Progress Reported on Solutions & Stakeholder Engagement 2019-10-18 15:39:15 World Plastics Council Discusses Circular Economy for Plastics Goals Executives of leading global plastics manufacturers discussed plans to advance technologies, investments and solutions together with stakeholders across the value chain to stop plastic waste ending up in the environment. read more ...
Division Backed by EU Funded Product and Process Innovation Project 2019-10-18 15:14:06 New UNTHA UK Division Launched to Rebuild Waste Shredders Industrial shredder specialist UNTHA UK – headquartered in Boroughbridge, North Yorkshire, has created a division dedicated to the complete rebuild of its machinery. read more ...
Challenges & Innovations for WEEE Recycling Outlined in Budapest 2019-10-18 14:30:53 Change of Approach from ‘Hazard’ to ‘Risk’ Urged at BIR E-Scrap Committee Meeting At the recent BIR E-Scrap Committee meeting, held this week in Budapest, the core of a guest presentation outlined the key challenges and innovation in WEEE recycling within Europe. read more ...
Increased Repair Could Cut UK E-Waste by 100,000 TPA 2019-10-15 17:05:24 eSpares Survey Calls for More Repairs and Less Waste A damning new survey has revealed the UK’s worst cities for generating unnecessary e-waste in the form of scrapped household appliances. read more ...
Marita Schmid’s Journey Sponsored by Mondi 2019-10-15 16:43:21 Austrian Additions to All-Female eXXpedition Study into Plastic Waste in the Oceans The first two Austrians to join eXXpedition Round the World voyage, which set sail from Plymouth, UK on 8 October 2019 to travel through some of the most important and diverse marine environments on the planet in over 30 voyage legs, are due on-board soon. read more ...
Bid to Make Household Appliances to be More Sustainable 2019-10-15 16:05:37 EU Efforts to Cut Energy Consumption & Boost Repair & Recycling of Appliances In an effort to reduce Europe's carbon footprint and to make energy bills cheaper for European consumers, the Commission has adopted new eco-design measures for products such as refrigerators, washing machines, dishwashers and televisions. read more ... Spanish Firm Cleans up in Waltham Forest 2019-10-04 16:14:47 Urbaser Commences Waste & Recycling Contract in East London Urbaser has taken over responsibility for Waltham Forest’s waste and recycling collections, following the award of a new eight-year contract. read more ... Bright Future for Waste to Energy as Part of a Circular Economy 2019-10-02 12:30:04 Electricity, Heat and Fuels - ESWET’s Waste-to-Energy Vision for 2050 The European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology has unveiled its vision for ‘Waste-to-Energy 2050: clean technologies for sustainable waste management’. read more ... Poolbeg Plant Ownership Passes European Merger Regulation 2019-10-02 11:07:58 Dublin Waste to Energy Joint Control Acquisition Approved by EU Under the EU Merger Regulation, the European Commission has approved, the acquisition of joint control over Dublin’s Poolbeg waste to energy facility. read more ... New Energy from Waste Plans for Ford Circular Technology Park 2019-10-02 10:37:37 Waste to Energy Proposal from Grundon & Viridor in West Sussex Grundon and Viridor have outlined plans for the development of a new waste to energy facility as a joint venture in Ford, West Sussex. read more ... ZWS Puts Circular Economy Businesses in Spotlight for Recycle Week 2019-10-01 16:22:08 Zero Waste Scotland Highlights Value of Generating Energy from Food Waste Last week’s UK-wide Recycle Week, saw Recycle for Scotland, Zero Waste Scotland’s recycle brand, highlight the benefits in capturing food waste for recycling and energy recovery. read more ... 8 out of 10 Canadians Support Ban on Single-Use Plastics 2019-10-01 15:18:42 Canadian Elections – FOE Calls on Politicians to Tackle Pollution from Plastic Waste Half way through the federal election, Friends of the Earth Canada has delivered a message to Canadian politicians – ‘the electorate wants action to stop plastics pollution’. read more ...
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