Fashion Conscious

by Jo Williams | Oct 1, 2019 | General

Landfill was the final destination of an estimated 235 million items of clothing in 2017 according to research by Sainsbury’s. Globally, fashion is responsible for 92 million tonnes of waste dumped in landfills each year, and this is projected to rise to 148...

Recycle Week 2019: 23-29 September 2019

by Jo Williams | Sep 18, 2019 | General, News

In 2018, people were motivated to care about plastics in a way they never have before. Sustainability is firmly on the national agenda and the public is looking to organisations to help solve major environmental issues. That makes Recycle Week a greater opportunity...

A ‘Helpful’ App for Recycling

by Jo Williams | Sep 5, 2019 | General

A technology innovation to make headlines recently has been the ‘helpful’ recycling incentive app, which was launched in London in January. After downloading the free app, users can identify single-use items, such as plastic bottles and coffee cups with...

WASTE CRIME “BECOMING MORE ORGANISED” Says Environment Agency

by Jo Williams | Aug 20, 2019 | General, News

According to the Environment Agency, Waste Crime is becoming more organised.  The regulator published its annual Regulating for People, the Environment and Growth (RPEG) report which sets out the regulatory performance of businesses holding environmental permits in...

China Waste Ban Impacts Council Recycling Services & Costs

by Jo Williams | Aug 6, 2019 | General, News

China’s restrictions on imports of mixed paper and certain types of plastic over the past year have directly impacted 20% of councils, increasing recycling costs by an average £500,000. Fees charged to councils to process materials collected from kerbside collections...