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UK and Ireland show the greatest increase in recycling out of all EU member states 28 Mar 2013 | 12:53 pm
The UK and Ireland showed a dramatic rise in recycling rates during the first 10 years of the new millennium, according to a new report from the European Environment Agency (EEA). Despite getting off...
Handy tips on recycling electrical items 20 Mar 2013 | 06:41 pm
Anything requiring either batteries or mains power to operate is classified as an electrical or electronic item. When it becomes waste it is known as WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment). ...
Ecover to recycle plastic waste from sea 16 Mar 2013 | 06:38 pm
Ecover, the Belgian company known for its eco-cleaning products, recently announced that it will be creating new bottles for its products that will be made from plastic waste collected from the sea. ...
Could landfill mining soon begin in Scotland? 14 Mar 2013 | 06:37 pm
As recycling becomes increasingly important across the UK, new ways of finding and recycling materials are emerging. One of the latest is the idea by the Scottish government to ‘mine’ old landfill sit...
Sweeping changes to household recycling laws rejected by Cardiff Judge 12 Mar 2013 | 06:45 pm
A Cardiff judge has rejected a legal motion to overhaul radically the way councils collect household waste in Britain. The move, lodged by seven different recycling firms and backed by green lobbyists...
London recycling bins to get electronic displays 18 Feb 2013 | 08:01 pm
Recycling just got a whole lot more interesting in London. Electronic displays have started popping up on 100 newspaper recycling bins across the City of London, making good use of a prime bit of real...
Reduce, reuse and then recycle – in that order 21 Jan 2013 | 04:23 pm
The current state of capitalism in which we find ourselves means a society addicted to the new. Obtaining the new is equal to discarding the old; this spells a constant and consistent collateral creat...
Up to 20% of household recycling contaminated 7 Jan 2013 | 04:28 pm
Figures released by DEFRA (The Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) estimate that up to 20% of household recycling is contaminated and ends up in Landfill. The amount of rubbish bei...
UK recycling targets under threat from China ban 18 Oct 2012 | 04:25 pm
The CEO of the Packaging and Films Association (PAFA) has given a stark warning to the government that the plastic industry in the UK is unlikely to hit its recycling target of 57% if investment in th...
EU directive could put end to mixed collections in Wales 16 Aug 2012 | 06:04 pm
A new EU directive could mean that many councils in Wales will have to stop operating single-bag recycling collections in...
