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Recycling

UK Circular Economy Meets Defra Minister Opposition

A fuller title for this article would be; UK Circular Economy – Meets Defra Minister Dr Thérèse Coffey’s Opposition after Government Audit Office report shows a lack of rigour in the existing implementation of the EU’s policy for meeting circular economy (recycling) targets. We could have used that, but we can imagine that only the […]

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Waste Management

Is a UK Waste Treatment Capacity Crisis Looming?

The question is whether there is a UK Waste Treatment Capacity Crisis looming, or not? If you have watched our teaser video on YouTube on this subject, you will no doubt be confused about the conflicting views. You are not alone! The claims and counter claims which surround this subject ARE very confusing. The reason […]

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Waste Management

Ocean Litter – The Plastic Trash Marine Menace and the Paradox of Plastic Use

Ocean litter is a massive problem, with plastic items being the largest offenders. In this article we look at the plastic trash menace and the paradox of plastic use, and support a proposal by one member of the UK’s waste management community (CIWM), that single use plastic containers must be curtailed or stopped, in our video. […]

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Recycling

Coca-Cola Plastic Bottle Recycling Facility Visited by Coffey and Makes Recyclable Video Ad

Recent events at Coca-Cola Plastic Bottle Recycling UK, are very welcome to waste management industry opinion-formers. It is also a big vote for the further development of the circular economy. Governments can talk about issues which concern us, they can pass legislation, and the population can want a thing to happen, but nothing will change and […]

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Recycling

Poor Performing EU States are Failing to Meet Waste Diversion Targets

Poor performing EU member states are failing to meet waste diversion targets, a new EU Report explains. Cyprus, Croatia, Greece, Malta and Turkey are still sending more than three quarters of their municipal waste to landfill. The EU will also, soon take Slovakia to court for violating landfill rules, and failing to achieve sufficient waste diversion away from […]

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News

List of Old Landfill Sites Going Solar – Solar Landfills

Many old landfill sites are going solar so we thought we would create a list of 10 recent examples of landfill sites going solar, which have in the News, over the past 6 months. They are being made into what we call “Solar Landfills”, and its great news for the environment because solar energy is […]

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