Recycling news: 2019

Industry news Carbon8 Aggregates rebrands to O.C.O Technology Limited The post Carbon8 Aggregates rebrands to O.C.O Technology Limited appeared first on Grundon . Grundon Waste Management · 2 Sept 2019 Industry news Anna’s ZWW – Day 1 “Please don’t leave before we’ve had a chance to have a chat about something else. There’s a question, I’ve been longing to ask you.” I was at the opening night of an exhibition that I’d put together for our local history archive. (You see I don’t only talk rubbish!) I’d been answering questions all night… Zero Waste Week · 2 Sept 2019 Industry news News in brief (02/09/19) With news on: Gateshead tightens rules on HWRC permits; Iceland collects over 1m bottles with reverse vending machines; 75% of Britons ‘don’t repair’ household appliances, and; MBA Polymers supports local recycling champion. Gateshead tightens rules on HWRC-use Gateshead council has tightened rules on its Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC) to prevent trade waste being deposited … Read More… letsrecycle.com News · 2 Sept 2019 Industry news Lawyers put local authorities on notice over climate inaction - ClientEarth ClientEarth · 2 Sept 2019 Industry news Portsmouth to run food waste collection trial Portsmouth city council will start a six-month trial of food waste collections from this month (September) as it looks to boost recycling rates. Nearly 9,000 households are to be included in the weekly caddy collection trial which will assess the feasibility of rolling out food waste services across the city. Residents in Drayton/Cosham, Somerstown, Old … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 2 Sept 2019 Industry news Welcome to Day 1 – Zero Waste Week 2019! Welcome to the 12th annual Zero Waste Week! I want to begin by saying a massive thank you to Hannah Coogans, who has been an invaluable help this year. Hannah wrote to me at the beginning of the year looking for work experience and was tasked with doing the research for this year’s theme. I… Zero Waste Week · 2 Sept 2019 Industry news Conserving coastal and marine ecosystems and resources The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have a mission to understand and predict changes in weather, climate, oceans and coasts, as this article reveals, with a special focus on their work to conserve and manage coastal and marine ecosystems and resources. Open Access Government — Environment · 1 Sept 2019 Council news Caerphilly County Borough Council - Caerphilly County Borough Council Caerphilly Council · 1 Sept 2019 Industry news EA feedback responses from industry on biowaste permits The EA has provided a summary of the responses that they received from industry concerning a review of permit conditions to improve environmental outcomes. REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 1 Sept 2019 Global Sweden - WEEE Forum WEEE Forum · 1 Sept 2019 Industry news Home Page - FCC Lincolnshire EfW - FCC Lincolnshire EfW FCC Environment UK · 31 Aug 2019 Industry news Systems approaches: Making pests run a gauntlet to safeguard crops and forests Greg Rosenthal of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service details the importance of multiple safeguards systems approaches - when it comes to making pests run a gauntlet to safeguard crops and forests. Open Access Government — Environment · 30 Aug 2019 Industry news Why the fires in the Amazon are a global responsibility Andre Laperrière, Executive Director of Global Open Data for Agriculture and Nutrition (GODAN), dives into why the Amazon fires are a global responsibility. Open Access Government — Environment · 30 Aug 2019 Industry news Mobile recycling pilot for Scottish Borders Scottish Borders council has launched a pilot of a ‘mobile’ recycling scheme in order to reach areas which do not have a recycling centre. For four months the mobile recycling service will operate around Jedburgh as part of a Scottish Borders-wide consultation. The local authority is looking in to introducing the service to five areas. … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 Aug 2019 Council news Work experience - West Suffolk Council West Suffolk Council · 30 Aug 2019 Industry news Allerdale to resume full collection service A full schedule of recycling and waste collections will resume in Allerdale from next week, after garden waste and some recycling services were suspended for two months. On 9 September garden waste, glass, cans and plastic recycling will be collected for the first time since 8 July, when the services were put on hold due … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 Aug 2019 Industry news North Warwickshire opts to end twin-stream recycling Concerns over the falling value of recovered paper have contributed to North Warwickshire council’s decision to move to a fully commingled recycling service from its current twin-stream system. Currently the council uses 55-litre bin ‘inserts’ which mean paper and card can be collected separately from other dry mixed recycling using just one container. Split-body collection … Read More The post… letsrecycle.com News · 30 Aug 2019 Policy & government Mr M Wood v RTS Textile Recyclers Ltd: 3307565/2018 Employment Tribunal decision. GOV.UK · 30 Aug 2019 Industry news Grundon helps open up countryside for walkers The post Grundon helps open up countryside for walkers appeared first on Grundon . Grundon Waste Management · 30 Aug 2019 Industry news Ashford targets recycling contamination Ashford council is running a campaign to reduce contamination in recycling, after items such as nappies and sanitary products were found in commingled recycling loads. Ashford residents will find their bins ‘stickered’ if they present contaminated recycling for collection, after multiple loads of recycling were rejected in recent months for containing non-recyclable waste. As part … Read More T… letsrecycle.com News · 30 Aug 2019 Council news Contact Events Team & SAG - Fermanagh & Omagh District Council Fermanagh and Omagh Council · 29 Aug 2019 Global Broad International Opposition to Petrochemical Giant Ineos’ Expansion Plans For immediate release Brussels – A new expansion plan championed by petrochemical company Ineos, which would further deepen the environmentally disastrous connection between the plastics industry and the US fracking boom, is drawing international opposition. In 2016, Ineos, the largest ethylene producer in Europe, began importing fracked US ethane to Europe to turn it into […] Break Free From Plastic · 29 Aug 2019 Industry news Resources Strategy proposals ‘under development’ Preparations for the government’s Resources and Waste Strategy are continuing with some key components of the strategy still under consideration, Defra’s packaging committee has heard. Defra – the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs – is developing final policy proposals for the Strategy over the remainder of this year, and officials expect that the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 29 Aug 2019 Global Environmental activists: Call for the Indonesian government to tighten up plastic waste importation and its contaminants Jakarta, 27 August 2019 - In 2017-2018 imports of plastic waste by Indonesian plastic and paper recycling companies increased dramatically, more than 150% compared to previous years. Malaysia, the Philippines, Cambodia, has returned more than 80 containers of mixed plastic waste mainly from the United States, which entered their country. Indonesia must seriously stop importing […] Break Free From Plastic · 29 Aug 2019 Industry news ISL Waste Management fined after worker crushed A County Antrim recycling company was today fined £25,000 after an employee was crushed between a Refuse Collection Vehicle (RCV) and a mini digger. ISL Waste Management Ltd, based in Mallusk, pleaded guilty to a breach of health and safety legislation at Laganside Crown Court. This came after an employee, Grzegorz Mucha, sustained serious injuries … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 29 Aug 2019 Industry news UK ranks mid-table on EU recycling performance Official figures released by the European Union’s statistical arm, Eurostat, have suggested that the UK continues to lag behind some of the top performing member states on recycling. However, the data covering the 2017 calendar year, shows that the UK is now sending proportionally less waste to landfill than many of its European counterparts. The … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 29 Aug 2019 Council news Consultations - Hastings Borough Council Hastings Council · 29 Aug 2019 Council news My council - Hastings Borough Council Hastings Council · 29 Aug 2019 Council news Comments and complaints procedure - Redcar and Cleveland Redcar and Cleveland Council · 29 Aug 2019 Policy & government CFM21630 - Accounting for corporate finance: International Financial Reporting Standards: IAS 39: measurement of financial assets: transaction costs GOV.UK · 29 Aug 2019 Industry news Equipment news round-up (29/08/19) With news on; Robot-equipped C&D processing line operational in California; Wetherby expands and installs new waste baler; Geocycle North America takes delivery of UNTHA waste shredder, and; BHS-Sonthofen increases copper recovery. Robot-equipped C&D processing line operational in California An advanced waste sorting facility equipped with robotic picking units – provided by ZenRobotics – is no… letsrecycle.com News · 29 Aug 2019 Industry news Unpicking the challenges facing our sector OPINION: Jacob Hayler, executive director of the Environmental Services Association (ESA) considers the challenges facing the resources and waste sector over the coming 12 months and beyond. The summer holidays gave me time to reflect on some of the key issues the resources and waste sector faces. Over the next few weeks I will putting … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 29 Aug 2019 Industry news Glass sector appeals to Scottish ministers over DRS Glass sector trade association, British Glass, has appealed to the Scottish Government to delay the introduction of glass in its proposed Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) for drinks containers. The organisation claimed that the inclusion of glass in a Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) will “work against” Scotland’s environmental ambitions, in a letter sent to the Scottish … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 29 Aug 2019 Policy & government CFM21600 - Accounting for corporate finance: International Financial Reporting Standards: IAS 39: classification of financial assets: reclassification GOV.UK · 28 Aug 2019 Global ISWA Regional Development Network in Latin America Translates the 2015 “Circular Economy: Trends and Emerging Ideas” Report to Spanish As part of their regional activities, the RDN Latin America translated the first report of the Task Force on Resource Management, "Circular Economy: Trends and Emerging Ideas", to Spanish to disseminate the valuable circular economy handbook locally. ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 28 Aug 2019 Industry news Powerday Foundation and London Boxing are proud to announce the Fourth Annual Athlete Bursaries 2019 Mick and Edward Crossan have, over the past seven years, provided invaluable support in carrying out the London Boxing Development plans and achievements. They have built on the role of the London 201... Powerday · 28 Aug 2019 Policy & government Research for Parliament: Preparing for a changing world This document builds on POST's previous publication, Topics of Interest 2018 (POSTbrief 27). The subjects are listed under under six category headings based on the drivers of change identified in POSTnote 500: demographic change and healthcare; social and cultural trends; geopolitical and governance challenges; environmental pressures and climate change; resource security and sustainability; an… POST (Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology) · 28 Aug 2019 Industry news Recycling role remains unfilled at Defra Defra is yet to announce which minister will oversee waste and recycling policy, more than a month after Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s reshuffle. Therese Coffey and George Eustice were named as Ministers of State on 26 July at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs after the appointment of Theresa Villiers as Environment Secretary. … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 28 Aug 2019 Industry news More WEEE funding available for councils Councils seeking to increase volumes of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) collected via civic amenity sites have been offered £650,000 in funding, through the latest phase of the Distributor Takeback Scheme (DTS). The funding is being offered through the DTS WEEE Project Fund to support new projects covering household waste recycling centres (HWRCs) or … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 28 Aug 2019 Industry news News in brief (28/08/2019) With news on: Aldi cuts plastic; Olympia joins WRAP on food waste; Grundon supports for green project, and; Aberdeenshire HWRC permits. Aldi to remove plastic from tinned tuna packs Supermarket chain Aldi is to scrap plastic film packaging on its multipacks of tinned tuna as part of a trial project. From mid-September, the supermarket will … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 28 Aug 2019