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Chemical Recycling ADOBE STOCK
Chemical recycling: The good and the bad

Chemical recycling, also known as advanced recycling, is a process that breaks down plastic waste into its basic chemical building blocks and then uses those building blocks to create new plastics, fuels, or other chemical products. This differs from traditional mechanical recycling, which involves melting and reshaping plastic waste into new products.

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Industry calls for action ahead of Global Recycling Day

Statements have been made by the BMRA, Ecoveritas and more

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Spinning a sustainable yarn: Zero waste textiles in Chile

Chile is both the main consumer of fast fashion in Latin America and a leading importer of secondhand clothing from Asia, Europe, the USA and Canada

Amazon Sustainability Accelerator
Amazon Sustainability Accelerator programme seeks start-ups in recycling innovation
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Savannah Coombe
| 21 February 2023 |
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Participants will receive a 12-week bespoke programme
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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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| 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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Defra excluding textiles from EPR plans ‘extremely disappointing’
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| 10 February 2023 |
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Defra Secretary of State, Thérèse Coffey, says department focus has to be on packaging
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Zero-waste textile industry possible
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| 24 January 2023 |
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The reuse of textiles leads to 70 per cent less environmental impact than the production of new clothing
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North London Waste Authority releases new circularity plan
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| 18 January 2023 |
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The NLWA will be more than doubling its North London Community Fund
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Public has ‘fundamental misunderstanding’ of waste hierarchy
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| 9 January 2023 |
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Keep Britain Tidy research finds 68 per cent currently think recycling is the best thing they can do, rather than waste prevention
Solar Panel Recycling
The Challenges of Solar Panel Recycling
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| 9 January 2023 |
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Solar panel waste is set to increase by more than 4000 per cent in the next decade. Is the solar panel recycling industry ready?
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David Palmer-Jones heads New Year Honours List
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| 3 January 2023 |
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Other waste management individuals recognised include Susie Burrage, Martin Dorey, and Jez Mann
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Defra commits to halving residual waste per person by 2042
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| 20 December 2022 |
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Legally binding target is part of UK’s COP15 pledge to slow the decline of biodiversity
Flexible plastic bags
The road to kerbside collection of soft plastics
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| 14 December 2022 |
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Kerbside collection of flexible plastics is set to be introduced in 2027, Will Simpson explores how it will practically be achieved
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Can mattresses be fully recycled?
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| 13 December 2022 |
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Mattress recycling is notoriously difficult. With 8.5 million mattresses being thrown away annually in the UK, what is being done to prevent them from ending up in landfill?
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EU to introduce new laws around battery recycling
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| 12 December 2022 |
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The new regulation aims to improve sustainability throughout the life cycle of batteries
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What do EU plastic and packaging reforms mean for the industry?
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| 6 December 2022 |
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Legislation aims to decrease instances of overpackaging and the use of virgin materials
Festival of Circular Economy
Online Festival of Circular Economy opens with challenge to go 'beyond net zero'
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Amelia Kelly
| 28 November 2022 |
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The festival's first day welcomes a keynote session with Marga Hoek and a panel discussion on achieving a circular economy
Joseph Doherty
Reform is welcome, but PRN changes must add benefit to the system
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Joseph Doherty
| 28 November 2022 |
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Joseph Doherty considers the implications of the Reforms to the PRN and PERN system. He is Managing Director of Re-Gen Waste in Northern Ireland which processes over 200,000 tonnes a year of household recyclables and is a significant PERN Trader.
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Welsh businesses consulted on separating key materials for recycling
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| 24 November 2022 |
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Targeting a ‘greener economy’, Government consults on proposed legislation and guidance for non-domestic premises to separate dry recyclables and food waste
Rebecca Pow
Rebecca Pow to oversee resources and waste, Defra confirms
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| 17 November 2022 |
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Pow previously stepped down from the position in protest against Boris Johnson
Polytag recycling UV codes
Co-op and Polytag introduce UV codes in own brand plastic bottles to track recycling
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Amelia Kelly
| 16 November 2022 |
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Through gathering its recycling figures, the retailer hopes to benchmark future rates for the industry
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Recycling Lives introduces ‘groundbreaking’ approach to car waste
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| 11 November 2022 |
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The company hopes to produce completely reduce car landfill waste within four years
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