Consumers are exasperated with manufacturers that do not make any effort to reduce their packaging.
… Brooker | 17th October 2018 News Waste And Recycling Packaging Plastics Supermarkets … asking them what frustrates them most about recycling to find out what irritates people the most about recycling in the UK. They found the biggest …
Local Government Association (LGA) says labelling for all products needs to be improved.
… Better labelling increases recycling Emily Beament | 8th November 2019 News Recycling Plastic Pollution Science & Systems workers at a recycling plant in San Francisco Local …
Packaging of brands familiar from UK supermarkets found strewn across multiple sites thousands of miles away.
… from everyday British products – exported as recycling – has been discarded at multiple … into claims of fraud in the UK’s recycling exports system , including … recycled. UK exports of plastic scrap for recycling to Malaysia shot up at the start of …
Scavenging is on the rise in the US and is no longer the exclusive domain of the poor. Felicity Carus reports on San Francisco's attempts to close down this informal sector and its impact on a burgeoning recycling culture
… scavengers: a story of gangs, poverty and recycling Felicity Carus | 16th August 2011 News Waste And Recyclingrecycling.jpg A scavenging culture, like that …
An Ecologist investigation reveals that three quarters of London Boroughs are advising their residents to simply throw compact fluorescent lightbulbs in their general waste, despite the hazard posed by their mercury content
… Ian Randall | 9th March 2010 News Waste And Recycling Energy Saving Lightbulbs Cfl Mercury … in each bulb, which calls for specialist recycling to avoid damage to the environment. … Bexley 'There isn’t at the moment a [recycling] scheme.' Brent 'If it’s just one …
Recycling efforts of thousands wasted as new figures reveal extent of putrid problem in the war on preventable plastic waste.
… | 10th July 2019 News Nappies Waste And Recycling … screenshot_2019-07-09_at_15.37.41.png Recycling efforts of thousands wasted as new … to putting them in with the household recycling. North London Waste Authority (NLWA) …
The recycling industry has been struggling for years, and the coronavirus crisis has underscored its weaknesses.
… 12th June 2020 News Sustainability Waste And Recycling Circular Economy gloves-5083789_1280.jpg The recycling industry has been struggling for … the pandemic alone is not to blame. The recycling industry has been struggling for …
New report details options for increasing demand for post-consumer recycled waste.
… 2018 News Science & Systems Policy Waste And Recycling Eunomia WWF WWF-UK Resource … the approaches used to date to increase recycling, investigates the causes of market … the markets to assist in reaching higher recycling targets. "This report now adds a …
Local authorities are sending recycling waste to be incinerated rather than properly sorted.
… Where does our recycling go? Jenny Jones | 6th February 2020 News Recycling Waste Rubbish Incineration Hackney … Local authorities are sending recycling waste to be incinerated rather than …
They're becoming more and more common - wrapped around everything from milk to chickpeas. But just how environmentally friendly are composite cartons compared to the good, old-fashioned tin or jar?
… Filou | 19th January 2010 News Waste And Recycling Green Living Cartons Tetrapaks … heavy – cans and jars. The problem of recycling The cartons’ Achilles heel remains recycling. Cartons are recyclable in theory, …
UK Government decides to scrap plans for a tax on bins, saying it would have 'fuelled fly-tipping', and says reward schemes will be more effective
… Councils to reward recycling rather than tax waste The Ecologist | 8th June 2010 News Waste And Recycling Landfill seasonal-recycling.jpg Reward schemes would not benefit …
The UK exports plastic its waste around the world - causing environmental and social injustices. But what is the solution?
… 10 percent of it is recycled. Not only is our recycling system overwhelmed but we’re also … We use too much of it It’s great we’re recycling more, but we don’t have capacity to … of plastic. There isn’t enough closed loop recycling Recyclists have a higher chance of …
Britain's trade in waste plastic to the Far East is booming. But it's not good news. The exported plastic is meant to be recycled under UK conditions and standards, but often is not, undermining bona fide UK recycling firms who face falling prices, reduced turnover, collapsing profits, and all too often, closure.
… | 13th March 2017 News Waste Pollution Recycling UK Indonesia Vietnam Malaysia … but often is not, undermining bona fide UK recycling firms who face falling prices, … of its plastic packaging waste abroad for recycling in 2016 than in any of the three …
Throwing all your recycling in one box may seem like a good idea, but it is threatening the future of European-based paper recycling, according to a leading industry source.
… 'One-box' recycling doing more harm than good 7th August 2007 News Paper Recycling Pulping INGEDED Recycle Waste Recycling Waste And Recycling News web pic …
Producers will pay the full cost of disposal and recycling of packaging, recycling collections will be made consistent and a deposit return scheme for drinks containers will be introduced.
… Waste and recycling system set for shake up Catherine … Early | 20th December 2018 News Waste Recycling Plastic Packaging Deposit Return … will pay the full cost of disposal and recycling of packaging, recycling collections …
A group of leading business have launched a global initiative aimed at jumpstarting the plastics circular economy.
… 2019 News Plastics Circular Economy Waste And Recycling Science & Systems plastic_waste.jpg … He said: “When we put [these items] in our recycling back in the UK, we think we’re doing … sense that despite increasing efforts at recycling, there is still no guarantee that …
Charities, including Oxfam and Traid, which rely on donations of unwanted clothes are facing an escalating theft problem - which could undermine public confidence in recycling and increase clothing waste, reports Louise Hunt
… as criminal gangs target lucrative clothing recycling sector Louise Hunt | 1st February 2011 News Clothing Fashion Waste And Recycling Investigations Traid … - which could undermine public confidence in recycling and increase clothing waste, reports …
Event organisers want to be part of a positive change, but sometimes intuitive measures have added complications.
… plastic is used to serve food. The festival's Recycling Exchange recycles five tonnes of … 80 percent of festivals say tackling waste & recycling is on their agenda, the highest … and landfill) are higher than the recycling process. Using recycled materials …
Many dutiful recyclers feel rightly frustrated that so few of their carefully washed bottles and cans put out each week seem to make their way back into the same product.
… used in new products 15th April 2009 News Recycling Alan Whitehead MP Recycling UK Campaigns Recycling Green Living Politics And Economics …
Rates of recycling in England and Wales differ markedly from region to region, with some city areas faring particularly badly, according to new figures.
… Figures expose UK’s recycling gap 23rd November 2007 News RecyclingRecycling Politics And Economics Waste And …
The world's growing waste mountain of mobile phones, computers and other electronic goods is being illegally recycled in unregulated and primitive conditions in China and causing significant toxic pollution
… Low-cost e-waste recycling in China releasing catalogue of … Ecologist | 3rd September 2010 News Waste And Recycling China Pollution E-waste Electronics … China's family-run cottage industry for recycling e-waste is releasing dangerous …
MPs say the government should review systems where customers can reuse and refill plastic containers.
… The government has unveiled plans to improve recycling rates, with a greater responsibility … and more consistency in local council recycling collections. The committee's report … authorities collect the same plastics for recycling will make it easier for packaging to …