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Iceland Trial a Reverse Vending Machine in Fulham

May 31, 2018

Iceland has become the first supermarket to install a reverse vending machine to help tackle the problem of plastic pollution. The trial is taking place in Fulham and customers will...

Wigan's Recycling Rate Soars as the Weather Heats Up

May 30, 2018

For the first time on record, Wigan Council collected more green waste than general waste last week due to the warmer weather. The residents recycled more food and put less...

Irish Recycling Company Introduces the Country's First Gas Powered Refuse Vehicles

May 29, 2018

Clean Ireland Recycling has introduced the first refuse vehicles in the country to be run on compressed natural gas. There are far fewer emissions with natural gas than diesel which...

Co-op to Introduce Reverse Vending Machines for Plastics at UK Music Festivals

May 25, 2018

The Co-op are trying to trial a deposit return scheme at a number of music festivals in the UK to boost plastic recycling which would in turn reduce marine plastic....

Firms Lead the Way in Recycling Innovation

May 23, 2018

Recycling is not just about the easiest items like glass, plastics, paper and cardboard, what about the more complex composites on items which is made up from several different materials. ...

New Waste Collections Come to East Devon

May 18, 2018

With the recent good weather, a lot of people are trying to spruce up their garden and for residents in East Devon a green waste collection is going to be...

Parents Gearing Up for Toronto's First Zero Waste Fair

May 12, 2018

Toronto are gearing up for their first Zero Waste Fair, organisers of the event say there has been a growing interest in waste reduction over the last few years especially...

Queensland Residents Who Fail to Recycle Properly Face Losing Their Bins

May 10, 2018

Residents in Queensland face having their bins removed if they do not recycle correctly, due to China's ban on recycling, the cost of the recycling services has rised by $2million. ...

Recycling Lives Given a Queen's Award

May 04, 2018

Recycling lives has won a Queen's Award for the third time, the award is the highest award that can be given to UK businesses for international trade. This time the...

Apple Aim to Build iPhones and MacBooks from 100% Recycled Materials

May 02, 2018

Technology giant Apple, have developed a new robot called Daisy which is capable of extracting parts from 9 different types of iPhone at 200 phones per hour. This is to...

Waste management strategies for festive events

November 02, 2025

When the Christmas lights are switched on and festive markets are springing up all over the UK, it makes for a magical atmosphere. But behind the mulled wine and the...

Laughing Gas Canisters: What you can do when you find them and how to recycle them

March 11, 2024

Discarded laughing gas canisters are becoming an increasingly familiar sight on our pavements and in our parks. These small steel bottles contain nitrous oxide or ‘laughing gas’, which has become...

Tap into behavioural science to boost your business recycling

January 07, 2026

There are plenty of reasons for businesses to introduce a recycling programme. It cuts waste management costs, positions companies as sustainably-minded, and can make them the business of choice for...