Recycling news: 2023

Industry news ‘Business as usual’ despite two fires at Stoke HWRC Stoke-on-Trent city council says it is “business as usual” at its Burslem household waste recycling centre (HWRC) despite two separate fires at the Federation Road site on 4 February. Staffordshire Fire and Rescue says it received reports that a three-bay industrial building containing a “large amount” of household waste was “well alight” in Burslem at … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Feb 2023 Industry news How EMR uses apprenticeships to improve employees’ skills and develop their careers Global leader in sustainable materials, European Metal Recycling (EMR) is a family business, rooted in the more than 60 UK communities where its sites are located. It is also operating in a fast-moving industry, defined by innovative technology, changing customer needs and ever-higher safety and environmental protection regulations. So, how can EMR ensure it has... Skip & Waste Magazine · 7 Feb 2023 Industry news WRAP data highlights scale of contamination WRAP has published data from it’s ‘Recycling Tracker’ which shows that while 88% of UK households regularly recycle, 87% put at least one item not accepted at kerbside into their recycling. The data also showed that 57% households miss one or more items that could be recycled via their kerbside collection. WRAP’s consumer marketing and … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Feb 2023 Industry news Agency issues POPs reminder ahead of compliance checks The Environment Agency yesterday (6 February) wrote to several sector representatives to remind them to comply with requirements for waste upholstered domestic furniture containing persistent organic pollutants (POPs). Vernon Smith, the Agency’s waste and industry regulatory services manager, wrote to around 1,500 businesses instructing them to review their procedures to ensure waste upholstere… letsrecycle.com News · 7 Feb 2023 Global New Smithers’ report foresees billion-euro growth for fibre-based packaging by 2027 The independent custom research company Smithers has recently released a new study on what is next for fibre-based packaging design. According to the results, the worldwide demand for fibre-based packaging is set to rise to $503.4 billion in 2027. This report also reviews the innovations... 4evergreen (fibre packaging alliance) · 7 Feb 2023 Industry news REA cautiously welcomes Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, provided joined-up work continues between new departments REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 7 Feb 2023 Industry news Choose Loose - Everyday Plastic Everyday Plastic · 7 Feb 2023 Global Connections: How Now Beef Cow? What’s involved with getting food to your plate? Looking at the journey of lentils versus beef cows sheds light on the answer. BioCycle · 7 Feb 2023 Global Vermont Stakeholders Weigh In On Food Waste Separation A group convened by the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources to address the role of depackaging in compliance with the state’s food waste disposal ban submitted its final recommendations in January. BioCycle · 7 Feb 2023 Global COMPOST Act, Zero Food Waste Bills Reintroduced On January 31, U.S. Senators Cory Booker and Tina Smith, both members of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and U.S. Representatives Julia Brownley, Ann McLane Kuster, and Chellie Pingree introduced two bills, the Zero Food Waste Act and the Cultivating Organic Matter through the Promotion Of Sustainable Techniques (COMPOST) Act, to reduce the amount of food wasted in… BioCycle · 7 Feb 2023 Global Composting Council Annual Awards The US Composting Council (USCC) held its annual awards ceremony at COMPOST2023 in late January, highlighting achievements by individuals, compost manufacturers and nonprofit organizations. BioCycle · 7 Feb 2023 Global EPA Anaerobic Digestion Grants Awarded In California The U.S. EPA awarded grants to two organizations in California — Monterey One Water and the Yurok Tribe — to divert food waste from landfills by expanding anaerobic digester (AD) capacity. BioCycle · 7 Feb 2023 Industry news Greenwich cuts contamination by 10.7% after ‘bin-tagging’ The London borough of Greenwich says contamination fell by 10.7% in the first full month of a ‘bin-tagging’ campaign launched in November 2022. The council rolled out the scheme as part of its ‘zero waste’ ambitions, which meant contaminated bins were not collected and instead a warning sticker was placed on them. After three incidents, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Feb 2023 Policy & government Environmental Improvement Plan 2023 Our delivery plan for the environment, building a greener, more prosperous country. GOV.UK · 7 Feb 2023 Industry news Grant for innovative projects to create new or improved clean energy access in sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia or the Indo-Pacific regions Innovate UK will open a competition on the 27th of february to accelerate the innovations needed to create new or improved clean energy access in sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia or the Indo-Pacific regions. The proposal must focus on: improving energy access in Official Development Assistance (ODA) eligible countries in sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia and Indo-Pacific regions having… ADBA (Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association) · 7 Feb 2023 Council news Brown’s Field Community Centre - Cambridge City Council Cambridge Council · 7 Feb 2023 Industry news How can deep ocean microbes thrive without sunlight? Evidence is questioning the idea that deep ocean microbes are fuelled through sunlight photosynthesis by suggesting hydrogen and carbon monoxide may have more significance than previously thought. Open Access Government — Environment · 7 Feb 2023 Industry news Sunderland approves Quantafuel’s ‘plastic to oil’ plant Chemical recycling firm Quantafuel has received planning permission from Sunderland city council for a 110,000 tonnes capacity plant which it says will turn plastic waste from the region into oil. The plant will be built on land at the Port of Sunderland and forms part of Quantafuel’s plans to build “a series of plastic recycling … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Feb 2023 Industry news Biffa to build £7.7m DRS counting centre in Aberdeen Biffa has unveiled plans for a £7.7 million counting centre in Aberdeen, forming part of a network of facilities which will sort and bale materials collected via the deposit return scheme (DRS). The 40,000 tonnes per year capacity facility will count and bale DRS collected packaging which will then be sold for recycling. Scotland is … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Feb 2023 Industry news ESA welcomes tightening of waste exemptions regime Moves to tighten the waste exemptions regime in England and Wales have been welcomed by the Environmental Services Association (ESA), which represents the waste management sector. The changes to the regime were announced yesterday (6 February 2023) by environment minister Rebecca Pow (see letsrecycle.com story). The head of Regulation at the ESA, Sam Corp, said: … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Feb 2023 Industry news Report: Single-use plastic production increasing, with dire climate consequences Despite rising awareness of the plastic pollution issue and more regulation on single-use plastics items in many markets, global production has risen since 2019 and recycling has not scaled in turn. edie — Circular Economy tag · 7 Feb 2023 Global Talk the walk: industry calls on policies to support the inevitable clean heat transition For the third year in row, the heating and cooling industry is sending positive signals about a green energy transition. Without prompts from legislation, companies have […] European Environmental Bureau · 7 Feb 2023 Council news Sign in to your Dorset Council account - Dorset Council Dorset Council Council · 7 Feb 2023 Global New fact sheet on Digital DRS In this new fact sheet, Reloop provides an update on recent developments in DDRS, including an update on DDRS trials. Reloop Platform · 7 Feb 2023 Industry news The use of Trommels in Waste In the solid-waste processing industries, a trommel is a type of screening apparatus. It makes use of the principle of centrifugal force to remove coarse materials from smaller ones and separate them from each other. Not just Trommels in waste, Trommels are used in a wide variety of applications, including both industrial and agricultural operations.... Skip & Waste Magazine · 6 Feb 2023 Industry news Mazars to administer WEEE compliance fee again in 2022 Ministers have approved a proposal from the Joint Trade Association (JTA) for the waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) compliance fee methodology for 2022. The fee is an alternative mechanism used by compliance schemes and obligated business if they have insufficient recycling evidence to meet their WEEE collection targets for the year. A methodology proposed … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Feb 2023 Industry news Food waste collections ‘biggest contributor’ to reducing sector emissions Separate food waste collections are the waste sector’s “biggest contributor” towards reducing its emissions, according to Defra minister Lord Benyon. Lord Benyon made the claim when answering a written question last week (3 February). The question was posed by Lord Taylor of Warwick, who asked what steps were being taken to reduce any adverse effects … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Feb 2023 Industry news Flos joins ultra-minimal trend with stark table lamp Italian lighting design giant Flos has joined the trend towards minimalist luminaires with the launch of a range of adhesive-free […] Recolight · 6 Feb 2023 Industry news Designer unveils electricity-free light A Tokyo-based product designer has unveiled a softly-glowing light which uses no electricity or battery. Instead, a specially treated ‘light-collecting’ […] Recolight · 6 Feb 2023 Industry news Fagerhult luminaire reuses reflectors from old TV sets Fagerhult has unveiled Kvisten, a luminaire whose reflectors are made from discarded television sets. It’s made from 77 per cent […] Recolight · 6 Feb 2023 Industry news BREAKING: Shell threatens Greenpeace protestors with jail and fines, but legal tactics fail as Greenpeace sends second boat and more climbers to occupy oil platform Action photos and video available here. Shell has attempted to silence Greenpeace International’s peaceful occupation of its oil and gas platform at sea by hitting the campaign group with an injunction late on Friday [FEB 3] – threatening up to two years’ jail time and fines [1]. But today, Shell’s heavy-handed legal tactics failed, as […] Greenpeace UK · 6 Feb 2023 Industry news Waste volumes down 9.5% in Northern Ireland Northern Ireland’s recycling rate for local authority collected municipal waste fell by 0.8% in the third quarter of 2022 to 51.5%, government statistics have shown, while waste volumes fell by 9.5%. The provisional statistics for July to September 2022 were published in a report by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Daera) on … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Feb 2023 Policy & government Government moves ahead with plans to crack down on illegal waste Reforms to crack down on dangerous waste cowboys and illegal practices. GOV.UK · 6 Feb 2023 Industry news Minister Pow heralds waste exemption changes Details of changes to the waste exemptions regime for England and Wales have today (6 February) been published following a consultation launched in 2018. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said the reforms would “crack down on dangerous waste cowboys and illegal practices” and provide for “greater scrutiny of activities at waste … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Feb 2023 Policy & government Bellwin scheme: guidance notes for claims These guidance notes set out the terms under which the department will make emergency financial assistance available to local authorities. GOV.UK · 6 Feb 2023 Industry news OPINION: The circular economy and the important role we all play OPINION: The reuse and recycling of textiles and other items is an essential part of the circular economy, explains Chelsea Ihezie of West London-based Choice Textile. OPINION: The circular economy is an economic system in which resources are used, reused, and recycled in a closed loop to minimize waste and pollution. This approach to economic … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Feb 2023 Industry news Veolia ‘delighted’ to continue working with Brent French-owned waste management company Veolia says it is “delighted” to continue working with the north-west London borough of Brent. Letsrecycle.com reported last week (3 February) that Brent council had awarded Veolia an initial eight-year contract worth £17.1 million per annum to carry out waste and recycling collections, continuing a partnership between the pair which began … Read More The p… letsrecycle.com News · 6 Feb 2023 Industry news Lower waste volumes sees ELWA report £7m underspend The East London Waste Authority (ELWA) recorded an underspend of £7.16 million the first eight months of the 2021/22 financial year, as a result of tonnage levels being 10.5% below forecasted levels. ELWA is responsible for the disposal of waste from the London boroughs of Barking & Dagenham, Havering, Newham and Redbridge. The underspend was … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Feb 2023 Research & science Rescuing small plastics from the waste stream PhD student Alexis Hocken is working with manufacturers to keep their products from (literally) falling through the cracks in the recycling process. MIT News — Recycling topic · 5 Feb 2023 Industry news The Legacy Continues For The First Black Owned McDonalds - McDonald’s Corporation McDonald's UK newsroom · 5 Feb 2023