Recycling news: 2022

Industry news Trio of promotions at UNTHA HQ INDUSTRIAL shredder specialist UNTHA UK announced the hunt for two new colleagues, last month, as the £13m company prepares for 30% growth in 2022. But there are further changes at the firm’s North Yorkshire HQ too, as three existing colleagues have been awarded deserved promotions. UNTHA UK’s long-standing engineer Ben Styles has taken on the... Skip & Waste Magazine · 15 Feb 2022 Industry news EU shelves plans for a DRS for batteries Plans for a deposit return scheme (DRS) for batteries in Europe have been shelved, after the European parliament passed a draft battery report without featuring this legislation. The report is expected to be adopted in March and will constitute the European Parliament’s negotiation position with EU governments on the final shape of battery recycling legislation. … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Feb 2022 Council news Penalty Charge Notices - St Albans City and District Council St Albans Council · 14 Feb 2022 Industry news Hammersmith - Library of Things Library of Things · 14 Feb 2022 Industry news Bunzl plc supports two more WasteAid initiatives to prevent plastic pollution in Cameroon and South Africa WasteAid is launching two more initiatives to prevent plastic pollution in Cameroon and South Africa, with support from long-term funding partner Bunzl plc. In Cameroon, the funding will see WasteAid continue to build waste management and plastic recycling capacity in the coastal city of Douala. Building on a previous project also funded by Bunzl plc, […] WasteAid · 14 Feb 2022 Industry news Lowest-income populations face 40% more exposure to heat waves Rising global temperatures are creating imminent heat waves, which are set to impact poorer populations more substantially than wealthier ones. Open Access Government — Environment · 14 Feb 2022 Industry news Merseyside avoids 5.8% levy rise as councils use Covid funds The Merseyside Recycling and Waste Authority (MRWA) has approved a budget which will see the levy charged to authorities rise 1.74% in 2022/23 to £79 million. However, the rise was less than the 5.8% projected last year as the member councils were able to use central government Covid funds instead to cover some costs. Despite … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 14 Feb 2022 Policy & government Mr B Moore v Sean Pong Tyres Ltd: 1803044/2021 Employment Tribunal decision. GOV.UK · 14 Feb 2022 Global FEAD urges more ‘realistic’ deadlines and targets for waste batteries Circular. – 14 February 2022 After weeks of negotiation, the European Parliament ENVI Committee voted on a series of compromise amendments regarding the new Regulation on batteries. FEAD (European Waste Management Association) · 14 Feb 2022 Industry news Researchers create six step guide to improve global water quality The University of Waterloo have created six steps to improve water quality, address nitrogen pollution and examine nitrogen legacies. Open Access Government — Environment · 14 Feb 2022 Industry news £165,000 fund launched to help community groups reduce, reuse and recycle A share of £165,000 is up for grabs to help community groups make the Liverpool City region a cleaner and greener place. The funding – made available via the Merseyside Recycling & Waste Authority and Veolia Community Fund 2022/23 – is for community and voluntary groups, schools and not-for-profit organisations, who can reduce household waste, - Continue Reading Merseyside Recycling and Waste Authority · 14 Feb 2022 Industry news Alutrade admits corporate manslaughter over 2017 fatality An Oldbury-based recycling company where a scrap metal worker died after suffering head injuries in 2017 has admitted corporate manslaughter. In July 2017, Stuart Towns, 35, suffered serious head injuries after being struck from above while working at Alutrade Limited, on Tat Bank Road, Oldbury, and died at the scene (see letsrecycle.com story). Alutrade admitted … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 14 Feb 2022 Industry news John Williams & Associates (JWA) joins Landbell Group Der Beitrag John Williams & Associates (JWA) joins Landbell Group erschien zuerst auf United Kingdom (EN) . ERP UK (European Recycling Platform) · 14 Feb 2022 Industry news A £500,000 business partnership for Northwest companies A Cadishead hazardous waste treatment and recovery facility turned to a team of local businesses to support a £500,000 upgrade of its treatment tank roofs, part of a £1.3million overall site investment programme. Northwest civil engineers, fabricators, painters, scaffolders, and crane specialists worked in partnership with leading waste specialist, CSG on a precision project to […] CSG (Cleansing Service Group) · 14 Feb 2022 Industry news Commission to review Waste Framework Directive The European Commission has today (14 February) detailed plans for a revision of the Waste Framework Directive in four areas. The four topics are: waste prevention, separate collection, waste oils and textiles. All are areas which have been discussed by the UK’s Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs and feature in the Resources and … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 14 Feb 2022 Industry news Norfolk opens 100-tonne reuse shop Norfolk county council opened a 116 square metre reuse shop last week (10 February), which it says will prevent more than 100 tonnes of waste per year. The shop is the second opened by the county, and will operate at the Norwich North recycling centre. Cllr Andy Grant, Norfolk county council cabinet member for environment … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 14 Feb 2022 Industry news Fun Kids launch aluminium recycling podcast series Fun Kids, the UK’s leading radio station for children, families and parents, is broadcasting a series of ten engaging podcast episodes about the benefits of aluminium recycling. Broadcasting on Fun Kids at 5.30pm from Monday 14 February, and available to download from the Fun Kids website, the series is aimed at KS2 and KS3 pupils. […] Alupro · 14 Feb 2022 Council news Single person discount review - Uttlesford District Council Uttlesford Council · 14 Feb 2022 Research & science Love means sharing the champagne - Stanford Report Stanford Report · 14 Feb 2022 Global #breakfreefromplastic Movement Members respond to government announcements ahead of UNEA-5.2 WASHINGTON — Following the announcements from governments, including the United States, France, Canada, and South Korea, supporting a full life cycle approach to a plastics treaty at the One Ocean Summit, Break Free From Plastic members issued the following statements: Jane Patton, Plastics & Petrochemicals Campaign Manager at the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL), […] Break Free From Plastic · 14 Feb 2022 Council news News - North East Derbyshire District Council North East Derbyshire Council · 12 Feb 2022 Industry news Government policy relative to the development of the bio-based and biodegradable industries sector in the UK Executive Summary 1 - bbia.org.uk BBIA (Bio-based and Biodegradable Industries Association) · 12 Feb 2022 Industry news Pledge to show Wales some love this Spring The post Pledge to show Wales some love this Spring appeared first on Keep Wales Tidy . Keep Wales Tidy · 12 Feb 2022 Council news Attendance - democracy.boston.gov.uk Boston Council · 12 Feb 2022 Industry news Amazon deforestation alerts in January are 5 times more than last year Brazilian Space Agency INPE estimates that 430 km² of forest were cleared in just one month New Data from the Brazilian Space Agency INPE’s DETER-B deforestation monitoring system registered the highest rate of deforestation for the month of January since DETER-B was launched in 2016. In January alone, the alerts estimated that 430 km² of […] Greenpeace UK · 11 Feb 2022 Council news St Agnes Sea Defence Proposals - Council of the ISLES OF SCILLY Isles of Scilly Council · 11 Feb 2022 Industry news 20% of African heritage sites threatened by climate change The African coast ­– along with its numerous heritage sites – are at risk of being damaged and lost to extreme sea levels and erosion. Open Access Government — Environment · 11 Feb 2022 Industry news Bridging the gap between public understanding and realities of living alongside elephants Dr Becky Shu-Chen, Conservationist and Project Coordinator for China at the Zoological Society of London, explores the possibilities of positive human-wildlife coexistence, and how technology can be used to protect elephants. Open Access Government — Environment · 11 Feb 2022 Industry news Ask the Apprentice: Chelsea Stevenson, HR Assistant As part of National Apprenticeship Week 2022, we spoke to Ilkeston based HR Assistant, Chelsea Stevenson, to find out what it is like to be an apprentice at Ward. Ward Recycling · 11 Feb 2022 Industry news Defra’s reporting on emissions from waste questioned The former chair of environmental consultancy Eunomia has questioned the “relevance” of Defra’s approach to reporting greenhouse gas emissions from waste. Dr Dominic Hogg left Eunomia, which he founded in 2001, last October and now runs another consultancy called Equanimator Ltd (see letsrecycle.com story). Today (11 February), Equanimator published a report highlighting the “problems” with … R… letsrecycle.com News · 11 Feb 2022 Global Batteries Regulation: ENVI Committee confirms mandatory recycled contents and increases collection targets RECYCLING magazine – 11 February 2022 After weeks of negotiation, he European Parliament ENVI Committee has voted on a series of compromise amendments regarding the new Regulation on batteries. FEAD (European Waste Management Association) · 11 Feb 2022 Industry news Poots visits Bryson’s MRF to discuss source separation Northern Ireland’s environment minister, Edwin Poots, visited Bryson Recycling’s materials recycling facility (MRF) this week to discuss the company’s proposal for a single recycling system in the country. Currently, there are five different recycling systems in Northern Ireland across the 11 different local authorities. Bryson has instead unveiled a proposal based on sourced segregated recycli… letsrecycle.com News · 11 Feb 2022 Council news Temporary event notice licence (TEN) - gosport.gov.uk Gosport Council · 11 Feb 2022 Industry news EIGHT YEARS OF FORS GOLD RENEWAL ACHIEVED! Powerday has retained the highly-regarded gold standard of the Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme (FORS) for the eighth year running. One of less than 700 companies across the country to hold the gold... Powerday · 11 Feb 2022 Industry news Read all about it – NBF Member news wanted Do you have a new product launch, or have you had a change in location? Are you expanding your premises or appointing a new MD? We want to hear about it! If you have any important company news that you might already be planning to send to the trade press, we’d love to share it […] National Bed Federation · 11 Feb 2022 Industry news Decline in English RDF exports slowing, data shows England exported 1.6 million tonnes of refuse derived fuel (RDF) in 2021, down 8% from 1.8 million tonnes the year before. While RDF exports have nearly halved since around 3.2 million tonnes were exported in 2017, the rate of decline has slowed. According to data published by consultancy Footprint Services and sourced from the Environment … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 11 Feb 2022 Council news Skills and Employability - Newry, Mourne and Down District Council Newry, Mourne and Down Council · 11 Feb 2022 Industry news The 3D tools accelerating apparel supply chain lead times - Just Style Just Style · 11 Feb 2022 Global Europe edges closer to replaceable batteries in all electronics The Environment Committee of the European Parliament overwhelmingly adopted an ambitious report on the European Battery Regulation. This is an important hurdle towards establishing much awaited laws which will apply to all batteries sold on the European market, writes Jean-Pierre Schweitzer. This article was originally published by Right to Repair Europe, a coalition of more than 80 organisatio… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 11 Feb 2022 Global With caution, #breakfreefromplastic welcomes Coca-Cola’s 25% Reusable Target By 2030 Manila — Today, The Coca-Cola Company announced its goal of having 25% of all beverages globally across its portfolio of brands sold in refillable/returnable glass or plastic bottles, or refillable containers, by 2030. This decision comes as #breakfreefromplastic members worldwide have spent years demanding the company reduce its reliance on plastic packaging. According to the […] Break Free From Plastic · 10 Feb 2022