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WEEE

Changes to WEEE regulations will benefit councils Subscription Required

21 May 2013 | By Chiara Francavilla

Local authorities could generate revenues as a result of the Government’s WEEE proposals, says industry body

Coca cola cans

Coca-Cola launches study of household recycling habits Subscription Required

21 May 2013 | By Robin Latchem

Experts identify gap in what people believe about recycling and what they do

EMR ordered to pay £370,000 for worker’s death Subscription Required

21 May 2013 | By Tom Kenning

“One size fits all” approach to health and safety is not acceptable, says HSE inspector

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Waste plastics

China's waste quality barrier renews PRN fraud fears Subscription Required

17 May 2013 | By Mark Smulian

Fears grow as rejected material stokes UK stockpiling with limited reprocessing capacity

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scrap metal

Gateshead scrap firm fined £10,000 Subscription Required

7 May 2013 | By Marino Donati

A Gateshead scrap metal and plastics recycling company has been fined £10,000 for carrying out waste activities without an environmental permit.

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Surplus food

European body to promote factory food recycling Subscription Required

20 May 2013 | By Marino Donati

A European trade body has been launched to help the recovery of food waste from factories

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Brighton refuse collectors ballot to strike Subscription Required

14 May 2013 | By Mark Smulian

Further disruptions to waste collections are expected after two days of unofficial industrial action over pay

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Hot Topic: Circular Economy

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Designers should visit recyclers, says sustainability expert

18 May 2013 | By Christine Ottery

Call for greater collaboration across disciplines

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Citadel BioCat+ Subscription Required

18 May 2013

BioCat+ is a natural compound which brings a range of powerful enhancements to the biogas production process

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Sims Newport site for metal scrap

VIDEO: Sims metal plant blaze under control Subscription Required

Firefighters have got a large fire at the Sims Metal UK plant in Long Marston, Warwickshire, under control, but say it will take days to put it out completely.

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Liveblog: Reactions to food waste report

MRW has compiled reactions on social media to the Institute of Mechanical Engineers’ report that we throw way half of our food, globally.

Davos

Liveblog: Reflections on green business from Davos Subscription Required

The UK fears a triple-dip recession, but at the World Economic Forum at Davos the focus is on sustainable business models. See our aggregation of comment around green business at the forum.

Fire Map 2012

Interactive: Map of fires at recycling centres

There has been on average more than one fire a week at recycling centres, MRW has found.

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Re-ignite an appetite for landfill bans Subscription Required

18 May 2013

Copper Consultancy executive director John Twitchen considers the direction that the main parties’ waste policies need to take to effect real change in attitudes to recycling

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Ashford in Kent

Biffa overhauls collections in Kent Subscription Required

18 May 2013

Later this summer, and after months of planning, Biffa will roll out the first of extensively redesigned recycling, refuse and street cleansing services for a coalition of three Kent local authorities. Nigel Jones, Biffa municipal mobilisation manager, explains the overhaul

400 Sortex Z+

Eject rubbish from plastics Subscription Required

18 May 2013

The Sortex Z+ optical sorter

Robin Latchem

Do we worry about pulling up the drawbridge? Subscription Required

18 May 2013 | By Robin Latchem

How might a shift in Government policy away from the EU affect the waste sector?

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MRW Insight - analysis of the news

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The future of councils working in partnership Subscription Required

10 May 2013 | By Christine Ottery

Working in partnership could help councils save money and bring many other benefits, as long as internal challenges can be overcome.

RSS feed for The Big Interview from Materials Recycling World

The Big Interview from Materials Recycling World

Gavin Shuker

We need leadership in UK policy Subscription Required

3 May 2013

Shadow minister Gavin Shuker is champing at the bit to tackle waste and resources in the UK. He talks to Christine Ottery about Labour’s waste policy review and how it would work if Labour returns to power in 2015

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RWM with CIWM 2013

RWM 2012

RWM in partnership with CIWM 2013

Europe’s premier annual resource efficiency and waste management show is on from 10-12 September: read the official launch press release here…

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