From fibre to fibre: Polyester textiles recycling - Resource.co
WEBOct 13, 2023 · Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is the chemical name for polyester. After cleaning and sorting into respective colours, the bottles are shredded into flakes, melted down and extruded – a squeezing process – into plastic filaments. The filaments are then spun into a yarn which can be used to produce clothing.
Manchester reuse centre hits major milestone in first year
WEBSep 2, 2022 · The Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) has recently announced that its Trafford-based reuse centre has renovated and resold more than 50,000 items in its first year. First opened in July 2021, The Renew Hub is the UK’s largest reuse centre, operating over 5000m2 to repair, recycle, …
Cardiff to resume recycling and food collection services
WEBIn the council’s latest Covid-19 Update released yesterday (18 May) it has confirmed that a normal weekly recycling and food waste collection service will resume in Cardiff. Due to the strain of Covid-19 on collection services, Cardiff Council had temporarily sent resident’s recyclables to Viridor’s Energy Recovery Facility (ERF) at ...
Government will ‘continue to monitor’ glass remelt PRN prices
WEBJan 7, 2022 · Responding to questions put forward by Labour MP Neil Coyle, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) Jo Churchill MP stated that the office would ‘continue to monitor’ the rising price of Glass Remelt Packaging Recovery Notes (PRNs). Between …
Mary Creagh named Defra Minister responsible for circular economy
WEBJul 24, 2024 · Mary Creagh, has been appointed as the Minister overseeing the circular economy at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra).. In her new role, Creagh will have ministerial responsibility for piloting Defra through a raft of waste policy reforms, in line with Secretary of State Steve Reed’s recent commitment to create a ‘roadmap to move Britain to a zero waste economy’.
Tesco trials recycling scheme for soft plastic packaging
WEBApr 2, 2019 · Tesco has launched a new recycling scheme for hard-to-recycle plastics in partnership with chemical reprocessing company Recycling Technologies. The supermarket will be trialling the scheme in 10 of its stores, with collection points set up to accept the types of plastics that are not collected by local authorities at the kerbside.
EfW potentially more damaging than landfill | Resource Magazine
WEBOct 6, 2020 · Whilst carbon impacts - per tonne of municipal waste - were found in 2018 to be 15 per cent lower than those from landfill, greenhouse gas emissions from EfW were shown to be rising due to ongoing change in waste composition and potentially could exceed the impact of landfill. It estimates that if the …
Enva launches wind turbine blade recycling service - Resource.co
WEBMay 9, 2023 · Enva has estimated that around 14,000 wind turbine blades will be decommissioned across Europe by 2023. Although recycling techniques for 85 to 90 per cent off a wind turbine, such as the foundation and tower, has already been established, the blades are more challenging to recycle due to the …
Global investors back advanced recycling investment fund
WEBFeb 15, 2022 · Infinity Recycling’s ‘Circular Plastics Fund’ has received strong backing at its first capital close from global plastic supply chain investors. The fund will invest in companies scaling up advanced recycling technologies to break down surging plastic waste flows into primary commodities, which can be reused by industry as inputs for new ...
Recycling and recidivism: How waste and reoffending can be …
WEBIn 2016, 120 prisoners participated in Recycling Lives’ HMP Academies. The company reported a success rate of 94 per cent in preventing reoffending, as well as a social return on investment of £2.3 million. By the end of 2017, it plans to be operating in 18 prisons across the UK, and expects to achieve a £3.6 million social return on ...