Waste Management

WEEE Recast consultation: Challenges looming for recyclers?
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25 April — written by Robert McKechnie, Green Oak Solutions
The WEEE Recast consultation is out. What do you need to know about it? Robert McKechnie gives us the lowdown. OK folks. Here’s the run down on the keys points from last …
From problem to product: Enterprising companies making a resource of marine plastic
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3 April — written by Jennifer Elks, Sustainable Brands
This post first appeared on Sustainable Brands on April 2, 2013. by Allison Floyd Incorporating post-consumer materials into products has become common practice for numerous …
The top 12 of 2012
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19 Dec. 2012 — written by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees
From maggots to mushrooms and e-waste to monkey recycling facilities, it’s that time of year when we look back at what’s been most popular in the 2degrees Waste Management …
China and the circular economy: be afraid, be very afraid
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4 Dec. 2012 — written by maxine perella, Edie.net
It’s very telling that the Chinese president Hu Jintao spoke about the importance of a circular economy just days before it emerged that his nation is cracking down big time …
UK launches world’s first monkey recycling facility
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22 Nov. 2012 — written by Robert McKechnie, Green Oak Solutions
The opening of the world’s first monkey recycling facility has been described as “bloody marvellous” by Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Owen …
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Innovation: How do you break down the barriers imposed by traditional procurement?
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21 Nov. 2012 — written by Simon King, PalletSock Ltd
It has often been said that if you build a better mousetrap the world will beat a path to your door. That may have been true once, but not today. Today, with the advent of …
London 2012 wins gold for waste
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20 Nov. 2012 — written by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees
Meticulous attention to packaging, an innovative bin system and the exclusive use of a materials recycling facility have combined to help London 2012 deliver on its …
John Lewis introduces biodegradable polythene packaging
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9 Nov. 2012 — written by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees
John Lewis is introducing biodegradable polythene packaging for a number of its products in what it claims is a UK first. The packaging contains an additive biodegrade which …
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If Willy Wonka did paper recycling: Step inside Europe's most innovative paper recycling plant
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1 Nov. 2012 — written by Flemmich Webb, Mantis Communications
If Willy Wonka did paper recycling, he’d probably build something like the Steinbeis mill. Inside this complex of warehouses, situated 45-minutes drive outside Hamburg, …
Sustainability: What’s in it for SME?
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12 Nov. 2012 — written by Robert McKechnie, Green Oak Solutions
Although sustainability is now mainstream and dare I say it, fashionable and no longer the exclusive domain of granola-eating, jesus sandal-clad hippies, there is still a …