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25 February 2013

Shanks begins management of UK waste recycling facilities

UK-based company Shanks Waste Management has begun waste management services for the Wakefield District in the UK.

21 February 2013

Biffa inks deal with Welsh county council

UK-based waste management business Biffa has signed a deal with Monmouthshire County Council in Wales to process 8,000 tonnes per year of co-mingled recyclable waste.

13 February 2013

MBA Polymers calls for VAT exemption on recycled plastics

UK company MBA Polymers today called on the government to suspend VAT on recycled plastics in order to encourage growth and investment in the UK’s plastics recycling industry.

11 February 2013

British Paralympians leave sustainability legacyp

On top of coming third in the medal table, the Great Britain Paralympic team looked to leave behind a legacy of sustainability at last year’s Paralympics in London.

7 February 2013

Electronics recycler ecoATM secures $41m in debt

ecoATM, which is commercialising an innovative way for consumers to recycle electronics, has secured $41m in debt financing.

4 February 2013

Veolia, Orbite team up to provide waste management services to aluminium industry

Steel-foundry_170SQ Canada’s Orbite Aluminae and Veolia Environmental have partnered to deliver waste management services to the aluminium industry.

28 January 2013

Highland Capital made 4x return on Safety-Kleen sale

US-based private equity investor Highland Capital made a 400 per cent return on its sale of Safety-Kleen.

25 January 2013

SiC Processing files for insolvency protection after €100m equity lossp

SiC Processing, a recycler serving the solar and semiconductor industries owned by Nordic Capital, has filed for insolvency protection after the loss of more than half of the company's equity.

18 January 2013

LA’s Staples Center goes green

Staples_170SQ The Anschutz Entertainment Group has partnered with Waste Management to step up recycling efforts at Los Angeles’ iconic Staples Center.

16 January 2013

Tyre recycler Harmonic Energy gets $10m from private investment group

tyres_170 Harmonic Energy, which has developed a next-generation method for recycling tyres, has closed a term sheet for $10m in funding from an unnamed private investment group paving the way for it to make a strategic acquisition.

14 January 2013

Shanks wins £750m waste management contract, gains GIB support

bin_170SQ1 Shanks has won a £750m waste management contract from Wakefield Council and will receive support from the Green Investment Bank to build a facility serving the local area.

10 January 2013

CT-managed fund awards finance to Ultromex

Scrap-metal_170SQ UK metal recycling specialist Ultromex has secured £550,000 from the North West Fund for Energy & Environmental, managed by CT Investment Partners.

9 January 2013

Livingstone guides US waste management merger

US companies Lakeshore Waste Services and Recycling Systems have merged, with Livingstone acting as financial adviser on the deal.

4 January 2013

Starbucks introduces $1 sustainable coffee cup to North American stores

US coffee chain Starbucks has introduced a new cheap and durable plastic cup into its US and Canadian stores for $1, in a bid to get its customers to re-use instead dispose of packaging.

18 December 2012

ArcelorMittal completes efficiency upgrade at Chicago plant

Luxemburg-headquartered steel producer ArcelorMittal has completed installation of an energy recovery and reuse boiler at a factory in East Chicago, Indiana.

14 December 2012

Fletcher Ray to build £185m waste-to-energy plants in Glasgow

Fletcher-Rae_Waste-centre_170SQ Fletcher Ray, a UK firm of architects, has received permission to develop £180m of waste-to-energy facilities in Glasgo, Scotland.

13 December 2012

BMW, Boeing collaborate to recycle carbon fibre

The BMW Group and Boeing have signed a collaboration agreement to jointly research carbon fibre recycling.

4 December 2012

Eco Plastics secures £6m expansion capital

Eco Plastics has closed a £6m funding round, which the company will use for expansion over the coming year.

29 November 2012

Recycled plastics specialist friedolaTech secures €31m

German recycled plastics processing company friedolaTech has secured €31m from technology-focused venture capital firm Silver Lake Kraftwerk.

16 November 2012

Waste innovation stifled by lack of market understandingp

bin_170SQ Innovators in waste management technologies need a better understanding of the nature of feedstock in the sector, according to investors at a recent NewNet event.

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