Kate Dickinson
Kate Dickinson
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Deputy Editor
kate.dickinson@resourcemedia.co.uk
0117 907 4107

Kate joined Resource Media in September 2017 as an Editorial Assistant after completing a degree in English literature at the University of Bristol, before progressing to Deputy Editor in summer 2018. Away from Resource, she moonlights as an illustrator and designer. 

Articles by Kate Dickinson

Plastic bag floating underwater
$1bn alliance launched to end plastic waste
By
Kate Dickinson
| 18 January 2019 |
More than 25 international companies, including Shell, Veolia, Suez and Procter & Gamble, have launched a new partnership to tackle plastic waste.
Go Plant Fleet Service secures £25m Harrow deal
Go Plant Fleet Services secures £25m Harrow deal
By
Kate Dickinson
| 16 January 2019 |
Go Plant Fleet Services has landed a major contract in Harrow to provide refuse collection vehicles for the council.
Volunteers with food redistribution charity Fareshare
Defra opens £5m food redistribution fund
By
Kate Dickinson
| 15 January 2019 |
The first round of government funding has opened for food redistribution organisations across the UK.
Instructions for disposal on a compostable wrapper
Guardian switches to compostable wrappers
By
Kate Dickinson
| 14 January 2019 |
The Guardian has become the first national newspaper to be delivered in a compostable wrapper, but there is confusion over whether the material can be disposed of in food waste bins.
Enva doubles capacity through acquisition and investment
Enva doubles capacity through acquisition and investment
By
Kate Dickinson
| 10 January 2019 |
Recycling and resource recovery business Enva has doubled its capacity through investment in its new facility, previously owned by Blue Sky Plastics.
University of Sheffield to lead £3.6m circular economy project
University of Sheffield to lead £3.6m circular economy project
By
Kate Dickinson
| 10 January 2019 |
A new EU project led by the University of Sheffield is hoping to facilitate Europe’s transition towards a circular economy.
Householders could face £400 fine for fly-tipping
Householders could face £400 fine for fly-tipping
By
Kate Dickinson
| 8 January 2019 |
A new fixed penalty notice has come into force for householders who don’t use a licensed waste carrier and whose waste ends up being fly-tipped. 
Barrels of Plaxx, the product created by Recycling Technologies from waste plastics
New ‘all-plastic’ recycling facility in the pipeline for Swindon
By
Kate Dickinson
| 7 January 2019 |
Plastics reprocessing company Recycling Technologies has announced a new partnership with Swindon Borough Council to develop a ‘first in England’ advanced plastics recycling facility.
South Korea latest country to ban single-use plastic bags
South Korea latest country to ban single-use plastic bags
By
Kate Dickinson
| 3 January 2019 |
The South Korean Government has banned single-use plastic bags, with potential fines of over £2,000 for businesses that do not comply with the new rules.
Cosmetics: A beautiful waste
Cosmetics: A beautiful waste
By
Kate Dickinson
| 3 January 2019 |
The use of cosmetics has become an indelible part of our everyday routines, and so too has the waste that comes with it. Just what is the extent of the beauty industry’s throwaway culture and can it be changed? Kate Dickinson investigates.