07Aug

WRAP seeks urban authorities for consistency work

Posted on 7th August, 2017

In a sign that local authorities are not rushing to sign up for work to harmonise collection systems across the UK, the resources charity, working with Defra, has called for more urban authorities to get involved. The consistency framework is part of achieving a WRAP and Defra-supported vision, where every household in England can recycle…

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07Aug

China details waste ban proposals

Posted on 7th August, 2017

In July the Chinese environment ministry formally submitted proposals to the World Trade Organisation of its plans to ban certain imports of ‘waste’ materials from the end of 2017. Some in the sector consider that the ban could even happen sooner. For the waste and recycling sector this is likely to impact on certain paper…

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