1:41 min
Sustainability & Circular Economy
Sustainability
Biffa report: 16,000 new jobs in £18bn UK waste net-zero transformation
A new report by leading sustainable waste and recycling firm Biffa reveals a once-in-a-generation opportunity for the UK to make an £18 billion investment in dozens of new onshore recycling and energy facilities that will deliver the country’s ambitions for a net zero, circular ...
7:30 min
Sustainability & Circular Economy
Circular Economy
WRAP publishes annual updates of its voluntary agreements for the food, plastics and textiles sectors
The publication comes with a stark warning that while the UK is making some progress in tackling key environmental issues, a lot more collaboration and action is needed from businesses to achieve the level of change required, and to keep climate goals within reach.
1:22 min
Sustainability & Circular Economy
Certification of Recyclability
Henkel and cyclos-HTP enter into strategic partnership
Henkel and cyclos-HTP Institute (CHI), a company specialized in the classification, assessment and certification of recyclability of packaging and goods, have announced a strategic partnership.
2:50 min
Sustainability & Circular Economy
Support
Ireland: Minister Smyth granted CIRCULÉIRE funding of €1.5 million
CIRCULÉIRE – Ireland’s first industry-led circular innovation network – and its secretariat Irish Manufacturing Research are delighted to share the news that the company has been granted continuation funding. This announcement was made by the Minister of State at the Department ...
1:10 min
Sustainability & Circular Economy
Report
UK: MPs call for binding targets to end plastic pollution as UN talks begin
MPs on the UK House of Commons Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee have renewed their call for a global treaty with legally binding targets to end worldwide plastic pollution as new UN talks on the subject open in Uruguay.