Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Self-healing asphalt roads, made from biomass waste and designed with the help of artificial intelligence (AI), could offer a promising solution to the UK’s pothole problem, which is estimated to cost 143.5 We are proud to be advancing the development of self-healing asphalt using biomass waste and artificial intelligence.

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Corporate Knights

JUNE 24, 2022

Much of the eight million tonnes of COVID-related trash churned out globally in the first two years of the pandemic was medical waste, but in the sweatpants-clad blur of back-to-back lockdowns, there was also a sharp rise in the single-use plastics involved in getting burrito bowls, groceries and all-things-Amazon delivered to our front doors. .

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 25, 2025

coli in the Wallace Lab (imagec credit: University of Edinburgh) Paracetamol production could be revolutionised by the discovery that a common bacterium can turn everyday plastic waste into the painkiller, a new study seems to show. A PhD student checks the growth of a culture of E.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 30, 2024

The total amount of household waste generated in Scotland in 2023 was 2.3 This is also the lowest amount of household waste generated since the start of the current recording period in 2011. Of reduction in household waste landfilled since 2011. The total quantity of waste landfilled in Scotland in 2023 was 2.0

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Scotland’s environmental regulator is warning that illegally burning waste could result in financial consequences after serving a £600 civil penalty on a company which operates a hotel and restaurant lodges in Crianlarich. There was no authorisation permitting disposal of waste by burning at the location.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 27, 2025

The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) group has announced a partnership which will see innovative technology deployed for the first time on a nuclear site to remotely and autonomously sort and segregate radioactive waste. It will put the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority at the forefront of using robotics to sort nuclear waste.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 26, 2020

Much of industry continues to embrace "throwaway living," celebrated in this Life Magazine photograph in 1955. ">. Much of industry continues to embrace “throwaway living,” which was celebrated in this Life Magazine photograph in 1955. . In all this, she finds hope for systemic change toward a circular economy. Chief legal officers .

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3BL Media

OCTOBER 31, 2024

The rankings are further broken down by market segment including hazardous waste, water treatment and supply, wastewater treatment, air quality/clean energy, nuclear waste, environmental management, and environmental science. Firms are ranked based on the percentage of 2023 gross revenue reported from environmental services.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 4, 2025

On 2 June, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) said it was informing businesses in Scotland of important changes to the regulation of the use of waste on land for soil improvement. Renewals under the current waste management licencing framework will no longer be possible beyond this date.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 30, 2020

Global Compact Leaders’ Summit, according to trade magazine Jewelry Outlook. And electronic waste could be a significant source for "mining" recycled silver (and gold). One of the challenges is that the amount of recycled silver available is pretty low. With that in mind, Pandora plans to help build up the supply.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 2, 2025

Researchers in Japan have developed a seemingly more sustainable alternative to Portland cement, in the form of a geopolymer-based soil solidifier developed from Siding Cut Powder (SCP), a construction waste byproduct, and Earth Silica (ES), sourced from recycled glass.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 24, 2025

It currently applies to the aviation industry, and the last government proposed to expand it to the incineration of waste from 2028, which councils support. million tonnes of residual (non-recycled) waste each year, with the vast majority being treated at energy-from-waste plants.Of English councils manage 14.3

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 7, 2025

The London Waste Edmonton Eco Park in Enfield (image credit: chrisdorney / Shutterstock.com). Over the next two years, between 4 to 5 million tonnes of new EfW capacity will come onlinealongside rising landfill taxes that could release up to 7 million tonnes of waste. At Geminor, weve worked in this flow for years.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

SEPA officers said they noted a range of controlled waste, including construction and demolition waste, furniture, carpets, gas canisters, waste electrical and electronic equipment, white goods and waste vehicles. Another person was fined 240 on 28 November 2023 for disposing of controlled waste by burning at the site.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 13, 2025

More systematic waste prevention strategies are needed to achieve regional and national sustainability goals in Scandinavia, according to a new report. It outlines practical measures to strengthen the circular economy in the Nordics, with a particular focus on waste prevention and reuse. The report is found here.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 18, 2022

There are still major differences in the amount of waste generated across the world, and how it is disposed, a finding confirmed by a 2022 Global Waste Index compiled by waste management technology firm Sensoneo to mark Global Recycling Day (18 March). Illegal waste disposal is booming in Turkey.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

A new partnership aims to help develop a residual waste strategy for Scotland and build capacity within the country’s waste management system. Resourcing Scotland launched on 11 November, and says it will bring together leading Scottish waste management industry groups and the nation’s 32 local authorities.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Gareth Mitchell, UK Partner Manager at Heliot Europe, a group developing LPWAN networks for industry, discusses the potential of IoT technology and sensors in waste management applications for local councils, as part of the solution to providing a cost-effective solution.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Three men were arrested on Wednesday 5 February as part of an investigation into the large-scale, illegal tipping of waste at the Hoads Wood Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Ashford, Kent. Enforcement officers also prevented nearly 34,000 tonnes of waste from being illegally exported by waste criminals.”

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3BL Media

JUNE 5, 2024

Their work is published in health-focused newspapers, magazines, and digital media that are distributed in their schools and communities, and on a health-focused website for all to access. “I Karen explained Quest’s dedicated approach to environmental sustainability and climate action, waste reduction, and water stewardship efforts.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 18, 2025

Currently the UK has the second highest level of e-waste per person in the world and the UK’s material footprint is over twice the sustainable limit identified by the UN. Afzal Khan MP said: “We need bold and comprehensive leadership to tackle the waste crisis.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 22, 2025

Sweden is one of the countries believed to be furthest ahead with plans to safely store high-level nuclear waste underground. Photo Mikael Wallerstedt sqie: “This is a historic day for the Swedish nuclear waste programme. Finland, also, has commenced a program. Stefan Engdahl, CEO SKB.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 28, 2025

Slag deposits at Derwent Howe, in Cumbria, have formed cliffs of waste material which are being eroded by coastal waves and tides, revealing the suprising rock formations. The slag deposits have formed cliffs of waste material which are being eroded by coastal waves and tides.

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GreenBiz

MAY 15, 2020

Segran writes about design, with a particular focus on the fashion industry as a senior staff writer at Fast Company Magazine. There's just so much waste in this industry. We know that the industry is creating a lot of waste, but we're not exactly sure how much. So this is actually a very complex issue. Contributors.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 14, 2023

A new study highlights potential pathways to significantly increase waste collection and plastic recycling rates globally. Category 2 – Incipient Systems includes countries with basic waste regulations but limited collection and end-of-life treatment infrastructure. Examples of countries include Kenya, Iraq and Congo.

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3BL Media

JULY 12, 2023

So, how can consumer goods companies contribute to global goals around reducing plastic waste and pollution? Research shows the need is urgent: If we don’t reduce waste production, we will more than exceed the boundaries of our planet by 2060. trillion in the global economy, and reducing plastic waste is a crucial focus.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 9, 2025

But as anyone who has recently perused an HVACR trade magazine or websiteor participated in an industry webinar, event, or social media conversationcan tell you, the topic of heat pumps is virtually unavoidable. These discussions were typically limited to regions that only experienced moderate winters.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Recycling efforts by north London’s two million residents will not be significantly boosted by the new Simpler Recycling proposals, the North London Waste Authority (NLWA) has warned. This includes taking into account local circumstances in relation to the frequency of residual waste collections.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 22, 2025

Tim Miller, project lead of the Biochar CleanTech Accelerator An Aston University project which converts material such as factory waste into heat, power and other commercially valuable bioproducts is to be extended for another year and receive an extra 700,000 of government support. million in the pioneering Biochar CleanTech Accelerator.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 11, 2023

A new partnership will increase the sustainability potential of organic and food waste recycling, say the firms behind it. The partnership combines Alfa Laval’s Prodec Oil Plus decanter, said to be designed to maximise oil separation, and AD, to turn oil and fats waste into biofuel, using a process developed and patented by Bisviridi.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

The government has announced a delay to the introduction of mandatory digital waste tracking across the UK, moving the start date from April 2025 to April 2026. Accurate, real-time data will help tackle waste crime, support the circular economy, and ensure better environmental outcomes.”

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Emissions from facilities like waste incineration will be subject to a CO2 tax of €40/t in the coming year (image credit: aeshnaton , CC BY-NC 2.0 Emissions from waste incineration will thus be subject to a CO2 tax of €40/t in the coming year, rising to €50/t in 2025. As an example, commercial waste has a fixed biogenic content of 48.9

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

In an apparent first of its kind within the UK, a pharmaceutical manufacturing site in Northumberland has been equipped with an anaerobic digestion (AD) plant to recycle waste solvents into low carbon gas, which is being injected into the national gas grid. It will also produce enough energy to power an equivalent of 6,000 homes.

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Corporate Knights

APRIL 27, 2023

As polymetallic nodules are lifted to the surface, the waste water that’s sucked up along with the nodules is discharged back into the ocean. This would be a departure from the ISA’s messaging, which is to not specify at what depth waste water should be released. The question is, 'How bad will it be?'”

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 11, 2024

One of the partners in the initiative, Nafici Environmental Research (NER), based in West Sussex, has created a process to transform agricultural waste into paper-making pulp with strengthening properties.

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Environmental News Bits

APRIL 28, 2025

by Gareth Willmer, Horizon: The EU Research & Innovation Magazine German mechanical engineer and research manager Martin Osbild is a fan of avoiding waste. At work, the same environmental principles are high on his … Continue reading Cutting waste, not corners how advanced lasers are shaping eco-friendly manufacturing

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Environmentally responsible decommissioning company, CessCon Decom, has teamed up with researchers at Abertay University to explore how marine growth – a waste by-product of the decommissioning process – can be recycled and reused. The results of this work will help advise follow-on steps of the project.”.

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