Pressure on Johnson to deliver on climate commitments Eve Preston reflects on the environmental challenges ahead of the new Conservative government in 2020As we enter a new decade and the dust settles on the Conservative party’s somewhat unexpected landslide victory, returning prime ...
What is computer vision and how can it help the waste industry? When it comes to computer vision, most people think of the technology that powers self-driving carsAlongside lidar sensors, computer vision enables the driverless car to ‘see’ and understand objects on the road to instantly speed up, ...
Finding new recycled resources in the North Sea The potential decommissioning market for removal of around 95 platforms and their infrastructure is valued at nearly £17bn over the next 10 years and it could mirror the original North Sea boom for the UK economy. By managing the complex ...
Why waste data should be open to everyone There’s a lot of talk about data these days and it has often been lauded as ‘the new oil’. This is mostly because of the enormous potential value of data. There are obviously a number of ways that data and oil are not at all alike, but ...
Using waste plastic to build refugee shelters In 2010 a magnitude seven earthquake hit Haiti, destroying buildings, infrastructure and displacing families. The pictures relayed back to the UK illustrated the plight of the local people, and also showed large amounts of waste plastic ...
The global Energy from Waste landscape is changing It would be foolish to claim that there is a sole overarching trend when it comes to the global Energy from Waste (EfW) landscape. There are often so many variances within a single country that it’s difficult to sum up one nation’s EfW ...
Is extended producer responsibility the key to creating a more circular fashion industry? Fashion is big business. We buy more clothes per person in the UK than any other country in Europe – and consequently discard around a million tonnes of textiles each year. Much of what we wear follows a linear pattern with large amounts ...
Pernod Ricard is on a mission to become a more sustainable drinks company In UK culture, alcohol is rarely linked with responsibility. Instead, we associate it with binge-drinking students, messy wedding stories and questionable morals. Hoping to shake up this perception is global drinks manufacturer Pernod ...
Does bioenergy represent a new opportunity for the waste sector? For two years, the UK has been fully transfixed on Brexit. Phrases including the Norway model, Irish backstop and People’s Vote have become common parlance as our legislatures thrash out our messy break-up, effectively deciding who gets ...
Reducing waste using electronic tagging Over the past few months, we have seen a number of retailers and brands such as Malibu running (Near Field Communication (NFC) enabled smart packaging campaigns to boost consumer engagement.NFC means two electronic devices can be ...
How WasteAid is helping the Gambia tackle chronic waste management problems Here in the UK we are busy trying to improve recycling rates and divert waste from landfill. Meanwhile, there are three billion people worldwide without access to solid waste. Without a formal service, people either have to dump or burn ...
