Recycling news: 2022

Policy & government Mr S Ahmed v BCS Recycling Failsworth: 2406916/2022 Employment Tribunal decision. GOV.UK · 10 Nov 2022 Global Zero Waste Europe Changemakers: Za Zemiata Each month, our ZWE Changemakers campaign sheds a spotlight on one of our member organisations. This month, we head to Bulgaria, to our member Za Zemiata. Za Zemiata was established back in 1995 to work for environmental and social justice. As the coordinator of the Zero Waste Alliance in Bulgaria, it brings together various organisations […] Zero Waste Europe · 10 Nov 2022 Industry news OPINION: ‘Price of recovered materials could cost our environment’ Griff Palmer, economist at climate action NGO WRAP, explores how some enterprises may backtrack on recycled content commitments and slow the UK’s progress towards a circular material economy due to increasing financial pressures. The United Kingdom is currently experiencing a cost-of-living crisis. UK consumer price inflation (CPI) increased from 3.2% in August 2021 to 9.9% … Read More The post… letsrecycle.com News · 10 Nov 2022 Industry news Scott Bros helps Zoe’s Place get ready for Christmas fair RECYCLING experts Scott Bros has donated its services to ensure the grounds of Zoe’s Place Baby Hospice is in pristine condition as the charity prepares for its Christmas lights spectacular. Volunteers tidying up outside the hospice in Middlesbrough discovered that piles of unsightly branches and leaves had accumulated by the perimeter wall and with its... Skip & Waste Magazine · 10 Nov 2022 Industry news Renewi records €6.7m loss on UK contracts Renewi has today (10 November) posted its results for the first half of the 2022/23 financial year, showing it recorded a €6.7 million (£5.9 million) loss on its UK municipal contracts. However, the results, which cover April to September, show a reduction in losses when compared with the same period last year, during which time … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 10 Nov 2022 Policy & government Mr D Yates v Cumbria Recycling Ltd: 2400483/2022 Employment Tribunal decision. GOV.UK · 10 Nov 2022 Industry news Legal wrangle behind Leicestershire procurement process In the wake of Biffa winning a treatment contract with Leicestershire county council, it has emerged that the company raised a number of issues with the authority about the procurement process for the work. Biffa, in comments about the procurement, had accused the authority of “failing to act consistently with the principles of transparency and … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 10 Nov 2022 Industry news Scotland praised for ‘exempting small retailers from DRS’ Many retailers have welcomed guidance from the Scottish Government which set out how retailers can become exempt from operating a deposit return scheme (DRS) return point. The Scottish Government has maintained since the DRS was proposed that all retailers who sell in-scope drinks for takeaway to consumers on their premises must operate a return point. … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 10 Nov 2022 Industry news Enforcement undertakings top £418,000 from June to September Charities received more than £418,084 in enforcement undertakings between 1 June and 30 September from companies who had breached environmental regulations. On 7 November, the Environment Agency published a list of the enforcement undertakings it accepted in the third quarter of the year for regulation breaches. In one of the larger donations, hazardous waste company … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 10 Nov 2022 Industry news Ombudsman slams Birmingham’s bin collections again The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has today (10 November) issued a critical report on Birmingham’s waste collection services for a third time despite the council making assurances “things would improve”. The ombudsman has ordered the council to pay three residents implicated in the most recent report £200 each to “recognise the frustration and … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 10 Nov 2022 Council news Please ask for: Matt Berry Extension No: 4589 E-mail: mattberry@cannockchasedc.gov.uk 2 November 2022 Dear Councillor, Cabinet 6 - Cannock Chase Council Cannock Chase Council · 10 Nov 2022 Industry news REview22, the REA’s annual state of the industry report, is published REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 10 Nov 2022 Council news Kinship Care - South Ayrshire Council South Ayrshire Council · 10 Nov 2022 Policy & government Public registers - Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Northern Ireland Environment Agency · 10 Nov 2022 Council news Online Carers Assessment - Sunderland City Council Sunderland Council · 10 Nov 2022 Council news - East Staffordshire Borough Council East Staffordshire Council · 10 Nov 2022 Council news Free school meals - parentportal.wiltshire.gov.uk Wiltshire Council · 10 Nov 2022 Council news Available Bookings - Durham County Council County Durham Council · 10 Nov 2022 Council news Admissions - Parent Portal - Wiltshire Council - parentportal.wiltshire.gov.uk Wiltshire Council · 9 Nov 2022 Industry news Keenan Recycling reveals UK businesses are missing out on £1,000s of savings in food waste recycling Keenan Recycling is revealing new findings from its recent country-wide research, that on average, UK businesses are spending £50,862 every year on sending their food waste to landfill, but recycling food waste could save them £7,000 per year. As the Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) Environmental Act is fast approaching, which plans […] Keenan Recycling · 9 Nov 2022 Global Enabling the EU wellbeing economy: we need a new pact, not a rule tweak Today, the European Commission (EC) released an orientation paper which sets out the reform direction for the Stability and Growth Pact (SGP), EU fiscal rules, and the wider EU economic governance. The paper covers several long-overdue reforms, yet it fails to induce the paradigm shift needed to enable a just transition towards a wellbeing economy, writes Katy Wiese. The orientation paper on EU… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 9 Nov 2022 Industry news Rochford and Norse mark partnership by unveiling fleet Rochford district council and Norse Group have unveiled a new fleet of 10 Dennis Eagle refuse collection vehicles (RCVs) after they took delivery of them in early October. Local authority-owned Norse began an eight-year waste and street cleansing contract with Rochford in Essex in July, taking over from the council’s previous environmental services contractor, Suez. … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Nov 2022 Global NEWS FROM CONAI (ITALY) : GENERAL PLAN 2022 EXPRA · 9 Nov 2022 Global NEWS FROM ECOEMBES (SPAIN): LIBERA PROJECT EXPRA · 9 Nov 2022 Global NEWS FROM EKOPAK (BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA): NEW GLASS PACKAGING PROJECT EXPRA · 9 Nov 2022 Global NEWS FROM ECOPACK (BULGARIA): ORGANIZATION OF GLASS COLLECTION – FREE ICE SKATING EXPRA · 9 Nov 2022 Global NEWS FROM FOSTPLUS (BELGIUM): A NEW MEASURING METHODOLOGY TO CALCULATE RECYCLING FIGURES EXPRA · 9 Nov 2022 Global The legislative proposal of the PPWD (July 2022) EXPRA · 9 Nov 2022 Global Czech Presidency of the Council of the European Union EXPRA · 9 Nov 2022 Industry news South Norfolk launches bin collection app to increase recycling South Norfolk council has launched a bin collection reminder app and is considering expanding what is collected at the kerbside, in a bid to increase recycling rates. The council said it launched the bin collection app, called ReCollect, from 24 October, at a cost of £17,000. The app will aim to help residents stay informed … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Nov 2022 Global Commission bends over backwards for the fertiliser industry Without obtaining any input from civil society or the scientific community, the Commission has just published its Communication on ensuring availability and affordability of fertilisers which […] European Environmental Bureau · 9 Nov 2022 Global Waste Framework Directive (WFD) Revision EXPRA · 9 Nov 2022 Global The fifth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly EXPRA · 9 Nov 2022 Industry news Waste management site achieves zero to landfill status A leading north-west waste management company has demonstrated its environmental credentials by becoming a zero waste to landfill site. CSG Recovery has achieved the landmark milestone at its Blackburn site, on Stanley Street, just three years after acquiring the facility. Part of the CSG Group, CSG Recovery specialises in the processing and recovery of complex […] CSG (Cleansing Service Group) · 9 Nov 2022 Global EXPRA KEY EVENTS 2022/2023 EXPRA · 9 Nov 2022 Global Upcoming events with EXPRA participation EXPRA · 9 Nov 2022 Council news Weekly list of Planning Applications - Mid Devon District Council Mid Devon Council · 9 Nov 2022 Global EU is taking a troublesome path to accelerate renewables roll-out Today’s European Commission proposal for an emergency regulation on renewables does not tackle real obstacles to the energy transition. Rather, by overriding environmental safeguards and democratic checks, […] European Environmental Bureau · 9 Nov 2022 Industry news Agency cushions stance on sofas containing POPs EXCLUSIVE: The Environment Agency has moved to clarify its stance on waste sofas containing persistent organic pollutants (POPs), with on-site checks not taking place until next summer. There has been widespread concern over whether local authorities and contractors could comply with the POPs rules in the wake of the Agency’s announcement in August 2022. This … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Nov 2022 Global Packaging Waste and Sustainability Forum, May 4-5, Brussels EXPRA · 9 Nov 2022