Recycling

Ariel image of Plastipak Luxembourg site
Plastipak announces PET recycling expansion in Luxembourg

Plastics manufacturer and recycler Plastipak has completed its expansion of its manufacturing site in Bascharage, Luxembourg. The expansion will allow the plant to increase its annual production capacity of recycled polyethylene terephthalate (PET) by 136 per cent.

Person placing waste in bin
Behaviour Change becomes subsidiary of WRAP

The two organisations have partnered to develop public behaviour interventions

Coffee pods held in hands
Kerbside coffee pod recycling launched in Ipswich

Residents will be able to recycle both plastic and aluminum coffee pods with free collection bags offered by Podback 

Polystyrene
Polystyrene recycling rolled out at nine locations in Aberdeenshire
By
Emma Love
| 24 January 2022 |
The announcement follows the success of the local authority’s pilot service at three HRCs
Viridor Crayford MRF
Viridor sells Crayford MRF to N+P
By
Emma Love
| 20 January 2022 |
The plant receives around 330,000 tonnes of commingled recyclate from 27 local authorities
Biffa plastic recycling
Biffa to supply Esterform Packaging with recycled plastic
By
Emma Love
| 20 January 2022 |
The deal will see Biffa provide the company with a yearly 6,000 tonnes of the material
Plastic packaging
New plastic separation technology a ‘breakthrough’ for recycling process
By
Emma Love
| 11 January 2022 |
The model can differentiate between 12 types of plastic, many common in households
Veolia electric fleet
Veolia unveils plans to build electric vehicle battery recycling plant
By
Emma Love
| 10 January 2022 |
The company states that this is a ‘first step’ towards a sustainable supply chain for batteries
Defra
Defra progress report highlights impact of COVID-19
By
Emma Love
| 7 January 2022 |
England’s waste from household recycling fell from 45.5 to 44 per cent between 2019-2020
Christmas tree
How to waste less this Christmas
By
Emma Love
| 23 December 2021 |
Resource’s guide to reducing waste and recycling common festive items – trees, decorations, wrapping paper, and more.
Bin collectors
Coventry Christmas bin strike rescheduled for January
By
Kai Malloy
| 23 December 2021 |
Pop-up sites intended to deal with surplus waste will be affected alongside collections
Polytag DRS
73 per cent fully engaged in Welsh digital DRS pilot
By
Kai Malloy
| 16 December 2021 |
The full results of the trial demonstrate high rates of participation in Conwy
Polyester recycling
New project to upscale polyester recycling technologies
By
Kai Malloy
| 14 December 2021 |
The Full Circle Textile Project is seeking investment into cellulosic processes
Lithium batteries
£500k funding for lithium-ion battery recycling process
By
Kai Malloy
| 13 December 2021 |
The CellMine procedure will see solvents being used to recover finite metals from cathodes
Green bin collections
Cambridgeshire green bin collections suspended until 2022
By
Kai Malloy
| 9 December 2021 |
In the meantime, collections will prioritise the emptying of blue and black bins
Scottish recycling rates
Pandemic sees Scottish recycling rates drop to 42 per cent
By
Kai Malloy
| 9 December 2021 |
Though the amount of waste sent to landfill lessened by 13 per cent
Sibelco British Glass
Sibelco: A British Glass case study
By
Kai Malloy
| 2 December 2021 |
A reflection on Sibelco in relation to the wider glass recycling industry
Waste shipments
Viridor report urges Government to ban plastic waste exports
By
Emma Love
| 2 December 2021 |
The report was launched at a stakeholder event for the company's new Avonmouth plant
Iain Gulland
Innovating recycling in Scotland
By
Iain Gulland
| 1 December 2021 |
Iain Gulland, Executive Director and CEO of Zero Waste Scotland, outlines how Scotland is harnessing the pandemic's effect on waste behaviour.
Plastic packaging
10 per cent decrease in plastic packaging across UK supermarkets
By
Kai Malloy
| 30 November 2021 |
The UK Plastics Pact has noted progress amongst its members in achieving targets
Smugglers Way recycling centre
Western Riverside Waste Authority retains new booking system
By
Kai Malloy
| 29 November 2021 |
The infrastructure is integrated into ANPR technology to reduce queue times
Polystyrene
First advanced polystyrene recycling plant in Europe announced
By
Kai Malloy
| 29 November 2021 |
The Swindon facility will see INEOS Styrolution and Recycling Technologies collaborate
Plastic recycling
41 per cent of household plastic packaging collected for recycling in 2020
By
Kai Malloy
| 24 November 2021 |
RECOUP estimates that 584,000 tonnes of the material were collected by local authorities