Recycling news: 2021

Policy & government Mr C Theophile v Secretary of State for Justice: 2202811/2019 Employment Tribunal decision. GOV.UK · 3 Mar 2021 Industry news Ward bolsters its special projects team with general manager appointment Midlands based metal recycling and waste management specialist, Ward, has further strengthened its senior management team with the appointment of... Ward Recycling · 3 Mar 2021 Policy & government Notes on Finance Bill resolutions 2021 These notes give a brief description of each of the Finance Bill resolutions. GOV.UK · 3 Mar 2021 Policy & government Changes to Landfill Tax rates from 1 April 2021 This tax information and impact note is about the increase in Landfill Tax rates from 1 April 2021. GOV.UK · 3 Mar 2021 Industry news EPR: What the FNC is DRS? Along with any new piece of legislation comes another list of acronyms, abbreviations and lingo for us to get our heads around. As imminent Packaging Legislation Reforms will impact many of our customers, Ross More's latest Blog contains a glossary of the latest packaging terminology. Valpak · 3 Mar 2021 Industry news England’s 2019/20 recycling rate inches up England’s household waste recycling rate for the 2019/20 financial year has risen by 0.4% to 45.5%, data published by Defra today (3 March) has shown. The figures also show that Three Rivers district council in Hertfordshire was the local authority with the highest recycling rate at 64.1%, while Barrow-in-Furness borough council had the lowest at … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 3 Mar 2021 Industry news Three Rivers confirmed as 2019/20 recycling champion Three Rivers district council in Hertfordshire was officially the best local authority at recycling in 2019/20, figures published by Defra today (3 March) confirmed. The council’s household waste recycling rate rose from 63% in 2018/19 to 64.1%. South Oxfordshire district council had the second highest recycling rate at 64%, while the champions of 2018/19, East … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 3 Mar 2021 Industry news REA Blog: Presenting the REA Strategy REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 3 Mar 2021 Council news Apply to add, change or remove a property name - Havant Borough Council Havant Council · 3 Mar 2021 Industry news Biffa revenues recover to 97% in third quarter Biffa said in a trading update this morning (3 March) that its performance has “continued to be ahead of its expectations”, with the impact of the third lockdown on earnings less severe than originally anticipated. The update was issued ahead of its full results for the 2020/21 financial year in May. It said that group … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 3 Mar 2021 Industry news WEEE targets missed again in 2020 Targets for the collection of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) were missed for the fourth consecutive year, data published by the Environment Agency on 1 March confirmed. Data covering the final quarter of 2020 shows the UK fell short of its overall collection target by 37,601 tonnes, with producer compliance schemes having collected 459,737 … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 3 Mar 2021 Council news Your bin collections - salford.gov.uk Salford Council · 3 Mar 2021 Global BPF and PlasticsEurope and co-host online seminar on 4 March 2021, 13.30 to 16.00 GMT With growing pressure from across the globe for manufacturers to increase the amount of recycled content in packaging products, the… Plastics Europe · 2 Mar 2021 Policy & government Event summary: Census 2021 On 26 January, 2021 POST invited speakers from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and the Commons Library, to hold a closed briefing on Census 2021. These are the notes from the briefing. As this was a closed event for Parliamentarians and parliamentary staff, questions and comments during the different rounds of discussion have not been attributed. POST (Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology) · 2 Mar 2021 Industry news Surveys launched to assess waste sector regulation Two surveys have been launched to assess regulation in the waste industry, and how it can be improved. The Environment Agency launched a survey yesterday (1 March), which will run until the 22 March, to assess how regulation can be used to “combat” waste crime. The EA is urging people and business impacted by waste … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 2 Mar 2021 Industry news Implications of the Wheelabrator Kent EfW rejection ‘Flawed assumptions’ or the end of ‘giant’ plants? In February, the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), Kwasi Kwarteng, turned down Wheelabrator’s application for a second energy from waste plant in Kent. Joshua Doherty examines what was said and looks at the possible future implications of the decision. Although granting planning permission to increase the c… letsrecycle.com News · 2 Mar 2021 Industry news Wales unveils first circular economy strategy The Welsh government today (2 March) unveiled its first circular economy strategy, which includes plans to make Wales the world’s best country at recycling. Wales’s national recycling rate was a “record high” 65.14% in 2019/20 (see letsrecycle.com story). The new strategy aims to keep resources in use and avoid waste. It forms part of plans … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 2 Mar 2021 Global Sumitomo SHI FW and SENER working together to advance Waste-to-Chemicals process The global energy technology company Sumitomo SHI FW (SFW) and the engineering and technology group SENER have signed an MoU... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 2 Mar 2021 Industry news ‘More Masks Than Jellyfish’: The devastating impact of PPE on marine life ESCP Business School, highlight the devastating impact of personal protective equipment (PPE) on marine life during a 'More Masks Than Jellyfish' online conference. Open Access Government — Environment · 2 Mar 2021 Industry news Food Waste Action Week: Black+Blum x City Harvest The post Food Waste Action Week: Black+Blum x City Harvest appeared first on City Harvest . City Harvest London · 2 Mar 2021 Global New report reveals plastic polluters’ attempt to derail ambitious implementation of EU circular economy targets in Spain Spain is at a key decision moment on how it will address the plastics crisis. This year it is expected that the Waste Law and the Royal Containers Decree will be published through which the Spanish government intends to implement the EU waste legislation. As one of the biggest plastic users, Spain is also the second biggest polluter of the Mediterranean Sea and has failed to meet 2020 EU target… Break Free From Plastic · 2 Mar 2021 Industry news ADBA calls for ‘urgent funding’ of food waste collections The Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Association (ADBA) has said the government needs to provide “urgent funding” for local authorities if they are to implement separate food waste collections by 2023. The comments follow an annual monitoring report published last week by the National Infrastructure Commission, which reiterated the government’s plans to make separate food waste … Read More The po… letsrecycle.com News · 2 Mar 2021 Industry news Packaging Compliance: Tips to making more efficient data calculations The packaging data submission period is upon us. Abbie Burford's latest Blog provides some tips on how to make more efficient data calculations and ensure your packaging submission is as accurate as possible. Valpak · 2 Mar 2021 Industry news Environment & human health: Pesticide risks Cecilia Van Cauwenberghe from Frost & Sullivan’s TechCasting Group, discusses alternative solutions to address pesticide risks for the environment and human health. Her article starts with the concern around pesticides use. Open Access Government — Environment · 2 Mar 2021 Industry news Our leadership - Unilever Global Unilever news · 2 Mar 2021 Industry news Our company - Unilever Global Unilever news · 2 Mar 2021 Industry news Testimonial: Northern Recycling Solutions KEENAN RECYCLING PARTNER WITH NORTHERN RECYCLING SOLUTIONS TO FACILITATE THEIR FOOD WASTE RECYCLING NEEDS. READ BELOW FOR THEIR TESTIMONY REGARDING KEENAN RECYCLING’S SERVICE: “Northern Recycling Solutions offer complete waste management services across the North of Scotland. Keenan Recycling are our chosen subcontractor for providing food waste collection services to our many customers in this… Keenan Recycling · 2 Mar 2021 Global More trash, more cash: who’s really behind the plastic crisis in Spain? The post More trash, more cash: who’s really behind the plastic crisis in Spain? appeared first on Changing Markets . Changing Markets Foundation · 2 Mar 2021 Global PlasticsEurope statement on decision to appeal BPA judgment General Court Ruling on the identification of BPA as endocrine disruptor for the environment In 2018, PlasticsEurope filed a legal… Plastics Europe · 2 Mar 2021 Global BPF and PlasticsEurope co-host online seminar on 4 March 2021, 13.30 to 16.00 GMT With growing pressure from across the globe for manufacturers to increase the amount of recycled content in packaging products, the… Plastics Europe · 2 Mar 2021 Industry news Brexit ‘increases bureaucracy’ around waste exports The Recycling Association’s chief executive says the “increased bureaucracy” surrounding the export of waste for recycling since the UK left the European Union is “a real nuisance”. However, while Dr Simon Ellin said the increased bureaucracy was “a pain in the bum”, the situation was “already improving” as exporters became more familiar with the processes. … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 2 Mar 2021 Industry news Suez rejects Veolia’s £9.6bn takeover offer Suez’s board of directors has rejected an offer of €18 per share for 70.1% of the company from fellow French waste management business Veolia. A takeover battle has been waged between the waste sector giants since Veolia bought a 29.9% stake in Suez from Engie in October and announced its intention to acquire the rest … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 2 Mar 2021 Industry news MTC and Recycleye Partner in Recycling Revolution Recycleye has partnered with the independent research organisation, the Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC), to develop Recycleye Robotics, the most affordable, and easily retrofittable robotic picker in the waste management industry. ... Recycleye news · 2 Mar 2021 Policy & government Tackling fuel poverty 2021 to 2035 [HTML] - gov.wales Welsh Government News · 2 Mar 2021 Industry news Alupro launches new website to educate consumers about the importance of recycling Alupro, the aluminium packaging recycling organisation, has unveiled its brand-new Recycle Aluminium website, to educate consumers about the infinitely recyclable benefits of aluminium packaging. Working to fulfil the industry’s obligation to meet recycling targets, the site is an educational hub, featuring the latest data, how-to guides, blog posts, videos, fact sheets and more. In the […] The… Alupro · 1 Mar 2021 Industry news EA confirms tighter plastic export rules for Turkey Confirmation of tighter restrictions on the exports of waste plastics for recycling in Turkey has come from the Environment Agency. The restrictions are being seen within the UK’s plastics recycling sector as meaning that an important market for UK material is definitely closing its doors to mixed and possibly contaminated loads and that these will … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 1 Mar 2021 Industry news Recycling – Issue 21 Spring 2021 The post Recycling – Issue 21 Spring 2021 appeared first on The Recycling Association . The Recycling Association · 1 Mar 2021 Industry news A SINGLE GOAL - A PLASTIC PLANET A Plastic Planet · 1 Mar 2021 Council news My Account dashboard - Pembrokeshire County Council Pembrokeshire Council · 1 Mar 2021 Policy & government Ms G Vivers v Powys County Council: 1600445/2019 Employment Tribunal decision. GOV.UK · 1 Mar 2021