Recycling news: 2023

Industry news Reading expands food waste collections Reading borough council has expanded the rollout of food waste collections to cover flats in the area, after reporting a huge 15% rise in its recycling rate. Reading began its food waste collections trial in 2019 to 3,000 properties, before expanding it to 56,000 properties over the next two years. In this time, its recycling … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 16 Jan 2023 Industry news Our ESG Reporting Approach - Diageo Diageo news and media · 16 Jan 2023 Policy & government New non-executive Board member appointment Following approval by the Public Accounts Commission we have appointed a new non-executive Board member, Alistair Conner. National Audit Office · 16 Jan 2023 Industry news Chief Executive appointment MRWA has welcomed Lesley Worswick to the Authority as its new Chief Executive. Lesley previously spent over 24 years at the Environment Agency, her most recent post being Area Director for Greater Manchester, Merseyside & Cheshire. Councillor Tony Concepcion, Chairperson of MRWA, said: “Lesley is joining us from the Environment Agency and brings with her - Continue Reading Merseyside Recycling and Waste Authority · 16 Jan 2023 Policy & government Biomass for UK energy Biomass can be used to produce bioenergy in the form of electricity, heat, biogas or transport fuels, or to produce materials and chemicals. The Climate Change Committee recommend dedicated energy crops and forest residues as future sources of domestic biomass. This POSTnote summarises the opportunities and challenges surrounding the expansion of UK biomass production. POST (Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology) · 16 Jan 2023 Industry news Two-thirds of public ‘prefer kerbside glass recycling’ to DRS The public would prefer to continue recycling their glass bottles through household collections rather than a deposit return scheme (DRS), polling published by British Glass suggests. The research, published today (16 January), shows more than two thirds of UK adults (69%) say that recycling glass bottles through household waste collections would be “more convenient” than … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 16 Jan 2023 Council news Budget consultation 2026-27 - South Lanarkshire Council South Lanarkshire Council · 16 Jan 2023 Industry news Defra appoints Resource Futures to help tackle illegal disposal of recreational boats Resource Futures has been contracted by Defra to conduct research into end-of-life recreational boats which, when abandoned, can lead to harmful materials, such as hazardous chemicals, litter and microplastics, spreading in the marine environment. Resource Futures · 16 Jan 2023 Industry news Biffa Award funding totals £189m ahead of anniversary Biffa’s landfill tax charity, Biffa Award, has given funding support for 3,000 projects up to the start of 2023, with a total of £189 million allocated. The figure came as the charity announced that it will celebrate its 25th anniversary in 2023. Money for Biffa Award’s activities comes via Biffa Group’s input under the Landfill … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 16 Jan 2023 Industry news Welcome to the Team! Meet Our New National Bike Reuse Coordinator Circular Communities Scotland is delighted to welcome a new member of staff to our team. Chris Sanderson joins us as our new National Bike Reuse Coordinator. With Chris's support, Circular Communities Scotland is looking forward to further establishing our ‘Affordable Access to Bikes Project’, in partnership with and supported by Cycling Scotland. This project aims to [...] Circular Communities Scotland · 16 Jan 2023 Policy & government Orchard Farm, Somerset A woodland haven for people and wildlife. GOV.UK · 16 Jan 2023 Industry news Beauparc repurposes Leeds facility to process POPs material EXCLUSIVE: Waste management group Beauparc UK is to repurpose a six-acre processing facility five miles south of Leeds in response to new rules on persistent organic pollutants (POPs). After an investigation found large levels of POPs in seating textiles and foams, the Environment Agency issued instructions that waste upholstered domestic seating must be sent for … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 16 Jan 2023 Council news Register Office certificate request - Thurrock Council Thurrock Council · 16 Jan 2023 Industry news Report: Global economy becoming less circular, posing major risks to climate efforts Only 7.2% of the 100 billion tonnes of virgin natural materials used each year make it back into the economy after their first use, a major new report assessing the environmental benefits of a circular economy has revealed. edie — Circular Economy tag · 16 Jan 2023 Council news Ian to take the lead on Public Services - Calderdale Council Calderdale Council · 16 Jan 2023 Policy & government CH73180 - Penalties for Failure to Notify: Calculating the penalty: Penalty reductions for quality of disclosure: Non-deliberate failure disclosed within 12 months GOV.UK · 16 Jan 2023 Council news Postal votes - Rutland County Council Rutland Council · 15 Jan 2023 Council news Voter ID - Castle Point Borough Council Castle Point Council · 15 Jan 2023 Industry news Government Response summary: DRS The post Government Response summary: DRS appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 15 Jan 2023 Council news User Registration - London Borough of Waltham Forest Waltham Forest Council · 14 Jan 2023 Council news Victoria Forms | Online Forms Viewer - eclaim.walthamforest.gov.uk Waltham Forest Council · 14 Jan 2023 Policy & government Commonly littered single-use plastic items: call for evidence Defra is asking for evidence to help determine future single-use plastic policy. GOV.UK · 14 Jan 2023 Policy & government Single-use plastic: banning the supply of commonly littered single-use plastic items Defra wants your views on a plan to ban the supply of single-use plastic items and polystyrene food and drink containers. GOV.UK · 14 Jan 2023 Policy & government Far-reaching ban on single-use plastics in England A range of polluting single-use plastics will be banned from October 2023 following the Government's consultation GOV.UK · 14 Jan 2023 Industry news Defra announces details of single-use plastic ban Environment secretary Thérèse Coffey has today (14 January) announced a ban on a range of “polluting” single-use plastics in England from October. News of the ban leaked last month, but today’s announcement provides more details. The ban covers items including single-use plastic plates, trays, bowls, cutlery, balloon sticks and certain types of polystyrene cups and … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 14 Jan 2023 Industry news Risks of ‘not zero’ greater than the risks of net zero now: Government publish Review of Net Zero Today Chris Skidmore MP published his response to the Review of Net zero. Announced back in September under the Truss administration, the independent Review was initially established to “ensure that delivering the net zero target does not place undue burdens on businesses or consumers”. Four months on, the results of the Review paint a very… ADBA (Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association) · 13 Jan 2023 Industry news Moving Mountains: Dan Dan Noodles The post Moving Mountains: Dan Dan Noodles appeared first on City Harvest . City Harvest London · 13 Jan 2023 Industry news Government defends landfill tax enforcement The exchequer secretary to the treasury, James Cartlidge MP, defended the government’s enforcement of landfill tax fraud during a debate in parliament yesterday (13 January). Mr Cartlidge highlighted that His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) “has learned lessons from previous operational activity and is developing a number of criminal investigations into those involved in waste … Read More … letsrecycle.com News · 13 Jan 2023 Industry news Government must do more than ban plastic plates, says NLWA Single-use items like plastic cutlery, plates and polystyrene trays will be banned in England, the Government has confirmed. This ban will be introduced from October this year, allowing businesses time to prepare, and follows similar moves by Scotland and Wales. Environment Secretary Thérèse Coffey said the move would help protect the environment for future generations.... Skip & Waste Magazine · 13 Jan 2023 Industry news REA welcomes Scotland’s ambitious Draft Energy Strategy and Just Transition Plan REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 13 Jan 2023 Policy & government The National Parks Accord Building Digital UK (BDUK) has partnered with National Parks England, Openreach and Trenches Law to agree a joint accord to create a standardised approach to the timely delivery of gigabit broadband within the 10 English National Parks. GOV.UK · 13 Jan 2023 Global COY 17 - Reddy for climate action! The 17th U.N. Climate Change Conference of Youth (COY 17) - held in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, is the youth precursor event to COP27, organised by YOUNGO, the official Children and Youth Constituency to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. This event aimed to serve as a capacity building forum for knowledge and cultural exchange to […] Break Free From Plastic · 13 Jan 2023 Council news Employment, education and training - Rutland County Council Rutland Council · 13 Jan 2023 Council news ASSIST - Powys County Council Powys Council · 13 Jan 2023 Global Czech and Swedish presidencies: Presidency assessment and ten green tests Despite advances on biodiversity and clean air, and efforts on climate, the EU’s Green Deal did not progress sufficiently towards a just transition under the outgoing […] European Environmental Bureau · 13 Jan 2023 Industry news REA warmly welcomes the Net Zero Review REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 13 Jan 2023 Industry news Net zero tsar calls for implementation of waste reforms The government must implement reforms such as the introduction of the deposit return scheme and consistency in household and business recycling “urgently”, according to their net zero tsar. Former prime minister Liz Truss appointed Chris Skidmore, Conservative MP for Kingswood, to lead a review of the government’s delivery of net zero in September. He published … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 13 Jan 2023 Policy & government Mrs C Burton-York v The Douay Martyrs Catholic Secondary School and Roman Catholic Diocese of Westminster: 3314332/2019 and others Employment Tribunal decision. GOV.UK · 13 Jan 2023 Industry news Connect, Collaborate and Learn at University of Kent. The Countrystyle Sales team is already busy out and about in 2023; our Business Development Manager Jolene attended the Kent […] Countrystyle Recycling · 13 Jan 2023 Industry news Council-owned companies post mixed financial results SPECIAL REPORT: The ending of the 2022 calendar year saw a string of local authority owned trading companies with responsibility for waste and recycling post their financial results. Barbora Vaclavova explores. Some of the LATCOs that have posted their results within the last month include Liverpool Streetscene Services, Cheshire West Recycling, Hounslow council’s Lampton Recycle … Read More Th… letsrecycle.com News · 13 Jan 2023