Inconsistency and confusion is preventing UK households from recycling says Biffa
A new report from waste management firm Biffa has said that inconsistency and confusion in labelling, sorting and collection are stopping UK households and...
Universities invited to showcase recycling innovations
Universities and research establishments from the
UK and further afield are being invited to highlight their transformational
work within the recycling and circular economy...
Glass packaging recycling rate is at 74%, finds new study
Industry data on glass recycling has shown that over 12 million tonnes of glass bottles and jars are collected and recycled in...
Julia Turner to speak at The Recycling Event
Wood Recyclers Association (WRA) executive director Julia Turner will be speaking at The Recycling Event.
She will be discussing Recycling...
Major recycling conference launched with key trade associations
The Recycling Event has been launched with the involvement of eight key recycling trade associations.
Taking place on 2...
Carpet producers to work together to make the carpet sector circular
Carpet manufacturers, industry associations and civil society have joined together to make the carpet sector circular, and to urge the European Commission and Member...
Organisations join forces to increase the quality of glass recycling
FEVE, FERVER, EXPRA and EuRIC have committed to increasing the quality and efficiency of the glass recycling value chain through separate collection, quality recycling and closed...
FEAD call for changes to Waste Shipment Regulations
FEAD has criticised the Waste Shipment Regulation (WSR) and called for reform because the rules are interpreted differently in each EU Member State.
In a letter to...
Wiser adds WEEE facility in Norfolk
Wiser Recycling has opened a new Approved Authorised Treatment Facility in Thetford for waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE).
The site expands Wiser Recycling’s WEEE...
Signatories of new Zero Waste pledge are not always committed, said Zero Waste Europe
Zero Waste Europe (ZWE) has responded to the C40 network declaration “Advancing towards Zero Waste” by stating that the signatories “don’t always translate into consistent commitments.”
So far, 25 cities...