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Plastic packaging
Innovation
Open standard for packaging data could be key to EPR success

Open 3P, an open standard for plastic packaging data which launched in September 2022, has secured further funding from Innovate UK to enter phase two of its development.


Food waste
WRAP report highlights need for further action to reduce household food waste

The NGO’s guidance could see household food waste reduced by ‘at least 350,000 tonnes per year’ if fully implemented

Transparent wood
Innovation
Transparent wood offers a sustainable alternative to plastic, study shows

The wood, made by replacing lignin with epoxy, has been identified as suitable for large-scale production

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New project aims to repurpose waste soil from road sweepings
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Savannah Coombe
| 25 October 2022 |
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It will measure levels of organic pollutants and metals found in waste soil
Compostable carrier bag
Certification scheme says at least 24 UK sites can take compostable packaging
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Savannah Coombe
| 24 October 2022 |
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Renewable Energy Association body states UK processing capacity approximately 30,000 tonnes of compostables
WRAP clothing report
WRAP: UK wardrobes hold 1.6 billion items of unworn clothes
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Amelia Kelly
| 10 October 2022 |
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58 per cent of UK adults are keen to use repair services, demonstrating positive attitudes to circular clothing business models
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Novelis: Operations begin on aluminium recovery with Smart Press Shop
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Alice Lang
| 6 October 2022 |
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The aluminium processor will provide recovered metals to SPS’ automotive components plant
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New research from FCC Environment reveals appetite for reuse
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| 6 October 2022 |
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The YouGov-led survey found that 80 per cent would like to see a reuse shop near their HWRC
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WasteAid to build plastic recycling facility in Cameroon
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Fashion for Good: New report highlights potential circularity of textile recycling
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| 29 September 2022 |
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Hellmann’s launches ‘Fridge Night’ app aimed at reducing food waste
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| 29 September 2022 |
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| 27 September 2022 |
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Alice Lang
| 22 September 2022 |
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With rising costs hindering recycling initiatives, Europe’s transition to circularity is now at risk
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New initiative to commercialise continuous carbon fibre reclamation
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| 21 September 2022 |
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The NCC aims to bring a tested recycling process to industry within three years
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Incinerator residue piloted as low-carbon cement component
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Alice Lang
| 21 September 2022 |
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Using incinerator residues, the alternative will cut costs and lower carbon emissions for construction
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Wales announces single-use plastics ban
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Amelia Kelly
| 21 September 2022 |
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Ministers will be given the power to add or remove products from the ban if supported by the Senedd
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New project aims to commercialise holistic recycling processes for lithium batteries
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Alice Lang
| 15 September 2022 |
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LiBinfinity Project will develop a mechanico-hydrometallurgical process to maximise the recyclability of lithium-ion cells
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New rare earth metals recycling plant to open in Birmingham
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| 14 September 2022 |
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The facility will pilot a hydrogen-based process for reforming valuable magnets 
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| 6 September 2022 |
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| 6 September 2022 |
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An update report calls for ‘Waste as a Resource’ approach to climate change mitigation
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| 5 September 2022 |
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The facility would be an addition to SUEZ’s existing resource recovery park
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BDC to join two new projects developing biohydrogen technologies
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| 5 September 2022 |
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The two projects aim to decarbonise the UK transport sector with the use of biofuels
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New report deems Alliance to End Plastic Waste ‘sophisticated greenwashing’
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| 5 September 2022 |
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Planet Tracker’s study observes missed negligible targets and poor investment
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