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23 May 2013
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University of Exeter and Coca-Cola Enterprises launch study into the UK’s ‘value/action gap’ in regards to recycling.

 

Toys can provide hours of entertainment, but can be a disposal nightmare at their end of life. Annie Reece takes a look at how the toy industry has been playing around with sustainability…

 

Though DRSs sound like a good idea, they’re not always as straightforward and beneficial as they first appear, according to Jane Bickerstaffe, who says they only work in the right circumstances

 

Zero Waste Scotland recently launched nine pilot projects that reward consumers for recycling their used drink containers. Iain Gulland tells Resource what he hopes the trials will achieve

 

Deposit-refund schemes: some love them, some hate them. Resource sums up the main issues surrounding this contentious recycling issue

 

South Australia has a very established deposit-refund scheme that has been operating since the ’70s. Susanna Prouse finds out how the system has evolved and whether the rest of Australia could soon follow suit

 

With co-mingling here to stay, MRFs will remain an integral part of the UK recycling scene. But how can they deliver the right quality of material? Will Simpson finds out if the proposed MRF Code of Practice sampling regime is up to the task

 

Eight members of an extended family admit running a ‘massive’ illegal waste operation in Cornwall.

 

Industry calls for ‘greater enforcement efforts’ on waste exports, in response to Defra’s shipment of waste consultation.

 

Axion Polymers develops ‘first post-consumer recycled plastic’ that is safe enough to use in toys.

 

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