Recycling news: 2023

Industry news OPRL survey shows almost a third unclear on EPR, but labelling can help producers prepare The post OPRL survey shows almost a third unclear on EPR, but labelling can help producers prepare appeared first on OPRL . OPRL (On-Pack Recycling Label) · 2 Feb 2023 Industry news News in brief (02/02/23) With news on: Re-Gen warns of EPR costs; ELWA begins market engagement; FCC Environment achieves five stars in health and safety; and, Horsham launches coffee pod recycling. Re-Gen warns of EPR costs The managing director of Northern Irish waste management company Re-Gen has warned that extended producer responsibility (EPR) costs could impact the viability of … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 2 Feb 2023 Industry news RECOUP Launch Inaugural ‘Reusability by Design’ Guidance The post RECOUP Launch Inaugural ‘Reusability by Design’ Guidance appeared first on RECOUP . RECOUP · 2 Feb 2023 Industry news Shell UK headquarters targeted as it reveals record £32.2bn profits – Activists tell Shell: Stop Drilling. Start Paying While Shell counts their record-breaking billions, people across the globe count the damage from the record-breaking droughts, heatwaves and floods this oil giant is fuelling Greenpeace UK · 2 Feb 2023 Council news Sustainability Standards Checklist - West Oxfordshire District Council West Oxfordshire Council · 2 Feb 2023 Industry news Hartlepool revises garden waste charges after criticism Hartlepool borough council has revised the garden waste service charge it proposed introducing in the face of budget pressures, following “strong opposition” from residents. The original proposal would have seen an annual charge of £41.50 introduced from April. It was calculated that the move would save Hartlepool council approximately £250,000 a year, a council document … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 2 Feb 2023 Industry news EEW and Andusia join forces in 1m tonne contract Andusia is thrilled to have signed, what we believe to be, the largest Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF) contract the waste industry has ever seen, with Germany’s leading EfW group, EEW. The milestone contract will see Andusia supply one million tonnes of RDF over a five-year period. The new deal comes due to the rising demand... Skip & Waste Magazine · 2 Feb 2023 Industry news Signify SON retrofit takes sustainability to the streets Signify’s latest LED replacement lamp for traditional high-pressure sodium lamps cuts energy use by some 60 per cent per luminaire. […] Recolight · 2 Feb 2023 Industry news Accelerating circular economy action in 2023 Amidst the converging crises of Covid-19, climate and conflict, the circular economy represents a means to save the planet as well as a multi-trillion-dollar market opportunity. For businesses, circular economy principals are fundamental to eliminating waste, reducing costs, increasing resilience and delivering on future competitiveness. edie — Circular Economy tag · 2 Feb 2023 Council news Decision - Waste Disposal Extension, Variation and updated Joint Working Agreement - Herefordshire Council Herefordshire Council · 2 Feb 2023 Industry news Recycleye raises $17m in Series A to reinvent recycling Recycleye, provider of the most adapted and robust AI-driven solution for sorting dry mixed recycling, today announced a $17m Series A financing round, led by deep-tech venture capital firm DCVC.... Recycleye news · 2 Feb 2023 Policy & government CH53700 - Assessing Time Limits: Extended time limits: What is deliberate behaviour GOV.UK · 2 Feb 2023 Council news Project Zero - Vale of Glamorgan Council The Vale of Glamorgan Council · 2 Feb 2023 Policy & government New research hub to help tackle decarbonisation and improve transport resilience Government pledges £10 million to support innovation in transport decarbonisation. GOV.UK · 2 Feb 2023 Industry news McDonald’s New Menu Item Spotter - McDonald’s Corporation McDonald's UK newsroom · 1 Feb 2023 Industry news Non-Domestic RHI scheme closure – 2 months to go! The Non-Domestic RHI scheme (NDRHI) will be officially closed for applications in 2 months’ time. With the final deadline just around the corner, Ofgem reminds all prospective applicants to submit their application to the scheme by midnight on 31 March 2023. Ofgem recently held a webinar where the NDRHI team explained the application process, how… ADBA (Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association) · 1 Feb 2023 Industry news GLOBAL - Marks & Spencer M&S corporate press releases · 1 Feb 2023 Policy & government 26. Money owed to the insolvent Collection of monies owed to an insolvent, including the process for engaging contracted agents to undertake the recovery GOV.UK · 1 Feb 2023 Industry news Digital Deposit Return Scheme innovator Polytag develops UV tag reading technology to enable brands to trace packaging through circular economy Polytag, a leader in recycling technology, has developed UV tag reading technology to enhance packaging traceability within the circular economy. This innovative solution, created with the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre, provides detailed lifecycle data, aiding brands, legislators, and recycling operators in improving recycling rates and complying with Extended Producer Responsibility (… Polytag news · 1 Feb 2023 Industry news EU to toughen packaging regulations The post EU to toughen packaging regulations appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 1 Feb 2023 Council news Data Protection | Business Support Surgery at Retford Enterprise, Retford - Bassetlaw District Council Bassetlaw Council · 1 Feb 2023 Industry news Defra decision to retain current labels offers important clarity for consumers The post Defra decision to retain current labels offers important clarity for consumers appeared first on OPRL . OPRL (On-Pack Recycling Label) · 1 Feb 2023 Global EU green industrial plans must be better, not just bigger The EU’s green subsidy scheme for ‘clean technologies’ unveiled today as a response to the US Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) must go beyond subsidies to challenge […] European Environmental Bureau · 1 Feb 2023 Industry news ESA Annual report 2023 Download the report ESA (Environmental Services Association) · 1 Feb 2023 Council news AND Arts Network - Artists and Makers - Application Form 2023 - Ards and North Down Borough Council Ards and North Down Council · 1 Feb 2023 Global Farm to Fork: Systemic change or more of the same? The EU’s commitment to build a fair, healthy and environmentally friendly food system for all is on increasingly shaky ground. By failing to transform our food system, we risk continuing down the ruinous path of nature loss, devastating climate extremes, economic vulnerability, and human misery. So why is the Farm to Fork Strategy still under threat? Samantha Ibbott and Ben Snelson report. Agai… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 1 Feb 2023 Industry news Councils ‘ignored’ in DRS plans, NLWA claims The government must “go further” in considering the impact of the deposit return scheme (DRS) on councils, the North London Waste Authority (NLWA) says. On 20 January, the department for of environment, food and rural affairs (Defra) published the government’s response on the introduction of the DRS in England, Wales and Northern Ireland (see letsrecycle.com story). … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 1 Feb 2023 Industry news Environmental Plan welcomed but some concern over waste The ambition shown in the government’s Environmental Improvement plan has been broadly welcomed by figures from across the industry, but some have said the plan featured “little new” with regards to waste. Published yesterday (31 January), the document builds on the 25 Year Environment Plan, which was issued in 2018 and covered topics including waste … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 1 Feb 2023 Industry news North East Lincs acts against waste crime and vehicle offences Environmental enforcement officers from North East Lincolnshire council reported five drivers for waste offences during a multi-agency operation in Immingham earlier this month. The action was taken as part of a multi-agency day of action that the local authority said formed an “integral part” of its environmental crime partnership. The partnership tackles environmental crimes through … Read Mo… letsrecycle.com News · 1 Feb 2023 Industry news We’re asking clients to use renewable energy for our lighting schemes Thomas Paterson, director of Lux Populi and one of North America’s lighting designers, tells Circular Lighting Report editor Ray Molony […] Recolight · 1 Feb 2023 Industry news Wirral Social Enterprise rescues almost 700,000 litres of paint from going to waste Reciprocity Wirral, a Merseyside-based pioneer in paint waste, have diverted over 680,000 litres of paint from being wasted and redistributed it into community organisations and families across the region and beyond. By partnering with Veolia and Merseyside Recycling and Waste Authority, Recipro have collected hundreds of thousands of litres of householder’s unwanted paint, which is - Continue … Merseyside Recycling and Waste Authority · 1 Feb 2023 Global Reuse Revolution: Overcoming Barriers in Southeast Asia What is going to replace single-use plastics? This is a question that Tiza Mafira, Executive Director of Gerakan Indonesia Diet Kantong Plastik (Indonesia Plastic Bag Diet Movement) posed during a panel discussion at the International Zero Waste Cities Conference in Manila, Philippines in the last week of January 2023. Talking about overcoming barriers to mainstream […] Break Free From Plastic · 1 Feb 2023 Industry news UK’s largest flexible plastic household collection and recycling pilot gains momentum The post UK’s largest flexible plastic household collection and recycling pilot gains momentum appeared first on RECOUP . RECOUP · 1 Feb 2023 Industry news OPINION: ‘Transition year for Scottish DRS could help PRN market’ OPINION: Martin Hyde, sustainability and public affairs manager at Alupro, shares his thoughts on the possible impact of Scotland’s DRS on the PRN market, and discusses why Defra should be considering a transitional period. OPINION: In August, Scotland will officially roll out its deposit return scheme (DRS), covering beverage containers placed on the market. The … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 1 Feb 2023 Industry news Defra’s EPR vision sprint receives mixed response Defra held its first ‘vision sprint’ meeting last Thursday (26 January) to discuss where extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging could be in 10 years’ time. Around 70 organisations from across the supply chain attended to give their views on what could be required, with more sprints scheduled over the next eight weeks. Those in … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 1 Feb 2023 Industry news Spencer West team advises UK-listed Technology Minerals PLC on £4m facility to fund latest expansion Expert advisers from leading alternative law firm Spencer West have supported a listed UK company focussed on creating a sustainable circular economy for battery metals in securing a £4m bond facility to fund expansion of its West Midlands plant and to advance it strategy further. The team from the law firm advised UK-based Technology Minerals... Skip & Waste Magazine · 1 Feb 2023 Policy & government EXPLANATORY NOTE - Green Industries SA Green Industries SA · 1 Feb 2023 Industry news Currys Responds to Skidmore Review - Currys PLC Currys plc newsroom · 1 Feb 2023 Industry news Product launch picks, January 2023 – what Just Drinks thinks - Just Drinks Just Drinks — sustainability · 1 Feb 2023 Policy & government Verena Ehold is our new Managing Director - Umweltbundesamt Österreich Umweltbundesamt Austria · 1 Feb 2023