Wood

Drax power station in Selby, Yorkshire
Drax bosses face parliamentary grilling over Panorama claims

Members of the Environment Audit Committee have heard that the UK’s largest power plant’s claims to provide renewable energy through sustainable biomass sources are inaccurate.

Transparent wood
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

Drax power station
Drax Panorama Investigation: What happened next?

Drax CEO has responded to the BBC’s claims 

Drax power station chimneys
WRA: Drax Panorama investigation shows ‘importance of using domestic waste wood’
By
Alice Lang
| 4 October 2022 |
The BBC production investigated foreign biomass fuel sourcing by the Drax power station
Kjetil Vikingstad
Growing demand for waste wood increases the search for alternative fuels
By
Kjetil Vikingstad
| 30 September 2022 |
Geminor’s CEO explores impacts on waste wood prices, and the need for alternative fuels for energy recovery
Paper and cardboard packaging
DS Smith trials use of seaweed, cocoa shells and daisies for packaging
By
Savannah Coombe
| 25 August 2022 |
If successful, the materials will be used in the company’s paper and packaging making process
Biomass pellets
Government launches biomass and carbon capture consultation
By
Amelia Kelly
| 12 August 2022 |
Views are being sought on the main design elements of the business model
Wood recycling
WRA: Wood recyclers set to face unprecedented rise in costs
By
Savannah Coombe
| 21 July 2022 |
Additional costs are attributed to the rise in prices of diesel and electricity
biomass
European Parliament calls for better regulation of energy from biomass
By
Amelia Kelly
| 13 July 2022 |
The measures aim to reduce distortion of the raw material market and environmental impacts
Wood biomass
Academics develop PET-like plastics from biomass waste
By
Alice Lang
| 4 July 2022 |
The process is reportedly the first to no longer rely on edible crops
Wood recycling
WRA: Four million tonnes of waste wood processed in 2021
By
Emma Love
| 22 June 2022 |
The industry association said that the increase in material was down to pandemic impacts
CWR
Community Wood Recycling releases 2021/22 impact report
By
Amelia Kelly
| 13 May 2022 |
The service saved 24,023 tonnes of wood from the waste stream and 12,000 tonnes of CO2 
WEEE
Defra releases 2022 household WEEE collection targets
By
Amelia Kelly
| 6 April 2022 |
Last year marked five years of the UK missing the threshold, although rates marginally improved
Christmas tree
How to waste less this Christmas
By
Emma Love
| 23 December 2021 |
Resource’s guide to reducing waste and recycling common festive items – trees, decorations, wrapping paper, and more.
TOMRA AUTOSORT and GAIN processor
TOMRA unveils deep learning technology for sorting wood
By
Kai Malloy
| 17 November 2021 |
The infrastructure will sort materials using artificial intelligence
Robert Green holding aggregate
Business in Brief – 07/10/21
By
Emma Love
| 7 October 2021 |
A round up of business news from the waste and resource management sectors
A pile of shredded wood
WRA publishes Waste Wood Assessment Guidance
By
Kai Malloy
| 23 July 2021 |
The Wood Recyclers Association handbook advises waste operators on how to handle and process used wood
Northern Ireland records new low of 21.6 per cent for waste sent to landfill
By
Lidia Creech
| 22 April 2021 |
Though recycling rates have shrunk by 1.7 per cent, the nation has reached a new low for waste sent to landfill at 21.6 per cent 
WRAP report emphasises resource efficiency to help UK reach net zero
By
Ilia Hionidou
| 26 March 2021 |
Analysis by WRAP and the University of Leeds shows resource management could cut CO2 emissions by 100 million tonnes in ten years
Biomass wood recycling
Veolia announces new facility for wood recycling
By
Lidia Creech
| 4 January 2021 |
Waste management company new facility in Runcorn will increase wood processing capacity by 50,000 tonnes
WRA to challenge hazardous waste regulations
By
Patrick Jowett
| 8 December 2020 |
The Wood Recyclers’ Association fears the new regulations will damage the waste wood supply chain
Household Waste Recycling Centre
WRA urges Welsh Government to keep HWRCs open
By
Lidia Creech
| 27 October 2020 |
The Wood Recyclers’ Association has called on the Welsh Government to keep HWRCs open during the country’s ‘firebreak’ measures to stop the spread of Covid-19.
Andy Hill
Andy Hill to hand over role as Chair of WRA
By
Lidia Creech
| 20 October 2020 |
The current Chair of the Wood Recyclers’ Association (WRA) is stepping down at the Association’s AGM in March, swapping roles with Deputy Chair Richard Coulson.