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Unilever is trialing a new method of recycling PET plastic with the end aim of recycling all waste PET plastic that can be made into food packaging.  Unilever has claimed that only 20% of PET bottles sold worldwide end up being recycled.  

Stories for this weeks Recycling Roundup include criminals in Germany have reversed engineered the bottle desposit vending machines to pay out for multiple bottles, a business in has invested £250k into the scrap buying and processing facility in Cumbria, and finally a drinks can awareness programme were at the finish line to engage race fans.

School often have restricted budgets when buying recycling bins, so we have compiled a list of the top 5 value for money bins that are ideal for schools.  

We throw away over 24 million slices of bread every day in the UK, which equates to half a loaf of bread every month for every person, we have compiled a list of options to help cut down on the amount of bread waste.  

The Bureau for International Recycling have said despite still compiling data, the first every Global Recycling Day was a success.  The recycling day called upon everyone to make 7 commitments to reduce waste and recycle more, this included raising the awareness of recycling rules, recycle more e-waste and to reuse items wherever possible.

The Mayor of London has promised to increase the recycling levels in London, this is following a plublication of a report on the city's waste.  The findings of the report have showed that households in London want to recycle more but the current scheme in place is holding them back.  

This weeks recycling roundup includes stories about a recycling business which has secured new funding, the company specialises in turning household waste into fuel.  Copeland council have taking the residents into consideration and are not offering free lids for their recycling boxes and finally, a council in melbourne has been criticised for going through residents rubbish.

Substation33 has been operating since 2015, designed originally for electronic recycling, they have repurposed more than half a million kilos of e-waste.  Made up mainly from volunteers, the Substation team have come up with some amazing things, including a electric bike powered by laptop batteries  and solar energy amplifiers that light up Indonesian villages.  

The head of Panda Recycling in Ireland has said that the charge implemented for the green bin collections are to ensure that Ireland can continue to recycle, for 21 Euros the recycling service will be expanded to include the brown bin collection and a bin cleaning service.  

The South Tyne and Wear Waste Management Partnership is launching a new recycling campaign to help raise awareness of e-waste and batteries, their campaign is geared towards engaging people in recycling their WEEE responsibly.