recycling
Why You Should Recycle Metals and What Metals Can be Recycled
Around 13 million tonnes of ferrous and non-ferrous metal are processed by the UK’s metal recycling industry every year, according to the British Metals Recycling Association. Knowing what metals can be recycled is important. Recycling metal is one of the best ways we can reduce waste — and it’s also essential for the environment. Recycling […]
How to Dispose of an Old Mattress in the UK (2026 Guide)
Here’s how to dispose of an old mattress properly – without falling foul of UK fly-tipping law or sending something recyclable to landfill. The obvious answer is to arrange for your old mattress to be taken away when a new one is delivered. Most large mattress retailers will remove your old bed for free or […]
ArrowBio MBT and Anaerobic Digestion: How the Process Worked and What Happened to It
ArrowBio was one of the more original waste-treatment technologies to emerge during the early growth of mechanical biological treatment and anaerobic digestion for municipal solid waste. Its developers took an unusual approach: instead of trying to keep water out of mixed municipal waste processing, they deliberately put water at the heart of the separation process. […]
How to Reduce Waste in Manufacturing: Strategies & Tips
The main ways to reduce waste in manufacturing start with refusing single-use items, cutting back on total consumption, reusing durable goods, and composting organic trash. Your waste footprint can be significantly reduced by making small adjustments like meal planning, buying in bulk, and converting to reusable items. A Quickstarter’s Guide to this Article: There are […]
Plastic Packaging Tax UK: Is It Helping Recycling or Hurting UK Recyclers?
Plastic Packaging Tax UK rules were introduced to encourage businesses to use more recycled plastic in packaging. In principle, that sounds like a sensible environmental policy. If plastic packaging contains less than 30% recycled plastic, the tax creates a financial reason to redesign packaging, buy recycled content and support recycling markets. But the reality may […]
Commercial Waste Recycling in 2026: Why UK Businesses Must Separate Waste Properly
Recycling is taking off in the UK! Find out how the UK industry has reached a profitability tipping point, and how one commercial recycling company is providing a leading recycling facility and waste management service for forward thinking industrial and commercial waste clients throughout London.
What Is Allerton Waste Recovery Park?
Allerton Waste Recovery Park: A Working Example of Integrated Waste Treatment in North Yorkshire Allerton Waste Recovery Park is one of the UK’s best-known examples of an integrated waste management facility. Located at Allerton Park Quarry, near Knaresborough, it treats residual waste from North Yorkshire and the City of York and combines mechanical treatment, anaerobic […]
Top Reasons for Recycling – The Benefits & Importance of Getting it Right!
Recycling transforms waste into valuable resources, promoting a circular economy. It conserves energy, reduces emissions, and creates jobs. Proper practices protect habitats and save ocean wildlife. Understanding recycling’s impact helps us make informed consumption choices for a sustainable future…
Zero Waste to Landfill Achieved by Moy Park
The Waster himself has remained a sceptic on the ability of companies to hold true to their bold statements about achieving that utopian aim of “zero waste to landfill” let alone “zero waste”. We would all like to think that those suffering from “bad neighbour landfills” on their doorstep, will soon wake-up to find their […]
Zero Waste to Landfill and Recycling
Zero Waste in its literal interpretation is a fabulous idea (as is even the lesser target of “zero waste to landfill”), but not so easy to achieve. Untold billions are being spent by governments worldwide to increase recycling and reduce the amount of waste which ends up in landfills and good progress has been achieved […]
Unveiling The Plastic Recycling Transformation: The UK Plastics Pact Roadmap
Plastic waste presents a significant challenge. Every year, copious amounts of it wind up in our oceans and landfills. The objective of the UK Plastics Pact is to rewrite this narrative by revolutionising our approach to plastic usage and recycling. This project unifies businesses, government entities, and NGOs to actively confront plastic pollution. One standout […]
Glass Crushing Units Improve Recycling by Restaurants Bars and Clubs
Tharsus engineering is introducing an innovatory glass crushing unit, for the commercial recycling of glass in a new five year contract win with Ekko Glass Crush and Collect. The engineering firm has partnered with the Scottish-based recycling experts to design and manufacture their own brand of glass compacting units.
