduction scheme in Scotland.
The Confederation of Paper Industries has launched OUR PAPER, a new initiative supporting councils to improve the quality and quantity of paper and card separately collected for recycling.
Coffee cups are notoriously difficult to recycle, and many believe it is better to use alternative materials rather than focus on expensive recycling solutions. But just how environmentally friendly and how much easier to recycle are biodegradable cups?
