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Resource Association’s awards celebrate recycling achievements

The recipients of the Resource Association’s annual Quality Recognition Awards were announced during the association’s summer lecture, held at the National Liberal Club in London on 16 July.


The awards celebrate high quality recycling delivered to reprocessors, highlighting innovation and achievement in the recycling supply chain.

University of Northampton launches waste management postgraduate course

The new hands-on Master’s degree is aimed at those wanting to begin or progress their careers in the waste and resources management industry.

Volvo to use 25 per cent recycled plastics in new cars from 2025

As well as promising 25 per cent recycled plastic in its own cars, Volvo has called on industry suppliers to collaborate for more sustainable practices.

£20m government fund for plastics research and innovation
£20m government fund for plastics research and innovation
By
Kate Dickinson
| 21 June 2018 |
The government has announced a new £20-million Plastics Research and Innovation Fund to develop cutting-edge and circular approaches to plastics manufacturing in the UK.
New plastics recycling partnership launched as cost of Scotland’s packaging waste hits £11m
New plastics recycling partnership launched as cost of Scotland’s packaging waste hits £11m
By
Kate Dickinson
| 6 June 2018 |
A new £3-million plastics recycling partnership aims to tackle Scotland’s packaging waste, which was recently revealed to cost local authorities more than £11 million a year.
Innovative bio-based materials up for award
Innovative bio-based materials up for award
By
Kate Dickinson
| 3 May 2018 |
Six innovative bio-based products using materials including cellulose, soy beans and watermelon sugars are on the shortlist for the 2018 Bio-based Material of the Year award.
Applications open for 2018 Green Alley Award
By
Rob Cole
| 23 April 2018 |
The European award for circular economy startups and innovators has launched a call for applications for this year’s competition ahead of October’s Berlin final.
Barking to reduce bins by 98 per cent with underground waste system
By
Kate Dickinson
| 11 April 2018 |
Barking Riverside London, a new housing development on the River Thames, will soon boast an Envac automated underground bin system, the UK’s largest, when it launches in 2019.
Is embarrassment contributing to plastic bottle waste?
Unilever trials circular technique for PET plastic recycling
By
Kate Dickinson
| 4 April 2018 |
A new method of recycling PET plastic is being trialled by global consumer goods company Unilever, PET producer Indorama Ventures and Dutch startup Ioniqa, with the aim of eventually recycling all waste PET back into high grade food packaging.
The grass is greener: FIFA promotes recycling of artificial football pitches
The grass is greener: FIFA promotes recycling of artificial football pitches
By
Kate Dickinson
| 23 March 2018 |
FIFA is taking steps to make football more sustainable, starting with the pitches: the organisation has recently recycled the artificial turf at its Zurich headquarters and hopes that others will follow suit.
Tactile expiry labels could prevent food waste
Tactile expiry labels could prevent food waste
By
Kate Dickinson
| 21 March 2018 |
Mimica Touch, a tactile label that shows when food is no longer safe to eat, is going to be trialled by the UK arm of Arla, which owns Cravendale, Anchor and Skyr.
New Dutch facility to turn waste into chemicals
New Dutch facility to turn waste into chemicals
By
Kate Dickinson
| 7 March 2018 |
Plans for a groundbreaking ‘waste-to-chemistry’ facility in Rotterdam to recycle waste into methanol are moving forwards after the project received £8 million of funding.
SUEZ streamlines with integrated data platform
SUEZ streamlines with integrated data platform
By Resource |
2 March 2018 |
SUEZ recycling & recovery UK has begun utilising a new data platform, bringing together information from across the entire organisation to better facilitate moves towards increased circularity.
Recycled plastic road surface trialled by Enfield Council
Recycled plastic road surface trialled by Enfield Council
By
Kate Dickinson
| 1 March 2018 |
Enfield Council is on the road to greener infrastructure with the news that it has begun resurfacing its roads using asphalt made from recycled plastics.
White goods recycling: Coming in from the cold
White goods recycling: Coming in from the cold
By
Anthony Sant
| 20 February 2018 |
Anthony Sant, Sales & Marketing Director at AO Recycling, gives an update on the recycling of white goods.
Hot 100 2018: Who are the leaders of the pack?
Hot 100 2018: Who is leading the pack?
By Resource |
6 February 2018 |
Our annual power list of movers and shakers in the waste and resources industry attracted a record number of votes this year. Here, you’ll find the winners from 100 to one, each accompanied by a voter’s glowing review. Read on to discover who has played their cards right and proved to be our Top Trump for 2018  
Government short-changed on chaotic Green Investment Bank sale – NAO
Government short-changed on chaotic Green Investment Bank sale – NAO
By
Edward Perchard
| 18 December 2017 |
The Green Investment Bank was sold too cheaply and would have been worth more if the government had waited for a sale, according to a report by the National Audit Office.
Circular economy commitment in Industrial Strategy welcomed by industry
Circular economy commitment in Industrial Strategy welcomed by industry
By
Kate Dickinson
| 28 November 2017 |
The government’s Industrial Strategy white paper has been welcomed by the waste and resources industry along with calls for collaboration going forward.
Industrial Strategy sets out plan to strengthen secondary materials market
Industrial Strategy sets out plan to strengthen secondary materials market
By
Edward Perchard
| 27 November 2017 |
The government wants to position the UK as a world leader in maximising the value we extract from our resources, strengthening the market for secondary materials and moving towards a more circular economy, its new Industrial Strategy has said.
It’s time to vote for this year’s Resource Hot 100
It’s time to vote for this year’s Resource Hot 100!
By
Edward Perchard
| 22 November 2017 |
Voting for this year’s Resource Hot 100 is now open. This is your chance to vote for the waste and resources industry’s biggest influencers.
Getting more out of anaerobic digestion
Getting more out of anaerobic digestion
By
Nigel Lee
| 22 November 2017 |
Nigel Lee, General Manager at Amur, says that anaerobic digestion plants need to work harder to improve gas yields if they are to achieve their budgeted income.
Microplastics found in stomachs of organisms living in the deepest part of the Pacific Ocean
Microplastics found in stomachs of organisms living in the deepest part of the Pacific Ocean
By
Sid Hayns-Worthington
| 17 November 2017 |
Researchers from the University of Newcastle who collected crustacean samples from the depths of the Mariana Trench have found that even the alien depths of the sea cannot escape plastic pollution.
Data protection fears could be holding back electronic recycling
Data protection fears could be holding back electronic recycling
By
Edward Perchard
| 14 November 2017 |
Worries about how our personal data could be stolen and used are holding back the correct and sustainable disposal of broken and unused electronics, according to a recent survey.