Recycling news: 2024

Council news Blue Badge Parking Scheme FAQs - Shropshire Council Shropshire Council · 17 Feb 2024 Industry news Archive - environmental-finance.com Environmental Finance · 16 Feb 2024 Industry news Circular Opportunities for E-waste repair and reuse of electrical and electronic equipment in South Africa by Angela Ludek, WasteAid’s Project Officer – Informal Sector Engagement, South Africa About 360,000 tonnes of e-waste is generated each year across South Africa, with the province of Gauteng responsible for approximately 55% of this total. Globally e-waste is growing at a rapid rate with a lot of e-waste shipped to Africa and Asia for […] WasteAid · 16 Feb 2024 Global Reloop analysis shows high level of public support for deposit return Reloop's newly updated fact sheet, compiling over 180 public opinion polls across 29 jurisdictions from 2003 to 2023. Reloop Platform · 16 Feb 2024 Council news Eastleigh Active Summer - Eastleigh Borough Council Eastleigh Council · 16 Feb 2024 Research & science Expanding the Circular Life of a Garment Proposing a Circular Concept for the Clothing Company EmmaMalena - Chalmers ODR Chalmers University of Technology News · 16 Feb 2024 Industry news Is salmon aquaculture legislation keeping up with the industry’s expansion? A global perspective New report assesses salmon aquaculture legislation and regulation across major salmon producing nations Fidra · 16 Feb 2024 Industry news The impact of earthquake fatalities over past 500 years Researchers have introduced a new metric called the earthquake fatality load (EQFL) to assess the impact of earthquakes on countries over the past five centuries. Open Access Government — Environment · 16 Feb 2024 Industry news Charities offered free of charge low energy lighting equipment by industry body A Lighting industry body has set up a system that will allow charities to request free of charge light fittings. […] Recolight · 16 Feb 2024 Industry news UK metals recycling sector set for ‘transformative changes’, BIR says Two UK-based companies on the ferrous division at the Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) has reported that the sector will undergo some “radical changes” in the coming years, which could see domestic demand for material rise. In a ferrous market report published yesterday (15 February), the division’s new president, Shane Mellor of Mellor Metals and … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 16 Feb 2024 Policy & government Supporting recycled carbon fuels through the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation Seeks views on the sustainability criteria, eligibility principles and reward rate for recycled carbon fuels in the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation. GOV.UK · 16 Feb 2024 Global Redemption Looks into DRS Oversight Episode 5 of the Redemption podcast looks into Oversight and Enforcement. Reloop Platform · 16 Feb 2024 Global An Agreement on EU fiscal rules will make it impossible for Member States to invest in the Just Transition After four crucial years of debate, negotiators from both the European Council and the European Parliament finally reached a last-minute agreement on the reform of the […] European Environmental Bureau · 16 Feb 2024 Council news Direct Payments - Ceredigion County Council Ceredigion Council · 16 Feb 2024 Policy & government Ms J Wall v Gannons Commercial Law Ltd: 2200811/2023 Employment Tribunal decision. GOV.UK · 16 Feb 2024 Industry news Compostable Coalition reports consumer behaviour trial success The Compostable Coalition UK has reported a five-fold increase in consumers disposing of their compostable packaging in a food waste bin as part of consumer behaviour trial. Circular Online (CIWM) · 16 Feb 2024 Policy & government Employer Bulletin: February 2024 A bi-monthly magazine for employers and agents that gives up-to-date information on payroll topics. GOV.UK · 16 Feb 2024 Industry news Altilium to partner with global electric motorcycle and scooter company Vmoto Altilium, a UK-based clean technology group focused on supporting the transition to net zero, is pleased to announce details of a new partnership with global EV company Vmoto, which will see the two companies collaborating to develop a commercial solution for the collection and recycling of lithium-ion batteries from electric scooters and motorbikes across the [...] Altilium news · 16 Feb 2024 Council news Ellen Baker - Thurrock Council Thurrock Council · 16 Feb 2024 Global 💚EVERGREEN LOVE We are in (evergreen) love. Together with other lovebirds, power couples and reluctant swipers, we celebrated Valentine’s Day. The apple of our eye, the spark in our hearts? Always people and planet. This week, we explore how this union works for breathable air, participative democracy and new economic models. We are romantics but do not want you to waste your time—we tell you what policymaking… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 16 Feb 2024 Industry news News in brief (16/02/24) With news on: Buckinghamshire firm paid financial contribution to wildlife charity; Council removes bottle, can and plastic banks; Lambeth cracks down on Fly-tipping; and, Tomra acquires stake in Belgian AI company. Buckinghamshire firm pays £21,000 to wildlife charity for packaging violations Buckinghamshire firm, Hi-Tech Coatings International Limited, made a financial contribution of almost … letsrecycle.com News · 16 Feb 2024 Industry news Two-thirds of councils are not confident they can fund new Simpler Recycling services Two-thirds of councils are not confident they will be able to fund the additional services required to implement Simpler Recycling reforms, a survey by the District Council Network showed. Circular Online (CIWM) · 16 Feb 2024 Industry news Meet Heidelberg Materials, the Company Behind the World’s First Net-Zero Concrete - Sustainability Magazine Sustainability Magazine · 16 Feb 2024 Council news Lambeth celebrates winners of the Lambeth Civic Awards 2024 - Love Lambeth Lambeth Council · 16 Feb 2024 Industry news RDF exports up 6% in 2023 Exports of refuse derived fuel (RDF) from England rose by 6.3% in 2023, Environment Agency data has showed. The data is sourced from Environment Agency figures and compiled by Footprint Services. This showed that 1.53 million tonnes were exported from England during the year. The rise reverses a period of declines in recent years and … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 16 Feb 2024 Policy & government UK Space Agency project captures images of satellite returning to Earth Images from space showing the European Remote Sensing Satellite (ERS-2) as it makes its return to Earth, have been released today by the UK Space Agency. GOV.UK · 16 Feb 2024 Council news 6.1 Spatial development strategy - consult.kirklees.gov.uk Kirklees Council · 15 Feb 2024 Policy & government Enter our competition to be Ambassador For a Day in Armenia 2024 The British Embassy in Yerevan invites female citizens of Armenia aged 18 to 22 to enter a competition to be an Ambassador for a Day. GOV.UK · 15 Feb 2024 Industry news Progress Against the Recycling Targets: January 2024 PRN Data The post Progress Against the Recycling Targets: January 2024 PRN Data appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 15 Feb 2024 Global Von der Leyen Commission halts ‘water resilience initiative’, risking deeper harm to drought and flood hit Europe Europe has been scarred by floods, droughts and forest fires – and yet the von der Leyen Commission is scrapping the promised “initiative for water resilience” […] European Environmental Bureau · 15 Feb 2024 Global Guest Blog: How AI waste analysis is transforming global recycling ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 15 Feb 2024 Industry news MRF tonnages predicted to rise 10% by 2030 despite DRS losses Tonnages of dry recycling sent to material recycling facilities (MRFs) have been predicted to rise by nearly 12% over the next seven years or so, despite the loss of material to a deposit return scheme. The prediction was made in a report by the consultancy firm Monksleigh into the MRF market, the second report the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Feb 2024 Industry news We need a ‘vaccine task force’ approach to accelerating clean energy technologies Fossil fuel companies are still reporting record high profits, at a time when high energy costs have contributed to cost of living difficulties for so many. Centrica is the latest to reveal a 2023 profit of £2.7 billion (tripling their pre-pandemic £901 million), and similarly, […] Green Alliance blog (Inside Track) · 15 Feb 2024 Policy & government Simplifying and modernising HMRC's Income Tax services through the tax administration framework In this discussion document, we welcome views on modernising and simplifying Income Tax services, as part of the Tax Administration Framework review. GOV.UK · 15 Feb 2024 Council news Public Space Protection Orders - Vale of Glamorgan Council The Vale of Glamorgan Council · 15 Feb 2024 Industry news General Statistics slides, 13 February 2024 The post General Statistics slides, 13 February 2024 appeared first on MPMA . MPMA (Metal Packaging Manufacturers Association) · 15 Feb 2024 Industry news ETS to have the biggest impact ‘by far’ on sector, RiverRidge CEO says SPECIAL REPORT: Hayley Guest sits down with Brett Ross, the chief executive of RiverRidge, to discuss some of the changes the company has seen since its acquisition last year. In 2023 Northern Irish waste management company RiverRidge was acquired by Luxembourg-based Cube Infrastructure Managers and Equitix Investment Management, marking a joint venture between “two infrastructure … Read More T… letsrecycle.com News · 15 Feb 2024 Industry news Meeting Agenda, 13th February 2024 The post Meeting Agenda, 13th February 2024 appeared first on MPMA . MPMA (Metal Packaging Manufacturers Association) · 15 Feb 2024 Industry news General Line Sector meeting presentation, 13th February 2024 The post General Line Sector meeting presentation, 13th February 2024 appeared first on MPMA . MPMA (Metal Packaging Manufacturers Association) · 15 Feb 2024 Global Ennore-Manali Oil Spill: Urgent Call for Stringent Regulations and Accountability in India's Petrochemical Landscape Chennai, 15th February 2024 - On December 4, an oil spill was recorded at the Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited (CPCL). Exacerbated by floods following Cyclone Michaung, the sheet of oil extended into Buckingham Canal and Ennore Creek, silently wreaking havoc on the local ecosystem and threatening the livelihoods and health of thousands of fishermen. The […] Break Free From Plastic · 15 Feb 2024