Recycling news: 2021

Industry news Casepak to process Tewkesbury recyclables Leicester-based waste management company Casepak has won a contract to process 10,000 tonnes per year of dry, mixed recycling from Tewkesbury borough council. The three-year contract will see dry, mixed recyclables collected from homes and businesses in Walsall before being sent to Casepak’s, Materials Recycling Facility (MRF) on the Braunstone Frith Industrial Estate in Leicestershire, which h… letsrecycle.com News · 1 Apr 2021 Industry news Liverpool Streetscene Services records 2019/20 loss Liverpool Streetscene Services Ltd recorded a loss after tax of £2.15 million in the 2019/20 financial year, the third consecutive year in which it has posted a loss. Services provided by the company include waste and recycling collections for the city council. The results, published last week (25 March), cover the financial year ending 31 … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 1 Apr 2021 Research & science Water filter uses sunlight to remove lead and other contaminants - Princeton Engineering Princeton Engineering News · 1 Apr 2021 Council news 1 SOUTH AYRSHIRE COUNCIL (SPECIAL). Minutes of a remote meeting on 1 April 2021 at 2.00 p.m. Present: Councillors Helen Moonie - archive.south-ayrshire.gov.uk South Ayrshire Council · 1 Apr 2021 Council news How to pay your council tax - Cornwall Council Cornwall Council · 1 Apr 2021 Council news Your council tax bill - Cornwall Council Cornwall Council · 1 Apr 2021 Industry news Recycleye is Removing Waste from Space! At Recycleye we are developing technologies to win the war on waste. Today, we announce the launch of Recycleye Satellite: the first satellite-vision system capable of identifying all waste on earth from space!... Recycleye news · 1 Apr 2021 Council news Car parks - Chichester District Council Chichester Council · 1 Apr 2021 Council news School term dates and INSET days - Cornwall Council Cornwall Council · 1 Apr 2021 Council news Use our interactive maps - Cornwall Council Cornwall Council · 31 Mar 2021 Council news Transport, Parking and Streets - Cornwall Council Cornwall Council · 31 Mar 2021 Council news Report something - Cornwall Council Cornwall Council · 31 Mar 2021 Industry news We Got Ya! A pinch and a punch for the first of the month! Thanks for being a good sport! You can certainly have your Shed any colour you wish! Happy Shedding! UK Men's Sheds Association · 31 Mar 2021 Council news School meals - Cornwall Council Cornwall Council · 31 Mar 2021 Council news Planning applications - Cornwall Council Cornwall Council · 31 Mar 2021 Global Meet our members – Special Edition – Meet our Scientific Coordinator: Enzo Favoino! Zero Waste Europe is happy to introduce the blog series “Meet our members”. Through this series of monthly interviews, we want to give you a chance to get to know our members and the work they are doing. This month, for the first special edition of our “Meet our members” series, we are thrilled to […] Zero Waste Europe · 31 Mar 2021 Global Interview to Ignazio Capuano, La Papeterie Magazine Cepi Chair Ignazio Capuano gives an overview on the Burgo Group’s strategy while highliting some of the Cepi activities. Full interview available here (French only). CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 31 Mar 2021 Policy & government Supporting housing delivery and public service infrastructure We are seeking views on permitted development rights, change of use and speeding up planning permission for public service infrastructure. GOV.UK · 31 Mar 2021 Global News from the members: February 2021 FKuR and SKYi establish joint venture in India FKuR Kunststoff GmbH and India's SKYi Innovations LLP recently established the Skyi FKuR Biopolymers Pvt Ltd joint venture at the end of 2019 to further strengthen their cooperation. The local production of biodegradable, partially biobased plastics has now begun. This is a further step in implementing the FKuR mission to leave the world a little b… European Bioplastics News · 31 Mar 2021 Global Member portrait: Sirmax Biocomp S.R.L. In each issue of the Bioplastics Newsletter, we present some facts about a member of European Bioplastics. This month, Dr. Alberto Zanon, Sales Manager Biocomp, Sirmax Group, shares some interesting insights on his company. 5 facts about Sirmax Biocomp S.R.L., Italy Sirmax Biocomp S.R.L. - former Microtec S.r.l. - is a private company, part of the Sirmax Group, based in Italy (Pianiga, Venice),… European Bioplastics News · 31 Mar 2021 Global Circular Economy WG meetings – 14 April-6 May – Webinar The next Circular Economy Working Group meetings will discuss the following topics: Session on EU Waste Laws implementation update and what’s next – Wednesday 14 […] European Environmental Bureau · 31 Mar 2021 Global News in brief: March 2021 Polymateria misuses RecyClass Recyclability Evaluation Protocols RecyClass, a cross-industry initiative that offers recyclability certifications and recycled content traceability certification for plastic packaging, informed about a misuse of its RecyClass Recyclability Evaluation Protocols by the British start-up Polymateria. After RecyClass had refused a request by Polymateria, the company co… European Bioplastics News · 31 Mar 2021 Global How did COVID-19 affect public consultations? – 21 April – Online A double panel discussion organized by Justice and Environment (J&E) and the European Environmental Bureau (EEB). Please register here. In the morning session (10:00 – […] European Environmental Bureau · 31 Mar 2021 Global EU research project BIOnTop explores protein coatings to enhance barrier properties of bio-based films BIOnTop’s research teams are pursuing various strategies to optimise biopolymers with a specific focus on protein-based coatings. European Bioplastics supports the BIOnTop project as consortium partner. Most sensitive foods are packaged in multi-layer composite films to ensure sufficient flavour, water vapor, and oxygen barriers to maintain products’ quality and increase its shelf life. However… European Bioplastics News · 31 Mar 2021 Global Towards a well-being economy that serves people and nature- 22 April – Webinar The EEB is launching a major new report and a documentary, both of which propose a fairer economy. Thursday 22 April, 13:30-15:00 Register here On 22 […] European Environmental Bureau · 31 Mar 2021 Industry news Brighton to assess impact of PTT collections Brighton and Hove city council has launched a study into the feasibility of introducing a kerbside collection of pots, tubs and trays (PTT), which will assess the carbon and cost impacts of upgrading facilities. The Green Party-run council’s in-house waste and recycling company, Cityclean, currently collects plastic bottles from the kerbside, including drinks containers, kitchen … Read More The… letsrecycle.com News · 31 Mar 2021 Council news Benefits and Support - Cornwall Council Cornwall Council · 31 Mar 2021 Council news Council tax support - Cornwall Council Cornwall Council · 31 Mar 2021 Industry news Bucks father and son convicted for burning waste The Environment Agency has said a father and son have been convicted of storing and setting light to waste at a farm near Amersham. According to statement from the Agency, the father, David Channer, received a six month jail term suspended for two years, while the son, Nicholas Channer was sent to prison for 12 … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 31 Mar 2021 Council news Search planning applications - Ashfield District Council - planning.ashfield.gov.uk Ashfield Council · 31 Mar 2021 Policy & government Mr E Harter v Waste Recycling and Decommissioning Ltd (in Creditor’s Voluntary Liquidation): 2400247/2020 Employment Tribunal decision. GOV.UK · 31 Mar 2021 Industry news One Year On TRAID's CEO Maria Chenoweth reflects on the impacts of one year of running the charity during the Covid pandemic. TRAID · 31 Mar 2021 Industry news Suez and Angus council agree extension Suez recycling and recovery UK has agreed a 15 month extension to its dry mixed recycling contract with Angus council. The £1.1 million extension will see Suez continue to process 11,000 tonnes of the council’s recycling per year until the end of June 2022. The waste management company has processed Angus council’s dry mixed recycling … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 31 Mar 2021 Industry news Enabling Circular Business Models: Free Guide This guide will walk you through five steps to help you embrace the circular economy in your business by enabling a circular business model. Resource Futures · 31 Mar 2021 Policy & government 61 Kelland Road, Plaistow, Lodon E13 8DS: LON/00BB/HNA/2020/0078 Residential Property Tribunal Decision of Judge Donegan and Ms S Coughlin MCIEH (Professional Member) GOV.UK · 31 Mar 2021 Industry news Beauparc launches Mountain Recycling VIDEO REPORT: A new trade waste brand – Mountain Recycling – is being launched on 1 April from the head office of Mid UK in Caythorpe, Lincolnshire. Described as the “latest brand to join the UK group of Beauparc companies”, the company said it is “already taking the East Midlands commercial waste market by storm, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 31 Mar 2021 Research & science ENERGY, A MAJOR OVERSIGHT IN THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT? - Detritus Journal Detritus — Multidisciplinary Journal for Waste Resources and Residues · 31 Mar 2021 Policy & government Environment Act 1986 - Ministry for the Environment NZ Ministry for the Environment · 31 Mar 2021 Industry news Matt Atkinson to leave the Co-op - Co-operative Group Co-op media newsroom · 31 Mar 2021 Industry news Covid-19 hits London’s commercial waste sector The UK has now laboured under some form of Covid-19 restrictions for more than a year. In this special report James Langley looks at the pandemic’s impact on commercial waste in central London. The commercial waste sector has been hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic and this is especially true in London. Commercial waste is … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 31 Mar 2021