Dissolving the plastic waste problem: Can new technology meet the challenge?
By James Kennedy, a technology analyst at market intelligence firm IDTechEx.
The advanced recycling market for plastics predominantly focuses on technologies like pyrolysis and depolymerization...
€20 million project targets fibre-based sustainable packaging
Developing new kinds of recyclable fibre-based products is the aim of an initiative in Scandinavia, which aims to reduce energy and resource consumption in...
The US Plastics Pact releases design-for-circularity playbooks
The US Plastics Pact has released its Design for Circularity Playbooks, described as essential reports designed to guide the lifecycle of plastics in the...
Giant pink cat at Waterloo Station spotlights The Great Cable Challenge
A giant pink cat hologram will be surprising commuters at London Waterloo from Tuesday 20th August. The hologram is seemingly an effigy of HypnoCat,...
Index aims to quantify circularity in the bioeconomy
Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have developed a Circularity Index that they say provides a comprehensive method to quantify circularity in bioeconomic...
Comment: How digital technologies can contribute to a circular economy
Chris Williams of software firm ISB Global makes the case for digitalisation as the means for a less wasteful, more resource-efficient global economic model....
Beer importation company pays over £400,000 for failing to register with a recycling scheme
Bristol-based beer importer Budweiser Budvar UK has contributed more than £400,000 to a national environmental charity after failing to register as a producer of...
Packaging materials usage snapshot profiles mixed progress
Product manufacturers' use of packaging materials has decreased since 2019, says a new report from environmental compliance scheme Valpak. And in 2021, more plastic...
Aberdeen start-up boosts value of whisky co-products
A new method to extract valuable bio-based chemicals from whisky distillery waste streams could transform manufacturing and be worth up to £90 million in...
Progress on the ground: A circular economy for carpeting
The Carpet Recycling UK annual conference recognised efforts to develop a circular economy in the flooring sector.
Speaking at the two-day event in July, Adnan...
New service to help businesses assess recyclability of their packaging
Sustainable packaging provider DS Smith has introduced a service for businesses to evaluate the recyclability levels of their packaging ("the first integrated paper, packaging,...
Making office accessories from biochar
Biochar has been used to make office items for a Birmingham law firm, in a recent project by Aston University researchers.
Mills & Reeve have...
Office for the Internal Market launches study of regulatory restrictions on single-use plastics
The Office for the Internal Market (OIM), part of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), which independently advises the UK government, launched a study...
Start-up aims to give sailing waste a second life
Biotechnology sees plastic sails transformed into synthetic vanilla flavouring
Waste textiles from sailing boats could be given a new lease of life as a result...
Compostable packaging often isn’t the easy win it’s marketed as
A new multi-trial study appears to find significant improvements in the disposal of certified compostable packaging when people are given clear instructions and consistent...
Technology selected for upgrade of mixed containers MRF in Perth
Wyllie Recycling Ltd, a leading family-owned recycling businesses in Scotland, has invested in three of TOMRA’s AUTOSORT™ optical sorters as part of a £3...
Passage of the Circular Economy Bill “could be a turning point for Scotland”
The Scottish Circular Economy Bill was passed unanimously on 26 June, following a final debate and vote the previous evening.
It was welcomed by environmental...
Material gains: Overcoming the recycling challenge with aluminium
To reach Net Zero, manufacturing more products in the UK that contain recycled content, and ensuring that they are reprocessed domestically, will be crucial....
AI-driven robotic arm to increase recycling at Southwark facility
An AI-driven robotic arm - said to be as accurate as the human eye - is being used at Veolia Southwark IWMF to pick...
Circular packaging solution among winners of Isle of Man Innovation Challenge
Thirteen finalists from around the world presented their solutions in the areas of FinTech, Data and AI and Cleantech to a panel of experts...
