Recycling news: 2024

Industry news Burnley in £2.7m extension of Urbaser collections deal Burnley borough council has extended its waste and recycling collections deal with Urbaser through to 2026, with the option of a 12-month extension. The contract, first signed in 2015, was due to expire in May 2025. However, in the tender notice published last week, the council outlined that it has extended its existing deal due … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 14 Feb 2024 Industry news Altilium, SYNETIQ and LV= Collaborate To Close The Loop On UK EV Battery Recycling Altilium, a UK-based clean technology group focused on supporting the transition to net zero, and SYNETIQ, the UK’s leading vehicle salvage, dismantling and recycling specialist, have today announced a new commercial collaboration, which will see the two companies working together to recycle the growing number of EV batteries from cars that have been written off, [...] Altilium news · 14 Feb 2024 Industry news 54% think Labour are wrong to abandon £28 billion green spending pledge 54% of voters say the Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer is wrong to abandon his £28 billion green spending pledge, a survey by Nature 2030 has shown. Circular Online (CIWM) · 14 Feb 2024 Council news North Kesteven District Profile - Big Blue Door North Kesteven Council · 14 Feb 2024 Industry news Government runs ‘first ever interspecies council’ to explore non-human policy perspectives - ENDS Report ENDS Report · 14 Feb 2024 Industry news Top 10: Sustainability Certifications - Sustainability Magazine Sustainability Magazine · 14 Feb 2024 Council news View Response - Horsham District Local Plan 2023 - 2040 (Regulation 19) - Horsham District Council Horsham Council · 14 Feb 2024 Industry news Nestlé cereal manufacturer CPUK purchases its first Electric Truck - Nestlé UK Nestle UK media · 14 Feb 2024 Council news Jobs at Epsom & Ewell Borough Council - Epsom and Ewell Borough Council | Epsom and Ewell Council · 14 Feb 2024 Global Reuse Tour and Conference in Jakarta Initiates Asia Reuse Consortium Read this in Bahasa Indonesia here In February 2022, the fifth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-5.2) produced a historic resolution in the form of ideas for developing binding international legal instruments regarding plastic pollution, including in the marine environment. This legal instrument, known as the "Global Plastics Treaty,” will be based on […] Break Free From Plastic · 14 Feb 2024 Council news Tree preservation orders - Tandridge District Council Tandridge Council · 13 Feb 2024 Industry news WEEE Conference 2024 21 March 2024, 9:00 – 16:30 Royal College of Physicians, 11 St Andrews Place, Regent’s Park, London, NW1 4LE The WEEE Conference 2024 promises to […] Recolight · 13 Feb 2024 Council news Councillor Pip Allnatt - Melton Borough Council Melton Council · 13 Feb 2024 Industry news Uttlesford helped by council and skip firm to clear collections backlog Bin collections carried out by Uttlesford district council remain disrupted, more than two weeks after the local authority was forced to pause them after losing its license. On 26 January, the council confirmed that collections, both household and commercial, had been completely paused because the Traffic Commissioner revoked its license. The Commissioner told letsrecycle.com at the time … Read… letsrecycle.com News · 13 Feb 2024 Industry news Borough-wide kerbside WEEE collections launched in Haringey Haringey council, in partnership with its waste contractor Veolia, is to launch a borough-wide small electrical recycling doorstep collection service tomorrow (14 February). The initiative is backed by £80,000 of funding from Material Focus, which is funded by the compliance fee paid by electrical producers who fail to meet recycling targets. Haringey is one of … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 13 Feb 2024 Policy & government Dr P Mistry v University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust: 2602140/2022 Employment Tribunal decision. GOV.UK · 13 Feb 2024 Global Why New York City Needs Community Composting A decision by New York City Mayor Eric Adams that cuts funding for the city’s community composting infrastructure is short-sighted and foolhardy. BioCycle · 13 Feb 2024 Global USCC Awards Ron Alexander The Jerome Goldstein Lifetime Achievement Award Ron Alexander, president of R. Alexander Associates, Inc., a compost and recycled organics marketing consultancy, was awarded The Jerome Goldstein Lifetime Achievement Award at the US Composting Council’s (USCC) COMPOST2024 in Daytona Beach, Florida on February 8. BioCycle · 13 Feb 2024 Global Practitioner’s Guide to Contaminant Management The International Solid Waste Association’s (ISWA) new report, “A Practitioner’s Guide to Preventing and Managing Contaminants in Organic Waste Recycling,” is very timely and much needed. BioCycle · 13 Feb 2024 Global NYS Organics Summit 2024 In April The 2024 NYS Organics Summit will be April 16-18, 2024, in Buffalo, New York at the Hyatt Regency Buffalo Hotel and Conference Center. BioCycle · 13 Feb 2024 Global BPI-Certified Products Labeling Requirements After three years, BPI, in collaboration with its member organizations, completed its artwork compliance review, which was released in January. BioCycle · 13 Feb 2024 Global EPA Releases Updated PFAS Test Method The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Water published Method 1633, “Analysis of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Aqueous, Solid, Biosolids, and Tissue Samples by LC-MS/MS.” BioCycle · 13 Feb 2024 Global 2023 Biogas Data The American Biogas Council’s new “Data Digest” series tracking U.S. biogas project activity came out on February 2. BioCycle · 13 Feb 2024 Policy & government Code of safe working practices for merchant seafarers review project This consultation seeks your views on the new design and structure of the code of safe working practices for merchant seafarers (COSWP) (“the code”). GOV.UK · 13 Feb 2024 Industry news Appointments roundup (13/02/2024) With news on: BIR appoints third policy offer for trade and environment; Willshee’s appoints new supply chain manager; Two directors appointed to Recolight Board; and, Jude Allan appointed as Interium MD at OPRL. BIR appoints third policy offer for trade and environment The Bureau of International Recycling has announced it has expanded its advocacy team … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 13 Feb 2024 Industry news Veolia launches feasibility study of “UK’s first” carbon capture tech Veolia launches site feasibility study ahead of a pilot project to capture carbon emissions from burning non-recyclable biogenic waste in UK energy recovery facilities (ERFs). The project has been developed to produce green fuels by capturing, extracting and purifying CO2. Veolia said the process can create synthetic green end products, such as eKerosene, eMethanol […] Circular Online (CIWM) · 13 Feb 2024 Industry news All Packaging/Packagers Articles - KHL Group Demolition & Recycling International (KHL) · 13 Feb 2024 Industry news West Lothian installs ‘mobile’ CCTV cameras to catch fly-tippers West Lothian council is to install ‘mobile’ CCTV cameras in fly-tipping hotspots which will be used to gather evidence to support prosecutions of anyone who dumps material on public land. The cameras will be rolled out across the region, where images will be recorded and then “checked on a regular basis”. Sites will be prioritised … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 13 Feb 2024 Industry news 80-year-old man jailed for ignoring court order to remove waste An 80-year-old man has been jailed for ignoring a court order to remove 7,000 tonnes of waste from farmland in Exeter. Circular Online (CIWM) · 13 Feb 2024 Global Growing support for growth-critical ideas across Europe Across Europe, politicians, academics and civil society will explore the need for economic system transformation beyond growth at several national-level events. At least five Beyond Growth […] European Environmental Bureau · 13 Feb 2024 Policy & government Complain about ESS - Environmental Standards Scotland Environmental Standards Scotland · 13 Feb 2024 Industry news Pendants lights made from pasta A range of pendants made from bio materials including the pasta by-product wheat bran, potato starch and cornstarch has been […] Recolight · 13 Feb 2024 Council news Biodiversity Net Gain Validation Requirements - burnley.gov.uk Burnley Council · 13 Feb 2024 Policy & government Director Ephgrave’s speech at RUSI 13 February 2024 On Tuesday 13 February 2024, Nick Ephgrave QPM gave his first public speech as Director of the Serious Fraud Office (SFO). GOV.UK · 13 Feb 2024 Policy & government Product Safety Report: Pink and White Adjustable Highchair BD-806 (2402-0014) Product Safety Report for Pink and White Adjustable Highchair presenting a serious risk of injuries. GOV.UK · 12 Feb 2024 Industry news Why plastic incineration is a social justice issue Half of the plastic we throw away is being set on fire – and the most deprived communities are suffering the consequences. Greenpeace UK · 12 Feb 2024 Industry news Haringey residents urged to recycle their electricals with launch of new household collection service Haringey Council has announced that it will launch a new small electrical recycling doorstep collection service across the borough. The service will begin on 14th February and aims to encourage tens of thousands of residents in the local community to recycle their electrical items. In addition to the household collections, the council will introduce small... Skip & Waste Magazine · 12 Feb 2024 Industry news Biodiversity Net Gain rules come into force for recycling and waste treatment development New rules, which come in to force today (Monday February 12), will require all large new developments, including recycling and waste treatment facilities, to demonstrate how they will increase biodiversity […] ESA (Environmental Services Association) · 12 Feb 2024 Policy & government Creating a smokefree generation and tackling youth vaping A consultation on the proposed actions the UK Government and devolved administrations will take to tackle smoking and youth vaping. GOV.UK · 12 Feb 2024 Industry news OPINION: ‘The pivotal year ahead’ In this opinion piece, Steve Longdon, the chief executive of FCC Environment, looks at what is in store for the waste sector in what will be a pivotal year. OPINION: With the new year firmly under our belts, 2024 is certainly shaping up to be another pivotal year for the waste and recycling industry. We’re … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 Feb 2024