• News ‘UK first’ sees biogas from cow manure injected into the grid 14th August 2020 Anaerobic Digestion / energy from waste / net zero / The National Grid Group ROAR B2B announce RWM 2020 postponed till 2021 13th August 2020 CIWM / Coronavirus / ROAR B2B / RWM MPs to PM: back all-in deposit return scheme to slash waste 13th August 2020 Deposit Return Scheme / packaging / Scotland / Single-Use Coca-Cola’s plastic free CanCollar to launch in Spain 12th August 2020 Coca Cola European Partners / plastic / single use packaging Veolia awarded £102 million contract by Norfolk County Council 12th August 2020 Norfolk County Council / Veolia / Waste Contracts Global ‘socially-inclusive’ circular economy ‘Action Hub’ launched 12th August 2020 BVRio / Circular Economy / Circular Economy Action Hub News in brief | Nike celebrates circular design with ‘most sustainable shoe to date’ 11th August 2020 Circular Economy / Recycling / sustainability Glasgow removes food waste bins from 2,500 homes after ‘disappointing’ uptake 11th August 2020 contamination / Food Waste / Glasgow City Council 100 firefighters tackle Birmingham plastics site fire 11th August 2020 Birmingham / fire / Plastics / West Midlands Fire Service Survey finds household plastic waste increased under lockdown conditions 10th August 2020 Coronavirus / Everyday Plastic Survey / Plastic Packaging Government begins search for chair of new environment watchdog 10th August 2020 appoinments / Defra / Office for Environmental Protection AD has a central role to play in waste policy in the UK – ADBA 10th August 2020 ADBA / anerobic digestion / energy from waste iCON acquires 49% of FCC’s new energy from waste subsidiary 10th August 2020 energy from waste / FCC Environment / iCON Infrastructure Reusable cups back on the menu at Starbucks 10th August 2020 Coronavirus / Reusable Cups / Single-Use / Starbucks Largest open ocean clean-up ‘sets new record’ 7th August 2020 Ocean Plastic / Ocean Voyages Institute / plastic Project aims to create a ‘working circular economy’ for Norwich SMEs 7th August 2020 Circular Economy / Interreg 2 Seas / Norwich Business Improvement District New research reveals microplastic content levels in popular seafood 7th August 2020 Environment / microplastic / plastic ‘Microrecycling’ science delivers new ‘material microsurgery’ technique 6th August 2020 Manufacturing / material microsurgery / microrecycling / Resource Efficiency First 1 2 … 185 186 187 … 311 312 Last
