Waste Management

Waste data: The key to improving the UK's recycling rates
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21 March — written by Jim Baird, Glasgow Caledonian University
The latest figure show recycling in the UK has grown rapidly in recent years, but the long term trends don't look so positive. So what's the solution? Yesterday's report …
Tetra Pak makes progress on recycling goals, but says more needs to be done
Article

26 March — written by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees
Around 3.6 billion more Tetra Pak packages were recycled in 2012 compared with the previous year, but more still needs to be done to hit its targets says the company’s latest …
Invicta first to create food-safe products from 100% recycled plastics
Article

19 March — written by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees
Invicta Plastics, the company that invented the plastic ruler, has created the world’s first rigid, food-safe products from 100% recycled plastic bottles, lids and milk …
Figures reveal highest recycling rates in Austria and Germany – but UK and Ireland show fastest increase
Article

19 March — written by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees
Austria, Germany and Belgium recycled the largest proportion of municipal waste compared to any other country in Europe in 2010. According to the latest figures released by …
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Recycled plastic tiger on the prowl
Pic of the week

15 March — written by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees
This stunning tiger made completely out of recycled materials pounced on St Pancras International in London as part of Tiger Tracks, a Save Wild Tigers campaign to raise …
Unilever introduces ‘compressed’ deodorant cans to cut carbon
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4 Feb. — written by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees
Unilever has unveiled a new deodorant canister which it claims has a 25% lower carbon footprint than the previous version. The new look cans, which will be used for the …
Unilever brings waste target forward five years
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28 Jan. — written by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees
Consumer goods giant Unilever has achieved zero waste to landfill at all of its factories in the UK and Ireland and has brought forward plans for cutting waste further across …
Sustainable resource management: the transformation of the waste management sector
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29 Jan. — written by Martin Hodges, Veolia Environmental Services
It’s clear the waste management sector is transforming itself into resource management. Led by significant drivers such as the landfill directive, carbon reporting, resource …
Ecover fishes plastic out of the sea to make bottles
News

7 March — written by Sarah Daly, mygreeneye
Ecological fast moving consumer goods manufacturer Ecover has announced a major innovation in its aim to reduce its impacts. From 2014 all its bottled ranges will be sold in …
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Continuum Recycling hits quarter billion milestone
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19 March — written by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees
Continuum Recycling, the joint venture between Coca-Cola Enterprises and ECO Plastics is now operating at full capacity and has sorted 250 million bottles within nine months …

Waste data: The key to improving the UK's recycling rates

Tetra Pak makes progress on recycling goals, but says more needs to be done

Invicta first to create food-safe products from 100% recycled plastics

Figures reveal highest recycling rates in Austria and Germany – but UK and Ireland show fastest increase

Recycled plastic tiger on the prowl

Unilever introduces ‘compressed’ deodorant cans to cut carbon

Unilever brings waste target forward five years

Sustainable resource management: the transformation of the waste management sector

Ecover fishes plastic out of the sea to make bottles

Continuum Recycling hits quarter billion milestone

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