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A common complaint of the grumpy middle-aged European academic is the creeping Americanisation of language. An example often cited is ‘garbage’, although the pedants amongst us know that garbage was originally an English word that went to America with the pilgrims on the Mayflower and has only recently come back …

Hubbub has launched its annual Halloween campaign, ‘Eat Your Pumpkin’, to educate the public on reducing seasonal food waste. Link to full article

The Environment Agency has announced that a consignment of 21 waste containers, which was illegally shipped to Sri Lanka in 2017, has been successfully repatriated to its point of origin in the UK.e all the water sources. Link to full article

Ecomondo, the leading event in Europe for the new models of circular economy Link to full article

Northern Ireland based equipment manufacturer, Terex Ecotec, has introduced the TMS 320 Metal Separator for mobile separation, offering an efficient drum magnet and eddy current rotor aimed at the recovering metals from compost, biomass, IBA and waste. Link to full article

Early in 2013, in collaboration with the National Association of Catadores (waste pickers), BVRio developed a system of Reverse Logistics Credits to assist companies to meet their obligations under the law while rewarding Catadores for the services of reverse logistics and recycling that they provide to companies, the government and …

In Reading, Pennsylvania, PET bottle recycler, CarbonLITE Holdings LLC, has begun production at its new plant, claimed to be the largest standalone bottle-to-bottle recycling facility in the world. Link to full article

This week, the newly established Platform on Sustainable Finance will start its work and advise the European Commission with the development of technical screening criteria for sustainable economic activities. Link to full article

Waste exports to Malaysia increased by 81 in the first seven months of 2020, compared to the previous year, with 33,098 tonnes sent to the country, according to analysis. Link to full article

The waste management sector has hit back at a Scottish report which warned about potential emissions and carbon issues around energy from waste plants, calling it ‘unfair’. Link to full article