Recycling news: 2022

Global EuRIC, FEAD again plead for open borders recycling today – 1 December 2022 – Two Brussels-based organizations – the European Recycling Industries’ Confederation (EuRIC) and the European Waste Management Association (FEAD)—have issued another call for “unhampered trade for raw materials from recycling under the Waste Shipment Regulation (WSR)” being prepared for a vote in the European Parliament. Proposed export procedures tied to the … FEAD (European Waste Management Association) · 1 Dec 2022 Industry news GGSS Quarterly Forum On the 30th of November 2022, the policy team attended the final GGSS forum of 2022. The Ofgem team provided updates on the GGSS, including the number of applications and tariff grants granted so far. A few applications had been rejected or revoked. Reasons for this generally included a lack of compliance with regulation, conditions… ADBA (Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association) · 1 Dec 2022 Industry news Big Tech’s dirty secret - Global Action Plan Global Action Plan · 1 Dec 2022 Industry news Mid Devon explores weekly recycling collections Mid Devon district council could switch from collecting residents’ recycling every fortnight to once a week. A meeting of Mid Devon’s cabinet discussed the proposal on Tuesday (29 November). In October, Mid Devon switched to a new schedule which sees residual waste collected every three weeks in wheelie bins, recycling collected fortnightly in green and … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 1 Dec 2022 Industry news ‘Destroy POPs’ by sending used sofas to EfW plants, says Agency The important role of energy from waste (EfW) plants in burning waste domestic sofas to destroy persistent organic pollutants (POPs) has been emphasised by the Environment Agency. The message about the EfW plants, whether in the UK or Europe, came from Bob McIntyre, senior advisor on chemicals with the Agency in an address to the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 1 Dec 2022 Industry news Recycling technology leader Plastic Energy celebrates opening of new research and development labs at Loughborough University The post Recycling technology leader Plastic Energy celebrates opening of new research and development labs at Loughborough University appeared first on Plastic Energy . Plastic Energy news · 1 Dec 2022 Council news Cleaning our streets and pavements - Rushmoor Borough Council Rushmoor Council · 1 Dec 2022 Council news Sutton’s Market Position Statement - London Borough of Sutton Sutton Council · 1 Dec 2022 Industry news Beximco partners with FibreTrace for transparency - Just Style Just Style · 1 Dec 2022 Industry news Stop Battery Fires: 45% Unaware of Battery Disposal Risks - Material Focus Material Focus · 1 Dec 2022 Policy & government Annual Climate Change Statement - DCCEEW Australian DCCEEW · 1 Dec 2022 Industry news “Electrifying The Fleet” More sustainable propulsion options for the small-scale fishing fleet - media.mcsuk.org Marine Conservation Society · 1 Dec 2022 Policy & government Visiting Lake Louise and Moraine Lake - Parks Canada Environment and Climate Change Canada · 1 Dec 2022 Global Reloop’s 2022 Year in Review As 2022 draws to a close, we wanted to share some of our highlights with you. Reloop Platform · 1 Dec 2022 Council news Adult learning - Bury Council Bury Council · 30 Nov 2022 Council news Benefit Claim Reviews - St Albans City and District Council St Albans Council · 30 Nov 2022 Global #PPWR : New packaging waste reduction targets must be by material The European Container Glass industry welcomes the Commission’s ambition to promote effective recyclability and reuse of packaging outlined in today’s proposal for a Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (1). However, the industry is concerned that these measures are not underpinned by material-specific reduction targets to ensure all packaging materials contribute individually, equally and … FEVE (European Container Glass Federation) · 30 Nov 2022 Global Industry’s reaction to the EC’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) proposal “The PPWR proposal contains many positive elements and could be a catalyst for transforming the plastics packaging industry through ensuring the recyclability of all… Plastics Europe · 30 Nov 2022 Policy & government Prime Minister hosts festive street market to showcase British Businesses Downing Street transformed into a festive street market to showcase the best of British businesses from across the UK GOV.UK · 30 Nov 2022 Industry news REA welcomes news of the Energy Bill driven forward in Parliament REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 30 Nov 2022 Global Europe is ready to deal mercury a final blow but why the delay? In Europe, the regulatory work on reducing mercury emissions is on the right track. Decision-makers however delay an urgent reform that would rid our environment of mercury sooner and tackle the controversial issue of mercury-added products (deemed unsafe for use by Europeans) being exported outside the EU. Japan’s Minamata mercury disaster in the 1950’s, which caused the death of over two thou… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 30 Nov 2022 Global ISWA Welcomes New Silver Member Mott MacDonald ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 30 Nov 2022 Global Every Store, Every Shelf: A call for Reuse Systems to be available and accessible to all Based on UNEP’s report, a lifecycle approach to end plastic pollution starts with reducing the size of the problem, which means eliminating unnecessary and problematic plastics. The remaining should be designed for circularity through reuse, refill, repair and take back systems, while finding safe ways to deal with the legacy of plastic pollution that has […] Break Free From Plastic · 30 Nov 2022 Global Steel, aluminium and glass packaging industries jointly support the introduction of EU-wide recycling performance grades The Association of European Producers of Steel for Packaging (APEAL), European Aluminium, the European Container Glass Federation (FEVE) and Metal Packaging Europe, members of the Permanent Materials Coalition support the European Commission’s ambition to require that all packaging placed on the EU market shall be reusable or recyclable in an economically viable way in its […] FEVE (European Container Glass Federation) · 30 Nov 2022 Global Press release: Cepi welcomes European Commission’s fossil-averse proposal on carbon removal certification The proposal for a regulation on carbon removal certification presented today by the European Commission recognises several essential principles preventing such mechanism to devolve into greenwashing. The upcoming regulation builds on the synergies between the potential of carbon storage products and the development of a circular bioeconomy. In a circular bioeconomy, CO2 is naturally removed […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 30 Nov 2022 Global EU’s ambitious PPWR targets should be matched by equally ambitious investment and innovation support measures Industry calls for science-based, and material and technology neutral policy Plastics Europe believes that the European Commission’s Packaging and Packaging… Plastics Europe · 30 Nov 2022 Policy & government 24 ways to waste not this Christmas This Christmas, the Environment Agency is sharing 24 simple steps that we can all take to make more sustainable choices. GOV.UK · 30 Nov 2022 Global Press release: European Commission proposal on packaging and packaging waste could build a world class circularity model where reuse and recycling are complementary A proposal for a revised Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation, tabled today by the European Commission, builds on the performance of the EU industry’s recycling model for paper and board packaging. The paper industry now calls for a science-based evaluation of recyclable and reusable options. Recycling is today the first source of fibres for the […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 30 Nov 2022 Industry news Honey bee lifespans are 50% shorter today than 50 years ago Entomologists have found that honey bee life spans are 50% shorter than in the 1970s, which corresponds with colony loss and reduced honey production. Open Access Government — Environment · 30 Nov 2022 Industry news Alliance calls for waste to be set aside for aviation fuel The government should ensure that the need for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from waste is considered as part of its net zero push, to stop waste feedstocks being “diverted” elsewhere. The demand was made by Sustainable Aviation (SA), an alliance of the UK’s airlines, airports, aerospace manufacturers, air navigation service providers and SAF producers. SAF … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 Nov 2022 Global Proposed new packaging rules acknowledge environmental and climate benefits of compostable plastic packaging Commission misses opportunity to fully embrace necessary shift to biobased feedstock Berlin, 30 November 2022 – European Bioplastics (EUBP) welcomes the proposed new rules on packaging and bioplastics adopted today by the European Commission. “We appreciate the Commission’s first comprehensive policy framework on innovative bioplastic materials, acknowledging their potential to provide genuine … European Bioplastics News · 30 Nov 2022 Global Only two files remaining in a meager Circular Economy ‘package’ Today the European Commission released a pared back set of Circular Economy initiatives as a second edition to the package released in March this year. Initially […] European Environmental Bureau · 30 Nov 2022 Global Certifiably Problematic: Commission’s plan for Carbon Removals The European Commission has just released a long-anticipated proposal for the Carbon Removals Certification (CRC) framework, offering a potentially game-changing opportunity to remove carbon emissions from […] European Environmental Bureau · 30 Nov 2022 Industry news New funding partner for UK Aerosol Recycling Initiative Trivium Packaging, the global supplier of infinitely recyclable metal packaging, has committed to funding the UK Aerosol Recycling Initiative launched by Alupro, the aluminium packaging recycling organisation. Designed to increase awareness and uptake of aerosol recycling across the UK, the initiative follows a three-phase approach educating consumers around best practice, establishing a baseli… Alupro · 30 Nov 2022 Industry news Retained EU law bill creates investment risk, warns Beauparc “Billions of pounds” of investment in the UK waste sector could be at risk as a result of the contents of proposals in the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill, according to waste management firm Beauparc. Beauparc Utility Group, which has its headquarters in Ireland, owns a number of waste businesses in the UK … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 Nov 2022 Industry news St Helens students take LEAP of faith into reuse and recycling Students from a specialist learning college in St Helens have opened their own café and reuse shop to help the local community reduce, reuse and recycle more. The Not Too Shabby project is the vision of LEAP Specialist College in Newton-le-Willows, which has received £8000 from the Merseyside Recycling & Waste Authority and Veolia Community - Continue Reading Merseyside Recycling and Waste Authority · 30 Nov 2022 Industry news CIWEM Bioresources Strategy Workshop On Tuesday the 29th of November, I contributed to a workshop held by CIWEM on developing a National Bioresources Strategy. Assisted by Atkins, CIWEM are aiming to provide a long-term route map for the bioresources sector to 2050. The two central themes of this strategy will be safety and sustainability. Sludge management has gone through… ADBA (Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association) · 30 Nov 2022 Industry news End Plastic Pollution Plan calls for ambitious action Together with Surfers Against Sewage, we launched a Strategic National Action Plan to align the UK with the UNEA Treaty on Plastic Pollution and put an end to plastic pollution. Resource Futures · 30 Nov 2022 Industry news Biffa to meet with Unite to avert Wirral strikes Negotiations between Biffa and the Unite Union will continue today (30 November) to avert strike action in the Wirral, which is scheduled to take place next week. In an announcement this week (28 November), the union said around 200 workers employed by Biffa on the Wirral council contract will begin strike action next week in … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 Nov 2022 Industry news CIWEM receives new Royal Charter seal, refreshing our water and environmental mandate - The Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management CIWEM (Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management) · 30 Nov 2022