The Latest Breaking News on Recycling

The UK's recycling system is confusing, chaotic and broken – here's how to fix it

Maybe you have one bin or many boxes. You might even have a compost caddy. Whatever your recycling setup, chances are that at some point you’ve been left wondering what should go where and if a particular item is indeed recyclable or if it should just go in the main…

The Conversation · Jun 5, 2023

City of Coffs Harbour fined $20,000 after management of Englands Road waste facility resulted in strong odour

The City of Coffs Harbour has been fined $20,000 after a judge found it was aware of its obligations to maintain its gas collection system, but failed to do so.

ABC News · Jun 5, 2023

Treated wastewater in Victoria is still contaminated, study finds. So are we and the environment safe?

Wastewater is a by-product of humanity produced all day, every day. At home, wastewater is the used water that disappears when you flush the toilet, empty the sink or drain the washing machine.

The Conversation · Jun 5, 2023

Timeline: How the row over including glass in the deposit return scheme developed

RECYCLING has become the latest fault line in the battle to protect Scottish devolution - but how did we get here?

The National (Scotland) · Jun 4, 2023

'Striking coincidence': Tories took donation after changing position on glass in DRS

THE UK Government has been urged to explain the “striking coincidence” of a £20,000 donation from a trade body after changing their position on…

The National (Scotland) · Jun 4, 2023

UK 'can learn' from successful deposit return schemes around world

DEPOSIT return schemes around the world show the operation of separate systems in different regions can work and could provide a useful example for…

The National (Scotland) · Jun 4, 2023

North Queensland's largest landfill to close, capping more than 135,000 square metres of land

The closure of north Queensland's largest landfill has sparked a massive rehabilitation operation that will result in the site being "capped" to look like a natural hill. But what is the true cost of burying the region’s waste?

ABC News · Jun 4, 2023

Tackling marine debris and microplastics pollution: tough challenges ahead

Andrew Booth, Chief Scientist and Research Manager, Observation and Ecosystem group at SINTEF Ocean, Norway was in Thiruvananthapuram last week to direct a workshop on ‘Marine Debris And Microplastics Pollution: Assessment And Characterisation’

The Hindu · Jun 3, 2023

Asda introduces major change to popular shopping item in every UK store

Switching to clear caps rather than the typical blue, red or green displayed for years, the supermarket says 207 million plastic tops to be able to be converted into recycled bottles each year

Chronicle Live · Jun 2, 2023

Mark Drakeford takes shot at the UK Government for interfering in Wales

'Why so late in the day? Why are they doing this now?'

Wales Online · Jun 2, 2023