Recycling news: 2022

Global Capacity Building Webinar on Children and Chemicals – 7 February – Online The EEB would like to invite you to our latest capacity building webinar on Chemicals and Children that will take place on 7 February 14:00 -15:30 CET. The webinar will cover several aspects of […] European Environmental Bureau · 10 Jan 2022 Industry news News in brief (10/01/20) With news on: Tubex starts recycling tree shelters; FCC Environment launches reuse strategy; suspended sentence for Oldham skip firm director; green bin collections return to Cambridge; and, Coventry hits back at Unite’s pay claims. Tubex starts recycling tree shelters UK-based manufacturer of tree shelter solutions Tubex has launched its 2021 report card, noting that more … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 10 Jan 2022 Policy & government Napier Barracks planning application The Home Office is currently consulting on planning proposals for the continued use of Napier Barracks for eligible asylum seekers whilst their claims are being considered. GOV.UK · 10 Jan 2022 Industry news The secret link between deforestation and flooding in West Africa The frequency of thunderstorms has doubled in the last 30 years, in some fast-growing West African coastal cities. Open Access Government — Environment · 10 Jan 2022 Industry news Hockey hottie Rob Neal is Skip Hunk for January FROM skydiving indoors to hockey, Skip Hunk Rob Neal of SunSkips in Suffolk is simply the best! Greetings! Tell us a bit about yourself.I’m Rob Neal, I’m 21 and I work as Commercial Account Manager at SunSkips in Suffolk. 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According to the tender document, it may be … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 10 Jan 2022 Industry news Plummeting use to see Leicester remove recycling banks Leicester city council will begin work next month to slash the number of recycling bank sites in the city to 18 after waste tonnages collected via the service fell “significantly” in the last decade. Leicester council currently provides recycling banks at 62 locations. Most sites offer a glass recycling bank, while 27 offer paper and … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 10 Jan 2022 Industry news How has marsh pollution affected the survival of sea anemones? Scientists say the stationary sea anemone, Nematostella, has been decreasing in numbers - as it becomes severely impacted by pollution. Open Access Government — Environment · 10 Jan 2022 Global How to collect and manage organics well – lessons from Slovenia The start of 2022 marks two years to go until the separate collection of bio-waste will become mandatory for all EU member states. Ahead of this important deadline, we hear from Jaka Kranjc, Secretary-General at our Slovenian member, Ekologi brez meja, about what the rest of the EU can learn from Slovenia, which made the […] Zero Waste Europe · 10 Jan 2022 Global Rethinking economic governance: it’s time for a Sustainability and Wellbeing Pact Ahead of the European Commission publishing a review of the EU economic governance framework this summer, the EEB calls for a new framework that is redirected towards a sustainability and wellbeing approach. Although the consultation is still open on the website of the European Commission, civil society organisations and the general public could submit a response and have a say until December 2… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 10 Jan 2022 Policy & government GLAN complaint to UK NCP about Anglo American Complaint about a UK company regarding alleged breaches of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises brought to the UK National Contact Point GOV.UK · 10 Jan 2022 Industry news Researchers use technology to calculate movement of large land animals Tracking the movements of large wild animals, researchers developed the software ‘enerscape’, protecting species and helping humans avoid animal contact. Open Access Government — Environment · 10 Jan 2022 Industry news Veolia in plans for EV battery recycling plant Veolia has today (10 January) unveiled plans to build an electric vehicle battery recycling plant in the West Midlands. The proposed site in Minworth will be able to process 20% of the UK’s end of life vehicle batteries by 2024, Veolia claims. According to the waste management company, the plant will “mark the first step … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 10 Jan 2022 Industry news Bed retailers encouraged to engage in National Bed Month campaign As National Bed Month approaches in March, the National Bed Federation (NBF) is calling on bed manufacturers and retailers to support the annual awareness campaign and is providing an exclusive multi-media toolkit to its NBF Retail Champions. The campaign, which has been running for over 30 years, promotes the health benefits of buying a new […] National Bed Federation · 10 Jan 2022 Industry news ReNew ELP and Appliance Brand Grundig Agree Partnership to Recycle Microfibre Filters The post ReNew ELP and Appliance Brand Grundig Agree Partnership to Recycle Microfibre Filters appeared first on Mura Technology . Mura Technology news · 10 Jan 2022 Industry news EA issues ‘resource framework’ guidance The Environment Agency has published a guidance document revamping its quality protocol system for deciding if materials aren’t classified as waste. The new system, known as ‘resource frameworks’, will replace quality protocols (QPs) and some assessments cost as much as £40,000. By using a ‘resource framework’, applicants will be able to identify the point at … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 10 Jan 2022 Global UNEP Global Major Groups and Stakeholders Forum – 7-10 February – Online Global Major Groups and Stakeholder Forum (GMGSF) Before UNEA 5.2 7-10 February 2022 Please register here The EEB and Women Engage for a Common Future, with […] European Environmental Bureau · 10 Jan 2022 Council news RELEASE 8: EDUCATION - Hull City Council Kingston upon Hull Council · 10 Jan 2022 Industry news Morrisons scrapping 'use by' dates from milk to help customers reduce waste - Morrisons Corporate Morrisons media centre · 10 Jan 2022 Policy & government Industrial Energy Transformation Fund (IETF) Phase 2: Autumn 2021 (closed to applications) Phase 2 of the IETF provides grant funding for feasibility and engineering studies, and for the deployment of industrial energy efficiency and deep decarbonisation projects. GOV.UK · 10 Jan 2022 Industry news The Benefits of Waste Sorting Robots in Recycling Facilities As the global population swells, the pressure on our planet’s resources becomes more evident. Recycling is one important way we can all do our part to reduce our environmental impact, and with growing demand for recycled materials, labour availability for sorting and processing recyclables is becoming a key factor in recycling capacity. Fortunately, waste sorting... Recycleye news · 9 Jan 2022 Global Circular Economy Working Group Session on Sustainable Product Policy- 16 February – Online Circular Economy Working Group Session On Sustainable Product Policy 16 February 14:30 – 16:30 CET This session will focus on Sustainable Product Initiative, as a […] European Environmental Bureau · 9 Jan 2022 Policy & government WasteSorted Schools News - Waste Authority WA WA Waste Authority · 8 Jan 2022 Council news BOSTON BOROUGH COUNCIL BOSTON TOWN AREA COMMITTEE (BTAC) ANNUAL REPORT FOR 2019/20 Contents 1. What is BTAC? 2. How Does BTAC Wo - democracy.boston.gov.uk Boston Council · 8 Jan 2022 Industry news MyMcDonald's Rewards is here - McDonald's McDonald's UK newsroom · 8 Jan 2022 Council news Central heating Fund - Council of the ISLES OF SCILLY Isles of Scilly Council · 8 Jan 2022 Council news London Borough of Tower Hamlets: Poverty Review - Tower Hamlets Council Tower Hamlets Council · 8 Jan 2022 Industry news News in brief (07/01/22) With news on: Nottinghamshire to review recycling facilities; Buckinghamshire awards HWRC contract to FCC; Mansfield draws up Omicron contingency plans; and, Anthesis acquires Canadian consultancy Provision Coalition Inc.. Nottinghamshire to review recycling facilities Nottinghamshire county council this week approved a strategic review of its network of household waste recycling centre (HWRCs)… letsrecycle.com News · 7 Jan 2022 Policy & government Second consultation on Alton environmental permit variation Opportunity to comment on plans for an incinerator in Hampshire GOV.UK · 7 Jan 2022 Industry news Spice up your dinner with these tasty vegan dishes from David Olu We asked vegan influencer David Olu to share some of his favourite plant-based dishes with a Nigerian twist. Try them at home and let us know what you think! Greenpeace UK · 7 Jan 2022 Policy & government Mr K Goodale v BKP Waste & Recycling Ltd: 1405968/2020 Employment Tribunal decision. GOV.UK · 7 Jan 2022 Global Council of EU Presidencies, Past and Present – Green or Not? Greater environmental ambition is urgently needed as the baton passes from a disappointing Slovenian Presidency to France. A new year begins, and with it the next Presidency of the Council of the European Union. Slovenia has held the mantle for the previous six months, the last member of the Presidency Trio with Portugal and Germany. France now takes up the rotating Presidency for the first six… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 7 Jan 2022 Industry news Outlook on 2022: The last throes of resistance to the energy transition REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 7 Jan 2022 Global Slovenian EU Presidency assessment – not so green, say NGOs The European Union under the Slovenian Presidency failed to make significant progress towards a green transition at this critical moment for tackling the environmental crisis, as revealed by an EEB assessment. Slovenia’s six-month […] European Environmental Bureau · 7 Jan 2022 Industry news Restoring food security after coral bleaching events Researchers have found that coral reefs are more resilient ecosystems than previously thought, remaining rich sources of macronutrients for the fishing industry even after coral bleaching. Open Access Government — Environment · 7 Jan 2022 Industry news Drop in recyclate income sees further Norse Waste losses Norse Environmental Waste Services (NEWS) posted a loss of more than £1.4 million in the 2020/21 financial year, the third successive year of losses. A spokesperson for the company put this down to a reduction in revenue gained from the sale of materials, but said the current hike in recyclate prices will “significantly improve” financial … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Jan 2022 Global FEAD troubled by exclusion of recycling from latest EU aid framework Plastics Information Europe – 06 January 2022 The European Federation for Waste Management and Environmental Services (FEAD, Brussels / Belgium; www.fead.be) has voiced its concern over the exclusion of recycling from activities eligible for aid in the European Commission’s Climate, Energy and Environmental Aid Guidelines (CEEAG) 2022. The aid would be given in the form of reductions from […] T… FEAD (European Waste Management Association) · 7 Jan 2022 Industry news Agency issues draft permit for Uniper’s EfW plant The Environment Agency has published a draft decision document suggesting they are likely to grant Uniper a permit to operate an energy from waste (EfW) plant at the Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station site. A consultation on the decision, which opened yesterday (6 January), will now run until 3 February. Known as the East Midlands Energy Re-Generation … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Jan 2022 Policy & government L Lower v Enviroclear Waste Recycling Ltd: 2307174/2020 Employment Tribunal decision. GOV.UK · 7 Jan 2022