The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has urged policymakers across the UK to place businesses at the heart of efforts to achieve sustainability and reduce waste. In its latest Circular Economy report, the BCC sets out several recommendations aimed at ensuring British businesses, particularly SMEs, play a central role in advancing a circular economy. […]
News updates from CIWM’s commercial partners. Ecomondo | Ecomondo 2024: Record Growth Showcases Global Leadership in Green Innovation Tim Walker, pictured with Sarah Poulter, CEO of CIWM, at Ecomondo 2024. The 27th edition of Ecomondo, the premier international event dedicated to the green and circular economy, concluded its most successful year yet at the Rimini Expo […]
The Environment Agency has ordered Walleys Quarry landfill to close after years of complaints from residents over foul-smelling odours. The regulator said it has concluded that management of Walleys Quarry is poor and that further operation of the site may result in significant, long-term pollution. Walleys Quarry must stop accepting new waste from Friday 29 November […]
Circular Economy Minister Mary Creagh has celebrated the 20-year milestone since the first Chartered Environmentalist (CEnv) certificates were signed. SocEnv was launched in 2002, in partnership with eight founding bodies, including the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM), with the aim of supporting competence in environmental practices across sectors. The organisation then began creating […]
87% of people working in the recycling and waste industry report feeling safe at work, according to a recent study conducted for the Environmental Services Association (ESA). The survey also found that more than 90% of people employed in the sector felt happy to raise health and safety concerns within their organisation. While around […]
Guy Newcombe, CEO of Archipelago Technology Group, discusses the company’s sustainable food packaging solution and how it can address the global packaging waste crisis. Each year, over 140 million tonnes of plastic is produced globally, but only around 9% is currently recycled. As waste goes, packaging has received a lot of media attention, and […]
ABB Energy Industries Service’s circularity programme reduced the amount of electronic waste returned by customers that it sent to landfill by 93% over four years. Data collected by ABB Energy Industries Service and its recycling partners show of 32,000 faulty items processed, 214.5 kg went to landfill in 2020 but fell to 14.2 kg […]
Biffa has signed a £3 million zero-waste-to-landfill collection and disposal contract with sustainable packaging company DS Smith. As part of the contract, Biffa said it will collect and manage around 15,000 tonnes of waste from over 30 DS Smith sites across the UK each year for the next three years. The contract includes 20 […]
A new report into green skills, commissioned by SUEZ, has warned the UK Government that without action the UK will fail to achieve its targets. SUEZ recycling and recovery UK has called on the UK Government to deliver targeted investment, long-term policy frameworks, and stronger collaboration with businesses and educational institutions to align the […]
Episode 6 of the CD&E technical series focuses on how hard-to-manage materials can become more circular. As the built environment and construction industry is responsible for generating one-third of the world’s waste, and 60% of the waste in the UK respectively, operating with a sustainable mindset is no longer a choice, it is essential. […]