Technology

Apple iPhone being repaired
Apple to enable repairs with used parts

Currently, when repairing an iPhone, the user must match the device’s serial number to the serial number of the replacement part. A process called ‘parts pairing’ then confirms whether the new part is genuine.


New parts sold by Apple would be verified as genuine, whereas used or aftermarket parts would not be verified. Some, such as Touch or Face ID sensors, would not work at all.

Digital product passports for textiles
Digital Product Passports for textiles: What businesses should know

Lars Rensing, CEO of Protokol, speaks on the need to embrace Digital Product Passports for textiles, to increase circularity within the fashion industry

Carbon capture
Plans approved for new Warrington carbon capture facility

The carbon capture project, Mersey Biochar, will lock away thousands of tonnes of carbon each year into biochar

Defossilisation
Defossilisation versus decarbonisation
By
Dr Jen Vanderhoven
| 12 October 2023 |
Defossilisation versus decarbonisation. What’s in a word? When it comes to climate change, a lot. Three gigatons of greenhouse gas emissions a year, to be precise.
Paper packaging
Startup pioneers paper packaging production from fallen leaves
By
Josh Templeman
| 10 October 2023 |
Ukrainian startup Releaf has been celebrated as the first producer worldwide of paper from fallen leaves, winning the ‘Alternative Materials’ award during London Packaging Week
Carbon Capture
Decarbonising the UK: Anaerobic Digestion and Carbon Capture
By
Beth Simpson
| 3 October 2023 |
In the face of mounting environmental challenges, the synergies between Anaerobic Digestion and Carbon Capture emerge as a powerful force to reshape the landscape of renewable energy
Reuse light fittings
Reconditioned light fittings becoming more mainstream
By
Josh Templeman
| 26 September 2023 |
'Circular Lighting Live 2023' revealed a growing trend towards luminaire reuse, with major businesses adopting more sustainable practices
Plastic recycling conveyor belt
AI waste management study to track quality plastic recyclates
By
Jack Randall
| 20 September 2023 |
Closed Loop Partners, the NextGen Consortium and AI Waste management company Greyparrot announced a new study to analyse the composition of plastic recycling streams
Plastic waste
Earth Overshoot Day: Over 80 per cent of Britons want plastic phased out
By
Josh Templeman
| 2 August 2023 |
The overshoot date can be pushed back considerably by reducing plastic waste
Sustainable aviation fuel
Sustainable aviation fuel: Can waste help the industry reach ‘jet zero’?
By
Josh Templeman
| 1 August 2023 |
Using waste to create sustainable aviation fuel has been touted as one of the crucial strategies towards reducing emissions within the aviation industry
EfW
Solar-powered EfW project unveiled by Norwich environmental specialists
By
Josh Templeman
| 25 July 2023 |
PSH Environmental Ltd has revealed an EfW project using new recycling technology that is exclusively solar-powered
Westminster Electric Vehicle Fleet
Westminster Council to roll out £20m new electric waste fleet
By
Jack Randall
| 20 July 2023 |
The 45-truck electric waste fleet will be powered by energy from waste and is predicted to cut down as much as 89 per cent of previous CO2 emissions
Traceability platform to facilitate supply chain transformation
By Resource |
27 June 2023 |
TrusTrace has launched its second industry playbook ‘The Traceability Roadmap’ at the Global Fashion Summit in Copenhagen
Oscar Pocket app uses AI to empower efficient recycling
By Resource |
20 June 2023 |
Described as ‘ChatGPT or Siri for waste’, a new app aims uses AI to give users local information on how to dispose of waste.
Microwave Chemical chemical recycling technology
Microwave technology used for chemical recycling of plastics
By Resource |
27 April 2023 |
With Microwave Chemical, the joint demonstration project aims to develop and commercialise a chemical recycling process based on microwave technology
Google RL robots waste management
Google showcases AI-driven robots learning to sort waste
By
Savannah Coombe
| 14 April 2023 |
Two-year trail demonstrates potential of roaming robots to separate office recycling
Plastic packaging
Open standard for packaging data could be key to EPR success
By
Savannah Coombe
| 23 January 2023 |
Launched in September 2022, Open 3P is entering phase two of its development
human hair
Human hair used to clean Belgium's waterways
By
Amelia Kelly
| 11 January 2023 |
One kilogram of human hair can absorb up to eight litres of oil, the Hair Recycle Project has found
PlasticFree
PlasticFree platform launches to help design out plastic waste
By
Amelia Kelly
| 11 January 2023 |
The online platform could eradicate one trillion pieces of plastic waste from the global economy by 2025
Solar Panel Recycling
The Challenges of Solar Panel Recycling
By
Resource
| 9 January 2023 |
Solar panel waste is set to increase by more than 4000 per cent in the next decade. Is the solar panel recycling industry ready?
WEEE phones
New AI sorting technology to reduce battery fires in WEEE wins pilot funding
By
Amelia Kelly
| 29 November 2022 |
EU Horizon Programme to support demonstrator project for X-Ray detector innovation to identify WEEE containing lithium-ion batteries
Transparent wood
Transparent wood offers a sustainable alternative to plastic, study shows
By
Savannah Coombe
| 9 November 2022 |
The wood, made by replacing lignin with epoxy, has been identified as suitable for large-scale production
DS Smith self-healing box
DS Smith presents blueprint for 'self-healing' packaging
By
Amelia Kelly
| 25 October 2022 |
The proposed box has potential to heal itself, due to its webbed nervous system and regenerative ‘scar tissue’