Derby AD plant upgraded for food waste processing

Severn Trent Green Power’s refurbished Derby AD facility is now prepared to process food waste, with upgraded capacity and treatment processes

AI waste sorting robots raise additional $17m in funding

The new investment will support the waste robotics startup’s vision for more sustainable waste management practices

Each person ‘generated waste equal to the weight of a camel’

Europe produced 225.7 million tonnes of municipal waste in 2020, according to new research

Plans for Welsh waste facility rejected

An environmental permit application for a waste treatment facility in Wales has been rejected. Natural Resources Wales (NRW) said activity at the proposed site in Cwmfelinfach, near Caerphilly, could have a negative effect on local people’s health. Hazrem Environmental Limited’s project would involve sorting and segregating waste for recycling and the production of fuel. Emissions […]

Bulgaria opens €180m waste treatment plant

A facility which can process 410,000 tonnes of waste per year has officially been opened in Bulgaria. The €180 million (£132m) project includes a sanitary landfill, a biological treatment plant and bio-waste and green waste composting plants located on the outskirts of the capital city Sofia. The plant will produce fuel that can be used […]