Recycling news: 2022

Industry news Cromwell’s bag donation to local dog rescue, Woodhaven CROMWELL POLYTHENE continues to support their local community Sherburn in Elmet, an area they have called home for over 20 years. During their residency Cromwell has regularly participated in many community activities, such as sponsoring the local sporting teams, undertaking local litter picks and donating bags, sacks and liners to charity organisations. Cromwell has continued this support... T… Skip & Waste Magazine · 15 Nov 2022 Policy & government Breaking point: Securing the future of sexual health services - Local Government Association Local Government Association · 15 Nov 2022 Policy & government CV21 1AT, SUEZ Recycling and Recovery UK Limited: environmental permit issued - EPR/EP3033EJ/V003 View the permit issued for Rugby Solid Recovered Fuel Facility, Rugby under the Industrial Emissions Directive. GOV.UK · 15 Nov 2022 Policy & government Regulatory approval of Evusheld (tixagevimab/cilgavimab) Information for healthcare professionals and the public about Evusheld GOV.UK · 15 Nov 2022 Global COP27 Sponsor The Coca-Cola Company named worst plastic polluter for five years in a row according to 2022 Brand Audit Manila — The Coca-Cola Company, PepsiCo, and Nestlé come in as the world’s top plastic polluters for five years running, according to Break Free From Plastic’s latest global brand audit report. The 2022 Brand Audit analyzes five years' worth of citizen science trash-collection data, exposing how corporate voluntary commitments are not effectively reducing these companies’ […] Break Free From Plastic · 15 Nov 2022 Research & science Recycling of lithium-ion batteries - Chalmers ODR Chalmers University of Technology News · 14 Nov 2022 Global EERA and FEAD call for “clear and efficient rules” for shipments of e-waste EUWID – 14 November 2022 – EERA and FEAD, the European umbrella organisations of waste recyclers and the private waste management industry, call on the EU Commission to advocate clear and efficient regulations in the OECD negotiations. Due to the expected increase in the number of notifications from 2025 onwards, they believe that a modernisation […] FEAD (European Waste Management Association) · 14 Nov 2022 Policy & government Record and report F gas and equipment pre-charged with F gas How to record and report fluorinated gas (F gas) you produce, import, export or destroy in Great Britain. GOV.UK · 14 Nov 2022 Industry news Time extension for UKCA marking The deadline for when businesses need to use the UKCA mark has been extended. The CE marking and reversed epsilon marking can continue to be used on the GB market until 31 December 2024. The UKCA marking is the product marking used for products being placed on the market in Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales). The UKCA marking… ADBA (Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association) · 14 Nov 2022 Industry news Food support - FareShare FareShare · 14 Nov 2022 Industry news Organics continue to boost Welsh recycling rate Statistics published last week (10 November) by the Welsh government showed that the country’s national recycling rate decreased by 0.2% but stayed above target. The data came from a report on the reuse, recycling and composting of local authority municipal waste for April 2021 to March 2022 with organics making up just over a third … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 14 Nov 2022 Industry news Viridor and AMCS partner to ‘drive digitalisation’ Technology provider AMCS and Viridor have announced today (14 November) that they have signed a deal to “drive forward” Viridor’s digitalisation programme and “improve operating efficiency”. In a joint statement, AMCS said its platform has been successfully implemented at Viridor’s waste transfer stations in Dimmer and Walpole. The implementation in Somerset is the first phase, … Read More The … letsrecycle.com News · 14 Nov 2022 Global Plastics Europe views on how digitalisation can improve plastics circularity Plastics Europe believes that increasing the use of digital technologies is among those innovations that could significantly improve plastics circularity… Plastics Europe · 14 Nov 2022 Global Plastics Europe Position on Harmonised Collection and Sorting Plastics Europe welcomes the revision of the Waste Framework Directive Revision (WFD) as we believe that waste collection and sorting… Plastics Europe · 14 Nov 2022 Industry news Novati acquires Blue Castle’s waste collections service Waste broker and resource consultancy Novati says it has acquired fellow Newark-based business Blue Castle Business Services’ waste collection service for an undisclosed amount. Novati has purchased the contractual agreements Blue Castle had with customers for waste collection services and not the business itself. Founded in 2002, Blue Castle is a consultancy which offers waste management … Rea… letsrecycle.com News · 14 Nov 2022 Industry news Fashion giants agree on forest-positive textile fiber collaboration Leading fashion brands including H&M, Inditex, Kering and Stella McCartney have joined a new collaborative initiative to reduce deforestation and emissions by purchasing low-carbon alternative fibers for textile production and packaging. edie — Circular Economy tag · 14 Nov 2022 Industry news Plastic exports ban would ‘sacrifice legitimate market’, Veolia says Waste management company Veolia says an all-out ban on plastic exports would “sacrifice the legitimate recycling market” for a globally traded commodity. Last week, the cross-party environment, food and rural affairs (EFRA) committee called for a ban on the export of all plastic waste from the UK by 2027 (see letsrecycle.com story). While fellow waste … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 14 Nov 2022 Industry news Buy Nothing New: Supporting mental health and wellbeing through reuse Reuse Network member Emmaus Bolton has joined forces with a local Bolton organisation Breakdown Bolton to offer a series of upcycling courses to improve mental health and wellbeing. Reuse Network · 14 Nov 2022 Global How Waste-to-Energy contributes to the circular economy In order to be fully sustainable, we have to truly address waste challenges. The ultimate solution is the reduction of... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 14 Nov 2022 Global EPP draft report waters down key industrial pollution prevention rules Today’s released report on the revision of EU industrial pollution laws by Member of the European Parliament Radan Kanev, from the conservative EPP group, is another […] European Environmental Bureau · 14 Nov 2022 Industry news First drivers on the road through NWH’s new HGV Driving School FOLLOWING the launch of The NWH Driving School last month, which was formed to tackle the on-going HGV driver shortage, the first five drivers have hit the roads. Scott Graham has joined from Amazon and has ambitions to work his way up through the ranks to become an artic driver. He had no previous experience,... Skip & Waste Magazine · 14 Nov 2022 Industry news Cost of Living documentary: watch the film What happens when the government abandons the people it’s meant to serve? This film tells the story of the Rother Valley community as they try to support each other during a historic cost of living crisis. Greenpeace UK · 14 Nov 2022 Industry news Community heroes going green for garden restoration A Wirral project has received funding to transform overgrown church grounds into an eco-garden – with the help of enthusiastic schoolchildren and green fingered volunteers. St Mary’s Church in Liscard has been given £8,000 from the 2022/23 Merseyside Recycling & Waste Authority and Veolia Community Fund to transform the space which will now host fruit - Continue Reading Merseyside Recycling and Waste Authority · 14 Nov 2022 Industry news Viridor drives forward digitalisation with AMCS AMCS, a global technology leader for the environmental, waste, recycling, and resource industries, today (Monday 14th November) announced that the energy recovery and plastics recycling specialist, Viridor, has chosen AMCS as their technology partner to drive forward their digitalisation programme and maximise operating efficiency. AMCS and Viridor have successfully implemented AMCS Platform at… Skip & Waste Magazine · 14 Nov 2022 Global Press release| 4evergreen Alliance Calls for Greater Harmonisation in Collection and Sorting of Fibre-Based Packaging 4evergreen Alliance Calls for Greater Harmonisation in Collection and Sorting of Fibre-Based Packaging Brussels, September 1 2022 – A state of the art review of the collection and sorting systems across Europe, conducted by 50 companies throughout the entire packaging value chain, highlights several... 4evergreen (fibre packaging alliance) · 14 Nov 2022 Policy & government Facilities Management Strategy The Facilities Management Strategy provides Government departments with direction and guidance to ensure the highest quality facilities management services. GOV.UK · 14 Nov 2022 Industry news OPINION: ‘Eliminating today’s material mess’ Kathy Illingworth, head of sustainability consulting at data specialist Ecoveritas, examines the plastic recycling landscape in the UK. OPINION: Genuinely understanding the fundamental role of plastics recycling in the economy is key to a more sustainable future. If the goods and services we produce leave behind a vast trail of waste, this can easily outweigh … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 14 Nov 2022 Industry news Timber collected by Jericho Wood Shack from Wilson James site used in local theatre Timber collected by our Birmingham wood recyclers, Jericho Wood Shack, has been repurposed to make a stage set at a local theatre. More than 70% of the gorgeous staging for The Dog with Two Dads at the Midland Arts Centre was constructed using reclaimed wood from the project. Much of the timber used came from [...] Community Wood Recycling · 14 Nov 2022 Council news User Login - Lewisham Libraries Lewisham Council · 14 Nov 2022 Global Press Release: Recycling A Key Contributor to EU Green Deal: 4evergreen Event Highlights Links Brussels, 21 September 2022. The 4evergreen Alliance welcomed more than 180 participants, including speakers ranging from former UN Climate Ambassadors to the European Commission to innovators and high-level representatives from across the fibre-based packaging industry. Participants heard about the importance of upcoming packaging legislation and... 4evergreen (fibre packaging alliance) · 14 Nov 2022 Policy & government Companies House annual report and accounts 2021 to 2022 Information on the performance and expenditure of Companies House from 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022. GOV.UK · 14 Nov 2022 Industry news Defra pushes batteries consultation to 2023 The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) has delayed its much-anticipated consultation on improvements to batteries regulations to 2023. The department has said the consultation will focus on three areas: issues around portable batteries, significant changes in industrial and automotive batteries, and EU batteries regulation. At a webinar in May, Paul Hallett, team leader … … letsrecycle.com News · 14 Nov 2022 Industry news Benefits of high energy prices vary between London authorities SPECIAL REPORT: James Langley explores which London boroughs benefit via their residual waste treatment arrangements from the current high prices for electricity. After the North London Waste Authority (NLWA) announced that its constituent boroughs would receive a £4.75 million “windfall” from high electricity prices, eyes turned to other waste partnerships in the capital. In London, … Read Mor… letsrecycle.com News · 14 Nov 2022 Council news Walton Place - U Turn Ban - Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Kensington and Chelsea Council · 14 Nov 2022 Industry news Jellyfish: Helping to keep our ocean full of life - Marine Conservation Society Marine Conservation Society · 14 Nov 2022 Industry news FAQ - FCC Environment FCC Environment UK · 13 Nov 2022 Industry news The Enviromental industry comission (EIC) - Environmental Industries Commission (EIC) Environmental Industries Commission · 13 Nov 2022 Industry news Cheap Skip Hire in Wellingborough - Mick George Mick George Group · 13 Nov 2022 Industry news Climate Emergency Training - Keep Scotland Beautiful Keep Scotland Beautiful · 13 Nov 2022 Council news User Login - Tower Hamlets Council Tower Hamlets Council · 13 Nov 2022