14 MAR, 2023 BY STEVE REECE Call for greater investment in nuclear power in this week’s budget will also create a greater need to have policies that…
Too much of carpet waste still ends up in landfill or incineration. Legislators as well as non-profit organisations try to find more sustainable solutions for…
By Katherine Latham Technology of Business reporter Plastic waste dumps, says Prof Erwin Reisner, could be the oil fields of the future. “Effectively, plastic is…
A Defra official said yesterday (23 October) he hoped measures intended to tackle waste crime under the Environment Bill would gain royal assent by next…
In light of the global coronavirus outbreak, Public Health England has issued advice to the public on how to deal with potentially infectious waste. However,…
With the government’s Withdrawal Bill passing through the House of Commons comfortably last night, eyes in the waste and recycling sector now turn to what…
Green Alliance warns of ‘plastic alternative’ impacts Environmental think-tank the Green Alliance has warned that companies are on the verge of switching from plastic to…
Ipswich-based scrap metal recyclers Sackers has announced that it will donate the £20,000 found in a safe at its yard to charity. Speaking with letsrecycle.com, David…
The Swedish government has approved plans to introduce a 75Kr (£6) per tonne tax on “waste that is burnt”, which will include refuse derived fuel…
Essex county council has confirmed that around 200,000 tonnes-a-year of refuse derived fuel (RDF) produced at Urbaser Balfour Beatty’s mechanical and biological treatment facility (MBT)…