Resource awards 2008

The cream of the community sector was out again in force at this year’s Resource Awards in London, which gave a record £10,000 away to a range of innovative community recycling projects. Find out who won what here….
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History in the making

Resource steps into its recycled time machine. Shudder at the resounding smash as the first wine bottle hit the floor of the first bottle bank… travel further back to Ancient Greece and marvel at the sights and smells of Athens’ municipal landfill site.
Our timeline puts it all in perspective. Plus we look at the history of the community sector, Chris Coggins explains the rise of civic amenity sites, and we feature a pictorial tribute to London’s waste hauling work horses with help from Tony O’Connor’s From Dawn Til Dust: Haulin’ London’s Rubbish
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Heavy metal

Markets, prices, exemptions... Metal recycling has a long history in the UK. Long before kerbside collections were a feature of everyday life, steel and aluminium were being recycled through the reuse of vehicle parts and scrap. Today, with 15 billion tonnes of metal recovered each year, it’s by far the largest recycling industry in the UK. What’s more, the UK is one of the leading exporters of recycled and recovered metal, accounting for 45 per cent of total EU exports alone. Will Simpson steels himself for a step into the world of metal recycling: EU directives are playing their part, but collection and convenience for recyclers also have a role
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