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09 October, 2018
Waste,
Good Health and Wellbeing,
Safety,
Learning,
and Wellbeing,
Health,
Environmental Law and Compliance
Shocking news highlights, 'What's your waste duty of care?'
Shocking news emerged that the UK’s leading independent provider of healthcare waste management had been failing to dispose of 350 tonnes of medical waste, which included human body parts; sparking a…
20 September, 2018
Blog,
Waste,
Food Waste,
Climate Action,
Environmental Law and Compliance
Energy-from-waste vs. Incineration. What's the difference?
What happens to the rubbish that leaves your home or business? In the UK, a lot of it is incinerated.
19 September, 2018
Blog,
Waste,
Food Waste,
Social and Governance (ESG),
Circular Economy,
Plastics,
Innovation,
Artificial Intelligence (AI),
and Infrastructure,
Industry,
Learning,
Environmental
The evolving role of the waste contractor
For those of us who’ve worked in or with the waste industry for a while, it certainly feels like times are changing. A public obsession with single use plastics, rallying cries for better food waste…
21 August, 2018
Waste,
Corporate Sustainability,
Circular Economy,
Innovation,
Artificial Intelligence (AI),
and Infrastructure,
Peace,
Industry,
Justice and Strong Institutions,
Events,
Environmental Law and Compliance
RWM: Is my waste contractor ripping me off?!
Around 20,000 recycling, waste, resources and sustainability professionals will head to Birmingham’s NEC for RWM Exhibition on 12-13 September 2018. The industry’s most influential names and…
13 August, 2018
Waste,
Responsible Consumption and Production,
Plastics
The Chinese Sword and all hell has broken loose
No, this is not an article about ninja warriors but about how Chinese policies on waste have impacted recycling and waste management in the UK (and elsewhere). A bit of history...
03 August, 2018
Blog,
Waste,
Food Waste,
Circular Economy,
Climate Action
Why don’t we have food waste collections across the UK?
The recent report from the Renewable Energy Association (REA) that Defra was not considering mandatory food waste collections in England will disappoint many and make others happy. The losers will be…
04 June, 2018
Blog,
Clean Water and Sanitation,
Waste,
Responsible Consumption and Production,
Plastics
UN World Environment Day 2018: Beat Plastic Pollution
World Environment Day (WED) is an event that has been running since 1974 and is regarded as the ‘UN's most important day for encouraging worldwide awareness and action for the protection of our…
15 May, 2018
Waste,
Responsible Consumption and Production,
Plastics
How much do we actually recycle? It cannot be possible!
The consultancy Eunomia published a report recently which lifts the lid on declared recycling figures. Their analysis finally gives some data credibility to what many of us already intuitively…
21 April, 2018
Waste,
Responsible Consumption and Production,
Plastics
Beyond Earth Day 2018 and The Plastics Pact: to End Plastic Pollution
The world's largest environmental movement. And a good week for plastics? Earth Day (organised by the Earth Day Network) is a global event; it all started in 1970 when millions of people took to the…