Increased use of compostable packaging likely to increase food waste recycling and reduce plastic contamination in waste streams

The bin is able to collect mixed recyclables, including plastic bottles, aluminium cans, paper cups and paper

The packaging company has revealed 15,000 tonnes of Kent’s paper and card will be processed each year under the new contract

New research calls for mandatory treatment standards across the UK and increased capacity of material recovery in existing WEEE recycling before future infrastructure investments

The scrap metal recycler has invested £2.3 million in a hybrid material handler capable of grabbing up to 15 tonnes of bulk scrap at once

The retailer has launched recycling points at 171 stores across the South West and Wales

The latest waste impact report from ADEPT highlights that waste services across the country are continuing to feel the impacts of Covid-19

Twelve trainee chefs from West Herts College in Watford have published a cookbook with support from Watford Council’s recycling and waste partner Veolia

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) statistics show slight growth in the level of recycling in the last financial year

The Association warns funding must be made available now to make separate food waste collections possible nationwide by 2023