Recycling news: 2021

Industry news Consultation launched for Landfill Tax The post Consultation launched for Landfill Tax appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 16 Dec 2021 Industry news Bans and beach cleans bring ocean optimism Scotland's single-use plastics ban and fewer plastic cotton buds in UK beach litter offer a hopeful outlook Fidra · 16 Dec 2021 Industry news Polytag calls on Scotland to explore digital DRS Technology company Polytag has called for the Scottish Parliament to review whether it should roll out a “conventional” deposit return scheme (DRS) following news of a delay. The Scottish Government announced on Tuesday (14 December) that the nationwide scheme was to go live in the summer of 2023, marking the second delay to its roll-out … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 16 Dec 2021 Industry news WEEE data released by Defra The post WEEE data released by Defra appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 16 Dec 2021 Industry news Grundon boost for employees as it commits to the real Living Wage The post Grundon boost for employees as it commits to the real Living Wage appeared first on Grundon . Grundon Waste Management · 16 Dec 2021 Industry news Recycleye receive share of largest-ever European innovation fund The Recycleye team is excited to have been selected to receive funding from the European Innovation Council (EIC) as part of its support for innovative companies bringing new technologies to market. We successfully competed against applications from companies in more than 21 European countries and will now receive a share of funding from the... Recycleye news · 16 Dec 2021 Global JRC’s “Plastics LCA method” is not fit for purpose Constance Ißbrücker, Head of Environmental Affairs at European Bioplastics e.V. The EU Plastics Strategy presented a vision where innovative materials and alternative feedstocks would ultimately replace fossil resources. In this context, the Joint Research Centre (JRC) was tasked in 2018 by the European Commission to elaborate an appropriate life cycle assessment (LCA)-based method to evaluate … European Bioplastics News · 16 Dec 2021 Global Bioplastics community came home to Berlin to celebrate 16th European Bioplastics Conference EUBPConf2021: multi stakeholder panel discussion on bioplastics and EU policy After last year’s 100 percent virtual format, the European Bioplastics Conference was finally able to re-open its gates in Berlin and welcomed around 140 participants. The other half of the overall 320 participants attended online. During the different conference sessions and in [...] European Bioplastics News · 16 Dec 2021 Global Know your value chain: identifying the amount of bio-based content in your subcontractor’s products Oona Korhonen, Project Manager at Measurlabs, specialized in biomass Read below a guest article by Oona Korhonen from Measurlabs. How well do you know the amount of bio-based content in the raw materials you use? Have you measured it yourself? There are two big reasons to do so. Firstly, as fossil-based materials [...] European Bioplastics News · 16 Dec 2021 Global Member portrait: Tetra Pak Member portrait: Tetra Pak In each issue of the Bioplastics Newsletter, we present some facts about a member of European Bioplastics. This month, Anke Hampel, Innovation and Sustainability Director of Tetra Pak, shares some interesting insights on her company. 5 facts about Tetra Pak A one litre Tetra Pak® carton package is typically made of approximately 70% paperboard, 25% plastic and 5% alum… European Bioplastics News · 16 Dec 2021 Global News from the members: November/December 2021 PLA with “20% recycled content” unveiled by Total Corbion Total Corbion PLA launched a new Luminy PLA (Poly Lactic Acid) made with chemically recycled post-industrial and post-consumer waste, which, according to the company, is the world’s first commercially available bioplastic product of its kind. Luminy PLA grades offer the same properties, characteristics, and regulatory approvals as virgin… European Bioplastics News · 16 Dec 2021 Global News in brief: November/December 2021 European bioeconomy robust as bio-based industry turnover jumps to 780 billion EUR The bio-based industries continue their ascent marking a total contribution of 780 billion EUR, a notable increase of 30 billion EUR (+ 4%) compared to 2017. This represents a more than 20% increase compared to 2008 which is the earliest data taken [...] European Bioplastics News · 16 Dec 2021 Policy & government Climate Adaptation must be integral to our National Security Strategy By Professor Richard Dawson Storm Arwen is the most recent in a long list of damaging weather events… Climate Change Committee · 16 Dec 2021 Council news Browse meetings - democracy.boston.gov.uk Boston Council · 16 Dec 2021 Policy & government Conversion Therapy The UK Government intends to prepare legislation in the new year to ban ‘conversion therapy’ (CT) in England and Wales, for introduction when parliamentary time allows. This POSTnote outlines data on CT and reviews the quality of available research evidence and the impact of CT. It summarises UK stakeholder perspectives on a CT ban and outlines key challenges for policymakers to consider. POST (Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology) · 16 Dec 2021 Industry news Tech-driven textile circularity takes over Times Square Worn Again Technologies is developing a holistic framework for a circular economy of textiles, where fiber blends are given a second life as high-quality, virgin-like materials. Worn Again Technologies’ positive impact recognized by the Conscious Fashion Campaign Worn Again Technologies will be part of the Conscious Fashion Campaign billboard showcase in Times Square during the […] Worn Again Technologies news · 16 Dec 2021 Industry news Waste sector ranks 16th in Covid cases caught at work Statistics published by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) this month show there have been 139 incidents of Covid-19 caught through occupational exposure in the waste sector since March 2020. The statistics show that for the ‘waste collection, treatment and disposal activities; materials recovery’ sector, there have been 139 incidents and one fatality during the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 16 Dec 2021 Industry news How do you build dialogue with the community? Following COP26, it is clear that local governments have a huge role to play in policy change and combatting socio-ecological challenges. To work towards global promises, they must listen to their communities, and here, we learn about innovative tools enabling them to do so. Open Access Government — Environment · 16 Dec 2021 Council news Peter Clarke Burton - democracy.boston.gov.uk Boston Council · 16 Dec 2021 Global Waste-to-Hydrogen: a valid tool to help decarbonise the EU industry The proposal for a new “EU hydrogen and gas markets decarbonisation package” rightly seizes the urgence of up-taking all available... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 16 Dec 2021 Global NGO letter to the European Commission calling on further actions to reduce methane emissions in the livestock sector in the EU The post NGO letter to the European Commission calling on further actions to reduce methane emissions in the livestock sector in the EU appeared first on Changing Markets . Changing Markets Foundation · 16 Dec 2021 Global EPBD will fail to decarbonise European buildings as Commission leaves embodied impacts of materials for renovation behind • Yesterday’s proposal fails to fully address environmental impacts from buildings, warn ECOS and the EEB. • New rules will not be enough to decarbonise the […] European Environmental Bureau · 16 Dec 2021 Global Gas and nuclear: a lose-lose scenario for Eastern Europe The strong advocacy of Central and Eastern European capitals for including fossil gas and nuclear power in the EU’s green taxonomy only leads to another unsustainable energy lock-in for the region, leaving their grid exposed to third-country coercion. A shorter version of this OpEd has been published in EU Observer in collaboration with the Institute for Sustainable Development (Poland), Clean … META (European Environmental Bureau) · 16 Dec 2021 Industry news Gold Supply Chain Sustainability School membership helps Powerday spread sustainability message Powerday has been recognised as a gold level member of the Supply Chain Sustainability School after embracing the free construction industry tools to support the company’s sustainability programme. ... Powerday · 16 Dec 2021 Industry news Charity news round-up (16/12/21) With news on: Community group boosts textiles this Christmas; Suez donates £700,000 to Mayor’s charity; DHL installs reverse vending machines in Malaysia; and, WasteAid and Dow launch Egypt partnership. Community group boosts textiles this Christmas A Wirral-based community group is using the festive period to give its textiles campaign a boost, with help from the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 16 Dec 2021 Council news Barnstaple Pannier Market - North Devon Council North Devon Council · 16 Dec 2021 Global Ecobulk Wrapped: 2021 in Review ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 16 Dec 2021 Industry news MPs’ EfW report ‘unnecessary and misleading’, ESA says The Environmental Services Association (ESA) has described a report on energy from waste (EfW) published this week by cross-party MPs as “unnecessary and misleading”. In its report, the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Air Pollution urged England to adopt a moratorium on large-scale waste incinerators, as Wales has done (see letsrecycle.com story). It also surmised … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 16 Dec 2021 Global Mercury emissions from coal combustion driving poor status of EU freshwaters A 2027 coal phaseout is needed if EU legal obligations on limits of toxic mercury in freshwater are to be met. The atmospheric deposition of mercury predominately emitted by coal combustion plants is contributing to the failure of good chemical status of freshwater bodies in the European Union. Member States have not taken sufficient action and risk breaching EU water law that necessitates the … META (European Environmental Bureau) · 16 Dec 2021 Industry news New Community Shop for Knottingley - Biffa Biffa · 16 Dec 2021 Industry news Net Zero Whole Life Carbon Roadmap - UK Green Building Council UK Green Building Council · 16 Dec 2021 Council news Keith Adshead - democracy.boston.gov.uk Boston Council · 16 Dec 2021 Council news Logon - democracy.boston.gov.uk Boston Council · 16 Dec 2021 Policy & government UK-Australia FTA Chapter 22: Environment Text of chapter 22 of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Australia. GOV.UK · 16 Dec 2021 Global Our Year in Review 2021 2021 has been a busy year for Reloop! Reloop Platform · 16 Dec 2021 Industry news CEO’s Update I am delighted to say that we are ending 2021 in a celebratory mood, having announced a number of exciting successes in the final quarter of this year. Our Zero Waste Cities Challenge has awarded six outstanding entrepreneurs with seed funding and business support to deliver their circular economy innovations. In Johannesburg, the focus was […] WasteAid · 15 Dec 2021 Industry news Join our Team as our New Sharing and Repair Network Coordinator Job Title: Sharing Library and Repair Café Network Coordinator Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week Location: Stirling, Hybrid or Remote Working Salary: £28,000-£32,000 Closing Date: 12 noon on Monday 17th January 2022 Interviews: 24th January 2022 (first round) 31st January (second round) Circular Communities Scotland (previously CRNS) is a membership network with a vision for [...] Circular Communities Scotland · 15 Dec 2021 Industry news Zero Waste Scotland’s report on scrap flows “fundamentally flawed” THE Scottish Policy Group (SPG) of the British Metals Recycling Association (BMRA) has called on Zero Waste Scotland (ZWS) to withdraw its report entitled How should Scotland Manage its Scrap Steel? citing serious concerns with its accuracy. The Group believes that the apparent lack of engagement with the industry, including the trade association, prior to writing and... Skip & Waste Magazine · 15 Dec 2021 Industry news NLWA urged to ‘press on’ with Edmonton EfW plant Hackney council and trade union GMB London have urged the North London Waste Authority (NLWA) to “press on” with plans to redevelop the energy from waste (EfW) plant at the EcoPark in Edmonton, Enfield. The NLWA manages waste transportation and disposal on behalf of seven boroughs in the North London area, including Hackney. Its existing … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Dec 2021 Industry news OPINION: ‘Inspiring H&S culture can reduce accidents’ Improved waste processes, clever technology and an inspiring H&S culture can reduce accidents on site, writes Dr Mark Pennington, director EQHS at Axil Integrated Services The last 18 months have seen sweeping transformations to the world of work, from hybrid working models to the way businesses transact with customers. But, for many industries, the most … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Dec 2021