Recycling news: 2024

Policy & government Windrush Cross-Government Working Group: minutes of meetings Minutes of the Windrush Cross-Government Working Group. GOV.UK · 4 Mar 2024 Policy & government Critical Minerals Task and Finish Group: government response UK government response to the Task and Finish Group’s recommendations on industry resilience for critical minerals. GOV.UK · 4 Mar 2024 Policy & government Post-Legislative Scrutiny Memorandum: Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 This memorandum provides a preliminary assessment of the legislation that underpins the UK’s independent sanctions framework. GOV.UK · 4 Mar 2024 Policy & government Sir Stephen Hillier re-appointed as Chair of UK Civil Aviation Authority Sir Stephen will ensure that the Civil Aviation Authority continues to focus on protecting passengers and enabling the aerospace sector to continue to develop. GOV.UK · 4 Mar 2024 Policy & government Best Management Practices for the Off-Site Reuse of Unregulated Fill - pca.state.mn.us Minnesota PCA · 3 Mar 2024 Council news Councillor Tony Dicicco - Solihull Council Solihull Council · 2 Mar 2024 Council news Apprenticeship Levy - Buckinghamshire Council Buckinghamshire Council · 2 Mar 2024 Industry news Industry Experts Urge 9m People in England with Back Problems to Take a Bed ‘MOT’ With 16.9% (9m) adults in England suffering from debilitating chronic back pain, the National Bed Federation (NBF) is using this year’s National Bed Month in March to raise awareness of the importance that a good quality mattress can make to achieving a healthy and comfortable night’s sleep. It has launched a new campaign urging anyone […] National Bed Federation · 2 Mar 2024 Council news Charity Support - Fermanagh & Omagh District Council Fermanagh and Omagh Council · 1 Mar 2024 Council news Find your local Community Support Officer - Fermanagh & Omagh District Council Fermanagh and Omagh Council · 1 Mar 2024 Global FINISH LINE IN SIGHT🏁 This week, once policymakers made it past the manure burning on the EU’s doorstep, they got to work determining the fate of several key laws. The success of the Nature Restoration Law, as well as the updated Environmental Crime Directive, suggests that the obvious and shameless environmental deregulation drive is not having the desired effect, and the Green Deal can push through the finish line… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 1 Mar 2024 Global #BreakFreeFromPlastic Members Respond to UNEA 6 Meeting March 1st, 2024, Nairobi - Today concluded the sixth UN Environment Assembly (UNEA 6), bringing representatives from 193 countries to Nairobi, Kenya, to consider proposals for “Effective, inclusive and sustainable multilateral actions to tackle climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution.” After a week of discussions, #BreakFreeFromPlastic members on the ground continued calling for govern… Break Free From Plastic · 1 Mar 2024 Industry news Peckham Pantry: More Than Just a Social Supermarket The Peckham Pantry, a social supermarket, has redefined the way communities come together to tackle food insecurity, and food waste while supporting the locals. City Harvest London · 1 Mar 2024 Policy & government Part 7 - Appendix 4: Contaminated Land Guidance on the valuation of hereditaments built on or affected by contaminated land and list maintenance matters flowing from this. GOV.UK · 1 Mar 2024 Policy & government Part 9 - The Empty Property Rate and demand in the rating hypothesis The Empty Property Rate and demand in the rating hypothesis. GOV.UK · 1 Mar 2024 Industry news CPI recommends 5% limit of ‘non-paper components’ in packaging The Confederation of Paper Industries (CPI) has published its fourth design for recyclability guidelines, recommending a 5% limit of non-paper components in paper packaging. First published in 2019 by the CPI, a trade association representing the UK’s paper-based Industries, the fourth edition provides further clarity to retailers on how new products can be designed that … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 1 Mar 2024 Policy & government Ms J Russell v Mr G Urquhart T/a 3G Catering Services UK: 4104159/2023 Employment Tribunal decision. GOV.UK · 1 Mar 2024 Global Igniting a Reuse Revolution in China’s War Against Plastic Waste While exerting bans is a great strategy to reduce plastic waste, they are hard to enforce without effective alternative packaging. It is time for a reuse revolution with innovative companies, NGOs, and consumers hacking a scalable reusable food and beverage packaging system. Food takeaway has become a symbol of urban lifestyle convenience in China, but […] Break Free From Plastic · 1 Mar 2024 Industry news ‘Sheer foolishness’: Reported delay to UK’s Deposit Return Scheme sparks anger in green economy The implementation of the UK Government's Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) aimed at enhancing recycling rates for drinks packaging is likely to get delayed yet again until 2028, according to reports, nearly a decade after its initial introduction. edie — Circular Economy tag · 1 Mar 2024 Global Don’t trash European recycling The post Don’t trash European recycling appeared first on FEAD - European Waste Management Association . FEAD (European Waste Management Association) · 1 Mar 2024 Policy & government Infection prevention and control in adult social care settings Infection prevention and control (IPC) principles for adult social care settings in England, to be used with guidance on managing specific infections. GOV.UK · 1 Mar 2024 Global Redemption on Collection Episode 7 of the Redemption podcast focuses on Collection Standards. Reloop Platform · 1 Mar 2024 Council news Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea | Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea - Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Kensington and Chelsea Council · 1 Mar 2024 Industry news Aldi provides ‘full transparency’ on flexible plastic recycling Aldi has become the first supermarket to use the Flexibile Plastics Fund’s tracking system for soft plastic collected front of store, enabling it to provide “full transparency”. The Flexible Plastics Fund was established in May 2021 by five founding partners: Mars, Mondelēz International, Nestlé, PepsiCo and Unilever, led by the producer compliance scheme Ecosurety. The … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 1 Mar 2024 Industry news News in brief (01/03/24) With news on: Essex keeps booking systems for HWRCs; Domestic DIY waste restrictions in Bath and NE Somerset; Calderdale council recycles 7,000 single-use vapes and GLobal Recycling Foundation urges use of carbon credits. Essex keeps booking systems for HWRCs Essex county council has decided to keep its booking system process at all of its 21 … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 1 Mar 2024 Global Producer responsibility… without producers? A leading voice in EPR development in Europe and beyond, is Joachim Quoden, Managing Director of EXPRA – the Extended Producer Responsibility Alliance. The alliance brings together 32 packaging and packaging waste recovery and recycling organizations from 30 countries, including 19 EU member states and has been working to raise awareness among decision-makers about the consequences of PROs with… EXPRA · 1 Mar 2024 Industry news Cheshire East next to close HWRCs as councils warn of further cuts Cheshire East council will close three of its seven household waste and recycling centres (HWRCs) next month, amid warnings from councils that further services will be slashed as they struggle to plug funding gaps. In its budget for 2024/25, the council confirmed that it will close HWRCs in Bollington, Middlewich and Poynton from 1 April. … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 1 Mar 2024 Industry news Two-thirds of Brits demand government action to protect high seas a year on from Global Ocean Treaty A new poll shows more than half of Brits think ‘urgent’ action is needed to sign the Global Ocean Treaty into UK law a year after its momentous agreement. Greenpeace UK · 1 Mar 2024 Industry news Future Framework for Biomethane Production – Call for Evidence published! The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) announced the much-awaited Call for Evidence on Future Policy framework for Biomethane Production on Thursday, 29th February. This consultation aims to gather industry evidence to support the development of a future framework to incentivise continued growth in biomethane production after the Green Gas Support Scheme (GGSS)… ADBA (Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association) · 1 Mar 2024 Industry news Aldi and Flexible Plastic Fund pioneer tracking system to make flexible plastic recycling more transparent Aldi UK is now providing full visibility on the journey of flexible plastic packaging collected from the public via front-of-store collection points, right through the recycling journey to end product. Circular Online (CIWM) · 1 Mar 2024 Industry news Supporting tree-planting initiatives could relieve pressure on the NHS Doctors call for immediate action to prioritise the environment due to its crucial role in improving public health and helping the strain on the National Health Service (NHS). Open Access Government — Environment · 1 Mar 2024 Global Hungary: why stricter vigilance over EU funds is needed The European Commission’s recent decision to unfreeze up to €10.2 billion in recovery and resilience funds for Hungary, with no strings attached, has sparked controversy. This move comes amidst longstanding concerns over Hungary’s democratic erosion and mounting criticisms from civil society regarding the government’s misuse of EU funds. In this piece, András Lukács reports from Budapest as a g… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 1 Mar 2024 Industry news EU bans sub-group of PFAS used in food packaging and clothing Yesterday, Member States gave a green light for restricting a subgroup of the “forever chemicals”, PFAS, from food packaging and clothing and other uses. The restriction presented by the European Commission to Member States covers PFHxA, its salts and related substances, a subgroup of PFAS. They are used in large quantities in sectors such as […] CHEM Trust · 1 Mar 2024 Policy & government Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) additives: a scoping review Identifies which polyvinyl chloride additives are likely to be relevant to the UK market and prioritises them based on readily available information. GOV.UK · 1 Mar 2024 Industry news News in brief | CIWM Commercial Partner Updates News updates from CIWM’s commercial partners. Derby waste handler becomes “first to process” washroom waste with innovative green tech Derby-based Go 4 Greener said it will become the first to process washroom waste with waste management technology, thanks to a £1.25m investment from Wayne and Samantha Turton, owners of Go 4 Greener Waste Management. […] Circular Online (CIWM) · 1 Mar 2024 Industry news Rag collectors warn of ‘severe challenges’ in market A string of textile collectors have signed an open letter warning of “severe challenges” in the market which limits what they are able to pay for material. The letter— signed several recyclers including the CTR Group, Fortune Eximports, LMB Barry, Savanna Group, and Randisi Textiles — warns that a string of factors are hitting collectors … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 1 Mar 2024 Industry news Vegware hits composting landmark with its waste collections Scottish packaging company Vegware has hit a new milestone with its waste collections. Close the Loop, the brand’s trade waste collections for central belt Scotland, composted 10,000 binloads of used Vegware packaging and food waste in 2023. The service collects used Vegware packaging and food waste from over 50 sites, including Glasgow Science Centre, Fife... Skip & Waste Magazine · 1 Mar 2024 Council news Horsham District Local Plan 2023-2040 - Horsham District Council Horsham Council · 1 Mar 2024 Industry news Diageo partners with global K-Pop star SUHO to promote responsible drinking across Asia Pacific - Diageo Diageo news and media · 1 Mar 2024 Council news View Response - Horsham District Local Plan 2023 - 2040 (Regulation 19) - Horsham District Council Horsham Council · 1 Mar 2024