Recycling news: 2022

Industry news Newhurst EfW plant reaches hot commissioning stage Hot commissioning of the Newhurst energy from waste (EfW) facility at Shepshed, near Leicester, is in the process of getting underway. Deliveries The commissioning step comes after the first deliveries of waste to the new plant by Biffa and signals the start of preparations for full operation by May 2023. The waste deliveries are expected … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 31 Oct 2022 Industry news OPINION: ‘Lithium-ion batteries are the elephant in the room’ Louisa Goodfellow, policy advisor at producer compliance scheme Ecosurety, explores the issues around the ubiquity of lithium-ion batteries. The pervasiveness of lithium-ion batteries in the UK waste stream is set to continually increase in coming years once new products resulting from the ‘clean tech revolution’ start being disposed of in earnest. By 2025 it’s predicted … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 31 Oct 2022 Global WORLD CITIES DAY 2022: ZERO WASTE IN BUSINESS GAIA team in Africa spoke to Dom Moleta from The Refillery in Johannesburg, South Africa. Moleta is the co-founder of The Refillery, an eco-friendly grocery store. What does zero waste […] GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 31 Oct 2022 Industry news Wokingham to progress plans to scrap free caddy liners Wokingham borough council will press ahead with its decision to stop supplying residents with non-biodegradable single-use plastic liners for their food waste caddies. The council first announced the change in July because it was concerned about the cost of supplying the liners, as it has done for the past two years (see letsrecycle.com story). The … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 31 Oct 2022 Global World Cities Day 2022: Zero Waste in Business GAIA team in Africa spoke to Chama Tahiri Ivorra from NIYA in Casablanca, Morocco. Ivorra is the founder of NIYA, an innovative zero waste and cultural café. Can you tell […] GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 31 Oct 2022 Industry news Revealed: How the livestock industry funds the ‘greenhouse gas guru’ The post Revealed: How the livestock industry funds the ‘greenhouse gas guru’ appeared first on Unearthed . Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 31 Oct 2022 Industry news The Global Commitment 2022 - Ellen MacArthur Foundation Ellen MacArthur Foundation — News · 31 Oct 2022 Policy & government Sturt Footy Club now divert 96% of waste on game day - Green Industries SA Green Industries SA · 31 Oct 2022 Global The Global Plastics En’Treaty: why waste trade to the Asia-Pacific needs to stop From 28 November to 2 December 2022, the first session of the intergovernmental negotiating committee (INC) will convene in Uruguay, South America. This session plans to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment - in other words, it will set the tone for the conversation on the Global Plastic Treaty. Break Free From Plastic · 30 Oct 2022 Council news Find School Term Dates - West Berkshire Council West Berkshire Council · 30 Oct 2022 Council news Ellie Sunrise Healthcare Ltd - Derby City Council Derby Council · 29 Oct 2022 Council news Silvercloud - Derby City Council Derby Council · 29 Oct 2022 Industry news Defra to miss Environment Act targets deadline The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said today that environmental targets will not be published by 31 October as required by the Environment Act. The government launched a public consultation on long-term environmental targets for air, water, waste and biodiversity in March. Setting at least one long-term target in each of these … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 28 Oct 2022 Industry news Defra sets out plans for PRN reforms Defra has today (28 October) published responses to the consultation it ran in March on reforms to the packaging recovery note (PRN) system. The response document sets out how the government will make “several technical and administrative amendments” to help tackle the volatility of PRN prices and the lack of transparency. Some of the standout … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 28 Oct 2022 Industry news Take the ‘whiskers of waste’ challenge SKIP Hire & Waste magazine is issuing a challenge to all readers: to take part in Movember 2022, – the annual charity event to support men’s health by growing a moustache for the month of November – and show the world the whiskers of the waste industry. Movember is the leading charity changing the face... Skip & Waste Magazine · 28 Oct 2022 Policy & government Miss A Rybicka v Suez Recycling and Recovery UK Ltd: 1310005/2020 Employment Tribunal decision. GOV.UK · 28 Oct 2022 Industry news Protest over Energy Prices Act The Energy Prices Act received royal assent this week despite mounting worries about how its powers may be used to raise revenue from the industry. ADBA has led the way in warning ministers and officials about the potential unintended consequences of the ‘Cost-plus revenue limit’ to low carbon electricity producers introduced by the Act on… ADBA (Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association) · 28 Oct 2022 Industry news PM says EfW decisions ‘a matter for local authorities’ The new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said decisions on whether to approve energy from waste (EfW) plants “are determined by local authorities”, when asked if he will place a moratorium on “unwanted burners”. The question was posed on 26 October during Prime Minister’s Questions by Dr Andrew Murrison, MP for South West Wiltshire, referring … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 28 Oct 2022 Industry news Do something different this Bonfire Night We’re calling on event organisers to ditch the fireworks and instead find safe, sustainable ways to celebrate big occasions. Keep Wales Tidy · 28 Oct 2022 Industry news Harrison reappointed at Defra ‘with responsibility for waste’ The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has announced that Trudy Harrison, MP for Copeland, has been reappointed under the new secretary of state as having responsibility for waste and resources. After becoming prime minister on Tuesday (25 October), Rishi Sunak named Thérèse Coffey, who was formerly recycling minister between 2016 and 2019, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 28 Oct 2022 Policy & government Packaging waste recycling notes reform We are seeking views on our proposed reforms to the packaging waste recycling note (PRN) and packaging waste export recycling note (PERN) system. GOV.UK · 28 Oct 2022 Industry news Analysis: The role of AD in national infrastructure In the lead-up to the ADBA National Conference, ADBA’s team of analysts examine the role of AD in national infrastructure… Global spikes in gas prices have demonstrated the need to expand domestic energy production. AD has an integral role to play, recycling readily available organic wastes into green gas. At its full potential… ADBA (Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association) · 28 Oct 2022 Industry news Virgin Media O2 and Hubbub launch £500,000 e-waste fund Virgin Media O2 is partnering with environmental charity Hubbub on a new financing programme to support initiatives that reduce electronic waste (e-waste) in the UK. edie — Circular Economy tag · 28 Oct 2022 Industry news Slough approves charges for DIY waste at HWRCs Slough borough council announced this week (26 October) that it will start charging residents for disposing of DIY waste at its Chalvey household waste recycling centre (HWRC) from 1 November. The waste subject to fees includes kitchens and bathrooms, timber including flooring, fencing and decking, rubble, paving slabs and concrete and more. The charges will … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 28 Oct 2022 Policy & government The Rt Hon Thérèse Coffey MP Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 2 Marsham Street London SW1P 4DF Date: 28 - Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) Office for Environmental Protection · 28 Oct 2022 Industry news Top stories this week on Just Style… - Just Style Just Style · 28 Oct 2022 Industry news Notification Altilium Metals is winner of a UK Government Faraday Battery Challenge Award of £1.2 million in conjunction with Imperial College, London The Faraday Battery Challenge Round 5 Innovation: CR&D award activity will take place at our EV Battery Recycling Technology Centre in Devon, UK and will focus on the on processing of lithium ferro-phosphate (LFP) batteries. Imperial will produce lithium-ion coin cells and pouch cell batteries to validate the electrochemical performance of recycled technology metals from [...] Altilium news · 28 Oct 2022 Industry news Don’t bin that pumpkin! The post Don’t bin that pumpkin! appeared first on Bristol Waste Company . Bristol Waste Company · 27 Oct 2022 Industry news Greenpeace UK statement on the case of Alaa Abd el-Fattah In light of the new government taking office, Greenpeace UK’s new executive directors, Areeba Hamid and Will McCallum, have issued the following statement about the urgent case of Alaa Abd el-Fattah, a dual British-Egyptian citizen currently on hunger strike in an Egyptian jail: “Greenpeace UK is calling for Alaa Abd el-Fattah’s safe release and return […] Greenpeace UK · 27 Oct 2022 Industry news How climate change is forcing Kenyan women to leave their homes behind The post How climate change is forcing Kenyan women to leave their homes behind appeared first on Unearthed . Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 27 Oct 2022 Policy & government States’ use of cyber operations States are increasingly engaging in cyber operations to support their strategic aims. This POSTnote considers hostile state-backed cyber activities against the UK. It looks at how and why states use cyber operations against other nations and the threats these pose to the UK. It also considers mitigation measures, both internationally and in the UK. POST (Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology) · 27 Oct 2022 Industry news ACE publishes ‘design for recycling’ guidelines for cartons The Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment (ACE) yesterday (26 October) published ‘design for recycling’ guidelines for carton producers. ACE is the trade association for the European beverage carton manufacturing industry. The association described the guidelines as “a first deliverable” of its 2030 Roadmap, which it outlined in March last year (see letsrecycle.com story). … Read Mo… letsrecycle.com News · 27 Oct 2022 Global Sink or swim, what the Commission has in stock for our health The European Commission has released its plan to tackle water and air pollution. The new rules for a cleaner environment come at a crucial time for our health and nature’s sake, but the proposals fail to address some of the main concerns of environmental groups. Daniel Lissoni and Marie-Amelie Brun report. The long-awaited Zero Pollution Package included proposals from the European Commission t… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 27 Oct 2022 Global ISWA welcomes Saudi Investment Recycling Company (SIRC) as our Newest Silver Member ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 27 Oct 2022 Industry news Ancient trees could protect at-risk environments from climate change Playing a vital role in biodiversity and protecting the ecosystem, ancient trees can act as massive carbon storage . Open Access Government — Environment · 27 Oct 2022 Industry news OPINION: ‘Time to consider sustainable waste management’ As our cities and urban centres continue to grow, so too does their need to effectively manage the waste material human consumption produces. Exploring the importance of this, Nuno Lopes from RSK-IWS, an RSK group company that offers integrated waste management solutions, explains how the lack of forward planning will need to be addressed if … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 27 Oct 2022 Industry news Caerphilly gives residents £3,000 for recycling food waste Caerphilly county borough council has given away £3,000 in cash in the first six months of their ‘Mash for Cash’ food waste recycling campaign. The Welsh council launched the year-long campaign, which aims to increase food waste recycling participation from the current level of 40%, in March (see letsrecycle.com story). As part of the campaign, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 27 Oct 2022 Industry news Owen Derbyshire joins Keep Wales Tidy The post Owen Derbyshire joins Keep Wales Tidy appeared first on Keep Wales Tidy . Keep Wales Tidy · 27 Oct 2022 Policy & government Defra's annual report and accounts 2021 to 2022 This is part of a series of annual reports and accounts. GOV.UK · 27 Oct 2022 Industry news WRA responds to GGR and power BECCS consultations The Wood Recyclers’ Association has welcomed government proposals to support the deployment of greenhouse gas removals (GGR) technologies and power bioenergy carbon capture and storage (power BECCS) over the next decade. But, the association has warned that the eligibility criteria for accessing support must be inclusive and not exclude many waste-wood powered biomass plants and […] Wood Recyclers Association · 27 Oct 2022