Three men have been fined almost £14,000 after mobile phone records helped prosecute them for using a Derbyshire farm as an illegal waste site. At Derby Magistrates’ Court, the three men admitted depositing shredded waste at Great Low Farm, Buxton, between 6 and 9 November 2020. The trio were fined and ordered to pay costs […]
The Scottish Government has granted planning approval for a “groundbreaking” new tyre recycling facility in Linwood, Renfrewshire. The facility will be operated by Glasgow-based SSH Recycling who say it is the “first-of-its-kind” in the UK. The new tyre recycling facility is designed to recycle or repurpose every component part of waste tyres. Construction is scheduled […]
Steph Housty, Head of Sustainability and Marketing at packaging compliance scheme Ecosurety and Carbon Literacy Trainer, shares her views on how carbon awareness is a key component to delivering net zero plans. “Net zero targets”, “reducing our emissions”, “carbon footprint” – as citizens, we are increasingly familiar with this language, which we see more and […]
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% […]
Countries negotiating a global treaty to address plastic pollution have failed to reach an agreement at what was meant to be the final meeting. The fifth U.N. Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5) meeting in Busan, South Korea, ended without agreement. Over 100 nations wanted to cap plastic production while several oil-producing countries were only prepared to […]
A man has been ordered by the High Court to stop using land in Suffolk as a waste disposal site. Her Honourable Judge Crane, at the High Court of Justice Kings Bench Division, determined that Fenton has no legitimate right to use the land to deposit or store waste. Fenton is required to make lawful […]
7-in-10 people in the UK want the government to introduce an extended producer responsibility scheme that promotes recyclable materials, according to a poll commissioned by Alupro. The survey also found 69% of those polled believed aluminium is the “perfect material” to support a circular economy. Alupro is an industry-funded, not-for-profit organisation representing the UK’s […]
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 […]