Recovery

Paul Davidson
Addressing the plastics recycling challenge at UKRI
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Old batteries
Zero Waste Scotland reminds public to recycle old batteries

The advice follows a survey in which 25 per cent of respondents admitted to recycling batteries incorrectly

Houses of Parliament
MPs look to green sector for post-Covid recovery

The Environmental Audit Committee calls for green job creation and net-zero commitments to be put at the centre of the UK’s economic recovery

Beverage containers
MPs begin inquiry into future DRS
By
Patrick Jowett
| 16 February 2021 |
The Environmental Audit Committee has launched an inquiry into introducing deposit return schemes in England
EfW plant
Invest in new EfW facilities ‘only when needed’, says CEWEP
By
Patrick Jowett
| 10 February 2021 |
The CEWEP advises the need for new EfW facilities should depend on the amount of unavoidable non-recyclable waste that society produces
Crayford MRF
35,000 tonnes of recycling processed by Viridor’s Crayford MRF last month
By
Patrick Jowett
| 9 February 2021 |
Dry mixed recycling was up 6.8 per cent compared to last January at Viridor's Crayford MRF, with notable increases in fibre and glass recycling
Overwood EfW
Viridor proposes new EfW plant in Scotland
By
Fiona Binns
| 8 February 2021 |
Viridor has put forward proposals for a multimillion-pound EfW facility in South Lanarkshire, Scotland
Veolia announces latest carbon capture technology in UK EfWs
By
Patrick Jowett
| 4 February 2021 |
The company expects this technology to contribute towards lowering carbon emissions and reaching net-zero targets
Person using computer
Stockport Council to tackle digital exclusion with device loan scheme
By
Lidia Creech
| 3 February 2021 |
The Council is partnering with organisations Digiknow Alliance, Renewal North West and Amshire IT Support to bring free digital devices to digitally excluded citizens
Crayford MRF
Rochford Council extends recycling contract with Viridor
By
Lidia Creech
| 1 February 2021 |
The local authority has signed an 18-month contract with waste management company Viridor
Skelton Grange plant
SUEZ to supply Wheelabrator plants with 500,000 tonnes of residual waste
By
Lidia Creech
| 27 January 2021 |
The two companies have partnered to sign four long-term residual waste supply contracts
A plastic recycling conveyor belt
Artificial intelligence-led MRF gains planning permission in the Midlands
By
Fiona Binns
| 21 January 2021 |
City planners have awarded planning permission to a regional recycling plant in Coventry that uses artificial intelligence to process recycling
Elliot Colburn MP
Beddington Lane ‘dumping ground’ of South London due to incinerator presence
By
Lidia Creech
| 14 January 2021 |
Sutton identified as the ‘dumping ground of south London’ as six MPs debated the impact of Energy from Waste on recycling rates in Parliament yesterday
Biomass wood recycling
Veolia announces new facility for wood recycling
By
Lidia Creech
| 4 January 2021 |
Waste management company new facility in Runcorn will increase wood processing capacity by 50,000 tonnes
Ben Brown
2021 to herald biggest change in biowaste market in recent years
By
Lidia Creech
| 23 December 2020 |
With mandatory food waste collections now on the horizon decisions need to be made about collection and treatment. WRM Director Ben Brown considers what this means for the coming year
Cross-industry group announces plan to boost black plastic packaging recycling
£26 million from UKRI for plastic packaging projects
By
Lidia Creech
| 23 December 2020 |
The funding comes as part of the Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging Challenge to improve the consumer and retailer packaging supply chain
Protos facility in Ellesmere Port
Biffa completes financial close on Cheshire EfW facility
By
Lidia Creech
| 2 December 2020 |
The Protos facility near Ellesmere Port will cost Biffa and partners around £335 million
Recycling in a bin
Northern Ireland’s recycling rate increases to over 50 per cent
By
Lidia Creech
| 27 November 2020 |
The latest figures from DAERA reveal that over 50 per cent of the 998,985 tonnes of local authority collected waste in 2019/20 was sent for recycling
Kerbside recycling collection in Wales
Wales exceeds 64 per cent recycling target for 2019/20
By
Lidia Creech
| 27 November 2020 |
Wales remains in first place for recycling rates, according to the Government’s latest waste statistics
EWWR 2020 logo
European Week of Waste Reduction launches for 12th year
By Resource |
20 November 2020 |
The week will run from 21-29 November and entail a range of awareness-raising events
Altens East recovery facility
SUEZ wins contracts with Aberdeenshire and Highland Councils
By
Lidia Creech
| 18 November 2020 |
SUEZ has announced two short-term municipal agreements with local authorities in Northern Scotland.
EfW plant
XR calls for Prime Minister to decarbonise waste sector
By
Lidia Creech
| 16 November 2020 |
Climate activist group Extinction Rebellion has joined a coalition calling on the Government to decarbonise the waste sector, highlighting ways in which the UK could reduce its reliance on energy-from-waste and meet its net-zero target of 2050.
Tim Gent
The PRN system is ripe for reform, not replacement
By
Tim Gent
| 13 November 2020 |
Replacing the PRN system with an ‘all-in’ deposit return scheme is not the answer for glass, says Recresco director Tim Gent