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The Latest Breaking News on Recycling

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

Big Plastic pushes fake recyclables

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

Salon

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‘Recycling needs to be superseded in some areas by more attractive reuse and refill business models,’ waste expert says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

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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

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 Guardian - AU

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

The Independent UK

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

Daily Mirror

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

The Guardian - UK

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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.

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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

Inverse

Scientists finally found an efficient way to recycle plastic foam — it could make them rich

Engineers found a way to turn a common type of plastic called polystyrene, which is often used to make styrofoam, into a valuable aromatic chemical used to scent soaps, flavor foods, and stabilize industrial dyes.

Evening Standard

Wagamama replacing 8m delivery bowls with recyclable alternative to save 330 tonnes of plastic a year

Newcastle Herald

'I saw documentaries on recycling not working. I wanted to prove them wrong'

Resourceful Living is an entrant in the Hunter Manufacturing Awards. Nominations close August 19.

ABC News

Can you recycle old make-up packaging? Here's what's happening in the $8 billion industry that creates tonnes of waste

Make-up brands and retailers are now introducing recycling programs so old cosmetics waste can be turned into new products, but how effective are they and what makes the packaging so hard to recycle in the first place?

Evening Standard

Fire crews tackle waste recycling factory fire in west London

Ten gas cylinders were removed as a precaution

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