Using shell waste to end plastic waste
A Scottish firm is using shellfish waste as a base material for plastic-free food packaging.
Blue biotech CuanTec has developed a unique method to extract chitin - a naturally occurring polymer - from discarded langoustine...
Single-use plastics ban from October
Single-use plastics are to be banned from October 2023 - a move welcomed by the British Metals Recycling Association (BMRA).
From this autumn, new rules aim to cut use of plastic plates, trays, bowls, cutlery,...
No more blame game: let’s stop the plastic tsunami together
Technology and human endeavour is turning the tide against the plastic waste crisis engulfing our oceans. You too can make a difference by joining our partnership, says Christine Tangdal, of the ReSea Project.
Around 335m tons...
Redesigning the fabric of sustainable fashion
Fast fashion has literally turned into a mountain of global waste. Tim Cross, CEO and founder of The Circular Textiles Foundation, discusses how technology is key to solving the crisis.
The apparel and textile industry...
Reverse Vending Machines tackle plastic card pollution
NatWest Bank has launched a ‘first-of-its kind’ network of Reverse Vending Machines to help tackle the ever-growing mountain of plastic card waste.
The machines offer a secure, eco-friendly way to recycle unwanted bank, loyalty and...
Yorkshire glazing specialist hits 1,000-tonne recycling milestone
A Leeds-based manufacturer of glass units for windows with integrated blinds has saved 1,000 tonnes of post-consumer waste glass from landfill in two years.
The waste been diverted into the production of new glass in...
UK company unlocks the immense power of carbon waste
Green tech solutions company Changeover Technologies looks set to revolutionise industry and carbon-dependent manufacturing sectors with its breakthrough ‘waste harvesting’ technology.
After five years of R&D the company has developed a two-step process which takes carbon...
Recycling wastewater: it’s time for food and drink sector to step up
Engineering expert Ian Hart, of adi Projects, says the food and drink sector can make a real difference to contribute positively discusses the benefits of recycling wastewater.
Since the beginning of the last century, water...
EcoPlants to tackle plastic waste crisis
Ten new ecoPlants are planned across the UK, thanks to a joint venture which could see over £400m invested in the building of these advanced recycling facilities.
The partnership, between Clean Planet Energy and private equity...
The perils of ‘wish-cycling’
If nothing changes, a quarter of all recycling could be contaminated by 2030, says David Heaton of Biffa.
Nearly one fifth (17%) of waste in England and Wales (from businesses and households) can’t be recycled...