Recycling news: 2024

Industry news Budweiser Budvar UK pays £400k after flouting packaging recycling rules for 18 years Beer importer Budweiser Budvar UK Ltd has contributed more than £400,000 to Keep Britain Tidy as a means of recompensation for 18 years of missed packaging waste regulation compliance. edie — Circular Economy tag · 16 Aug 2024 Industry news Cotswolds awarded £38k funding for fly-tipping campaign Cotswold district council has been awarded £38,341 from the government’s Fly-tipping Intervention Grant Scheme, which can be spent between April and October of this year. The purpose of the scheme is to provide support to local authorities in England towards expenditure lawfully incurred or to be incurred by them to implement interventions aimed at tackling … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 16 Aug 2024 Industry news Plastic packaging tax receipts fell 6% since last year New figures show that Plastic Packaging Tax receipts collected by HMRC between 2023-24 has decreased by 6% compared to the previous year. Circular Online (CIWM) · 16 Aug 2024 Industry news Budweiser Budvar agrees to pay £414,000 for recycling failure Budweiser Budvar UK has been fined £414,000 by the Environment Agency after it failed to register as a producer of packaging for 18 years. Circular Online (CIWM) · 16 Aug 2024 Council news Potential Community Governance Review of Windlesham Parish Council - surreyheath.gov.uk Surrey Heath Council · 16 Aug 2024 Industry news Case study – Meet the high street businesses who are going ‘beyond waste’ - ReLondon ReLondon · 16 Aug 2024 Industry news What went right this week: helping kids to spot fake news, plus more Media literacy is coming to the English curriculum, US opioid deaths are falling, and refill shopping is going mainstream, plus more Positive News · 16 Aug 2024 Policy & government Seasonal Worker Visa Scheme, a qualitative study A report by Revealing Reality exploring the experience of farms using the Seasonal Worker Scheme in the UK. GOV.UK · 15 Aug 2024 Industry news Case studies: Circular champions - Supporting Circular Business | Business Transformation - ReLondon ReLondon · 15 Aug 2024 Council news Shared Lives - Westmorland and Furness Council Westmorland and Furness Council · 15 Aug 2024 Policy & government Environment Agency corporate scorecards 2023 to 2024 The Environment Agency corporate scorecard shows a high level overview of our performance against our environmental and business aims. GOV.UK · 15 Aug 2024 Industry news Plastic Packaging Tax collects 6% less than previous year A Defra bulletin released today (15 August 2024) has revealed that the Plastic Packaging Tax (PPT) collected 6% less in the last financial year than the previous. The 2023 to 2024 financial saw £268 million collected while 2022 to 2023 totalled £285 million. Of the total tonnage of plastic packaging manufactured in and imported into … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Aug 2024 Industry news Defra unveils first indicative EPR fees for packaging producers The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has released the first indicative base fees for extended producer responsibility (EPR) scheme for packaging, which will come into effect in 2025. edie — Circular Economy tag · 15 Aug 2024 Industry news News in brief (15/08/2024) With news on: Suez has announced a three-year extension to its support of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift; The Recycle for Greater Manchester Community Fund has awarded £220,000 in funding to 21 community groups working to reduce waste; Smart Environmental Support Services has been awarded the Silver Charter Mark from the Social Recruitment … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Aug 2024 Industry news Smart Cities Summit set to cover waste management technology The Smart Cities Summit, taking place on 24 September 2024 at the IET London, is set to explore strategies and technologies in waste management, sustainable building practices, renewable energy and smart infrastructure. In partnership with the Smart Cities Council, the conference is set to focus on integrating environmental services within the framework of smart cities … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Aug 2024 Industry news Launch of the updated OPRL Labelling Tool Hello! This page is only available to members. Click here to login Existing members can be given access to our Members’ Area via their Account Owner or Manager. If you experience problems, or need help with this, please contact our Member Support Team . Not a member yet? Sign up here! OPRL (On-Pack Recycling Label) · 15 Aug 2024 Policy & government Mr D Amponsah v Vinci Construction UK Ltd: 2305600/2021 Employment Tribunal decision. GOV.UK · 15 Aug 2024 Industry news Sea lion camera crews capture new footage of uncharted ocean floor Animals in Australia have been fitted with cameras to capture unprecedented footage of their marine hunting grounds Positive News · 15 Aug 2024 Industry news EPR base fee publication offers reassurance over policy progress Defra has today published “illustrative” base fees setting out what obligated packaging producers will pay in the first year of the new Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) regime for packaging from […] ESA (Environmental Services Association) · 15 Aug 2024 Policy & government £12 million Cockett Wick seawall improvement scheme completed The Cockett Wick seawall improvement scheme has been completed, ensuring 3,000 homes and businesses in Jaywick are better protected from tidal flooding. GOV.UK · 15 Aug 2024 Industry news Live sector reactions: Illustrative pEPR base fees announced Following Defra’s release of illustrative pEPR base fees for year 1, the sector has had its say. Executive director of the Environmental Services Association (ESA), Jacob Hayler, said the fees offer reassurance for circular economy investors over the continued direction of travel for resource and waste policy under the new government. He continued: “The announcement … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Aug 2024 Industry news Budweiser Budvar fined £400k for failing to register with recycling scheme Bristol-based beer importation company Budweiser Budvar has had to pay over £400,000 for failing to register with a recycling scheme. The company was fined after an Environment Agency (EA) investigation found it had been unregistered as a packaging producer for 18 years. The company should have registered in 2004. The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Aug 2024 Industry news Salvaging Success: The Growth Journey of Davies Salvage Ltd Jamie and Millie Davies, owners of Davies Salvage Ltd near Nottingham, have seen significant growth in their business over the past few years. From securing significant contracts to expanding their export market globally, their journey is a testament to dedication and innovation. We caught up with them to learn more about their success story. ATF Professional · 15 Aug 2024 Industry news ALDI SLASHES PRICE OF NEW PREMIUM PROVENCE ROSÉ TO UNDER A TENNER Supermarket Aldi has announced it will be slashing the price of its viral Chassaux et Fils Sainte Victoire Provence Rosé to just £9.99 from £12.49, 75cl. Available now, shoppers should run not walk as the wine has already been flying off the shelves after it launched last month. Crafted east of Aix-en-Provence, Aldi’s Chassaux et Fils […] Aldi UK Press Centre · 15 Aug 2024 Industry news Government publishes illustrative base fees for packaging EPR The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has released initial illustrative base fees for year one of extended producer responsibility for packaging (pEPR). Circular Online (CIWM) · 15 Aug 2024 Industry news Defra releases initial pEPR base fees Defra has released a document providing initial extended producer responsibility (EPR) packaging base fees for year 1. It relates to fees that would be charged to obligated packaging producers by the Scheme Administrator (SA). It does not cover: Regulator charges, imposed by the Environment Agency, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency, the Northern Ireland Environment Agency … Read More T… letsrecycle.com News · 15 Aug 2024 Policy & government Quality report: Plastic Packaging Tax (PPT) Quality report for statistics related to Annual Plastic Packaging Tax (PPT) GOV.UK · 15 Aug 2024 Industry news OPRL’s online recycling label tool updated to boost efficiency We're proud to announce that Margaret Bates, Managing Director at OPRL, will be serving as Defra's new Head of Scheme Administrator to establish the new pEPR scheme.The new UK pEPR scheme will move the cost of dealing with packaging waste away from the taxpayer and onto packaging producers, who will pay for the full cost of managing packaging waste from households. OPRL (On-Pack Recycling Label) · 15 Aug 2024 Industry news Fijian coral unlocks centuries-long ocean temperature record An international team of scientists has unveiled a remarkable 627-year coral record from the Fijian archipelago. Open Access Government — Environment · 15 Aug 2024 Industry news Airedale Hospital launches walking aid recycling Airedale NHS Foundation Trust has opened two new recycling points for walking aids. The bins were funded by the Trust’s Therapy Services team after it was identified that many walking aids were not being returned and were sitting at home in disuse. The recycling bins are accessible to the public and are in the entrances … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Aug 2024 Policy & government Enhanced rock weathering: Potential UK greenhouse gas removal This POSTnote outlines the benefits and challenges of using enhanced rock weathering as a GGR approach for addressing emissions from UK hard-to-abate sectors. POST (Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology) · 15 Aug 2024 Industry news ALDI CALLS ON A-LEVEL STUDENTS TO GET IN TOUCH As A-level students prepare to receive their results today, Aldi has revealed it is looking to recruit 250 new apprentices between now and the end of the year. The UK’s fourth largest supermarket is encouraging young people to get in touch to find out more about these roles, with opportunities across stores, warehouses, and HGV […] Aldi UK Press Centre · 15 Aug 2024 Policy & government Dr E Aboud v Spire Healthcare Ltd: 1401296/2023 Employment Tribunal decision. GOV.UK · 15 Aug 2024 Council news 21 MARCHLANDS AVENUE, BO'NESS, EH51 9ER - Falkirk Council Falkirk Council · 15 Aug 2024 Industry news Update on achieving the Recolight Net Zero target Back in 2021, Recolight set a target to be net zero by 2030. And we also said that we would […] Recolight · 15 Aug 2024 Policy & government Ms N Griffiths v Essex County Council: 3201664/2020 Employment Tribunal decision. GOV.UK · 15 Aug 2024 Industry news DEFRA release illustrative packaging EPR base fees - Ecosurety Ecosurety · 15 Aug 2024 Council news Uttlesford Local Plan 2021-2041 - Uttlesford District Council Uttlesford Council · 15 Aug 2024 Global Lowering Organic Waste Methane: Turning Organic Waste into Climate Solutions Mobilizing Asia-Pacific for Rapid Methane Reduction and Sustainable Waste Management 15 August 2024 — As the climate crisis escalates, the spotlight is on a potent but often overlooked greenhouse gas: […] GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 15 Aug 2024 Policy & government Budweiser Budvar pays charity £414,000 for recycling failure Environment Agency investigation discovers beer importer had been an unregistered producer of packaging for 18 years. GOV.UK · 14 Aug 2024