13th July 2023
The UK uses a whopping five million tonnes of plastic each year, much of which is disposable. Despite many single-use plastics having a useable lifespan which lasts a matter of minutes, it can take hundreds of years for these items to degrade in landfill, being particularly problematic for the environment. This month marks Plastic Free July – a global movement
1st March 2021
Blog by Dr Adam Read (External Affairs Director, SUEZ recycling and recovery UK) The past two years has seen me involved with a number of household brand names and leading packaging designers and experts to help them understand the changing policy landscape and to consider what changes in packaging materials, designs and formats might mean for our sites and technologies.
22nd February 2021
Blog by Dr Adam Read (External Affairs Director, SUEZ recycling and recovery UK) Unsurprisingly, there is still so much attention focused on plastics across the media, from “why so much is being exported for reprocessing”, to “why single use plastics haven’t been phased out yet”, and “how will new packaging formats and materials meet consumer and environmental demands better”? In
23rd January 2020
The Circular Economy Task Force For the last 18 months SUEZ has been active an member of the Circular Economy Task Force – a business group convened by the Green Alliance as a forum for policy discussion, innovation and business thinking around resource use in the UK. The Group is chaired by Dr. Colin Church, Chief Executive of IOM3, and the
25th January 2019
Posted by SUEZ recycling and recovery UK. Today, it has been one month, 31 days since Christmas when many of you shared your top tips on turning your white Christmas green. Well, now that Christmas is over, what else can we do to continue to make small changes in our daily routines to make a long-lasting and positive impact on
6th November 2018
Posted by Dr Adam Read. Late October saw Defra launch its consultation on banning the distribution and sale of plastic straws, plastic-stemmed cotton buds and plastic drink stirrers in England. Defra is particularly keen to hear views and read evidence concerning additional costs or constraints to business of the proposed ban, what the impact might be on the price per
21st August 2018
Some months in to my new role at SUEZ and I had only been north of the border once, which was back in October 2017 to speak at the Scottish Waste & Resource Conference about Deposit Return Schemes. It seemed only right that I get myself up to Scotland to see a number of our sites, and to see how
14th August 2018
Posted by Dr Adam Read. I have just come back from two weeks in Cyprus where I have been trying to ‘down tools’ and relax after what has been a hectic few months in our sector. But it was harder than ever to switch off, what with social media being omnipresent these days (my fault for turning my phone on
6th April 2018
Posted by Dr Adam Read. Last week was perhaps a pivotal point in the evolution of UK waste management policy and practice, and that had nothing to do with our stagnating recycling rate or our hopes and fears post Brexit. No, it was down to the commitment from Michael Gove that England would have a deposit return system (DRS) for
