Recycling news: 2019

Global Greenpeace report exposes how multinationals are pretending to solve the plastic crisis Washington DC, United States – A Greenpeace USA report released today, Throwing Away the Future: How Companies Still Have It Wrong on Plastic Pollution “Solutions,” warns consumers to be skeptical of the so-called solutions announced by multinational corporations to tackle the plastic pollution crisis. These false solutions, such as switching to paper or ‘bioplastics’ or embracing […] Break Free From Plastic · 9 Oct 2019 Industry news WRA Member Focus | A.W. Jenkinson Forest Products The post WRA Member Focus | A.W. Jenkinson Forest Products appeared first on Wood Recyclers Association . Wood Recyclers Association · 8 Oct 2019 Industry news Recolight CEO arrested at Extinction Rebellion protests Nigel Harvey – CEO of the Recolight compliance scheme and chair of the WEEE Scheme Forum – has been arrested at the London Extinction Rebellion protests. The arrest took place at 4.08pm yesterday at Trafalgar Square, one of the central London sites where the climate activists plan to protest until 19 October. He was released … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Oct 2019 Industry news Ward takes to the stage for an award-winning UK Construction Week 2019 Ward’s Head of Sustainability, Ashley Oates took to the stage in October to support UK Construction Week 2019. The three-day... Ward Recycling · 8 Oct 2019 Industry news Community engagement ‘drives better recycling’ Innovative engagement with communities is key to improving recycling, according to local authority recycling officers speaking at the LARAC Conference 2019. Officers from Swansea and Cheshire West and Chester councils, as well as Zero Waste Scotland, gave the Birmingham audience an overview of their work tackling consistency. Their projects demonstrated the value in working closely … Read More … letsrecycle.com News · 8 Oct 2019 Industry news Why retailers must put unsold clothes into use A major issue in the fashion supply chain is ‘deadstock’- clothes which haven’t been sold at full or sale prices.... TRAID · 8 Oct 2019 Industry news Unilever to cut virgin plastic use in half Unilever has announced plans to cut its use of virgin plastics in half by 2025 in a move which could help boost global demand for recycled material. The consumer goods giant – which owns brands including Dove and Ben & Jerry’s – yesterday (October 7) committed to reducing its use of plastic packaging by 100,000 … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Oct 2019 Global Ireland - WEEE Forum WEEE Forum · 8 Oct 2019 Industry news REA comments on HM Treasury tariff update REA comments on HM Treasury tariff update. REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 8 Oct 2019 Industry news Envac goes live at Barking Riverside An automated underground waste collection system is now operational at the Barking Riverside development in London. Lucy Pegg visits the East London site to see how Envac’s suction waste system is changing perceptions of waste collection. At the 178-hectare Barking Riverside complex there are no wheeled bins or recycling boxes – instead 460 ‘inlets’ will … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Oct 2019 Industry news Give back this Christmas as we partner with an innovative advent calendar supporting charities We are delighted to announce that we will be part of a unique advent calendar for Christmas 2019 alongside 23 other charities that will appear in John Lewis & Partners... Emmaus UK · 8 Oct 2019 Industry news Bywaters Launches New Website In order to make it easier for new and prospective clients to find the information they need, Bywaters has overhauled our website, adding many new exciting features. Bywaters · 8 Oct 2019 Industry news Agency highlights packaging monitoring ‘success’ An Environment Agency audit in 2018 uncovered an error of 99.8% in a company’s reported handling of packaging, which “reduced the pressure on wood PRNs by several thousand tonnes”. The Agency announced this as part of its ‘annual packaging compliance monitoring and enforcement activity report’ for 2018 which was published last week. This report “provides … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Oct 2019 Industry news Scottish warning against ‘rash choices’ after DRS Local authorities have been warned not to make any “rash choices” in response to a Deposit Return Scheme (DRS), if such a scheme is implemented in England in the future. The cautious message was given by Paul Doherty, sector manager at Zero Waste Scotland, as he addressed the practicalities of DRS in a speech at … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Oct 2019 Global 73 corporate polluters identified in Davao del Sur, Philippines for #BrandAudit2019 I coordinated with a dive buddy in General Santos City, Philippines for an underwater clean-up and introduced him and his team to #breakfreefromplastic and #BrandAudit2019. After two meetings and few calls, we were able to get the management of London Beach Resort on board, who provided us with a space for brand auditing and even […] Break Free From Plastic · 7 Oct 2019 Global 1,794 Pieces of Litter Picked Up in an Hour for World Cleanup Day On September 21st, 20 million people across 180 countries celebrated World Cleanup Day. Litter cleanups are nothing new to our non-profit, A Greener Future. Each year, we do 100 cleanups along the shores of Lake Ontario. We collect data on everything we find. This way, we get a clearer idea of what the “problem” items […] Break Free From Plastic · 7 Oct 2019 Industry news Ince plans laid for ‘plastic to hydrogen’ plant Peel Environmental has submitted plans to Cheshire West and Chester council for a £7 million ‘waste plastic to hydrogen plant’ near Ellesmere Port. The application forms part of a £130 million deal Peel has signed with technology firm PowerHouse Energy and energy from waste specialist Waste2Tricity to develop 11 plastic to hydrogen plants across the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Oct 2019 Industry news Sidcot Group in administration before sale It has emerged that the Sidcot Group (Chesterfield Mill) Ltd – which last month had its trade and assets acquired by the tissue producer Northwood – had entered into administration prior to the sale. It was reported by letsrecycle.com that the trade and assets of the Sidcot Group, which included its mill in Chesterfield (see letsrecycle.com … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Oct 2019 Industry news Recycling firm Plasticity (Worldwide) enters liquidation Liquidators have been appointed at Staffordshire-based plastics recycling company, Plasticity (Worldwide) Ltd, which has debts of more than £2 million. A notice last month in the UK’s official record publication, the Gazette, said that it was passed at general meeting of the company on September 17, that the firm would “be wound up voluntarily” and insolvency … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Oct 2019 Global The climate cost of “disposable smartphones” A new study reveals that extending the lifespan of smartphones and other electronics by just 1 year would save the EU as much carbon emissions as taking 2 million cars off the roads per year. Right to Repair Europe · 7 Oct 2019 Global Save money, cut emissions – EU pulls plug on wasteful, unrepairable products A host of household appliances including TVs, fridges, freezers and washing machines will be easier to repair after new EU laws were formally adopted on the 1st of October. Right to Repair Europe · 7 Oct 2019 Global The Right to Repair European campaign is live! At the EU level, there’s a real opportunity for change. This is why several European organisations representing community repair groups, social economy actors, self repair and any citizen who would like to advocate for their right to repair launched a new Campaign! Right to Repair Europe · 7 Oct 2019 Industry news AO tops fridge recycling report The fridge recycling plant operated by electrical retailer AO.com in Telford has come out on top of a report looking at treatment standards, and in particular gasses, at fridge reprocessing facilities in England and Wales. The report was conducted by the independent consultancy firm Anthesis, and assessed whether plants looked to have met the treatment … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Oct 2019 Industry news Buy Social for a Better World From 7-12th October we are joining the Social Enterprise UK campaign to encourage people to buy from social enterprises and help build a better world. Community Wood Recycling · 7 Oct 2019 Industry news Devon officer triumphs at LARAC awards A Devon county council recycling officer has been rewarded for her “extraordinary organisational skills” at the LARAC Celebration Awards 2019. Catherine Causley – Devon county council’s reuse project officer – won the prize for Outstanding Contribution to Recycling, sponsored by Countrystyle Recycling, at the awards which were held at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole hotel. After … Read More The… letsrecycle.com News · 7 Oct 2019 Industry news Landfill tax ‘the driver’, Lib Dem Baroness tells LARAC The opening address at this year’s LARAC local authority conference saw senior Liberal Democrat politician, Baroness Huntingdon-Mandeville point to landfill tax as the driving force behind recycling. The Baroness – who as Cathy Bakewell – served as a councillor and leader on Somerset county council, also indicated what her political party is focusing on, plus … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Oct 2019 Industry news BIG Group opens waste wood gasification plant The Bioenergy Infrastructure (BIG) Group has officially opened its 170,000 tonne per year capacity waste wood gasification plant in Ince, Cheshire. However, the plant – handed over to BIG last year before becoming fully operational in March 2019 – is currently suffering an outage due to problems with the screw feeder and is due to … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Oct 2019 Council news Epsom and Ewell Borough Council Health and Wellbeing Strategy 2019-2023 - Epsom and Ewell Borough Council | Epsom and Ewell Council · 7 Oct 2019 Industry news Leaked: Liz Truss’ department will push to weaken food standards for US trade deal The post Leaked: Liz Truss’ department will push to weaken food standards for US trade deal appeared first on Unearthed . Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 7 Oct 2019 Industry news Plastic vs glass bottles: the great debate It’s estimated that 1 MILLION plastic bottles are sold EVERY MINUTE. Earlier this year Coca Cola revealed that it’s sales of glass bottles have increased by 14% in the past year as the result of people boycotting plastic. So which material is more ‘sustainable’? It’s not as simple as glass vs plastic. When considering what […] Planet Patrol · 7 Oct 2019 Council news Local benchmarking - Barnet Council Barnet Council · 4 Oct 2019 Council news Sign-in - Lambeth Council Lambeth Council · 4 Oct 2019 Industry news Defra assures councils ‘new burdens’ will be funded A top Defra official has reinforced the government’s commitment to cover the costs of national changes to household waste collections which are likely to be set out in an Environment Bill later this year. Chris Preston, deputy director of resources and waste at Defra, reaffirmed the department’s promise not to leave the costs of ‘new … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 4 Oct 2019 Industry news News From The Network 30th September- 4th October Find out what our members have been up to this week. Reuse Network · 4 Oct 2019 Industry news Ward Recycling Using Work Wallet Ward chose Work Wallet for audits and RAMS. Ward Recycling, the Derbyshire based recycling company and winners of Derbyshire Business of the... Ward Recycling · 4 Oct 2019 Industry news Defra confident of landfill capacity post-Brexit Defra officials have said that they are confident that the UK will have sufficient landfill capacity to cope with any disruption to waste shipments from a no-deal Brexit. This was among the messages from the Department at a meeting with waste industry stakeholders in London yesterday (3 October), detailing the government’s preparations for the UK’s … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 4 Oct 2019 Industry news BCP backs ‘fully commingled’ service Plans to move to a fully commingled service next year in the Christchurch area of Dorset have taken a step forward as the council’s cabinet unanimously agreed to the proposals. The move comes as Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) council is set to take over Christchurch’s waste and cleansing services from Dorset council in April 2020. … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 4 Oct 2019 Council news Freedom of Information Act - Preston City Council Preston Council · 4 Oct 2019 Global Apply now for the 7th edition of the European Paper Recycling Awards! Every two years, the European Paper Recycling Awards distinguish European projects, initiatives or campaigns that change the way we recycle paper in Europe and help us achieve our ambitious goal of a 74% paper recycling rate by 2020. The European Paper Recycling Awards are run by the European Paper Recycling Council (EPRC) which encompasses […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 3 Oct 2019 Industry news Nestlé Archive Reminiscence Pack - Nestlé UK Nestle UK media · 3 Oct 2019