Recycling news: 2024

Global Progress and Challenges at INC-5 Negotiations in Busan The fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5) in Busan, South Korea, aimed to finalise a legally binding Global Plastics Treaty but ended without consensus. Due to major divergences around key elements of the future Treaty, the session has been extended to INC-5.2, with the date and location still to be determined. Key [...] European Bioplastics News · 19 Dec 2024 Council news Help paying your Council Tax - Reading Borough Council Reading Council · 19 Dec 2024 Industry news MPMA General Line Sector Committee meeting minutes, 17 October 2024 The post MPMA General Line Sector Committee meeting minutes, 17 October 2024 appeared first on MPMA . MPMA (Metal Packaging Manufacturers Association) · 19 Dec 2024 Industry news The government’s circular economy strategy is a landmark moment The government has just joined us at Green Alliance in convening its own circular economy task force, and we’re flattered, as well as excited about its potential. When we heard, back in July, that this was in the works, we weren’t altogether sure whether we […] Green Alliance blog (Inside Track) · 19 Dec 2024 Industry news MPMA PR Committee meeting minutes, 24 October 2024 The post MPMA PR Committee meeting minutes, 24 October 2024 appeared first on MPMA . MPMA (Metal Packaging Manufacturers Association) · 19 Dec 2024 Global Joint Statement on GWP* and Livestock Methane The post Joint Statement on GWP* and Livestock Methane appeared first on Changing Markets . Changing Markets Foundation · 19 Dec 2024 Policy & government Disposal Services Authority GOV.UK · 19 Dec 2024 Industry news The Circular Economy and Consumer Awareness: Supporting Sustainability with Recyclus The post The Circular Economy and Consumer Awareness: Supporting Sustainability with Recyclus appeared first on Recyclus Group | The UK’s First Industrial Scale Lithium-Ion Battery Recyclers . Recyclus Group news · 19 Dec 2024 Industry news Wren partners with EGGER to reduce waste EGGER and Wren have implemented a closed-loop waste management system in partnership, as part of their ongoing effort to increase sustainability and reduce waste. Wood Recyclers Association · 19 Dec 2024 Policy & government Affordable housing Access to affordable housing is a key challenge for both renters and buyers. How can the availability of affordable housing be addressed in the next parliament? POST (Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology) · 19 Dec 2024 Industry news Oxfordshire recycles 80k vapes in a year In partnership with Cherwell district council, Oxford city council and ODS, Oxfordshire county council has announced that the team have collected over 80,000 disposable, single-use vapes for recycling, weighing in at over 2 tonnes, as part of its recycling scheme. The scheme launched in November 2023 and encourages residents across Oxfordshire to recycle their vapes … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 19 Dec 2024 Global New member for FEAD The post New member for FEAD appeared first on FEAD - European Waste Management Association . FEAD (European Waste Management Association) · 19 Dec 2024 Policy & government Mr K Evans v Herts Essex Metal Recycling Ltd (in creditors voluntary liquidation): 3201470/2024 Employment Tribunal decision. GOV.UK · 19 Dec 2024 Industry news Recording Key Metrics in Bike Reuse: A Guide to Standardising Data A guide to standardising data for key metrics in bike reuse, in association with the Circular Communities Scotland Affordable Access to Bikes Project Circular Communities Scotland · 19 Dec 2024 Industry news New Guidance: Storing, Depolluting, and Dismantling Waste Motorcycles under RPS 329 The Environment Agency has issued a new regulatory position statement (RPS) 329, published on 17 December 2024, specifically addressing the storage, depollution, and dismantling of waste motorcycles. While compliance with an environmental permit remains a legal requirement for these activities, RPS 329 provides a temporary framework under which enforcement action may not be taken, provided cert… ATF Professional · 19 Dec 2024 Policy & government Mr A Sutherland v Commissioners for HM Revenue and Customs: 2301362/2022 and 2302338/2022 Employment Tribunal decision. GOV.UK · 19 Dec 2024 Global Eurema neemt nieuwe Fuchs MHL350F in gebruik Van der Spek Vianen een nieuw Fuchs MHL350F afgeleverd bij Eurema in Maastricht. De nieuwe Fuchs MHL350F wordt ingezet door Eurema voor op- en overslagwerkzaamheden op hun modern terrein aan de zuidkant van Maastricht. Fuchs MHL350F Met zijn 35 ton eigen gewicht en overslagbereik van 16 meter is de nieuwe MHL350F in staat om op […] Het bericht Eurema neemt nieuwe Fuchs MHL350F in gebruik versch… RecyclePro · 19 Dec 2024 Industry news Ofwat approves £104bn funding for water sector overhaul and pollution control UK water regulator Ofwat has approved a £104bn investment in the water sector, aimed at improving water quality, reducing pollution, and securing long-term supplies for England and Wales. edie — Circular Economy tag · 19 Dec 2024 Industry news THE FRIDAY DIGEST: Will alt proteins pack a punch in 2025? 2024 has been an eventful year for alternative proteins, a category that includes plant-based meat alternatives, products made using precision fermentation techniques, insect protein and cell-based or cultivated meat products. Although some of the commercial lustre has fallen off the UK plant-based meat alternatives market this year amid a series of high profile administrations and restructures… Footprint Media (foodservice sustainability) · 19 Dec 2024 Industry news EU signs off packaging rules with new reuse and recycling targets New EU packaging rules were signed off this week, which will involve changes to labelling, the introduction of new single-use reduction targets and binding reuse targets. At the energy council meeting 25 countries voted in favour of the packaging and packaging waste regulations (PPWR). Under the new rules, takeaway businesses will have to allow customers to bring […] Footprint Media (foodservice sustainability) · 19 Dec 2024 Industry news Seaweed and fruit pits make innovation grade A fish alternative made from seaweed and upcycled fruit pits are among the innovations to have been awarded prize money to help scale up their concepts in 2025. The duo were among the winners of this year’s ‘Marketed innovation prize’ from EIT Food, a pan-European innovation community part-funded by the European Union. The annual prize […] Footprint Media (foodservice sustainability) · 19 Dec 2024 Industry news Ministers urged to tackle scourge of sugar Health and environmental groups have joined forces to urge the government to take action on the oversupply of sugar after research found UK production is nearly three times greater than the total needed to meet the entire population’s maximum daily intake. Organisations including Feedback, British Dental Association, Sustainable Soils Alliance and Obesity Health Alliance have […] Footprint Media (foodservice sustainability) · 19 Dec 2024 Global 100% circulariteit is de enige keuze Group Casier, een familiebedrijf uit Menen met een tweede kantoor in Gent, ondersteunt al meer dan 130 jaar ondernemers op het gebied van integraal risico- en verzekeringsbeheer. Duurzaamheid zit diep verankerd in het DNA van Group Casier, en de afgelopen jaren hebben ze steeds meer bedrijven begeleid die inzetten op een circulaire economie en samenleving. […] Het bericht 100% circulariteit is … RecyclePro · 19 Dec 2024 Industry news Genetic tweak to three key crops massively boosts their growth A simple change to maize, sorghum and sugarcane that allows them to take advantage of rising CO2 levels can boost their growth by around a fifth New Scientist — Environment · 19 Dec 2024 Policy & government Defra Accounting Officer system statement 2024 The Accounting Officer system statement sets out the accountability relationships and processes within the department. GOV.UK · 19 Dec 2024 Policy & government Agent Update: Issue 126 Get guidance from HMRC if you're a tax agent or an adviser. GOV.UK · 19 Dec 2024 Policy & government Evidence Week 2024/25 POST has partnered with Sense about Science to host the seventh annual Evidence Week in Parliament and online from 20 – 24 January. POST (Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology) · 19 Dec 2024 Industry news OPINION: ‘Navigating winter challenges’ Martin Dallison, supply chain coordinator, Everflow, suggests a sustainable approach to festive waste management OPINION: As winter sets in, there’s an often-overlooked challenge businesses face: the impact of cold weather on waste management. This is especially challenging during the festive season when waste production is expected to increase significantly. To overcome these seasonal challeng… letsrecycle.com News · 19 Dec 2024 Policy & government Salmonid and freshwater fisheries statistics: 2023 Fisheries statistics report and data tables for commercial and recreational fisheries in England and Wales. GOV.UK · 19 Dec 2024 Industry news Recycling EV batteries could supply up to a quarter of Europe’s EVs by 2030 A new study by European clean transport and energy NGO Transport & Environment (T&E) reveals that recycling battery metals could supply up to 25% of Europe’s EV needs by 2030, offering both sustainability and resource independence. According to the report, materials from end-of-life batteries and gigafactory scrap have the potential to build up to 2.4 [...] Altilium news · 19 Dec 2024 Policy & government Mr P A Oldham v Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service: 2600570/2024 Employment Tribunal decision. GOV.UK · 19 Dec 2024 Industry news Share & Repair Network Project Impact Report Circular Communities Scotland's Share and Repair Network's Impact Report. Circular Communities Scotland · 19 Dec 2024 Policy & government Farmer receives suspended prison sentence for waste offences A Leicestershire farmer has been successfully prosecuted for polluting his fields and neighbouring land and for failing to comply with environmental permits. GOV.UK · 19 Dec 2024 Global Youth and Environmentalists argue before European supranational Court in climate lawsuit against Norway Greenpeace in Norway and Natur og Ungdom’s (Young Friends of the Earth Norway) appear in the European Free Trade Association Court to contest new oil and gas in the North Sea. Greenpeace International · 19 Dec 2024 Industry news The triple planetary crisis of pollution, biodiversity loss and climate change Read about the unique challenges coastal regions face from human activities and the combined crisis of pollution, biodiversity loss, and climate change. Open Access Government — Environment · 19 Dec 2024 Global Hope is created through action: Climate & environmental victories of 2024 Dear changemakers, thank you for all that you’ve done this year. Greenpeace International · 19 Dec 2024 Global Safety first Extra aandacht voor veiligheid. Dat is geen overbodige luxe in de afval- en recyclingsector. In deze rubriek zetten we voortaan in elke editie een initiatief in de kijker waar veiligheid prioriteit krijgt. Safety first dus. De Europese studie bracht dit jaar een rapport uit waarin het incidenten besprak bij het verwerken van afval. Door hieruit […] Het bericht Safety first verscheen eerst op Re… RecyclePro · 19 Dec 2024 Industry news Government announces Circular Economy Taskforce members The UK Government has announced the members of the new Circular Economy Taskforce, which will support them in creating a circular economy strategy for England. Circular Online (CIWM) · 19 Dec 2024 Policy & government Transport energy and environment statistics information Guide to transport energy and environment statistics, source documents, accompanying notes, definitions and supporting technical documents. GOV.UK · 19 Dec 2024 Industry news Homelessness campaigner and BBC Radio 2 quizmaster made Ambassador of Emmaus UK We are delighted to share the news that homelessness campaigner, author and BBC Radio 2 quizmaster Jay Flynn MBE has been made Ambassador of Emmaus UK. Jay brings lived experience... Emmaus UK · 19 Dec 2024