Recycling news: 2024

Industry news Suspected Illegal Migrants Found Living and Working in Vehicle Salvage Yard in Oldham Raid According to a recent BBC article, five men arrested in a crackdown on illegal immigration were found to be living and working in a vehicle salvage yard for just £2.50 an hour. ATF Professional · 29 Jul 2024 Industry news Nottingham University hospitals grant Mitie medical waste contract Facilities management company Mitie has been granted a new waste contract from Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust – focused on medical waste management services. Mitie will be responsible for the collection and management of all healthcare related waste produced by the Trust, including hospital gowns, gloves, testing kits and other single-use plastics. The contract … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 29 Jul 2024 Industry news BW Recycling director sentenced after worker loses leg The director of BW Recycling has been given a community order following an incident which saw a worker’s leg crushed by machinery, leading to an amputation of the lower left leg. Daisy Ning Bai was told she must complete 160 hours of unpaid work after pleading guilty to health and safety breaches. The incident took … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 29 Jul 2024 Policy & government M McKay v Jet2.com Ltd: 4107156/2023 Employment Tribunal decision. GOV.UK · 29 Jul 2024 Council news Apply for a parking refund - Chichester District Council Chichester Council · 29 Jul 2024 Policy & government Newquay farmer Salmon damages badger sett by dumping waste William Salmon faces 'expensive lesson' including £21,500 for the conviction, a £72,000 confiscation order and around £250,000 for unpaid landfill tax. GOV.UK · 29 Jul 2024 Policy & government Mrs A L Blanche and Mr S Boyd v Boyd Brothers (Fauldhouse) Ltd and BES Group Electrical Ltd: 4104185/2023 and 4103934/2023 Employment Tribunal decision. GOV.UK · 29 Jul 2024 Industry news Time for more trees, says EGGER Panel board manufacturer EGGER has called for the planting of more trees to protect long term material supply across the UK Wood Recyclers Association · 29 Jul 2024 Industry news Altilium completes maiden JORC resource for its ACT 3 integrated critical minerals recycling project Altilium is pleased to announce the completion of a Maiden JORC Mineral Resource Estimate for its Medet mineral recovery and recycling project (ACT 3), an innovative waste-to-value facility focused on developing a sustainable European supply chain for copper and other critical minerals. Located in Bulgaria, the integrated critical minerals recycling project includes a 2,200-hectare copper [...]… Altilium news · 29 Jul 2024 Industry news Last Chance to Enter NBF Retailer and Member Company Awards 2024 The National Bed Federation (NBF) reminds the UK and Irish bed trade to enter its first round of Bed Industry Awards by Friday, 2 August, at 5 pm. The awards honour the brightest and best enterprises in the bed market and showcase the best in inspiration, design and innovation among NBF member manufacturers, suppliers and […] National Bed Federation · 29 Jul 2024 Industry news ‘Trees show us what community means’. The importance of having access to forests, according to you Positive News readers share the profound impact that being in forests has had on your wellbeing Positive News · 29 Jul 2024 Policy & government Consumer products: staying safe Things to consider when buying and using products. GOV.UK · 29 Jul 2024 Council news Search results - Dudley Council Dudley Council · 29 Jul 2024 Industry news Newton-le-Willows Recycling Centre September temporary closure The popular Newton-le-Willows Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC) is closing for two weeks to undergo essential maintenance works. The site, which is provided by Merseyside Recycling and Waste Authority and operated by Veolia, will close on: Sunday 22nd September at 8.00pm, and will re-open on Monday 7th October at 8.00am. The temporary closure of the - Continue Reading Merseyside Recycling and Waste Authority · 29 Jul 2024 Policy & government Waste and recycling statistics This series brings together all documents relating to Waste and recycling statistics. GOV.UK · 29 Jul 2024 Global Textiles: A “bumpy” Road towards Circularity At the latest Textiles Division meeting held during BIR’s Convention 2024 in Copenhagen, experts delivered a progress report on the journey towards a circular value chain for textiles. As reported by the Bureau of International Recycling (BIR), Cyndi Rhoades – founder of Worn Again Technologies and co-founder of World Circular Textiles Day – complained about […] Global Recycling · 29 Jul 2024 Industry news Environmental campaigners call for Defra to prioritise DRS Environmental campaigners are calling on the Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs (Defra) to prioritise the implementation of a comprehensive deposit return scheme (DRS). At a Nature 2030 and Keep Wales Tidy Parliamentary event, Liberal Democrats House of Lords Defra Spokesperson Baroness Cathy Bakewell emphasised the importance of having the DRS in place by... Skip & Waste Magazine · 29 Jul 2024 Policy & government K Pizzey v Hornchurch Royal British Legion Club Ltd: 3201754/2023 Employment Tribunal decision. GOV.UK · 29 Jul 2024 Policy & government Mr D Webster v JM Transport (Essex) Ltd and H Macklin: 3205465/2022 Employment Tribunal decision. GOV.UK · 29 Jul 2024 Industry news Man fined £2,500 after failing to clear illegal waste site in Teesside A man has been fined £2,500 for failing to comply with a court order to clear waste from a site in Middlesbrough after an investigation by the Environment Agency. Circular Online (CIWM) · 29 Jul 2024 Industry news It’s bargain strawberries galore as Tesco moves in to help growers after recent crop flush - Tesco PLC Tesco PLC newsroom · 29 Jul 2024 Global Hitachi Zosen Inova will supply two new lines at Schwandorf waste-to-energy plant Hitachi Zosen Inova (HZI) is supplying two new lines for the Schwandorf waste-to-energy plant. The contract has just been signed... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 29 Jul 2024 Council news Stockport Image Archive - Stockport Council Stockport Council · 29 Jul 2024 Policy & government DfT: annual report and accounts 2023 to 2024 Department for Transport’s consolidated results for the year ended 31 March 2024. GOV.UK · 28 Jul 2024 Policy & government Medicines and medical devices: Five top tips for summer  Key advice on medicines and medical devices for the holiday season. GOV.UK · 28 Jul 2024 Industry news AFC Bournemouth’s solar project and Amey’s Planet+ initiative: The Sustainability Success Stories of the Week As part of our Mission Possible campaign, edie delivers this member-exclusive weekly round-up of five of the best sustainable business success stories of the week. In this week's edition, AFC Bournemouth’s rooftop solar project, and much more. edie — Circular Economy tag · 28 Jul 2024 Council news Drains and gullies: flooding - Barnet Council Barnet Council · 28 Jul 2024 Council news Equalities Working Group Update - Gloucester City Council Gloucester Council · 27 Jul 2024 Global Jamaica: On the Move to Energy-from-Waste “The management of all wastes poses serious environmental problems in Jamaica”, the local National Environment and Planning Agency gave account in 2021. Additionally, it is difficult to balance what is actually recycled. The production of municipal solid waste alone reached 1,090,923 tons in 2021/22, not to forget 384,549 tons of industrial, commercial and institutional waste […] Global Recycling · 27 Jul 2024 Council news Bodlondeb park tennis courts officially opened after renovation - Ffit Conwy Conwy Council · 27 Jul 2024 Industry news The Best in British Food - Premier Foods Premier Foods news · 27 Jul 2024 Council news Garden waste collections - Barnet Council Barnet Council · 27 Jul 2024 Council news Preston City Council - Preston City Council Preston Council · 26 Jul 2024 Council news Catering Enquiries - Dundee City Council Dundee City Council · 26 Jul 2024 Council news Sandycroft Recycling Centre - Flintshire County Council Flintshire Council · 26 Jul 2024 Council news Local Plan examination - Horsham District Council Horsham Council · 26 Jul 2024 Industry news Dunelm launches online textile takeback scheme with The Salvation Army The UK's largest homewares retailer Dunelm has partnered with The Salvation Army to launch an online textile takeback scheme aimed at reducing textile waste. edie — Circular Economy tag · 26 Jul 2024 Industry news EA Draft Quality Protocols for Compost and Digestate joint meeting opportunity The Environment Agency has updated its Resource Frameworks guidance, which will affect digestate management from anaerobic digestion plants. The new draft framework is now available for review. These new frameworks aim to clarify when waste management controls are no longer required and ensure the quality of compost and digestate from source-segregated biodegradable waste. The new… ADBA (Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association) · 26 Jul 2024 Industry news How sustainable is the Paris Olympics 2024? Paris has pledged to deliver the ‘greenest-ever’ Olympic Games and made bold claims of carbon-negativity. As the events begin, William Green asks: Is all of this anticipation well-founded, or will the Olympics continue its legacy of unsustainability? edie — Circular Economy tag · 26 Jul 2024 Industry news SPECIAL REPORT: Living in a plastic world Written by researchers at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Plastic pollution has emerged as one of our most pressing environmental issues with the increasing use of disposable plastics. As they are non-biodegradable, plastics accumulate in the environment, altering habitats and natural processes. Millions of wildlife are also trapped by plastic waste every year. When plastics break …… letsrecycle.com News · 26 Jul 2024