Triinu La Caille, FCIWM CMgr FCMI, Head of Compliance & Sustainability, explores why compliance teams are the missing – and often overlooked – link in the circular economy. We discuss technology and targets, but the UK will not achieve a truly circular economy without compliance teams shaping how materials are actually managed, tracked, and…
Read more Triinu La Caille, FCIWM CMgr FCMI, Head of Compliance & Sustainability, explores why compliance teams are the missing – and often overlooked – link in the circular economy. We discuss technology and targets, but the UK will not achieve a truly circular economy without compliance teams shaping how materials are actually managed, tracked, and…
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Duncan Midwood, CEO of DDRS Alliance, The UK Government has committed to launching a deposit return scheme (DRS) in England and Northern Ireland in October 2027, and the Scottish Government are following that lead. The Welsh Government, too, has undertaken to match that timeline to launch its version of a DRS. So that’s all…
Read more Duncan Midwood, CEO of DDRS Alliance, The UK Government has committed to launching a deposit return scheme (DRS) in England and Northern Ireland in October 2027, and the Scottish Government are following that lead. The Welsh Government, too, has undertaken to match that timeline to launch its version of a DRS. So that’s all…
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A new EU-funded project has been launched to develop a deposit return scheme (DRS) for post-consumer textiles across Europe. The DRS project, known as TexMat, will reward consumers for returning reusable and recyclable items, while notifying producers when discarded textiles require waste management. As part of the DRS, automated collection containers will sort items…
Read more A new EU-funded project has been launched to develop a deposit return scheme (DRS) for post-consumer textiles across Europe. The DRS project, known as TexMat, will reward consumers for returning reusable and recyclable items, while notifying producers when discarded textiles require waste management. As part of the DRS, automated collection containers will sort items…
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Atlantic Recycling Ltd has been fined £40,000 for contravening a condition of its environmental permit for its waste site in Cardiff. Natural Resources Wales (NRW) brought the prosecution after inspections revealed the company’s failure to manage operations in line with its own Fire Prevention and Mitigation Plan. NRW said the offence increased the risk…
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The economic cost of food waste across the global supply chain is forecast to reach $540 billion by 2026, according to new research. The ‘Making the Invisible Visible: Unlocking the Hidden Value of Food Waste to Drive Growth and Profitability’ report, published by Avery Dennison, warns that that the cost of food waste is…
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The Environment Agency will begin work to clear a 20,000-tonne illegal waste site next to the River Cherwell in February, the UK Government has said. Last year, around 20,000 tonnes of waste was illegally dumped over many months on a field between the River Cherwell and the A34 near Kidlington, Oxfordshire. The waste is approximately…
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Jack Cartwright, Innovent Recycling, explores the substantial material value hidden in the UK’s discarded electronics and the carbon savings that proper recovery can deliver. The UK has a complicated relationship with electronic waste. According to the Global E-Waste Monitor 2024, analysis of its country data shows we generate around 24kg of e-waste per person…
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