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Glue derived from industrial bio-waste aims to make furniture recyclable

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A new adhesive derived from materials including food waste should enable 90 percent of engineered wood products, such as furniture and construction boards, to become fully recyclable and help to develop a circular economy in this sector, says the firm marketing it. The new adhesive is claimed to be sustainable and non-toxic.

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UK project will use AI plus microbes to unlock higher biogas production

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Researchers say they are using artificial intelligence to develop better microorganism-led processes that efficiently digest materials such as food waste, wastewater and animal manure to help boost the UK’s burgeoning biogas industry. It’s used for waste management and fuel production.

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New tanker to ease South West septic tank woes

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In a nod to the septic-tank-emptying problems being encountered by many in Cornwall and Devon, waste management company CSG is announcing its investment in a new tanker to help with the issue. More than 100 of CSG’s fleet are specialist waste road tankers, reflecting the company’s long historical links with the liquid waste sector.

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Mattress recyclers register launches

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RAMR is the brainchild of a steering group comprising two leading UK trade associations, the Textile Recycling Association (TRA) and the National Bed Federation (NBF), a number of mattress recyclers, manufacturers, retailers, waste management firms and local authority representatives. According to our research1, over 1.5

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Growth in UK plastic packaging recycling being shipped abroad, including to non-OECD countries

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Year-on-year, despite increases in material being recycled in the UK, quantities of plastic waste exported for recycling from England have increased by more than 10% to just over 600,000 tonnes. Malaysia and Vietnam, two non-OECD countries that had received decreasing volumes of UK waste in recent years, took around 8% each.

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Lack of funding top barrier to sustainability action for 38% of UK businesses

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Sustainability as a financial incentive, not burden In the past, measures to safeguard the planet may have been seen as just a moral or ethical obligation but the business mindset is evolving and today, UK businesses are increasingly seeing the long-term financial benefits.

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Sponsored content: Make green the new black – mitigating the environmental impact of Black Friday

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Not only does this mean there is value going to waste, but it also creates a sustainability issue. Some people simply throw their old phones out and they drift through the typical waste stream – 1.4 million tonnes of electronic waste is sent to landfill every year in the UK, where it releases toxins into the air, water, and soil.

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