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The Latest Breaking News on Recycling

Environment ministers are under pressure to expand container deposit schemes and eliminate baffling rules about what's in and what's out.

AAP

Major changes to Nottingham bins could see new recycling and food waste collections

Multiple recycling containers could be introduced

Nottingham Post

NI councils export 90,000 tonnes of recyclables that could be used by firms here

Encirc, Enva, Bryson Recycling and Friends of the Earth have launched a Keep Recycling Local campaign

Belfast Live

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Wheelie bins could be scrapped and replaced with 'superbins'

90 local authorities are now considering the design, which is used in cities across Europe

Wales Online

Richmond waste collection suspended for three weeks as bin men go on strike

Workers rejected a pay increase during talks with bosses at the council’s waste contractor Serco

Evening Standard

Australian research finds cost-effective way to recycle solar panels

Process involves using electrostatic separation on PV panels to collect valuable materials, reducing them to 2-3% of original weight

The Guardian - AU

Eight in ten UK households failing to recycle basic items - like food and paper

Two in five Brits are still baffled about what can and can't be recycled - and just under a fifth say they can't be bothered, and put everything in the main waste bin

Daily Mirror

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Big Plastic pushes fake recyclables

A network of groups backed by the plastics industry falsely claims polypropylene containers are “widely recyclable"

Salon

Clinical waste win spurs international ambition for recycling specialist

MyGroup has secured a vital permit from the Environment Agency and is in

Birmingham Post

Millions of Britons ‘still not recycling cardboard, food and plastic’

‘Recycling needs to be superseded in some areas by more attractive reuse and refill business models,’ waste expert says

The Independent UK

Four bins good: is Victoria’s waste strategy the future for recycling?

The four-bin approach is common in the world’s top recycling countries, but experts say a lot more is needed to create a genuinely circular economy

The Guardian - AU

Wax worms able to chew through London’s plastic fatbergs, in huge recycling breakthrough

Saliva from the humble wax worm could soon melt away London’s plastic pollution

Evening Standard

Battery recycling scheme powers ahead

A new battery recycling scheme is off to a flying start in Australia in a win for the environment and the reuse of precious resources.

AAP

Quality Street axes plastic wrappers for recyclable paper

Nestlé says change after 86 years will keep 2bn wrappers a year out of landfill

The Guardian - UK

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All Victorians to get four wheelie bins to enable recycling of soft plastics and pizza boxes

State environment minister Lily D’Ambrosio and federal counterpart Tanya Plibersek announce change as part of $515m recycling reform

The Independent UK

California to add wine, liquor bottles to recycling program

California will add wine and liquor bottles to its recycling rebate program under a law taking effect in July 2024

Daily Mirror

French recycling giant with links to Russia gets millions from UK taxpayers

Waste and recycling giant Veolia rakes in up to £100million a year for providing services in Russia. The firm has rejected calls to pull out of the country despite the ongoing war in Ukraine

Daily Mirror

Consumers want businesses to be more sustainable - by using more recyclable packaging

Three-quarters of Brits feel sustainability and climate change are important - but over half think businesses are simply 'greenwashing' for marketing purposes

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The Guardian - UK

Children as young as nine say they are ill from work recycling plastic in Turkey

Human Rights Watch says failure to enforce laws worsens health impact at centres, amid steep rise in EU and UK waste exports

Axios

Recycling data centers' heat could be an environmental win-win

Cities in Sweden and Norway are aiming to recycle the heat given off by data centers.

Motor1

BMW To Use Recycled Fishing Nets In Its Neue Klasse Cars From 2025

BMW will use the material for interior and exterior trim pieces.

The Guardian - AU

Recycled water for drinking should be considered for Sydney, new strategy finds

NSW government should also consider having additional desalination plants and plan for new ‘rainfall-independent’ water sources, report says

Motor1

The Macallan Horizon Comes In Weird Bottle Made From Recycled Bentleys

Plus other repurposed or ethically sourced materials from both brands.

Zenger

Recycling Waste Plastic Can Produce Fuel And Durable Goods

The study's findings were published in the journal ACS Catalysis.

The Guardian - UK

Wind turbine blades could be recycled into gummy bears, scientists say

Researchers design composite resin for blades that can be broken down to make new products including sweets

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