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. […]
Reactions to Wales’s withdrawal from a UK-wide deposit return scheme range from disappointment to calls for the entire scheme to be scrapped. Earlier this week, Irranca-Davies announced that the Welsh Government was withdrawing from the development of a UK-wide deposit return scheme (DRS), citing issues caused by the UK Internal Market Act 2020. The […]
Katie Coyne explores what sustainable materials are and how innovative businesses around the world are using them to create alternatives to single-use products. Defining a sustainable material is not as straightforward as it seems. To tackle the triple planetary threat of climate change, loss of biodiversity, and pollution, we need to tackle overconsumption and […]