News China to ban solid waste imports from next year 9th July 2020 China / China Waste Ban / Waste Exports News Most alternatives to plastic packaging “emit more greenhouse gases”, report finds 7th July 2020 Climate Change / Imperial College London / plastic / Veolia News Veolia responds to BBC plastic waste exports investigation 7th July 2020 plastic / Turkey / Veolia / Waste Crime / Waste Exports News Fears lockdown clearouts could ‘derail’ Ireland’s recycling targets 6th July 2020 Coronavirus / EU Targets / Ireland / WEEE News Tyre waste recycling plant to be built in the UK 6th July 2020 Tyre Recycling / waste infrastructure / Wastefront News Biffa loses appeal over exporting contaminated waste to China 6th July 2020 Biffa / contamination / Environment Agency / Waste Crime / Waste Exports Webinar Batteries: a problem that needs solving 3rd July 2020 Batteries / fires / Lithium Ion Batteries / Recycling / WEEE News Surge in global e-waste sees 21% rise in 5 years 3rd July 2020 Circular Economy / E-Waste / WEEE News Kleenex removes plastic opening from tissue boxes 2nd July 2020 kleenex / packaging / plastic News Commercial waste collections still experiencing “high levels of disruption” 2nd July 2020 ADEPT / local authorities / waste collection News Guernsey’s recycling rate increases 23% after implementing new waste strategy 30th June 2020 Local Authority Collected Waste Statistics / States Of Guernsey News Green recovery could create a 1.8 million ‘jobs revolution’ 30th June 2020 Circular Economy / Climate Change / Coronavirus / green recover / Greenpeace Opinion The DRS debate | Does size matter? 29th June 2020 DRS / packaging / Scotland / Zero Waste Scotland News Ireland surpasses all EU recycling and recovery targets for 2019 26th June 2020 EU Targets / packaging / Repak / Republic of Ireland News 10% decrease in carpet collected for recycling, says CRUK 26th June 2020 Carpet Recycling / CRUK / landfill Insight A new set of challenges 25th June 2020 Coronavirus / local authorities / waste collection News UK’s waste wood processing figures continue to rise year on year 25th June 2020 Coronavirus / Waste Wood / WRA News 67 million clothes could be discarded by UK homes post lockdown 24th June 2020 Coronavirus / Fast Fashion / reuse / Textile Recycling / WRAP First 1 2 … 52 53 54 … 99 100 Last
