Recycling news: 2021

Industry news Why the UK Government must do more to tackle the issue of nappy and wipe waste Laura Crawford, Founder of Mama Bamboo, discusses why it is important for the Government to take action against nappy and wipe waste. Open Access Government — Environment · 9 Apr 2021 Industry news Bristol reuse shop to open on Monday The reuse shop at Bristol’s Avonmouth household waste recycling centre (HWRC) will reopen on the 12 April, Bristol Waste Company has announced. The shop will open with a 50% off sale between Monday (12 April) to Sunday (18 April). Items for sale in the reuse shop have been “saved from the waste stream”, with the income generated used … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Apr 2021 Policy & government Wellcome Trust Fellowship 2021/2022 The Wellcome Trust Fellowship scheme with POST has closed permanently, with the last recruitment round taking place in May 2021. POST (Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology) · 9 Apr 2021 Industry news Man jailed for dumping hazardous waste in Somerset The Environment Agency has said a businessman has been jailed for allowing thousands of tonnes of waste, including hazardous material, to be illegally deposited at a site in Somerset. According to a statement from the Agency yesterday (8 April) Cardiff-based Mark Foley was jailed for 2 years and 3 months for illegally depositing 100,000 tonnes … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Apr 2021 Industry news COVID-19 – Customer Service Update As the government slowly begins to ease lockdown restrictions, we wanted to reassure you that Bywaters continues to provide service, clearance and PPE disposal support to assist businesses getting back to normal. Bywaters · 9 Apr 2021 Industry news Grundon boost for countryside walks The post Grundon boost for countryside walks appeared first on Grundon . Grundon Waste Management · 9 Apr 2021 Industry news Recycleye’s Co-founders Named in Forbes 30 Under 30 Recycleye’s co-founders CEO, Victor Dewulf and CTO, Peter Hedley have been named in Forbes’ annual 30 Under 30 list for Social Impact. ... Recycleye news · 9 Apr 2021 Industry news Optimism up but profits down warns NBF Costs and availability of raw materials continue to plague Britain’s bed makers – but despite the consequent hit to margins, optimism remains higher now than it did this time last year. According to the National Bed Federation’s latest ‘barometer of trade’ report, based on data collected during February and March, 26% of members were more […] National Bed Federation · 9 Apr 2021 Industry news Refuse Vehicle Solutions expands services with AJK Refuse Vehicle Solutions Ltd (RVS) has expanded its services by becoming a “key UK dealer” for AJK Skip and Hook Loader systems. RVS, which is based in Dursley, Gloucestershire and provides new, remanufactured and used waste sector vehicles, says it will now be able to offer AJK products in the UK. According to RVS, Belgium-based … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Apr 2021 Industry news Glass supply chain plans Leeds recycling campaign Leading figures from across the glass supply chain in Yorkshire have joined with Zero Waste Leeds to encourage glass recycling in the city. Trade body British Glass, recycler URM and manufacturers Ardagh and Allied Glass have come together for a campaign that looks to capitalise on the ‘renewed recycling effort’ seen in Leeds throughout the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Apr 2021 Industry news News in brief (09/04/21) With news on: Grundon announces partnership with cricket club; Eunomia to develop waste policy recommendations for St Lucia; ULCS to collect waste for businesses across Gloucester and Cheltenham; and, Enva director awarded CIWM fellowship Grundon announces partnership with cricket club Waste management company Grundon has announced a sustainability partnership with Gloucestershire Cricket Club … letsrecycle.com News · 9 Apr 2021 Policy & government Jail sentence for businessman who filled former quarry with dangerous waste A rogue trader has been jailed for allowing thousands of tonnes of waste - including hazardous material - to be illegally deposited at a site in Somerset. GOV.UK · 8 Apr 2021 Industry news Cities: Climate change, transport and beyond COVID-19 Jonathan Miles, Editor of Open Access Government, charts the importance of climate change adaptation, the impact of lockdown, transport and the environment in Europe, as highlighted by Eurocities. Open Access Government — Environment · 8 Apr 2021 Global Event report: “A New Paradigm for Plastics and Their Role in the EU’s Zero-Emission Economy Plans” on 25 March In a constructive debate, Virginia Janssens used the event as an opportunity to call for a consistent and harmonised regulatory… Plastics Europe · 8 Apr 2021 Council news Your Councillors by Ward - West Oxfordshire District Council West Oxfordshire Council · 8 Apr 2021 Council news Pension Portal - Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Kensington and Chelsea Council · 8 Apr 2021 Policy & government Ms G Jackson v European Metal Recycling Ltd: 2418272/2020 Employment Tribunal decision. GOV.UK · 8 Apr 2021 Industry news UK competition body enters Suez/Veolia battle The UK’s Competitions and Markets Authority (CMA) has published the latest in a series of derogation notices around Veolia’s part ownership of Suez. The CMA issued an initial enforcement order on 1 February 2021 concerning Veolia’s UK operations. This was triggered by Paris-based Veolia’s acquisition of a 29.9% stake in its French counterpart Suez last … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Apr 2021 Council news Darlington Borough Council - Pay Parking Fine - Darlington BC Darlington Council · 8 Apr 2021 Industry news WRAP to launch Textiles 2030 programme Resources charity WRAP will launch its Textiles 2030 programme on 26 April, a voluntary initiative which will aim to “slash the impact” that textiles have on the environment. On the launch day, WRAP will unveil the ‘Textiles 2030 roadmap’ which will include targets for water and carbon reduction. This will sit alongside targets to ensure … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Apr 2021 Industry news Cory takes delivery of five waste barges Cory Riverside Energy has taken delivery of five waste barges as part of its Thames investment programme. The barges will be able to carry 20 waste containers each, containing a total of 270 tonnes of residual waste. Delivered from Newcastle-based shipyard A&P Tyne, and Belgian shipyard Meuse and Sambre, the new 20 box barges will … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Apr 2021 Industry news A palace fit for Recycle-King Congratulations to Abbie and her younger brother Max who are March’s gallery winners. Recycle for Greater Manchester · 8 Apr 2021 Global Overcoming the hidden environmental costs of solar energy Our efforts to harness the sun’s energy to power our future may require up to 5% of the territories of some countries, a new simulation finds. This could have significant direct and indirect environmental side effects, including habitat loss and deforestation. But there are ways to avoid this, Khaled Diab reports. Sunlight is the greatest life-giving force on our planet. It is also a potential … META (European Environmental Bureau) · 8 Apr 2021 Industry news HMRC awaits landfill fluff appeal verdict HMRC expects judgement of its appeal against a court ruling which said waste deposited as ‘fluff’ at landfill sites was not liable for tax “within one to two months”. HMRC’s appeal relates to a long-running dispute it has with three waste companies: Biffa, Veolia and Devon Waste Management. HMRC claims that as fluff is made of residual … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Apr 2021 Industry news McDonalds Burger Benefits 2000 Spanish Farmers and Producers - McDonald’s Corporation McDonald's UK newsroom · 8 Apr 2021 Industry news Defra ignores 2020 in setting 2021 WEEE targets Defra has proposed setting the overall collection target for waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) in 2021 at 503,629 tonnes. This represents a slight increase on 2019, which saw compliance schemes collect a total of 502,683 tonnes (see letsrecycle.com story). The ability of consumers and producer compliance schemes to dispose of and collect WEEE was … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Apr 2021 Industry news Recycleye, Valorplast and Total partner with Citeo to develop and improve household waste recycling technologies Recycleye, the intelligent waste management start-up, Valorplast, expert in the recycling of household plastic packaging, and Total have joined forces to launch OMNI, a solution to develop and improve technologies for recycling household waste.... Recycleye news · 8 Apr 2021 Global Recovery plans: EU’s carbon pricing momentum The debate on green taxation has taken centre stage with the European Green Deal and the Covid-19 Recovery Plan. Lessons at national level show that carbon taxes can speed up the transition if ambitiously and strategically designed at a wider European level. EEB recently published ‘A carbon pricing blueprint for the EU’, a report commissioned by our Senior Policy Officer for Climate Barbara Mar… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 7 Apr 2021 Global CopenHill: A Plan(t) For The Future – The Beauty in the Beast #2 Click here to discover “The Beauty in the Beast” campaign! A cosy living room, a small garden covered in snow,... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 7 Apr 2021 Policy & government Industrial decarbonisation strategy This strategy sets out how industry can decarbonise in line with net zero while remaining competitive and without pushing emissions abroad. GOV.UK · 7 Apr 2021 Industry news A warm welcome to two new NBF members The National Bed Federation (NBF) has welcomed two new members. From April 1, The Burgess Bedding Company and Wolf Components joined the trade association, which already represents producers of more than 70% of UK bed industry turnover. Burgess Bedding, based in Lancashire, is headed up by managing director Matt Dwyer and is the new entity […] National Bed Federation · 7 Apr 2021 Industry news Crews still at scene of metal recycling plant fire Fire crews remain on the site today (7 April) of a fire which occurred at a metal recycling plant owned by Morris Metals in Balby, Doncaster. According to South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue, eight fire crews were initially called to a “large fire” at the facility on Carr Hill at 9:20pm on Monday, 5 April. … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Apr 2021 Industry news The bottom line: benefits of digitisation in real terms The post The bottom line: benefits of digitisation in real terms appeared first on Reconomy . Reconomy · 7 Apr 2021 Industry news Wiltshire sees 557 missed HWRC appointments in a week Wiltshire council has urged residents to cancel unwanted appointments at household waste and recycling centres (HWRCs), after more than 500 were missed in a single week last month. The council said that in the week commencing 15 March a total of 557 appointments were missed as people booked slots online that they then didn’t attend. … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Apr 2021 Policy & government CB22 7RQ, Cemex UK Cement Limited: environmental permit issued - EPR/BV1461IV/V012 View the permit issued for Barrington Works Landfill, Barrington under the Industrial Emissions Directive. GOV.UK · 7 Apr 2021 Industry news Contracts signed for Coventry’s in-house MRF Coventry city council’s in-house materials recycling facility (MRF) took another step forward on 1 April with the signing of contracts to begin its construction. The building of the 175,000 tonnes-per-year capacity facility will be delivered by the Nottingham-based Clegg Group, while Machinex is to be process equipment provider. Richard Dobbs, managing director of Sherbourne Recycling … Read Mo… letsrecycle.com News · 7 Apr 2021 Policy & government I now pronounce you denewed - NZ EPA NZ EPA · 7 Apr 2021 Industry news MRF glass value falls The value of mixed glass from materials recycling facilities (MRFs) has fallen in the last few months, recyclers say. Glass from commingled collections is often heavily contaminated with a variety of other materials. Historically it could well have been rejected by reprocessors. According to letsrecycle.com’s research, the gate fee charged by reprocessors for MRF glass … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Apr 2021 Policy & government Mr A Kaminski v Oxford Plastic Systems Ltd: 3303465/2019 Employment Tribunal decision. GOV.UK · 6 Apr 2021 Industry news Milton Keynes residents to receive four wheeled bins Homes in Milton Keynes will receive four-wheeled bins each, as part of plans to reduce contamination and increase recycling from 2023. The move follows a trial as well as a consultation by Milton Keynes council. The consultation, said the council, showed that 76% of residents were in favour of scrapping the current black sacks provided … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Apr 2021