Recycling news: 2024

Policy & government Government response to the OEP report on progress in improving the natural environment in England Government response to the Office for Environmental Protection’s report on progress in improving the natural environment in England from January 2023. GOV.UK · 16 Jan 2024 Policy & government Field Safety Notices (FSNs) from 8 to 12 January 2024 List of Field Safety Notices from 8 to 12 January 2024. GOV.UK · 16 Jan 2024 Industry news B&M partners with Elf Bar and Supreme plc for vape recycling initiative Nationwide retailer B&M, in partnership with vape brand Elf Bar and global manufacturer Supreme plc, willroll out a vape recycling scheme in a bid to reduce the environmental impact of single-use vapes. edie — Circular Economy tag · 16 Jan 2024 Council news Apply for occasional street trading consent - Reading Borough Council Reading Council · 16 Jan 2024 Industry news New Year’s Resolution to Food Waste Over ⅓ of all food produced globally goes to waste. The UK throws away around 9.5 million tonnes of food waste in a single year – even though 8.4 million people in the UK are in food poverty. Billions of pounds are lost due to unnecessary food disposal. City Harvest London · 16 Jan 2024 Industry news Does Veganuary pose a nutritional challenge? Did you know that some nutrients, like vitamin D and B12, can be hard to obtain from a vegan diet? This Veganuary, we’re explaining why carefully planning your vitamin intake is crucial for having a healthy plant-based diet. By Hannah Pearse. Xampla news · 16 Jan 2024 Policy & government Ms C Taylor v Lloyds Pharmacy: 2408853/2020 Employment Tribunal decision. GOV.UK · 16 Jan 2024 Global SG Bunker Composting Facility Opens On Staten Island The New York City (NYC) Department of Sanitation (DSNY) cut the ribbon on the expanded composting facility it owns at the closed Fresh Kills Landfill on Staten Island. BioCycle · 16 Jan 2024 Global Not A Rosy State Of Recycling Report The Recycling Partnership (TRP) released “State of Recycling: The Present and Future of Residential Recycling in the U.S.” on January 10, and the picture it paints is anything but rosy. BioCycle · 16 Jan 2024 Global Connections: Food Waste And Landfill Methane Report — A Giant Step On A Long Road U.S. EPA’s October 2023 report on methane emissions from landfilled food waste makes a definitive statement about cause and effect. The evidence would be even more compelling if newer data had been used. BioCycle · 16 Jan 2024 Industry news Chest of drawers & bedside tables - IKEA IKEA UK newsroom · 16 Jan 2024 Global EPA Seeks Public Comments On Latest WARM Model The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency launched the Waste Reduction Model (WARM) in 1998, and it has been updated and expanded 15 times since then. It is seeking public comment through February 9, 2024 on its latest version. BioCycle · 16 Jan 2024 Global CalRecycle Announces Latest Organics Recycling Grant Awards The latest round of grants awarded through the California Climate Investments’ Organics Grant Program were announced by CalRecycle in mid-December. BioCycle · 16 Jan 2024 Global Consumer Perceptions Of Date Labels The Center for Food Demand Analysis and Sustainability’s November 2023 survey explored consumer perceptions of food date labels and risk of foodborne illnesses. BioCycle · 16 Jan 2024 Policy & government Various at Meadowlands Court, Poundstock, Bude, EX23 0FF: CHI/00HE/PHC/2023/0001 and CHI/00HE/PHI/2023/0285-0313 Southern Region, Judge C A Rai; Mr M C Woodrow, MRICS and Mr M Jenkinson on 20 December 2023 GOV.UK · 16 Jan 2024 Policy & government 7 & 54 Whitehill Park, Liphook Road, Bordon, Hampshire, GU35 9DS : CHI/24UC/PHI/2023/0203 & 0204 Southern Region, Mr I R Perry FRICS, Mr E R Shaylor MCIEH & Mr P E Smith FRICS on 15 December 2023 GOV.UK · 16 Jan 2024 Policy & government 96, 119 and 121 Quedgeley Court Park, Greenhill Drive, Tuffley, Gloucester GL4 0LP: CHI/23UE/PHI/2023/0098-100 Southern Region, Judge David Clarke, Paul Smith FRICS and Michael Jenkinson on 5 December 2023 GOV.UK · 16 Jan 2024 Industry news Each light set to get a passport Each luminaire is set to its own ‘passport’ under an environmental initiative launched in London this week. The Materials Passports […] Recolight · 16 Jan 2024 Policy & government Spring Lake, South Cerney, Gloucestershire GL7 5TH : CHI/23UC/LSC/2021/0073 Southern Region, Judge D Whitney LLB (Hons), Ms A Clist MRICS & Mr M Donaldson FRICS on 27 & 28 February 2023, 2, 3, 8 & 9 March 2023 GOV.UK · 16 Jan 2024 Industry news Essex set to relaunch ‘£1 billion’ waste contract Essex county council has confirmed that it will launch a 14-year tender for the treatment of residual waste this month, which it said will be worth £1 billion over the course of the contract. The new contract would be for seven years’ duration from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2032, with the option to … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 16 Jan 2024 Industry news Harrods and Perfume Shop invest to cut beauty packaging waste Harrods has added in-store recycling points for cosmetics and personal care packaging to five UK stores, while the Perfume Shop is investing in refillable products and clamping down on oversized cardboard boxes. edie — Circular Economy tag · 16 Jan 2024 Industry news Pockets and Prospects 2024 Circular Communities Scotland is delighted to launch our 2024 Pockets and Prospects Fund designed specifically for our members. The “Pockets and Prospects Fund 2024” is a £6,500 micro-fund which has been made available by the Scottish Community Alliance, to help our members deliver a more circular economy within areas of significant socio-economic disadvantage, while relating [...] Circular Communities Scotland · 16 Jan 2024 Industry news MPs ‘lukewarm’ on interventions to reduce packaging waste, poll shows A poll of MPs undertaken by YouGov has found that the majority are against the government intervening, either through taxes or a ban, to reduce the amount of packaging used by their constituents. The poll of 110 MPs, commissioned by Cavendish Consulting, was conducted in October as a representative sample with the results shared today … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 16 Jan 2024 Industry news Louise Grantham to stand down as REPIC chief WEEE compliance scheme REPIC has announced that its chief executive, Louise Grantham, will stand down at the end of March, after nearly two decades at the company. Ms Grantham will be replaced by Graeme Milne, who is a director at the company. REPIC was established 20 years ago and the company outlined that Ms Grantham … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 16 Jan 2024 Industry news Waste to energy & bioenergy - ENDS Waste & Bioenergy ENDS Waste & Bioenergy · 16 Jan 2024 Global European Bioplastics EU Policy Manifesto Open the document The recent EU Bioeconomy Strategy Progress Report (2022)* provides the most relevant and publicly available data on the EU’s biobased chemicals, pharma, plastics, and rubber sector. According to the report, the role of bioeconomy sectors in generating economic wealth has improved in the past decade in the EU-27. One of [...] European Bioplastics News · 16 Jan 2024 Industry news The Appliance Recycling Group to donate items to Reuse Network worth 100k in social value The Appliance Recycling Group – a market leading Waste Electrical and Electronic (WEEE) reuse company – announces Reuse Network as its chosen charity partner for 2024. The partnership will see The Appliance Recycling Group donate appliances totalling £100,000 in social value to Reuse Network members across the UK. The two organisations have worked together since […] Reuse Network · 16 Jan 2024 Industry news Wastecare partners with vape firms to launch recycling bins in B&M stores Producer compliance scheme Wastecare has partnered with two vape manufacturers to roll out recycling bins for their products across more than 700 B&M stores nationwide. Wastecare said the scheme, in partnership with Supreme Plc and global vape brand Elfbar, will be the “first of its kind to appear in the entire state of a nationwide … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 16 Jan 2024 Policy & government Ms I Bonkowska v Mercor Fire Protection UK Ltd: 2402004/2023 Employment Tribunal decision. GOV.UK · 16 Jan 2024 Council news HEALTH AND WELLBEING SCRUTINY COMMITTEE 16 JANUARY 2024 SUICIDE PREVENTION UPDATE REPORT of the EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC - committees.sunderland.gov.uk Sunderland Council · 16 Jan 2024 Industry news New analysis raises doubts over autonomous lab’s materials ‘discoveries’ - Chemistry World Chemistry World · 16 Jan 2024 Research & science wound soldering with nanothermometers - 604 - Communication - Empa Empa News · 16 Jan 2024 Council news Bristol’s air is ten percent cleaner - Bristol City Council City of Bristol Council · 16 Jan 2024 Council news Change a residential property name or add a name to a numbered residential property - Exeter City Council Exeter Council · 16 Jan 2024 Council news My BCP Council account - BCP Council Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council · 16 Jan 2024 Industry news Bell Lighting is carbon neutral Bell Lighting has become carbon neutral as part of its shift towards sustainability. The Normanton-based firm said it was a […] Recolight · 15 Jan 2024 Industry news Thorlux formally commits to 2040 net zero goals Thorlux Lighting, as part of FW Thorpe Plc, has set and submitted its emissions reduction targets for validation by the Science Based Targets […] Recolight · 15 Jan 2024 Council news Sign in with your email address - bcpportal.bcpcouncil.gov.uk Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council · 15 Jan 2024 Industry news Business has to make sure the next industrial strategy sticks This post is by Sam Alvis, director of energy and environment at Public First and associate fellow at IPPR. The UK has a chequered history with industrial policy. We’ve had 11 of them since 2010, before the current government scrapped it altogether in 2021. Now Labour is […] Green Alliance blog (Inside Track) · 15 Jan 2024 Industry news Cumberland to launch six-month trial of WEEE ‘doorstep collections’ Cumberland council has announced that it will trial the collection of small electrical items from households for six months, as part of a new project part-funded by Material Focus. As part of the scheme, a ‘Rambler’ will drive through areas at certain times throughout the week. Residents can then bring electricals to the driver of … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Jan 2024