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  Craig Anderson, CEO of Reuse Network, explains how he believes the Environment Agency’s current regulations around reusable items are blocking environmental progress. As the UK Government looks to advance its circular economy ambitions, a new roadmap by Reuse Network is urging policymakers to recognise a vital but under-recognised sector: the nation’s reuse charities. In a recent speech, Environment Secretary Steve Reed highlighted how we throw away £2.5 billion in…

  Twenty community groups across north London are set to receive grants of up to £15,000 each to support waste prevention activities. The funding is provided through the North London Waste Authority’s (NLWA) flagship initiative, the North London Community Fund. The selected recipients, representing the seven north London boroughs of Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Hackney, Haringey, Islington and Waltham Forest, have been granted awards of up to £15,000 each. The projects…

  An AI-based recycling pilot has launched in Cardiff city centre which allows people to recycle their used paper cups in return for a 5p reward. The three-month pilot will allow people to recycle their used paper cups at participating Caffè Nero, Costa Coffee, Greggs, McDonald’s and Pret a Manger stores. The pilot launched this week as part of a partnership between Keep Wales Tidy, the National Cup Recycling Scheme and waste…

The blockchain realm has been a revolutionary form of innovation in the 21st century. However, the expanding acceptance as well as increasing popularity of blockchain has given rise to a plethora of blockchain networks. That’s true! Thus, it has led to the high fragmentation of the blockchain ecosystem, thereby giving rise to interoperability concerns. This is when cross-chain bridges come into the picture.  The emergence of cross-chain bridges has been…

  A new commercial waste company formed from acquiring several different regional recycling operators is formally launching this week. Headed by former SUEZ CEO David Palmer-Jones OBE, CIRQLR says it serves over 15,000 customers, handles 600,000 tonnes of recycling materials annually, and has an annualised turnover of £150m. Commenting on the launch, Palmer-Jones, CEO of CIRQLR, said: “We have rapidly built CIRQLR GROUP into a significant player in the commercial…