Recycling news: 2019

Industry news Bywaters Holds Event to Combat Food Waste On the 1st November, Bywaters held our second ‘Sustainable Solutions’ event of the year. Following up from our first event which focused on sustainability as a whole, this time we brought people together to talk about the problem of food waste. Bywaters · 4 Nov 2019 Global Single Use Plastic: Hidden costs of Health & Environment in Bangladesh Dhaka, 3rd November, 2019: Every year, about 87,000 tonnes of single-use plastic are thrown away in Bangladesh. The findings revealed from ESDO study. Considering the serious health and environment impact, single use plastic needs to be banned as soon as possible. An awareness and consultation workshop entitled “Single Use Plastic: Hidden Cost of Health and […] Break Free From Plastic · 4 Nov 2019 Industry news Mixed progress at Amey’s Isle of Wight project Development of Amey’s Isle of Wight Energy from Waste (EfW) facility is behind schedule, as the island’s local authority says that the plant will become operational around six months after the expected date. Last year Amey said that the EfW facility would become operational by summer 2019, around two years after construction work began in … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 4 Nov 2019 Council news Case Officer Search - planning.blackburn.gov.uk Blackburn with Darwen Council · 4 Nov 2019 Industry news 11 Christmas Hamper ideas for a Plastic Free Lifestyle It’s coming up to Christmas and a zero waster will know there’s potentially a lot of waste about to be generated. According to Wildlife and Countryside link, around 114,000 tonnes of plastic packaging will be thrown away and not recycled in the UK this Christmas. [1] So let’s imagine you want to put together a… Zero Waste Week · 4 Nov 2019 Council news Planning application search - planning.blackburn.gov.uk Blackburn with Darwen Council · 4 Nov 2019 Industry news Waste sector compliance ‘needs improvement’ Permit compliance in the waste sector needs “significant improvement” despite advances in other industries, according to the Environment Agency. The Agency has published a report outlining its regulatory activity in 2018 showing that 92% of its 13,771 regulated sites demonstrated ‘good compliance’ with environmental permit conditions. But, the annual Regulating for People, Environment and Growt… letsrecycle.com News · 4 Nov 2019 Industry news International growth spurs hunt for new Head of Resources & Waste Services Resource Futures announces reorganisation of the management team in response to increased demand for its services across the globe and in the UK. The move sees David Lerpiniere take up the position of Head of Global Resources and Waste Policy, leaving his former post vacant. The business is now recruiting a new Head of Resources … Continue reading "International growth spurs hunt for new Head o… Resource Futures · 4 Nov 2019 Industry news Eunomia joins research into packaging free shops Consultancy firm Eunomia is launching research into the growth of packaging free shops in Europe in collaboration with two European organisations. Packaging free shops are seen as becoming more popular with the public as awareness of plastic pollution problems grows. Eunomia, which has its head office in the UK, will carry out the work alongside … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 4 Nov 2019 Council news Meet our staff - Middlesbrough Council Middlesbrough Council · 4 Nov 2019 Council news About Stainsby - Middlesbrough Council Middlesbrough Council · 4 Nov 2019 Council news Fees - Middlesbrough Council Middlesbrough Council · 4 Nov 2019 Industry news Veolia receives Princess Royal Training Award Veolia has been awarded a Princess Royal Training Award for its recent initiative Respect at Work, which aimed to help staff “better manage potential abuse from members of the public”. The awards were presented by HRH Princess Anne, at a ceremony held at St James’s Palace in London on 30 October 2019. Veolia explained that … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 4 Nov 2019 Industry news ‘A need for waste wood rules and standards’ OPINION: ‘To recycle or not to recycle – that’s the question’: Replacing fresh wood with waste wood is a growing trend which is meeting political ambition in Europe. However, the full potential of material recycling is far from achieved, argues Geminor country manager in Poland, Andrzej Zientarski. The European Commission (EC) has for some time … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 4 Nov 2019 Global Meet our members – Rezero Zero Waste Europe is happy to introduce the blog series “Meet our members”. Through this series of monthly interviews, we want to give you a chance to get to know our members and the work they are doing. Meet Alba Cabrera from Rezero, Spain Hi Alba, can you give us a brief introduction to Rezero? […] Zero Waste Europe · 4 Nov 2019 Research & science David Conlon - its.caltech.edu Caltech News · 3 Nov 2019 Global Nurdle Hunt in Port of Antwerp & Schelde (estuary of river Scheldt – Belgium & The Netherlands) On November 3, 2019 Antwerpen Schaliegasvrij (Shale Free Antwerp) is organizing a plastic nurdle hunt in the Scheldt estuary. The aim of the action is to obtain a clear picture of the seriousness of the pollution caused by these 'plastic granules' ('nurdles' or 'pellets' in English) in the estuary of the Scheldt river. We combine […] Break Free From Plastic · 3 Nov 2019 Industry news What is a ‘circular economy’? The ‘circular economy’ – everything has value and nothing is wasted. Add this term to your dictionary, it’s a good one. You might hear this term being thrown around as the solution to a sustainable future. But what does it actually mean? To start, let’s think about the system we have at the moment. Imagine […] Planet Patrol · 3 Nov 2019 Council news Adopting - Fife Council Fife Council · 2 Nov 2019 Council news Arun District Council Maps - Arun District Council Arun Council · 2 Nov 2019 Council news Council Tax Information and Services - Halton Borough Council Halton Council · 2 Nov 2019 Council news Bitterne Park Triangle improvements - Southampton City Council Southampton Council · 2 Nov 2019 Policy & government CCC welcomes Treasury Net Zero Review The Treasury has announced that it intends to conduct a review into the costs of the UK’s transition to a Net Zero economy. The CCC has issued a response. Climate Change Committee · 2 Nov 2019 Industry news REA comments on Labour’s ‘zero carbon standard’ for new all homes Labour announce plans to introduce a 'zero carbon standard' for all new homes in the UK. REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 1 Nov 2019 Council news Maps - South Holland District Council South Holland Council · 1 Nov 2019 Council news MyFalkirk - Falkirk Council Falkirk Council · 1 Nov 2019 Industry news REA outlines five manifesto pledges essential to achieving Net Zero In advance of the upcoming election, the REA is urging all political parties to adopt five manifesto pledges or risk missing the UK’s legally binding Net Zero targets. REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 1 Nov 2019 Policy & government Hazardous substances Explains planning controls relating to the storage of hazardous substances in England and how to handle development proposals around hazardous establishments. GOV.UK · 1 Nov 2019 Industry news Explore Winchester Freegle - Freegle Freegle · 1 Nov 2019 Industry news More than 1m tonnes of EfW capacity moves forward Plans for two separate Energy from Waste (EfW) facilities with a combined tonnage of more than a million tonnes have taken a step forward. Wheelabrator Technologies today (1 November) launched a public consultation on a proposed 500,000 tonne facility at the A303 Enviropark, six miles east of Andover. The application, claimed the company, is to … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 1 Nov 2019 Industry news A Spark of Innovation Countrystyle has introduced a spark of innovation and installed four electric car chargers to the main Ridham site near Sittingbourne. […] Countrystyle Recycling · 1 Nov 2019 Industry news Local Solutions to the Global Climate Emergency (PDF) Impact Report on how the community resources sector is delivering a more circular economy in Scotland. The report highlights how we are responding to global and national priorities at a local level. Circular Communities Scotland · 1 Nov 2019 Policy & government Mr O Heather v FCC Recycling (UK) Ltd: 1801229/2019 Employment Tribunal decision. GOV.UK · 1 Nov 2019 Industry news Ward invests £1.25m on material handlers Derbyshire-based metal recycling and waste management company, Ward, has invested £1.25 million in four material handlers. Ward, which has a nationwide remit, says it purchased the new Liebherr LH40 M machines for the movement of various materials including metal, wood, plastic and general waste around its sites across the Midlands. The final machine was delivered … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 1 Nov 2019 Industry news Hot commissioning at delayed Suez Eco Park Suez UK has said that its delayed Eco Park facility in Surrey is nearing completion after the facility’s gasifier accepted its first waste. The Eco Park is a collection of facilities designed to manage waste from Surrey households. It includes an anaerobic digestion facility to treat 40,000 tonnes-a-year of food waste and a gasification plant … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 1 Nov 2019 Council news Eastbourne's Direction of Travel: Issues and Options for the Eastbourne Local Plan - Lewes and Eastbourne Councils Eastbourne Council · 1 Nov 2019 Council news Allocations Policy - Tamworth Borough Council Tamworth Council · 1 Nov 2019 Policy & government Carbon Leakage Risks in the Post-Paris World - Umweltbundesamt Umweltbundesamt (German EPA, English) · 1 Nov 2019 Industry news Explore Shepton Wells and Street Freegle - Freegle Freegle · 31 Oct 2019 Global K2019 Recap: Bioplastics industry at the core of interest Impression from K2019 featuring Total Corbion PLA, Novamont, Sukano, IKT, FKuR, Aimplas, BASF, Mitsubishi Chemicals After eight days (16 until 23 October) packed with major events, smaller dialogue forums and even more bilateral discussions, the leading global trade fair for the plastics and rubber industry closed its doors in Düsseldorf. With approx. [...] European Bioplastics News · 31 Oct 2019