Recycling news: 2023

Industry news OPINION: ‘Permitting delays – a barrier to green innovation’ OPINION: Permitting delays are the UK’s greatest barrier to green innovation, writes Dr Stephen Wise, chief strategic development officer at Advetec. Like many industries worldwide, the waste and recycling sector is still suffering the effects of a pandemic-related hangover. What sets ours apart is the real-world impact it’s having. One of the most significant symptoms … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 27 Jan 2023 Industry news Walleys Quarry welcomes revised Agency report Walleys Quarry Ltd has welcomed the Environment Agency’s decision to revise its assessment of conditions at the Staffordshire landfill site in January 2022. For several years, the community around the Walleys Quarry landfill has complained about odours from the site (see letsrecycle.com story). Following an inspection on 14 January 2022, the Agency issued a compliance assessment report … Read M… letsrecycle.com News · 27 Jan 2023 Industry news Coca-Cola Global Home | Super Categories - Coca-Cola Coca-Cola Great Britain media center · 27 Jan 2023 Industry news Explore South Gloucestershire Freegle - Freegle Freegle · 27 Jan 2023 Industry news Energy Capital Partners concludes acquisition of Biffa The last piece of the process by which Energy Capital Partners (ECP) is acquiring Biffa for 410 pence per share takes place overnight and tomorrow (27 January) morning. At 6.00pm this evening, the legal mechanism which is part of the scheme of arrangement for the purchase of Biffa marks the ending of dealings in the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 26 Jan 2023 Industry news WRA supports net zero roadmap for timber industry The timber industry has unveiled a new net zero roadmap, with input and support from trade bodies including the Wood Recyclers’ Association (WRA). Commissioned by Timber Development UK (TDUK), the Timber Industry Net Zero Roadmap was developed following a comprehensive effort to measure carbon emissions across the timber supply chain and highlights the low carbon […] Wood Recyclers Association · 26 Jan 2023 Industry news Case sealers - DS Smith DS Smith (International Paper) · 26 Jan 2023 Industry news Two Kent councils to pay £300,000 towards replacing RCVs Tunbridge Wells and Tonbridge & Malling borough councils are each set to pay £150,000 toward replacing their entire fleet of refuse collection vehicles (RCVs) as part of an agreement with contractor Urbaser. Subject to approval by Tunbridge Wells’ cabinet on 9 February, the council will pay the money from their 2023/24 budget to cancel their … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 26 Jan 2023 Global International Zero Waste Cities Conference 2023: Zero Waste to Zero Emission One of the leading causes of climate change is unmanaged waste and at the recently held COP27 last November 2022, the continuing struggle to reach the Global Methane Pledge, which […] GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 26 Jan 2023 Policy & government P Douglas v North Lanarkshire Council: 4102663/2020 Employment Tribunal decision. GOV.UK · 26 Jan 2023 Global No to greenwashing: empowering consumers for the green transition Based on previous publication in European Files magazine, p.53 by Miriam Thiemann and Orla Butler. More than half of EU consumers have their environmental impact in mind when shopping, a European Commission survey revealed. While this is good news, a worrying byproduct is a proliferation of green marketing, with 75% of products on the market carrying an implicit or explicit environmental claim.… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 26 Jan 2023 Industry news Home | Coca-Cola - Coca-Cola Coca-Cola Great Britain media center · 26 Jan 2023 Industry news ADBA responds to Defra update on Environmental Land Management ADBA welcomes the announcement from the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on the publication of further information on the Environmental Land Management Schemes. While ADBA appreciates the inclusion of a nutrient management standard under the SFI, it is disappointing that the focus of this standard is on nutrient accounting rather than… ADBA (Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association) · 26 Jan 2023 Industry news Free site open days! See your recycling in action! Have you ever wondered what happens to your recycling after it has been collected or taken to the tip? Here’s your chance to see behind the scenes at our sites and learn what really happens Recycle for Greater Manchester · 26 Jan 2023 Industry news Winner announced for WasteAid’s Waste to Use Challenge in The Gambia. WasteAid’s Waste to Use Challenge was part of an initiative funded by the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM) to fast-track circular economy initiatives in The Gambia. The Gambia is Africa’s smallest mainland country and has very limited waste management capacity. Open dumping and burning of waste leads to poor health, economic losses and climate […] WasteAid · 26 Jan 2023 Policy & government Responding to acid attacks Security staff can be the first to respond to acid attacks or incidents where someone has been exposed to a hazardous substance. Make sure you know what to do. GOV.UK · 26 Jan 2023 Policy & government Draft guidance on environmental claims The CMA has issued, for consultation, draft consumer protection law guidance for all businesses making environmental claims. GOV.UK · 26 Jan 2023 Research & science Closing the Loop —Exploring Circular Business Models for Kitchen Household Appliances - Chalmers ODR Chalmers University of Technology News · 26 Jan 2023 Industry news Black & Veach to build Lostock EfW after CNIM collapse The developers of the 600,000 tonne per year capacity energy from waste (EfW) plant in Lostock, Cheshire, have named Black & Veatch as engineering, procurement and construction management contractor. Lostock Sustainable Energy Plant (LSEP), a joint venture between Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) and FCC Environment, announced the appointment on 25 January. The appointment of US … Read … letsrecycle.com News · 26 Jan 2023 Policy & government CMA to scrutinise ‘green’ claims in sales of household essentials The CMA will examine the accuracy of ‘green’ claims made about household essentials – such as food, drink, and toiletries – to make sure shoppers are not being misled. GOV.UK · 26 Jan 2023 Industry news Three Rivers looks set to top 2021/22 English recycling table Three Rivers district council has emerged as favourite to win the English local authority recycling league champion award for the second time in three years, after posting a provisional 63.5% figure for 2021/22. Provisional figures compiled by letsrecycle.com for the 2021/22 financial year suggest the Hertfordshire-based authority will move ahead of last year’s first and … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 26 Jan 2023 Global Plastics Europe and EuPC launch European Operation Clean Sweep® certification scheme Plastics Europe, the association of plastics manufacturers in Europe, and EuPC, the association of European Plastics Converters, announce today the… Plastics Europe · 26 Jan 2023 Industry news Annual General Meeting (AGM) - Marks & Spencer M&S corporate press releases · 26 Jan 2023 Industry news 2023 Interim Results, half year ended 31 December 2022 - Diageo Diageo news and media · 26 Jan 2023 Council news Gloucester City Plan - Gloucester City Council Gloucester Council · 26 Jan 2023 Research & science Loyalty card data could help to identify ovarian cancer symptoms sooner | Imperial News - Imperial College London Imperial College London News · 26 Jan 2023 Industry news Pimlico Library of Things | Why buy when you can borrow? - Library of Things Library of Things · 26 Jan 2023 Industry news Altilium Metals helping “to deliver the future of UK battery technology” with Faraday Battery Challenge Award The UK's electric vehicle sector received a jump start today with the announcement that £27.6m in government-backed funding has been awarded to 17 projects through the Faraday Battery Challenge, including Altilium Metals battery recycling technology. The Challenge Director, said "As we move towards a net zero future the UK’s electric vehicle industry must continue to [...] Altilium news · 26 Jan 2023 Policy & government State of the environment Environment Agency data and information summarising the state of soil, air quality, water resources and water quality in England. GOV.UK · 26 Jan 2023 Research & science Konstantin Scheuermann - UCL School of Management UCL News · 25 Jan 2023 Council news Your Councillors - West Berkshire Council West Berkshire Council · 25 Jan 2023 Policy & government Prime Minister celebrates Scottish culture in Burns Night Downing Street reception Prime Minister celebrates Scottish culture and the integral contribution it makes to the fabric of the UK at Number 10 reception this evening. GOV.UK · 25 Jan 2023 Industry news DRS response marks significant juncture for sector Patrick Brighty, ESA’s Recycling Policy Adviser looks in depth at the government’s response to its consultation on the deposit return scheme (DRS) in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Friday’s publication […] ESA (Environmental Services Association) · 25 Jan 2023 Policy & government Flat 5 Ripon House, 254 Croydon Road, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 4DA: LON/00AF/LSC/2021/0329 Residential Property Tribunal Decision of Judge H. Carr and Mr K Ridgeway on 10 January 2023 GOV.UK · 25 Jan 2023 Industry news West Midlands wood recycler fined £61,000 for ‘flouting’ permits A West Midlands-based director and his waste wood recycling operations have been fined more than £61,000 following a case brought by the Environment Agency, the regulator says. Director Robert Moody pleaded guilty to failing to ensure his companies complied with environmental permits at Dudley Magistrates’ Court on 20 January, the Agency says. The regulator added … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 25 Jan 2023 Industry news LETTER: Deep Sagar warns of DRS ‘upheaval’ After the government published its response to the second round consultation on a deposit return scheme (DRS) last week, the chair of the government’s Advisory Committee on Packaging has written to letsrecycle.com The government confirmed that drinks containers made from PET plastic, steel, and aluminium cans will be in scope for England, Northern Ireland and … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 25 Jan 2023 Global ENVI – PAK (Slovakia) Campaign – “Let’s deposit, but don’t forget to sort!” EXPRA · 25 Jan 2023 Industry news 9TH YEAR OF FORS GOLD RENEWAL ACHIEVED! The post 9TH YEAR OF FORS GOLD RENEWAL ACHIEVED! appeared first on Powerday . Powerday · 25 Jan 2023 Policy & government £4.6 million UK Government funding for North Lanarkshire £30 million going to seven new regional projects across the UK to boost innovation in decarbonising roads GOV.UK · 25 Jan 2023 Industry news Future of ENRMF (Kings Cliffe) The Parliamentary-Under Secretary of State for Local Government and Building Safety, Lee Rowley MP, on behalf of the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, The Right Honourable Michael Gove MP, has granted a Development Consent Order (DCO) to Augean South Limited for the construction of new hazardous landfill void space to the […] Augean · 25 Jan 2023