India eases plastic scrap import ban
India has partially lifted its total and immediate ban on the import of solid plastic waste. On 6 March the...
Rich pickings for smart NY recycling idea
An American entrepreneur has launched a competition for the smartest way of taking some of New York’s waste and re-purposing...
EPR key to higher PET recycling
More effective producer responsibility schemes can boost plastic recycling across the European Union to reach the recovery levels metals and...
Greater producer responsibility and ‘recycling tax’ in UK proposals
The UK Government has unveiled policy initiatives to boost recycling and broaden the national producer responsibility regime. Four different public...
Being smarter about high-rise recycling
People living in flats in London say it is not easy enough to recycle and they do not have the...
EMR fined for breaching competition ruling
European Metal Recycling (EMR) and its parent company Ausurus Group have been fined a total of £300 000 (EUR 340...
Increased regulation ‘from overseas’ drives UK recycler to invest
UK-based Mick George Recycling has installed a new waste segregation station at the firm’s facility at Dogsthorpe, Peterborough in the...
2019 award for recycling-boosting design kicks off
The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) has launched the 2019 Design for Recycling (DFR) Award. This is ISRI’s highest...
That sticky Christmas challenge unwrapped
A UK recycler has issued a timely warning about the problems caused by the unsustainable use of adhesive tape in...
Recyclers urged to act over ‘hazardous’ plastic scrap
The Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) is calling on recycling associations and businesses to lobby their Governments over proposed changes...
Time for a ‘radical overhaul’ of UK recycling sector
A group of business leaders in the UK has called on the Government to stop ‘passing the buck to some...
