Recycling news: 2021

Policy & government Mass testing for COVID-19: January update on lateral flow tests The Government’s COVID-19 Winter Plan, relies on three things to provide the UK with a “route back to normality”: vaccines, treatments and testing. In addition to laboratory-based tests, lateral flow tests are being used for rapid testing in communities and workplaces. What are the latest data on how good these tests are? What are the pros and cons of using them for mass testing? POST (Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology) · 29 Jan 2021 Industry news LSEP hopes to increase capacity of Lostock EfW Lostock Sustainable Energy Plant Ltd (LSEP) hopes to increase the capacity of its £480 million energy from waste (EfW) facility, currently under construction in Lostock in Cheshire, by 128,000 tonnes of waste a year. LSEP is a joint venture between renewable energy company Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) and waste management firm FCC Environment. If the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 29 Jan 2021 Global The added value of compostable plastics for the circular economy For quite some time now, the European Commission (EC) is putting a special focus on biodegradable and compostable polymers when assessing the general role of bioplastics. This becomes obvious when looking at the number of related EU studies and reports that had been published in 2020. The last publication in this regard was the [...] European Bioplastics News · 29 Jan 2021 Global Member portrait: Avantium In each issue of the Bioplastics Newsletter, we present some facts about a member of European Bioplastics. This month, Ed De Jong, VP Development at Avantium, shares some interesting insights on his company. 5 facts about Avantium, Netherlands Avantium is a chemical technology company, headquartered in Amsterdam, employing approximately 230 people, with extensive R&D [...] European Bioplastics News · 29 Jan 2021 Global News from the members: January 2021 Corbion to expand lactic acid production capacity in North America Recently, Corbion announced that it is planning to expand its lactic acid capacity at its manufacturing facility in Blair, Nebraska by around 40%. Lactic acid can be used for the production of polylactic acid (PLA). The demand for PLA on the markets remains high, [...] European Bioplastics News · 29 Jan 2021 Global News in brief: January 2021 Yum China launches plastic reduction and sustainable packaging initiatives Yum, the operator of fast-food chain KFC and restaurant brand Pizza Hut announced new environmentally friendly packaging initiatives that are expected to reduce its amount of non-degradable plastics by approximately 8,000 tonnes annually starting this year. Some of the initiatives include replacing existing plastic packa… European Bioplastics News · 29 Jan 2021 Industry news Waste sector absences ‘higher’ than first lockdown The chief executive of the Environmental Services Association (ESA) says absences are higher and morale is lower in the waste sector now than during the first lockdown. Jacob Hayler was speaking today (28 January) at letsrecycle.com’s virtual Outlook Conference 2021. He said: “Absences are way up compared to where they were at back in the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 29 Jan 2021 Global Hitachi Zosen Inova Puts TREA Leuna District Heat Extraction System into Operation The technical implementation of the heat extraction system involved: Adapting the exhaust gas cooling section to recover energy from the... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 29 Jan 2021 Industry news UK landfill tax rates stay similar after Scottish budget With the Scottish government yesterday (28 January) confirming its landfill tax rates for the next financial year, all the UK nations – as is currently the case – will have the same rate for 2021/2022. Coming into force from the beginning of April, the new rate announced for Scotland is: £96.70 per tonne for standard … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 29 Jan 2021 Industry news Xcess: The Independent Food Redistribution Network The post Xcess: The Independent Food Redistribution Network appeared first on City Harvest . City Harvest London · 29 Jan 2021 Industry news UKCA Mark - British Plastics Federation British Plastics Federation News · 29 Jan 2021 Industry news Cleantech Group Features Recycleye Cleantech Group’s most recent article on ‘Recycling and Sorting: From Futility to Efficiency’ sheds light on just how detrimental autonomous optical and waste sorting systems are to the management of recyclable waste.... Recycleye news · 29 Jan 2021 Council news Council Tax - Cancel a One Adult Occupier Discount - Falkirk Council Falkirk Council · 29 Jan 2021 Industry news British Renewable Energy Awards 2020 Winners Announced REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 28 Jan 2021 Industry news Company Shop Group - The Food & Drink Federation Food and Drink Federation news · 28 Jan 2021 Industry news Nature needs legal rights to really protect biodiversity Professor Dr Tineke Lambooy discusses why granting legal personhood to entities of nature could enable society to protect biodiversity for future generations. Open Access Government — Environment · 28 Jan 2021 Industry news Food and Drink Exporting - The Food & Drink Federation Food and Drink Federation news · 28 Jan 2021 Industry news Food Waste Action Week partners announced WRAP has announced the names of strategic partner organisations for its Food Waste Action Week, which will take place between 1 – 7 March. The partners include Asda, Co-op, Waitrose, Hampshire council, KFC, Marks and Spencer, Premier Foods, Sodexo and Unilever. In total, the campaign has 26 strategic partners so far, and 41 supporting partners … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 28 Jan 2021 Global ESWET’s comment on the Circular Economy report by the EU Parliament ESWET welcomes the European Parliament’s report on the EU Circular Economy Action Plan. In particular, the Parliament acknowledged resource efficiency’s... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 28 Jan 2021 Council news Report a missed collection - Thurrock Council Thurrock Council · 28 Jan 2021 Global FEAD welcomes the EP ENVI Committee’s report on the new Circular Economy Action Plan RECYCLING magazine – 28.01.2021 The European Parliament’s Environment Committee has adopted MEP Jan Huitema’s draft report on the new Circular Economy Action Plan (CEAP), to be proposed for vote in EP Plenary in the coming weeks. FEAD (European Waste Management Association) · 28 Jan 2021 Industry news The plastic timeline: How did we get here? Using statistics from Statista, Loadhog analysed data on global plastic production from 1950 to 2018 alongside global population figures and new laws to show exactly where we are in terms of our use of plastic. Open Access Government — Environment · 28 Jan 2021 Policy & government State of Natural Resources Report (SoNaRR) for Wales 2020 - Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru / Natural Resources Wales Natural Resources Wales · 28 Jan 2021 Council news Environmental Health Contact Form - Staffordshire Moorlands District Council Staffordshire Moorlands Council · 28 Jan 2021 Industry news NatWest Bank Plc - The Food & Drink Federation Food and Drink Federation news · 28 Jan 2021 Industry news Support Emmaus with GiffGaff’s charity phone recycling scheme Emmaus UK has partnered with GiffGaff and Neighbourly to take part in a new scheme encouraging customers to recycle their old mobile phones. Through GiffGaff’s charity phone recycling scheme, customers... Emmaus UK · 28 Jan 2021 Global Meet our members – Zero Waste Alliance Ukraine Zero Waste Europe is happy to introduce the blog series “Meet our members”. Through this series of monthly interviews, we want to give you a chance to get to know our members and the work they are doing. Meet Anastasiia Martynenko from Zero Waste Alliance Ukraine, Ukraine Hi Anastasiia, can you give us a brief introduction […] Zero Waste Europe · 28 Jan 2021 Industry news Alupro warns of ‘tidal wave’ of plastic from flat fee DRS The UK may face a “tidal wave” of plastic if it implements a “poorly designed” Deposit Return Scheme (DRS), according to the Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organisation (Alupro). According to a report launched by Alupro, a flat rate DRS where an equal deposit is charged on all beverage containers could see UK supermarket shelves “awash” with … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 28 Jan 2021 Industry news MPs debate Environment Bill amendments MPs met to discuss amendments to the Environment Bill this week (26 January), following the government’s announcement that it has once again been delayed. The bill, which is now at report stage, was delayed the “next parliamentary session”, with Environment Minister Rebecca Pow saying that Royal Assent can now be expected in the autumn. However, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 28 Jan 2021 Industry news Manufacturing and Association members - The Food & Drink Federation Food and Drink Federation news · 28 Jan 2021 Industry news Keenan Recycling Wins UK Sustainability Award KEENAN RECYCLING HAS BEEN RECOGNISED AS ONE OF THE UK’S MOST SUSTAINABLE ORGANISATIONS AT A PRESTIGIOUS INDUSTRY AWARDS CEREMONY. The British Renewable Energy Awards (REA) recognise and celebrate the achievements of companies and individuals who have done something outstanding in renewables or clean tech over the past year. This year’s awards ceremony, which took place […] Keenan Recycling · 28 Jan 2021 Industry news Clarity welcomes new starters in recruitment drive The post Clarity welcomes new starters in recruitment drive appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 28 Jan 2021 Global European Parliament pushes for targets to reduce over-consumption Most MEPs are demanding the European Commission put forward legally binding targets to curb waste and over-consumption – a move that could give the EU’s circular economy agenda a massive boost. Mauro Anastasio reports. MEPs in the environment committee are pushing to further accelerate Europe’s transition to a circular economy following a key vote in the European Parliament this week. Amongst o… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 28 Jan 2021 Industry news EAC chair calls for kerbside textile and WEEE collections The chair of the Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) has called for textiles and waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) to be included among streams requiring mandatory kerbside collections from households. Philip Dunne was speaking this week (26 January) at a webinar hosted by the All-Party Parliamentary Sustainable Resource Group (APSRG). The session looked at the … Read More The po… letsrecycle.com News · 28 Jan 2021 Industry news Post-Brexit pressures hit waste paper sector Nearly one month on from the UK’s full departure from the European Union and the recycling sector is still seeing delays at ports and paperwork issues around exports. In particular, the recovered or ‘waste’ paper sector – which sends material to countries including France, Germany, Holland and Belgium – is snarled up in post-Brexit challenges. While some … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 28 Jan 2021 Industry news December data confirms surplus PRNs for new compliance year The post December data confirms surplus PRNs for new compliance year appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 28 Jan 2021 Industry news Microsoft Sustainability Report Features Recycleye At Recycleye, sustainability is at the heart of our organisation, and we are proud to announce that we have been featured in the Microsoft Sustainability Report!... Recycleye news · 28 Jan 2021 Industry news Costa Book Awards - Past Winners - Costa Costa Coffee media centre · 28 Jan 2021 Global Introduction to Reloop Americas Building on our success in Europe, we began a global expansion beyond Reloop Europe in 2019, with the launch of Reloop Pacific, and in August 2020 we launched Reloop Americas Reloop Platform · 28 Jan 2021 Council news Thurrock Council - Thurrock Council Thurrock Council · 27 Jan 2021