Recycling

DRS will be introduced by 2020, Gove tells MPs
DRS will be introduced by 2020, Gove tells MPs

The government hopes to launch a new Environmental Protection Act, which will include legislation for a deposit return scheme (DRS), at the start of the next Parliamentary session in 2019, Environment Secretary Michael Gove has told MPs.

European Parliament votes through Circular Economy Package
European Parliament votes through Circular Economy Package

One of the final hurdles in ratifying new European circular economy legislation has been cleared as the European Parliament votes through the Circular Economy Package, fixing a 65 per cent recycling target for 2035. 

Clothes recycling app has designs on textile circularity
Clothes recycling app has designs on textile circularity

reGAIN, the UK’s first app for the recycling of unwanted clothing, has been launched today (18 April) as research claims 73 per cent of consumers no longer wear up to half of the items of clothing they own.

Advetec targets plastic digestion with £600k of R&D investment
Advetec targets plastic digestion with £600k of R&D investment
By
Advetec
| 17 April 2018 |
Organic waste treatment specialist Advetec has announced it will be investing £600,000 in new laboratories and staff in order to expand its operations and target the digestion of plastic waste.
Ward opens new dock facility to increase metal exports
Ward opens new dock facility to increase metal exports
By
Ward
| 16 April 2018 |
Ward has opened a new dedicated deep sea export dock facility at Associated British Ports in Immingham, to further expand its metal export business.
Veolia launches online organic waste marketplace
Veolia launches online organic waste marketplace
By
Rob Cole
| 16 April 2018 |
Waste management company Veolia has launched a new BioTrading website allowing businesses access to an online marketplace to buy and sell organics resources.
H&M makes progress towards circular model
H&M makes progress towards circular model
By
Rob Cole
| 13 April 2018 |
Fashion retail giant H&M has revealed that 35 per cent of the materials used by the company in 2017 were recycled or sustainably-sourced materials in its new Sustainability Report 2017.
Bryson Recycling initiative raises £16k for charity
Bryson Recycling initiative raises £16k for charity
By
Rob Cole
| 12 April 2018 |
Three Northern Irish businesses have helped raise £16,000 for charity thanks to a unique recycling initiative run by Bryson Recycling.
Barking to reduce bins by 98 per cent with underground waste system
Barking to reduce bins by 98 per cent with underground waste system
By
Kate Dickinson
| 11 April 2018 |
Barking Riverside London, a new housing development on the River Thames, will soon boast an Envac automated underground bin system, the UK’s largest, when it launches in 2019.
Mick George Ltd adds Cambridgeshire Constabulary to clients
Mick George Ltd adds Cambridgeshire Constabulary to clients
By
Rob Cole
| 11 April 2018 |
Waste management company Mick George Ltd has secured an agreement with Cambridgeshire Constabulary as it adds another emergency service authority to its list of commercial waste clients.
No increase in recycling rates without funding reform, says LARAC
No increase in recycling rates without funding reform, says LARAC
By
Rob Cole
| 11 April 2018 |
A new policy paper from LARAC, released today (11 April), calls on the government to introduce direct charging for household waste collections and PRN reform to increase recycling and tackle the funding crisis crippling UK local authorities.
ESA urges councils to rethink bringing waste services in-house
ESA urges councils to rethink bringing waste services in-house
By
Rob Cole
| 10 April 2018 |
The ESA has launched a campaign to promote the use of outsourcing by councils as a way to make cost savings and drive innovation in waste service delivery.
Thurrock strikes called off after Unite reaches agreement with council
Thurrock strikes called off after Unite reaches agreement with council
By
Rob Cole
| 6 April 2018 |
Strike action involving 65 waste workers in Thurrock council has been called off after the management made concessions on the use of ‘big brother style’ cameras.
Suffolk loses £550,000 a year due to poor recycling
Suffolk loses £550,000 a year due to poor recycling
By
Kate Dickinson
| 6 April 2018 |
The cost of contaminated recycling has been brought into sharp relief by Suffolk County Council, which has reported losses of £550,000 a year due to people putting recycling in the wrong bins. 
Unilever trials circular technique for PET plastic recycling
Unilever trials circular technique for PET plastic recycling
By
Kate Dickinson
| 4 April 2018 |
A new method of recycling PET plastic is being trialled by global consumer goods company Unilever, PET producer Indorama Ventures and Dutch startup Ioniqa, with the aim of eventually recycling all waste PET back into high grade food packaging.
Recolight welcomes revised WEEE collection targets for lighting
Recolight welcomes revised WEEE collection targets for lighting
By
Rob Cole
| 4 April 2018 |
Waste electronic and electrical equipment (WEEE) compliance scheme for the lighting industry Recolight has welcomed Defra’s higher national target for waste lamp recycling in 2018.
Mick George Ltd confirms waste contract with Bedfordshire Fire Service
Mick George Ltd confirms waste contract with Bedfordshire Fire Service
By
Rob Cole
| 3 April 2018 |
Construction waste business Mick George Ltd has announced it has come to an agreement with Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service to collect waste from each of its 14 operating locations across Bedfordshire.
Unite workers in Thurrock to strike over concerns with council’s waste management
Unite workers in Thurrock to strike over concerns with council’s waste management
By
Rob Cole
| 29 March 2018 |
Waste workers employed by Thurrock council are set to strike from 12 April in a dispute caused by what has been dubbed the ‘rubbish management’ of the council’s waste collection service.
Can you recycle plant pots?
Can you recycle plant pots?
By
Kate Dickinson
| 29 March 2018 |
A national plant pot take-back scheme has been launched by the Horticultural Trade Association (HTA), which will enable its members to send trays and pots for recycling, but why do the items prove problematic for local authorities?
Industry says DRS must form part of wider waste strategy
Industry says DRS must form part of wider waste strategy
By
Kate Dickinson
| 28 March 2018 |
The announcement this morning (28 March) of plans to introduce a deposit return scheme for drinks containers in England has been hailed as a victory by plastics pollution campaigners, though many within the waste and resources industry have called for caution regarding implementation.
Government to introduce deposit return scheme in England this year
Government to introduce deposit return scheme in England this year
By
Rob Cole
| 28 March 2018 |
A deposit return scheme for drinks containers will be introduced in England later this year subject to the results of a consultation, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs confirmed today (28 March).
UK coffee cup waste to rise a third by 2030
UK coffee cup waste to rise a third by 2030
By
Rob Cole
| 26 March 2018 |
The UK is set to throw away a third more single-use coffee cups by 2030, according to a new report by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and Eunomia Research & Consulting, which predicts the UK’s total plastic waste will increase by 20 per cent.
The grass is greener: FIFA promotes recycling of artificial football pitches
The grass is greener: FIFA promotes recycling of artificial football pitches
By
Kate Dickinson
| 23 March 2018 |
FIFA is taking steps to make football more sustainable, starting with the pitches: the organisation has recently recycled the artificial turf at its Zurich headquarters and hopes that others will follow suit.