Recycling news: 2023

Industry news Cat A office luminaires are re-used in training college Office lights have been removed from a Cat A fit-out in a London office and reused in a craft college. […] Recolight · 22 Jun 2023 Council news By email only: LDF@highpeak.gov.uk High Peak Borough Council Your ref: Planning Policy Our ref: Town Hall Date: 22-JUN -23 Buxto - High Peak Borough Council High Peak Council · 22 Jun 2023 Policy & government National Landscape Character Areas (NLCA) - Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru / Natural Resources Wales Natural Resources Wales · 22 Jun 2023 Industry news New study examines environmental impacts of single-use beverage packaging - Eunomia Environmental Research & Consulting Eunomia Research & Consulting · 22 Jun 2023 Council news Horizons - Fairfax Provision - fis.middlesbrough.gov.uk Middlesbrough Council · 22 Jun 2023 Industry news Combining “Bio Mining” and “Urban Mining” to make electric vehicle batteries greener Bio mining employs microbes which can oxidise metal as part of their metabolism. It has been widely used in the mining industry, where microorganisms are used to extract valuable metals from ores. Urban mining recovers critical metals from electronic waste and end-of-life EV batteries. Under a UK Government SMART Innovation Grant, we have commenced work [...] Altilium news · 22 Jun 2023 Policy & government Ministers appoint interim Chair to the CCC Professor Piers Forster has been appointed as the interim Chair of the Climate Change Committee (CCC) by the UK Government and Governments in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Climate Change Committee · 22 Jun 2023 Industry news ‘Water is sacred too’: How a pesticide banned in Europe robbed a Costa Rican town of its drinking water The post ‘Water is sacred too’: How a pesticide banned in Europe robbed a Costa Rican town of its drinking water appeared first on Unearthed . Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 22 Jun 2023 Policy & government Living within the limits of our planet - Naturvårdsverket Swedish EPA (Naturvardsverket, English) · 22 Jun 2023 Industry news CPI Job Advert - Confederation of Paper Industries Confederation of Paper Industries · 22 Jun 2023 Council news Protected trees - surreyheath.gov.uk Surrey Heath Council · 22 Jun 2023 Council news Tree guidance - surreyheath.gov.uk Surrey Heath Council · 22 Jun 2023 Council news Guildhall Craft Fair - Derry City & Strabane District Council Derry City and Strabane Council · 21 Jun 2023 Council news Taxi Driver application - portal.north-ayrshire.gov.uk North Ayrshire Council · 21 Jun 2023 Policy & government Environmental Permitting Regulations 2016– Material Facilities: RPC Opinion (Green-rated) Regulatory Policy Committee opinion on Defra's Environmental Permitting Regulations 2016 (England and Wales) Schedule 9, Part 2 – Material Facilities PIR GOV.UK · 21 Jun 2023 Industry news ESA in social media campaign to reduce bin fires The Environmental Services Association (ESA) has launched a social media campaign to encourage households to take flammable items such as used vape devices and compressed gas canisters to a household recycling centre. The campaign comes after a recent poll by YouGov, commissioned by the ESA, which showed that the general public “lack confidence” about how … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 21 Jun 2023 Industry news Engineering futures: CDE celebrates the work of its women engineers The engineering industry is recognising the significant role of women in shaping our world. CDE, one of the leading suppliers of wet processing solutions for the waste recycling and minerals processing fields, is celebrating their skilled women engineers and inspiring young women to pursue engineering careers. The 10th anniversary of International Women in Engineering Day... Skip & Waste Magazine · 21 Jun 2023 Industry news Chelmsford fined over fatal RCV collision The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has announced that Chelmsford city council has been fined £80,000 after the death of a man hit by a waste collection vehicle. Steve Bishop, who was 37 at the time and worked for the council as a refuse worker, was hit by a reversing lorry on Osea Way, Chelmsford, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 21 Jun 2023 Industry news The ideal picture of food waste Food waste contributes to a tenth of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. To tackle this, as part of the Welsh Government’s Business, Public and Third Sector Recycling Regulation and DEFRAs Environmental Act, new laws around food waste are expected to come into force in Spring 2024. It is anticipated that this new legislation will mandate […] Keenan Recycling · 21 Jun 2023 Policy & government ESFA Update: 21 June 2023 Latest information and actions from the Education and Skills Funding Agency for academies, schools, colleges, local authorities and further education providers GOV.UK · 21 Jun 2023 Industry news Paper markets edge down despite low arisings Prices paid for recovered paper have fallen again in June in the face of weak global demand and reductions in the value of the PRN. The price reductions have come despite the fact that arisings of recovered paper – or waste paper as it is commonly known – are very low. Merchants and waste companies … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 21 Jun 2023 Global The winning formula for cities Does the “formula” below make any sense to you? D2D + PAYT + DRS + MWS = +90% Most scientists or mathematicians would laugh at the idea of that being any sort of formula or equation. It’s full of jargon-based acronyms related to the field of waste, but we believe that this is a formula […] Zero Waste Europe · 21 Jun 2023 Industry news Deposit return scheme firm appoints administrators The collapse of Circularity Scotland, the firm hired by the Scottish Government to run the deposit return scheme (DRS), which has been delayed until 2025, has resulted in administrators being appointed. Circular Economy Minister Lorna Slater (pictured) expressed her concern for the 60 workers affected and blamed the firm’s demise on conditions imposed by the... Skip & Waste Magazine · 21 Jun 2023 Industry news National poll shows public lack confidence about how to safely dispose of flammable or explosive items Incorrect binning of dangerous items contributes to hundreds of serious waste fires across the UK Many householders across the United Kingdom don’t feel confident they know how to safely dispose […] ESA (Environmental Services Association) · 21 Jun 2023 Council news Family Hub Derby - Derby City Council Derby Council · 21 Jun 2023 Industry news Huge pile of unused PPE fly-tipped near nature reserve in Hampshire A disturbing discovery was made in the town of Calmore, Hampshire, where a mountain of unused packs of personal protective equipment (PPE), including medical aprons and possibly face masks, were found fly-tipped on land in the New Forest. It is still being determined how the PPE ended up in this location. At a Hampshire County... Skip & Waste Magazine · 21 Jun 2023 Policy & government Review of the Sports Grounds Safety Authority Review of the Sports Grounds Safety Authority, and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport's response to its recommendations. GOV.UK · 21 Jun 2023 Industry news Risk management systems - Klöckner Pentaplast Klockner Pentaplast news · 21 Jun 2023 Industry news Circularity Scotland calls in administrators The scheme administrator for Scotland’s deposit return scheme, Circularity Scotland, has been placed into administration. The “industry-led” not-for-profit company was funded by producers and set up in 2020 to help administer the Scottish DRS. However, after the scheme was delayed to October 2025, in line with the rest of the UK, several producers announced that … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 21 Jun 2023 Policy & government Overseas business risk for Thailand Information on how UK companies can control risks when doing business in Thailand. GOV.UK · 21 Jun 2023 Industry news Attention! Morrisons is offering soldiers and veterans 50% off in its cafés for Armed Forces Day - Morrisons Corporate Morrisons media centre · 21 Jun 2023 Industry news Boral engaged in major recycled rubber asphalt project - Agg-Net Agg-Net · 21 Jun 2023 Industry news DS Smith expands partnership with Zalando Packaging firm DS Smith has announced that it is expanding its partnership with German online retailer Zalando to become its principal packaging supplier. DS Smith said that the agreement was “driven by a shared need for innovative packaging solutions”. The company outlined that through collaborating in workshops, it has helped Zalando develop a five-year innovation … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 21 Jun 2023 Industry news News in brief (21/06/23) With news on: Reconomy Group acquires Ecofficiency Limited; Morrisons to stock recyclable disposable vape product; LondonEnergy supports sustainable art exhibition; Community Wood Recycling and Eastenders partner. Reconomy Group acquires Ecofficiency Limited Reconomy Group has announced the acquisition of Ecofficiency Limited, a Doncaster-based provider of waste management solutions. Reconomy G… letsrecycle.com News · 21 Jun 2023 Policy & government Burn bans - Department of Ecology - State of Washington (.gov) Washington Department of Ecology · 21 Jun 2023 Policy & government Stormwater manuals - Department of Ecology - State of Washington (.gov) Washington Department of Ecology · 21 Jun 2023 Policy & government Underground Injection Control (UIC) program: Chapter 173-218 WAC - Department of Ecology - State of Washington (.gov) Washington Department of Ecology · 21 Jun 2023 Policy & government EIM — environmental monitoring data - Department of Ecology - State of Washington (.gov) Washington Department of Ecology · 21 Jun 2023 Policy & government Lower Duwamish Waterway - Department of Ecology - State of Washington (.gov) Washington Department of Ecology · 21 Jun 2023 Policy & government Litter - Department of Ecology - State of Washington (.gov) Washington Department of Ecology · 21 Jun 2023