6th July 2020 | Recycling
A Norwegian tyre waste recycling company has announced its first plant will be located in the UK and is currently assessing sites, with a view to commencing construction in the near future. Wastefront converts disused tyres into ‘useful commodities’, including liquid hyrdocarbons and carbon black, which can then be reutilised in processes such as alternative…Read more
4th July 2020 | Recycling
Construction and recycling company the Sheehan Group has appealed to the industry to embrace the Circular Driven Economy movement to ensure greater UK economic resilience. As the UK construction and waste recycling industries re-build as lockdown measures continue to ease the Sheehan Group have highlighted circular driven practices as a solution to greater sustainability. It…Read more
26th June 2020 | Commercial Energy
Renewable energy accounted for almost half of the UK’s electricity generation between January and March 2020, it has been revealed. In total, wind power generated 30% of the UK’s electricity in the first quarter. According to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy’s (BEIS) latest energy trends data, published on Thursday (25 June), renewables’…Read more
26th June 2020 | Commercial Energy
Reports suggest hydrogen could meet half the country’s energy demand by 2050 and provide opportunities for suppliers to integrate more renewables. New reports have emerged claiming that hydrogen energy could be used to meet up to half the UK’s energy demand by 2050. It’s believed that this could accelerate the country’s green energy growth, and…Read more
25th June 2020 | Recycling
UK households could have made £17bn from second hand resale value of the old small electricals lying around their home, around £620 per household, according to a recent study by non-profit organisation Material Focus. The study, released yesterday (24 June) and entitled “Hidden Treasures”, revealed that households across the UK are throwing away 155,000 tonnes…Read more