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Recovery

Single-use vapes
Vape wasteland: Looking beyond public health

According to Material Focus, two vapes are disposed of in the UK every second. The number of people vaping worldwide is predicted to have reached a record high having risen from seven million in 2011 to 55 million in 2021.

Soft furnishing furniture couch sofa armchair
What’s happening with ‘Persistent Organic Pollutants’ (aka POPs)?

Local Authorities across the UK are struggling with the recent change in regulation around the disposal of items containing persistent organic pollutants (POPs). Resource looks at the background of the restrictions and what might happen next

MRBT Zero Waste Europe
Nothing left behind: Cost-effective solution for leftover mixed waste

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
Energy-from-waste incinerator
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
Kjetil Vikingstad
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
KIT lab
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
scrap metals
New rare earth metals recycling plant to open in Birmingham
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Alice Lang
| 14 September 2022 |
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The facility will pilot a hydrogen-based process for reforming valuable magnets 
 IMECHE report waste hierarchy
Mechanical engineers urge ‘radical rethink’ of UK waste hierarchy
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Alice Lang
| 6 September 2022 |
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An update report calls for ‘Waste as a Resource’ approach to climate change mitigation
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SUEZ to submit application for an anaerobic digestion facility in Lancashire
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Alice Lang
| 5 September 2022 |
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The facility would be an addition to SUEZ’s existing resource recovery park
SRF Plant
Re-Gen starts construction on £30 million Resource Recovery Park
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Amelia Kelly
| 5 September 2022 |
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The park will accommodate the manufacturing of solid recovered fuel and provide 300 jobs
Birdseye of renew hub
Manchester reuse centre hits major milestone in first year
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Alice Lang
| 2 September 2022 |
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The Renew Hub has resold more than 50,000 preloved items since July 2021
Food waste at Boomtown and Eco site
Business in Brief – 01/09/22
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Alice Lang
| 1 September 2022 |
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A round-up of news from the waste and resources industry.
SAS White Cliffs Dover
‘The Dirty Dozen’: Surfers Against Sewage reveals top UK coastal and river polluters
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Savannah Coombe
| 25 August 2022 |
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Companies responsible for 70 per cent of recovered packaging waste include Coca-Cola and Tesco
Teeside
Tees Valley EfW project shortlisted for BEIS CCS funding
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Emma Love
| 15 August 2022 |
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The project will enter a ‘due diligence’ process prior to funding negotiations and governmental approval
Boat motor
Suzuki rolls out microplastic collection device for motors
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Amelia Kelly
| 12 August 2022 |
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The technology allows boats to collect material between 10 and 30 cm from the water surface
Earth Overshoot day 2022
Earth Overshoot Day arrives just one day earlier than that of 2021
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Alice Lang
| 28 July 2022 |
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Ecuador calls for ‘concrete joint action’ as humanity continues to overstretch natural resources
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