Recycling news: 2019

Council news Contact us - Stockport Council Stockport Council · 6 Feb 2019 Industry news t2e reports ‘record’ year for PRN trading PRN platform t2e – The Environment Exchange – has announced that it was used to trade a ‘record number’ of Packaging Recovery Notes in 2018. PRNs were traded for more than 1.5 million tonnes of material through the t2e platform during the year, an increase of 23% on the previous compliance year and surpassing the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Feb 2019 Industry news Satellite images of extreme weather events worldwide The post Satellite images of extreme weather events worldwide appeared first on Unearthed . Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 6 Feb 2019 Industry news How to have a waste free Valentine’s Day Cupid is firing up his bow, ready to bestow love upon the Earth. And we should be doing the same. Bestowing love upon the earth, that is. Every Valentine’s Day we spend money on cards, helium balloons, flowers, stuffed animals and chocolates. And whilst they might provide an instant hit, their lasting legacy to… Zero Waste Week · 6 Feb 2019 Industry news Vehicle and equipment round-up (06/02/2019) With news on: Grundon invests in material handler; South Ayrshire cracks down on contamination; TOMRA units boost paper recovery; and, Cawleys invests in vehicle. Grundon invests in Volvo material handler Grundon Waste Management has taken delivery of a Volvo EW240E materials handler for its waste transfer and material recovery facility at Colnbrook, Slough. The unit … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Feb 2019 Industry news Guidance on Household Waste Recycling Centres Information on currently available guidance on Household Waste Recycling Centres. Resource Futures · 6 Feb 2019 Industry news Biffa gets green light for Durham PET recycling facility Biffa has been given the green light to develop a 37,000 tonnes-per-annum capacity PET plastic bottle reprocessing facility in Seaham, County Durham. The company was awarded planning consent for the development by Durham council yesterday (6 February), and is expecting to begin construction on the plant in summer 2019. Commissioning may begin in December 2019, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Feb 2019 Industry news New Vice-Chairman and CFO appointed at Powerday The new year has seen many positive developments within Powerday. First has been the appointment of Liam Kearney as Chief Finance Officer. Liam had previously spent several years in professional prac... Powerday · 6 Feb 2019 Council news Business and investment - South Derbyshire District Council South Derbyshire Council · 6 Feb 2019 Global Meet our members – Zero Waste Austria 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. Meet Lorraine Wenzel from Zero Waste Austria Hi Lorraine, can you give us a brief introduction to […] Zero Waste Europe · 6 Feb 2019 Industry news Arla discounts UK for wood-based cartons Food manufacturer Arla has announced it has become the first company in Finland to use gable-top food cartons made from renewable wood-based paperboard which can be recycled in the waste paper stream. The cartons for milk, yoghurt and cooking products, are made from tall oil-based raw material – an innovation by forest-based bio-industry group, UPM. Tall … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Feb 2019 Council news Council strategies and policies - Eastleigh Borough Council Eastleigh Council · 6 Feb 2019 Council news Street Cleaning - South Derbyshire District Council South Derbyshire Council · 6 Feb 2019 Council news Growing your business - South Derbyshire District Council South Derbyshire Council · 6 Feb 2019 Industry news Charity watchdog issues legal warning to IEA over its Brexit report The post Charity watchdog issues legal warning to IEA over its Brexit report appeared first on Unearthed . Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 6 Feb 2019 Industry news Plastic Politics in the UK – the ‘Plastic Tax’ Could a tax on plastics begin to change societies reliance on plastic? The UK governments budget for 2018 to 2019 aims to increase recycling and reduce use of plastics by introducing a tax on plastic packaging. Governments have great power to influence people’s behaviour. This power could be used to put an end to plastic […] Planet Patrol · 6 Feb 2019 Industry news Investing in a just transition in the UK: connecting climate action with social impact The just transition offers investors a strategic opportunity to connect climate action with positive social impact across the country, argues Nick Robins, Professor in Practice for Sustainable Finance at Grantham Research Institute. Aldersgate Group · 5 Feb 2019 Council news Swim Timetable - Lancaster City Council Lancaster Council · 5 Feb 2019 Council news Swimming - Lancaster City Council Lancaster Council · 5 Feb 2019 Council news Newhall Park - South Derbyshire District Council South Derbyshire Council · 5 Feb 2019 Council news Right to buy - South Derbyshire District Council South Derbyshire Council · 5 Feb 2019 Industry news GHG emissions have fallen 42% since 1990 amid Government’s £6m pledge supporting green taxis New data published today by BEIS has found that total Green House Gas (GHG) emissions have fallen by 42% between 1990 and 2017 with a 38% reduction in carbon dioxide emissions.The data also found that between 2016 and 2017, energy supply and the residential sector saw the largest reductions in emissions at 8% and 4% respectively. Further analysis from Carbon Brief has found that without shifts … REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 5 Feb 2019 Council news Discretionary Payments - South Derbyshire District Council South Derbyshire Council · 5 Feb 2019 Industry news Valentine’s Day Valentine’s templates in English. Alupro · 5 Feb 2019 Industry news Assessing the impact of a ban on plastic plates, cutlery and balloon sticks A report for Defra to assess the economic, environmental and social impacts of a potential ban on plastic balloon sticks, plastic plates and plastic cutlery. Resource Futures · 5 Feb 2019 Industry news NHS hands clinical waste service to East of England councils Some councils in the east of England have had to review the way they provide household clinical waste collections after NHS England stopped providing a free service. NHS England said that it had previously provided a service in the East of England due to “historic arrangements”, but has handed the responsibility back to Essex councils … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 5 Feb 2019 Industry news EMR aiming to be ‘global leader’ in sustainability Metal recycling business, EMR, has a new vision to become the global leader in the provision of sustainable materials, building on the company’s success to date. Steve Eminton finds out more from Andrew Brady, EMR’s UK chief executive. From one single depot in Rochdale in the 1950s, to 170 around the world today, EMR – … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 5 Feb 2019 Industry news Birmingham refuse strikes escalated More than 300 refuse workers employed by Birmingham City Council will be on strike twice a week starting February 19 2019, after the Unite Union decided to escalate its action. In response, Birmingham council has said it is “disappointed” with the decision and urged the union to continue negotiating. Since December 2018, around 300 workers … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 5 Feb 2019 Industry news Whitham Mills bags tipping machine patent A British company has been granted a patent for a ‘hydraulic tipping and conveying system’ which it says can save supermarkets money when emptying backhauled food waste from roll cages. Manchester-based engineering firm, Whitham Mills was granted the patent for the machine, which it says has already generated sales of more than £2 million from … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 5 Feb 2019 Council news Synergy - Enquiry - Dudley Council Dudley Council · 5 Feb 2019 Council news Planning and Building Control - South Holland District Council South Holland Council · 5 Feb 2019 Council news Area Forums - South Derbyshire District Council South Derbyshire Council · 5 Feb 2019 Industry news Circular economy must remain a priority for Europe beyond the 2019 elections The Circular Economy Package and Plastics Strategy have set a high-level framework to improve the resource efficiency of the European economy. But to be effective, this framework must remain a policy priority for the next European Commission and Parliament, argues Nick Molho for Euractiv. Aldersgate Group · 4 Feb 2019 Council news Travel planning - South Derbyshire District Council South Derbyshire Council · 4 Feb 2019 Council news Environmental Education Project - South Derbyshire District Council South Derbyshire Council · 4 Feb 2019 Industry news BMRA appoints James Kelly as chief executive The Board of the British Metals Association (BMRA) has announced the appointment of James Kelly as its new chief executive with immediate effect. Mr Kelly joins the BMRA from the British Security Industry Association where he served as chief executive for nine years. Prior to this, he was the managing director of the Direct Marketing … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 4 Feb 2019 Council news Rubbish and Recycling - South Holland District Council South Holland Council · 4 Feb 2019 Industry news Grundon acquires Rabbit commercial waste assets Nationwide waste company Grundon Waste Management has acquired the commercial waste operations of the Rabbit Group. The move will see the business and assets of Rabbit’s trade waste division transferred to Grundon, and the company’s operations relocated to Grundon’s depot in Ford, near Arundel, West Sussex. Assets Sussex-based Rabbit Waste Management was established in 1988 … Read More The post… letsrecycle.com News · 4 Feb 2019 Industry news PLASTIC ENERGY™ is in the finals for the Plastics Recycling Awards 2019 in two categories The post PLASTIC ENERGY ™ is in the finals for the Plastics Recycling Awards 2019 in two categories appeared first on Plastic Energy . Plastic Energy news · 4 Feb 2019 Industry news No-deal Brexit waste concerns surface Contingency plans to deal with “putrefying stockpiles” of rubbish in the event of a no-deal Brexit were highlighted in a national newspaper on Saturday. The Guardian noted that officials are preparing for possible incidents of pollution caused by “leaking stockpiles”. This latest announcement follows heightening concerns which have been raised by the industry around stockpiling … Read More The … letsrecycle.com News · 4 Feb 2019