Recycling news: 2021

Policy & government Sustainable use of pesticides: draft national action plan Seeking views on our UK five-year plan for the sustainable use of pesticides. GOV.UK · 15 Dec 2021 Industry news One Million Reasons to Celebrate a Decade of Growth in Teesside. The UK’s largest independent waste management company is celebrating a decade of growth in Teesside – which last year delivered £1 million of profit for the first time. CSG, which operates three facilities across Middlesbrough, has invested more than £3.5 million in its sites, securing skilled jobs for the region and ensuring the business is […] CSG (Cleansing Service Group) · 15 Dec 2021 Council news Weekly Bin Collections and Calendar - Newry, Mourne and Down District Council Newry, Mourne and Down Council · 15 Dec 2021 Global Second FitFor55 Package is a Christmas gift to fossil industry, NGOs say Rather than steering the market towards the Paris Agreement goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 °C, the European Commission is making harmful concessions to industry […] European Environmental Bureau · 15 Dec 2021 Industry news Nurdles: Tiny building blocks of consumer plastics & a growing environmental health threat Pamela Lein, University of California, Davis, explains nurdles - tiny building blocks of consumer plastics & growing environmental threat Open Access Government — Environment · 15 Dec 2021 Industry news Separate collection consultation by DEFRA The post Separate collection consultation by DEFRA appeared first on The Recycling Association . The Recycling Association · 15 Dec 2021 Global Press Release: Cepi advocates for a liquid and competitive gas market to enable the green transition The European Commission has released a gas decarbonisation legislative package. It addresses the challenge of integrating renewable and low-carbon gases in the existing gas market. This is welcome news for the forest fibre and paper industry. Our sector is already investing massively in greening its energy sourcing and is, with a 62% share of its […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 15 Dec 2021 Industry news Is it possible to feed the growing population without destroying forests? Nur Bahar and Terry Sunderland illustrate why it is important to challenge the narrative of ‘food production-at-all-cost’ at the expense of our forests. Open Access Government — Environment · 15 Dec 2021 Industry news St Albans tops 2020/21 recycling league table St Albans city and district council was the best local authority in England at recycling in 2020/21, figures published today (15 December) show. The council’s household waste recycling rate rose from 63% in financial year 2019/20 to 64.2%. South Oxfordshire district council had the second highest recycling rate at 63.6%, while the champions of 2019/20 … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Dec 2021 Global Press Release: Cepi welcomes EU Commission plans to pave the way for the circular use of carbon Climate science is clear: the reduction of fossil fuel emissions should take precedence as a solution to climate change. However, 1.5°C compatible IPCC scenarios referenced in the new EU Commission Communication on Sustainable Carbon Cycles include carbon removals, as a way to avoid the worst impacts of climate change. Cepi welcomes this Communication which acknowledges […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 15 Dec 2021 Industry news Recycling rate in England falls to 43.8% England’s recycling rate in 2020/21 tumbled by 1.7 percentage points compared to the previous financial year, when it stood at 44.5%, to 43.8%. The figures come in data released today (15 December 2021) by the waste statistics team at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). The 43.8% recycling rate is for ‘waste … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Dec 2021 Global ISWA’s Working Group on Governance and Legal Issues: 2021 in Review ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 15 Dec 2021 Industry news Veolia ‘delighted’ at Commission’s Suez deal approval Veolia has responded to the European Commission’s approval of its proposed ‘merger’ with Suez saying it is ‘delighted’. UK ruling awaited But Veolia, a French-headquartered global waste and resource management business, has confirmed that it is still awaiting a ruling from the competition authority in the UK. And, similiar examinations in Chile and Australia are … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Dec 2021 Industry news What is a carton? Food and drink cartons are often referred to as Tetra Paks, in the same way vacuum cleaners are often called Hoovers, but they are actually manufactured by a number of companies including Elopak and SIG Combibloc, as well Tetra Pak. All three companies are members of ACE UK. As a packaging choice, food and drink… ACE UK (Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment) · 15 Dec 2021 Industry news Deposit return scheme to go live in Scotland in 2023 The Scottish Government has announced that a deposit return scheme (DRS) will go live in Scotland in the summer of 2023. In a statement on 14 December, it announced that the scheme will go live on 16 August 2023, “helping to recycle billions of bottles and cans every year”. A phased approach is to be … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Dec 2021 Industry news Consistent collections and carton recycling We are all eagerly awaiting DEFRA’s response to the second phase of consultations regarding changes the Environment Bill will introduce. Food and drink cartons are almost certain to be included in England’s core materials for collection from 2023. For those Local Authorities that will be adding cartons to recycling collections, now is the time to… ACE UK (Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment) · 15 Dec 2021 Industry news New ACE UK website Our new look website is now live! With a sleek, modern design it has everything you need to find out more about food and drink carton recycling, all the latest news from the ACE UK team, how we can help you with kerbside carton collections, and of course details of our network of Bring Banks.… ACE UK (Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment) · 15 Dec 2021 Industry news ACE UK Bring Banks now accept paper containers with metal ends Earlier this year we announced we were extending the materials accepted by our Bring Banks in partnership with Sonoco Consumer Products. Since March, all our Bring Banks have accepted paper containers with metal ends (such as Pringles tubes), alongside food and drink cartons and both materials are sent our dedicated recycling facility in Stainland, West… ACE UK (Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment) · 15 Dec 2021 Global BA Glass levels up learning with “Glass Seeds” educational programme As a multinational company, present in several countries, BA Glass believes it has a role to play in the development of the communities through education. Consequently, the Group, with the commitment of its shareholders, decided to enlarge its support to more educational projects for younger generations. In 2020, BA Glass launched a new social responsibility […] FEVE (European Container Glass Federation) · 15 Dec 2021 Industry news European Commission approves Veolia purchase of Suez The European Commission has announced the approval under its merger regulation process of the proposed acquisition of Suez by Veolia. In a statement, the Commission said that the approval is conditional on “full compliance with a commitments package offered by Veolia”. Within the European Union area this would mean the creation of a larger Veolia … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Dec 2021 Industry news Waddington Europe Starts to Localise ‘Closed Loop’ Packaging in Ireland - bpf.co.uk British Plastics Federation News · 15 Dec 2021 Industry news Australian beef industry linked to destruction of forests home to endangered species The post Australian beef industry linked to destruction of forests home to endangered species appeared first on Unearthed . Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 15 Dec 2021 Industry news Dow and WasteAid launch new plastics partnership in Egypt PRESS RELEASE Dow and WasteAid have partnered to advance the collection and recycling of plastic waste in Egypt. The partnership builds on WasteAid’s work increasing awareness and skills for a circular economy in Africa. Pilot projects will prevent plastic pollution and support local innovation and livelihood opportunities. WasteAid, the international non-governmental organisation that shares [… WasteAid · 14 Dec 2021 Industry news Scotland launches litter and fly-tipping consultation The Scottish government has launched a consultation on the actions it can take to tackle litter and fly-tipping. Drafted in partnership with Zero Waste Scotland, Keep Scotland Beautiful and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA), the consultation began yesterday (13 December) and will close in March 2022. The Scottish government said responses to the consultation will inform the deve… letsrecycle.com News · 14 Dec 2021 Industry news Birkenhead community group turning textiles into treasure this Christmas A Wirral-based community group is using Christmas decoration-making to help stop clothes and textiles from going to waste. Market Street-based Make It Happen Birkenhead is a community Interest Group which is using the festive season to help give their Textiles As Treasure project a boost, as well as providing local people with an opportunity to - Continue Reading Merseyside Recycling and Waste Authority · 14 Dec 2021 Global EU laws must ensure that environmental crime does not pay As the European Commission gears up to review the Environmental Crime Directive, the European Environmental Bureau (EEB) calls for better protection of people and nature through criminal law, writes Frederik Hafen. On the 15th of December, the European Commission is expected to publish a proposal to improve environmental protection through criminal law by reviewing the current Environmental Cri… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 14 Dec 2021 Industry news News in brief (14/12/21) With news on: fleet celebrates North East Lincs’s ‘natural splendour’; Bexley ‘misses most bin collections’ in 2020/21; Isle of Wight launches survey on recycling and waste; and, Environment Agency encourages community sports clubs to cut plastic. Fleet celebrates North East Lincs’s ‘natural splendour’ North East Lincolnshire council has wrapped its new fleet of recycling vehicles … Read More T… letsrecycle.com News · 14 Dec 2021 Global Fibre-Based Packaging: A Circular Solution The post Fibre-Based Packaging: A Circular Solution appeared first on 4evergreenforum . 4evergreen (fibre packaging alliance) · 14 Dec 2021 Industry news APPG urges English moratorium on EfW plants England should adopt a moratorium on large-scale waste incinerators, as Wales has done, an All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) has urged. In a report published this month by the APPG on Air Pollution, chair of the group MP Geraint Davies claims that Energy from Waste (EfW) plants contributes to 64,000 deaths per year caused by air … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 14 Dec 2021 Industry news The Cambo oil field is in trouble. Your MP can help stop it for good. It’s official: the new Cambo oil drilling project is on ‘pause’. It’s time to cancel this climate-wrecking plan and help workers transition to clean technology. Greenpeace UK · 14 Dec 2021 Global Geopolitics: The Green Deal’s great game As the European Green Deal turns two, its geopolitical implications are questioned. EEB President Johanna Sandahl weighed in on this debate at the European Economic and Social Committee’s conference Geopolitics of the European Green Deal. Nick Meynen reports. Lithium consumption in the EU is projected to increase by 6000% and the dreams of connecting mega solar farms in North Africa with Europe… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 14 Dec 2021 Industry news CAD FINAL REPORT - Global Action Plan Global Action Plan · 14 Dec 2021 Industry news Why protecting humans, means protecting animals too Philip Lymbery, Global CEO of Compassion in World Farming International, explains why protecting humans, means protecting animals too Open Access Government — Environment · 14 Dec 2021 Industry news CSG accountant ‘sums’ up her 10 years’ service and future plans A Wigan accountant is celebrating 10 years’ service with an innovative waste management company and looking forward to new challenges. Jayne Harrald is the financial controller for Prescot-based CSG Recovery, and part of the managerial trio that is leading the way in the recycling of industrial hazardous and photographic waste. Wigan-based Jayne joined German waste […] CSG (Cleansing Service Group) · 14 Dec 2021 Industry news NLWA hits back after eight arrested at EfW protest The North London Waste Authority (NLWA) accused demonstrators of causing “unnecessary environmental impact” after protests at the EcoPark energy from waste (EfW) facility in Edmonton, Enfield. The NLWA’s existing 500,000 tonnes per year capacity plant is to be knocked down and replaced with a larger, 700,000 tonnes per year facility, scheduled to be operational in 2025. … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 14 Dec 2021 Industry news How to talk about climate change with friends and family It's not always easy, but an open, respectful conversation about climate change is one of the most powerful things you can do. Here's how to do it right. Greenpeace UK · 14 Dec 2021 Industry news Heating: Planning our way out of the climate crisis Grundfos Holding A/S explains the future of heating in Europe, as we plan our way out of the climate crisis Open Access Government — Environment · 14 Dec 2021 Industry news Coronavirus Update and Christmas Opening Hours 13/12/2021 The government announced on Friday 10th December 2021 that England is moving to Plan B in response to the risks of the Omicron variant. Ward Recycling · 14 Dec 2021 Industry news Torfaen draws up measures to tackle missed collections Torfaen council has drawn up measures to improve its services after apologising for an increase in missed and delayed waste and recycling collections. In a council report, Torfaen attributes the issues to staff shortages, an ageing fleet, and a rise in the amount of waste and recycling collected at the kerbside, “primarily driven” by an … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 14 Dec 2021 Industry news Becoming a sustainable retail brand The post Becoming a sustainable retail brand appeared first on Reconomy . Reconomy · 14 Dec 2021