The Welsh Government withdrew from the UK-wide deposit return scheme due to time constraints that prevented the UK Government from considering a request for an exclusion from the Internal Market Act, Circular Online has learned. As the Welsh Government sought to include glass in its deposit return scheme (DRS) it would have needed an exclusion […]
2024 has seen a lot of change in the resources and waste management industry, below we break down 10 of the biggest news stories from a hectic year. Following on from our list last year, Circular Online has covered the ten biggest waste management news stories from 2024, along with insights from industry experts. General […]
Hackney Council has told East London residents that a new energy recovery facility is the “least environmentally damaging way to manage non-recyclable waste”. The energy recovery plant in Edmonton, which the North London Waste Authority (NLWA) is building, was due to open next year but has been delayed until 2027. Hackney Council has now responded […]
A new category of electrical equipment for vapes is set to be introduced by the UK Government as part of plans to ensure the cost of collecting and treating waste electricals falls on producers. As part of new plans, online marketplaces will also need to register with the Environment Agency and report data on UK […]
H&M Foundation has backed a new report that calls for the textile sector to embrace circular economy principles such as reuse, recycling, and slow fashion. The Circularity Gap Report Textiles, authored by Circle Economy and funded by the H&M Foundation, urges “immediate action” to reduce the textile industry’s environmental impact. The report found only 0.3% […]
The UK Government has cancelled plans to mandate businesses to take back single-use cups and recycle them. The policy was developed under the previous government and planned for introduction through extended producer responsibility for packaging (pEPR) regulations. The mandatory cups take-back policy would have affected businesses that supply drinks in fibre-based composite (FBC) cups filled […]
Boop Founder Yasmine Amr. Editor of Circular magazine Ian Farrell speaks to the founder of Boop Yasmine Amr about how her online store is reducing waste by selling excess product that would otherwise be scrapped. Having worked extensively in the beauty industry, Yasmine Amr couldn’t help but notice the problem of waste: products being […]
An Italian company that provides e-commerce platforms with circular and sustainable packaging has secured £2M seed funding round ahead of its collaboration with Royal Mail. Movopack said the funding will support its official launch in the UK – the company’s first expansion outside Italy. As part of the launch, Movopack will allow consumers to […]
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. […]
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 […]