An employment judge has ruled that a decision by waste management company Renewi to dismiss a driver’s mate for gross misconduct, after failing a random drugs test, was unfair. The decision was handed down by Judge Housego on ...
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has indicated there are no apparent connections between the working conditions at a waste site in Milton Keynes and the deaths of two RCV drivers who had tested positive for Covid-19. The ...
Enovert North has been issued a warning by Natural Resources Wales (NRW) following a fire at its site in Johnstown, Wrexham, last year. The fire broke out on 27 May 2020 at Hafod Quarry Landfill, which involved a “multi ...
The Textile Recycling Association (TRA) is urging local authorities to “undertake due diligence” before appointing new clothing/textiles bank operators. The warning follows “increasing incidents” where councils have ...
Powys county council is considering a switch to collecting residual waste just once a month, partly to cut costs and partly because residents continue to recycle “well”. As part of the proposals, the council could also make ...
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) says some of the data stolen by what it believes to be “international serious and organised cyber-crime groups” has been illegally published online. In an update given ...
Zero Waste Scotland and Wrap will partner on a national research project that will examine food waste levels during and after lockdown periods. The 18-month project is being lead by Leeds University and follows findings from ...
Coventry city council’s in-house materials recycling facility (MRF) will be “one of the first facilities in the world” to integrate artificial intelligence at the core of its system. According to Machinex, named ...
The Environment Agency has extended the regulatory position statement (RPS) outlining when operators of municipal waste incinerators can accept Covid-19 waste to 31 July 2021. And, a

Sonoco faces up to carton recycling challenge
The carton sector and producers of paper tubes face recycling pressures as Ellen McArthur's New Plastics Economy grows in influence. Developments at Sonoco, which has ... read more
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