Recycling news: 2021

Council news Change of name - Arun District Council Arun Council · 10 Aug 2021 Industry news Narrow window to improve regulation and secure better environmental outcomes from the water sector Guy Thompson is Group Director of Environmental Futures at Wessex Water and a former founding Executive Director of Natural England and Executive Director of Green Alliance. In this piece he explores how policy can support water companies to accelerate ambitious action on the environment. Aldersgate Group · 9 Aug 2021 Council news Salford Children and Families Portal - Salford City Council Salford Council · 9 Aug 2021 Council news Resident permits - Arun District Council Arun Council · 9 Aug 2021 Industry news Study finds 95% of renewable energy capacity in richest countries With the release of the much-anticipated IPCC report, the decarbonisation race is on - but some countries will have an easier transition to renewable technology, while others will risk their populations and economies. Open Access Government — Environment · 9 Aug 2021 Industry news Environcom hits back over plastic dust fine Lincolnshire-based waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) recycler, Environcom, has said a case in which it was fined £100 and ordered to pay £35,000 in costs “should never have gone to court”. On Friday (6 August), the Environment Agency published details announcing the prosecution and fine, following a case at Lincoln magistrates’ court on Friday … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Aug 2021 Industry news Veolia’s EfW plants beat wind in power generation Veolia has said its portfolio of 10 energy from waste (EfW) plants has generated nearly twice as much electricity as UK wind power. The company pointed to a study carried out over a period of fourteen hours on 22 July 2021. This showed that Veolia’s facilities “delivered nearly 25% more energy than wind power, and … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Aug 2021 Industry news One month to go until Green Gas Day 2021 REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 9 Aug 2021 Industry news IPCC report says climate change puts “billions of people in danger” The IPCC report, which took eight years to compile, finds that human activity is definitely responsible for climate change - putting "billions of people in danger", according to UN chief António Guterres. Open Access Government — Environment · 9 Aug 2021 Industry news Researchers to make trees more resilient to climate change Six research teams across the UK will receive a share of £10.5 million to help trees adapt to climate change and capture greenhouse gas emissions. Open Access Government — Environment · 9 Aug 2021 Industry news UKRI Invests £2m in Plastic Packaging Innovation Publication/Website: Resource Magazine Click here to read the article OPRL (On-Pack Recycling Label) · 9 Aug 2021 Industry news Axil calls on firms to rethink waste strategies Waste management solutions business Axil Integrated Services has published a report urging manufacturers to reassess their waste management strategies. Titled ‘At your disposal: Getting waste to work harder for your business’, and published on Friday (August 6), the report analysed the need for manufacturers to realise how effective waste management can increase profits, and how … Read More The… letsrecycle.com News · 9 Aug 2021 Industry news WISH Forum points to switch in Covid-19 approach The WISH Forum has produced its latest information document for Covid-19 and waste management activities highlighting the need for “employer responsibility and assessment”. The document, published on 6 August 2021, notes that many restrictions relating to Covid-19 are being revised, relaxed or withdrawn, in particular relating to public health. WISH says that for workplace health … Read More Th… letsrecycle.com News · 9 Aug 2021 Industry news Minister visits Cory Riverside EfW The minister for business, energy and corporate responsibility, Lord Callanan, visited Cory’s operational Energy from Waste facility (EfW) in Belvedere last week (3 August), to see how the plant’s heat network will operate. The visit came as Lord Callanan toured projects awarded funding from the government’s Heat Networks Investment Project (HNIP). Cory was awarded £12 … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Aug 2021 Research & science Microbial health hazards of recycling food waste as animal feed - WUR eDepot Wageningen University & Research News · 6 Aug 2021 Industry news Study finds overfishing still happens in Marine Protected Areas A new study, published in Nature Ecology & Evolution, found that overfishing was still an issue on the little-investigated borders of a Marine Protected Area (MPA). Open Access Government — Environment · 6 Aug 2021 Industry news ‘Barely credible’: REA responds to ‘report’ from Fair Fuel APPG REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 6 Aug 2021 Industry news Official data confirms Amazon deforestation still soaring and new footage captures the horror São Paulo, Aug 6, 2021 – Official data published today by the Brazilian Space Research Institute (INPE), detected deforestation alerts across an area of the Amazon rainforest over five and a half times the size of London in the last 12 months. 8,712km2 (871,200 hectares) of the Amazon saw deforestation alerts between August 1, 2020 […] Greenpeace UK · 6 Aug 2021 Policy & government Lincolnshire electrical appliances recycling company prosecuted A Lincolnshire waste business has been fined for putting the local community and the environment at risk. GOV.UK · 6 Aug 2021 Council news Council Tax Support Scheme - Stevenage Borough Council Stevenage Council · 6 Aug 2021 Industry news SEPA warns of waste trailer crime The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has warned of a waste crime trend appearing in Scotland involving abandoned trailers. The body said seven abandoned trailers full of waste have been discovered in North Lanarkshire in the last eight months. SEPA said that investigations to establish the source of the trailers are ongoing, which could lead … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Aug 2021 Industry news Suez celebrates 30 year anniversary with Doncaster Suez recycling and recovery UK and Doncaster council celebrated the 30th anniversary of their waste partnership this week. To mark the occasion, Suez chief executive John Scanlon returned to Doncaster to celebrate the landmark occasion with colleagues and representatives of Doncaster council. Mr Scanlon started his career working on the contract with Doncaster Council as … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Aug 2021 Global Spotlight on Ecobulk – Circularity for Composites ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 6 Aug 2021 Industry news REA ‘hopeful’ garden waste disruption a short-term issue Amid a flurry of garden waste collection suspensions, the Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology (REA) is hopeful that a knock-on effect for garden waste composters will only be a “short term” issue. Many councils in recent weeks have taken the decision to suspend garden waste collections in order to prioritise other rounds because … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Aug 2021 Industry news New Earth Solutions wins BCP treatment contract Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) council has awarded New Earth Solutions (Canford) a contract to process household, commercial and litter bin waste from Bournemouth and Christchurch. The initial contract will run for three years from 1 September 2021. It could be extended for a further three years “if required”, BCP council says, and has an … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Aug 2021 Global Part pairing: a major threat to independent repair Part pairing is an increasingly common practice used by manufacturers that could create major barriers to independent and self repair. We talked to repair actors about the main threats of part pairing and what policymakers should do about it. Right to Repair Europe · 6 Aug 2021 Industry news Planning for the future: the white paper one year on - CPRE CPRE (the countryside charity) · 6 Aug 2021 Council news Live travel updates map - Dorset Council Dorset Council Council · 6 Aug 2021 Council news Building Control contacts - Dorset Council Dorset Council Council · 5 Aug 2021 Industry news UK lost over 75,000 environmental jobs in last five years According to Labour, the UK Government lost 75,000 environmental jobs over the last five years - including jobs in solar power, onshore wind, renewable electricity and bioenergy. Open Access Government — Environment · 5 Aug 2021 Global The BPF launches online recycling resource with PlasticsEurope & RECOUP The British Plastics Federation (BPF), in conjunction with PlasticsEurope and RECOUP, has launched a new online recycling resource kit aimed… Plastics Europe · 5 Aug 2021 Global Survey on Hazardous Waste Management ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 5 Aug 2021 Industry news Sale of Viridor assets to Biffa remains ‘on track’ Viridor said today (5 August) the sale of its industrial and commercial (I&C) waste collections business and “certain recycling assets” to Biffa remains “on track” to go through at the end of the month. Biffa announced it had agreed to acquire the assets for £126 million on 21 May (see letsrecycle.com story). The deal involves … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 5 Aug 2021 Industry news See processing machinery in action at Letsrecycle Live Letsrecycle Live returns for next month, with the eagerly-anticipated event set to again provide an opportunity for the sector to reunite and see live machinery in action. Taking place on 15-16 September 2021 at Stoneleigh Park, near Coventry, the event is perfectly timed as the economy recovers and legislative drivers sharpen to ensure higher levels … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 5 Aug 2021 Policy & government BN8 6JX, Beddingham Compost Company Limited: permit surrender issued - EPR/EP3795HB/S007 View the surrender issued for Beddingham Recycling Facility, Beddingham under the Industrial Emissions Directive. GOV.UK · 5 Aug 2021 Global Guide warns incinerator GHG emissions often worse than predicted In July 2021, the United Kingdom Without Incineration Network (UKWIN) published a good practice guide for assessing the greenhouse gas (GHG) impacts of waste incineration. The guide is intended to be used both by those carrying out climate assessments and by those reviewing or evaluating those assessments. The guide was created in response to the […] Zero Waste Europe · 5 Aug 2021 Industry news Stockport urges residents to donate to reuse scheme Stockport metropolitan borough council has encouraged residents to recycle unused devices such as phones and computers via a scheme which puts them back into the community. Via a partnership which began in January, residents can drop off technology they no longer use, whether it works or not, at any Stockport library. Not-for-profit initiative Community Computers … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 5 Aug 2021 Industry news News in brief (05/08/21) With news on: WRAP bags Walmart Foundation grant; Eunomia acquires CEP consultancy; Reuse Networks launces scheme to drive reuse forward; FCC releases footage of maintenance at Allington; and, REPIC celebrates 3 million milestone WRAP bags Walmart Foundation grant American retail corporation, the Walmart Foundation, has awarded nearly $750,000 (£539,000) to WRAP to develop projects to slash hou… letsrecycle.com News · 5 Aug 2021 Industry news Meet our new friend: Domestic & General Friends of Reuse Network is a way for anyone, anywhere, to support Reuse Network and our hundreds of members in the UK. Reuse Network · 5 Aug 2021 Industry news Lancaster in collections shake-up to reduce emissions Lancaster city council is switching to alternative weekly waste and recycling collections, as part of its efforts to reduce emissions after declaring a “climate emergency” in 2019. From 6 September, the council will introduce ‘route optimisation’ which will see the councils’ in-house crews using more direct and “environmentally friendly” routes on collection rounds. When the … Read More The pos… letsrecycle.com News · 5 Aug 2021