Recycling news: 2023

Industry news UK’s Climate Change Levy scheme explained The post UK’s Climate Change Levy scheme explained appeared first on MPMA . MPMA (Metal Packaging Manufacturers Association) · 12 May 2023 Industry news News in brief (12/05/2023) With news on: North Tyneside uses camera systems ‘to protect crews’; Council chief helps with garden waste collection; Staffordshire may introduce changes to trade and bulky waste; and, Lush launches ‘Green Hub’. North Tyneside uses camera systems ‘to protect crews’ North Tyneside council is using live camera systems from Fleetclear “to counter anti-social behaviour in … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 May 2023 Council news Active Seniors Sessions - Active Lambeth Lambeth Council · 12 May 2023 Industry news New 'bagless' multipacks for Snack a Jacks - PepsiCo UK PepsiCo UK stories · 12 May 2023 Industry news GGSS Mid-scheme Review: Last chance to have your say ADBA continues to refine its response to the GGSS Mid-scheme review and have ran a number of stakeholder engagement sessions over the course of the past few weeks, including with the Department for Energy and Net Zero, where members were given the opportunity to put forward their views and ask questions of government officials. As… ADBA (Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association) · 12 May 2023 Global Hammel Recyclingtechnik: End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling – “from Trash to Gold” What happens to old cars at the end of their useful life? A car consists of valuable raw materials, 75% metal (steel, copper, light metals, precious metals), besides glass, tires and other plastics. With an unladen weight of one ton, a vehicle consists of approximately 600 kg of steel, 10 kg of cast iron and […] Global Recycling · 12 May 2023 Industry news Altilium Passes Environment Audit of its EV Battery Recycling Technology Centre with Zero Findings The UKs first battery recycler direct to cathode active material, has successfully completed its first audit and all its environmental protection activities are in full conformity with the International Standards and its Environment Agency approvals. Wardell Armstrong a multidisciplinary Environmental consultancy operating internationally performed the Audit. The company demonstrated its robust… Altilium news · 12 May 2023 Council news Councillor Dhan Sarki - Rushmoor Borough Council Rushmoor Council · 11 May 2023 Industry news Defra commissions Resource Futures to provide national waste composition Resource Futures is to deliver a waste composition analysis for waste ‘as received’ at treatment and disposal facilities. The findings will be used as a baseline for packaging extended producer responsibility (pEPR) modelling. Resource Futures · 11 May 2023 Council news Holly Tree Lodge Residential Home Derby - Derby City Council Derby Council · 11 May 2023 Council news Councillor Julia Cooke - Middlesbrough Council Middlesbrough Council · 11 May 2023 Council news Councillor Sarah Cox - Melton Borough Council Melton Council · 11 May 2023 Council news Privacy notices - New Forest District Council New Forest Council · 11 May 2023 Industry news Urbaser pulls out the stops for King’s Coronation celebrations in Windsor Staff at Urbaser Ltd, the environmental services company responsible for delivering street cleaning for the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead (RBWM), worked tirelessly over King Charles’ Coronation weekend to ensure the Borough remained in good order throughout the festivities. As host to over 20,000 people who attended the Coronation Concert on Sunday 7th May... Skip & Waste Magazine · 11 May 2023 Industry news Hospitality businesses need support understanding upcoming food waste legislation Over a quarter (26%) of businesses across the hospitality sector don’t currently recycle their food waste and just under half (42%) say that they don’t consider food waste recycling to be a key priority in their business, according to a new report by Keenan Recycling. This comes as new legislation from DEFRA and the Welsh […] Keenan Recycling · 11 May 2023 Industry news Pettigrew gives evidence in hospital waste trial The latest development in an ongoing trial in Scotland has seen Garry Pettigrew take to the witness stand to give evidence in a trial over hospital waste. The court heard the then boss of the former hospital waste company Healthcare Environmental Services Limited claim the UK Government wanted him to break the law to tackle … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 11 May 2023 Industry news Freddie Bowlby blog People from across Cadent are taking on incredible fundraising challenges in aid of Emmaus UK. Freddie Bowlby, Sustainability and Social Purpose Advisor at Cadent, has written about his experiences. When... Emmaus UK · 11 May 2023 Industry news Revamping MRFs with Recycling Robots Using AI and Computer Vision As the world’s population continues to grow, so does the amount of waste we produce. Recycling is a crucial process for reducing the negative impact of waste on the environment, but sorting and processing recyclable materials is a labour-intensive and time-consuming task. However, advances in technology are transforming recycling facilities with the introduction of recycling... Recycleye news · 11 May 2023 Global Energy sharing: a new right to protect and empower consumers On behalf of a group of European stakeholders, we would like to highlight the relevance and suggest improvements on the dedicated energy sharing framework proposed by the European Commission in the revision of the Electricity Market Design. This new right will stimulate the move towards a consumer-centric, decentralised energy system that empowers consumers and prosumers, […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 11 May 2023 Industry news 2023 AGM, Golf and Shooting Day The Recycling Association and IWPP Annual General Meetings were held at Champneys Mottram Hall in Cheshire on 10 May 2023. Around 100 people attended the AGMs, while approximately 85 people engaged in either the golfing or shooting activities followed by dinner and networking in the evening. These are the prize winners for 2023: Member Champion… The Recycling Association · 11 May 2023 Global Red card to greenwashing and early obsolescence: EU Parliament votes to strengthen consumer protection The European Parliament has taken decisive action against unfair commercial practices today, by approving a stronger EU law that safeguards consumers from deceptive environmental claims and early […] European Environmental Bureau · 11 May 2023 Global Energy-intensive industries: The Net Zero Industry Act requires a full value chain approach Energy-intensive industries (EIIs) provide direct employment to around 2.6 million people and represent the foundations of critical and strategic value chains for the EU economy and society. Our sectors provide materials which are indispensable for the decarbonisation of the industry and the economy as a whole and for the manufacture of the Strategic Net Zero […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 11 May 2023 Industry news Essex pauses residual contract procurement again Essex county council has announced that it will no longer progress with its residual waste treatment contract procurement process as “none of the bids submitted in response to the tender were compliant”. This came to light upon examination of the submitted bids following the March deadline, the council explained. The local authority reasoned that it … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 11 May 2023 Policy & government Reforming the Mental Health Act – Approaches to Improve Patient Choice A POSTnote summarising proposed reforms to the Mental Health Act (1983) to improve patient choice, highlighting relevant research evidence and stakeholder perspectives. POST (Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology) · 11 May 2023 Policy & government The PACCo project's guide to successful climate adaptation The Promoting Adaptation to Changing Coasts (PACCo) project which delivered large-scale adaptation across two countries has made its how-to guide available to all. GOV.UK · 11 May 2023 Global ESWET Activity Report 2022 A changing and demanding Waste-to-Energy environment: making a sector more resilient Activity Report – Web version / Print version For more than... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 11 May 2023 Global Disaster Waste Management: A Report from ISWA’s Recent Workshop at IFAT Eurasia ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 11 May 2023 Industry news Falling Turkish demand ‘hitting UK scrap prices’ The UK representative on the Bureau of International Recycling’s ferrous division has warned that there have been “substantial downward price movements” in recent weeks, with demand from Turkey “slipping almost daily”. Shane Mellor, managing director of Mellor Metals, warned that the home and export markets for recycled metal have seen prices dip recently, as a … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 11 May 2023 Global Position paper: Targeted reform of the Electricity Market Design Cepi, the Confederation of European Paper Industries, welcomes with relief the European Commission’s proposal for the reform of the Electricity Market Design (EMD). While we expect the co-negotiators to further clarify the provisions of the targeted amendments, the scope of the proposal should not be further extended. The reform should primarily aim at ensuring a […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 11 May 2023 Global The Paris Agreement vs EU agriculture The climate and ecological crises must be tackled together. The potential for the agricultural and food sector to mitigate these crises is huge but also overlooked and understudied. A recent Nature publication provides insight into how the agriculture and food sectors could contribute to the targets set by the Paris Agreement. Samantha Ibbott reports. The latest IPCC report made it abundantly c… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 11 May 2023 Global Why certified soil-biodegradable mulch films belong in the EU Fertilising Products Regulation Open the document Soil-biodegradable and compostable materials are increasingly used in agriculture. Certified soil-biodegradable mulch films have been applied on agricultural soils for more than 20 years and their agronomical behaviour and end-of-life have been extensively assessed. They are proven to have a similar agronomical efficiency compared to conventional, non-biodegradable plastics, s… European Bioplastics News · 11 May 2023 Industry news Seven regions in England will face severe water stress by 2030 as Brits significantly underestimate their daily water usage - Kingfisher plc Kingfisher plc media · 11 May 2023 Industry news Walkers 45% Less Salt becomes a firm favourite with UK shoppers - PepsiCo UK PepsiCo UK stories · 11 May 2023 Council news Thurrock Council - Thurrock Council Thurrock Council · 11 May 2023 Global Bunting Builds Monster Stainless Steel Separator The latest Stainless Steel Separation Conveyor (SSSC) leaving Bunting’s manufacturing facility in Kansas, USA is the largest built so far. The model SSSC 12-24-462 may only be 0.61-metres wide, but sits at the end of an 11.6-metre long conveyor. The high-intensity magnetic separator is destined for installation in an automotive recycling plant in North Carolina. […] Global Recycling · 11 May 2023 Council news Councillor Mary Bing Dong - Spelthorne Borough Council Spelthorne Council · 10 May 2023 Industry news Canned Food UK supports Zero Waste Scotland to tackle Scotland’s food waste Canned Food UK (CFUK), a campaign that champions the benefits of canned food, has leant its support to a new initiative urging people to take a fresh look at tins […] MPMA (Metal Packaging Manufacturers Association) · 10 May 2023 Council news Councillor Gordon Mann - Ashfield District Council Ashfield Council · 10 May 2023 Global Environmental Taxonomy: CSOs fear more greenwashing Environmental experts urge substantial improvements to the controversial EU Taxonomy Act to ensure science-based criteria and preserve environmental integrity. A coalition of civil society organisations urges […] European Environmental Bureau · 10 May 2023 Industry news Brighton & Hove Wood Recycling Project makes planters for the ABBA arena Our team at Brighton & Hove Wood Recycling Project were excited to deliver these 21 beautiful planters to the ABBA arena in London! Made from recycled wood materials, the planters not only add a natural feel to the venue's surroundings but also contribute to a more sustainable future. We're proud to provide solutions that [...] Community Wood Recycling · 10 May 2023