recycling

  • An ounce of (waste) prevention

    THE PROGRESS made in recycling rates is impressive, but should businesses be doing more to reduce the amount of waste they create? Jamie Pitcairn and Rupert Carrick certainly think so.                    …

  • England recycling rate rises by just 0.1%

    NEW FIGURES released by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, revealed that England’s annual rate of household waste recycling only increased by 0.1% in 2013. The ‘Provisional Statistics on waste managed by local authorities in England including October…

  • Interactive bins return to British summer festivals, bringing recycling to life for consumers

    COCA-COLA Enterprises Ltd (CCE) has re-launched its popular summer festivals recycling activation, Happiness Recycled, as part of its continued drive to lead the way in encouraging sustainable behaviour change in consumers and boost recycling rates across Great Britain.    …

  • Glass recycling rate passes 70% mark

    LATEST GLASS recycling figures for the EU show also there is now far more glass recycled than ever before. Since the 1990s, recycling rates for glass have increased by a whopping 131% in Europe. Using recycled glass replaces virgin raw…

  • The political print

    DEFRA HAS announced that it will be “stepping back” from its policy work across the waste portfolio.                     In an open letter to the sector, the new waste minister, Dan Rogerson, wrote:…

  • Plastics recycling in Europe exceeds target

    NEW RESEARCH from the European Association of Plastics Recycling and Recovery Organisations (EPRO) has revealed that the European plastics recycling rate reached 34.7% in 2012.   All European Union member states, with the exception of Malta, reported plastics recycling rates…

  • Hospitality industry ‘worst waste offenders’

    ACCORDING TO NEW research, up to 50% of bars and restaurants in the UK could be failing to properly recycle their waste.   Research carried out by waste management service provider, Businesswaste.co.uk shows that restaurants, bars and nightclubs are the…

  • PDM invest in food recycling capabilities

    THE UK’S LARGEST food waste recycling company PDM has announced its plan to spend more than £90 million on its British operations before the end of 2014.   As well as the £44 million being invested in brand new anaerobic…

  • Waste trial deliver on Heathrow recycling targets

    CLOSED LOOP ENVIRONMENAL Solutions UK limited (CLES) has undertaken an audit of the waste produced at Heathrow, as part of the international airport’s ongoing sustainability review.                 Using CLES’s ‘Turnstile’ mobile material recovery…

  • New York mayor rolls out food composting plans

    MICHAEL BLOOMBERG, Mayor of New York, has announced plans to roll out a new food waste composting scheme, aiming to divert up to 10% of the 1 million tonnes of food waste produced in the city every year.   It…