News & Blogs
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What’s the way forward for Local Authorities and Waste Management?
The UK Government believes that one of the major challenges holding recycling rates back is the lack of consistency in collections by local authorities. It’s rumoured that they plan to introduce new regulations relating to how recyclable materials are to...
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Chemical recycling and the circular economy
Huge progress is being made in terms of resource management and recycling, yet the calls to do more, accelerate progress, and become more efficient remain. Compared to metal, glass and building materials, the recycling rates for plastics aren’t increasing significantly....
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No simple solution - diving into recycling challenges
The rhetoric of Reduce, Reuse and Recycle is well used. We see it advertising, we hear it in company mission statements and for most, it’s the ultimate circular economy goal to subscribe to. But we’re not there yet. While most...
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Weighing in on the DRS debate
While the plans for implementing Scotland’s Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) in August forge ahead with the rest of the UK trailing behind, Scottish authorities reaffirm their commitment to making the scheme work, even though many questions remain. Several industry organisations...
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What does the path to improved recycling look like?
The UK government has set an ambitious target to achieve a 65% municipal recycling rate by 2035. That may well be more than a decade away, but currently recycling rates have been hovering around 44%, with little upward progress in...
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WasteRecruit is pleased to announce that Lisa Selby de Haan, MCIWM has joined the team as a consultant.
Lisa has been working in the waste management sector for over 17 years’, 15 of which were with local authorities across the country. Along with her experience she has several professional and academic qualifications which provide a broad spectrum understanding...
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What’s the measure of success for the Circular Economy?
There’s no denying that progress is being made in the circular economy. As awareness grows and consumers push for more transparency and accountability in terms of sustainability initiatives, companies are starting to broaden their understanding of what achieving circularity entails....
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In 2022, has the penny finally dropped?
For a year that started out with a great deal of hope for post-pandemic recovery, it’s certainly been filled with unexpected twists and turns. Political and economic turmoil, extreme weather events and an energy crisis has both businesses and individuals...
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Sherbourne Recycling choose WasteRecruit to staff up their new facility in Coventry.
WasteRecruit has been awarded the tender to deliver recruitment services for the newly formed Sherbourne Recycling Ltd. Sherbourne Recycling was created in 2021 to develop and operate a new state of the art recycling facility on behalf of eight local...
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How Urban Mining is set to revolutionise everything.
Most of us are familiar with the adage: Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. The idea is that entrenching these habits can help create circular economies. Reducing volumes of virgin resources being extracted from the earth and reducing carbon emissions. The current...