Recycling news: 2022

Industry news Welsh firm fined for ‘illegal disposal’ on common land Natural Resources Wales (NRW) said it has prosecuted Bob Gay Plant Hire Ltd for the “illegal disposal of soil and construction waste on common land” near Senghenydd, Caerphilly. According to a statement from NRW, Cwmbran Magistrates’ court heard that 2,900 tonnes of waste was deposited between March and July 2020 without the necessary permits or exemptions in place, NRW reported. The last … Rea… letsrecycle.com News · 23 Mar 2022 Global Fit for 55 series: What does it take to become a front-runner? Fit for 55: What does it take to become a front-runner?Rewarding the leaders of industrial transformation 21 April 202214:00 – 15:00 CET The EU needs thriving industry to reach the climate neutrality goal by 2050. The renewable value-chains grounded in European economy continue delivering carbon reductions. But due to the dramatically changing circumstances, sustainable “made in Europe” […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 23 Mar 2022 Industry news The Chancellor’s Spring Statement – Greenpeace Reaction Reacting to the chancellor’s spring statement Dr Doug Parr, policy director at Greenpeace UK said: Right now millions of people are paying through the nose to heat homes which are so poorly insulated the warmth shoots right outside. Cutting VAT on insulation, solar panels and heat pumps is a welcome start to ending that huge […] Greenpeace UK · 23 Mar 2022 Global EU Commission plays into hands of anti-nature lobbies, ignores citizens by delaying Nature Restoration Law Today, the European Commission postponed its highly anticipated proposal for an EU Nature Restoration Law without setting a new publication date. Over the weekend, more than […] European Environmental Bureau · 23 Mar 2022 Policy & government CFM21700 - Accounting for corporate finance: International Financial Reporting Standards: IAS 39: measurement of financial assets: impairment: accounting treatment: example GOV.UK · 23 Mar 2022 Policy & government Plastic Packaging Tax beta assessment The report for HMRC's Plastic Packaging Tax beta assessment on the 08 of March 2022 GOV.UK · 23 Mar 2022 Industry news EfW carbon capture projects take step forward Several energy from waste (EfW) projects are among those identified by the government as eligible for the next stage of its carbon capture utilisation and storage (CCUS) cluster sequencing process. The department for business, energy and industrial strategy (BEIS) launched its CCUS cluster sequencing process in May 2021 to identify geographical clusters suitable for deployment … Read More The p… letsrecycle.com News · 23 Mar 2022 Industry news Plastics tax funds not ringfenced to enable ‘flexibility’ The Treasury says the £235 million per year it expects to raise from the plastics packaging tax will not be ringfenced for recycling because the government needs “flexibility to manage public finances”. Instead, a spokesperson from the Treasury pointed to the £31 billion of public investment committed by the government to the “green industrial revolution” … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Mar 2022 Global Statement: As a provider of solutions to the EU’s strategic dependencies, the pulp & paper sector must be allowed to ‘keep the lights on’ Cepi, the European paper industry association, and its members across Europe have responded decisively in face of the unjustified military aggression against Ukraine and in a spirit of solidarity with the people in Ukraine at this difficult time. We support EU leaders in their defence of international law, human rights and democratic values. Europeans see […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 23 Mar 2022 Industry news How your construction business can reduce its waste There are a variety of factors that can cause a pub to generate too much waste and drain the planet’s natural resources. We’ve got a few helpful solutions to help encourage your pub to become more planet-friendly. Bywaters · 23 Mar 2022 Industry news General Line Sector Committee meeting minutes 9 March 2022 The post General Line Sector Committee meeting minutes 9 March 2022 appeared first on MPMA . MPMA (Metal Packaging Manufacturers Association) · 23 Mar 2022 Industry news Policy Options for Fishing and Aquaculture Gear Resource Futures was contracted by the UK governments to research gear use in the UK’s fishing and aquaculture sectors and explore options to improve waste management at end-of-life to tackle marine litter from these sources. It is internationally accepted that action is needed to curb the significant amounts of waste and marine litter originating from … Continue reading "Policy Options for Fis… Resource Futures · 23 Mar 2022 Policy & government Mr J Clark v DS Smith Recycling UK Ltd: 4102534/2018 Employment Tribunal decision. GOV.UK · 23 Mar 2022 Policy & government Amending the Civil Procedure Rules to establish environmental review We are seeking views on amendments to the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) which will be required to establish environmental review in the High Court. GOV.UK · 23 Mar 2022 Global European Bioplastics appoints new Head of EU Affairs in Brussels Maria Neguț, Head of EU Affairs Berlin, 23 March 2022 – European Bioplastics, the association, representing the bioplastics industry in Europe, is pleased to announce the appointment of Maria Neguț as new Head of EU Affairs. She assumed her position on 14 March 2022 and will be based in Brussels. European Bioplastics [...] European Bioplastics News · 23 Mar 2022 Industry news Coventry collects recycling again despite strike extension Coventry city council began collecting recycling fortnightly yesterday (22 March) despite the news that strike action by HGV drive is set to continue into the summer. The council is working with Tom White Waste, the waste firm it acquired in 2020, to carry out collections in the short-term. Each a member of the union Unite, the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Mar 2022 Industry news Liverpool Streetscene Services posts another loss Liverpool Streetscene Services Limited, Liverpool city council’s subsidiary company, recorded a loss of almost £1.4 million in 2020/21. This follows a £2.15 million loss in 2019/2020, and the fourth consecutive year the limited company has posted a loss. The results were published last week (18 March) and cover the financial year ending on 31 March … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Mar 2022 Industry news West Midlands businesses invited to learn about supply chain opportunities during the construction of enfinium’s new Kelvin waste-to-energy facility West Midlands businesses invited to learn about supply chain opportunities during the construction of enfinium's new Kelvin waste-to-energy facility enfinium · 23 Mar 2022 Policy & government Flood Risk Management Plans and Local Flood Risk Management Plans - Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) SEPA (Scottish Environment Protection Agency) · 23 Mar 2022 Global Paint the town green: the EU Ecolabel turns 30 The EU Flower, or EU Ecolabel, turns 30 today. To celebrate its anniversary, Miriam Thiemann and Blanca Morales take a look at what the label stands for and the role it plays to guide consumers and EU policy alike. Three decades ago, on 23 March 1992, the EU Ecolabel regulation was officially launched with the aim of establishing a EU-wide voluntary labelling scheme that would promote products … META (European Environmental Bureau) · 23 Mar 2022 Industry news Let’s act now: IPCC report finds time is running out for 1 billion people in coastal areas Released on 28th February 2022, the latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) warns that any further delay on climate action will mean missing ‘a rapidly closing window of opportunity to secure a liveable and sustainable future for all’. The first part of the report assesses the impacts of climate change upon […] Planet Patrol · 23 Mar 2022 Industry news Letsrecycle Live wins trade show industry award Letsrecycle Live was named ‘Best Trade Show Over 2000m2’ at the Exhibition News (EN) Awards at Evolution London in Battersea last week (18 March). Last year, Letsrecycle Live took place from 15 to 16 September at the NAEC at Stoneleigh Park, near Coventry (see letsrecycle.com story). The second ever edition of the show offered visitors … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 22 Mar 2022 Industry news Organics recyclers warn of job losses over red diesel The Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology (REA) has added its own voice to calls from the waste sector for the Treasury to postpone its forthcoming changes to red diesel entitlement. The REA, which represents a string of organics recyclers, says its members face a real risk of having to make staff redundant or … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 22 Mar 2022 Industry news Cultivating a resilient environment with ground-breaking science Professor Susan Waldron, Director of Research and Skills at the Natural Environment Research Council emphasises the importance of research and innovation in adapting to climate change. Open Access Government — Environment · 22 Mar 2022 Industry news Nations come together to urge Governments to put litter at the heart of new ‘polluter pays’ scheme The post Nations come together to urge Governments to put litter at the heart of new ‘polluter pays’ scheme appeared first on Keep Wales Tidy . Keep Wales Tidy · 22 Mar 2022 Industry news Eren Holdings details plans for Shotton Mill Turkish cardboard and corrugated packaging firm Eren Holdings has outlined more details of its plans for the Shotton Mill in north Wales. As exclusively revealed by letsrecycle.com last year, Eren Holdings plans to convert UPM Shotton from a newsprint mill to the “second largest containerboard campus in the UK”, with a production capacity of 750,000 … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 22 Mar 2022 Industry news UK homes are the biggest energy-wasters in Europe, but it didn’t have to be this way Britain’s homes are notoriously bad when it comes to energy efficiency, which means they use more gas, oil or electricity to heat. Insulating homes is one of the cheapest ways to cut carbon emissions, so why hasn’t it been done? Greenpeace UK · 22 Mar 2022 Industry news UK NGOs call for urgent ban of all PFAS CHEM Trust is joining health and environment UK NGOs calling on the UK Governments to urgently ban the use of all ‘forever chemicals’, PFAS (per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances). It is the only way to prevent the continual pollution of the UK environment with the most persistent human-made chemicals known to date, and protect current […] CHEM Trust · 22 Mar 2022 Industry news ‘Jobs and businesses are on the line’: Last-ditch attempt to postpone red diesel changes REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 22 Mar 2022 Industry news One-third of regenerated forests in Brazil are destroyed again Reforestation efforts are not ideal for natural regeneration – as one-third of forests are cut down again, after just 4 to 8 years of regeneration. Open Access Government — Environment · 22 Mar 2022 Policy & government Overview of the UK Internal Market Report The Office for the Internal Market (part of the Competition and Markets Authority), has published a report giving an overview of the UK internal market. GOV.UK · 22 Mar 2022 Global Fashion must end toxic relationship with economic growth New ‘Wellbeing Wardrobe’ study shows EU action vital to build new textile systems A new report [1] commissioned by the European Environmental Bureau says that only a […] European Environmental Bureau · 22 Mar 2022 Policy & government Prison education: a review of reading education in prisons 'You can't teach phonics through a cell door' – Ofsted and HM Inspectorate of Prisons have carried out a joint review of reading education in prisons. GOV.UK · 22 Mar 2022 Industry news Introduction of Environmental Labelling Requirement in Italy Ellena Boote, International Account Manager, takes a look at Italy's Environmental Labelling Requirement and what this means for affected businesses. Valpak · 22 Mar 2022 Industry news Royal Mint to build plant to turn WEEE into gold The Royal Mint has announced plans to build a plant in Llantrisant, South Wales, to recover gold from waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE). Construction of the plant is set to begin this month. When the facility is fully operational in 2023, The Royal Mint expects to process up to 90 tonnes of UK-sourced circuit … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 22 Mar 2022 Industry news Waste unions seeking to address ‘years of underpayment’ Amid an increasing number of refuse strikes across the UK, the GMB union has warned that its members are “seeking to readdress the underpayment they have suffered for many years.” And, the Unite Union have said pay rates which once couldn’t have been envisaged are now the norm warning that “employers have no choice if … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 22 Mar 2022 Global The world is watching us: ZWE and MiZA nominated for the Earthshot Prize 2022 This month of March marked a massive step towards wider recognition of the zero waste movement outside its immediate networks and sphere of influence. The exciting news that Zero Waste Europe and the Mission Zero Academy were nominated – by the Plastic Pollution Coalition – for the Earthshot Prize 2022 filled our team (core and […] Zero Waste Europe · 22 Mar 2022 Industry news TOO GOOD TO GO, THE WORLD’S LARGEST ANTI-FOOD WASTE APP, LANDS IN CORK - Too Good To Go Too Good To Go UK · 22 Mar 2022 Council news Gosport Homelessness & Rough Sleeping Strategy 2022 – 2027 - democracy.gosport.gov.uk Gosport Council · 22 Mar 2022 Industry news FOOD OFFERS GUIDELINES Surplus food can occur in your business for a wide range of reasons and The Felix Project are here to hel - FareShare The Felix Project · 21 Mar 2022