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INEOS and PLASTIC ENERGY to build new end-to-end plastic recycling facility

INEOS and PLASTIC ENERGY to build new end-to-end plastic recycling facility

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INEOS and PLASTIC ENERGY to build new end-to-end plastic recycling facility

The plant will convert plastic waste into virgin polymers to be used as raw material for the medical, automotive and transportation industry

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Renewable-focused investment firm announces new waste-to-energy site in UK

Renewable-focused investment firm announces new waste-to-energy site in UK

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Renewable-focused investment firm announces new waste-to-energy site in UK

Low Carbon’s Kelvin Energy Recovery Facility will utilise 395,000 tonnes of household and business waste to power up to 70,000 UK homes a year

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IEA: ‘Organic waste has huge untapped potential to provide clean energy’

IEA: ‘Organic waste has huge untapped potential to provide clean energy’

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IEA: ‘Organic waste has huge untapped potential to provide clean energy’

A new report suggests as modern societies and economies increasingly produce organic waste, clean energy resources like biogas and biomethane could benefit sustainable development

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Mondelēz International joins two schemes to bin plastic waste for good

Mondelēz International joins two schemes to bin plastic waste for good

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Mondelēz International joins two schemes to bin plastic waste for good

The confectionary giant is now a signatory of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s New Plastics Economy Global Commitment and a member of the UK Plastics Pact

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‘More ambition is needed across EU to divert waste from landfill’

‘More ambition is needed across EU to divert waste from landfill’

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‘More ambition is needed across EU to divert waste from landfill’

A group of waste organisations have stressed the EU must implement measures to prevent the leaking of waste streams suitable for recycling or recovery to large scale landfills

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Leeds residents ‘receiving low carbon heat from black bin waste’

Leeds residents ‘receiving low carbon heat from black bin waste’

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Leeds residents ‘receiving low carbon heat from black bin waste’

The new facility will supply heat for 1,983 council houses and provide enough electricity for 22,000 homes

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Coronavirus ‘could see waste accumulate unless industry takes control’

Coronavirus ‘could see waste accumulate unless industry takes control’

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Coronavirus ‘could see waste accumulate unless industry takes control’

Geminor has called for a joint effort to maintain the management and treatment of waste streams and deal with market challenges in the months to come

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‘UK must invest £7.5bn in Plastic Parks over next decade to tackle mountains of waste’

‘UK must invest £7.5bn in Plastic Parks over next decade to tackle mountains of waste’

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‘UK must invest £7.5bn in Plastic Parks over next decade to tackle mountains of waste’

Peel Environmental says such facilities are needed to deal with plastic waste where recycling is not a viable option

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Biffa sets out to bin 50% of emissions by 2030

Biffa sets out to bin 50% of emissions by 2030

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Biffa sets out to bin 50% of emissions by 2030

The waste management company’s new sustainability strategy promises to unlock an estimated £1.25bn of investment over the next 10 years in the UK’s green economy

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‘Government is treating the symptoms, rather than the causes, of plastic pollution’

‘Government is treating the symptoms, rather than the causes, of plastic pollution’

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‘Government is treating the symptoms, rather than the causes, of plastic pollution’

That’s the suggestion made in a new report from thinktank Green Alliance, which says current approaches “completely fail to deal with the root of the problem”

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Could a ‘Janger’ help retailers save 54 tonnes of plastic?

Could a ‘Janger’ help retailers save 54 tonnes of plastic?

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Could a ‘Janger’ help retailers save 54 tonnes of plastic?

Researchers at the University of Sheffield and FaraPack Polymers seem to think so… but what is it?

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National Trust swaps plastic membership cards for compostable alternatives

National Trust swaps plastic membership cards for compostable alternatives

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National Trust swaps plastic membership cards for compostable alternatives

The charity says the move will slash the environmental impacts associated with its five million annually-issued membership cards

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