Waste & recycling

Biffa has launched a ground-breaking report ‘From Waste Hierarchy to Carbon Hierarchy: Biffa’s Blueprint for Waste Net Zero’, which outlines policy asks at each stage of the ‘carbon hierarchy’. The sustainable waste management company is urging the Government to go further ...

Carpet Recycling UK is an independent not for profit membership association working with the supply chain for textile flooring. We help foster strategic collaborations and networking to develop viable solutions for carpet and other textile flooring waste such as carpet ...

Leafield Environmental, a leading UK manufacturer and designer of recycling and litter bins are proud to have designed the Meridian ‘bagless’ recycling bin, saving thousands of bin bags being used each year reducing carbon emissions. The unique benefit of Leafield’s ...

Resource management consultancy, Novati, has acquired the waste portfolio of Blue Castle Business Services Ltd. Founded in 2002, Blue Castle’s consultants deliver sustainable business solutions for hundreds of customers in the healthcare, leisure, and hospitality sectors. These customers will now join ...

Energy recovery and plastics recycling specialist, Viridor, has appointed AMCS, a global technology leader for the environmental, waste, recycling, and resource industries, as its technology partner to drive forward the company’s digitalisation program and maximise operating efficiency. AMCS and Viridor ...

Nearly one fifth (17 per cent) of England and Wales’ waste (from both businesses and households) cannot be recycled due to contamination, according to new research by waste management firm Biffa.  The experts analysed the latest available WRAP waste collection data ...

To mark this year’s anti-slavery day, which took place on 18 October, the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM) hosted a webinar on behalf of the Indirect Procurement Human Rights Forum (IPHR) to launch the brand-new IPHR Waste & Recycling ...

Environmental waste management company, First Mile, has launched Return & Recycle – a low-cost recycling scheme that focuses on making it easy to return items that are traditionally tricky to recycle. The new scheme is enabling businesses and workplaces of all ...

Enva and Frank Key have announced a three-year strategic partnership deal that will see the independent builders merchant and plant & tool hire specialist outsource its skip hire and waste management services to Enva. Under the terms of the agreement, ...

Mitie has been selected to manage waste operations delivery across the entirety of the portfolio managed by JLL Property Asset Management (PAM). The appointment aims to provide an efficient and economic method of ensuring sustainable waste services across what is ...