MRW Kent skip-hire owner risked fire and flood Jack Selby received eight-month suspended sentence after illegally storing ‘waste mountains’ on banks of the Thames Kent skip-hire owner risked fire and flood Mark Smulian Read More
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A project that seeks to create new high-quality grades of recycled steel – and produce a sustainable alternative raw material for the cement industry – has been shortlisted for the External Partnership Award at this year’s World Sustainability Awards. The steel and cement industries are responsible for almost a fifth of global carbon emissions (11%* […]
MRW Canterbury strikers reject pay rise start date Workers from council-owned contractor will continue to strike after insisting improved pay rates begin immediately rather than next year Canterbury strikers reject pay rise start date Mark Smulian Read More
MRW Swindon shortages led to 10,500 missed bins Borough council reveals resource issues resulted in cumulative backlog equal to 30% of collections Swindon shortages led to 10,500 missed bins Mark Smulian Read More
The anticipated role of this and other technologies is explored in ‘Changing mindsets on aggregate reuse and recycling in the built environment’, a new report from building materials firm Tarmac. The introduction of a mandatory digital waste tracking system in the UK is imminent. Announced as a notion by the Environment Act 2012 to replace […]
MRW Man dies in Bradford transfer station collision West Yorkshire police investigating fatality at depot in Peace Street on 10 August Man dies in Bradford transfer station collision Mark Smulian Read More
MRW Aggregate Industries buys highways recycling firm Holcim Group company says purchase of OCL Regeneration would strengthen its asphalt and recycling operations Aggregate Industries buys highways recycling firm Mark Smulian Read More
Extended Producer Responsibility formulator Thomas Lindquist has called on the UK government to look beyond the money flow and embrace its responsibilities, as Defra looks to reboot the delayed waste and recycling reforms, writes ecoveritas. In late July, EPR fees for packaging converters, producers, and suppliers were delayed a year, from October 2024 to 2025, […]
The CHP plant that will be embedded within the new EfW facility. An Eco MultiPro reverse osmosis (RO) and electrodeionisation (EDI) system from Envirogen Group is supplying the purified, demineralised water required for Surrey County Council’s new Energy from Waste (EfW) power plant at Eco Park in Shepperton, Surrey. Fundamental to the functioning of the […]
Pyrolysis – heating in the absence of oxygen – produces biochar, a residue of nearly pure carbon, which can be infused into the soil, sequestering carbon indefinitely. Onnu “will prevent phosphorous run-off and turn a problem into a revenue stream for farmers” Aston University spin-off firm Onnu has announced plans to build what it says […]