As the EU grapples with shifting waste generation trends dominated by construction, demolition, and recycling residues, Waste Robotics’ André Matula explores the challenges and solutions shaping the future of Europe’s circular economy. The European Union’s waste landscape is undergoing significant changes, presenting considerable challenges and opportunities as the bloc…
Founder of Hubbub and Sizzle Trewin Restorick explains why its time to start treating food and green waste as a valuable resource, not a mess to be disposed of. The government has announced a new independent expert advisory group to offer guidance on how best to create a circular…
Obligated businesses must submit 2024 packaging data by 1 April 2025 under the new extended producer responsibility for packaging (pEPR) scheme. Under legislation which came into force on 1 January 2024, large organisations must submit their July-December 2024 data by 1 April. Small organisations must submit their January-December 2024…
72% of Welsh voters say protecting the Welsh countryside and waterways through recycling was a “top political priority”. The research, commissioned by Alupro, polled 1,100 adults in Wales and was conducted between 7 and 9 March by Redfield and Wilton Strategies on behalf of Alupro. The poll also revealed…
A Lincolnshire waste crime offender has been ordered to pay £278,492.92 after the Environment Agency discovered his undeclared assets. Simon Mason, 54, was ordered to pay hugely increased proceeds of crime on top of the £8,317.02 he paid after being sentenced in 2021. Mason’s case was reopened after the…
Ahead of Resource Conference Cymru next week (26 March), resource efficiency adviser Brian Mayne FCIWM discusses the recent CIWM Cymru visit to the Pura NappiCycle facility in Capel Hendre, Wales. I recently joined a CIWM Cymru site visit to the Pura NappiCycle facility in Capel Hendre, West Wales. NappiCycle…
Alice Rackley, CEO of Polytag, explains how the evolution in barcode technology can make packaging supply chains smarter and increase visibility. Alice Rackley, CEO of Polytag, has written in Circular Online about the untapped potential of Digital DRS tech. It’s a common misconception that circularity simply equals recycling more….
SUEZ recycling and recovery UK’s new £30 million Material Recycling Facility is set to be fully complete this summer following a fire in 2022. The rebuild began last year and the exterior of the building is now complete, with interior contractors now mobilising on site. SUEZ manage the waste…
UK households could make £638 by recycling their unused tech devices, according to new research from Virgin Media O2. The findings were released to coincide with Global Recycling Day (18 March) and show households are missing out on an average of £638 from recycling their unused tech. The research…
The Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM) has announced the launch of its “refreshed and reset” Policy & Innovation (P&I) Forum. The P&I Forum is a think-tank consisting of leaders, specialists, and academics, designed to help shape the future of the resource and waste management sector. CIWM says the…