Recycling news: 2023

Council news Residential caravan and park sites - Rutland County Council Rutland Council · 9 Jan 2023 Industry news CIWM launches updated Operator Competence Scheme On 6th January, CIWM (the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management) announced a set of thorough revisions to its Operator Competence Scheme. With the whole Scheme subject to a continuous revision process, the 2023 updates will see the most significant changes for six years. The adjustments, many of which are based on feedback from the sector, will... Skip & Waste Magazine · 9 Jan 2023 Industry news Mark is January’s Skip Hunk. Don’t stop him now! GRAB your air guitars and say hello to rockerboy Skip Hunk Mark Paskins from CB Skips. Hello and happy new year! Who do we have here?I’m Mark Paskins, 59. Great to meet you. Where might our readers know you from?I’ve been at CB Skips in Salisbury for just over 10 years now. I’m the yard... Skip & Waste Magazine · 9 Jan 2023 Industry news January’s Skip Chick twins Amy and Becs are double trouble CHEEKY girls Amy and Becs from TC Skips in Staffordshire are a real twinning combination. Hello ladies. Who have we here?(AE) I’m Amy Edwardson (the brunette), 39, Office Manager and general office dogsbody. (BK) I’m Becky Karling (the blonde), 39, Transport Manager and general shepherd keeping the lads in check. Lovely to meet you both.... Skip & Waste Magazine · 9 Jan 2023 Global Updated EucoLight study shows high level of EPR non-compliance through online marketplaces EucoLight, the European Association of lighting WEEE compliance schemes, continues to find evidence that the amount of Electrical and Electronic Equipment sold online that do not contribute to waste recovery and recycling fees is exceptionally high. In October-November 2022, EucoLight updated its multinational study on non-compliance with national WEEE requirements conducted in 2019. The […] L'… EucoLight · 9 Jan 2023 Industry news Identifying and treating Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) The post Identifying and treating Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) appeared first on Reconomy . Reconomy · 9 Jan 2023 Industry news WasteAid is proud to announce new funding from the Norwegian Retailers’ Environment Fund. WasteAid is pleased to announce they have been successful in securing funding from Norway’s largest private environmental fund, The Norwegian Retailers’ Environment Fund, which supports international projects to reduce plastic pollution. This two year project will extend WasteAid’s current work in The Gambia, bringing about positive environmental outcomes by empowering vulnerable communities to… WasteAid · 9 Jan 2023 Industry news ClientEarth set to take Danone to court over its plastics footprint ClientEarth has filed a case against Danone with France’s equivalent of the High Court, hoping to force the consumer goods major to disclose more information on its plastics use and to reduce plastic pollution across its value chain. edie — Circular Economy tag · 9 Jan 2023 Council news Libraries, culture and leisure - Rutland County Council Rutland Council · 9 Jan 2023 Council news MyAccount - Rutland County Council Rutland Council · 9 Jan 2023 Council news Council and councillors - Rutland County Council Rutland Council · 9 Jan 2023 Policy & government Mr J Binstead v Jackson's Skips and Recycling: 2408934/2022 Employment Tribunal decision. GOV.UK · 9 Jan 2023 Industry news POWERDAY LAUNCHES FIRST SAM’S LISTENING MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID TRAINING FOR LONDON BOXING CLUBS The post POWERDAY LAUNCHES FIRST SAM’S LISTENING MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID TRAINING FOR LONDON BOXING CLUBS appeared first on Powerday . Powerday · 9 Jan 2023 Industry news Council U-turns on ban on sofas at HWRCs All nine household waste recycling centres (HWRCs) in Cambridgeshire began accepting waste upholstered domestic seating again from 7 January, the county council has confirmed. Meanwhile, the Isle of Wight council has also moved to reassure residents and businesses that its HWRCs will continue to accept soft furnishings such as sofas and armchairs. Businesses on the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Jan 2023 Industry news Landfill ‘tax gap’ highlighted as MPs to debate fraud A briefing paper on landfill tax fraud published on Friday (6 January) has highlighted a ‘tax gap’ of £125 million, as MPs prepare to debate the issue this week. The £125 million ‘gap’ covers the 2020/21 financial year and is the difference between tax actually collected and that which is “theoretically due” if compliance and … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Jan 2023 Industry news LGA ‘remains concerned’ bill will hit in-house deals The Local Government Association (LGA) “remains concerned” that the procurement bill will impact the awarding of in-house contracts, despite “helpful discussions” with ministers. To be debated in parliament today (9 January), the bill aims to reform the UK’s public procurement regime and make it “quicker, simpler, more transparent and better able to meet the UK’s … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Jan 2023 Industry news £70 million IETF Phase 2: Autumn 2022 competition is still open ! The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) recently announced the extension of the Industrial Energy Transformation Fund (IETF) Phase 2: Autumn 2022 competition and is hosting some additional stakeholder clinics during the competition window to help and support businesses interested in applying for IETF funding. Businesses in England, Wales and Northern Ireland can… The … ADBA (Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association) · 9 Jan 2023 Industry news BiometCAP project has started The conformity assessment of biomethane requires further standardisation in order to support Europe’s green energy future. This project will deliver accessible traceability to the stakeholder community by developing efficient and cost–effective methods for the preparation of traceable gas transfer standards for the performance evaluation of biomethane monitoring systems. Usingthese, a robust pe… ADBA (Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association) · 9 Jan 2023 Industry news £16 million to support novel low-emission food production systems Innovate UK and BBSRC announce new £16 million competition to drive forward novel, resource efficient, low-emission food production systems. This new competition will support the development of novel food production systems that create new sources of resource efficient, low-emission foods, particularly proteins to deliver healthy and sustainable diets. They welcome proposals that have the poten… ADBA (Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association) · 9 Jan 2023 Industry news Update on the Medium combustion plant (MCP) guidance The Environment Agency has updated information about reporting requirements for fuel switching in the event of an interruption to supply on the 28th of December. It has also clarified when ELVs apply to dual fuel medium combustion plant using back up fuel. Reporting requirements for fuel switching in the event of an interruption to supply… ADBA (Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association) · 9 Jan 2023 Global A message from Zero Waste Europe Over its 10 years of existence, Zero Waste Europe has benefited from regeneration and natural evolution – both in how we address our working topics and strategic objectives, and in the structure of our team. Some evolution instances were immediately visible to everyone: look no further than the expansion of our team from 10 to […] Zero Waste Europe · 9 Jan 2023 Industry news Agency secures £368,000 from ‘prolific waste crime offender’ The Environment Agency announced on Friday (6 January) that a man who was jailed in 2021 for undertaking “various illegal waste activities” has been ordered to pay back £368,000 under the Proceeds of Crime Act. According to a statement from the regulator, John Leslie Allison, 75, appeared at Preston Crown Court on Friday after the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Jan 2023 Industry news Norse Waste returns to profit despite £13m group loss Norse Environmental Waste Services (NEWS) recorded a profit of almost £600,000 in the 2021/22 financial year, reversing three consecutive years of losses. Part of the local authority-owned Norse Group, NEWS sells recyclable material on behalf of the seven councils in the Norfolk Waste Partnership. Results for the 2021/22 financial year were published by the Norfolk … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Jan 2023 Industry news Biogas News - Bioenergy Insight Magazine Bioenergy Insight · 8 Jan 2023 Global CIRCULAR ECONOMY STAKEHOLDER CONFERENCE: DELIVERING ON THE CE – WHAT’S NEXT?, FEB 20 + 21, BRUSSELS EXPRA · 8 Jan 2023 Global EP OPINION ON THE PLASTICS STRATEGY, APRIL 4, BRUSSELS EXPRA · 7 Jan 2023 Council news WELCOME TO LEGAL SERVICES - Wolverhampton Council Wolverhampton Council · 7 Jan 2023 Council news Voting by post or proxy - absent voting - Cheshire East Council Cheshire East Council · 7 Jan 2023 Council news Report anti-social behaviour (ASB) - London Borough of Waltham Forest Waltham Forest Council · 6 Jan 2023 Council news Registering to vote - Cheshire East Council Cheshire East Council · 6 Jan 2023 Industry news Fire at Cumbrian recycling plant out after more than a week A fire which lasted for more than a week at a waste management site owned by Waste Transfer Services Ltd in Cumbria has been extinguished. Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service was called to the scene on the evening of 29 December and found a “large refuse fire involving approximately 250 tonnes of shredded waste” at … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Jan 2023 Council news Climate change and what we are doing - Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council Basingstoke and Deane Council · 6 Jan 2023 Council news Report fly-tipping - London Borough of Waltham Forest Waltham Forest Council · 6 Jan 2023 Industry news Soil health- Call for Evidence The Environmental Audit Committee have launched a Call for Evidence (CFE) seeking to understand more about soil health, the causes of decline in soil health and how best the government can accelerate soil restoration in England. Issues identified by the CFE include contamination, nutrient loss, erosion and compaction which are compounded by wider issues such… ADBA (Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association) · 6 Jan 2023 Industry news Councils should continue accepting waste sofas, Agency says The Environment Agency says it expects councils to continue accepting waste sofas and disposing of them “appropriately and legally” following new rules on waste upholstered domestic seating and persistent organic pollutants (POPs). Some local authorities, including Cumbria and Cambridgeshire county councils, have temporarily stopped accepting waste upholstered seating items at their household w… letsrecycle.com News · 6 Jan 2023 Industry news Bodens scoops £1.3m Cardiff HWRC wood contract Cardiff council has awarded Greater Manchester-based Boden & Davies Ltd a £1.3 million contract for the collection and onward recycling of waste wood from its household waste and recycling centres (HWRCs). The council told letsrecycle.com that around 65% of the material will be used in the panelboard sector with Kronospan, while the remaining 35% will … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Jan 2023 Policy & government A hitchhiker’s guide to floating marine debris Pioneering research set to curb harmful threats to marine biodiversity GOV.UK · 6 Jan 2023 Industry news Pockets and Prospects 2023 Circular Communities Scotland is delighted to launch our 2023 Pockets and Prospects Fund designed specifically for our members. The “Pockets and Prospects Fund 2023” is a £7,200 micro-fund which has been made available by the Scottish Community Alliance, to help our members deliver a more circular economy within areas of significant socio-economic disadvantage, while relating to [...] Circular Communities Scotland · 6 Jan 2023 Industry news ADBA’s participation at the Low Carbon Agriculture Show ADBA will guest speak and exhibit at the Low Carbon Agriculture Show at the NAEC, Stoneleigh. Charlotte Morton OBE, Chief Executive of ADBA, will join the panel discussion on AD & Biogas from 11:10 to 12:20 on 7th February. She will outline biogas’s key role in delivering energy security in the UK amid the current energy… ADBA (Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association) · 6 Jan 2023 Industry news BRITISH DOWN SYNDROME SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS The post BRITISH DOWN SYNDROME SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS appeared first on Powerday . Powerday · 6 Jan 2023