Waste & Recycling
UK’s largest household appliance recycling plant opens
The plant will process fridges, washing machines, dishwashers, tumble driers and other households electrical waste, with online retailer AO saying it will process more than 700,000 appliances in the plant’s first year
The majority of appliances arriving at the site for recycling, or for refurbishment and resale, will have arrived from AO.com customers who have purchased a new product. The online retailer moved into recycling earlier this year with the construction of the new facility and the launch of AO Recycling.
UK shipping industry urged to go green
A new report says the UK shipping industry should target using 100% renewable electricity whilst
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In Practice: how collaboration can foster innovation
Alan Gunner, Business Development Director, Adjuno, explains the value of retailer collaboration throughout the supply
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Gove calls on sports industry to tackle plastic waste
Environment secretary Michael Gove will use the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting this week to
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UK pledges £61.4m to help clean up oceans
The UK government has announced a £61.4m package of funding which it hopes will aid
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NHS uses 334,000 disposable coffee cups a day, new data reveals
Coffee retailers such as Starbucks and Costa Coffee have been under increased pressure to reduce
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Councils should outsource its waste and recycling services, says report
The Environmental Services Association (ESA), the trade body for the UK’s resource and waste management industry, has today launched a campaign to promote the use of outsourcing which it believes can deliver cost savings and drive innovation in service delivery for local authorities.
Social enterprise to run Bristol’s longest bus route on biogas
A social enterprise has been chosen to operate the ‘M1’, which is the longest bus route
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Unilever push forward with plastic recycling technology
Consumer goods giant Unilever has announced a partnership with start-up company Ioniqa which it hopes could
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Environmental impact of Easter eggs highlighted in new report
With Easter done and dusted, could the carbon footprint of all those easter eggs you
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New powers to tackle illegal waste sites introduced
The Environment Agency has been given the authority to lock up and block access to
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Brits not willing to put concern about plastic waste into action
The issue of plastic waste is firmly on the agenda, with the ‘Blue Planet effect’
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