Recycling news: 2024

Industry news Untitled - United Kingdom Without Incineration Network UKWIN (UK Without Incineration Network) · 7 Dec 2024 Council news Your food collection | Food waste | Recycling and rubbish - Tandridge District Council Tandridge Council · 7 Dec 2024 Industry news What next for the UK’s 3.2 billion cup challenge? Defra has abandoned plans for a mandatory cup takeback scheme, and this could this pave the way for more Pigouvian policies. David Burrows reports. A scheme to force foodservice businesses to take back single-use coffee cups and recycle them has been dropped by the government. The mandatory takeback policy, originally planned for introduction through new […] Footprint Media (foodservice sustainability) · 7 Dec 2024 Council news Roadworks - Westmorland and Furness Council Westmorland and Furness Council · 7 Dec 2024 Industry news Community - Cory Group Cory Group · 7 Dec 2024 Council news Discover our Collection - Darlington BC Darlington Council · 7 Dec 2024 Industry news Fungi transplant aims to restore soil species for healthy tree growth Fungi transplant aims to restore soil species crucial for healthy tree growth New Scientist — Environment · 7 Dec 2024 Council news Worried about your safety, or that of someone else? - Southwark Council Southwark Council · 6 Dec 2024 Industry news Searching for the future of wildfires in 2-million-year-old caves Stalagmites formed in caves hundreds of thousands of years ago preserve a record of how fires behaved the last time Earth’s temperatures were as high as today New Scientist — Environment · 6 Dec 2024 Industry news Melting permafrost makes ‘drunken forests’ store less carbon As the Arctic ground thaws due to climate change, trees are struggling to stay upright – and this slows their growth and makes them store less carbon New Scientist — Environment · 6 Dec 2024 Industry news Jingle all the way to a waste-free Christmas: Minimise food waste It’s almost the most wonderful time of the year again. How is it December already! This year has just flown by. The festive season is a time for celebration, family gatherings, and, of course, enjoying delicious meals. Approaching this time of the year there are lots of seasonal produce leftovers. It’s a concerning issue, not […] Keenan Recycling · 6 Dec 2024 Policy & government Critical infrastructure: readiness, resilience, and security Infrastructure is at risk from a range of threats including climate change and cyber-attacks. What can the UK do to protect infrastructure against these threats? POST (Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology) · 6 Dec 2024 Policy & government Ms H Moore v Dr A Koshal: 6000550/2023 Employment Tribunal decision. GOV.UK · 6 Dec 2024 Industry news Cumberland considering charges for garden waste collections Cumberland council has opened a consultation on proposed changes to its waste and recycling service, including introducing charges for additional garden waste and changes to how often collections are made. The council said that the changes are intended to “harmonise” waste collections throughout the area, improve the service and create “a positive working environment” for … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Dec 2024 Industry news Powerday wins Supplier of the Year at Bellway Homes annual Conference National Recycle Week 2024 Powerday · 6 Dec 2024 Industry news DeBriefed 6 December 2024: Plastics talks collapse; $300bn finance goal analysed; Landmark climate case kicks off Welcome to Carbon Brief’s DeBriefed. An essential guide to the week’s key developments relating to climate... Carbon Brief · 6 Dec 2024 Policy & government Recovered appeal: Court Lane Industrial Estate, Court Lane, Iver (ref: 3337981 - 6 December 2024) Decision letter and Inspector’s Report for a recovered appeal application. GOV.UK · 6 Dec 2024 Council news A Place to Grow - East Renfrewshire Council East Renfrewshire Council · 6 Dec 2024 Industry news Interview: Prof Philippe Sands on UN court’s landmark climate-change hearing This week, the international court of justice (ICJ) opened two weeks of hearings on states’... Carbon Brief · 6 Dec 2024 Industry news Aviva Set to Acquire Direct Line, Creating a $21 Billion Insurance Giant Aviva (AV.L) is set to acquire smaller rival Direct Line (DLGD.L) in a £3.61 billion ($4.60 billion) cash-and-stock deal, creating the UK’s largest home and motor insurer. The merger will result in a combined market value of £16.65 billion ($21.23 billion), placing Aviva ahead of Legal & General and just behind Prudential in size, according to Reuters. ATF Professional · 6 Dec 2024 Industry news ALDI UNCORKS HUGE WINE SAVINGS THIS CHRISTMAS – OVER 60 BOTTLES WITH UP TO 25% OFF Just in time for the festive season, Aldi is giving shoppers the gift of savings with its biggest wine price drop of the year. From 9th to 31st December, over 60 bottles from the supermarket’s award-winning Specially Selected range will see prices slashed by up to 25%, making festive celebrations even more affordable. Customer favourites […] Aldi UK Press Centre · 6 Dec 2024 Industry news Alupro poll shows public support for EPR and DRS A poll commissioned by Alupro has found that approximately 70% of Britain supports extended producer responsibility (EPR). Conducted by Yonder, the poll included 2,000 UK adults who were surveyed between 22-24 November. It follows previous research which found that 73% of Britons want a deposit return scheme (DRS) to be delivered in all four nations … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Dec 2024 Industry news GRS and DTE to open Surrey quarry and waste facility British construction materials group GRS has announced plans for a quarry and waste facility off Alton Road near Farnham, Surrey. The joint venture will see GRS partner with Guildford-based Down To Earth Developments (DTE) – with both parties taking a 50% stake in “Alton Road Aggregates” (ARA). The quarry has an operational lifespan of more … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Dec 2024 Industry news CarTakeBack – Scrap Car Price Update: November 2024 CarTakeBack provides the latest scrap car prices for November 2024. ATF Professional · 6 Dec 2024 Industry news Co-op Members pick their leaders. Could you be one of them? - Co-operative Group Co-op media newsroom · 6 Dec 2024 Industry news M&S Marble Arch demolition gets green light after years-long retrofit row Marks & Spencer has been granted permission to demolish its 94-year-old flagship store at Marble Arch in Central London, after a four-year planning row centred around the argument that the building should have been retrofitted instead. edie — Circular Economy tag · 6 Dec 2024 Industry news Calls for 25% recycled content target for vehicles In a joint statement, several stakeholders, including FEAD and EuRIC, have called for “ambitious” recycled plastic content targets for EU vehicle regulation to be upheld. The signatories – representing the waste management and recycling industry, automotive suppliers and NGOs – called on EU lawmakers to uphold the standards set by the Commission’s proposed Regulation on … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Dec 2024 Global 💣 POLITICAL BOMBS Good morning(ish). As the countdown to Christmas is drowned out by a global political storm, we’re here to bring you the updates you care about – namely, how all of this is going to impact the work we’re all doing to bring about a liveable future. Political bombs It feels like with every door open on our advent calendars, another drama unfolds across the globe. On Wednesday morning, the collaps… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 6 Dec 2024 Global Remondis manager Herwart Wilms to become FEAD president in 2026 The post Remondis manager Herwart Wilms to become FEAD president in 2026 appeared first on FEAD - European Waste Management Association . FEAD (European Waste Management Association) · 6 Dec 2024 Global FEAD Members Elect Herwart Wilms as President for 2026 FEAD, the European Waste Management Association, is delighted to announce that Herwart Wilms will succeed Claudia Mensi as President of FEAD in 2026. With a remarkable career in the environmental and waste management sectors, Herwart Wilms brings decades of experience and leadership to FEAD. As Managing Director of REMONDIS Sustainable Services, he has played a […] Global Recycling · 6 Dec 2024 Global FEAD members elect Herwart Wilms as President for 2026 The post FEAD members elect Herwart Wilms as President for 2026 appeared first on FEAD - European Waste Management Association . FEAD (European Waste Management Association) · 6 Dec 2024 Industry news UK Government Reaffirms Commitment to 2027 Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) Timeline The post UK Government Reaffirms Commitment to 2027 Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) Timeline appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 6 Dec 2024 Industry news Streamlining EPR Compliance: Should You Outsource Data Management? The post Streamlining EPR Compliance: Should You Outsource Data Management? appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 6 Dec 2024 Industry news Accelerating Change, Decarbonising Transport REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 6 Dec 2024 Industry news Defra cancels mandatory single-use cup take-back scheme The UK Government has cancelled plans to mandate businesses to take back single-use cups and recycle them. Circular Online (CIWM) · 6 Dec 2024 Policy & government Regulator of Social Housing - Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23 For the period 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023 GOV.UK · 6 Dec 2024 Industry news How to solve environmental problems with food waste and landfill sites Ingmar Høgøy, CEO and Founder of Greentech Innovators, explores solutions to environmental issues related to food waste and landfill sites. He emphasises the need for collaboration among innovators, politicians, and investors. Open Access Government — Environment · 6 Dec 2024 Industry news Environment Agency: Annual Fee Increase and Resubmission Costs The post Environment Agency: Annual Fee Increase and Resubmission Costs appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 6 Dec 2024 Industry news Bicycle tyre recycler to double collection points A recycler of bicycle tyres and inner tubes has announced a plan to double its collection points across the UK by 2026. Verlorim currently has 600 locations across the country aims to make recycling bike tyres and inner tubes even easier for cyclists through recycling collection points at local bike shops. The company said that … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Dec 2024 Global EuRIC Plastics Recyclers Publish Roadmap for Industry Competitiveness and Innovation EuRIC’s Plastics Recycling Branch (EPRB) has published a roadmap on the future of the European plastics recycling industry, as the latter is currently grappling with extremely low demand for recycled materials and with unfair competition from third countries that threaten circularity in Europe. In its roadmap, EuRIC’s EPRB advocates for a swift implementation of mandatory recycled content targe… Global Recycling · 6 Dec 2024