Recycling news: 2021

Industry news Get to know our volunteers; Grant, Ambassador We have amazing people in the Repair Cafe Wales Family As part of a series on getting to know our volunteers, we've set a series of questions and our amazing volunteers have answered them ‘virtually’ for us. Next up in the series is our Ambassador, Grant Q. What is your name, when did you start ... Repair Cafe Wales · 11 Feb 2021 Industry news Meeting presentation – 26 January 2021 The post Meeting presentation – 26 January 2021 appeared first on MPMA . MPMA (Metal Packaging Manufacturers Association) · 11 Feb 2021 Industry news REA welcomes £300 million investment in distribution network capacity REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 11 Feb 2021 Council news Sutton Business Scene - London Borough of Sutton Sutton Council · 11 Feb 2021 Industry news MPMA consultation response : Reforming the UK Packaging Producer Responsibility System. May 2019 The post MPMA consultation response : Reforming the UK Packaging Producer Responsibility System. May 2019 appeared first on MPMA . MPMA (Metal Packaging Manufacturers Association) · 11 Feb 2021 Industry news MPMA consultation response : Introducing a Deposit Return Scheme. May 2019 The post MPMA consultation response : Introducing a Deposit Return Scheme. May 2019 appeared first on MPMA . MPMA (Metal Packaging Manufacturers Association) · 11 Feb 2021 Industry news MPMA consultation response : Consistency of Collection. May 2019 The post MPMA consultation response : Consistency of Collection. May 2019 appeared first on MPMA . MPMA (Metal Packaging Manufacturers Association) · 11 Feb 2021 Global Including Waste-to-Energy in the EU ETS won’t help sustainable waste management ESWET welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the EU Emissions Trading System’s revision (EU ETS). The waste management sector bears... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 11 Feb 2021 Industry news Minutes Can Makers meeting 20 August 2020 The post Minutes Can Makers meeting 20 August 2020 appeared first on MPMA . MPMA (Metal Packaging Manufacturers Association) · 11 Feb 2021 Industry news Minutes Can Makers meeting 20 May 2020 The post Minutes Can Makers meeting 20 May 2020 appeared first on MPMA . MPMA (Metal Packaging Manufacturers Association) · 11 Feb 2021 Industry news Minutes Can Makers meeting 13 February 2020 The post Minutes Can Makers meeting 13 February 2020 appeared first on MPMA . MPMA (Metal Packaging Manufacturers Association) · 11 Feb 2021 Industry news MPE : The use of Mineral Hydrocarbons in metal packaging manufacture. November 2019 The post MPE : The use of Mineral Hydrocarbons in metal packaging manufacture. November 2019 appeared first on MPMA . MPMA (Metal Packaging Manufacturers Association) · 11 Feb 2021 Industry news MEPs call for tighter EU consumption and recycling rules The European Parliament has called on the European Union to introduce binding targets on material consumption and the use of recycled materials. At a plenary session on 9 February, MEPs said the European Commission’s Circular Economy Action Plan (CEAP) should include binding targets for materials use and consumption, covering the whole lifecycle of each product … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 11 Feb 2021 Policy & government Baroness Brown to step down from CCC Mitigation Committee The Deputy Chair of the Climate Change Committee (CCC), Baroness Brown of Cambridge, Professor Dame Julia King DBE FREng FRS, is to step down from her role on the CCC's Mitigation Committee at the end of February following over 12 years of service. Climate Change Committee · 11 Feb 2021 Industry news MPE Information Note on Cyclo-di-BADGE in canned food April 2017 The post MPE Information Note on Cyclo-di-BADGE in canned food April 2017 appeared first on MPMA . MPMA (Metal Packaging Manufacturers Association) · 11 Feb 2021 Global Greenland: Global warming hotspot and environmental frontline As rapidly increasing temperatures in the Arctic cause the ice to recede in Greenland, there is an international scramble to exploit the resources under the thawing ground. Environmentalists are concerned about the severe repercussions of this emerging plunder, reports Diego Francesco Marin. In a declaration, 141 environmental organisations, including the EEB, urge the Greenlandic and Danish go… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 11 Feb 2021 Industry news MPE Newsletter February 2021 The post MPE Newsletter February 2021 appeared first on MPMA . MPMA (Metal Packaging Manufacturers Association) · 11 Feb 2021 Industry news A Circular Economy Strategy for MPE The post A Circular Economy Strategy for MPE appeared first on MPMA . MPMA (Metal Packaging Manufacturers Association) · 11 Feb 2021 Global 4evergreen featured in Packaging Europe’s Podcast The post 4evergreen featured in Packaging Europe’s Podcast appeared first on 4evergreenforum . 4evergreen (fibre packaging alliance) · 11 Feb 2021 Industry news What retailers need to know about extended producer responsibility Here we discuss what retailers need to know about extended producer responsibility and its key role in achieving a circular economy. What is extended producer responsibility (EPR)? Extended producer responsibility plays a key role in the circular... The Furniture Recycling Group · 11 Feb 2021 Global Time to free fashion from fossil fuel addiction Do synthetic fibres reign supreme in your wardrobe? A new report has charted the two-decade takeover of our clothing by fossil-fuel derived fibres, in particular polyester. Textiles are used in a variety of products such as clothing, carpets, and furniture, but it is the fashion sector that represents the largest consumption of textiles, accounting for more than 70% of the global textiles marke… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 11 Feb 2021 Global Dead Loss: The high cost of poor farming practices and mortalities on salmon farms The post Dead Loss: The high cost of poor farming practices and mortalities on salmon farms appeared first on Changing Markets . Changing Markets Foundation · 11 Feb 2021 Global EUCOLIGHT members reach two billion recycled lamps across Europe EucoLight, the European Association of collection and recycling organisations for WEEE lighting has celebrates recycling 2 billion lamps L'articolo EUCOLIGHT members reach two billion recycled lamps across Europe proviene da Eucolight . EucoLight · 11 Feb 2021 Industry news Glasgow defends switch to three-weekly collections Glasgow city council has defended its decision to switch to three-weekly kerbside collections after a refuse collection worker was allegedly bitten by a rat. Three-weekly kerbside collections for general waste from houses with a front and a back door are to be introduced in in the north west of Glasgow from February 22. The changes … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 11 Feb 2021 Industry news Wales’ first ‘Tiny Forests’ are being planted The post Wales’ first ‘Tiny Forests’ are being planted appeared first on Keep Wales Tidy . Keep Wales Tidy · 11 Feb 2021 Industry news What Does Your Mask Say About You? - North London Waste Authority North London Waste Authority · 11 Feb 2021 Global Zero Waste Cities of Southeast Asia Polluted beaches, plastic-clogged rivers, and marine animals washed up on shore with plastics found on their stomachs - these are just some of the pictures depicting the grim reality on the shores of Southeast Asia. Since 2015, Southeast Asia has been considered the world’s worst marine plastic polluter. Five countries (Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, and Malaysia) ranked as part of … Break Free From Plastic · 11 Feb 2021 Global Zero Waste in South Asia - Who’s responsible? Growing up amid the lush green hills in a small town in Nepal, my understanding of paradise was fairly simple - fresh air to breathe in and a clean environment to live in. However, with changes in time my definition of paradise has not only changed, but has vanished behind the harsh realities of waste and pollution. Break Free From Plastic · 10 Feb 2021 Policy & government Final local government finance settlement 2021 to 2022: equality statement Equality statement assessing the potential effects of the 2021 to 2022 settlement. GOV.UK · 10 Feb 2021 Global Website for 100 years of plastics online Unlimited possibilities for the future They make cars lighter and more economical. They make for handy smartphones and comfortable living.… Plastics Europe · 10 Feb 2021 Industry news Prime Minister urged to provide catalyst to ‘geothermal decade’ REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 10 Feb 2021 Industry news Scientists explain why plant diversity is crucial for bee conservation Bumble bees and honey bees both depend on the same flower species in UK summers, which means that plant diversity is crucial to the survival of both species. Open Access Government — Environment · 10 Feb 2021 Industry news Climate change: Decisive action needed Steve Malkin, CEO and Founder of the Planet Mark, argues that when it comes to climate change, decisive action is needed, not debate. Open Access Government — Environment · 10 Feb 2021 Global Private waste management sector welcomes European Parliament resolution RECYCLING magazine – 10.02.2021 FEAD, the European Waste Management Association, representing the private waste management industry across Europe, welcomes the EP’s resolution on the new CEAP. FEAD (European Waste Management Association) · 10 Feb 2021 Industry news Organics firms face plastic contamination crackdown The current PAS100 standard for compost allows 150 plastic bags per tonne to be spread on land, the Environment Agency has warned. The figure comes as the Agency explains its plans for a crackdown on contamination in the organics recycling sector. To end plastic contamination, it is to allow five years for the sector and … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 10 Feb 2021 Policy & government Magnox supports scheme to tackle food poverty Magnox has awarded socio-economic funding to a new venture in Wales to help tackle food poverty and food waste. GOV.UK · 10 Feb 2021 Industry news How do you create an online shop? A year ago the nation was told it had to shut its doors and commence the first in a series of lockdowns to stem the spread of COVID-19. Reuse Network · 10 Feb 2021 Industry news Growing WaRM for climate resilience in Africa WasteAid‘s senior technical advisor and head of communications, Zoë Lenkiewicz, says waste and resource management (‘WaRM’) has an important role in building climate resilience in Africa, and with COP26 on the horizon WasteAid is aiming to put it on the agenda. Most climate conversations focus on the trilogy of energy, transport and food. When […] WasteAid · 10 Feb 2021 Global Press release: Growing demand for packaging and hygiene papers while COVID 19 impacts overall paper and board consumption Despite the slowing down of the European economy and the sanitary restrictions, most of the mills ran without disruptions in 2020; even if some operated at reduced speed because of lower levels of demand. According to preliminary figures, the demand for packaging paper and board continued to grow in 2020 especially materials used for transport […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 10 Feb 2021 Industry news Appointment briefs (10/02/21) With news on: Clarity Environmental sees ‘significant increase’ in workforce; NWH Group employs business development manager at Dumfries depot; and, UNTHA expands as it aims for £15m turnover. Clarity Environmental sees ‘significant increase’ in workforce Environmental compliance operator, Clarity Environmental, has announced a “significant increase” to its employee workforce following a restru… letsrecycle.com News · 10 Feb 2021