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Waste Management

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Major retailers’ garment waste burnt to fuel Cambodian kilns

A new investigation conducted by Unearthed, a journalism project by Greenpeace UK, has found that clothing waste made in Cambodia is incinerated for brick-making – ‘driving emissions and exposing bonded workers to toxic fumes’.

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DS Smith highlights generational gap in recycling behaviours

The company says that UK recycling must be simplified to close the knowledge gap

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Veolia agrees sale of SUEZ UK to Macquarie for £2 billion

If approved by the CMA, Macquarie will own 100 per cent of SUEZ UK’s share capital 

Plastic Pint Cups
Campaign for Real Ale appeals for ban on plastic pint cups
By
Amelia Kelly
| 4 August 2022 |
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The organisation is backing A Plastic Planet’s ‘Plastic Free Pint’ campaign
hard plastics
Majority of West Sussex Recycling Centres can now accept hard plastics
By
Amelia Kelly
| 4 August 2022 |
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This follows a successful trial, which saw around 70 tonnes collected each month
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CIWM launches Strategic Expert Group and Roadmap to achieve net-zero
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Alice Lang
| 3 August 2022 |
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The resources will be used to aid in decarbonising the waste industry
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CMA to investigate ASOS, Boohoo and Asda over ‘green’ claims
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Amelia Kelly
| 2 August 2022 |
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The body will consider whether firms’ statements, labelling, and certifications could mislead buyers
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Waitrose to remove best before dates on nearly 500 products
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Amelia Kelly
| 2 August 2022 |
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The move could save an equivalent of seven million shopping baskets of food, WRAP says
Plastic packaging
Valpak: UK could hit record plastic packaging recycling volumes in 2022
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Amelia Kelly
| 1 August 2022 |
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Recent statistics show that the country has achieved record volumes for Q2
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Waste sector has a ‘fundamental role’ to play in EU energy crisis, says FEAD
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Amelia Kelly
| 1 August 2022 |
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The trade association says the sector could end EU dependence on Russian fossil fuels
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Scottish Government invests more than £3.4m into local recycling services
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Savannah Coombe
| 28 July 2022 |
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Aberdeen City, Perth and Kinross, and Renfrewshire Council join 15 LAs benefitting from the Recycling Improvement Fund
Pile of flexible plastics
£10m project promises to capture plastic lost to residual streams
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Savannah Coombe
| 28 July 2022 |
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The three-year project will focus on recovering plastic packaging currently lost to landfill and incineration
Soft plastics
WRAP awards £1.2 million funding to global waste innovators
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Amelia Kelly
| 28 July 2022 |
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The investment aims ‘to drive forward international innovation in key regions in the world’
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Surrey boroughs to face bin strike
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Amelia Kelly
| 26 July 2022 |
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GMB has announced the first three weeks of strike action in Elmbridge and Surrey Heath
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Reconomy Group acquires RENE AG
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Amelia Kelly
| 26 July 2022 |
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The move aims to expand Reconomy’s global WEEE and recycling management services
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Veolia introduces cloud-based system to support UK operations
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Alice Lang
| 25 July 2022 |
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The system aims to support flexibility, compliance and traceability for hazardous and non-hazardous waste. 
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Recolight: CEO highlights circular economy in lighting industry
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Amelia Kelly
| 25 July 2022 |
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At a stakeholder event, Nigel Harvey outlined the company’s initiatives that are supporting the sector’s transition
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Landfill Tax rebate to assist brownfield redevelopment
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Amelia Kelly
| 21 July 2022 |
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Councils across England could receive grants to transform underused and derelict sites
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TerraCycle unveils recycling system for single-use PPE
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Amelia Kelly
| 21 July 2022 |
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The Zero Waste Box could see the ‘billions’ of PPE items distributed in England reprocessed
Environment agency
Dereham garage owner jailed for storing end of life vehicles
By
Amelia Kelly
| 20 July 2022 |
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A 65-year-old man was ordered to pay costs of £5,000 and given a six-month jail sentence
Food waste
New research credits supply chain pressures for increase in food waste
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Alice Lang
| 19 July 2022 |
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Industry heads have had to ‘deprioritise’ food waste as they grapple with challenges
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Consistent communications essential for kerbside collection of plastics
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Amelia Kelly
| 19 July 2022 |
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New research from RECOUP points to inconsistencies in messaging and terminology 
Lithium-ion
‘Over 600 fires in bin lorries and recycling centres’ caused by batteries inside electricals
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Amelia Kelly
| 19 July 2022 |
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Research from Material Focus highlights the increasing issue of fires in the waste stream
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