Recycling news: 2019

Policy & government MOD seeks innovative ideas to recycle military waste £1-million is available to develop novel prototype systems for waste bioprocessing. GOV.UK · 4 Sept 2019 Industry news 5 handy resources for your #ZeroWaste journey As a specialist consultant in resources and waste, we are called upon to help with everything from minimising construction waste to reducing plastic packaging footprints. We’re also a committed team (some may say geeks!) who take waste pretty seriously and do our utmost to #reduce #reuse #recycle wherever we can. Here are a few ideas and resources to help you on your way this #ZeroWasteWeek. Th… Resource Futures · 4 Sept 2019 Industry news Defra funding boost in spending round Chancellor Sajid Javid has pledged a 3.3% increase in funding for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) through today’s government spending round. The increase means that the Department’s resource budget from 2019 through to 2021 will increase from £1.9 billion to £2 billion. The extra funding comes following years of funding cuts … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 4 Sept 2019 Council news Background document for E&E Select Committee, local Post Office Services in Stevenage There are currently 11 Post Offices wi - Stevenage Borough Council Stevenage Council · 4 Sept 2019 Industry news Ministers must commit to 16% bioenergy to safeguard UK energy security A new report from the UK’s leading renewable energy and clean technology trade association is urging Ministers to commit to 16% of primary energy supply coming from bioenergy by 2032 or risk jeopardising the UK’s energy security. REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 4 Sept 2019 Industry news Anna’s ZWW – Day 3 OMG I think I’m contributing to that 30bn of unused clothes with my wardrobe. I’ve really noticed lately that I wear very few of my clothes. So today I’m going to think about what to keep and what should go. I had a good long look at what was in there and I have three… Zero Waste Week · 4 Sept 2019 Industry news Contact easyad - DS Smith DS Smith (International Paper) · 4 Sept 2019 Industry news Coventry approves plans for regional MRF Coventry city council has approved plans to move forward with the development of a £34.45 million regional Materials Recovery Facility (MRF). A meeting of the full council unanimously approved the proposals at a meeting yesterday (3 September) – though this decision is still subject to approval by the five ‘partner’ councils, who will make their … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 4 Sept 2019 Industry news Biffa contests Agency export charges Biffa Waste Services is to contest charges brought against it by the Environment Agency relating to the export of mixed paper to Asia. The company is due to be sentenced at Wood Green Crown Court on 27 September after having been found guilty this summer of breaching waste export regulations in relation to mixed paper … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 4 Sept 2019 Council news Concessionary bus pass - Powys County Council Powys Council · 4 Sept 2019 Industry news The European Commission’s priorities for the environment Here, we focus on the priorities for the environment, maritime affairs and fisheries, in the work of Karmenu Vella, the European Commissioner for Environment. Open Access Government — Environment · 4 Sept 2019 Industry news People news round-up (04/09/2019) With news on: Ecosurety appoints first chief operating officer; Ward hires soil specialist; UNTHA UK forms new board of directors, and; RPM recruits new business development lead for security shredding. Ecosurety appoints first chief operating officer Producer compliance scheme Ecosurety has appointed Neil Pollard as its chief operating officer. The position is new within the … Read More The po… letsrecycle.com News · 4 Sept 2019 Industry news Novelis seeks conclusion to industrial action Aluminium rolling and recycling company Novelis said it is seeking to find a solution to end industrial action at its plant in Warrington, which is scheduled to resume later this month. More than 100 staff picketed outside the plant at Latchford Locks as part of industrial action over pay which began last Thursday (29 August) … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 4 Sept 2019 Industry news Earth jurisprudence to protect nature - The Ecologist The Ecologist · 4 Sept 2019 Industry news Welcome to Day 3 – Zero Waste Week 2019! Climate Change in your Closet Welcome to day three – we’re half way through Zero Waste Week already! How did you get on with yesterday’s challenge? Did you manage to shop in your kitchen cupboards, stick to a shopping list or buy sans packaging and air miles? Today we’re off to your wardrobe, or closet for our friends across the… Zero Waste Week · 4 Sept 2019 Policy & government CCC welcomes action to tackle climate change in Scottish Programme for Government The Scottish Government’s plan for the coming year demonstrates its clear commitment to continue leading the UK in tackling climate change, the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) says today. Climate Change Committee · 3 Sept 2019 Global #BrandAudit2019: a call for corporate accountability “What’s all this about corporate accountability, anyway?” Plastic pollution is a crisis: it visibly pollutes our waterways, streets, and homes, harming wildlife and human health. Microplastics and toxins from production are often in the air we breathe and the water we drink. And yet the global plastic production and packaging industries are planning to expand […] Break Free From Plastic · 3 Sept 2019 Industry news The priorities for domestic and international Arctic research in the U.S. The priorities for domestic and international Arctic research in the U.S., including the work of the United States Arctic Research Commission (USARC), are detailed here. Open Access Government — Environment · 3 Sept 2019 Global ISWA Joins More Than 90 International NGO Supporting the 15th Edition of the Mobile Film Festival (MFF) #ActNow on Climate Change For its 15th edition, the Mobile Film Festival (MFF) announced its partnership with YouTube Creators for Change and United Nations Climate Change in a context of absolute climate urgency confirmed by numerous reports published each year by the IPCC and international conferences. ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 3 Sept 2019 Policy & government Agree to a water discount scheme application for Landfill Tax Use the postal form LT4WD if you're a landfill site operator, to agree to a waste producer's water discount scheme application. GOV.UK · 3 Sept 2019 Industry news How should SMEs be planning for the single-use plastics ban? Andy MacInnes, B-Loony, discusses how the single-use plastics ban will affect SMEs and highlights the need for them to plan ahead for the future. Open Access Government — Environment · 3 Sept 2019 Industry news Sheffield and Westminster councils begin electric RCV trials Westminster and Sheffield city councils are trialling fully-electric refuse collection vehicles in a bid to reduce tailpipe emissions across their collection fleets. The trials are part of efforts to improve air quality in both locations. In Sheffield this will see two diesel RCVs retrofitted to have their existing engine and transmission removed and replaced with … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 3 Sept 2019 Industry news Mission heads to Indonesia for paper recycling export talks EXCLUSIVE: An urgent recycling mission to try and ensure that recovered paper is allowed into Indonesia for papermaking has got underway. The mission, led by Simon Ellin of the UK’s Recycling Association and Robin Wiener, president of the United States Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) will assemble in Jakarta tomorrow (4 September) for a … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 3 Sept 2019 Industry news Dutch RDF import tax expected despite lobbying Dutch ministers are expected to press ahead with plans to implement a €32-per-tonne tax on the import of waste into the country for incineration, despite lobbying from UK exporters and Dutch waste businesses who want the measure dropped. Exporters of refuse derived fuel (RDF), represented by the UK-based RDF Industry Group, today urged the Dutch … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 3 Sept 2019 Global Vietnam-Strictly control the import of used goods, resolutely re-export consignments of imported scrap in violation of regulations On August 22, at a meeting with representatives of 11 ministries and branches to discuss measures to strictly control the import of used goods and re-export of imported scrap cargo violating regulations, Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Vo Tuan Nhan suggested that ministries and agencies focus on reviewing regulations on used goods banned […] Break Free From Plastic · 3 Sept 2019 Industry news Anna’s ZWW – Day 2 Yay! Today is all about food and how to lower our impact by taking a look at our food choices. The great thing is… it is so easier to reduce your food waste. It saves money as well as saving on carbon footprint and it is a really enjoyable change to make. This was among… Zero Waste Week · 3 Sept 2019 Industry news KISS helps Royal Berkshire Hospital shave thousands of pounds off waste costs The post KISS helps Royal Berkshire Hospital shave thousands of pounds off waste costs appeared first on Grundon . Grundon Waste Management · 3 Sept 2019 Council news Redbridge FSD & Local Offer | Rhyme Time (at Fullwell Cross Library) - find.redbridge.gov.uk Redbridge Council · 3 Sept 2019 Industry news Q2 WEEE data raises prospect of compliance fee Data on the collection of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) for the first half of 2019 suggests that recycling targets could be missed for the third consecutive year. Failure to meet the targets would result in a compliance fee having to be paid by some compliance schemes on behalf of their producer members as … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 3 Sept 2019 Council news Gold Card - Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council Rhondda Cynon Taff Council · 3 Sept 2019 Council news Parking, roads and travel - Cheshire West and Chester Council Cheshire West and Chester Council · 3 Sept 2019 Industry news Welcome to Day 2 – Zero Waste Week 2019! – Climate Change in The Kitchen How did you get on with yesterday’s challenge? Did you find an interesting article that helped explain how, by reducing waste, we can tackle climate change? It can all feel a bit overwhelming, so you might be thinking “where do I start?!” Well, the easiest place is actually your kitchen. We all eat every day… Zero Waste Week · 3 Sept 2019 Global PRESS RELEASE: Registration for Paper & Beyond, 2019 now open! CEPI annual conference Paper & Beyond 2019 “Our climate, our solutions” Register now! Registration is now open for Paper & Beyond 2019, the annual conference of the European paper industry and its value chain, bringing together pulp and paper producers, cardboard product manufacturers, technology suppliers, EU policy makers, researchers, scientists and media. Early bird […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 2 Sept 2019 Industry news An introduction to earthquakes in the U.S. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) introduces what an earthquake is and what causes them to happen, plus the depth at which they occur. Open Access Government — Environment · 2 Sept 2019 Global The Technical Department at the General Secretariat Welcomes Two New Team Members ISWA General Secretariat is pleased to announce the addition of two new team members, who will be joining the Technical Cooperation Department during one of the busiest periods for the Association. ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 2 Sept 2019 Industry news DS Smith launches business coffee cup recycling scheme Packaging manufacturer and recycler DS Smith has launched a scheme to collect and recycle single-use coffee cups from UK businesses through a chargeable service. The scheme is a direct partnership with Royal Mail and will see DS Smith provide coffee cup collection boxes to participating commercial premises such as large offices. Coffee Cup Drop Boxes … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 2 Sept 2019 Industry news Ideas and individuals on LARAC 2019 Awards shortlist Local authorities and recycling officers with a wide variety of entries have been shortlisted as finalists for the annual LARAC Celebration Awards event on the evening of 2 October. Categories in the awards this year include “Outstanding Contribution” and “Best New Idea” – with the latter category seeing ideas for WEEE repair, garden waste, and … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 2 Sept 2019 Global Burning news: Waste-to-Energy is not sustainable as it harms the Circular Economy The European Union has recently excluded Waste-to-Energy incineration (WtE) from the new EU Sustainable Finance Taxonomy Report which includes a list of economic activities considered sustainable; those that can make a substantial contribution to climate change mitigation and which do no significant harm to other environmental objectives such as transition to a Circular Economy, waste […] The p… Zero Waste Europe · 2 Sept 2019 Industry news Bucks to scrap CA site closure after charge scheme A report to Buckinghamshire county council’s cabinet has suggested that the authority reverse plans to close a civic amenity (CA) site after the “successful” implementation of charges for non-household waste. This comes despite “lower than anticipated income levels from waste charging” in the first five months of the fees being introduced on April 1, after … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 2 Sept 2019 Global Meet our members – Retorna Zero Waste Europe is happy to introduce the blog series “Meet our members”. Through this series of monthly interviews, we want to give you a chance to get to know our members and the work they are doing. Meet Ana Gutiérrez Dewar from Retorna, Spain Hi Ana, can you give us a brief introduction to […] Zero Waste Europe · 2 Sept 2019