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Waste & Recycling

The latest business news on waste and recycling, from food and waste programmes to the recycling of batteries, computers and paint. The latest Waste & Recycling regulations, technology and resources for Businesses.

UK will meet 2010 landfill target, Government says

The UK will meet its 2010 Landfill Directive target, the Government announced today.

Study measures Atlantic plastic accumulation

A study has measured the amount of plastic debris found in a region of the Atlantic Ocean over a 22-year period.

AD plant set to inject first green gas into grid by end of summer

The first anaerobic digestion (AD) plant to inject renewable gas into the National Grid is set to start operating later this summer, it has been confirmed.

New Arsenal kit made from recycled bottles

Arsenal has become the latest football club to embrace recycled materials in its team's kit.

£52m waste-to-bioethanol plant set to be built in northeast

A £52 million bioethanol plant is set to be built in the North East of England following a £7.3 million Government grant.

IKEA gets employees recycling

Furniture retailer IKEA has launched a recycling employee awareness programme as part of its drive to send zero waste to landfill.

Lightweight bottle helps wine industry cut CO2 and waste

An innovative lightweight bottle designed in Britain has helped the UK wine industry meet tough targets on reducing its glass waste and carbon emissions.

Fashion retailer to recycle clothes online

A leading online fashion retailer is to start allowing its customers to trade their unwanted clothes on its site.

TerraCycle: turning waste and business on its head

TerraCycle is on a mission to get rid of waste in business. Chris Baker, UK general manager of the company, talks to Louise Bateman about the company's unique method of 'upcycling'.

‘Upcycling’ company gives waste a run for its money in the UK

A company that has pioneered the process of 'upcycling’ in the West is reporting strong demand for its services since launching in the UK last year.

UK businesses told to exploit opportunities in waste and recycling

A new Government report is calling on UK companies to rethink their attitude to waste management and recognise the business opportunities opening up in the growing waste and recycling sector.

Suffolk AD plant to feed biogas from business food waste into grid

East of England businesses will for the first time have the opportunity to have their food waste turned into bio energy to heat homes and power cars thanks to a new anaerobic digestion facility set to be built in Suffolk.

Consortium gets Government backing to turn waste biomass into transport biofuel

A consortium of British businesses has netted £7 million of Government funding to develop a technology that could see mini refineries sited near landfill sites up and down the country producing cheap, carbon efficient biofuel for transport from waste. 

Major retailers sign up to new food waste and packaging targets

Major retailers and brands have signed up to new food waste and packaging targets that will see them focus on the carbon impact of packaging rather than its weight and include reducing the carbon impact of all grocery packaging by 10 per cent by 2012.

EnvironCom opens largest WEEE recycling facility in UK

A waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) processor has opened the UK’s largest facility able to process and recycle hundreds of different household appliances an hour.


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