Recycling news: 2021

Industry news Grant Thornton fined over auditing of Interserve contract The UK regulator Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has fined auditor Grant Thornton more than £700,000 for errors in its auditing of Interserve’s contract with Viridor. Interserve agreed a deal with Viridor in 2012 to build the waste management company’s 200,000 tonnes-per-year capacity energy from waste (EfW) plant in Glasgow. The contract was plagued by disputes … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 4 Nov 2021 Industry news First cracks appear in Forests Deal as Indonesia Minister calls it “unfair” and Johnson lets governments off the hook At Tuesday evening’s press conference, Boris Johnson said consumers would be key to holding companies and financial institutions to account on deforestation “even if governments do break the pledges that they’re making” as part of the COP26 Declaration On Forests And Land Use. Yesterday, the first signs of those pledges being broken began to appear […] Greenpeace UK · 4 Nov 2021 Industry news Craig Curtis appointed as new president The post Craig Curtis appointed as new president appeared first on The Recycling Association . The Recycling Association · 4 Nov 2021 Industry news Climate expert sees circular role for waste sector The waste industry has a key role to play in the switch to a green economy, one of the UK’s leading climate change experts said this week. Speaking at a fringe event organised by Suez recycling and recovery UK in Glasgow, alongside the COP26 meeting, Professor Mark Maslin of University College London, said: “I think … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 4 Nov 2021 Industry news Willshee’s wins South Derbyshire deal South Derbyshire district council has awarded Burton-based Willshee’s Waste and Recycling a four-year contract to handle recyclables, with a net value of £365,000. Willshee’s says the deal covers 8,500 tonnes of glass, metals, plastics, paper, and card each year. The contract starts this month with the work being undertaken at Willshee’s Materials Recycling Facility (MRF) … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 4 Nov 2021 Industry news PRN funding helps Mercer boost capacity Bolton-based plastic recyclers Mercers has invested £6.1 million in the installation of equipment which will allow it to recycle 50,000 tonnes more packaging waste a year. The investment, which includes the help of packaging recovery note (PRN) funding, increases its capacity for recycling polyethylene-based plastics by 66% to 50,000 tonnes per year. The company will … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 4 Nov 2021 Industry news Reuse Network Annual Conference Sponsor Spotlight: WRS Insurance A blog series shining a spotlight on sponsors of the Reuse Network Annual Conference 2021. Fourth in the series is WRS Insurance who are the Reuse Network Gala Dinner Sponsor. Reuse Network · 4 Nov 2021 Industry news Join us in Telford this December This December we’re planning to bring you the latest thinking on issues including potential red diesel replacements such as electric and hydrogen powered equipment, as well as an update from Suez’s Lauma Kasuza on European waste wood trends at our Winter Members’ Meeting. The meeting is taking place on Wednesday December 15th at the Holiday […] Wood Recyclers Association · 4 Nov 2021 Industry news ‘Plugging the WEEE gap with help from kitchen installers’ Anthony Sant, managing director of AO Business UK, responds to a survey by the British Institute of Kitchen Bedroom & Bathroom Installation (BIKBBI), which concluded that installers are unclear who is responsible for safely disposing of environmentally harmful appliances and struggle with the costs of taking goods to approved recycling sites. OPINION: When I read … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 4 Nov 2021 Industry news How Spain is implementing the Plastic Tax On 1 January 2021, the European Union introduced a levy on non-recyclable plastic packaging waste, which requires individual countries to help combat the issue of packaging waste. Valpak International Account Manager, Lauren Shrimpton, looks at how Spain has implemented the Plastic Tax. Valpak · 4 Nov 2021 Industry news Councils turn on private sector over business waste plans The public sector has turned on the private sector over how business waste collections should be delivered, slamming “doomsday predictions” from the commercial waste industry. The Waste Network Chairs, which includes six heads of local authority groups, yesterday (4 November) wrote to Environment Secretary George Eustice urging his department to “take a lead” and deliver … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 4 Nov 2021 Industry news REA welcomes Biomass Policy Statement REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 4 Nov 2021 Industry news Shortage of aluminium for packaging looms, BIR hears Power rationing in China “drastically reduced” magnesium exports to Europe, which some have warned may lead to a shortage of aluminium used for packaging. The remarks were made during a panel discussion on non-ferrous metal at the Bureau of International Recycling’s (BIR) non-ferrous metals seminar yesterday (3 November). Franco Dalpiaz, director of raw material purchasing … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 4 Nov 2021 Global The Blue Side of (De)Growth The vast oceans of the planet provide myriad resources and are key for our survival – and yet the burgeoning narrative of the so-called Blue Economy threatens to entrench the same fallacy of endless growth in the oceans as on land. Elena Basilio Puig and Marguerite Culot examine the dangers on the horizon and chart the course towards a new wave of degrowth. “We are making the same mistakes in t… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 4 Nov 2021 Global “Glass is the hidden gem in a carbon neutral future”, says Nature Nature, The international journal of science The article looks at glass as the “existing material that could be the star of net-zero carbon economy”. Recycling glass does not degrade it, and manufacturing it can be carbon-free. So why are countries still burying glass in the ground? See the article published on Nature here FEVE (European Container Glass Federation) · 4 Nov 2021 Industry news ABF Modern Slavery Statement 2021 - Associated British Foods Associated British Foods news · 4 Nov 2021 Research & science Resource and water recovery solutions for Singapore's water, waste, energy, and food nexus - WUR eDepot Wageningen University & Research News · 4 Nov 2021 Council news Bins and Collections - Wychavon District Council Wychavon Council · 4 Nov 2021 Policy & government COP26 sees UK businesses lead the world in climate change commitments Britain’s largest businesses are leading the way in the global transition to net zero emissions, with over half of FTSE100 companies now committed to eliminating their contribution to climate change by 2050. GOV.UK · 4 Nov 2021 Industry news Planet Patrol Founder Lizzie Carr’s Hudson River Challenge featured on the BBC Planet Patrol Founder Lizzie Carr‘s challenge to paddleboard the length of the tidal Hudson River in the USA to highlight plastic pollution was featured on the BBC. “A woman from London is to travel the whole length of the Hudson River in the US on a stand-up paddle board to raise awareness of plastic pollution.” […] Planet Patrol · 4 Nov 2021 Industry news Planet Patrol clean ups featured on VICE VICE reported Alex Robinson joined a Planet Patrol clean up in Hackney, London, and spoke to Planet Patrol Founder Lizzie Carr. “Lizzie Carr’s Planet Patrol is aiming to clear over a million pieces of rubbish from the city’s waterways by the end of the year.” Read the full article ‘How a Cancer Survivor Is Saving […] Planet Patrol · 4 Nov 2021 Industry news Planet Patrol’s innovative app featured by UNILAD Planet Patrol’s litter tracking app and #OneForOne campaign was featured by UNILAD. ’80 per cent of the trash which litters the ocean floor and makes marine life suffer comes from inland sources such as canals and rivers, but the Planet Patrol #OneForOne challenge is asking people to put a stop to the problem before it gets […] Planet Patrol · 4 Nov 2021 Industry news Planet Patrol Founder Lizzie Carr seen on Euronews Planet Patrol Founder Lizzie Carr spoke to Euronews about her challenge to paddleboard the length of the Hudson River. “A British environmentalist has decided to travel the length of the Hudson River in the US on a paddle board. The purpose of the journey is to highlight the issue of plastic pollution, ocean health and […] Planet Patrol · 4 Nov 2021 Industry news Planet Patrol Founder speaks to Metro about how she is growing a global movement Planet Patrol Founder Lizzie Carr recently spoke to Metro about why she founded Planet Patrol and is growing a global movement to tackle waterway pollution. Read the full article ‘Campaigner paddleboards around the UK picking up plastic pollution – and starts a global movement’ here. Planet Patrol · 4 Nov 2021 Industry news Planet Patrol and the Big Bag Ban featured in Business Green Planet Patrol’s Big Bag Ban campaign features on the Business Green website. Read the article ‘Calls for plastic bag ban intensify as Co-op announces it will scrap ‘bags for life’ here. Planet Patrol · 4 Nov 2021 Industry news Planet Patrol Founder goes litter picking with BBC News Watch Planet Patrol Founder Lizzie Carr clean up London’s canals on BBC News. Lizzie tells BBC News how ‘she has now developed an app that allows people to take a photo of plastic pollution which geo-tags the pic. Teaming up with Nottingham University she hopes the information gathered will help shape government policy on plastic […] Planet Patrol · 4 Nov 2021 Industry news Planet Patrol Founder Lizzie Carr writes for the Telegraph on how true adventurers are scientists Read Planet Patrol Founder Lizzie Carr’s article for the Telegraph ‘The age of the self-indulgent ‘explorer’ is over – true adventurers are scientists’ here. Planet Patrol · 4 Nov 2021 Industry news Skip Operators and Transfer Stations Urged to Follow WWC Guidance The WRA is urging skip operators and transfer stations to read its Waste Wood Classification Guidance to ensure they are up to speed with their legal obligations and understand what they are supposed to do regarding the transfer of waste wood. Julia Turner, Executive Director of the WRA, said: “We know a lot of waste wood […] Wood Recyclers Association · 3 Nov 2021 Industry news Global Recycling Announce Shredder Now On Tracks Global Recycling Solutions Ltd are delighted to announce that the dynamic Pronar MRW 1.300 single-shaft slow-speed shredder is now available to order on tracks. The dynamic single-shaft system was designed to be as versatile as possible and can handle a variety of materials including green organic waste, wood, biomass, paper, plastics and films, small scrap […] Wood Recyclers Association · 3 Nov 2021 Policy & government West Midlands Machinery Services Ltd: [2021] UKUT 267 (AAC) Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber decision by Judge Hemingway on 26 October 2021. GOV.UK · 3 Nov 2021 Industry news Hillhead 2022 – Back to business REGISTRATION to attend Hillhead 2022 is now live, so come and join them as they celebrate 40 years of the iconic quarrying, construction, and recycling exhibition. To register for your free entry visitor badge, click here. The 2022 event will see the return of all the major industry players, including SMT GB (Volvo), Wirtgen, JCB,... Skip & Waste Magazine · 3 Nov 2021 Industry news ASEAN risks losing 35% GDP by 2050 from climate change A COP26 report outlining the economic threat of climate hazards at ASEAN, highlighting the impact of weather extremes in the region. Open Access Government — Environment · 3 Nov 2021 Industry news ELCC 2023 Sponsors - Energy Live News Energy Live News · 3 Nov 2021 Industry news TELCA 2023 Winners: - Energy Live News Energy Live News · 3 Nov 2021 Global Press release: The European Pulp and Paper industry welcomes the COP26 Global Leaders Pledge to end deforestation by 2030 and the G20 Commitment to plant 1 trillion trees The European pulp and paper industry welcomes the two recent announcements on forests and climate made by global leaders, who are currently gathered at the COP26 in Glasgow. It already supports these commitments with concrete action, working hand in hand with the EU Commission’s services, and building on its track record for reforestation, sustainable forest […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 3 Nov 2021 Industry news Equipment round-up (3/11/21) With news on: Sutco announces ‘site zero’ Motala plant; Work begins on Liebherr Biggleswaste facility following delays; and, Mid UK see’s Tomra autosort installation Sutco announces ‘site zero’ Motala plant Recycling equipment manufacturer Sutco is designing a second plastic recycling facility in Motala, Sweden, which it claims will be the “largest and most modern” of … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 3 Nov 2021 Industry news Pollutec, Tue 12 – Fri 15 Oct 2021 Click here to make an appointment with us at Pollutec stand 3-E162! Tue, 12 – Fri, 15 Oct 2021 Eurexpo Lyon, France... Recycleye news · 3 Nov 2021 Industry news Landfill ban for some sofas moves closer A landfill ban for some sofas and soft seating has moved a step closer after the Environment Agency published a report into the presence of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in waste domestic seating. The environmental regulator and Defra will now work with the Local Authority Recycling Advisory Committee (LARAC), the National Association of Waste Disposal … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 3 Nov 2021 Industry news Climate change and chemicals: what are the connections? “Three interconnected planetary crises: climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution: are putting global economic and social well-being at risk”. This is how the United Nation Environment Program (UNEP) framed societal challenges in its February 2021 strategy. CHEM Trust has previously written about how chemical pollution is one of the key drivers of the biodiversity crisis, […] CHEM Trust · 3 Nov 2021 Industry news Food waste declines 15% since 2007, ONS says The UK produced around 9.5 million tonnes of food waste in 2018, down 15% from 11.2 million tonnes in 2007, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). This means people produced the equivalent of 143kg of food waste each, down from 181kg in 2007. This week, the ONS published a review of household behaviour … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 3 Nov 2021