Recycling news: 2022

Global Communication between policymakers and practitioners: European representative organisations visit Dutch Waste sector Dutch Waste Management Association (DWMA) – 20 December 2022 – Practice-based knowledge is essential for effective policy. Two European delegations visited leading Dutch waste companies to get an impression of how the Dutch waste sector works. Working visits like these are an important way of learning from each other. ‘Seeing how things work in practice […] FEAD (European Waste Management Association) · 20 Dec 2022 Industry news Wastesavers hails success of HWRC toy reuse scheme South Wales-based social enterprise Wastesavers has hailed the success of a scheme which saw bags of donated toys sold for £1 across household waste recycling centres (HWRCs) in the region. Earlier this month, Newport residents were encouraged to donated unwanted toys to the network of reuse shops operated by Wastesavers across the borough’s nine HWRCs. … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 20 Dec 2022 Industry news State of Brownfield 2022 - CPRE CPRE (the countryside charity) · 20 Dec 2022 Industry news ‘Municipal incinerators’ included in EU’s emissions trading scheme The EU agreed at a meeting on 17 December to include ‘municipal incinerators’ in the scope of its emissions trading scheme (ETS). The ETS puts a price on greenhouse gas emissions, which the EU hopes to cut by at least 55% by 2030 compared to 1990 levels, from the sectors covered. EU countries will have … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 20 Dec 2022 Global Civil Society Forum for Sustainability – Shaping the European Green Deal- 25 – 26 January – Online Civil Society Organisations with an interest in sustainability, a socially Just Transition and climate and environmental action will join the online meeting to deliberate on the […] European Environmental Bureau · 20 Dec 2022 Policy & government OTS report on hybrid and distance working A report on the tax complexities driven by hybrid working, including for periods where employees choose to work overseas. GOV.UK · 20 Dec 2022 Industry news PR meeting presentation, 11 October 2022 The post PR meeting presentation, 11 October 2022 appeared first on MPMA . MPMA (Metal Packaging Manufacturers Association) · 20 Dec 2022 Industry news PR Committee meeting Agenda, 19 January 2023 The post PR Committee meeting Agenda, 19 January 2023 appeared first on MPMA . MPMA (Metal Packaging Manufacturers Association) · 20 Dec 2022 Industry news PR Committee meeting minutes, 11 October 2022 The post PR Committee meeting minutes, 11 October 2022 appeared first on MPMA . MPMA (Metal Packaging Manufacturers Association) · 20 Dec 2022 Policy & government Renewables obligation level calculations: 2023 to 2024 The level of the Renewables Obligation for 2023 to 2024, and the underpinning calculation methodology. GOV.UK · 20 Dec 2022 Global Information Workshop for Civil Society Groups on New Genomic Techniques – 31 January – Online Two informative sessions on NGTs 31 January, 11:00-14:40 CET Please register here New Genomic Techniques (NGTs) are being presented by some political actors as a solution […] European Environmental Bureau · 20 Dec 2022 Policy & government Mr S Sims v Pektron Group Ltd: 2600632/2021 Employment Tribunal decision. GOV.UK · 20 Dec 2022 Industry news News in brief (20/12/22) With news on: Northumberland acquires food waste vehicle from NRG Riverside; SEPA penalises Glasgow landfill for ‘offensive’ smell; Agency issues fines totalling £2,300 at Kent road stop; Covanta starts work on IBA treatment plant; and, Caerphilly rewards schools for battery recycling. Northumberland acquires food waste vehicle from NRG Riverside Northumberland county council has recently taken… letsrecycle.com News · 20 Dec 2022 Industry news Less than half of kerbside clothing rewearable, WRAP finds A textile composition analysis undertaken by WRAP Cymru has found that less than half of clothing collected at the kerbside was able to be re-worn. The study, which took place over eight non-consecutive weeks between November 2020 and May 2021, analysed 10,860 kg of used textiles from the kerbside, household waste and recycling centres (HWRCs) … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 20 Dec 2022 Industry news NHS’s Net Zero Plan: What It Means for Waste Management The NHS has announced its plan to reach Net Zero by 2045, an ambitious but reasonable aim. Find out how this affects waste management and what it means for your business in the long run. Bywaters · 20 Dec 2022 Council news Please ask for: Matt Berry Extension No: 4589 E-mail: mattberry@cannockchasedc.gov.uk 12 December 2022 Dear Councillor, Cabinet - Cannock Chase Council Cannock Chase Council · 20 Dec 2022 Industry news State of brownfield report 2022 - CPRE CPRE (the countryside charity) · 20 Dec 2022 Global Nature’s Buddy and the 300+ volunteers against plastic pollution in Himalayan region of Uttarakhand One who thinks about the Himalayas will have a pristine image of snow mountains, meandering streams, vast green alpine meadows with dotted pine trees. But due to the increase in their tourism industry, the immense beauty of nature and biodiversity is affected slowly. A study published in The Journal for Nature Conservation reported an alarming […] Break Free From Plastic · 20 Dec 2022 Council news Book a Christmas tree Collection - Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council Merthyr Tydfil Council · 20 Dec 2022 Policy & government First Green Heat Network Fund awards for cutting-edge low carbon energy projects More than £30 million of funding will deliver low carbon heat and help consumers move away from costly fossil fuels as part of government push to cut emissions. GOV.UK · 20 Dec 2022 Council news Social value - Solihull Council Solihull Council · 20 Dec 2022 Council news Home - Recruitment | Norwich City Council - recruitment.norwich.gov.uk Norwich Council · 19 Dec 2022 Global El 2023 comienza con el Mes internacional basura cero ¡todas las acciones cuentan! El Mes basura cero se celebró por primera vez el año 2021 en Asia-Pacífico. Y ahora, en un intento por integrar a todas las regiones a esta iniciativa, se realizará […] GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 19 Dec 2022 Council news Report - Boston Borough Council Boston Council · 19 Dec 2022 Policy & government Public Services Boards - gov.wales Welsh Government News · 19 Dec 2022 Policy & government Drinking water - environment.ec.europa.eu Eurostat news · 19 Dec 2022 Industry news November PRN market data released The post November PRN market data released appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 19 Dec 2022 Industry news 30×30 target agreed at COP15 but lacks crucial detail to stop mass extinction Montreal, Canada, 19 December 2022 – Despite agreeing the important 30×30 target to protect 30% of land and sea by 2030, and recognising the rights of Indigenous Peoples, COP15 failed to deliver the ambition, tools, or finance necessary to stop mass extinction. For the UK, whose delegation worked hard to make the 30×30 target as […] Greenpeace UK · 19 Dec 2022 Global European Parliament elections 2024 – webinar for EEB members – 15 February – Online Save the date for the European Parliament elections 2024 – webinar for EEB members Wednesday 15 February from 14:30 to 16:00 CET It is […] European Environmental Bureau · 19 Dec 2022 Council news Improving your home - Uttlesford District Council Uttlesford Council · 19 Dec 2022 Global Update of Contractual Guidelines for Waste-to-Energy projects In 2022, ESWET published contractual guidelines (link here) to suggest solutions to common contractual challenges in Waste-to-Energy projects and ensure... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 19 Dec 2022 Global Roma Green Agents: The informal workforce keeping Balkan cities green – 21 February – Brussels & Online An event on environmental justice and the informal recycling sector, in cooperation with REDI, UWD, and funded by the Austrian ministry. 21 February, 15:00-17:00 CET Please […] European Environmental Bureau · 19 Dec 2022 Industry news Biffa workers add to industrial action in the Wirral The trade union Unite says that more than 200 of its members employed by Biffa on a contract with Wirral metropolitan borough council are to “escalate” industrial action over pay, with 15 further days of strikes. Collection crews at the Merseyside council previously took to picket lines from 5-10 December. The Biffa workers will now … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 19 Dec 2022 Industry news Human Rights Impact Assessment of the Kenyan Smallholder Farmer Tea Supply Chain - Marks & Spencer M&S corporate press releases · 19 Dec 2022 Industry news OPINION: ‘A life less throwaway’ In this opinion piece, Andrew McCaffery, Global EPR Director at Ecoveritas, looks at how the ‘throwaway culture’ can be tackled. Now more than ever, we live in a society where we covet new and shiny things. Not only has consumption risen dramatically over the last 60 years, but we are damaging the environment at the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 19 Dec 2022 Industry news Business rates for AD operators could rise 30%, ADBA warns Anaerobic digestion (AD) plant operators in England and Wales are to face “significantly higher” business rates payments from April 2023 when the system is changed, the sector’s trade association has warned. The Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA) warned last week, 15 December, that the additional costs put investment at risk. This could also lead … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 19 Dec 2022 Industry news Agency outlines enforcement stance for POPs and soft furnishings The Environment Agency has published three regulatory position statements (RPSs) outlining its stance on the handling and treatment of soft furnishings containing persistent organic pollutants (POPs). The RPS documents set out the Agency’s enforcement position and what steps those handling waste upholstered domestic seating such as sofas must take to avoid enforcement action in the … Read More … letsrecycle.com News · 19 Dec 2022 Council news myHousing - East Ayrshire Council East Ayrshire Council · 19 Dec 2022 Policy & government Welsh Housing Conditions Survey - gov.wales Welsh Government News · 19 Dec 2022 Policy & government Government Actuary's Department annual report and accounts 2021 to 2022 This document contains the following information: Government Actuary's Department annual report and accounts 2021 to 2022. GOV.UK · 19 Dec 2022