Recycling news: 2023

Global Five amazing advantages that waste and recycling leaders get by participating in the AMCS Global Benchmark Report ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 13 Oct 2023 Industry news Tackle social and environmental challenges simultaneously Mark McKenna MBE, Co-Founder/CEO of Down to Earth, tells us about new ways to tackle social and environmental challenges at the same time since The award-winning group of social enterprises, Down to Earth, has been exploring new ways of tackling social and environmental challenges at the same time since 2005. Working with some of the […] Open Access Government — Environment · 13 Oct 2023 Policy & government Mr F Cocos v London Borough of Newham: 3205242/2021 Employment Tribunal decision. GOV.UK · 13 Oct 2023 Industry news Veolia and Sheffield targeting abuse with ‘Streetkind’ campaign In a joint effort, Veolia and Sheffield city council are taking a stand against verbal and physical abuse which they report is regularly endured by their waste services staff. Collaboratively, the two entities are responsible for delivering recycling and waste collection services in the city of Sheffield. The company says that “Regrettably, frontline staff encountered … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 13 Oct 2023 Industry news EPR should be ‘producer-led’ with funds ‘ringfenced,’ LARAC hears The Food and Drink Federation spoke on day one of the LARAC Conference this week (11 October), outlining what it would like to see to ensure that the proposed new extended producer responsibility (EPR) system is successful. David Bellamy, the federation’s environmental policy manager, explained that his members, which include some of the largest producers, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 13 Oct 2023 Global Plastic Recycling Industry at Crossroads: Uncertainty and Shrinking Demand Shifts The European plastic recycling industry is facing pressing challenges as the demand for recycled polymers dwindles to its lowest point in recent years. The lack of manufacturers’ commitment to introduce recycled material in new products and the growing imports from third countries are the main obstacles to the circularity of European plastic waste and to […] Global Recycling · 13 Oct 2023 Global Joint Letter on the Net-Zero Industry Act The Net-Zero Industry Act aims to define Sustainable Alternative Fuels technologies as “Strategic Net-Zero Technology”. Co-signatories are recommending that the Net-Zero Industry Act establish a clear and consistent definition of Sustainable Alternative Fuels. This definition serves two essential purposes: 1) Alignment with existing EU transport and fuels policy frameworks. 2) Recognition of al… Global Recycling · 13 Oct 2023 Global FIELDS: Addressing the current and future skIll needs for sustainability, digitalisation, and the bio-economy in agriculture European agri-production is faced with several challenges (globalisation, increasing competition, price volatility, low incremental crop productivity, climate change…) whilst the demand for food and feed is increasing. Moving from business-as-usual agriculture to sustainable farming is a complex process that involves reshaping the role of the farmer from a mere producer of food and commodities,… CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 13 Oct 2023 Council news The Digital Community Support team – here to help - Pembrokeshire County Council Pembrokeshire Council · 13 Oct 2023 Global Masterflex and Remondis Cooperate German-based companies Masterflex SE and Remondis Recycling GmbH & Co. KG have entered into a long-term strategic cooperation. They aim to set up “a circular-flow economy for industrial products made of engineering plastics” and to implement it in the market for hose and connection systems as an example. The Masterflex Group develops and manufactures connection […] Global Recycling · 13 Oct 2023 Council news Paying your council tax - London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham Hammersmith and Fulham Council · 13 Oct 2023 Council news Holiday Activities and Food Programme - London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham Hammersmith and Fulham Council · 13 Oct 2023 Council news The Civic Campus - London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham Hammersmith and Fulham Council · 13 Oct 2023 Council news Cost-of-living support - London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham Hammersmith and Fulham Council · 13 Oct 2023 Council news Positive Ageing Month 2026 - Derry City & Strabane District Council Derry City and Strabane Council · 13 Oct 2023 Council news Report welfare concerns about a dog - Hart District Council Hart Council · 13 Oct 2023 Policy & government Prime Minister deploys UK military to Eastern Mediterranean to support Israel The Prime Minister has deployed UK military to the Eastern Mediterranean to support Israel and reinforce regional stability. GOV.UK · 12 Oct 2023 Policy & government More than 100,000 incidents of alleged war crimes committed during the Ukraine conflict: UK statement at the UN Security Council Statement by UK Political Coordinator Fergus Eckersley at the UN Security Council meeting on Ukraine. GOV.UK · 12 Oct 2023 Council news Section 106 - Information & Guidance - Babergh District Council Babergh Council · 12 Oct 2023 Council news Local cycling and walking infrastructure plan - Rushmoor Borough Council Rushmoor Council · 12 Oct 2023 Research & science Inorganic Chemistry Collection - ACS Publications ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering (ACS) · 12 Oct 2023 Global Key Technology Introduces New Conveying Systems for Robotic Pick-and-Place Packaging Key manufactures conveyors and other equipment in both the U.S. and Europe, supports customers worldwide through its extensive sales and SupportPro service network and offers integration services, from pre-engineering to line start-up. Packaging Strategies · 12 Oct 2023 Industry news Prosecution drops case against Healthcare Environmental Services Prosecutors have dropped charges against the former boss of Healthcare Environmental Services, who was accused of illegally storing huge amounts of hospital waste including body parts. The decision to scrap proceedings against Garry Pettigrew and Healthcare Environmental Services Limited comes after 12 days of evidence at court hearings spread over almost a year, writes our correspondent, … Rea… letsrecycle.com News · 12 Oct 2023 Industry news Wansbeck Restoration for Climate Change (WRCC) - Groundwork Groundwork UK · 12 Oct 2023 Industry news Highlights from the ESS Expo 2023 ESS Expo 2023, the UK’s leading environmental and sustainability showcase, celebrated a remarkable two-day event on 13-14 September 2023, attracting an incredible turnout of 12,000 industry leaders and over 500 exhibitors. With more than 300 speakers and 120+ live demonstrations, ESS Expo 2023, (which includes RWM Expo as one of its events) set new industry … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 Oct 2023 Industry news More plastic recyclers report ‘severe disruptions’ in market Further pressure on plastic recyclers on the continent has been reported by the trade association Plastic Recyclers Europe, who warned that recyclers are reporting “severe disruptions” throughout 2023 with the prices of recyclates falling by as much as 50%. The report published this morning by the trade association, which counts Suez, Veolia and Viridor as … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 Oct 2023 Industry news Recyclus ‘completes commissioning’ at Wolverhampton battery plant Recyclus has said it has completed the commissioning phase at its 22,000 tonnes per year capacity lithium ion battery recycling plant in Wolverhampton. The ‘LiBatt’ facility opened its doors in July (see letsrecycle.com story) and has since “successfully completed its commissioning phase”. In a statement today (12 October), the company explained that bulk liquid nitrogen … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 Oct 2023 Policy & government Miss MM Mariotti v Hippodrome Casino Ltd: 2203576/2021 Employment Tribunal decision. GOV.UK · 12 Oct 2023 Policy & government CCC assessment of recent announcements and developments on Net Zero This is the CCC's independent assessment of recent announcements and developments on Net Zero. Climate Change Committee · 12 Oct 2023 Policy & government Mr WYC Shing v University of the Arts London: 2202043/2021 Employment Tribunal decision. GOV.UK · 12 Oct 2023 Industry news ADBA Policy & Market Report | October 2023 Click to expand to full-screen. Click to download the file to your device. ADBA (Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association) · 12 Oct 2023 Industry news Signify unveils pendant range 3D printed from bio plastics Signify has introduced a range of pendants manufactured from what the company terms ‘bio-circular materials’. At least 55 per cent […] Recolight · 12 Oct 2023 Industry news LARAC Conference Celebration Awards Countrystyle Recycling is pleased to once again support the LARAC Conference Celebration Awards. The LARAC Conference is the leading evening […] Countrystyle Recycling · 12 Oct 2023 Industry news Circular lighting projects triumph at 2023 Build Back Better Awards A raft of lighting projects where lighting has been reused has taken top honours in the lighting category of the […] Recolight · 12 Oct 2023 Policy & government AAIB Record-only investigations reviewed: July - August 2023 This is a list of AAIB Record-only investigations that were reviewed during July and August 2023. GOV.UK · 12 Oct 2023 Industry news Financial pressures sees Kirklees scale back recycling targets Kirklees council is to vote next week on amending the targets set out in its 2021 resources and waste strategy owing to the “changed financial landscape” and “uncertainty” around government legislation. Kirklees had aimed in 2021 to achieve a 55% recycling rate of it municipal waste as well as record a 70% recycling rate at … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 Oct 2023 Industry news Artists guerrilla-plant giant living artwork at Tesco site to defy the industrial food industry An allotment-sized living artwork called The Waiting List was guerrilla-planted by volunteers at a disused Tesco-owned site in Litherland, just north of Liverpool, this morning in an act of defiance against the industrial food industry. Made of seed paper and embedded with ash from the Amazon, it bore the message “We 174,183 on the waiting […] Greenpeace UK · 12 Oct 2023 Global Toxic mercury cosmetics still marketed as a ‘solution’ to dark skin 213 products tested from 23 online platforms across 12 countries 90% had more mercury than legal limit set by the Minamata Convention Africa’s proposed amendment would […] European Environmental Bureau · 12 Oct 2023 Council news Appendix B A Community Transport Plan for Arun District Council 2022-26 - Arun District Council Arun Council · 12 Oct 2023 Industry news Is FastTech the new Fast Fashion? - Material Focus Material Focus · 12 Oct 2023