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Southeast Asian communities flooded with plastic waste since China ban
Southeast Asian communities flooded with plastic waste since China ban

Communities in Southeast Asia have been flooded with plastic waste diverted from China following the introduction of the Chinese Government’s waste ban at the start of 2018, according to a new report.


The report by the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) and Greenpeace, entitled  ‘Discarded: Communities on the frontlines of the global plastic crisis’, brings the... More

Kerbside collections boost Wiltshire’s carton recycling
Kerbside collections boost ACE UK carton recycling in Wiltshire

Wiltshire Council’s carton recycling has increased to five million cartons collected in the last eight months since kerbside carton collections were introduced.

Simply Cups to launch cup recycling service in the Netherlands and Belgium
Simply Cups to launch cup recycling service in the Netherlands and Belgium

Cup collection and recycling service Simply Cups is set to expand its coverage into the Netherlands and Belgium from June in a bid to capture the 4.5 billion cups used in the two countries every year.

Logo for waste-to-hydrogen company PowerHouse Energy
Partnership brings UK step closer to first waste-to-hydrogen plant
By
Kate Dickinson
| 17 April 2019 |
PowerHouse Energy, the developer of waste-to-hydrogen technology, has signed an agreement for engineering services with Waste2Tricity.
New £4m MRF opens in Bristol Image: JMP UK
New £4m MRF opens in Bristol
By
Rob Cole
| 11 April 2019 |
A £4-million Materials Recovery Facility has been opened in Bristol by local waste management company ETM Recycling, increasing capacity to 150,000 tonnes of waste a year.
Starbucks to finance UK’s largest coffee cup recycling fund
Starbucks to finance UK’s largest coffee cup recycling fund
By
Kate Dickinson
| 11 April 2019 |
Coffee chain Starbucks and environmental charity Hubbub have come together to launch The Cup Fund, which will see grants going to at least 10 large-scale cup recycling projects.
Workers at Sellafield vote to strike
Workers at Sellafield vote to strike
By
Rob Cole
| 8 April 2019 |
Workers belong to the Unite union at the Sellafield nuclear waste reprocessing facility in Cumbria have voted to strike in a dispute over pay with facilities management outsourcer Mitie.
Some of the types of plastic that will be accepted in the Tesco stores
Tesco trials recycling scheme for soft plastic packaging
By
Kate Dickinson
| 2 April 2019 |
Tesco has launched a new collection scheme for hard-to-recycle plastics in partnership with Swindon reprocessing company Recycling Technologies.
Community RePaint celebrates 25 years keeping paint from going to waste
Community RePaint celebrates 25 years keeping paint from going to waste
By
Rob Cole
| 2 April 2019 |
Since its inception in 1993, Community RePaint has been working to reuse as much leftover paint as possible, redistributing 5.5 million litres to community organisations and low-income individuals at affordable prices, and providing training opportunities for people out of work up and down the country.
UK recycling infrastructure struggles to cope
UK recycling infrastructure struggles to cope
By
Kate Dickinson
| 22 March 2019 |
The UK will not be able to meet its 2035 recycling targets without sweeping change, according to a new report from packaging producer DS Smith.
Coral opens new plastics recycling facility in Merseyside
Coral opens new plastics recycling facility in Merseyside
By
Coral Products (Mouldings) Ltd
| 20 March 2019 |
Coral Products (Mouldings) Ltd has just launched its new 360-degree circular economy plastic recycling plant in Haydock, Merseyside, as it seeks to minimise plastic waste sent to landfill.
Aluminium recycling could double with new reforms, says Green Alliance
Aluminium recycling could double with new reforms, says Green Alliance
By
Rob Cole
| 11 March 2019 |
New reforms, including a deposit return scheme (DRS), could see aluminium recycling almost double if implemented, preventing around £50 million of wasted resources each year, according to a new report by environmental think tank Green Alliance.
India implements ban on imports of plastic waste
India implements ban on imports of plastic waste
By Resource |
8 March 2019 |
The Indian Government has banned all imports of solid plastics waste as part of a drive to tackle pollution and littering.
Julia Turner
An eye on the markets: Biomass market appeal
By
Julia Turner
| 7 March 2019 |
Julia Turner, Executive Director of the Wood Recyclers' Association, gives an update on the market for waste wood.
Bringing waste full circle
TerraCycle: Bringing waste full circle
By
Kate Dickinson
| 7 March 2019 |
TerraCycle offers recycling programmes for all sorts of complex waste streams –and now it has announced Loop, its new ‘waste-free’ online shopping service. Kate Dickinson talks to Tom Szaky, founder and CEO, about addressing the root cause of waste.
Hot 100 2019 winner Cat Fletcher
Hot 100 2019: Reuse champion Cat Fletcher named as 2019’s Legend of Waste
By
Kate Dickinson
| 7 March 2019 |
The top 10 in Resource’s annual list of influencers, the Hot 100, has been announced, with Cat Fletcher, Reuse Manager at Brighton and Hove City Council and co-founder of reuse network Freegle, taking the top spot.
WEEE collection figures for 2018 fall short of target once again
WEEE collection figures for 2018 fall short of target once again
By
Rob Cole
| 1 March 2019 |
The latest figures from the Environment Agency reveal that across the 2018 calendar year 492,532 tonnes of household WEEE were collected by producer compliance schemes, falling almost 45,000 tonnes short of the 2018 target.
Glasgow Wood Recycling recognised for social impact
Glasgow Wood Recycling recognised for social impact
By
Kate Dickinson
| 27 February 2019 |
Social enterprise and waste wood reuse organisation Glasgow Wood Recycling has been recognised for its social, economic and environmental contribution to the UK.
Viridor invests £15m in Suffolk recycling plant
Viridor invests £15m in Suffolk recycling plant
By
Kate Dickinson
| 21 February 2019 |
Waste management company Viridor has made a £15.4-million investment in an Ipswich recycling facility as part of its renewed contract with Suffolk County Council.
Plastic packaging
Government launches resources and waste consultations
By
Kate Dickinson
| 18 February 2019 |
Consultations have been opened on four key measures in the Resources and Waste Strategy, seeking views on producer responsibility, consistent collections, deposit return schemes and the plastics tax.
A disposable coffee cup in a bin
Businesses join forces to tackle Scotland’s coffee cup waste
By
Kate Dickinson
| 15 February 2019 |
Some of the UK’s biggest disposable coffee cup retailers, recyclers and producers, including Frugalpac, have teamed up for the Cup Movement, a new recycling and reduction scheme in Scotland.
Recycling Technologies appoints new Technical Director
Recycling Technologies appoints new Technical Director
By
Rob Cole
| 11 February 2019 |
Plastic recycling specialists Recycling Technologies has announced the appointment of Marvine Besong to the position of Technical Director as it prepares to commence commercial manufacturing of its feedstock recycling machine, the RT7000.
Ban plastic waste exports to developing countries, say MPs
Ban plastic waste exports to developing countries, say MPs
By
Kate Dickinson
| 7 February 2019 |
A cross-party group of MPs has called for a complete ban on the export of the UK’s plastic waste to developing countries, but industry figures question whether this is the best solution to the plastic waste problem.