Tagged with 'uk'

Will Brexit Affect Recycling in the UK?

Since we announced we were leaving the EU, Brexit has been on the news on a daily basis, but will recycling be affected when it does happen?  Most of the UK's recycling rates has been down to the EU legislation with the UK currently at 44% but this was set to rise to 65% by 2030.  

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Does the UK Rely Too Much on Incinerators?

With the ban of importing of certain types of recyclable waste from China, the UK has had to rethink their strategy about they dispose of waste it creates, one of which is incineration.  One of the main problems of this is the release of toxins and chemical gases if not properly controlled, but what exactly is incineration?

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Research from recycling experts shows UK lags behind rest of Europe

We were recently approached to see if we would like to put together a study on recycling rates across Europe. We were delighted to be asked and used information that had been compiled by the relevant environment agency of each country along with some of our own research to follow on from this. Below you will find the press release that has achieved national and international press coverage. 

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UK Recycling Law

People often do not know what can and cannot be recycled, it is in fact the law not to recycle items which aren't supposed to be recycled, there are certain guidelines in operation to help businesses correctly dispose of their waste and the amount of waste that is generated.  

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