Waste water in London, Ont. is showing high COVID positivity

Waste water in London, Ont. is showing high COVID positivity

Waste water data has become a valuable asset in determining the level of COVID-19 within a community and in London, it shows an increase. The January surge of Omicron quickly dissipated in... Read more »
South west London boroughs slam inaction of private waste collection firm

South west London boroughs slam inaction of private waste collection firm

The firm responsible for collecting waste in Merton was served with a formal Service Improvement Notice (SIN) on Monday, after years of pressure from the community. Since 2003, the boroughs of Merton,... Read more »
Tsunami of waste hits record 1.1 MILLION cases in a year

Tsunami of waste hits record 1.1 MILLION cases in a year

Fly-tipping has been effectively decriminalised across swathes of the country because councils have given up prosecuting offenders. Three in five local authorities failed to carry out a single prosecution last year for... Read more »
Only this much household waste is recycled in south east London

Only this much household waste is recycled in south east London

New figures have revealed how much household waste is recycled, reused or composted in each council area in south east London. The data, made of local authority collected waste stastics, breaks it down... Read more »
New age economics — Have your Twix and eat it — Test and waste – POLITICO

New age economics — Have your Twix and eat it — Test and waste – POLITICO

Press play to listen to this article Presented by HSBC. By ALEX WICKHAM PRESENTED BY Send tips here | Subscribe for free | Listen to Playbook and view in your browser Good... Read more »
London-based waste management startup Recycleye raises £3.5M to solve waste epidemic with AI & robotics

London-based waste management startup Recycleye raises £3.5M to solve waste epidemic with AI & robotics

Recycleye, a developer of digital tools designed to detect and provide analytics on waste management, has raised a £3.5M funding in a seed round. Who invested? The round was led by deep-tech... Read more »
UK waste firm fined £1.5m for exporting household waste | Waste

UK waste firm fined £1.5m for exporting household waste | Waste

The UK’s largest waste company, Biffa, has been fined £1.5m after exporting filthy rubbish marked as waste paper for recycling in India and Indonesia, in actions a judge called “reckless, bordering on... Read more »
Bethnal Green waste collections delayed during ‘pingdemic’

Bethnal Green waste collections delayed during ‘pingdemic’

Rubbish has been left to pile up uncollected on the streets of Bethnal Green during the summer heatwave because of the so-called pingdemic. So many rubbish collectors have been told to isolate by the... Read more »
Will the Marble Arch viewing platform save London or just be a ‘bonkers’ waste of money

Will the Marble Arch viewing platform save London or just be a ‘bonkers’ waste of money

A “bonkers” 25m viewing platform subsequent to the iconic Marble Arch which might encourage guests again to the West End has bought the inexperienced gentle. It is hoped that 200,000 folks will... Read more »
London Fashion Week photoshoot created from 3.5 tonnes of clothing waste

London Fashion Week photoshoot created from 3.5 tonnes of clothing waste

London Vogue Week is a time for designers to showcase their newest clothes, and when fashion-lovers come collectively to plan subsequent season’s wardrobe. However sponsors Vanish have chosen to give attention to... Read more »