Recycling news: 2019

Industry news Germany discussed blocking European plan to stop funding fossil fuel projects The post Germany discussed blocking European plan to stop funding fossil fuel projects appeared first on Unearthed . Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 13 Nov 2019 Industry news AEB works completed ‘ahead of schedule’ All six combustion lines at Amsterdam’s AEB energy from waste plant are now back online, and the facility’s operators have said it will “gradually” reach contracted volumes again soon. The facility, which was commissioned in 1993, is one of the largest in the Netherlands, and is a major off-taker of residual waste, in the form … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 13 Nov 2019 Industry news Forestry sector 'failing' to combat forced labour - The Ecologist The Ecologist · 13 Nov 2019 Industry news In pictures: The Brazilian Amazon in 2019 The post In pictures: The Brazilian Amazon in 2019 appeared first on Unearthed . Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 13 Nov 2019 Industry news People news round-up (12/11/19) With news on:Mick George appoints new CFO; Additions for waste and recycling recruiters; UKWSL expands corporate team; Vanden Recycling appoints business development manager Mick George appoints new CFO The Mick George Group has appointed Alan Hardy as its new chief financial officer. Mr Hardy has more than 20 years’ board level experience and is tasked … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 Nov 2019 Industry news ‘Investment needed’ for Scottish Circular Economy Bill Councils need to see more investment from Holyrood ahead of the Scottish government’s Circular Economy Bill, according to the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA). The group has warned that improvements in recycling and resource management will be impossible if local authorities do not have the funding to transition to the new schemes which the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 Nov 2019 Council news Subscribe to the green waste service - East Devon District Council East Devon Council · 12 Nov 2019 Industry news Raising Awareness - Keep Scotland Beautiful Keep Scotland Beautiful · 12 Nov 2019 Industry news Potter Group charges dismissed at Pembroke Dock trial All charges against Sundorne Products (Llanidloes) Ltd – also known as Potter Group – in relation to its site at Unit 41, Pembroke Dock have been dismissed at trial. Potter Group faced ten charges relating to breaching its environmental permit through its storage of Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF) in a manner that was not in … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 Nov 2019 Council news Beecraigs Country Park - West Lothian Council West Lothian Council · 12 Nov 2019 Industry news Dutch ‘RDF tax’ faces critical vote The Netherlands’ House of Representatives will vote this week on its government’s tax plans for 2020, which include a €31 per tonne tax on the import of refuse derived fuel (RDF). The tax could have a big impact on the UK which exports about 14% of its residual waste overseas in the form of RDF … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 Nov 2019 Industry news Upstream Battle® - Keep Scotland Beautiful Keep Scotland Beautiful · 12 Nov 2019 Policy & government Statusbericht Abfallverbrennung - Umweltbundesamt Österreich Umweltbundesamt Austria · 12 Nov 2019 Policy & government Status Report Waste Incineration - Umweltbundesamt Österreich Umweltbundesamt Austria · 12 Nov 2019 Industry news UK set to miss raft of environmental targets in 2020 and beyond The post UK set to miss raft of environmental targets in 2020 and beyond appeared first on Unearthed . Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 12 Nov 2019 Council news GIS - planning.blackburn.gov.uk Blackburn with Darwen Council · 12 Nov 2019 Industry news E Newsletter - Aluminium International Today Aluminium International Today · 11 Nov 2019 Industry news Environment Agency continues to tackle flooding across the UK Ongoing river flooding continues to impact communities in parts of South Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Lincolnshire. Open Access Government — Environment · 11 Nov 2019 Industry news Waste industry hit by flood disruption Flooding across the UK this weekend has caused disruption to a number of waste and recycling services. Most of the disruption has affected the north of England, particularly Yorkshire where flooding was caused by the River Don bursting its banks. In Doncaster, the town’s waste contractor Suez reported on Friday (8 November) that it had … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 11 Nov 2019 Industry news Terms of Borrowing - Library of Things Library of Things · 11 Nov 2019 Industry news ADBA writes to party leaders outlining ‘wish list’ The UK Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA) has written to all national party leaders setting out a ‘wish list’ of actions it would like government to take to bring clarity to the sector. The letter outlined that the industry requires clarity on policy affecting it, including stepping up plans for compulsory food waste collections … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 11 Nov 2019 Industry news Time for a sea-change in ocean protection Here, Louisa Casson from Greenpeace UK explains the ongoing need for significant ocean protection. Open Access Government — Environment · 11 Nov 2019 Industry news CRNS Annual Conference ‘Growing Your Impact, Telling Your Story’ This year’s conference was a vibrant and dynamic event which focussed very much on the impact our members and stakeholders are making in the community based resources sector. With so much good work being done at national level, grassroots level and everywhere in-between, it is important that we periodically remind ourselves that this story should, and must, be [...] Circular Communities Scotland · 11 Nov 2019 Industry news Biogen acquires Weston-super-Mare AD site Food waste and anaerobic digestion (AD) specialists Biogen has acquired a 1.1 MW anaerobic digestion (AD) site in Somerset from Enovert. The facility, at Weston-super-Mare was acquired from Enovert for an undisclosed sum and the deal was led by Ancala Partners, an infrastructure investment manager. Commenting on the acquisition, Adam Feneley, managing director of Biogen, said: … Read More The p… letsrecycle.com News · 11 Nov 2019 Industry news WIDP programme ‘moving to new phase’ The government’s long running Waste Infrastructure Delivery Programme (WIDP) is moving to a new phase after helping to deliver the ‘vast majority’ of infrastructure under the progamme. Established by Defra in 2006, WIDP was intended to accelerate the delivery of residual waste treatment infrastructure such as energy-from-waste plants. This was imperative at the time to … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 11 Nov 2019 Industry news Library of Things - Library of Things Library of Things · 10 Nov 2019 Council news Riverbank Chippenham - Day opportunity service - Wiltshire Council Wiltshire Council · 9 Nov 2019 Council news Bradbury Manor Devizes - Wiltshire Council Wiltshire Council · 9 Nov 2019 Council news Changes in Circumstances - Halton Borough Council Halton Council · 9 Nov 2019 Industry news 9 ways to use up a glut of parsnips I was recently given a glut of parsnips by a friend. Now I have to admit, I’m not overly keen on sweet vegetables, although I’ll add sweet potato to a stew, but I’m determined to use up this gift! I asked members of our Facebook Group for their ideas, and they didn’t disappoint: Parsnip Soup… Zero Waste Week · 9 Nov 2019 Policy & government CFM76120 - Other tax rules on corporate finance: change of accounting basis: examples: own credit risk GOV.UK · 9 Nov 2019 Policy & government CFM76110 - Other tax rules on corporate finance: change of accounting basis: examples: AFS and FVTOCI assets GOV.UK · 9 Nov 2019 Policy & government CFM76045 - Other tax rules on corporate finance: change of accounting basis: TACV - amounts in OCI GOV.UK · 9 Nov 2019 Global Opposition Letter to Save our Seas Legislation November 19 November 19, 2019 Re: Opposition to Save our Seas 2.0, Senate bill 1982 Dear Senators: An editorial in the Newark Star Ledger got it exactly right with the headline: “Our oceans are choking in plastic, and half measures are inadequate.” (October 29, 2019). Millions of pounds of plastic pour into our treasured rivers, streams and […] Break Free From Plastic · 8 Nov 2019 Global Guest Blog | Finally Good News from Corfu Professor Dimitrios Soukeras is the first Chairman of the Board of Waste Watch Corfu and the CEO of Organisational Diagnosis Ltd, a proactive Safety Business Consultancy which assists high risk entities with their risks decision making and analysis, so as to prevent them from unexpected business upsets. In this guest blog he discusses Corfu???s unique bottom-up approach to deliver recycling. ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 8 Nov 2019 Industry news SUPs: Warning over ‘unintended consequences’ Plastics recyclers have warned that the regulatory framework behind the reduction of single use plastics (SUPs) could cause “serious unintended consequences”. This was the general verdict from the 2019 British Plastics Federations (BPF) recycling seminar held in London yesterday, November 7. The event was kicked off by Roger Baynham, the chairman of the BPF Recycling … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Nov 2019 Industry news News in brief (08/11/19) With news on; Smurfit Kappa launches new food-safe packaging; Northampton homes move to wheeled bins; Viridor employ ‘pester power’ with packed lunch scheme; B&M first in North West to earn DVSA accreditation, and; Danish brand launches 100% recycled socks. Smurfit Kappa launches new food-safe packaging Smurfit Kappa has launched a food-safe packaging in partnership with … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Nov 2019 Global EucoLight conference reveals EU-wide scale of WEEE non-compliance through online marketplaces The results of a multi-national study into non-compliance of product sold through online marketplaces were revealed at a conference... L'articolo EucoLight conference reveals EU-wide scale of WEEE non-compliance through online marketplaces proviene da Eucolight . EucoLight · 8 Nov 2019 Industry news Challenging climate change with ‘generation green’ Here, read about the rise of the infamous Greta-led 'generation green' and what can be done to support it. Open Access Government — Environment · 8 Nov 2019 Industry news CIWM announces ‘streamlined’ trustee board The Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM) has announced the appointment of a new trustee board which has been “significantly reduced to streamline and improve responsiveness”. The board will be in post with effect from 13th November and comprises the five members of the CIWM presidential team and seven trustees. According to the CIWM, the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Nov 2019