Recycling news: 2024

Global Choose Reuse: A Pathway for a Just Zero Waste Future Zero Waste Is Possible. Zero Waste Is Now! January 3, 2024 – As communities worldwide grapple with the escalating challenges of waste management and environmental degradation, International Zero Waste Month […] GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 3 Jan 2024 Council news Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Licensing Policy - Rugby Borough Council Rugby Council · 3 Jan 2024 Policy & government MGN 550 (M+F) Amendment 1: Electrical installations - guidance for safe design, installation and operation of lithium-ion batteries This MGN provides best practice marine guidance to facilitate safe and environmentally friendly battery solutions for vessels utilising lithium-ion batteries. GOV.UK · 3 Jan 2024 Policy & government Product Safety Report: Baby Walker sold via Amazon (2311-0133) Product Safety Report for Baby Walker sold via Amazon presenting a serious risk of injuries. GOV.UK · 3 Jan 2024 Industry news Bakers Basco extends investigation services to Northern Ireland and Scotland Bakers Basco, a joint venture between Allied Bakeries, Fine Lady Bakeries, Frank Roberts & Sons, Hovis, and Warburtons has announced it has extended its services to Northern Ireland and Scotland. The company which was set up to manage equipment have stated that the recent expansion will aid in the company’s goal to curb the mismanagement … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 3 Jan 2024 Industry news Mura Technology + IChemE ‘Engineering a Sustainable Future’ The post Mura Technology + IChemE ‘Engineering a Sustainable Future’ appeared first on Mura Technology . Mura Technology news · 3 Jan 2024 Policy & government Prison population growth: drivers, implications and policy considerations This POSTbrief examines the drivers and implications of prison population growth in England and Wales, as well as future policy considerations. POST (Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology) · 3 Jan 2024 Industry news Supporting low-income families 9 UK children in a class of 30 face food insecurity. In 2024, low-income families are more disadvantaged than ever as the situation intensified is by a growing 'working poor'. City Harvest London · 3 Jan 2024 Global Law Working Group Meeting – 11 April – Brussels Law Working Group Meeting Brussels, 11-12 April 2024 The EEB’s Law Working Group meeting will be held in Brussels and online on 11-12 April 2024. The […] European Environmental Bureau · 3 Jan 2024 Policy & government Mr T Clements v Suez Recycling and Recovery UK Ltd: 1309419/2022 Employment Tribunal decision. GOV.UK · 3 Jan 2024 Policy & government Countryside recreation byelaws: making, amending and revoking Step-by-step guide to making countryside byelaws, including the application form and model templates. GOV.UK · 3 Jan 2024 Industry news Kent waste collector fined in court after illegally dumping waste A registered waste collector in Ashford, near Folkestone, has been ordered to pay over a thousand pounds for illegally dumping waste on a nearby farm. Jasper Smith, who owns the business Landscaping Services, has been fined and ordered to pay Ashford borough council’s legal costs, totalling £1,314, after the hearing at Folkestone Magistrates Court in … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 3 Jan 2024 Industry news Former energy regulator joins DAERA board The Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has appointed a former energy regulator and consultant to its non-executive board. Shane Lynch, who has more than 40 years’ experience in the energy sector in northern Ireland, has joined the department to advise and provide leadership on a three-year contact. He was formerly the managing … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 3 Jan 2024 Industry news Sprouts Recipe: seasonal sprout slaw The last sprouts recipe in our series and a belter! Here's a delicious and healthy sprout slaw recipe from our partner, By Word of Mouth. City Harvest London · 3 Jan 2024 Industry news Recolight welcome, and respond to WEEE Consultation The government launched the eagerly anticipated WEEE consultation on 28 December 2023. A range of measures are proposed within the joint […] Recolight · 3 Jan 2024 Industry news Environment Agency renews ban on illegal fly-tipping site A court order to stamp out fly-tipping over the clifftops of the Isle of Sheppey has been extended, the Environment Agency has announced. Access to the site in Eastchurch, known locally as Eastchurch Gap, was prohibited under the 1995 Environment Act by Maidstone Magistrates Court in June 2023 following a three year battle to stop … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 3 Jan 2024 Industry news Signify included in top green benchmark Signify has been included in the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index for the seventh consecutive year. Inclusion in the index […] Recolight · 3 Jan 2024 Industry news Waste sector outlook 2024: part 2 In the second of a two-part series, we ask key figures from across the industry what the biggest issues in the waste and resources sector will be in 2024 and what they hope for. Julia Turner, executive director, Wood Recyclers’ Association The UK waste wood market reported record demand for material last year and we … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 3 Jan 2024 Industry news MPMA Council meeting minutes, 28th November 2023 The post MPMA Council meeting minutes, 28th November 2023 appeared first on MPMA . MPMA (Metal Packaging Manufacturers Association) · 3 Jan 2024 Industry news Ireland’s last peat-fuelled power plant switches to 100% biomass - Bioenergy Insight Magazine Bioenergy Insight · 3 Jan 2024 Council news Services - West Devon Borough Council West Devon Council · 3 Jan 2024 Policy & government Adapting historic homes for energy efficiency: a review of the barriers This review looks at the practical barriers to energy efficiency and low carbon heating measures in historic homes. GOV.UK · 3 Jan 2024 Policy & government All grown up - Child Benefit goes digital Child Benefit claims can be made online for the first time. GOV.UK · 3 Jan 2024 Industry news RRC Bookings - East London Waste Authority East London Waste Authority · 2 Jan 2024 Policy & government The Eatwell Guide The Eatwell Guide is a policy tool used to define government recommendations on eating healthily and achieving a balanced diet. GOV.UK · 2 Jan 2024 Council news Navigating the web map - Torridge District Council Torridge Council · 2 Jan 2024 Council news SKDC Garden Waste FAQs - South Kesteven District Council South Kesteven Council · 2 Jan 2024 Global Study launch – “A New Vision for the Global Trade Order” – 21 November 2024 Study launch “A New Vision for the Global Trade Order” 21.11.2024 Is the era of ”free trade” coming to an end? Both, economic geopolitics and […] European Environmental Bureau · 2 Jan 2024 Industry news Voters support climate action, but will our political leaders take it in 2024? One of Green Alliance’s values is optimism. I shall reach deep into my reserves of optimism in this blog on 2023 and what we can hope for in the coming year. In the middle of last year the prime minister turned against green policies, but […] Green Alliance blog (Inside Track) · 2 Jan 2024 Industry news News in brief (02/01/24) With news on: Veolia charity raises £100 million for community projects; SUEZ wins €64m contract to build high-tech waste facility in south France; FCC Environment plant gets 5 stars for safety; and, Christmas tree collection cancelled as Unite workers strike. Veolia charity raises £100 million for community projects The Veolia Environmental Trust is celebrating £100m … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 2 Jan 2024 Council news Contact Electoral Services - London Borough of Richmond upon Thames Richmond upon Thames Council · 2 Jan 2024 Industry news Sustainability Progress Report 2023 This report highlights our achievements in delivering our sustainability strategy throughout 2023. Our sustainability strategy is built on three key pillars: People, Progress and Planet which reflects our continued journey towards driving sustainable practice within our business. Bywaters · 2 Jan 2024 Council news Private hire operator licence - Rugby Borough Council Rugby Council · 2 Jan 2024 Industry news Aldi has exceeded its 2025 goal to reduce food waste Discount retailer Aldi has announced it has exceeded its 2025 goal to reduce food waste intensity by 50%. In the retailer’s annual sustainability report for 2022 was published last week, the retailer announced that it had reduced food waste by 57% against its 2017 baseline. The retailer attributed this reduction in part to its partnerships … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 2 Jan 2024 Policy & government Mr S Deniz v Aspers (Stratford City) Ltd: 3206098/2022 Employment Tribunal decision. GOV.UK · 2 Jan 2024 Industry news How to make your life greener in 2024 It is a common practice for people worldwide to start a new year with a change in their lifestyle. According to the People’s Climate Vote, a UN survey of public opinion on climate change, people worldwide recognise it as a global emergency and agree that we should take necessary measures to address it. Although people... Skip & Waste Magazine · 2 Jan 2024 Industry news Green packaging rules must be consistent, says LightingEurope The rules on sustainable packaging for lighting and other products need to be consistent throughout the continent says LightingEurope. The […] Recolight · 2 Jan 2024 Industry news New RVS chief vows to get the company more ‘entrenched’ in market The new managing director of Refuse Vehicles Solutions (RVS), Philippe Harding, has pledged to get the company “more entrenched” into the market. RVS provides a full range of refuse vehicle solutions, including sales of new and used vehicles, rentals, maintenance, repairs, parts, and transportation. The company appointed Philippe Harding as managing director in October, who has a background … R… letsrecycle.com News · 2 Jan 2024 Industry news Waste sector outlook for 2024: part 1 In the first of a two-part series, we ask key figures from across the industry what the biggest issues in the waste and resources sector will be in 2024. Jacob Hayler, executive director, Environmental Services Association Despite continuing political turbulence in Westminster, 2023 delivered high-level clarity on the missing pillars of Defra’s Resources and Waste … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 2 Jan 2024 Policy & government 7. Diffuse source pollution This section describes mechanisms for agricultural and non-agricultural diffuse source pollution. GOV.UK · 2 Jan 2024