Recycling news: 2024

Industry news Recycling rates rise for second year running at Royal Ascot The post Recycling rates rise for second year running at Royal Ascot appeared first on Grundon . Grundon Waste Management · 12 Aug 2024 Industry news Construction begins on “state-of-the-art” HWRC in Walsall Construction begins for a new “state-of-the-art” Household Waste Recycling Centre and Waste Transfer Station in Walsall. The project forms part of Walsall Council’s strategy to “modernise and enhance” waste management services. Located on Middlemore Lane, Aldridge, the site aims to provide modern and easy-to-use facilities that enable residents to recycle a wider range of […] Circular Online (CIWM) · 12 Aug 2024 Industry news How To Improve Recycling In Schools & Universities This article will discuss the importance of waste management for the education sector, the common types of waste produced in educational institutions and how to deal with them to make schools and universities more sustainable. Bywaters · 12 Aug 2024 Industry news Walsall begins work on 40k tonne HWRC Walsall council has begun work on its new Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC) and Waste Transfer Station on Middlemore Lane in Aldridge. The station will have the capacity to process 40,000 tonnes of waste annually across 19 bays, each housing two skips. Morgan Sindall has been contracted to oversee the technical design and construction. The … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 Aug 2024 Industry news Unimetals acquires Sims UK metal business in £195m deal Sims has announced that it has entered into a binding agreement to sell its UK Metal business (UKM) to Unimetals Group for £195 million. This includes the value of retained working capital, subject to a completion mechanism linked to net asset value. Completion remains subject to customary completion conditions, including obtaining regularly approvals, and is … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 Aug 2024 Industry news Fixy helps flat residents in Wells make the switch to recycling electricals Residents in a block of flats in Wells can now easily recycle their electricals with the launch of a Fixy-led pilot project in the Somerset city. Resource Futures · 12 Aug 2024 Industry news Council collection consultation breaks response record in 24-hours Basildon Council launched a consultation for residents on new waste collections which received 2,036 responses in its first 24 hours. Circular Online (CIWM) · 12 Aug 2024 Industry news Q&A: Nick Stillwell – Recycling the unrecyclable Nick Stillwell gives an insight into his ESS session ‘Recycling the unrecyclable’. Please tell us a bit about your company [Protomax/Stormboard] and its mission in the industry? When the public think of recycling, they think of plastic being processed back into other products in the UK, when in reality, it is incinerated or exported on … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 Aug 2024 Industry news Somerset Council launches residential e-waste collection trial Somerset Council launches a trial to allow residents in a block of flats to dispose of small electrical items in a wheelie bin which will be collected fortnightly. Material Focus, the not-for-profit leading the UK-wide “Recycle your Electricals” campaign, is funding the two-month trial. Residents of St Athelm Lodge, a block of flats in […] Circular Online (CIWM) · 12 Aug 2024 Industry news ALDI LAUNCHES 0% GINS With almost half of Britain’s youngest drinkers turning down booze for low or no-alcohol alternatives[2], supermarket Aldi has expanded its offering with two NEW Greyson’s 0% (£8.99, 70cl), available from 9th September. Expanding its shoppers’ favourite Greyson’s range, the supermarket is launching a 0% London Dry and a 0% Pink Berries. With the majority of […] Aldi UK Press Centre · 12 Aug 2024 Global Celebrating International Youth Day: Empowering young adults for a sustainable future Today is International Youth Day, a special day that celebrates the important role young people play in driving societal change and development. This year, our members have been busy with projects and initiatives focused on empowering young adults through innovative projects that emphasise sustainability, climate action, and social inclusion. The Spark project: Climate action through […] The po… Zero Waste Europe · 12 Aug 2024 Industry news The UK should increase energy security by building a circular economy for critical raw materials This post is by Iain Gulland, chief executive, Zero Waste Scotland. It is the first in our ‘Critical raw materials in focus’ series, a collection of blogs spotlighting the management of critical raw materials in the UK. As we enter a new political chapter there […] Green Alliance blog (Inside Track) · 12 Aug 2024 Policy & government Supporting information for separation distance guideline and landfill buffer guideline - epa.vic.gov.au EPA Victoria · 12 Aug 2024 Council news RDA1 Delegated Authority Template - Blackburn Council Blackburn with Darwen Council · 11 Aug 2024 Industry news Altilium in the news: EV battery recycling in European region accelerates Battery recycling in Europe is gathering momentum, with the region witnessing a significant increase in recycling capacities for lithium-ion batteries. An excellent article from the Fraunhofer Institute highlights the rapid expansion and the emergence of new recycling plants across Europe, including the Altilium ACT 4 site in Teesside, processing over 50,000 MT of black mass [...] Altilium news · 11 Aug 2024 Industry news Bluebell Dairy’s solar project and Amazon’s micromobility hub: The sustainability success stories of the week As part of our Mission Possible campaign, edie delivers this members-exclusive weekly round-up of five of the best sustainable business success stories of the week. In this week's edition, Bluebell Dairy ground-mounted solar PV project, and much more. edie — Circular Economy tag · 11 Aug 2024 Global Poland: Terra Electrorecycling Plant Went into Operation In April this year, Terra Electrorecycling, a subsidiary of the Elemental Group, opened one of the most modern e-waste processing plants in Poland. According to the company’s representatives, this will strengthen the firm’s position in the region and expand the scope and scale of its operations. The new installation in Grodzisk Mazowiecki near Warsaw “will […] Global Recycling · 11 Aug 2024 Council news Planning Documents - Chelmsford City Council Chelmsford Council · 11 Aug 2024 Industry news About - Charity Retail Association Charity Retail Association · 10 Aug 2024 Industry news Routes to becoming a CIWEM Fellow Guidance for applicants - The Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management CIWEM (Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management) · 10 Aug 2024 Industry news on our promises - Premier Foods Premier Foods news · 10 Aug 2024 Council news local development scheme - fenland.gov.uk Fenland Council · 10 Aug 2024 Council news Crossing the Tees Book Festival - Darlington BC Darlington Council · 10 Aug 2024 Global A Robot for Dross Removal and More At AISTech 2024 in May, the Iron & Steel Technology Conference and Exposition, Tebulo Robotics presented the new Dross Removal Robot. According to the provider, it is a user-friendly system “with smart tools which may be integrated within any existing hot-dip galvanizing process, even when space is limited”. Since these robot systems function almost entirely […] Global Recycling · 10 Aug 2024 Council news Orkney Local Biodiversity Action Plan - Orkney Islands Council Orkney Islands Council · 10 Aug 2024 Council news Map of Electoral Wards in Orkney - Orkney Islands Council Orkney Islands Council · 10 Aug 2024 Council news Orkney Sailing Club - Images - Orkney Islands Council Orkney Islands Council · 9 Aug 2024 Industry news City Harvest Cooking: Tim Anderson’s Miso Banana Tartlets In City Harvest Cooking, Series 1, Episode 12, cookbook author and chef, Tim Anderson cooks dainty and delicious miso banana tartlets. City Harvest London · 9 Aug 2024 Industry news Wales consults on lower Landfill Disposals Tax The Welsh government is currently consulting on potential changes to the lower rates of Landfill Disposals Tax (LDT) in Wales. The consultation is open until 15 September 2024. It focuses on potential changes to the lower rate of LDT to further incentivise recycling, reuse, and the reduction of waste that goes to landfill. The LDT … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Aug 2024 Policy & government National Crime Agency Annual Report and Accounts: 2023 to 2024 Annual report and accounts for the NCA for the period covering 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024. GOV.UK · 9 Aug 2024 Industry news ALDI SELLS MOST BRITISH FREE-RANGE EGGS OF ALL UK SUPERMARKETS Aldi sells more British free-range eggs than any other UK supermarket, according to the latest data from Kantar*. Almost 200 million free-range eggs were purchased at Aldi, Britain’s most popular supermarket**, over the 12 weeks to 9th June – the largest amount of any UK retailer. Aldi has invested more than £50m into UK egg […] Aldi UK Press Centre · 9 Aug 2024 Industry news Essex man arrested for organised waste crime Defra revealed on Tuesday (6 August) that a man in Essex has been arrested in connection with organised waste crime. The man was arrested on 1 August in Harlow as part of an Environment Agency (EA) investigation – named “Operation Eagle”. A second man was interviewed on 8 August about the same large-scale fly-tipping that … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Aug 2024 Industry news The surprising wall pattern that could keep buildings cooler A zigzag design can maximise how much heat walls radiate into space, while minimising heat absorption from the ground New Scientist — Environment · 9 Aug 2024 Industry news Mura Tech partners with WMG to improve sustainability of plastic recycling Mura Technology has announced a continuation of its collaboration with WMG and Innovate UK (IUK). WMG will develop operational sustainability models for Mura’s Hydro-PRT advanced plastic recycling technology. It hopes this will identify opportunities for further improvements to the environmental performance of the process. Previously, Mura identified an annual carbon emissions saving of 40,000 … letsrecycle.com News · 9 Aug 2024 Council news Cemeteries - South Derbyshire District Council South Derbyshire Council · 9 Aug 2024 Policy & government Work to save rare British moth from extinction in England The rare dark bordered beauty moth exists at one last known site in England – a military training area near York. GOV.UK · 9 Aug 2024 Policy & government Submit your Plastic Packaging Tax return Find out when and how to submit a return and how to make an amendment after it’s been submitted. GOV.UK · 9 Aug 2024 Global Resumo executivo: Os Novos Mercadores da Dúvida The post Resumo executivo: Os Novos Mercadores da Dúvida appeared first on Changing Markets . Changing Markets Foundation · 9 Aug 2024 Global Resumen ejecutivo: Los Nuevos Mercaderes de la Duda (Mexico) The post Resumen ejecutivo: Los Nuevos Mercaderes de la Duda (Mexico) appeared first on Changing Markets . Changing Markets Foundation · 9 Aug 2024 Global Resumen ejecutivo: Los Nuevos Mercaderes de la Duda The post Resumen ejecutivo: Los Nuevos Mercaderes de la Duda appeared first on Changing Markets . Changing Markets Foundation · 9 Aug 2024