17 April 2019Cheshire ‘plastics-to-gas’ plant agreement signed
PowerHouse Energy – the company behind a ‘waste plastics to gas’ technology – has signed a deal which will see its technology used at the Protos Energy Hub in Cheshire. PowerHouse announced the deal with Energy from Waste ...
15 April 2019Vehicle and equipment round-up (15/04/2019)
With news on: Paper Round to install live cameras on fleet; Tomra launches plastic sorting machine; Witham Mills ‘in final stages’ of tipping solution; Pellenc ST to invest in test centre.
10 April 2019Coral Products trials ‘fox-proof’ caddies
Waste container manufacturer, Coral Products (Mouldings) Ltd, has announced a successful trial of its 23-litre 'fox-proof' food waste caddy. The containers have been put to the test by a number of trial participants, to test ...
9 April 2019News in brief (09/04/2019)
With news on: Morrisons rolls-out paper bags; Suez launches Doncaster community fund; Veolia's employment programme; and, Yorkshire cafes champion compostables. Veolia ...
8 April 2019Plastics producer claims ‘step forward’ in chemical recycling
Plastics producer DuPont Teijin Films claims to have made a ‘significant step forward’ in developing a chemical recycling process for PET plastic. The company has today (8 April) announced details of its LuxCR depolymerisation...
3 April 2019News in brief (03/04/2019)
With news on: Scottish DRS group; printer cartridge recycling merger; EREMA notes growth, and; Durham HWRC opens. Scottish Government seeks industry DRS input
2 April 2019Tesco begins ‘plastics-to-oil’ pilot
Retailer Tesco is working with the Swindon-based company Recycling Technologies to carry out a pilot scheme in ten of its stores to collect difficult to recycle plastic and convert it into an oil product. As part of the pilot, ...
29 March 2019Ribena bottle redesign to aid MRF sorting
Drinks brand Ribena is to redesign the 500ml PET plastic bottles it produces for the drink in the UK, to make them easier to recycle within the current recycling infrastructure. A part of this will be the “reduction of the full ...
28 March 2019MEPs agree single-use plastic measures
The European Parliament has approved legislation which paves the way for a 90% collection target for plastic bottles by 2029, as well as a full ban on many single-use plastic products from 2021. The proposals, which also included ...
Ipswich drops commingled organics service - https://t.co/bNhmxGcAJM
Murrays takes over disability equipment reuse service - https://t.co/eW6R7YMPHT
Delay Scottish landfill ban, suggests CIWM - https://t.co/vADXDOAvVb
