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Issue 99
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London flats recycling facilities
£500k boost for UK recycling as Ecosurety Exploration Fund winners announced

Four UK-based innovation and research projects that have demonstrated practical and impactful recycling and reuse solutions have received a total of £500,000 from the Ecosurety Exploration Fund.


The projects, which challenge a diverse range of issues, were chosen for their creativeness, viability and the potential to make a long-term difference in the industry.

WEEE
Tackling ‘shoddy’ electronics can significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions

Green Alliance research finds that identifying and penalising producers of low-quality electronics could drive efficiencies annually worth up to 800,000 tonnes of avoided carbon dioxide equivalent emissions.

Blackpool Tower was lit up green for Recycle Week
Recycle Week has 'best ever' social media engagement

National recycling campaign Recycle Now today (3 November) announced that this year’s Recycle Week achieved its ‘best ever’ engagement on social media.

Front cover of 'Circular economy and the Covid-19 recovery' report
Ellen MacArthur Foundation report highlights key investment opportunities
By
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.
Plastic bottles being manufactured
Britvic announces move to bottles made entirely from recycled plastic
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Lidia Creech
| 23 October 2020 |
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Soft drink producer Britvic has announced intention for all its plastic bottles in the UK to be made from 100 per cent recycled plastic by the end of 2022.
Teesside EfW plant
EfW potentially more damaging than landfill
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Lidia Creech
| 6 October 2020 |
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A new report commissioned by Zero Waste Scotland highlights the climate change challenges posed by the country’s existing energy-from-waste infrastructure.
Edward Kosior of Nextek
Recycling is not sorted
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Edward Kosior
| 29 September 2020 |
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Professor Edward Kosior, Managing Director of Nextek, argues the importance of shifting industry focus onto how sorted waste can be properly re-used.
Recresco invests in additional air-based glass recycling systems
Recresco invests in additional air-based glass recycling systems
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Impact Air Systems
| 18 September 2020 |
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Glass recycling company Recresco has decided to invest in three more air separation systems, produced by Impact Air Systems. 
Dr Antonio Espingardeiro
How robots are reshaping 'dirty, dull and dangerous' recycling jobs
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Dr Antonio Espingardeiro
| 18 September 2020 |
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Dr Antonio Espingardeiro, IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers member, describes how robots and AI are revolutionising the recycling sector.
Anna Querault Fuentes, Engagement Manager at Ellen MacArthur Foundation (EMF)
What is circular design? Q&A with EMF’s Anna Queralt Fuentes
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Emma Love
| 7 September 2020 |
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Resource spoke to Anna Queralt Fuentes, Engagement Manager at the Ellen MacArthur Foundation (EMF), about the newly released Circular Design Toolkit and the wider implications of circular design.
CGI image of the proposed waste-to-hydrogen facility in Ellesmere Port
Waste-to-hydrogen plant completes key engineering definition stage
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Lidia Creech
| 25 August 2020 |
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The UK’s first waste-to-hydrogen plant is coming closer to fruition after Peel L&P Environmental confirmed that it had completed the Front End Engineering Definition (FEED) stage for the proposed facility at the Protos Energy Park in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire.
Scrap tyres
Can you recycle bike tyres and inner tubes?
By
Lidia Creech
| 19 August 2020 |
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Though cycling is seen as the ideal form of green transport, millions of bike tyres and inner tubes are thrown away every year in the UK. Is it possible to dispose of these items in an environmentally friendly way?
Coca Cola cans
News in Brief – 13/08/20
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Emma Love
| 13 August 2020 |
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A round-up of news from the waste and resources industry, including Coca-Cola, Veolia, BMRA, DS Smith and Andusia.
Veolia invests £5 million in vehicle road safety
Veolia awarded Norfolk waste treatment contract
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Lidia Creech
| 12 August 2020 |
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Waste management company Veolia has won a six-year contract by Norfolk County Council to treat 180,000 tonnes of waste per year.
An artist's impression the NREL Wiltshire facility
Planning application re-submitted for Wiltshire EfW facility
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Lidia Creech
| 10 August 2020 |
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Northacre Renewable Energy Limited (NREL) has submitted a renewed planning application to Wiltshire Council to build a £200-million energy-from-waste (EfW) facility in Westbury.
‘Stop demonising EfW’, says ESA in response to Greenpeace report
‘Stop demonising EfW’, says ESA in response to Greenpeace report
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Lidia Creech
| 4 August 2020 |
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The Environmental Services Association (ESA) has issued a firm rebuttal to a report by Greenpeace that found Energy-from-Waste (EfW) facilities are three times more likely to be found in deprived areas, calling for an end to the “demonising” of EfW.
Lindner Micromat 1500 series 3
News In Brief – 31/07/20
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Emma Love
| 31 July 2020 |
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A round-up of news from the waste and resources industry, including Mach-Tech, Chase Plastics, Storm Board, J&B Recycling and Durakerb.
Food Scrap Recycling Truck game
Novamont launches iPhone recycling game for children
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Lidia Creech
| 28 July 2020 |
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A new app developed by bioplastics company Novamont aims to promote the environmental benefits of food waste recycling among children.
Bright Green Plastics materials recovery facility (MRF).
Bright Green Plastics invests £750k in sorting technology
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Lidia Creech
| 21 July 2020 |
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Yorkshire-based polymer reprocessor invests in pre-sort capability to accept a wider range of input materials.
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.
Biffa to provide virtual waste management audits
By
Lidia Creech
| 15 July 2020 |
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Waste management company Biffa has launched a new virtual audit service for businesses that have not been visited during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Plastic sachets of water
New project to recycle Nigeria’s plastic waste
By
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.
A parcel from Amazon
Amazon customers want plastic-free options, says survey
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Lidia Creech
| 14 July 2020 |
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94 per cent of Amazon shoppers in the UK are concerned about plastic pollution and want plastic-free packaging options, according to a new survey by ocean conservation organisation Oceana.
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