17 January 2019Monmouthshire to make separate glass collection switch
Residents in Monmouthshire are set to receive a new glass recycling box following a “successful” glass recycling trial of over 6,500 properties which began in 2016. From 4 March glass bottles and jars will no longer be ...
25 October 2018Irish recycler opens ‘state-of-the-art’ glass plant
Irish glass recycler, Glassco Recycling, has announced a significant investment in a recycling plant in Naas, County Kildare, dedicated to recycling non-transparent glass waste. Glassco Recycling ...
19 October 2018Letsrecycle Live goes live
Visitors can now register to attend the two day waste and recycling Letsrecycle Live show, organisers the Environment Media Group have announced. Following last week’s launch, exhibitors already signed up include Storm ...
28 September 2018Focusing on glass sorting at Recresco
SPECIAL REPORT: Beth Slow visits Recresco’s glass recycling facility in Cwmbran, South Wales and talks to Tim Gent about the company’s activities and the aim to increase the glass yield from mixed glass. Recresco is one of the...
17 September 2018Coffey outlines waste strategy contents
Councils could have to pay back money to householders for bottles that residents put out for recycling at the kerbside under proposals for the Deposit Return Scheme. And, there will be a connection between Defra’s Resources and ...
14 August 2018Hampshire drops glass tender over DRS ‘concerns’
Hampshire county council has abandoned its procurement of a glass processing contract due to “uncertainty” over the impacts that a deposit return scheme (DRS) could have on council collections. Earlier this year, Hampshire ...
23 July 2018Producers are “just buying” compliance, says SUEZ
Waste management firm SUEZ today called for an overhaul of the PRN system, accusing producers of just “buying compliance” from “remote central bodies or compliance schemes”. And, producers of packaging also faced criticism...
10 July 2018Monthly data fails to alleviate PRN concerns
With the value of wood packaging waste recovery notes (PRNs) now above the £30 mark and rising, the latest figures published by the Environment Agency show an increase of almost 50,000 tonnes of wood recycled over the past month.
25 June 2018Encirc opens £40 million Cheshire glass furnace
In a boost for the glass recycling sector, secretary of state for business Greg Clark, has opened manufacturer Encirc’s new £40m furnace at its bottle-making facility in Elton, Cheshire. The facility is a major user of cullet ...
People news round-up (18/01/2019) - https://t.co/1MRRqx1WKQ
RT @re3recycling: Have you ever left your bagged waste at the #BagSplitting area at our #recyclingcentres? Last year, our team opened… https://t.co/DvX92QONwz
OPINION: Is Defra sweeping residual waste under the carpet? -https://t.co/LN10O8uQj4
