Recycling news: 2022

Industry news Last orders in for May’s Skip Hunk and groom-to-be, Danny HE’S a busy man but still found time to get the girl. Meet this month’s Skip Hunk, newly engaged Danny Walsh, of Pips Skips, Norfolk. Hi, introduce yourself.I’m Danny Walsh, and I’m 28. Where do you work, and what is your job title?I work for Norfolk-based Pips Skips. My job title is transport supervisor, but... Skip & Waste Magazine · 6 May 2022 Industry news Bells ring for Alice, May’s Skip Chick bride-to-be SHE’S a belter – and she’s just got engaged to this month’s Skip Hunk. Say ‘congratulations’ to Alice Moore, of Pips Skips, Norfolk. Hi! Tell us about yourself.I’m Alice Moore, I’m 24 and I work for Pips Skips as accounts manager. Tell us more… how long have you been there and what does your job... Skip & Waste Magazine · 6 May 2022 Industry news Post-consumer waste treatment in Flanders The International Solid Waste Association’s recycling and waste minimisation group recently met in Belgium and made a study tour of recycling sites, as ISWA group member Jeff Cooper reports. The International Solid Waste Association’s working group on recycling and waste minimisation met in person for the first time in more than two years in Mechelen, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 May 2022 Industry news EfW tonnages rise 5% in 2021, Tolvik says Energy from waste (EfW) plants in the UK processed 14.85 million tonnes of residual waste in 2021, an increase of 800,000 tonnes (5.5%) from the previous year. The statistics come from Tolvik’s eighth annual EfW report, published yesterday (5 May), which analyses UK facilities “generating energy solely from the combustion of residual waste”. Other … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 May 2022 Industry news Veolia hails ‘tangible impact’ of safety equipment VIDEO REPORT: Veolia says two pieces of health and safety equipment it rolled out earlier this year have already had a “tangible impact” on reported incidents. In March, Veolia began rolling out reverse cameras on all its refuse collection vehicles (RCVs) and introduced new footwear for crews. Letsrecycle.com visited Veolia’s Northamptonshire depot to take a … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 May 2022 Industry news RoSPA recognises LondonEnergy with a Gold Award for its Health and Safety achievements LONDONENERGY is pleased to announce that it has landed the highly prestigious and internationally recognised RoSPA Gold Award for demonstrating exceptional Health and Safety performance over the course of 2021. The award was made for the company’s commitment to ensuring that all its employees, contractors and site visitors return home safely to their families at... Skip & Waste Magazine · 6 May 2022 Industry news Hatch Site visit to our MEDET Hydrometallurgical Plant in Bulgaria Week 2nd May 2022 Hatch are currently preparing a commercial and engineering study for the retrofit of the plant to recycle lithium-ion batteries as well as a green house gas analysis of the works. The purpose of the visit was to prepare the process flow and detailed equipment lists for the plant modification. The Hatch study will be completed [...] Altilium news · 6 May 2022 Industry news Healthcare Waste - West Devon Borough Council - FCC Environment FCC Environment UK · 5 May 2022 Industry news Defra consults on WEEE Scheme Forum’s PBS proposals Defra has opened a consultation on a proposal from the WEEE Scheme Forum (WSF) to continue the operation of the existing producer compliance scheme balancing system (PBS). The PBS is a mechanism set up by compliance schemes to deal collaboratively with requests from councils for the collection of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE). It … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 5 May 2022 Global Austria launches a nation-wide repair bonus scheme Austria launched a new repair bonus: a nationwide scheme enabling consumers to claim back half the cost of the repair of an old electrical device. Right to Repair Europe · 5 May 2022 Global EEB Statement Concerning the Russian Invasion of Ukraine – Adopted by the EEB Board on 3 March 2022 – The EEB strongly condemns the Russian Federation’s invasion of Ukraine launched on 24 February […] European Environmental Bureau · 5 May 2022 Industry news Eren Paper awards Shotton contract to Valmet Finnish paper mill machinery specialist Valmet has won the contract to supply a paper machine and equipment for Eren Paper’s Shotton Mill in north Wales. Shotton has previously been home to a machine producing newsprint but was sold last year to Turkish paper giant Eren, which is to install a state-of-the-art machine to make cardboard. … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 5 May 2022 Industry news New fleet helps Lichfield and Tamworth improve quality of recycling collections RECYCLING is changing across Lichfield District and Tamworth Borough. To improve the quality of recycled materials collected from homes, a new fleet of refuse vehicles has arrived to collect paper and card separately from other dry mixed recyclables such as glass, tins, and plastic. A fleet of five new 26t Twin Pack refuse vehicles, designed... Skip & Waste Magazine · 5 May 2022 Industry news WasteCare plant to process more batteries after ‘growth’ Compliance specialist WasteCare has announced the appointment of Clement Gaubert as producer compliance director. And, the company says its battery recycling plant in Halifax is now processing 100 tonnes of batteries a week, with plans to increase throughput to 250 tonnes “in the coming months”. Mr Gaubert previously led producer compliance for WEEE and batteries … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 5 May 2022 Global Is GDP Taking Us Beyond Our Limits? We are living in an era of “Great Acceleration” which leads to global warming, growing income inequality, water scarcity, and continued deforestation. Andreas Budiman looks into two key publications that pave the way to a more sustainable development, as well as the path forward. When Neil Armstrong walked on the moon in 1969, everyone watched in awe. It seemed like nothing was beyond the reach… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 5 May 2022 Industry news Jacqueline O’Donovan honoured with lifetime achievement award JACQUELINE O’DONOVAN, managing director of O’Donovan Waste Disposal, has received the lifetime achievement award from the Worshipful Company of Carmen. This esteemed award was founded in 2011 to recognise and honour the outstanding service, dedication, diligence and leadership given to the transport industry in the UK by exceptional individuals over an extended period of two... Skip & Waste Magazine · 5 May 2022 Council news Report Animal Fouling - selfserve.worcester.gov.uk Worcester Council · 5 May 2022 Council news Planning and regeneration - St Helens Borough Council St. Helens Council · 5 May 2022 Industry news ADBA hits back at MPs over large scale AD plants The Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA) has hit back at claims from MPs regarding the sustainability of large-scale industrial AD plants. In a letter dated 20 April, former chair of the EFRA committee Neil Parish and Central Devon MP Mel Stride, wrote to the Secretary of State George Eustice claiming that large scale AD … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 5 May 2022 Industry news Extended Producer Responsibility for Packaging in the United States Our International Compliance Team's most recent research project looked at the USA and Canada. Valpak’s International Account Manager, Noushka Seher, outlines some of our key research findings in the USA. Valpak · 5 May 2022 Global Climate laws that bite: an introduction to access to justice When our governments make decisions that harm people and the planet, we must be able to challenge them. But this depends on having access to national courts. It is crucial that access to justice is built into climate laws and the updating of laws under the Fit for 55 Package presents an important opportunity to do so, write Margarida Martins and Ruby Silk. What is access to justice? What if cit… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 5 May 2022 Industry news Chief Executive Lesley Jones to retire in October The post Chief Executive Lesley Jones to retire in October appeared first on Keep Wales Tidy . Keep Wales Tidy · 5 May 2022 Council news Election results for Swindon Village - Cheltenham Borough Council Cheltenham Council · 5 May 2022 Council news Election results for Lligwy, 5 May 2022 - Anglesey County Council Isle of Anglesey Council · 5 May 2022 Industry news FareShare South West launch Plymouth warehouse to support Devon and Cornwall - FareShare FareShare · 5 May 2022 Industry news H&M Group, Inditex team on regenerative agriculture drive - Just Style Just Style · 5 May 2022 Research & science Photochemical aerobic oxidation of sulfides to sulfoxides: the crucial role of wavelength irradiation - The Royal Society of Chemistry Green Chemistry (RSC) · 5 May 2022 Council news Tenancy Policy - Exeter City Council Exeter Council · 5 May 2022 Council news Local development plan 2 - South Ayrshire Council South Ayrshire Council · 5 May 2022 Industry news Chocolate & confectionery - Nestlé UK Nestle UK media · 4 May 2022 Global Explore the Data Kitchen - OECD Going Digital Toolkit OECD — Environment · 4 May 2022 Industry news Kate Raworth: Net-zero is not enough, businesses must shoot for net-positive EXCLUSIVE: Influential Oxford economist Kate Raworth has warned that the recent surge in net-zero targets could create a disconnect between businesses and the living world, and the focus should instead be on setting net-positive strategies to build a restorative, regenerative economy. edie — Circular Economy tag · 4 May 2022 Research & science Oxidative dehalogenation of trichlorophenol catalyzed by a promiscuous artificial heme-enzyme - The Royal Society of Chemistry Green Chemistry (RSC) · 4 May 2022 Industry news Cory in £187m accounting loss despite ‘record’ 2021 Cory reported a “record” operational performance in 2021 despite the London-based waste management company recording an “accounting loss” of £187.1 million, up from £28 million in 2020. Cory published its annual report for the year ending 31 December 2021 today (4 May), where it posted the “accounting loss”. The company runs the Belvedere energy from … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 4 May 2022 Industry news A New Global Plastics Agreement What does a global treaty mean for plastic pollution and what are the next steps in the UN negotiations? Fidra · 4 May 2022 Global Against Toxic Plastics in Mexico In its May ecology supplement, the Mexican newspaper La Jornada published their journalistic piece “Against Toxic Plastics: The Circular Economy", which serves as a comprehensive document on the plastic pollution crisis in Mexico and its perspective in the global context. Led by experts, scientists, and activists in Mexico and from different parts of the world, […] Break Free From Plastic · 4 May 2022 Global REAL DEAL project Kick off Meeting – 4-6 May – Brussels REAL DEAL project (Horizon2020) Kick-off Meeting From 4 to 6 May The consortium of the Real Deal project (Reshaping European Advances towards green Leadership Through Deliberative […] European Environmental Bureau · 4 May 2022 Policy & government Shared Ownership and Affordable Homes Programme 2016 to 2021: prospectus This prospectus invites applications for up to £4.7 billion of funding to increase the supply of new shared ownership and affordable homes. GOV.UK · 4 May 2022 Industry news HRH The Duchess of Cornwall visits Emmaus Mossley Emmaus Mossley welcomed HRH The Duchess of Cornwall for a special celebration to mark its 25th anniversary. On Tuesday 3 May, HRH The Duchess of Cornwall, Patron of Emmaus UK,... Emmaus UK · 4 May 2022 Industry news How could geoengineering worsen the tropical malaria outbreak? A geoengineering strategy to inject aerosols into the stratosphere could have repercussions, with the potential worsening of a tropical malaria outbreak. Open Access Government — Environment · 4 May 2022