Recycling news: 2022

Industry news Lindner machines are shreddy for anything FROM massive RDF/SRF production facilities producing thousands of tonnes per week of flock for the cement kilns to the efficient size reduction of plastics and secure shredding of data and documents, MachTech Services is the UK’s leading supplier of industrial shredding equipment. The versatile range of award winning Lindner products consists of primary, secondary, universal,... Skip & Waste Magazine · 30 Mar 2022 Industry news Construction complete at Stoke clinical waste plant Recovered fuels business Andusia has reported that the Stoke hazardous waste plant, for which it holds a long term supply contract, has reached construction completion. Andusia, which is based in Hertfordshire and is best known for RDF exports, explained that the facility at the Scotia Road Business Park, Tunstall, Stoke is the largest single line … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 Mar 2022 Global How the EU chemicals strategy can help to make our food packaging toxic-free Since publishing the European Green Deal in December 2019, the EU is in a modus operandi for a systemic change. The Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability (CSS) adopted a year later, announced that it would help fight toxic chemicals and pollution that is detrimental to both human health and ecosystems. If it fulfills this promise – […] Zero Waste Europe · 30 Mar 2022 Industry news Why is fostering effective dialogue between government and the research community so vital? Nicolas Pade, Executive Director at EMBRC-ERIC, looks at the innovation and research community to boost climate efficiency in local and central governments. Open Access Government — Environment · 30 Mar 2022 Industry news Defra to mandate Recycle Now mark for packaging in 2026 Producers will be required to label most packaging using the Recycle Now ‘swoosh’ and “relevant wording” by April 2026, a year later than initially proposed. Within the government’s newly published documents on extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging, Defra says producers will be required to label all packaging types except for plastic films and flexibles … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 Mar 2022 Council news Welcome to Westmorland and Furness - Westmorland and Furness Council Westmorland and Furness Council · 30 Mar 2022 Industry news Lancashire pauses EfW procurement to review strategy Lancashire county council has put its procurement for a contract to process 300,000 tonnes of waste on hold while it reviews its waste processing strategy. In 2020 the authority hosted an engagement day with the waste management sector and subsequently opted to proceed with procuring a contract to move away from landfill after 2025. Early … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 Mar 2022 Policy & government Eustice: supporting farmers ahead of the coming growing season The Government has announced steps to assist farmers with the availability of fertilisers to address uncertainty amongst growers and keep costs down for farmers GOV.UK · 30 Mar 2022 Global Press release: Forest fibre could be the future of Europe’s textile industry As highlighted in the Communication ‘an EU strategy for sustainable textile’ released today by the European Commission, the textile industry is a resource-intensive sector. Textile consumption is the fourth highest pressure category in the EU in terms of use of primary raw materials and water, and it is also its fifth source of greenhouse gas […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 30 Mar 2022 Global Press release: EU Commission Proposal for a Regulation on ecodesign underlines important principles of sustainability Today, the European Commission presented its proposal for a Regulation on ecodesing for sustainable products. The Regulation provides an overarching framework to ensure sustainability considerations are properly accounted for, before a product is placed on the internal market. The Commission has worked on setting guidelines for sustainable product design, aiming to make products fit for […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 30 Mar 2022 Policy & government The universal PFAS restriction proposal and F-gases - Norwegian Environment Agency Norwegian Environment Agency · 30 Mar 2022 Industry news How Nigel Farage could make millions from a company betting on net zero The post How Nigel Farage could make millions from a company betting on net zero appeared first on Unearthed . Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 30 Mar 2022 Industry news Defra’s EPR decisions – live reaction After Defra’s decisions on the way ahead for Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) were published at the weekend, reactions are coming in. Headline policy proposals include the removal of the £1 billion plans by Defra (the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) for the collection of business waste packaging, the introducing of kerbside film collections … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 29 Mar 2022 Industry news Charter for Wellbeing in Craft and DIY A number of UKMSA Shed Ambassadors attended the launch of the new Charter for Wellbeing in Craft and DIY on 3rd March at the house of Commons. Ambassadors spent the afternoon networking with representatives from the Craft and DIY industry along with other third sector organisations and a number of MPs to promote the message around […] UK Men's Sheds Association · 29 Mar 2022 Global Hitachi Zosen Inova Starts Green Hydrogen Production Facility Buchs (canton of Aargau), Switzerland. Energy transition to renewable energies will entail Green Hydrogen as high density and reduced carbon... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 29 Mar 2022 Industry news Sustainability in the food retail sector: Ready, steady, GO! Francesco Mastrapasqua, Institutional Affairs Manager at EPTA SPA, underlines what we need to know about sustainability in the food retail sector. Open Access Government — Environment · 29 Mar 2022 Policy & government Packaging and packaging waste: introducing Extended Producer Responsibility Seeking views on our plans to introduce an Extended Producer Responsibility scheme for packaging. GOV.UK · 29 Mar 2022 Global NGO Capacity Building Webinar on Identification and Classification of Hazardous Chemicals in the EU – 7 April – Online The EEB would like to invite you to an NGO capacity building webinar on Identification and Classification of Hazardous Chemicals in the EU on Thursday 7 […] European Environmental Bureau · 29 Mar 2022 Industry news Plastic prices ‘go into orbit’ The price being paid for recovered plastic bottles and film has ‘gone into orbit’ after reaching record new highs this month. Prices for the most in-demand grades such as HDPE natural and clear and light blue PET have reached £720-820 and £460-520 per tonne respectively for March – more than double that reported a year … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 29 Mar 2022 Industry news What I wish non-disabled people understood about disability and plastic Disabled people often suffer most from plastic pollution, but many also rely on plastic products for health, independence and dignity. In a new comic, illustrator and disability activist Ananya Rao-Middleton explores this complicated relationship. Greenpeace UK · 29 Mar 2022 Industry news Scottish waste services avoiding Covid disruption Waste services in Scotland have been holding up despite rising Covid case levels, according to the Scottish Environmental Services Association (SESA). In recent weeks, high case numbers have led to some concerns that waste services could again be destabilised by staff absences, as was seen last year and into 2022. However, the picture in Scotland … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 29 Mar 2022 Council news Pay It - Clackmannanshire Council Clackmannanshire Council · 29 Mar 2022 Industry news Declining global agrobiodiversity is harmful to health and food safety Experts warn that an increasingly unhealthy diet is not only bad for humans, but also global agrobiodiversity – slowly damaging human health and the Earth. Open Access Government — Environment · 29 Mar 2022 Industry news WasteCare ensures ex-offenders’ second chance isn’t wasted SINCE 2018, WasteCare has provided recycling and appliance reconditioning work through HM Prisons. We are pleased to announce the launch of a new scheme with Onley Prison Warwickshire. Despite delays due to the pandemic, this opportunity has enabled inmates to gain training and valuable work experience prior to their release. Announcing an extension of this... Skip & Waste Magazine · 29 Mar 2022 Industry news EIPA / TR meeting minutes 17 February 2022 The post EIPA / TR meeting minutes 17 February 2022 appeared first on MPMA . MPMA (Metal Packaging Manufacturers Association) · 29 Mar 2022 Industry news The Recycling Association responds to the Extended Producer Responsibility Consultation The Recycling Association has welcomed the Government’s response to the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Consultation In its original response to the Consultation, The Recycling Association had criticised the proposals on business waste for looking to fundamentally change the way these materials were collected. It warned that the original proposals could have put some of its… The Recycling Association · 29 Mar 2022 Industry news Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Consultation Released The post Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Consultation Released appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 29 Mar 2022 Industry news How the invasion of Ukraine broke the world’s fragile food system – and how we can fix it Putin's war didn't just spark an energy crisis - it could tip parts of the world into famine. It's time to fix the food system so this can't happen again. Greenpeace UK · 29 Mar 2022 Industry news February Data Released The post February Data Released appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 29 Mar 2022 Global Law Working Group Webinars – 5-7 April – Online Law Working Group Webinars 5-7 April, 11:30 – 13:00 CET. The EEB Law Working Group is pleased to invite you to a series of thematic webinars […] European Environmental Bureau · 29 Mar 2022 Industry news Minister turns down arc21 EfW over recycling fears Northern Ireland infrastructure minister Nichola Mallon has refused planning permission for an energy from waste (EfW) facility in Newtownabbey over fears that it will “discourage recycling”. The £240 million plant was being proposed by waste management company Indaver and arc21, the umbrella waste management group for six local authorities in the east of Northern Ireland. … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 29 Mar 2022 Industry news Recycle Now launches plastic bags and wrapping campaign Recycle Now and Clear on Plastics have launched a citizen campaign encouraging the recycling of plastic bags and wrappings at front-of-store locations. ‘Repeat the Cycle’ aims to reduce the “widespread confusion” over what to do with items such as bags for frozen peas, bread bags, and the wrapping around packets of toilet rolls, which WRAP’s … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 29 Mar 2022 Industry news Assessment equates producers with ‘polluters’ From binned waste to online marketplaces, the Impact Assessment of the government’s plans for reform of the Extended Producer Responsibility system for packaging contains detailed information and cost estimates. Polluters And, it confirms one of the key rationales for the change by equating producers of packaging with ‘polluters’. The Impact Assessment (IA), which was published … Read More The … letsrecycle.com News · 29 Mar 2022 Global Companies must not be given the pen to write their own environmental rules in standards for construction products – NGOs warn EU Commission The new Construction Products Regulation must include strict environmental requirements for products by law, both on environmental information disclosure and on performance, say Environmental Coalition on […] European Environmental Bureau · 29 Mar 2022 Global The revision of the F-gas regulation – 27 April – online Save the date for our webinar, jointly organised with EIA and ECOS, on “The Revision of F-gas Regulation: The Next Big Climate File”. Please register here […] European Environmental Bureau · 29 Mar 2022 Global Carbon Dioxide Removal in the EU – 27 April – online Save the date for our webinar, jointly organised with Carbon Market Watch, FERN, and CAN Europe on “Carbon Dioxide Removal in the EU”. Please register here […] European Environmental Bureau · 29 Mar 2022 Global Economic Transition Working Group meeting – 10-11 May Economic Transition Working Group Meeting 10 – 11 May After two years, the bi-annual Working Group Meeting of the Economic Transition cluster is taking place […] European Environmental Bureau · 29 Mar 2022 Global Energy Labelling and Ecodesign: the secret weapons for the Fit for 55 package? – 11 May – hybrid meeting Energy Labelling and Ecodesign: the secret weapons for the Fit for 55 package? 11 May, 16:00 – 17:20, European Parliament & Online Please register here […] European Environmental Bureau · 29 Mar 2022 Council news Apply, report or pay - Leeds.gov Leeds Council · 28 Mar 2022 Research & science Happy Onlife - play to learn about online safety - joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu EU Joint Research Centre (JRC) news · 28 Mar 2022