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WEBResource is a magazine with a new perspective on waste. Providing in-depth articles on waste management and recycling, it is read by leading experts in the industry as well as decision makers and the third sector. Updated daily, Resource Magazine provides the latest waste and recycling news from the UK, Europe and rest of world.
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WEBPowered by AI, automated MRFs can revolutionise the business of recovery. Gaspard Duthilleul, COO, Greyparrot considers the efficiency and improvement that advances in computer vision-based sampling will bring to future recycling operations.
Greater Manchester outlines plans for circular economy shift
WEBJun 27, 2022 · To achieve these objectives, GMCA has outlined four priorities: ‘Moving to a Circular Economy, Managing Waste Sustainably, Reducing Food Waste and Moving to Sustainable Lifestyles’. The plan highlights a need for industries to produce more sustainable products that are in use longer, moving away from a …
£7m Bristol Reuse and Recycling Centre opens its doors
WEBJun 21, 2022 · The new £7m site will be open seven days a week, 8am - 6:45pm (summer hours). The facility, Bristol Waste says, will bring additional recycling capacity to Bristol, helping to ‘meet growing demand and providing residents with a modern, accessible, facility that will help reduce congestion at the existing sites’.
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WEBNew report recommends also including biogenic emissions when EU considers adding municipal incineration into ETS, ‘as atmosphere does not distinguish between fossil and non-fossil CO2 in terms of its response to emissions’. European Union takes a step towards reducing e-waste and empowering consumers by adopting legislation which will make ...
UK makes progress towards zero food waste to landfill
WEBJul 4, 2019 · Vision 2020 highlighted the value of food waste and set out a variety of solutions for households and business to keep food out of landfill, where it produces the greenhouse gas methane. Vision 2020 stated that the UK could save more than £17 billion a year if it achieved zero food waste to landfill by 2020, through a combination of solutions.
Recolight Circular Economy webinars promote reuse across …
WEBNov 16, 2021 · Recolight’s series of Circular Economy webinars have seen discussions surrounding the trajectory towards achieving full circularity within the lighting industry develop. Taking place over the past two years, the panels have been host to experts from across the industry, in which they have explored the …
From fibre to fibre: Polyester textiles recycling - Resource.co
WEBOct 13, 2023 · Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is the chemical name for polyester. After cleaning and sorting into respective colours, the bottles are shredded into flakes, melted down and extruded – a squeezing process – into plastic filaments. The filaments are then spun into a yarn which can be used to produce clothing.
Co-op leads move towards compostable alternatives
WEBMay 5, 2021 · The Co-op announced last week (30 April) that it will be phasing out its plastic Bags for Life from sale in all of its 2,600 stores, replacing them with low-cost compostable carrier bags, which will be suitable for use as a food waste caddy liner for household food waste collections.
Ellen MacArthur Foundation launches circular economy toolkit
WEBJul 1, 2015 · The Ellen MacArthur Foundation has released ‘Delivering the Circular Economy’, an actionable toolkit for policymakers wishing to make a transition to the circular economy. The toolkit complements the foundation’s recent ‘Growth Within: A circular economy vision for a competitive Europe’ report, which explores how the circular economy could look, with a ‘how-to’ guide for ...