Rob Cole
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Articles by Rob Cole

City of London
Do binmen dream of electric vehicles?
By
Rob Cole
| 29 April 2021 |
Rob Cole reports on the introduction of electric waste vehicles in the City of London 
An image of data
Powering change through data
By
Rob Cole
| 27 April 2020 |
For councils, identifying and targeting problematic waste areas and targeting interventions to these places is an ongoing challenge. Rob Cole looks at how three local authorities are using data to generate change
Image of cans and bottles in a bin
Scottish Government unveils deposit return scheme design
By
Rob Cole
| 9 May 2019 |
Drinks containers made from aluminium, steel, glass and PET plastic will now carry a 20 pence deposit in Scotland as part of the Scottish Government’s new deposit return scheme.
New £4m MRF opens in Bristol Image: JMP UK
New £4m MRF opens in Bristol
By
Rob Cole
| 11 April 2019 |
A £4-million Materials Recovery Facility has been opened in Bristol by local waste management company ETM Recycling, increasing capacity to 150,000 tonnes of waste a year.
A fire at an unpermitted site operated by Averies
Wiltshire waste site operator fined £200k for illegal operations
By
Rob Cole
| 21 March 2019 |
A Wiltshire-based man has been fined £200,000 for illegal waste operations at a number of waste sites, two of which were the locations of serious fires.
Dsposal's Developer Georgios Rovolis, CEO Tom Passmore and COO Sophie Walker
Dsposal wins £80k government waste crime contract
By
Rob Cole
| 20 February 2019 |
Manchester-based compliance start-up Dsposal has been awarded a contract worth £80,000 to develop a smart waste tracking system to combat waste crime across the UK.
OPRL celebrates its first 10 years
OPRL celebrates its first 10 years
By
Rob Cole
| 12 February 2019 |
The On-Pack Recycling Label (OPRL) scheme is celebrating 10 years since its foundation in 2009 with the aim of engaging consumers more actively in recycling through simple visual cues on packaging.
Education pilot doubles amount of food waste collected in Ireland
Education pilot in Ireland doubles amount of food waste collected
By
Rob Cole
| 7 February 2019 |
Households in the Irish town of Sligo have more than doubled the amount of organic waste collected for recycling following a year-long consumer awareness programme.
Rags against the machine
Rags against the machine
By
Rob Cole
| 3 January 2019 |
Thefts of textile banks and their contents this year have cost the recycling industry and charities hundreds of thousands of pounds – so what are companies doing to combat the problem? Rob Cole finds out.
European Commission waters down WEEE repair proposals
European Commission waters down WEEE repair proposals
By
Rob Cole
| 7 December 2018 |
The European Commission has been accused of abandoning plans to make it easier to repair popular electrical consumer products under pressure from industry lobby groups, despite public support for better repair opportunities.