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 do we want? PLASTICS INFRASTRUCTURE. When do we want it? NOW. There was frustration in the air at last month’s UK Plastics Reprocessing conference.In urgent tones, speakers across the conference acknowledged that in order to meet UK plastics targets, reprocessing infrastructure needs to grow ...
WATCH: Creating an export passport for waste using commercialised Blockchain Last month, Prismm MD Mike Jackson discussed TRACA and creating an export passport for waste using Blockchain at the Smart Waste, Smart Resources conference. Click here to view his talk.The Traca blockchain technology solution allows ...
Women's Recycling Alliance founder: 'If we have more females in senior positions, they’ll naturally attract more women into the industry' Sarah Sanpher-McDowell is development director at Clearpoint Recycling and founder of the Women’s Recycling Alliance (WRA). She speaks to RWW about how we can encourage diversity in the waste industry and where the WRA is headed after ...
Smart Waste, Smart Resources roundup: why we need data in the waste industry On a drizzly October morning, a group of waste management heavyweights could be found nursing early coffees at Birmingham’s Villa Park Conference Centre. Attendees of RWW’s Smart Waste, Smart Resources conference, they were soon engaged ...
UK Plastics Reprocessing conference programme Developing domestic plastics reprocessing capacity is an essential part of the circular economy – join key members of the supply chain to find solutions and access the opportunities of the infrastructure challenge.9:30 AM - 9:40 AM ...
How chemical recycling could solve our plastics problem Momentum is growing for governments and industry to adopt sustainable practices and develop circular economies. And the technologies being introduced to accomplish effective recycling are outpacing regulation and waste management ...
Will new EA regulations restrict growth and add bureaucracy to the hazardous waste sector? Regulatory change is on the horizon in the hazardous waste sector. Like most of our peers, we want to make sure that new measures are introduced for the good of the industry and not just change for change's sake. Following its recent ...
Celebrating 10 years of ADBA Last month the Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA) celebrated its 10th anniversary as the trade body for the UK’s anaerobic digestion industry. ADBA has facilitated the rapid growth of a sector whose potential in ...
Reuse is the right medicine for the NHS Cuts to NHS funding have been headline news for some time and, when frontline care is in the balance, making savings wherever possible takes priority. The challenge is tough – the NHS has been charged with reducing spending by £22 ...
Are you guilty of the UK's e-waste secret? It’s movie night at home. You throw a bag of popcorn in the microwave and start it up, but nothing happens. You press every button, turn it off and on, check the plug socket – it’s dead. Research conducted by online spare parts retailer ...
