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Issue 99
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Materials Processing Institute
UKRI to fund lithium battery recovery project

The Materials Processing Institute has been awarded funding by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) to develop techniques to recover lithium and graphite from used electric (EV) batteries.


The £60,000 project has been awarded as part of Innovate UK’s Sustainable Innovation Fund.

London flats recycling facilities
£500k boost for UK recycling as Ecosurety Exploration Fund winners announced

Four UK-based innovation and research projects have been awarded £500,000 of funding from the Ecosurety Exploration Fund, giving the waste and recycling sector a boost on its path to a circular economy

Food packaging waste
£8 million investment in sustainable packaging

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has announced that ten university-led projects will receive funding to tackle plastic pollution under the Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging (SSPP) Challenge.

The University of Exeter
£22.5 million funding announced for new circular economy research centres
By
Emma Love
| 11 November 2020 |
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The government has announced the funding of five new research centres, which will explore how major UK industries can become more circular.
Front cover of 'Circular economy and the Covid-19 recovery' report
Ellen MacArthur Foundation report highlights key investment opportunities
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Lidia Creech
| 2 November 2020 |
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A new report by The Ellen MacArthur Foundation advises on how to pave the way for a low-carbon recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic.
New study finds ocean plastic could triple by 2040
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Lidia Creech
| 29 July 2020 |
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A new study by think-tanks Pew Charitable Trusts and SYSTEMIQ estimates that plastic pollution in the ocean could triple by 2040.
Incinerator smoke
EfW the answer to national waste problem, says report
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Emma Love
| 17 July 2020 |
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A report from Policy Connect, supported by cross-party MPs, argues that energy-from-waste is the answer to the UK’s residual waste problem.
Plastic sachets of water
New project to recycle Nigeria’s plastic waste
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Lidia Creech
| 15 July 2020 |
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A pilot project by packaging company Dow aims to collect and recycle Nigeria’s plastic waste, diverting around 300 million plastic waste sachets away from landfill.
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Tyre wear contaminating oceans with microplastics
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Olivia Rutherford
| 28 May 2020 |
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Tyre particles could be an unreported source of microplastics transported to the oceans, a new study reports.
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Scientists discover new bioplastics recycling method
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Olivia Rutherford
| 21 May 2020 |
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Scientists from the Universities of Birmingham and Bath have published findings on a new chemical recycling method for plant-based bioplastics.
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Local authorities should switch to electric refuse vehicles, says report
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Imogen Benson
| 27 January 2020 |
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Switching the UK’s diesel-powered refuse collection vehicles (RCVs) for electric trucks could reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 290,000 tonnes of CO2 each year, according to a new report from Eunomia Research and Consulting.
 Bulk Handling Systems’ Max-AI AQC-C uses robotic sorters and a visual identification system to sort waste
MRFs look to the future
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Rob Cole
| 11 December 2019 |
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Significant changes are underway in the resources and waste sector that will have a deep impact on material recycling facilities (MRFs). Rob Cole reports.
Image of coffee grounds
Revive Eco: Can coffee waste replace palm oil?
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Kate Dickinson
| 31 May 2019 |
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Glasgow-based Revive Eco wants to make coffee “the world’s first sustainable commodity” by extracting versatile oils from used coffee grounds. We spoke to co-founder Fergus Moore to find out more.
An image of wild sea mussels, which could be used to filter microplastics out of the water
Mussel filters and fungus recycling: Five projects win £1m to tackle plastic waste
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Kate Dickinson
| 20 May 2019 |
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From ‘ghost fishing net’ trackers to fungus-based ‘bio-recycling’, five innovative projects have won funding from Plan Plastic, an initiative from Waitrose & Partners and Hubbub.
Carbios' enzyme technology reduces PET plastic waste to its original building blocks.
Global firms back enzyme plastic waste solution
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Rob Cole
| 30 April 2019 |
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In a world first, key global stakeholders including Nestlé and PepsiCo are backing new enzymatic technology in a bid to boost the recyclability of PET plastic products.
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Partnership brings UK step closer to first waste-to-hydrogen plant
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Kate Dickinson
| 17 April 2019 |
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PowerHouse Energy, the developer of waste-to-hydrogen technology, has signed an agreement for engineering services with Waste2Tricity.
Products from the Global Change Award winners
Five innovative companies turning fashion circular
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Kate Dickinson
| 5 April 2019 |
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Five companies have scooped a share of €1 million from H&M’s Global Change Award 2019, which supports businesses reducing textile waste or making clothing more sustainable.
A gloomy forest
Campaigners pioneer natural solutions to climate change
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Kate Dickinson
| 4 April 2019 |
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George Monbiot is leading calls for Natural Climate Solutions to combat climate change through the restoration of natural ecosystems in order to draw carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere.
BBC criticised for coverage of oxo-biodegradable plastics
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Rob Cole
| 27 January 2019 |
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Critics have panned the BBC’s coverage of the controversial material, which the EU is in the process of restricting, with naturalist Chris Packham failing to declare his paid position as adviser with an oxo-plastics company during a televised discussion on the material.
It’s time to vote for your Legends of Waste in this year’s Hot 100!
It’s time to vote for your Legends of Waste in this year’s Hot 100!
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Rob Cole
| 20 December 2018 |
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Who across the waste and resources world has done enough to etch their name into the pantheon of greats as this year’s Legend of Waste? You can tell us now by voting in this year’s Hot 100.
 New kitchen appliance can transform household waste into energy
New kitchen appliance can transform household waste into energy
By
Kate Nicholson
| 29 October 2018 |
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A solution to household waste promises to save up to 1,200kg of carbon per year by converting domestic debris into energy.
Innovative biodegradable materials could replace microplastics in cosmetics
Innovative biodegradable materials could replace microplastics in cosmetics
By
Kate Dickinson
| 2 October 2018 |
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Italian bioplastics company Novamont has developed a new range of biodegradable materials designed for use in cosmetics.
 Start-ups redefining sustainability on the shortlist for circular award
Start-ups redefining sustainability on the shortlist for circular award
By
Kate Nicholson
| 26 September 2018 |
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The 2018 Green Alley Award shortlist has been published, nominating a range of start-ups. From the company reinventing plastic to technological enterprises tracking a product’s sustainability, there’s a great range of creative solutions vying for the prize.
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