15 July 2019Exeter plots overhaul of kerbside recycling service
Kerbside glass and food waste collections are set to be introduced in Exeter, as the city council also looks to move to a three-weekly cycle for residual waste collections. The move to introduce a kerbside service for food ...
24 June 2019PRN compliance fee ruled out before 2020
The idea of some form of compliance fee for the PRN system looks to be unlikely in 2019 but is possible for 2020, according to a statement issued following a meeting of the Advisory Committee on Packaging. The emergency ACP ...
11 June 2019Glass to move into commingled under East Sussex contract
Changes to recycling services for three East Sussex councils – Hastings, Rother and Wealden – under a new contract with Biffa, will see glass added to commingled collections from later this month. The councils form part of the...
22 February 2019Wide set of materials backed for Scottish deposit scheme
The Scottish Government’s consultation on a deposit return scheme has found a high level of support for a scheme which includes the widest range of materials possible. Overall, 45% of respondents thought the DRS should include ...
18 February 2019Options set out for packaging waste reform
Full details of the options for a reformed producer responsibility system for packaging waste have been published by the government today (18 February). The details come within one of the four Resources and Waste Strategy ...
14 February 2019Concerns raised over DRS impact
Concerns over the potential impacts of a deposit return system (DRS) in the UK emerged at the Resources and Waste Strategy Unwrapped conference in London yesterday (13 February). Sentiment from some in the audience and on a panel ...
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 ...
Industry welcomes Gove’s ‘commitment’ on waste - https://t.co/jFSveICzWy
Defra reiterates stance on HWRC charging - https://t.co/3L8vLkodu8
Audit Committee calls for EPR for furniture - https://t.co/zmWZFOZuL2
