Recycling news: 2022

Policy & government Beware of bonfire bandits and don't burn waste Guy Fawkes’ Night is a calendar highlight. But if you’re going to celebrate it, go to an organised event rather than risk being a “bonfire bandit”. GOV.UK · 25 Oct 2022 Industry news CIWM helps launch IPHR’s ‘Waste & Recycling Modern Slavery Protocol’ MARKING 2022’s anti-slavery day on Tuesday 18 October, CIWM hosted a webinar on behalf of the Indirect Procurement Human Rights Forum (IPHR) to launch the brand-new IPHR Waste & Recycling Modern Slavery Protocol. In July 2021 CIWM and ESA announced a joint commitment to tackle slavery, forced labour and human trafficking across the industry. Since... Skip & Waste Magazine · 25 Oct 2022 Policy & government EM on EU regulation 2022/1616 (C(2022)6146) The government's summary of a European Commission regulation on recycled plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with foods. GOV.UK · 25 Oct 2022 Industry news BIR calls for ‘immediate financial aid’ for recyclers The Brussels-based Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) has called on national governments and international legislators to enact “immediate financial aid” for the recycling industry. Representing around 70 countries including the UK, the BIR is the international trade association for recyclers. It held its biannual World Recycling Convention in Dubai from 16-18 October. Most of the … Read M… letsrecycle.com News · 25 Oct 2022 Industry news Recoup report finds ‘bottleneck’ in recycling infrastructure There is “a clear bottleneck” in the UK’s infrastructure for plastic recycling, a report published today (25 October) by the plastics recycling charity Recoup has found. The report is titled ‘2022 UK Plastic Packaging Sorting & Reprocessing Infrastructure’. It found that “significant increases” in recycling infrastructure are needed if the UK is to recycle its … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 25 Oct 2022 Industry news Q3 PRN data shows recovery but targets still ‘tight’ Provisional packaging data for the third quarter of the 2022 calendar year published by the Environment Agency has softened fears that targets will be missed, though the situation remains “tight”. The data, released yesterday (24 October), shows that all materials are on track to hit their respective recycling targets, on the basis they have recorded … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 25 Oct 2022 Policy & government T16 0EF, Envar Composting (Surrey) Limited: permit surrender issued - EPR/GB3802KZ/S004 View the surrender issued for Kitsmead Recycling Centre, Longcross under the Industrial Emissions Directive. GOV.UK · 25 Oct 2022 Industry news REA response to announcement of the next Prime Minister REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 25 Oct 2022 Policy & government Veterinary Medicines Directorate annual report and accounts 2021 to 2022 Document for the Veterinary Medicines Directorate annual report and accounts 2021 to 2022. GOV.UK · 25 Oct 2022 Industry news Commission moves forward on new hazard classes for endocrine disruptors and persistent and mobile chemicals Last week CHEM Trust submitted their comments to the Europe Commissions’ public consultation on the proposals to introduce new hazard classes for identifying harmful chemicals. These amendments to the EU’s Regulation for the Classification, Labelling and Packaging of substances and mixtures (CLP) are an essential part of the European Green Deal and commitments made in the […] CHEM Trust · 25 Oct 2022 Global Fashion industry’s green claims at risk of being misleading Rules in development to compare fashion products may give a limited picture of real environmental impact making them unfit to back up green claims, NGOs warn. […] European Environmental Bureau · 25 Oct 2022 Industry news Charity news in brief (25/10/2022) With news on: £55,000 distributed in and around Kirkby; green scheme drives sustainable nappy change; Grundon supports Thames Hospice; and, Stafford Crematorium recycling charity donations top £100,000. £55,000 distributed in and around Kirkby Waste management company Suez announced funding of £55,000 to ten community groups in and around Kirkby. The fund is said to be … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 25 Oct 2022 Industry news ‘Technical issues’ see Essex pull contract procurement EXCLUSIVE: Essex county council unexpectedly cancelled its procurement of a contract for the annual disposal of 350,000 tonnes of residual waste on Friday (21 October). Since the failure of the Tovi Eco Park energy from waste (EfW) facility in Basildon and changes in the refuse derived fuel market in 2019, Essex has sent residual waste … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 25 Oct 2022 Industry news Norfolk school enjoys recycling workshop after pupil wins national competition Children from The Bawburgh School in Norfolk were treated to an interactive aluminium recycling workshop, after one Year 5 pupil won a national competition organised by Fun Kids Radio and Alupro. 10-year-old Benjamin was awarded first place, from a significant amount of entrants across the UK, after correctly identifying that more than 75% of aluminium […] Alupro · 25 Oct 2022 Council news Stapleford Towns Fund - Broxtowe Broxtowe Council · 24 Oct 2022 Council news Local Development Plan 2 (LDP2) - South Lanarkshire Council South Lanarkshire Council · 24 Oct 2022 Industry news City Speaks Up: A.P.P.L.E on Holiday Hunger The post City Speaks Up: A.P.P.L.E on Holiday Hunger appeared first on City Harvest . City Harvest London · 24 Oct 2022 Industry news RECYCLING PLASTIC PACKAGING IN THE UK – WHO OWNS THE BOTTLENECK? The post RECYCLING PLASTIC PACKAGING IN THE UK – WHO OWNS THE BOTTLENECK? appeared first on RECOUP . RECOUP · 24 Oct 2022 Industry news Global paper recyclers report ’80-90% drop’ in prices The paper division of the Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) discussed the current state of the market across the globe, with reports that the prices paid for OCC has fallen by 80-90%. The discussion occurred at the BIR’s World Recycling Convention and exhibition in Dubai last week. The division’s president, Francisco Donoso explained that the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 24 Oct 2022 Industry news Over 30 activists occupy parliament to tell new prime minister political chaos costs lives Almost a quarter of the UK face fuel poverty, while fossil fuel companies rake in record profits and politicians fail to govern. Activists blocked the Houses of Parliament to tell Rishi Sunak: 'Chaos costs lives'. Greenpeace UK · 24 Oct 2022 Industry news Herts councils propose three-weekly residual collections East and North Hertfordshire residents could see the frequency of their residual waste collections fall from fortnightly to every three weeks from 2025. The plans could receive approval from both councils tomorrow (25 October) at meetings held as the authorities look to procure a new eight-year waste and recycling collection contract. Waste from both East … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 24 Oct 2022 Global Reuse before recycling – ensuring true circularity in beverage packaging Zero Waste Europe wants Europe to move towards a circular zero waste economy that retains value by reusing materials over and over; uses recycling as a last resort; and ensures that no waste is leaked into the environment. With respect to the position paper by Reloop released today, ZWE strongly supports an EU-wide target of […] Zero Waste Europe · 24 Oct 2022 Industry news BREAKING – Energy Crisis Activists Occupy Central Lobby of Parliament Dozens of activists occupy Lobby as Rishi Sunak set to become prime minister Greenpeace UK · 24 Oct 2022 Industry news Rabobank x City Harvest: Corporate Partnership The post Rabobank x City Harvest: Corporate Partnership appeared first on City Harvest . City Harvest London · 24 Oct 2022 Policy & government HU14 3HH, Eco-Power Green Energy Ltd: environmental permit issued - EPR/MP3107PP/A001 View the permit issued for Melton Recycling Facility, Melton under the Industrial Emissions Directive. GOV.UK · 24 Oct 2022 Policy & government SY5 9NQ, Agripost Limited: environmental permit issued - EPR/AP3193SV/V006 View the permit issued for Agripost Integrated Composting, Biogas and Recycling Facility, Shrewsbury under the Industrial Emissions Directive. GOV.UK · 24 Oct 2022 Industry news Local authority news in brief (24/10/22) With news on: Nottingham consults residents on recycling collections; staff shortages continue to disrupt Powys collections; in-house switch to cost Barrow £1.1 million every year; primary school children open reuse shop in Caerphilly; and, Kirklees recycles 150 tonnes of PPT via kerbside collections. Nottingham consults residents on recycling collections Nottingham city council last week (20 …… letsrecycle.com News · 24 Oct 2022 Industry news Events - Foodservice Packaging Association Foodservice Packaging Association · 24 Oct 2022 Industry news Oxford Wood Recycling hosts The Gadget Show Oxford Wood Recycling recently hosted Channel 5’s The Gadget Show for the filming of an item testing electric drills. Viewers were able to see all the wonderful timber available at the Abingdon-based project. If you’d like to watch, it’s available on catch up here http://channel5.com/show/the-gadget-show/season-36/episode-4 from 11.52. Community Wood Recycling · 24 Oct 2022 Industry news Beauparc launches ‘brand coloured’ bins from recycled plastic Irish waste management company Beauparc has announced the launch of brand-coloured wheeled bins made from post-consumer waste plastic. The company made the announcement at an event held at Everyman cinema in Leeds, showing a film illustrating the project development “from concept to realisation”. The film showed the collected post-consumer plastic combined with shredded plastic from … Read More… letsrecycle.com News · 24 Oct 2022 Council news SCHOOL CP CHECKLIST - Herefordshire Council Herefordshire Council · 24 Oct 2022 Global Guest Blog: ISWA Young Professionals Group (YPG) at #ISWA2022 ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 24 Oct 2022 Industry news Works set to start ahead of Tovi Eco Park removal Essex county council says preliminary works ahead of the demolition of the Tovi Eco Park mechanical biological treatment (MBT) plant in Basildon are scheduled to get underway “shortly”. UBB Waste (Essex) Ltd, a partnership between waste management company Urbaser and infrastructure group Balfour Beatty, signed a PFI contract with Essex in 2012 to design, build, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 24 Oct 2022 Industry news Public urged to help avoid “zombie battery” fires as incident rate rises CONSUMERS across the UK are today (24th October) being urged to Recycle Batteries Responsibly as part of a national campaign to reduce the growing number of serious fires started by carelessly discarded batteries. When they are thrown away with the general rubbish, or mixed with other recycling, hidden “zombie batteries” can easily become damaged and... Skip & Waste Magazine · 24 Oct 2022 Industry news Welsh councils announce book recycling scheme Resource Efficiency Wales (REW) has announced a partnership with Goldstone Books for the collection of books, CDs and DVDs for reuse and recycling from household waste recycling centres (HWRCs) and bring sites. REW provides a service to Welsh local authorities to work collaboratively in achieving environmental and economic efficiency. It heads up a group of … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 24 Oct 2022 Industry news ESA relaunches public battery fires campaign The Environmental Services Association (ESA) has today (24 October) relaunched the national Take Charge campaign with the aim of reversing the “growing” trend of battery fires. First launched in 2020, the Halloween-themed campaign urges consumers to recycle batteries and electronic devices containing batteries using only specialist recycling services (see letsrecycle.com story). It also reminds… letsrecycle.com News · 24 Oct 2022 Industry news FDF welcomes the new Prime Minister - The Food & Drink Federation Food and Drink Federation news · 24 Oct 2022 Council news Privacy statement - Powys County Council Powys Council · 22 Oct 2022 Global ZEROING IN ON ZERO WASTE: GAIA AT COP27 If we act now we can tackle our waste and climate crises while creating better jobs, more resilient cities, and a liveable future for all. GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 21 Oct 2022 Global “Recycle week” slammed as “corporate greenwash” by environmentalists This year’s “Recycle Week”, which is urging people to “Get Real about Recycling”, has been slammed by environmentalists as “corporate greenwashing” with some of the worst polluters in the world like Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, and McDonald's sponsoring the week. Recycling Week’s aim is to be “galvanising the public into recycling more of the right things, more […] Break Free From Plastic · 21 Oct 2022