Recycling news: 2022

Global EU ETS municipal waste incineration – FEAD position Recycling Portal – 17 June 2022 – The European Parliament will vote again on the 22nd of June on the inclusion of municipal waste incineration under the EU ETS in 2026 without waiting for the results of the impact assessment they are calling for. This raises serious concerns for most FEAD members, depending on the […] FEAD (European Waste Management Association) · 7 Dec 2022 Global Zero Waste Europe Changemakers: Zelena Akcija/ Friends of the Earth Croatia Each month, our ZWE Changemakers campaign sheds a spotlight on one of our member organisations. This month, we head to Croatia, to our member Zelena Akcija/ Friends of the Earth Croatia. Set up in 1990, Zelena Akcija (Friends of the Earth Croatia) has since been working on the protection of the environment and the promotion […] Zero Waste Europe · 7 Dec 2022 Industry news Reducing festive food waste The post Reducing festive food waste appeared first on Bristol Waste Company . Bristol Waste Company · 7 Dec 2022 Industry news Suez’s Surrey Eco Park is ‘fully operational’ Waste management company Suez says its Eco Park in Shepperton, Surrey, is “fully operational”, with both the anaerobic digestion (AD) and gasification facilities now processing waste. Suez has developed the much-delayed Eco Park on Charlton Lane to manage waste from Surrey households as part of its 25-year contract with the local authority. Prior to the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Dec 2022 Policy & government Employer Bulletin: December 2022 A bi-monthly magazine for employers and agents that gives up-to-date information on payroll topics. GOV.UK · 7 Dec 2022 Policy & government Litter Prevention Grants Program - NSW EPA NSW EPA · 7 Dec 2022 Policy & government www.theoep.org.uk - Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) Office for Environmental Protection · 7 Dec 2022 Council news Short-term let licensing - Stirling Council Stirling Council · 7 Dec 2022 Policy & government Scotland’s climate targets are in danger of becoming meaningless The Scottish Government lacks a clear delivery plan and has not offered a coherent explanation for how its policies will achieve Scotland’s bold emissions reduction targets - the conclusion of the latest assessment of Scotland’s progress by the Climate Change Committee. Climate Change Committee · 7 Dec 2022 Global Delegación latinoamericana defiende la participación de la sociedad civil en la primera reunión de negociación del futuro Tratado global de plásticos Participación, un sistema de toma de decisiones eficiente y objetivos orientados a un tratado con un enfoque de derechos humanos fueron las consignas que trajo la robusta delegación de más […] GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 6 Dec 2022 Global Once-in-a-generation chance to depollute EU industry It takes 25 years – a whole generation – to transform an industrial sector and all the value chains. As EU policymakers review key pollution prevention rules, a unique window of opportunity to depollute industry is closing now. Bold action is needed to enact pollution prevention that works for people and the environment. The Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) is the instrument with more trans… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 6 Dec 2022 Industry news New Waste and Recycling Kit for Doosan wheel loaders DOOSAN has launched a new Waste and Recycling Kit for the company’s award-winning DL-7 range of wheel loaders. It is the first kit of its type for Doosan wheel loaders and is designed to help operators work safely in the hazardous conditions that often accompany waste handling and recycling applications, including contending with airborne dust,... Skip & Waste Magazine · 6 Dec 2022 Global EU climate targets risk hitting construction regulations brick walls Just as we do not rely on tobacco manufacturers to set public health standards, we should not leave the pen to the industry to write construction products sustainability standards. With amendments tabling this December, the Construction Products Regulation (CPR) is wrapping itself into an early Christmas gift to the construction industry, with consumers and climate paying the price. Laetitia Au… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 6 Dec 2022 Industry news Aplikas - DS Smith DS Smith (International Paper) · 6 Dec 2022 Global Apple’s self-repair programme is not the Right to Repair we need Progress on EU legislation on smartphone repair proves effective in pushing manufacturers towards repair, but Apple is far from giving us the universal right to repair we need. Right to Repair Europe · 6 Dec 2022 Industry news PRN market volatility: An unprecedented year for the Packaging Recovery Note market The post PRN market volatility: An unprecedented year for the Packaging Recovery Note market appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 6 Dec 2022 Industry news UK pushes for ‘ambitious and effective’ global plastic treaty Defra says it pushed for an “ambitious and effective” global plastic treaty at the first Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) meeting in Uruguay last week. Held between 28 November and 2 December, the first INC meeting hosted more than 160 countries as they attempted to thrash out an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Dec 2022 Industry news Oxfordshire offers free caddy liners for festive food waste Oxfordshire county council has offered householders the opportunity to pick up a free roll of caddy liners to help deal with the extra food waste generated over the festive period. The free liners are available from several locations throughout December, including all Oxfordshire libraries, County Hall in Oxford and Abbey House in Abingdon, among others. … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Dec 2022 Global Global bioplastics production defies challenges by showing significant increase Berlin, 6 December 2022 - European Bioplastics presented today at the 17th EUBP Conference a positive outlook for the global bioplastics industry. After a stagnation of the overall plastics production in 2020, mainly due to challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic, there is now a new momentum for global bioplastics production. Capacity of production [...] European Bioplastics News · 6 Dec 2022 Council news Children and young people - bridgend.gov.uk Bridgend Council · 6 Dec 2022 Industry news Sustainability Predictions for 2023 We discuss how we predict businesses will introduce long-lasting measures into their infrastructure in 2023. The Furniture Recycling Group · 6 Dec 2022 Global 4evergreen reaches the 100 members milestone and continues to increase its outreach The 4evergreen alliance keeps growing, combining the knowledge and expertise of market leaders from all segments in the fibre-based packaging value chain. This year, the alliance has celebrated a major achievement by reaching 100 members. Since its launch in late 2019, 4evergreen has never stopped... 4evergreen (fibre packaging alliance) · 6 Dec 2022 Global Developing the Right to Say no in Europe- 7 December – Online Developing the Right to Say no in Europe 7 December, 14:00-16:00 CET CATAPA, CIDSE, London Mining Network, Yes to Life No to Mining, Salva la […] European Environmental Bureau · 6 Dec 2022 Industry news EfW does not compete with recycling, Pow says The recycling minister, Rebecca Pow, has dismissed suggestions that energy from waste (EfW) plants compete with recycling, and has said there will not be a moratorium on plants anytime soon. Mrs Pow was speaking during a House of Commons debate in parliament on 1 December, in a debate secured by Elliot Colburn, MP for Carshalton … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Dec 2022 Industry news 5th of all waste in the UK handled illegally says the Environment Agency (EA) The post 5th of all waste in the UK handled illegally says the Environment Agency (EA) appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 6 Dec 2022 Industry news Veolia completes £2 billion sale of Suez UK back to Suez Veolia’s sale of Suez recycling and recovery UK back to the French-owned Suez has been completed. The completion of the sale of Suez’s former UK waste activities was announced yesterday evening (5 December) by Suez. Veolia confirmed in a short statement that the £2 billion proceeds “represent an attractive valuation” and will “significantly reduce its … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Dec 2022 Industry news October data released The post October data released appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 6 Dec 2022 Industry news Treasury delays announcement of 2024/25 landfill tax rates EXCLUSIVE: The waste management sector and local authorities will have to wait longer for details of the landfill tax rates from April 2024 after the Treasury opted not to publish the rates alongside its November budget. However, in a separate announcement HMRC has confirmed that loss of ignition tests for inert landfill waste can be … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Dec 2022 Council news 22-12-06 Members Contact Details - Vale of Glamorgan Council The Vale of Glamorgan Council · 6 Dec 2022 Council news Browse meetings - Eastbourne Borough Council - Aspiration Homes LLP - Lewes and Eastbourne Councils Eastbourne Council · 6 Dec 2022 Council news Green Infrastructure and Biodiversity Strategy - Ashfield District Council Ashfield Council · 6 Dec 2022 Industry news IKEA Kitchen Planner - IKEA IKEA UK newsroom · 6 Dec 2022 Policy & government Funding Guidelines - Waste Authority WA WA Waste Authority · 6 Dec 2022 Policy & government Packaging producer responsibility monitoring 2023 How the Environment Agency monitored businesses affected by the packaging waste regulations in 2023. GOV.UK · 6 Dec 2022 Council news Login - Bradford Council Bradford Council · 5 Dec 2022 Industry news Highland Cup Movement - Keep Scotland Beautiful Keep Scotland Beautiful · 5 Dec 2022 Policy & government UK Government hub Tŷ William Morgan officially opened Welsh Secretary David TC Davies officially opens the UK Government's hub in Cardiff city centre. GOV.UK · 5 Dec 2022 Global La FEAD alaba la propuesta de Reglamento de Envases de la Comisión RETEMA – 5 December 2022 – Desde el organismo apoyan la medida y estiman que la normativa propuesta muestra una fuerte voluntad de cerrar el círculo en el sector del embalaje. FEAD, la Asociación Europea de Gestión de Residuos, acoge con satisfacción la propuesta de la Comisión sobre el Reglamento de Envases y Residuos de Envases, ya que reafirma el reciclaje […] FEAD (European Waste Management Association) · 5 Dec 2022 Industry news Pow meets industry groups to thrash out EPR delivery EXCLUSIVE: Roundtable discussions are taking place this week between the recycling minister Rebecca Pow and industry groups, to discuss the final design and delivery of the extended producer responsibility (EPR) system. The meetings form part of Defra’s commitment to “work closely” with industry to roll out the legislation. The roundtable meetings come amid widespread rumours … Read More The po… letsrecycle.com News · 5 Dec 2022 Industry news Reduce, reuse, recycle: EU outlines sweeping new legislation to curb packaging waste The European Commission has proposed a string of new measures to tackle packaging waste, including a target for all packaging to be recyclable by 2030, plus measures to incentivise reuse and refill. edie — Circular Economy tag · 5 Dec 2022