2 June 2020Building the workforce of the new green economy
Richard Kirkman, Chief Technology and Innovation Officer at Veolia UK and Ireland discusses ways to secure a workforce for a new green economy. During the current COVID-19 crisis much has been trailed ...
17 February 2020Recycling with ease
Richard Kirkman, Chief Technology and Innovation Officer at Veolia UK and Ireland discusses recycling solutions in the UK. All around the world people are joining together to take action and save the ...
23 October 2019Paving the way for lower carbon emissions
Richard Kirkman, Chief Technology and Innovation Officer at Veolia UK and Ireland discusses carbon emissions and the use of Veolia’s platform to monitor and report on businesses' carbon emissions.
20 May 2019Saving the earth starts in the backyard
Timothee Duret, technology and organics director, Veolia UK & Ireland, reflects on the need to reduce and restrict the use of peat and use sustainable compost instead. We often think of ...
12 February 2019The ragged resurgence of textile recycling
Richard Kirkman, chief innovation and technology officer at Veolia UK & Ireland, takes a look at progress in delivering a circular economy for textiles. History has shown there has always been some value in textile recovery. ...
4 December 2018Boosting the sustainability for UK metals
Richard Kirkman of Veolia UK & Ireland discusses the role metals play in a diverse range of industries. They are a vital part of the UK economy, they perform crucial enabling roles for many industrial growth sectors and are essential for ...
10 October 2018Driving the new plastic circular economy
Richard Kirkman, Chief Technology and Innovation Officer at Veolia UK and Ireland gives his thoughts on the need to build a truly sustainable plastic circular economy. Over five million tonnes of plastic a year and ...
