Recycling news: 2021

Industry news ‘Will packaging proposals boost domestic reprocessing?’ Robbie Staniforth, head of innovation and policy at producer compliance scheme Ecosurety, considers how the government’s recent consultation on extended producer responsibility (EPR) will impact reprocessors of packaging in the UK. OPINION: The recent consultation on EPR has thrown up a plethora of different issues for industry to consider. However, one key area where there … Read More The post… letsrecycle.com News · 28 Apr 2021 Industry news HMRC ‘does not understand’ landfill tax impact MPs have warned that HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has not done enough to evaluate how tax measures with environmental objectives, including the landfill tax, have changed behaviour. A damning report released today (28 April) by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) says HMRC’s monitoring of environmental taxes focuses on tax revenue, which is “not sufficient” … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 28 Apr 2021 Policy & government Climate change impacts on New Zealand - Ministry for the Environment NZ Ministry for the Environment · 28 Apr 2021 Industry news Swansea – Shining a Light on the Landscape of Sustainability Shining a Light on the Landscape of Sustainability We recognise that this past year has been hard for many, so with this in mind, we’d like to promote some other incredible initiatives working to create stronger, cleaner, and more sustainable communities. Each month we will be promoting a location that is home to one of ... Repair Cafe Wales · 28 Apr 2021 Industry news Viridor brings in helicopter for landfill fire Viridor has brought in a helicopter as part of efforts to tackle a major fire which broke out at its landfill site in Bury in the early hours of Monday morning (26 April). The fire broke out at the Pilsworth Landfill site in Bury, Greater Manchester, at 1am and involved a pile of household waste measuring 150 metres by 100 metres. While the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMRFS) dec… letsrecycle.com News · 28 Apr 2021 Industry news Careers in marine conservation - Marine Conservation Society Marine Conservation Society · 28 Apr 2021 Council news Register or tell us about a change of address - coa.myforms.southwark.gov.uk Southwark Council · 28 Apr 2021 Industry news UK aluminium beverage can recycling hits record-breaking 82% in 2020 Data published earlier this month by the Environment Agency (EA) reveals that aluminium beverage can recycling hit its highest ever rate in 2020 – an impressive 82%. This represents a year-on-year increase of 6% in a market that saw significant growth. With the COVID-19 pandemic leading to a significant increase in at-home consumption, more aluminium […] Alupro · 28 Apr 2021 Policy & government International Development Committee Area of Research Interest: changes to the UK aid budget Registration for this ARI has now closed. An inquiry into the effectiveness and influence of the Select Committee system by the 2017–19 House of Commons Liaison Committee made several recommendations on how to improve the use of research evidence in select committees. POST (Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology) · 28 Apr 2021 Industry news UKTN Sits Down with Recycleye’s CTO to Talk Trash Recycleye’s CTO, Peter Hedley, sat down with UK Tech News to delve further into how Recycleye emerged from a garage start-up to a novel technology company transforming waste industries across the EU.... Recycleye news · 28 Apr 2021 Global Guilt and frustration sometimes lead to positive change Nine of us took part in a household audit of plastic waste. We were a group of neighbours and friends, many of us living alone or with one other person. All of us used supermarkets to do some of our shopping. We knew that plastic was damaging the environment and we’re trying -- in different […] Break Free From Plastic · 28 Apr 2021 Industry news Pocket Garden - Keep Scotland Beautiful Keep Scotland Beautiful · 27 Apr 2021 Council news Schools accident and incident reporting - Tower Hamlets Council Tower Hamlets Council · 27 Apr 2021 Industry news WISH Forum updates Covid-19 guidance The Waste Industry Safety and Health (WISH) Forum released the 10th version of its information document for managing coronavirus risks for waste management activities on 23 April. While the WISH Forum said it was a routine “maintenance” update to the guidance that does not contain any “significant changes of approach”, there are updates on fresh … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 27 Apr 2021 Policy & government Office of the Public Guardian annual report 2019 to 2020 Report and accounts showing who paid for the Office of the Public Guardian and how those funds were spent. GOV.UK · 27 Apr 2021 Industry news TRA warns of ‘difficult decisions’ for textiles sector The textiles sector will have to make “difficult” decisions on how to reduce the consumption of new clothing, according to the director of the Textiles Recycling Association (TRA). The comments from Alan Wheeler came as resources charity WRAP formally unveiled its voluntary Textiles 2030 this week (26 April), which aims to slash the impact that textiles … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 27 Apr 2021 Industry news Cancelling PRNs could ‘punish victims’ Compliance specialists have warned that in threatening to cancel ‘incorrect’ packaging recovery notes (PRNs), the Environment Agency could punish the “victim” rather than the “criminal”. The Agency wrote to the packaging sector on Friday (23 April) to warn that in situations when PRNs are found to be ‘incorrect’ it will be able to cancel them … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 27 Apr 2021 Council news Your Councillors by Ward - Brent Council Brent Council · 27 Apr 2021 Industry news Uncertainty surrounds Q1 plastic packaging data Uncertainly surrounds provisional packaging data for the first quarter of 2021, published last week on the National Packaging Waste Database (NPWD). Compliance schemes have sounded a note of caution as the figures are believed to contain inaccurate data for plastic packaging. Released on Friday (April 23), the provisional data covers the period between January and … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 27 Apr 2021 Global Europe’s Local Reuse Champions Local authorities across Europe are slowly beginning to recognise the urgent need of moving away from waste management and towards resource management instead. Earlier this year, Break Free From Plastic launched the “We Choose Reuse” campaign that aims to encourage individuals, businesses, local municipalities as well as national and European policy makers to create frameworks […] Zero Waste Europe · 27 Apr 2021 Industry news Biffa ‘considering options’ over landfill fluff ruling Biffa is “considering its options” after the Court of Appeal ruled in favour of HMRC last week in the long-running dispute over whether waste deposited as fluff at landfill sites is taxable. The waste giant said it was “disappointed” with the verdict handed down by the Court of Appeal on 22 April, where all three … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 27 Apr 2021 Policy & government Living organ donation This POSTnote describes the scale and nature of living donation in the UK, its regulatory framework and the ethical considerations around this highly regulated procedure. It also analyses challenges within living organ donation, and the strategies implemented to address them. POST (Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology) · 27 Apr 2021 Council news From Foundry to Front Line: Tracing a Life Through Public Records - Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council Stockton-on-Tees Council · 27 Apr 2021 Research & science Environmental fate and impacts of microplastics in aquatic ecosystems: a review - The Royal Society of Chemistry Green Chemistry (RSC) · 27 Apr 2021 Council news Your Councillors by Party - West Oxfordshire District Council West Oxfordshire Council · 27 Apr 2021 Global Welcome to Istidama Qatar, ISWA’s latest Gold Member ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 26 Apr 2021 Industry news Agency ‘can cancel incorrect PRNs from July’ EXCLUSIVE: The Environment Agency has written to the packaging sector to “communicate its position” that in situations when PRNs issued are found to be ‘incorrect’, warning it will be able to cancel them from July 2021. Early indications from compliance schemes suggest that while the sentiment behind the letter is welcome, the cancellation of PRNs … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 26 Apr 2021 Industry news Obituary: Werner Doppstadt, founder of the Doppstadt Group Werner Doppstadt, the founder and long-time CEO of the Germany-based Doppstadt Group, passed away on 20 April at the age of 77. The environmental technology company’s CEO for nearly five decades, Mr Doppstadt is survived by his wife Hedwig and his son Ferdinand. In a statement published today (26 April), the Doppstadt Group said the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 26 Apr 2021 Council news Housing - South Hams District Council South Hams Council · 26 Apr 2021 Research & science Top collegiate inventors awarded 2021 Lemelson-MIT Student Prize Student inventors recognized on World IP Day for groundbreaking, patentable solutions to issues related to maternal health, energy efficiency, and plastic waste. MIT News — Recycling topic · 26 Apr 2021 Global The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the waste management system in Ukraine and what problems in this area have been identified The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly changed the usual way of life all over the world and dealt a significant blow to several industries, daily work and the life of residents. However, there are a number of community-critical services that the absence of which would cause as great a problem as the recent pandemic has done. […] Zero Waste Europe · 26 Apr 2021 Industry news Trio of fires hit waste sector Three large waste fires have occurred across the UK in recent days, one of which has triggered an ongoing ‘major incident’ in Bury, Greater Manchester. In England, at 00:15 this morning ( Monday 26 April), the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue (GMFRS) service were called to reports of a fire at a landfill site operated by … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 26 Apr 2021 Council news Housing - West Devon Borough Council West Devon Council · 26 Apr 2021 Industry news Traceless materials wins Green Alley Award 2021 Der Beitrag Traceless materials wins Green Alley Award 2021 erschien zuerst auf United Kingdom (EN) . ERP UK (European Recycling Platform) · 26 Apr 2021 Industry news WasteAid awarded EU funding for climate resilience in The Gambia A new EU-funded partnership project between INGO WasteAid, Kanifing Municipal Council and Women’s Initiative The Gambia. Food waste will be separated by market vendors and transferred to women’s gardens where the majority of crops are grown. Women gardeners will be trained to turn the organic material into useful products that reduce climate emissions and […] WasteAid · 26 Apr 2021 Industry news Zurich loses appeal over Niramax fire payout The Court of Appeal has rejected an appeal from insurance firm Zurich, looking to overturn a 2020 ruling ordering it to pay more than £500,000 to Niramax over a 2015 fire. In March last year, while Zurich escaped from paying out a £4.3 million claim from the Hartlepool-based recycling company for damage caused to Eggersmann … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 26 Apr 2021 Policy & government COVID-19 vaccine misinformation There have been large volumes of inaccurate information about COVID-19 circulating since the beginning of the pandemic, including misinformation about vaccinations against the infection. This article looks at the types and sources of COVID-19 vaccine misinformation and its public health impact. It also looks at the different approaches being used to fight COVID-19 vaccine misinformation, such a… POST (Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology) · 26 Apr 2021 Industry news Suez map ‘helps pinpoint recycling obstacles’ Wales stands out as the green ‘top’ performing part of the UK in terms of recycling in contrast to red areas dotted around England and Scotland, according to an interactive map of recycling rates published today (26 April) by Suez recycling and recovery UK. Suez has produced the map showing local authority recycling data using … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 26 Apr 2021 Industry news Viridor strikes Dunbar IBA processing deal Viridor has announced a five-year contract with incinerator bottom ash (IBA) specialist Rock Solid Processing for the treatment of 65,000 tonnes per annum of material from the Dunbar energy recovery facility. The waste company says the deal will divert the material from landfill and return resources to the UK economy, with the IBA going on … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 26 Apr 2021 Industry news City Corporation appoint permanent Planning and Development Director - Public Sector Executive Public Sector Executive · 26 Apr 2021