Government sets out legislation for Simpler Recycling - Resource.co
May 16, 2024 · The UK Government has today (16 May) published the Environment Act 2021 (Commencement No. 9 and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2024, which establishes the legislation to simplify and standardise recycling practices across England.This Statutory Instrument brings into force several provisions of the Environment Act 2021, focusing on waste separation and collection requirements for both ...
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Resource is a magazine with a new perspective on waste. Providing in-depth articles on waste management and recycling, it is read by leading experts in the industry as well as decision makers and the third sector. Updated daily, Resource Magazine provides the latest waste and recycling news from the UK, Europe and rest of world.
From fibre to fibre: Polyester textiles recycling - Resource.co
Oct 13, 2023 · Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is the chemical name for polyester. After cleaning and sorting into respective colours, the bottles are shredded into flakes, melted down and extruded – a squeezing process – into plastic filaments. The filaments are then spun into a yarn which can be used to produce clothing.
Viridor acquired by KKR for £4.2 billion | Resource Magazine
Jul 9, 2020 · Viridor announced its plans to continue investment in crucial UK recycling and energy recovery infrastructure, following the successful completion of KKR’s £4.2 billion acquisition of the business yesterday (8 July). In March, Pennon Group announced its plans to sell Viridor to Planets UK Bidco Limited, a newly formed company set up with ...
£7m Bristol Reuse and Recycling Centre opens its doors
Jun 21, 2022 · The new £7m site will be open seven days a week, 8am - 6:45pm (summer hours). The facility, Bristol Waste says, will bring additional recycling capacity to Bristol, helping to ‘meet growing demand and providing residents with a modern, accessible, facility that will help reduce congestion at the existing sites’.
HypnoCat TV advert encourages viewers to recycle electricals
Mar 24, 2023 · The behaviour change campaign sets out to address this issue and stop people from throwing their unwanted electricals in the bin and to start recycling them instead. The TV advert debuted on Wednesday (22 March) across the ITV and Sky channel portfolio, supported by radio, social media and video on demand. Butler added: “TV will give us much ...
How AI recycling technology can transform the circular economy
Nov 15, 2023 · Despite this, should the implementation of AI recycling technology be able to avoid its potential pitfalls (e.g. poor quality data, high costs, difficulty of use), it has the ability to wholly transform the sector and drive the transition to the circular economy. Integrating artificial intelligence into waste management, in areas such as ...
Biffa launches ‘pay-as-you-throw’ collection service
Oct 7, 2019 · Waste management company Biffa has launched a ‘pay-as-you-throw’ collection brand, ‘Skoup’, allowing consumers and small businesses to book ad-hoc waste collection. The nationwide service, which can be booked online, via an app or over the phone, provides bin bag collection from £10, a van from £99 or skip from £130.
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By Resource |. 7 October 2024 |. Add a Comment. Aluminium beverage can recycling rates have risen from 54 per cent to 81 per cent since the not-for-profit awareness raising initiative started in 2009. 1 of 9. next ›. Find out all the latest waste and …
Tesco trials recycling scheme for soft plastic packaging
Apr 2, 2019 · Tesco has launched a new recycling scheme for hard-to-recycle plastics in partnership with chemical reprocessing company Recycling Technologies. The supermarket will be trialling the scheme in 10 of its stores, with collection points set up to accept the types of plastics that are not collected by local authorities at the kerbside.