Recycling news: 2022

Industry news Waste crime will not be solved by banning plastic exports, says The Recycling Association The Recycling Association has warned that waste crime will continue to happen, even if exports of plastics for recycling are banned. MPs on the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee have called for the Government to ban exports of recyclable plastics by 2027 and introduce measures to reduce them before then. But The Recycling Association… The Recycling Association · 7 Nov 2022 Global Resources for net-zero: beyond the Earth’s crust Current net zero ambitions demand raw materials beyond their reserves, aggravating geopolitical tensions and endangering a sustainable future. To address this challenge, we need to see energy and resource demand as a broader systemic issue. Andreas Budiman and Ruby Silk report. Human societies have used Earth’s materials for centuries in their quest for development. Yet never have we depleted t… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 7 Nov 2022 Industry news CIWM responds to MP’s call for ban on all plastic waste exports by 2027 THE Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Committee has called for a ban on the export of all plastic waste from the UK by 2027 to reduce the country’s contribution to global plastic waste pollution. The ban should be part of a strategy to use less plastic, re-use more of it, and boost recycling, the... Skip & Waste Magazine · 7 Nov 2022 Council news NORTH LANARKSHIRE LOCAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN(ADOPTED JULY 2022) - North Lanarkshire Council North Lanarkshire Council · 7 Nov 2022 Industry news Blue Machinery appointed as new dealers for Morbark Blue Machinery are delighted to announce that they have been appointed as the exclusive distributors for the Morbark brand across the UK and Ireland. The new agreement means that Blue Scotland, Blue Central, Blue Southern and Blue Ireland will now supply Morbark’s industrial product range within the regions in which they operate. Based out of […] Wood Recyclers Association · 7 Nov 2022 Council news NORTH LANARKSHIRE LOCAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN(ADOPTED JULY 2022) - North Lanarkshire Council North Lanarkshire Council · 7 Nov 2022 Industry news MPs call for ban on all plastic waste exports by 2027 The cross-party environment, food and rural affairs (EFRA) committee has called for a ban on the export of all plastic waste from the UK by 2027. The EFRA committee exists to scrutinise the administration, spending and policy of the government’s department for environment, food and rural affairs. Today (7 November), the committee published a report … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Nov 2022 Industry news Code of Conduct - DS Smith DS Smith (International Paper) · 7 Nov 2022 Policy & government UK Youth Parliament Grant 2023-25 Guidance on how to apply for the UK Youth Parliament Grant 2023-25. GOV.UK · 7 Nov 2022 Industry news News in brief (07/11/2022) With news on: councillors help empty bins in North East Derbyshire; LondonEnergy supports ‘More Than History’ fashion show; Staffordshire HWRCs could issue residents with free permits; and, Carmarthenshire awards contract to Yotta. Councillors help empty bins in North East Derbyshire North East Derbyshire district council’s leader and deputy leader helped empty bins last week as … Read More The… letsrecycle.com News · 7 Nov 2022 Council news to be working. I emailed Zulema Nakata as suggested on the website but have an received an out of office reply that they are not - planningdocs.exeter.gov.uk Exeter Council · 7 Nov 2022 Industry news National and local UK press on planned recycling plant for battery waste from 150,000 EVs Teesside offers the ideal location for a plant of this scale, with access to the UK’s largest Freeport, a highly skilled local workforce, local government support and a rich heritage in the field of chemical processing – not to mention its proximity to current and planned manufactures of electric vehicles and batteries. The plant is [...] Altilium news · 7 Nov 2022 Industry news ‘Tis the season to re-gift With the festive season upon us and the shops lined with decorations and gifts, instead of turning to new items,... TRAID · 6 Nov 2022 Policy & government Germinal Products - Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Northern Ireland Environment Agency · 6 Nov 2022 Council news https://www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/sitemap.xml?p_l_id=15926&layoutUuid=d0c16e72-13b4-ed9f-b1e8-2f405614e11f&groupId=35024&privateLayout=false - Dorset Council Dorset Council Council · 6 Nov 2022 Industry news Joint press release from Mayor’s Office of Teesside and Altilium Metals on UK’s largest battery recycling plant in the Tees Valley Altilium Metals has selected Teesside as the preferred location for the largest planned recycling facility in the UK for end-of-life electric vehicle (EV) batteries. Download the full press release here: [pdf id='4293'] Altilium news · 6 Nov 2022 Industry news Site Rules - North London Waste Authority North London Waste Authority · 5 Nov 2022 Global Mass-Balance for chemical recycling Mass-Balance for chemical recycling is essential for achieving higher recycling rates, incorporating recycling content and reducing dependency on crude oil The Mass-Balance approach: 1. Purpose of paper Chemical Recycling Europe is an association representing the chemical recycling industry towards the public and European institutions. It aims to promote and implement innovative chemical recycl… Chemical Recycling Europe · 5 Nov 2022 Council news Transport and streets - Abandoned vehicles report - forms.southwark.gov.uk Southwark Council · 4 Nov 2022 Council news Crewecial Cafe - livewellservices.cheshireeast.gov.uk Cheshire East Council · 4 Nov 2022 Industry news How I blocked a tanker carrying Russian oil to the UK…and why I shouldn’t have needed to …and why I shouldn’t have needed to. Greenpeace UK · 4 Nov 2022 Industry news WasteAid welcomes Rebecca Colley-Jones as its newly appointed Circular Economy and Waste Management Lead. WasteAid, the UK based international non-profit organisation that supports waste management expertise in the developing world and promotes circular economy innovation, has appointed Rebecca Colley-Jones to be its first Circular Economy and Waste Management Lead. Joining with immediate effect, Rebecca will be a member of WasteAid’s senior management team and will oversee all technical aspects […… WasteAid · 4 Nov 2022 Council news Cookies - East Devon District Council East Devon Council · 4 Nov 2022 Industry news Why it’s more important than ever to utilise waste wood By Julia Turner, Executive Director, Wood Recyclers’ Association AS winter approaches, we always expect to see a growth in demand for waste wood. Cold weather drives up demand for biomass fuel to produce energy as well as demand for products such as animal bedding. However, this year a number of factors – ranging from high... Skip & Waste Magazine · 4 Nov 2022 Council news East Devon mobile app - eastdevon.gov.uk East Devon Council · 4 Nov 2022 Industry news Directors in the firing line By Dr Anna Willetts, President of the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management and Co-Convenor of UKELA’s Waste Working Party THANK you to Skip Hire & Waste Magazine for inviting me to join the Business Clinic column (sadly not, I note, the Skip Chick page…). I’ll get straight in with an article which seems to me... Skip & Waste Magazine · 4 Nov 2022 Industry news CDE and Skipway open day to showcase latest trommel fines solution ON Wednesday 16th and Thursday 17th November, Skipway will open the doors to its latest trommel fines wash plant to demonstrate how CDE wet processing technology is supporting the waste management firm to divert over 95% of its trommel fines from landfill. The event will commence with a guided tour of CDE’s world-class manufacturing facility... Skip & Waste Magazine · 4 Nov 2022 Industry news Protecting vulnerable road users: Can you put a price on life or reputation? By Andy Brooke, CLOCS Programme Director WITH nearly four times as many construction-related fatalities outside the hoarding compared to inside, it is clear there is still much work for our industry to do to reduce the risk to Vulnerable Road Users (VRUs). HGVs are disproportionately involved in collisions with VRUs, typically comprising around just 5%... Skip & Waste Magazine · 4 Nov 2022 Industry news Video | Hedging Your Bets on Green Gas 4 Optimised Energy put on a webinar last week on “Hedging your Bets on Green Gas.” In case you missed it, you can watch the video recording for insight on risk management, biomethane assets, wholesale markets, corporate demand, RGGOs, hydrogen and navigating the potentially volatile winter ahead. ADBA (Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association) · 4 Nov 2022 Industry news ADBA Policy Report | October 2022 The post ADBA Policy Report | October 2022 appeared first on Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association . ADBA (Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association) · 4 Nov 2022 Policy & government Mr D White and others v Westfield Shovels Ltd and others: 1801172/2021 and others Employment Tribunal decision. GOV.UK · 4 Nov 2022 Industry news Presentations | ADBA Members Meeting Autumn 2022 The post Presentations | ADBA Members Meeting Autumn 2022 appeared first on Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association . ADBA (Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association) · 4 Nov 2022 Industry news Bristol’s binning with colourful new campaign Bristol’s Binning with a new campaign to stop litter reaching our river. Interactive bins, chances to win when you bin, and a huge wave made of litter floating in the harbour are all part of this massive and colourful campaign. Bristol Waste Company · 4 Nov 2022 Global Breaking silence on climate and social injustice at COP27 As climate chaos escalates across the world, the UN Conference of the Parties (COP27) comes at a crucial time for a coordinated and socially just global response. Despite its importance, the conference kicks off marred by the attempt to greenwash its host, Egypt, a police state with a dismal record on human rights. Alberto Vela and Andreas Budiman report. Climate justice means social justice. L… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 4 Nov 2022 Global Methane Matters: Towards a global methane agreement The post Methane Matters: Towards a global methane agreement appeared first on Changing Markets . Changing Markets Foundation · 4 Nov 2022 Industry news Safety in the metal recycling industry By Foridha Zaman, Centre Manager, QSP Training Ltd QSP TRAINING Ltd is one of the largest centres registered to CIWM/WAMITAB, with over 35 assessors spread between Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and England. We are also the only centre able to offer Continuing Competence tests for all CIWM/WAMITAB waste management awards at our Pearson VUE centre.... Skip & Waste Magazine · 4 Nov 2022 Industry news CIWM to fund Oxford University’s Uncover Engineering programme The Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM) it is to fund Oxford University’s ‘Uncover Engineering’ programme. The CIWM explained that the programme is designed to increase the number of engineering students from socio-economically disadvantaged or under-represented backgrounds and help address the UK skills shortage. According to CIWM, the funding has been agreed for five years … Rea… letsrecycle.com News · 4 Nov 2022 Industry news Waste firm wins BEIS funding to explore hydrogen-powered machinery Wrexham-based ASH Waste Services has won nearly £176,000 in funding to establish whether it can power its industrial machinery with hydrogen. The £175,844 grant comes from the Industrial Hydrogen Accelerator (IHA) programme, which is run by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) and funded through the government’s Net Zero Innovation Portfolio. ASH … Read More The po… letsrecycle.com News · 4 Nov 2022 Industry news How To Make Your Bonfire Night More Sustainably Bon-tastic Unfortunately, Bonfire night has been criticised on countless occasions due to its detrimental impact on the environment. So here are a few top tips on how you can make your Bonfire night more sustainability Bon-tastic. Bywaters · 4 Nov 2022 Industry news November’s Skip Hunk is a real Fireworks guy DON’T mess with November’s Skip Hunk – he’s Taekwondo trained and a smart cookie. Say ‘An Nyung Ha Sae Yo’ to Jed Morton from CB Skips. Hello, November Hunk. What are your particulars, please?I’m Jed Morton, I’m 24 and I work as an assistant yard manager for CB Skips in Salisbury. I am also a... Skip & Waste Magazine · 4 Nov 2022