And shrinking profits are making it hard for many cities to keep their recycling programs alive. Those have been among the most read stories over the …
UK government backs campaign for recycling bases in Pakistan
A UK government-backed campaign to build recycling bases in Pakistan could raise millions of pounds to help reduce ocean and river plastic pollution …
Plastic bags, pizza boxes and other ways you may be messing up your recycling
I am big on recycling. It’s part of my family’s weekly routine. But come to find out, a lot of what we’ve been doing is wrong — and we have been …
Resources and waste consultations finally launched by Whitehall
These cover a deposit return scheme (DRS) for cans and bottles, imposing a consistent set of materials to be collected for recycling across England, …
Plastic recycling: New plans to change the way we recycle plastic to be announced
But some shops say small “on-the-go” bottles cause the most litter, while large bottles are recycled because they are usually consumed in the home …
Recycling consistency and weekly food waste collections planned for all homes
Ministers are also consulting on bringing in a deposit return scheme for drinks bottles and cans, to boost recycling rates and cut litter, and for a tax on …
£5m investment in metal recycling facility at Port of Dundee
The agreement with Forth Ports is for a two acre site, with the metal recycling operation expected to be up and running early next year. A combined …
‘The effect is going to be huge’: Formula E races ahead with battery recycling deal
Formula E has unveiled plans to recycle the electric car batteries which powered the first two seasons of the global racing championship in a move it …
Foodservice Packaging Association welcomes recycling consultations
It said this was an opportunity to develop a waste management infrastructure with the potential to increase recycling with a substantially greater …
Dundee to benefit from new metal recycling and decommissioning base
METAL recycling, decommissioning and steel tubulars specialist, John Lawrie Group, has announced it is growing its operations after sealing a deal to …