Recycling news: 2022

Industry news Alupro announces sponsorship of 2023 Student Starpack Awards Alupro, the aluminium packaging recycling organisation, has been announced as the latest sponsor of the 2023 Student Starpack Awards. Organised by the Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining (IOM3), the competition challenges university students to create innovative packaging solutions to solve problems set by leading brands. As part of the agreement, Alupro has published a […] Alupro · 24 Nov 2022 Global Target 90: An unprecedented coalition of businesses across the EU calls for an ambitious approach to beverage packaging. This is an opportunity to significantly reduce the demand for virgin resources in a meaningful way. Reloop Platform · 24 Nov 2022 Global Coalition letter in support of PPWR Reloop built a coalition in EU which supports the overall direction and ambition of the Commission's Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation proposal. Reloop Platform · 24 Nov 2022 Industry news Delays to DRS are in nobody’s interest Alice Rackley, CEO of Polytag, advocates for the adoption of Digital Deposit Return Schemes (DDRS) to address the UK's recycling challenges and avoid further delays in environmental policy implementation. Explore how digital solutions can save costs, enhance recycling efficiency, and support the circular economy. Polytag news · 23 Nov 2022 Industry news Legislation – Understanding Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) legislation is transforming how businesses manage packaging waste. EPR requires producers to take full lifecycle responsibility for their products, promoting sustainability and reducing environmental impact. Polytag's Describe, Tag and Trace technology provides detailed data on packaging, helping businesses comply with EPR regulations and support a circula… Polytag news · 23 Nov 2022 Global The elephant in the room of EU climate action As COP 27 draws to a close, and as we reach the seventh anniversary of the Paris Agreement, now is a fine time to assess the EU’s progress on climate, and address the urgent action still needed to pull us back from the brink. All eyes should be on the elephant in the room: agriculture. Ben Snelson, Jurij Krajcic and Célia Nyssens report. Upon unveiling its Green Deal in 2019, the EU boasted one… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 23 Nov 2022 Global Joint industry statement from the Packaging Value Chain The European Packaging Value Chain expresses serious concerns about the European Commission suggested approach on packaging and packaging waste legislation Plastics Europe · 23 Nov 2022 Industry news Digestate: futures, innovation and valorisation Due to extreme increases in energy prices, artificial fertiliser production has become economically unviable. Currently all mineral fertilizer production in the UK is suspended. CF Fertilisers UK announced that they will temporarily halt ammonia production at Billingham, instead importing ammonia to produce AN fertiliser and Nitric Acid at the site. Billingham reported costs above £2,000… The p… ADBA (Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association) · 23 Nov 2022 Industry news Non-fatal injuries back to previous levels Non-fatal injuries reported under the RIDDOR scheme in the waste and recycling sector have reduced slightly year-on-year, according to data released today by the Health and Safety Executive. While the data is subject to caveats around levels of accuracy because of Covid-19, the numbers appear to show that 2021-22 levels of non-fatal injuries are back … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Nov 2022 Global How to combat high energy prices – and how not to Subsidising high energy prices might seem the obvious answer to the cost of living crisis, but it is not. The best alternative for the short run is direct payments to citizens, while investing in reducing demand for fossil fuels in the long term, reports Luke Haywood. This opinion article was orginally published in Social Europe. How to cope with high energy prices continues to dominate Europea… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 23 Nov 2022 Industry news Defra publishes draft EPR statutory instrument The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has published a Statutory Instrument (SI) in parliament setting out how businesses will submit data for the upcoming extended producer responsibility (EPR) reforms. This will mandate obligated producers in England to collect data from March 2023, or January if they have the data, so they can begin … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Nov 2022 Industry news Thanksgiving Kimchi Mac n Cheese by Judy Joo The post Thanksgiving Kimchi Mac n Cheese by Judy Joo appeared first on City Harvest . City Harvest London · 23 Nov 2022 Industry news enfinium joins the Bacton Thames Net Zero Cooperation Agreement enfinium joins the Bacton Thames Net Zero Cooperation Agreement enfinium · 23 Nov 2022 Industry news Kincardine and Mearns to move towards hybrid booking system Three household waste and recycling centres (HWRCs) in Kincardine and Mearns in Aberdeenshire will adopt a ‘hybrid’ booking system as part of efforts to clamp down on trade waste abuse. Under the ‘hybrid approach’, residents will be able to turn up without the need to book a slot on Wednesdays or Saturdays. On all other … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Nov 2022 Industry news Welsh ‘non-domestic premises’ to separate recycling The Welsh Government has announced plans to require all ‘non-domestic premises’ to present recyclable materials for collection separately from each other. Non-domestic premises include businesses, charities and public sector bodies. The recyclable materials covered by the proposals are: glass; paper and card; metal and plastic; food waste from premises producing 5kg or more per week; … Read Mor… letsrecycle.com News · 23 Nov 2022 Industry news Handling hazardous substances in a circular economy In this special report, Nils Johansson of Sweden’s KTH Royal Institute of Technology asks ‘How should hazardous substances be handled in a circular economy?‘ It is well known that informal recycling for example when e-waste is burnt in an uncontrolled way to access precious metals spreads hazardous substances to humans and nature. But even conventional, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Nov 2022 Industry news ‘ENTER THE ICE’ CHALLENGE RAISING AWARNESS OF MENTAL HEALTH The post ‘ENTER THE ICE’ CHALLENGE RAISING AWARNESS OF MENTAL HEALTH appeared first on Powerday . Powerday · 23 Nov 2022 Industry news Black Friday: Could 2022 finally be the year that sustainability trumps overconsumption? This Friday (25 November) is Black Friday – the biggest discount shopping day in the US calendar and, now, arguably in the UK too. It is widely regarded as the antithesis of sustainable consumption. But, with budgets squeezed and environmental awareness growing, could 2022 present an opportunity for a ‘greener’ Black Friday? edie — Circular Economy tag · 23 Nov 2022 Global Commission must not bow to industry lobbying on the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation revision Some weeks ago, a leaked draft of the revised European Commission’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation, scheduled to be officially released on 30 November, was circulated. […] European Environmental Bureau · 23 Nov 2022 Industry news POWERDAY PRESENTS CHEQUE FOR £12,000 TO CF TRUST The post POWERDAY PRESENTS CHEQUE FOR £12,000 TO CF TRUST appeared first on Powerday . Powerday · 23 Nov 2022 Industry news Food waste recycling firm fined £36,000 for breaching permit Whites Recycling Limited was fined £36,000 at Doncaster Magistrates’ Court on 16 November for breaching its environmental permit and unlawfully storing waste, the Environment Agency says. In September, the Lincolnshire-based food waste recycling company pleaded guilty to eight offences, the Agency says, relating to the spreading of waste on farmland. Doncaster Magistrates’ Court heard that … Re… letsrecycle.com News · 23 Nov 2022 Industry news Acquisition and management buyout at two waste firms Chesterfield-based waste management and skip hire company Hopkinson Waste Group has announced that it acquired the Yorkshire-based HR Skip Hire. And, IT disposal and electrical recycling specialist CCL (North) has united with Restructa Ltd, which specialises in the recycling of TVs and computers, following a management buyout. Hopkinson Waste Group Hopkinson Waste said that following … Read Mor… letsrecycle.com News · 23 Nov 2022 Industry news WASTE WEEKEND EVENTS RAISE £30,000 The post WASTE WEEKEND EVENTS RAISE £30,000 appeared first on Powerday . Powerday · 23 Nov 2022 Policy & government Company fined for prohibited use of firefighting foam at Marsden Point - NZ EPA NZ EPA · 23 Nov 2022 Industry news Meet Sam Taylor - Commercial Buyer - EMR Group EMR Metal Recycling news · 23 Nov 2022 Council news Partial Closure Order granted - Melton Borough Council Melton Council · 23 Nov 2022 Council news Bin collections over Christmas and New Year - Horsham District Council Horsham Council · 23 Nov 2022 Industry news Governance, reporting and assurance - Associated British Foods Associated British Foods news · 23 Nov 2022 Industry news Global survey reveals ‘overwhelming support’ for new UN treaty to end plastic pollution Ahead of the first round of negotiations on the UN’s new plastic treaty, a survey of 23,000 people across the world has found that seven in ten want world leaders to deliver a strong agreement with binding rules that cover all parts of the plastic lifecycle. edie — Circular Economy tag · 23 Nov 2022 Global Global Plastics Treaty: Recommendations for INC1 Plastic pollution knows no borders—it is in the food we eat, the water we drink, the air we breathe, our oceans’ deepest trenches and the highest mountain peaks. GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 22 Nov 2022 Industry news Team Bute Park crowned best in the UK The post Team Bute Park crowned best in the UK appeared first on Keep Wales Tidy . Keep Wales Tidy · 22 Nov 2022 Council news Old Town Parking - Stevenage Borough Council Stevenage Council · 22 Nov 2022 Industry news Circular Communities Scotland 2022 Impact Report Circular Communities Scotland is delighted to release our 2022 Impact Report, ‘Circular Solutions’ Supporting Communities.’ The report highlights the huge environmental and social benefits the circular economy can produce in the face of the climate and cost of living crises. It celebrates our members, who are ‘on the ground’ across the country, responding to changes [...] Circular Communities Scotland · 22 Nov 2022 Council news BROAD FIELDS, WIVENHOE, PUBLIC INQUIRY - Colchester City Council Colchester Council · 22 Nov 2022 Industry news Satellites will allow scientists to analyse coastal dead zones New technology is allowing scientists to predict where, when and how long coastal dead zones persist across large regions of coastline. Open Access Government — Environment · 22 Nov 2022 Council news Welcoming Spaces - High Peak Borough Council High Peak Council · 22 Nov 2022 Industry news Lack of enforcement ‘biggest facilitator’ of scrap thefts, BMRA says The president of the British Metals Recycling Association (BMRA) used her opening speech at the organisation’s annual dinner to highlight how the group was looking to tackle scrap metal thefts, among other issues. Susie Burrage also discussed the association’s work on batteries and the hazardous classification of some items at the dinner, which took place … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 22 Nov 2022 Industry news Pneumatics: The Beating Heart of our Robotic Solution Following on from his explainer video, hear from Tom Alden on why the pneumatics system is at the heart of our solution. The pneumatics system of a waste picking robot is at the very heart of the solution. If the tubing is continuously blocked with items or the gripper is too fragile to withstand around-the-clock... Recycleye news · 22 Nov 2022 Industry news Vodafone and WWF launch closed-loop programme for smartphone collection Vodafone and WWF have unveiled a new partnership that will improve the circularity, collection and recycling of smartphones, while driving progress towards the company’s net-zero target for 2040. edie — Circular Economy tag · 22 Nov 2022 Industry news Vehicle news in brief (22/11/22) With news on: NWH’s HGV driver school produces first graduates; Recycling Lives unveils plans for ASR treatment plant; O’Donovan Waste switches entire fleet to HVO biofuel; and, Westminster rolls out electric street cleaning bikes to mark World EV Day. NWH’s HGV driver school produces first graduates The first five drivers to come through The NWH … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 22 Nov 2022