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Reducing single-use medical devices in the NHS

Health & Social Care
The UK government is launching a new strategy to help reduce the reliance on single-use medical devices in the NHS.

How companies can achieve their ‘Zero Waste to landfill’ goals

Environment
The UK and the rest of the world do not currently have the systems and infrastructure in place to ensure 100% of waste gets diverted away from landfill but businesses that have a competent recycling system in place with trusted partners can claim to be a zero waste to landfill company

How waste management plants benefit our economy

Environment
Indaver specialise in turning waste into energy using state-of-the-art plants. Here they outline the many benefits this process has to our economy, both locally and nationally

Will waste fuel our aeroplanes? How sustainable transport could change the future

Transport
Waste Management professionals, Reconomy have teamed up with Mediaworks to find out if waste will be used as the new fuel for our aeroplanes.

Making a mess of recycling? Households could soon be charged a return fee

Environment
Households who fail to recycle properly could soon be hit with a fee by their local council in a bid to reduce landfill waste

The hospitality industry’s relationship with waste

Environment
According to Wrap, two million tonnes of waste is generated by the UK’s hospitality industry annually, so what are they doing to combat this issue? 

Five tips for plastic use and sustainability in the laboratory

Environment
Inez Cornell, Marketing Manager at Radleys tells us her top tips for plastic use and sustainability in the laboratory

How are UK supermarkets tackling their food waste?

Environment
Reconomy detail how supermarkets in the UK are tackling food waste

Milestone: The first all-electric refuse collection vehicles

Transport
New Geesinknorba RCVs totally powered by batteries to save money, save the planet and save lives

Deposit-return and Scotland’s circular economy

Circular Economy
Iain Gulland, Chief Executive of Zero Waste Scotland shares his thoughts on Scotland’s planned deposit-return scheme for beverage containers and on the circular economy

Education sector is furthest away from achieving paperless working

Education
Organisations in the education sector rely the most on paper and have the largest amount of work to do to reduce their usage, new...

Less plastic waste in the future

Environment
Can plastics be removed from the environment and be biologically degraded? Chemical engineers at TU Wien (Vienna) are working on it The use of plastics...

Co-op becomes first supermarket to tackle food waste issue in UK

Environment
East England Co-op becomes first major supermarket to sell food past its best before date in a bid to battle the food waste crisis Co-op has...

Fly tipping fines reach more than £430,000 since new powers

Environment
Councils have revealed they have issued hundreds of fines for fly tipping after receiving new powers to handout on the spot penalties

Regulation of agricultural waste in Scotland

Environment
Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) outlines the importance of effective waste management Conserving and protecting the world’s natural resources is vital, and effective waste management...

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