20 November 2019Lib Dems outline waste pledges in 2019 manifesto
The Liberal Democrats have outlined a series of pledges on waste and recycling in the party’s General Election manifesto, including a 70% recycling target and proposal to end waste plastic exports by 2030. The manifesto is ...
20 November 2019Cheshire East announces food waste roll out
Cheshire East council is to roll out a food waste recycling service from January 2020 as part of efforts to reach a 65% recycling rate by 2035. The new service has been announced at a time when the council – which recorded a ...
11 November 2019ADBA writes to party leaders outlining ‘wish list’
The UK Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA) has written to all national party leaders setting out a ‘wish list’ of actions it would like government to take to bring clarity to the sector. The letter outlined...
11 November 2019Biogen acquires Weston-super-Mare AD site
Food waste and anaerobic digestion (AD) specialists Biogen has acquired a 1.1 MW anaerobic digestion (AD) site in Somerset from Enovert. The facility, at Weston-super-Mare was acquired from Enovert for an undisclosed sum and ...
6 November 2019‘More awareness needed’ over plastics in compost
Organics recyclers are calling for more to be done to improve the quality of green waste feedstock collected at the kerbside. The call to action this week (November 5) comes in the wake of the Environment Agency launching a ...
5 November 2019Plastic reduction ‘needs to be done carefully’
Public concern surrounding plastic packaging in supermarkets has grown over the past year, but its removal needs to be done carefully to avoid food waste. That was the verdict from WRAP’s latest Retail Survey released today (5 ...
31 October 2019Halloween news round-up (31/10/19)
With news on; Oxford blames pumpkins for November food waste spike; Try second hand costumes this Halloween, says Zero Waste Scotland; Tewkesbury warns residents about Halloween plastic waste; ReFood urges action on pumpkin waste, and; ...
23 October 2019Denbighshire pushes ahead with monthly collections
The Welsh county of Denbighshire is pushing ahead with its plans to overhaul its waste collections including the microchipping of food waste caddies. The £15.1 million overhaul will include a move to monthly residual ...
22 October 2019Vegware provides guidance for processors
Compostable packaging producer Vegware has released new visual guidance for biowaste processors handling their products. With increasing volumes of compostable packaging entering processing facilities, Vegware says that its ...
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