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NHS launches new waste management framework

The ‘Sustainable Healthcare and Recycling and Waste Management’ framework was launched today (2 November), in collaboration with Barts Health NHS Trust, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust and  Bolton NHS Foundation Trust alongside a range of suppliers of waste manage

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Clothing retail partnerships helping to sustain the planet

SATCoL’s Corporate Donations scheme enables brands to donate excess, returned and faulty stock - diverting items away from waste and supporting the circular economy

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Circular construction in London could save 3.5 per cent of UK emissions

London should become the world’s circular construction capital, says a new report from construction firm Mace

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Defossilisation versus decarbonisation
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Dr Jen Vanderhoven
| 12 October 2023 |
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Defossilisation versus decarbonisation. What’s in a word? When it comes to climate change, a lot. Three gigatons of greenhouse gas emissions a year, to be precise.
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Solutions for recycling plastic bottle caps
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Kate Nicholson
| 14 August 2023 |
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Governments and manufacturers around the world are looking at providing further clarity and simplicity to the process of recycling plastic bottle caps
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The Furniture Recycling Group announces alternative to mattress recycling
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Jack Randall
| 19 July 2023 |
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The Furniture Recycling Group has announced the launch of a new mattress recycling service that will allow lightly-used mattresses to be sanitised and resold 
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Material Focus sees full repayment of Covid e-waste treatment loans
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Jack Randall
| 13 July 2023 |
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Material Focus has seen the repayment of nearly £2 million in loans, which it has called a ‘testament to the resilience of electrical waste facilities’
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New EU batteries regulation step towards ‘climate-neutrality’
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Jack Randall
| 12 July 2023 |
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Industry association RECHARGE says it will support policymakers in shaping secondary acts of  legislation, seeking to make batteries more sustainable at every point in the supply chain
New balls please: what happens to the 300 million tennis balls discarded every year?
New balls please: what happens to the one billion tennis balls used each year?
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Jennifer McDowall
| 10 July 2023 |
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This week sees the end of The Wimbledon Championship, but what happens to all those used tennis balls once the tournament is over?
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Defra's 'culture of delay' in spotlight after National Audit Office report
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Savannah Coombe
| 30 June 2023 |
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Damning NAO report highlights Government’s lack of meaningful progress since publishing Resources and Waste Strategy
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Vape wasteland: Looking beyond public health
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26 May 2023 |
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Resource looks at the impact of vapes and e-cigarettes on the environment and the challenges facing the industry in terms of legislation, behaviour change and vape recycling schemes
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What’s happening with ‘Persistent Organic Pollutants’ (aka POPs)?
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| 24 May 2023 |
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Resource looks at the background of the POPs restrictions and legislation
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Nothing left behind: Cost-effective solution for leftover mixed waste
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Savannah Coombe
| 13 April 2023 |
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Material Recovery and Biological Treatment-based approaches have been shown to be more cost-effective than incineration when it comes to treating leftover mixed waste
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Circular construction could reduce Scotland’s carbon footprint by 11.5 per cent
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Savannah Coombe
| 17 February 2023 |
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The 2022 Circularity Gap Report shows the built environment currently contributes to 50 per cent of country’s overall waste
Sorting residual waste ‘key to meeting EU’s Circular Economy Objectives’
Sorting residual waste ‘key to meeting EU’s Circular Economy Objectives’
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Resource
| 16 February 2023 |
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New report from ZWE and Reloop finds adoption of mixed waste sorting prior to landfill or EfW could reduce EU waste sector emissions by 25 per cent
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ZWE: Stop classifying energy-from-waste as ‘recovery’
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Savannah Coombe
| 25 January 2023 |
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A new study shows that greenhouse gas emissions from low-efficiency waste incineration are double that of natural gas generation 
Resea boat tackles plastic pollution in Indonesia
Novel plastic pollution solutions in Indonesia
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Amelia Kelly
| 21 December 2022 |
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Resea is tackling plastic pollution with innovative profit-for-purpose partnerships
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EU to introduce new laws around battery recycling
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Savannah Coombe
| 12 December 2022 |
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The new regulation aims to improve sustainability throughout the life cycle of batteries
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WRA: Drax Panorama investigation shows ‘importance of using domestic waste wood’
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Alice Lang
| 4 October 2022 |
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The BBC production investigated foreign biomass fuel sourcing by the Drax power station
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Growing demand for waste wood increases the search for alternative fuels
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Kjetil Vikingstad
| 30 September 2022 |
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Geminor’s CEO explores impacts on waste wood prices, and the need for alternative fuels for energy recovery
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New initiative to commercialise continuous carbon fibre reclamation
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Alice Lang
| 21 September 2022 |
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The NCC aims to bring a tested recycling process to industry within three years
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Incinerator residue piloted as low-carbon cement component
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Alice Lang
| 21 September 2022 |
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Using incinerator residues, the alternative will cut costs and lower carbon emissions for construction
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New project aims to commercialise holistic recycling processes for lithium batteries
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Alice Lang
| 15 September 2022 |
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LiBinfinity Project will develop a mechanico-hydrometallurgical process to maximise the recyclability of lithium-ion cells
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