Posts Tagged ‘George Kiernan’
Credit Suisse Bank: Plastic Waste to Double Without Urgent Policy Reform
Credit Suisse, an international banking institution, has projected that at the current rate, annual plastic waste could double to an alarming 670 million tonnes by 2060.
Read MorePlastic Packaging Tax Raises £200 Million | UK Government Must Reinvest Into Recycling Infrastructure
A Freedom of Information (FOI) request uncovered that the Treasury has amassed over £200m from the Plastic Packaging Tax (PPT) .
Read MorePlastic Waste Dumps Could Become the New Oil Fields, Says New Research from University of Cambridge
Scientists at the University of Cambridge have developed a solar-powered system that can turn plastic waste and CO2 into two chemical products at the same time. The technology, which was developed by Professor Erwin Reisner, can transform plastic and CO2 into syngas, which is a key component of sustainable fuels such as hydrogen, and glycolic acid, which is commonly used in the cosmetics industry.
Read MoreDeposit-Return Scheme for England, Northern Ireland and Wales in 2025
The Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs (Defra) has announced its plans for a deposit return scheme (DRS) in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
Read MoreLet’s Recycle It Ltd | 2022 A Year In Review
Christmas is almost here, which means the New Year is not far behind. With this being such a good time to look back over the year just passed, we felt it would be the perfect opportunity for us to revisit everything we achieved and everything we overcame in 2022.
Read MoreCross-party MPs Call For UK to Ban All Plastic Waste Exports By 2027
A group of 11 cross-party MPs have called on the UK government to introduce a ban on all exports of plastic waste by the UK within five years.
Read MoreWelsh Government Introducing Single-Use Plastic Ban
Following a consultation that took place in 2020, the Welsh government has proposed a ban on many common single-use plastic items. It was said in the announcement that this would be the most comprehensive legislation introduced by any of the UK nations on single-use plastics.
Read MoreUK 2022 On Track For Record Breaking Year In Plastic Packaging Recycling | Recycling UK
According to recent statistics from the National Packaging Waste Database, the UK recycled a record high amount of plastic packaging in Q2 of this year.
Read More£165 Million UK Recycling Park Approved | Recycling Centre
The UK’s first dedicated recycling park has been given the go-ahead by Cheshire West and Chester Council’s planning committee.
Read MoreWorldwide Plastic Waste to Triple By 2060 | Plastic Pollution in The Ocean
A new report published by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), titled ‘Global Plastics Outlook: Policy Scenarios to 2060’, forecasts that global plastic waste production is set to triple by 2060.
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