Recycling news: 2019

Industry news Audit Committee calls for EPR for furniture The Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) has called on the government to establish an Extended Producer Responsibility scheme for furniture, “to invest in technology to ensure the safe disposal of hazardous wastes”. The recommendation came as part of the all-party group’s report into Toxic Chemicals in Everyday Life, published this week, setting out what the committee … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 19 Jul 2019 Policy & government Oxford-Cambridge Arc Local Industrial Strategies The Local Industrial Strategies for Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, Oxfordshire, and the South East Midlands. GOV.UK · 19 Jul 2019 Global María Anta - WEEE Forum WEEE Forum · 19 Jul 2019 Industry news SME Businesses Struggle To Cut Out Plastics From Packaging The post SME Businesses Struggle To Cut Out Plastics From Packaging appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 19 Jul 2019 Council news - Blackburn Council Blackburn with Darwen Council · 19 Jul 2019 Council news Pleasington Cemetery & Crematorium - Blackburn with Darwen Council - Blackburn Council Blackburn with Darwen Council · 19 Jul 2019 Council news Blackburn Cemetery - Blackburn Council Blackburn with Darwen Council · 19 Jul 2019 Industry news News From The Network 15 – 19 July Find out what our members have been up to this week. Volunteering Opportunities St Oswald’s Hospice have a variety of opportunities available, including van drivers for their furniture project #Voluntary work is a great way to gain new skills and enhance your CV. Click this video and hear the story of Joe, a volunteer with […] Reuse Network · 19 Jul 2019 Council news Contact - Blackburn with Darwen Council - Blackburn Council Blackburn with Darwen Council · 19 Jul 2019 Industry news Panel recommends Scottish disposable cup charge A panel reporting to the Scottish government has recommended a 20-25p charge for single-use coffee cups to encourage the use of reusable cups. The Expert Panel on Environmental Charging and Other Measures (EPECOM) has suggested it be made mandatory for drinks and disposable cups to be sold separately, including an initial minimum charge for the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 19 Jul 2019 Industry news WEEE and battery collections for local authorities ERP provides an all-in-one solution for local authorities - offering collections of all types and WEE and batteries. Der Beitrag WEEE and battery collections for local authorities erschien zuerst auf United Kingdom (EN) . ERP UK (European Recycling Platform) · 19 Jul 2019 Industry news Wastepack helps schools tackle plastic waste Packaging producer compliance scheme Wastepack has partnered with two Essex schools to help children tackle plastic waste and improve their recycling. Pupils at Forest Hall School in Stanstead – where the compliance scheme is based – are hoping to reduce their plastic consumption. Wastepack has funded reusable water bottles for all the students, which has … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 19 Jul 2019 Industry news Defra reiterates stance on HWRC charging Defra has reiterated that it is committed to conducting a review into charges imposed at Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs), after the issue hit national headlines this week. Both The Telegraph and the Daily Express reported on the move by some councils to charge for disposal of non-household waste at HWRCs, linking it to an … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 19 Jul 2019 Industry news Levelling the playing field in plastics recycling OPINION: Steven Walsh, sales engineer at sorting technology specialist TOMRA Sorting UK discusses how amending a disparity in how PRNs and their export equivalent, PERNs, are claimed could result in a boost in investment in recycling in the UK. The disparity between the values (packaging recovery notes) that can be claimed for exporting waste packaging … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 19 Jul 2019 Industry news Worthing councillor takes on recycling challenge SPECIAL REPORT: Local authorities are keen to increase recycling rates – but Worthing borough councillor Edward Crouch has taken a more personal approach than most. Cllr Crouch, who is the council’s Executive Member for Digital & Environmental Services, set himself a challenge, aiming to meet Adur and Worthing’s target by recycling at least 50% of … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 19 Jul 2019 Industry news MPs hear consistency and funding concerns The cross-party Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee this week took evidence from both local government and waste industry representatives in the final part its inquiry into plastic packaging. The panel touched on areas including funding arising from the government’s Resources and Waste Strategy and how this would be apportioned to councils, as well as … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 19 Jul 2019 Global El-Kretsen - WEEE Forum WEEE Forum · 19 Jul 2019 Global ORAMA, Raw Materials Data Collection - WEEE Forum WEEE Forum · 19 Jul 2019 Global Asociația Environ - WEEE Forum WEEE Forum · 19 Jul 2019 Global Ecotrel - WEEE Forum WEEE Forum · 19 Jul 2019 Global Swico - WEEE Forum WEEE Forum · 19 Jul 2019 Global ZEOS - WEEE Forum WEEE Forum · 19 Jul 2019 Global Ecologic - WEEE Forum WEEE Forum · 19 Jul 2019 Global Projects and campaigns - WEEE Forum WEEE Forum · 19 Jul 2019 Global Libra WEEE database of studies and initiatives - WEEE Forum WEEE Forum · 19 Jul 2019 Global Why join - WEEE Forum WEEE Forum · 19 Jul 2019 Global Contact - WEEE Forum WEEE Forum · 19 Jul 2019 Council news Annual canvass - Bassetlaw District Council Bassetlaw Council · 19 Jul 2019 Council news Reading Central Library will be open in its new home at the Civic Centre, Bridge Street, from Thursday 18 June. - Reading Borough Council Reading Council · 19 Jul 2019 Policy & government West of England Local Industrial Strategy The West of England Local Industrial Strategy sets out long-term priorities to increase productivity in the region. GOV.UK · 18 Jul 2019 Policy & government Improving witness testimony Witness testimony is a written or oral statement given by an individual who has experienced an incident. It is collected during criminal investigations (including through investigative interviews, facial composites and identity parades). However, inaccurate witness testimony (such as the incorrect identification of a suspect) can lead to innocent people being wrongfully convicted. Wrongfully ac… POST (Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology) · 18 Jul 2019 Council news STRATEGIC REGENERATION FRAMEWORK - Stockport Council Stockport Council · 18 Jul 2019 Industry news Explore the circular economy - Ellen MacArthur Foundation Ellen MacArthur Foundation — News · 18 Jul 2019 Policy & government CMA annual report and accounts 2018 to 2019 The Competition and Markets Authority's (CMA) fifth annual report covers the financial year 2018 to 2019. GOV.UK · 18 Jul 2019 Industry news Our Circular Office - CIWM CIWM (Chartered Institution of Wastes Management) · 18 Jul 2019 Industry news WRAP offers funding for business waste recycling WRAP has today unveiled a £1 million grant aimed at boosting the recycling of waste from businesses in England. The money forms part of the £18 million Resource Action fund launched by Defra in May 2019, and will be made available to projects which “demonstrate a level of innovation that goes beyond the current industry … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 Jul 2019 Industry news The 5G effect: A wave of climate-focussed technologies is coming Tacis Gavoyannis, Global Head of Smart Cities at Enzen discusses what key climate-focused technologies could be supported by 5G and how public-private sector collaboration can prove key in the process. Open Access Government — Environment · 18 Jul 2019 Industry news Brighton and GMB to meet over waste strikes Brighton & Hove city council and the GMB Union will meet later today (July 18) in an attempt to avert industrial action by refuse workers in the city. Earlier this week, the Union announced it had issued industrial action notices to the council and would strike on 29 July, with more announced throughout August if talks … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 Jul 2019 Industry news Coffey defends Green Dot and ‘all-in’ DRS Resources minister Therese Coffey has defended the ‘Green Dot’ packaging labelling system after criticism from MPs. The minister faced questions from the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Committee yesterday morning (17 July) as part of its inquiry into plastic packaging waste. The wide-ranging evidence session saw Dr Coffey pressed on policies stemming from the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 Jul 2019 Industry news Educating Plastic Recycling Warriors Pupils from Diss High School have been racing to recycle as they took part in a recycling relay and other games to find out what happens to recycled plastic. Valpak · 18 Jul 2019