Recycling news: 2019

Council news Privacy Statement for Freedom of Information and Environmental Information Requests - Dundee City Council Dundee City Council · 6 Jan 2019 Industry news 7 ways to store meat in the freezer without using single-use plastic and clingfilm I had an email from Tim who wants help storing chicken in the freezer without using clingfilm. He wrote “Please can you provide an alternative to using cling film when wrapping chicken breasts/thighs for the freezer. I’ve tried tubs, but they take up way too much space in my freezer.” In this article I shared… Zero Waste Week · 5 Jan 2019 Policy & government Future of biometrics Event on 6 of February 2019. MPs, Peers and their staff were invited for a working lunch to discuss the future of biometrics. Hosted by POST, in partnership with the Government Office for Science and the National Physical Laboratory, this intimate and informal session covered the effectiveness and limitations of biometric technologies, the ethical and privacy issues around the use of biometric … POST (Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology) · 5 Jan 2019 Industry news ‘Chemical spill’ at Oswestry paper recycler A package containing ‘powdered chemicals’, believed to be from Brazil, saw seven staff hospitalised at a paper recycling depot owned by Recycling UK in Oswestry, Shropshire. The chemicals were thought to be inside a bale of paper which was sent to Oswestry Paper Recycling – a subsidiary of Recycling UK – by a supplier, and … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 4 Jan 2019 Industry news Fire services monitoring Envar Composting fire Fire services are continuing to monitor a fire at Envar Composting in Cambridgeshire which has been ongoing since New Year’s Eve (31 December). Cambridgeshire Fire & Rescue Service was initially called to the site in Somersham Road, Huntingdon, at 6pm on 31 December to what was described as “a large muck heap on fire”. It … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 4 Jan 2019 Industry news 7 ways reducing waste can help tackle climate change Scientists have said that we have 12 years to stop climate change. Sounds pretty daunting doesn’t it? Fortunately, one of the simplest ways to do this is to live a less wasteful lifestyle, so you’re already on the right track! Let’s dig a little more deeply into how reducing waste can help tackle climate… Zero Waste Week · 4 Jan 2019 Policy & government TF4 3QN, AO Recycling Limited: environmental permit refused The refusal by the Environment Agency of a permit application for a 5.6 A(1) a) temporary storage of haz waste not under s 5.2 pending activities listed in s 5.1, 5.2, 5.3 and paragraph (b) of this section with a total capacity > 50 tonnes, excl temp storage where generated, Little Dawley, Telford. GOV.UK · 4 Jan 2019 Industry news Plant nutrition: The design of efficient Fe-shuttles to prevent iron-deficiency chlorosis (IDC) Maria da Conceição Rangel, Associate Professor at ICBAS_University of Porto and REQUIMTE-LAQV details an aspect of plant nutrition that concerns the design of efficient Fe-shuttles to prevent iron-deficiency chlorosis (IDC). Open Access Government — Environment · 4 Jan 2019 Industry news ‘Contingency plan’ sees Birmingham reduce collections Birmingham city council has advised residents to use household waste recycling centres, to ‘minimise disruption’ to kerbside recycling services caused by ongoing industrial action. The advice is part of ‘contingency’ measures put in place by the council – due to the latest phase of a dispute between the local authority and waste collection crews in … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 4 Jan 2019 Industry news News in Brief (04/01/2019) With news on: Defra’s food waste champion; penalty for organic waste pollution, and; stadium waste contract for Bristol firm. Defra names food waste champion The government has appointed a ‘Food Surplus and Waste Champion’ to lead efforts to reduce food waste. Ben Elliot, the co-founder of lifestyle group Quintessentially and chair of the Quintessentially Foundation, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 4 Jan 2019 Industry news What is the future of energy? - The Ecologist The Ecologist · 4 Jan 2019 Research & science Are We Speaking the Same Language? Recommendations for a Definition and Categorization Framework for Plastic Debris | Environmental Science & Technology - ACS Publications ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering (ACS) · 4 Jan 2019 Industry news The plastic challenge James Beard discusses the issues surrounding plastic waste and outlines some potential solutions. Valpak · 3 Jan 2019 Council news We've changed the ways you can pay - Mid Devon District Council Mid Devon Council · 3 Jan 2019 Council news Welcome to Lewisham Childcare Directory - Lewisham Council Lewisham Council · 3 Jan 2019 Global Highlights Forever – Festive Presentation of ISWA Publication Award 2018 for Challenging Changes This article was written by Ad Lansink, a former Dutch politician and the father of the waste hierarchy, the Ladder of Lansink. ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 3 Jan 2019 Industry news I&G Cohen to be ‘absorbed’ into UK’s largest textiles business Salford-based textiles recycling firm I&G Cohen is set to be ‘dissolved’ and merged into the UK’s largest textiles business, the Textile Recycling International group. Papers for the dissolution have been filed with Companies House by parent and holding company Textile Recycling International which acquired the I&G Cohen business in 2017 through its JMP Wilcox textiles … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 3 Jan 2019 Industry news People news round-up (03/01/2019) With news of appointments and awards from around the waste sector at the Kent Resource Partnership; Restore PLC; Recycling Techologies; and, Carpet Recycling UK. _______________________________________________________________________________________ Kent Resource Partnership chair given OBE The chairman of the Kent Resource Partnership, Cllr Rory Love, has been awarded an OBE in the 2019 New Ye… letsrecycle.com News · 3 Jan 2019 Industry news Picking up the big problem of small WEEE SPECIAL REPORT: Electrical retailer Currys PC World is encouraging customers to recycle their unwanted small electrical items when delivery letsrecycle.com News · 3 Jan 2019 Policy & government Oxford Farming Conference 2019 address by the Environment Secretary Michael Gove: British farmers can take advantage of the opportunities provided by Brexit and continue to export great British produce GOV.UK · 3 Jan 2019 Policy & government PCS Recycling Limited Decision of the Traffic Commissioner on PCS Recycling Limited. GOV.UK · 3 Jan 2019 Industry news Cheltenham returns to three-weekly collection option Cheltenham borough council has asked residents for their views on a range of possible changes to its recycling and waste service – including the potential for a three weekly residual waste collection. The council had previously considered the move in 2016, ahead of an overhaul to its collection service the following year (see letsrecycle.com story) … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 3 Jan 2019 Council news Planning Application: T/04/52502 - planning.eastleigh.gov.uk Eastleigh Council · 3 Jan 2019 Industry news Deposit return scheme trials move forward Two trials of deposit return schemes are taking steps forward following the release of details on Defra’s proposals for a UK scheme in its Waste Strategy published last month. Iceland Today, retailer Iceland has reported “significant” consumer take-up of its in-store reverse vending trial, with more than 310,000 bottles recycled. The frozen food retailer said … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 2 Jan 2019 Industry news Game-changing clean growth innovation in Swindon and Wiltshire Paddy Bradley, Director of the Swindon and Wiltshire LEP gives an engaging glimpse into game-changing clean growth innovation taking place in Swindon and Wiltshire. Open Access Government — Environment · 2 Jan 2019 Industry news Defra seeks views on extended carrier bag charge The government is consulting on plans to increase the minimum charge for retailers issuing single-use carrier bags to 10p, as well as extending the charge to cover smaller shops. Introduced in October 2015 – the charge was aimed at reducing the number of single-use bags issued by retailers – in line with similar measures put … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 2 Jan 2019 Industry news Red Industries acquires hazardous waste company ERG Staffordshire-based Red Industries, which specialises in handling hazardous waste, has acquired the share capital of Environmental Resource Group (ERG). ERG – which is also based in the Midlands – describes itself as one of the UK’s largest privately owned hazardous waste management companies, and its group consists of seven companies in the sector, including Chemtech Waste, Envirosol, Hazchem … letsrecycle.com News · 2 Jan 2019 Industry news East Devon considers waste container charges East Devon district council’s cabinet will consider plans to charge property developers for supplying new-build properties with recycling and waste containers. The plans come in response to ‘pressure’ on the budget for the supply of containers to households in the district, the council has said. The council’s recycling and waste partnership board has recommended that … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 2 Jan 2019 Industry news Environment Agency to double PRN compliance inspections Environment Agency officers will increase the focus on the monitoring of sites issuing packaging waste recovery notes (PRNs) during 2019. The move comes in response to criticism levelled at the Agency and at Environment Secretary Michael Gove over a lack of oversight over sites issuing PRNs – particularly those exporting material overseas for recycling. In … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 2 Jan 2019 Industry news CIWM congratulates Dr Andy Rees on New Year OBE - CIWM CIWM (Chartered Institution of Wastes Management) · 2 Jan 2019 Council news Login / Register - Powys County Council Powys Council · 1 Jan 2019 Policy & government 6 NYCRR Part 617 - State Environmental Quality Review - extapps.dec.ny.gov New York DEC · 1 Jan 2019