Marking progress towards a circular economy for lighting
The path to a circular economy for lighting is becoming significantly clearer, suggests recycling firm Recolight, reporting on the findings and discussions to have...
Gas engine servicing deal
German waste-to-energy specialist ETW Energietechnik has appointed CooperOstlund as its UK service partner. The agreement will see the latter provide gas engine servicing and...
Tracking chemicals of concern in products: SCIP database ready for use
Industry can now submit information on substances of very high concern to ECHA’s SCIP database. The aim is to make recycling of products safer...
Engineering contract starts on first plant to produce biofuels from MSW in the US
Infrastructure, energy and waste firm Abengoa has received Notice to Proceed on what will be the first plant that will produce biofuels from Municipal...
Waste-to-energy technology firm using social media to electrify remote villages in India
Southampton-based SEaB Energy has launched a crowdfunding campaign that aims to bring, for the first time, a reliable source of electricity and water to...
Scottish college “rockets” food waste recycling rates with second on-site composter
Dundee and Angus College has invested in a second of Tidy Planet’s Rocket Composters for its Arbroath Campus, after successfully composting over 70 tonnes...
How to achieve the three R’s with bearings
Alan Stewart of bearings distributor Rubix writes
Used in every conceivable manufacturing application, bearings keep production rolling by transferring motion and transmitting forces. Individual bearings...
SEPA commences remediation of radioactive contamination in bay of Fife coastal town
Remediation will involve excavating areas of the foreshore, replacing rock armour around the headland and installing a new slipway for the local Sailing Club...
University project resolves a sticky issue with adhesive recycling
Adhesive residue left on recyclable materials, such as glass and cardboard, can be a challenge to recycle. But a new approach that uses degradable...
AI solutions to sustainability challenges share £1 million as Manchester Prize names finalists
After a nationwide search and entries from all corners of the UK, the Manchester Prize has awarded £1 million to ten teams of advanced...
Glue derived from industrial bio-waste aims to make furniture recyclable
A new adhesive derived from materials including food waste should enable 90 percent of engineered wood products, such as furniture and construction boards, to...
Food waste recycling: Demand doubles in Devon
The amount of food waste sent for recycling by Devon businesses has more than doubled in 18 months according to new figures from Andigestion,...
Recycling more precious metals from nuclear and electronic waste using the Picasso pigment
A big problem with the disposal of nuclear and electronic wastes is that the process wastes precious metals such as gold and platinum-group metals,...
Project secures EU funding to create sugars, chemicals and plastics from household waste
An 11-strong European consortium has secured funding for a project to demonstrate the commercial feasibility of generating waste sugars derived from household waste and...
Tougher targets for electrical waste
The 14 February 2014 deadline for EU Member States to transpose the new Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Recast Directive 2012/19/EU into national...
Gates continuing to close at landfill sites
RESEARCH has identified 130 landfill sites that have closed since 2008 as the country continues to reduce the volumes it sends for traditional disposal....
Waste transfer site gets 1000th user
SIX weeks after the launch of edoc – a new online system for recording waste transfers - over 1000 businesses across the UK have...
Circularity gains business traction
Moving to a circular business model can boost the bottom line. There is now much discussion and debate as to the best way to...
Passion and good ideas come together at the first Plastics Recycling Awards Europe
The winners of the first Plastics Recycling Awards Europe were announced on 25 April at the Plastics Recycling Show Europe, held at the RAI...
Sorted for NZ’s first PET recycling plant
Materials sorting expert Sesotec provides details of equipment specified for a new recycling facility .
