Recycling news: 2023

Industry news The government isn’t rising to the IPCC’s challenge, but the climate movement will We’re winning the argument on climate change, but still losing the battle on the ground. It’s time for a new approach. Greenpeace UK · 23 Mar 2023 Council news Paying your council tax - Shropshire Council Shropshire Council · 23 Mar 2023 Industry news What is sportswashing and why is it such a big problem? Polluting companies and dodgy governments are trying to clean up their image by buying teams and sponsoring tournaments. We shouldn't let them get away with it. Greenpeace UK · 23 Mar 2023 Industry news Six steps to managing e-waste SPONSORED CONTENT: Praveen Shankar, EY UK&I Technology's media and telecommunications market leader, explains how tech companies can help drive the circular economy by reducing e-waste. edie — Circular Economy tag · 23 Mar 2023 Policy & government Budget 2021: Overview of tax legislation and rates (OOTLAR) Tax policy announcements at Budget 2021. GOV.UK · 23 Mar 2023 Industry news DESNZ consult on GGSS Mid-Scheme Review – more information to follow! The Mid-Scheme Review of the Green Gas Support Scheme (GGSS) was launched today (23 March 2023) by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ). The consultation will run for eight weeks till 18 May. The mid-scheme review seeks views on a number of topics, including: A proposed extension to the scheme to March… ADBA (Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association) · 23 Mar 2023 Industry news Waste or council site sought for peat substitute project Local authorities and waste management companies are being invited to take part in research work to find a substitute for peat in compost. The invitation comes from the Community Interest Company, Sizzle, which has secured £320,000 for the work from the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation. Peat will be banned from sale in England in 2024. Now, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Mar 2023 Industry news Nationwide TV campaign launches to tackle WEEE A nationwide TV advertising campaign aiming to tackle e-waste began yesterday (22 March) when a Recycle Your Electricals advert was aired on ITV and Sky. The advert, which can be seen below, forms part of Recycling Your Electricals’s behaviour change campaign, which aims to reduce the 155,000 tonnes of small electricals discarded every year. … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Mar 2023 Industry news The Toy Story: Recyclability and Beyond! The post The Toy Story: Recyclability and Beyond! appeared first on RECOUP . RECOUP · 23 Mar 2023 Industry news Arrest warrant issued for Cotswolds ‘waste offender’ An arrest warrant has been issued for a “waste offender” who was convicted in his absence last week for running a waste site without a permit in the Cotswolds, the Environment Agency has said. According to a statement from the regulator today (23 March), David Lee, 46, formerly of North Four Shires Stone Farm, Gloucestershire, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Mar 2023 Council news Pay a Penalty Charge Notice (parking ticket) - Torbay Council Torbay Council · 23 Mar 2023 Council news Find a car park - Torbay Council Torbay Council · 23 Mar 2023 Global Thinking outside the circle: when circularity meets sufficiency Over the last decade, the concept of the Circular Economy (CE) has gained widespread popularity as a framework for waste reduction and management. The CE approach aims to close the loop by reusing and recycling materials, which reduces the demand for virgin materials and decreases pollution. This perspective has facilitated the adoption of the CE […] Zero Waste Europe · 23 Mar 2023 Industry news Welcome to the Team! Meet our Reuse Consortium Coordinator Maternity Cover Circular Communities Scotland is delighted to welcome a new member of staff to our team. Rhoda Reid joins us as Maternity Cover for our Reuse Consortium Coordinator role and will be the main point of contact for the Reuse Consortium from the 24th of March onwards. We would like to extend a huge congratulations to [...] Circular Communities Scotland · 23 Mar 2023 Industry news WRA welcomes plans to withdraw RPS 250 Following five years of work to clarify which waste wood items are potentially hazardous, the Wood Recyclers’ Association has welcomed plans by the Environment Agency to withdraw RPS 250 on 1st September. Introduced in July 2021, Regulatory Position Statement (RPS) 250 currently allows potentially hazardous ‘amber’ waste wood items from the construction and demolition (C&D)... Skip & Waste Magazine · 23 Mar 2023 Industry news Suez ‘surprised’ by proposed Teesside strike Suez has said it is “surprised” to hear of proposed strike action by GMB Union members working on its energy from waste (EfW) plant at Haverton Hill, Teesside. According to the GMB, around 100 staff are “ready to walk out” after almost 99% rejected a pay offer of a 6% rise during a ballot. The … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Mar 2023 Global Joint Statement on the impact of the energy crisis on the EU pulp and paper sector Download the full statement here. CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 23 Mar 2023 Policy & government Miss A Bovell v Reading Borough Council: 2702327/2013 Employment Tribunal decision. GOV.UK · 23 Mar 2023 Industry news Yorkshire and the Humber energy from waste facilities play critical role in delivering economic growth and net zero, says new CBI Economics report Yorkshire and the Humber energy from waste facilities play critical role in delivering economic growth and net zero, says new CBI Economics report enfinium · 23 Mar 2023 Industry news enfinium Parc Adfer energy from waste facility in Deeside plays critical role in delivering economic growth and net zero, says new CBI Economics report Parc Adfer energy from waste facility in Deeside plays critical role in delivering economic growth and net zero, says new CBI Economics report enfinium · 23 Mar 2023 Industry news enfinium Kemsley energy from waste facility plays critical role in delivering economic growth and net zero, says new CBI Economics report Kemsley energy from waste facility playing critical role in delivering economic growth and net zero, says new CBI Economics report enfinium · 23 Mar 2023 Industry news enfinium Kelvin energy from waste facility already playing critical role in delivering economic growth and net zero, says new CBI Economics report New Sandwell energy from waste facility already playing critical role in delivering economic growth and net zero, says new CBI Economics report enfinium · 23 Mar 2023 Industry news Energy from waste is key to green growth and energy security, says new CBI Economics report Energy from waste is key to green growth and energy security, says new CBI Economics report enfinium · 23 Mar 2023 Global Container glass industry welcomes green claim proposal FEVE (European Container Glass Federation) · 23 Mar 2023 Council news Bassett Row Parking Survey - Southampton City Council Southampton Council · 23 Mar 2023 Industry news Altilium Metals grows Teesside “Battery Recycling Refinery” initiative with new “Battery Processing Stations” venture Altilium Metals has signed an MOU with Volta for development of UK battery processing stations. Volta a subsidiary of conglomerate Envipro, is operating a number of li-ion battery recycling facilities in Japan. The new partnership will give Altilium Metals access to Volta's superior technology, tailored quality approach for feedstock delivery and access to an Asian [...] Altilium news · 23 Mar 2023 Council news Voter identification - West Suffolk Council West Suffolk Council · 23 Mar 2023 Global Going Green – CARE INNOVATION 2023 - WEEE Forum WEEE Forum · 22 Mar 2023 Industry news REA welcomes Hydrogen Champion Report REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 22 Mar 2023 Council news Report a litter issue - bury.gov.uk Bury Council · 22 Mar 2023 Industry news Agency secures £72,000 Blaydon Quarry landfill fines The Environment Agency has announced that it has prosecuted two landfill companies “for blighting the community in Blaydon”, fining them over £72,000 in total. The Agency explained that the prosecution came on the back of an investigation which found both companies to be in breach of an environmental permit. The regulator outlined that Octagon … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 22 Mar 2023 Policy & government Agent Update: issue 106 Get guidance from HMRC if you're a tax agent or an adviser. GOV.UK · 22 Mar 2023 Council news School meals - bury.gov.uk Bury Council · 22 Mar 2023 Policy & government Landfill companies that caused misery for residents hit with fines Two companies that caused misery for residents when litter and smells escaped from Blaydon Landfill in Gateshead have been sentenced. GOV.UK · 22 Mar 2023 Industry news C&D wood RPS to end as ‘less than 1%’ is hazardous The Wood Recyclers Association (WRA) has welcomed the Environment Agency’s decision to withdraw the regulatory position statement (RPS) relating to hazardous waste wood from the construction and demolition industry later this year. The association said the Agency confirmed to its members at their spring meeting earlier this month that ‘RPS 250’ will be withdrawn as … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 22 Mar 2023 Council news About Bury Live Well Service - bury.gov.uk Bury Council · 22 Mar 2023 Council news Bury Live Well Service - bury.gov.uk Bury Council · 22 Mar 2023 Council news Planning enforcement - bury.gov.uk Bury Council · 22 Mar 2023 Industry news YF: City Harvest is the conduit for innovative food brands to do good City Harvest B-Corp partner, yf, champions a network of innovative, food brands looking to do good by people and the planet. City Harvest London · 22 Mar 2023 Council news Bin collection days and alerts - bury.gov.uk Bury Council · 22 Mar 2023