The Latest Breaking News on Recycling

Call for national rules to sort out plastic recycling

Australians continue to incorrectly recycle plastic waste, with calls for the federal government to implement consistent guidelines nationwide.

AAP · Jun 30, 2023

New hydrogen trial could see two-thirds reduction in CO2 emissions in paper-making

The Tawd Mill paper mill in Lancashire will be the first in the UK to trial the new process, switching natural gas for hydrogen in its drying processes

Daily Mirror · Jun 29, 2023

NWH Group appoints new general manager

He started with recycling business as a tipper driver 19 years ago

Insider UK · Jun 29, 2023

Glasgow academic backs calls to ban single use vapes amid concerns for environment

David Webster, a Glasgow University researcher, is worried that single use vapes could have a significant impact on both the environment and young people in the city.

Glasgow Live · Jun 27, 2023

Glasgow faces more litter during wait for deposit return scheme claim councillors

The council is to write to the UK Government to ask for support to deal with the problem of broken glass

Glasgow Live · Jun 27, 2023

Group of babies descends on Parliament Square to protest single-use nappies

The mini revolutionaries accompanied their parents to the demonstration after it emerged 10 million disposable nappies are sent to landfill every day in the UK

Wales Online · Jun 27, 2023

Serco fined £240,000 after dad-of-four from London killed in crash with litter-picking vans

Health and safety failings by the firm put staff and the public at ‘significant risk’, an investigation found

Evening Standard · Jun 27, 2023

Cardiff-based Celsa Steel has repaid £30m UK Government Covid loan

The UK Government said the strong trading performance of Celsa has triggered a significant additional payment for the taxpayer

Birmingham Post · Jun 26, 2023

NASA just recycled 98% of all astronaut pee and sweat on the ISS (engineers are thrilled)

ISS systems hit a water recovery milestone of 98% with the better processing of water contained in brine created when crewmates’ urine is distilled.

Space · Jun 25, 2023

Price of bins, TV and electricity to rise in days as households are hit with discount warning

A total of 130,000 electricity and gas customers will be affected by the end of discounted prices that they signed up to last year

Irish Mirror · Jun 24, 2023