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Recycling food is top of UK businesses’ green agenda

Envirotec Magazine

Nearly half of all businesses (46%) across the UK have ‘recycling food waste’ at the top of their priorities to reduce their organisation’s carbon footprint, according to new research. The 10 main business priorities to reduce carbon footprint: Recycling food waste (46%). Recycling plastic and cardboard (19%).

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Solar Panel Landfill Deemed Safe as Recycling Options Grow

GreenTechMedia

Solar panels have a range of recycling options but none are perfect. The IEA study will show that disposing of solar panels in landfill is unlikely to have an adverse impact on human health, according to co-author Dr. Solar's recycling options. at least the recycling options for solar have traditionally been limited.

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Comment: A few thoughts on achieving circularity in the construction sector

Envirotec Magazine

According to DEFRA, an estimated 120 million tonnes of construction, demolition and excavation (CD&E) waste was produced in 2016. End of life waste is more challenging, and more work will be needed in the future to establish effective recycling techniques and end markets for the recyclates.

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Bradford becomes first Yorkshire and Humber council to specify plastic roads

Envirotec Magazine

Bradford Council has worked with waste plastic road company MacRebur to become the first local authority in the region to specify road surfacing material that contains recycled plastic. Based in Lockerbie, MacRebur has been processing waste plastics otherwise destined for landfill or incineration since 2016.

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Electronics Recycling Monthly News Roundup

Living Green Technology

As the months go by, more progress is being made in electronics recycling. Keep reading for the latest and greatest in electronics recycling and e-waste news: The Guardian: Reduce, reuse, reboot: why electronic recycling must up its game. American Recycler: Sony Promotes Take Back Recycling Plan. population.

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How to Reduce Your Business Waste In 2021: Top Tips

The Environmental Blog

“Businesses have a big impact on how well recycling in the UK is shown so it is important for them to set the trend and reduce and improve their waste and recycling in the most efficient and eco-friendly way possible,” says recycling experts QCR Recycling Equipment. Optimise your recycling habits.

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Study demonstrates CO2 savings of “holistic resource systems”

Envirotec Magazine

Commissioned by recycling equipment manufacturer TOMRA, and carried out by London-based consultancy for sustainability Eunomia, the report says that a reduction of 2.76 The rest should remain in a mixed waste stream which can be most efficiently separated into reusable materials for further recycling. Appendices.

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