Recycling news: 2021

Industry news How policy changes may affect environmental compliance in 2021 The post How policy changes may affect environmental compliance in 2021 appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 27 Jan 2021 Industry news WISH confirms waste crews do not face higher Covid risk The Waste Industry Safety and Health (WISH) Forum has reiterated that national media reports which claimed refuse workers are more at risk from covid-19, are “not warranted”. The reports in some mainstream media claimed refuse workers had a higher mortality rate, were also confirmed to be incorrect by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) yesterday … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 27 Jan 2021 Policy & government SARS-CoV-2 virus variants: a year into the COVID-19 pandemic In recent months several new variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus have been detected in various countries around the world. This article examines how these variants arise, how genetic variation might affect the characteristics of the virus, and the possible impact that these new variants might have on the course of the pandemic. POST (Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology) · 27 Jan 2021 Industry news Large retailers take back WEEE in-store The post Large retailers take back WEEE in-store appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 27 Jan 2021 Industry news Clarity becomes a CSR partner of the National Forest The post Clarity becomes a CSR partner of the National Forest appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 27 Jan 2021 Industry news Defra publishes Waste Management Plan for England Defra says it expects changes to local authority collections infrastructure to increase consistency in recycling to be done “at the earliest opportunity”. Defra is currently consulting on measures to increase consistency in the materials collected for recycling. It expects expect the reforms, including the separate weekly collection of food waste, to impact upon necessary collection … Read More… letsrecycle.com News · 27 Jan 2021 Industry news Suez to supply waste to three Wheelabrator plants Suez recycling and recovery UK has signed a “long term contract” to supply residual waste to three proposed energy from waste (EfW) plants operated by Wheelabrator Technologies. The partnership will see Suez supply Wheelabrator’s proposed facilities at Multifuel Energy Limited Skelton Grange in Leeds, Wheelabrator Kelvin in West Bromwich, and Wheelabrator Kemsley North in Kent … Read More The p… letsrecycle.com News · 27 Jan 2021 Industry news ‘Worrying’ rise in aggression towards waste staff There has been a “worrying rise” in the levels of aggression shown to waste staff, with incidents up 50% in some areas, speakers at the Waste and Recycling During the Coronavirus Pandemic webinar have said. Speakers at the seventh webinar in the series yesterday (26 January) said aggression towards staff has been rising in recent … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 27 Jan 2021 Policy & government Environmental sustainability agreements and competition law Information to help businesses and trade associations better understand how competition law applies to sustainability agreements. GOV.UK · 27 Jan 2021 Industry news UKRI offers firms £24m to deliver Plastics Pact targets United Kingdom Research & Innovation (UKRI) is to provide £24 million to fund projects run by businesses looking to deliver the UK’s 2025 Plastics Pact targets. The UKRI’s Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging (SSPP) programme is to offer the funding across two competitions in 2021. The SSPP aims to establish the UK as a leading innovator … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 27 Jan 2021 Industry news Trial begins over fatal 2015 explosion at Bosley mill The trial of a director and two mill managers of Wood Treatment Ltd began at Chester Nightingale Court yesterday (26 January). Company director George Boden, 64, of Stockport, has denied four counts of gross negligence manslaughter in relation to an explosion in 2015 at the Bosley wood flour mill near Macclesfield, which left four people … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 27 Jan 2021 Policy & government Waste management plan for England Seeking views on the updated waste management plan for England. GOV.UK · 27 Jan 2021 Industry news UK faces tidal wave of plastic if ‘poorly designed’ Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) is adopted Plastic packaging would dominate supermarket shelves under flat rate DRS 60% of shoppers would switch from endlessly recyclable aluminium cans to plastic bottles Food and beverage waste would continue to rise unnecessarily UK supermarket shelves could be awash with plastic packaging, replacing billions of endlessly recyclable beverage cans, if the UK adopts a flat rate […] Alupro · 27 Jan 2021 Industry news Aluminium industry faces plant closures if ‘poorly designed’ Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) is adopted The UK’s thriving aluminium industry, which employs more than 20,000 workers nationwide, would be stung with an annual production shortfall of 4.7 billion units and the very real possibility of plant closures if the UK adopts a flat rate deposit return scheme (DRS). That’s one of the key findings from the Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organisation […] Alupro · 27 Jan 2021 Global New Fact sheet: Deposit Return Systems Create More Jobs This new fact sheet by the Reloop Platform explains why deposit return systems (DRS), which are in place in over 40 jurisdictions across the world, produce higher circular economy outcomes, including a more positive impact on job creation, than any other waste management option. Reloop Platform · 27 Jan 2021 Council news Parking for key workers during the COVID-19 pandemic (experimental provisions) - Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Kensington and Chelsea Council · 26 Jan 2021 Global McDonald’s restaurants in Brazil are serving up a new sustainable food tray The new trays will be manufactured with UBQ???, a climate positive substitute to plastic. The partnership with Israeli company UBQ Materials ??? will contribute to a reduction in the use of plastics and greenhouse gas emissions. ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 26 Jan 2021 Council news Experimental introduction of borough-wide 20 m.p.h. speed limits - Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Kensington and Chelsea Council · 26 Jan 2021 Industry news Environment Bill delayed to ‘next parliamentary session’ The government has made a surprise announcement that the Environment Bill will be carried over to the “next parliamentary session”, with the recycling minister Rebecca Pow saying Royal Assent for the bill can now be expected in the autumn. The government says the delay is down to the Covid-19 pandemic, which has resulted in “exceptional pressure on … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 26 Jan 2021 Industry news Fidra brings an environmental perspective to UK fire safety regulations Why does an environmental charity have an interest in the UK Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) regulations? Fidra recently featured... Fidra · 26 Jan 2021 Industry news Get to know our volunteers; Phoebe, Board Director 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 Board Director, Phoebe Q. What is your name, when did you ... Repair Cafe Wales · 26 Jan 2021 Industry news ONS clarifies Covid mortality rate for refuse workers The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has confirmed to letsrecycle.com that refuse collectors/binmen in England and Wales don’t have a higher Covid-19 mortality rate, as has been reported in some national media. Data published by the non-ministerial department yesterday examined mortality rates by sector. It found that there were 7,961 deaths involving Covid-19 in the entire working age popu… letsrecycle.com News · 26 Jan 2021 Industry news Bring people in from the cold this winter The post Bring people in from the cold this winter appeared first on Emmaus UK . Emmaus UK · 26 Jan 2021 Global Press release: New Cepi study on pulp & paper industry biorefineries in Europe Today Cepi presented the first Europe-wide study about pulp and paper industry biorefineries with a dedicated webinar attended by close to 100 participants from industry and press. The study carried out by NC Partnering identified 139 biorefineries spread throughout Europe, with the biggest number of them located in Austria, Finland, France, Germany and Sweden. These […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 26 Jan 2021 Industry news Viridor joins carbon capture trade association Viridor says it has become the first energy from waste (EfW) company to join the Carbon Capture and Storage Association (CCSA). As the trade association promoting the commercial deployment of carbon capture technology, the CCSA hopes to ensure the process is recognised as an essential solution to deliver net zero emissions across the economy Viridor’s … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 26 Jan 2021 Industry news Tarmac and Eco-Power strike SRF deal Tarmac, the UKs largest road surfacing company, has signed a solid recovered fuel (SRF) pellet supply deal with Eco-Power Environmental, which describes itself as a sustainable fuel company. As part of the deal, pellets will be manufactured using non-recyclable residuals from dry mixed recycling at Eco-Power’s SRF pellet production plant in Humberside. The facility was … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 26 Jan 2021 Industry news DHSC extends lateral flow tests to waste sector The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has extended the offer of government-funded lateral flow testing to the waste sector in England. Lateral flow tests are used to try and identify a higher proportion of asymptomatic people with Covid-19. Lateral flow devices do not require a laboratory to process the test and so produce … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 26 Jan 2021 Industry news European Commission launches new Green Consumption Pledge The European Commission has launched its new Green Consumption Pledge, the first initiative delivered under the New Consumer Agenda. Open Access Government — Environment · 26 Jan 2021 Global Cepi study on pulp & paper industry biorefineries in Europe The new Cepi study identifies the capacity of pulp and paper biorefineries to deliver new sustainable bio-based products. Going beyond the well known bio-based products of the pulp and paper industry such as paper packaging, bio-refineries use wood fibres and pulp as their raw materials to produce solvents, polymers, paints, coatings, inks, surfactants, cosmetics, adhesives, lubricants, […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 26 Jan 2021 Industry news Redrow Homes “Reduce the Rubble” We were delighted to work with Redrow on this project monitoring how much waste came from building a house. Watch the video to see Charlie from Leeds Wood Recycling explaining what happened to the waste timber they collected from the site. Community Wood Recycling · 26 Jan 2021 Global Monster Serbian coal plants face legal action after ending hundreds of lives early Serbian coal plants have spewed vast amounts of toxic gasses across the entire region for decades, causing hundreds of premature deaths in the Western Balkans and the EU. Today, they are finally in court, thanks to NGO campaigners. Roberta Arbinolo reports. The plants run by state-owned energy company Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS) have been releasing poisonous emissions six times above the limit… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 26 Jan 2021 Industry news More councils report Covid-19-related collection issues Several more local authorities have announced delays and suspensions to waste and recycling collection services as a result of increased cases of Covid-19 amongst their workforces. On 18 January Brighton and Hove city council said it had seen “a steadily rising number” of staff infected with the coronavirus or having to self-isolate, alongside members of … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 26 Jan 2021 Policy & government New button battery safety campaign OPSS is again raising awareness of the potential hazards posed to children by button batteries, which have become commonplace in our homes. GOV.UK · 26 Jan 2021 Industry news ‘No workplace connections’ with MK Covid-19 deaths - larac.org.uk LARAC (Local Authority Recycling Advisory Committee) · 26 Jan 2021 Global New Survey Shows Broad Public Support for Reducing Plastic Pollution, Improving Recycling, and Holding Manufacturers Responsible Voters in four states expressed widespread approval for passing legislation to reduce plastic pollution in our communities, on land and in our waters, and ensure that polluters pay for the impacts of their products. Break Free From Plastic · 26 Jan 2021 Council news Councillors by Party - Newport City Council Newport Council · 25 Jan 2021 Global Innovative bio-based products for a sustainable future: A Cepi study on pulp & paper industry biorefineries in Europe Updated* presentation available here. Innovative bio-based products for a sustainable future: A Cepi study on pulp & paper industry biorefineries in Europe 26 January 202110-11h CET Speakers: Jori Ringman Director General, Cepi Jukka KantolaPartner & CEO, NC Partnering Bernard LombardTrade & Industrial Policy Director, Cepi Annita WestenbroekEnergy Innovations Manager, Cepi The European pulp an… CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 25 Jan 2021 Industry news Ice loss increases at a record rate across the planet According to a team of researchers from the University of Leeds, the rate at which ice is disappearing across the globe is speeding up. Open Access Government — Environment · 25 Jan 2021 Industry news TRA warns of unlicensed textile bank operators The Textile Recycling Association (TRA) is urging local authorities to “undertake due diligence” before appointing new clothing/textiles bank operators. The warning follows “increasing incidents” where councils have appointed textile bank operators that do not have the correct licenses, permits of exemptions in place, or “significant experience” in textile bank collections. The TRA said that th… letsrecycle.com News · 25 Jan 2021 Industry news Tactical urbanism, parklets, and a post-COVID recovery Romy Rawlings, Commercial Director at Vestre Ltd, discusses how COVID-19 has acted as a catalyst for transforming urban spaces, and why introducing parklets could be the way forward. Open Access Government — Environment · 25 Jan 2021