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WEBDisposable paper cup myths debunked. By. Becky Goodall. | 22 February 2024 |. Add a Comment. Raw materials from nearly 5 billion disposable paper cups are being wasted each year, equating to 1370 tonnes of paper fibre. 1 of 33. next ›. News related to Paper Recycling and Waste Paper.
UK makes progress towards zero food waste to landfill
WEBJul 4, 2019 · Vision 2020 highlighted the value of food waste and set out a variety of solutions for households and business to keep food out of landfill, where it produces the greenhouse gas methane. Vision 2020 stated that the UK could save more than £17 billion a year if it achieved zero food waste to landfill by 2020, through a combination of solutions.
WRA: Panorama investigation shows ‘importance of using …
WEBOct 4, 2022 · The Wood Recycling Association (WRA) has today (4 October) responded to a BBC Panorama investigation into biomass fuel sourcing for renewable energy production at the Drax power station in Selby, Yorkshire. The body states that Panorama’s findings highlight the ‘importance of using domestic waste wood’. “Drax power station” by Paul ...
£7m Bristol Reuse and Recycling Centre opens its doors
WEBJun 21, 2022 · The new £7m site will be open seven days a week, 8am - 6:45pm (summer hours). The facility, Bristol Waste says, will bring additional recycling capacity to Bristol, helping to ‘meet growing demand and providing residents with a modern, accessible, facility that will help reduce congestion at the existing sites’.
A new zero waste hierarchy for the circular economy
WEBMay 22, 2019 · Circular economy network Zero Waste Europe (ZWE) has developed a new waste management hierarchy that it says puts the focus on resources instead of waste. The traditional waste hierarchy is a tool that lists methods of waste management in order of their impact on the environment in a simple diagram. The …
Mary Creagh named Defra Minister responsible for circular economy
WEBJul 24, 2024 · Mary Creagh, has been appointed as the Minister overseeing the circular economy at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra).. In her new role, Creagh will have ministerial responsibility for piloting Defra through a raft of waste policy reforms, in line with Secretary of State Steve Reed’s recent commitment to create a ‘roadmap to move Britain to a zero waste economy’.
Circular economy could boost UK economy by £75bn, says WRAP
WEBJun 29, 2020 · A circular economy will help the UK build back better, bolstering the economy by £75 billion and creating half a million jobs, according to the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP). Releasing its ‘Six steps to build a better economy’ today (29 June), WRAP outlines that a circular transition has the potential to …
From fibre to fibre: Polyester textiles recycling - Resource.co
WEBOct 13, 2023 · Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is the chemical name for polyester. After cleaning and sorting into respective colours, the bottles are shredded into flakes, melted down and extruded – a squeezing process – into plastic filaments. The filaments are then spun into a yarn which can be used to produce clothing.
US private equity firm completes Biffa acquisition - Resource.co
WEBJan 27, 2023 · Energy Capital Partners (ECP) has completed its acquisition of Biffa for an approximate total of £1.3 billion. Shareholders will receive 410 pence per share. The shares were this morning (27 January) suspended on the London Stock Exchange and ownership passed to ECP under the vehicle Bears Bidco Limited. …