Recycling news: 2024

Industry news Q&A: Can ‘carbon border adjustment mechanisms’ help tackle climate change? The EU’s carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) has been touted as a key policy for... Carbon Brief · 24 Oct 2024 Industry news FDF’s Ambition 2030 to tackle food waste and packaging The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) launched Ambition 2030 yesterday at an event at London Zoo in partnership with Ecosurety, hosting its members as well as many key players in the environmental sector. Ambition 2030 is the next stage of its sustainability strategy for the food and drink manufacturing industry. It’s based on five pillars: … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 24 Oct 2024 Industry news 63% believe PM is no more committed to environment than Conservatives The majority of people in Britain believe Kier Starmer is showing no greater commitment to protecting the environment than the Conservative government. 63% of people in Britain surveyed said Starmer’s approach to the environment as the Prime Minister is “no different” to the one taken under Rishi Sunak’s previous administration. The online polling of […] Circular Online (CIWM) · 24 Oct 2024 Industry news Planning reform can’t solve UK housing problems on its own Planning is often said by governments to block the building of new homes, renewable energy projects and transport infrastructure, hindering economic growth. And this government is no different. Keir Starmer vowed to “rip up” the bureaucratic planning system, but history tells us that planning reforms […] Green Alliance blog (Inside Track) · 24 Oct 2024 Policy & government AAIB Report: Boeing 737-8K5, G-TAWD, 20 October 2023 Lateral runway excursion, Leeds Bradford Airport, 20 October 2023 GOV.UK · 24 Oct 2024 Industry news Managing Electronic Waste: A Business Guide to WEEE Waste WEEE Waste can be tricky - We wrote this piece to outline some points on its regulation, and practical advice that can help your business... Bywaters · 24 Oct 2024 Policy & government AAIB investigation to Boeing 737-8K5, G-TAWD Lateral runway excursion, Leeds Bradford Airport, 20 October 2023 GOV.UK · 24 Oct 2024 Policy & government Mr M Kloczkowski v IKEA Distribution Services Ltd: 3322439/2021 Employment Tribunal decision. GOV.UK · 24 Oct 2024 Industry news Single-use vapes to be banned from June 2025 Defra has announced that a ban on the sale of single-use vapes will apply from 1 June 2025, subject to parliamentary approval. Circular economy minister Mary Creagh confirmed today (24 October 2024) that legislation has been in laid in parliament for the ban. Defra said that the UK government and devolved governments have worked closely … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 24 Oct 2024 Industry news Disposable vapes to be banned from June next year The sale of disposable vapes will be banned from June next year, as part of “first step” on the road towards a circular economy, the UK Government has announced. Circular Online (CIWM) · 24 Oct 2024 Industry news Dublin launches new bins for DRS donations Dublin city council and Re-Turn – the operator of Ireland’s Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) – have launched a three month ‘Give Take Return’ pilot to encourage the public to donate empty bottles or cans while ‘on the go’. The pilot programme will see the roll-out of 80 bins around the city where other people are … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 24 Oct 2024 Industry news Top economists join climate campaigners, millionaires and Unite union in calls for a UK wealth tax An unlikely coalition of leading economists, green campaigners, millionaires, fuel poverty groups and a union have warned Rachel Reeves that Labour’s key election promise of national renewal cannot be delivered without investment in public services and infrastructure. World-famous economists Thomas Piketty and Gabriel Zucman, both leading experts on wealth inequalities, together with 28 other o… Greenpeace UK · 24 Oct 2024 Council news Exeter Partnership to explore strategies for delivering key city priorities - Exeter City Council Exeter Council · 24 Oct 2024 Global European container glass industry on path to net zero calls for fast access to low carbon energy infrastructures FEVE (European Container Glass Federation) · 24 Oct 2024 Global Water and Wastewater Technology from Germany still in Demand According to the German VDMA Process Engineering Machinery and Equipment Association, the international markets were successfully developed in 2023 and the level of exports from the previous year was once again exceeded. Compared to 2022, exports increased by 5.5 percent to almost 1.3 billion Euro. With regard to the development of individual sales regions, there […] Global Recycling · 24 Oct 2024 Council news Benefits - Uttlesford District Council Uttlesford Council · 24 Oct 2024 Industry news UK Corporate Reporting - PepsiCo UK PepsiCo UK stories · 24 Oct 2024 Policy & government Government crackdown on single-use vapes Ban on sale and supply of single-use vapes in England to come into force on 1 June 2025 GOV.UK · 23 Oct 2024 Policy & government Data (Use and Access) Bill: supporting documents Supporting documents assessing the impact of the Data (Use and Access) Bill introduced to Parliament on 23 October 2024. GOV.UK · 23 Oct 2024 Council news Moderator Training - Lewisham Council Lewisham Council · 23 Oct 2024 Council news Hummingbird Family Centre - Milton Keynes Council Milton Keynes Council · 23 Oct 2024 Industry news AGRATAS CONFIRMS SOMERSET WILL BE HOME TO £4BN GIGAFACTORY - Environmental Industries Commission (EIC) Environmental Industries Commission · 23 Oct 2024 Council news Feedback - complaints and compliments - East Riding of Yorkshire Council East Riding of Yorkshire Council · 23 Oct 2024 Industry news Why we may be getting urban tree planting all wrong Greening our cities is a good thing, but it has to be done with an eye to the unfolding climate crisis of our times New Scientist — Environment · 23 Oct 2024 Industry news Tim Winton’s post-apocalyptic new novel is terrifying and brilliant A man and young girl drive across a scorched Australian outback in Juice, an extraordinary new sci-fi novel where nothing is what it first seems, says Emily H. Wilson New Scientist — Environment · 23 Oct 2024 Industry news Nuclear waste tanker pilots futuristic aluminium sail Adding blade-like sails to tankers could reduce their annual fuel consumption by up to 30 per cent, slashing the climate impact of the shipping industry New Scientist — Environment · 23 Oct 2024 Industry news Eco publishes Sustainability Report for 2023 A new report reveals that Dorset-based Eco Sustainable Solutions prevented 122,000 tonnes of Carbon Dioxide from entering the atmosphere last year. Wood Recyclers Association · 23 Oct 2024 Industry news Leeds College of Building joins EfW heat network The Leeds College of Building has joined the Leeds PIPES district heating network. The network uses Energy from Waste (EfW) derived from non-recyclable domestic waste and has been expanded after receiving £24.5 million in funding through the government’s Green Heat Network Fund (GHNF). The latest extension connects to the South Bank area of Holbeck and … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Oct 2024 Global BEYOND SAFE LIMITS: PHASE-OUT PFAS FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE The planetary boundary for chemical pollution has been passed and PFAS are a major contributor to this problem. The Commission shall clarify its roadmap to detox and decarbonize for a sustainable future. The European Green Deal encompasses climate action, sustainable industry, and eliminating pollution. We owe it to future generations to ensure we are championing solutions to both the climate c… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 23 Oct 2024 Policy & government NHS Choice Framework - what choices are available to you in your NHS care Sets out patients’ rights to choice in healthcare, where to find information to help choose, and how to complain if choice is not offered. GOV.UK · 23 Oct 2024 Industry news UKFT releases report on circular UK fashion industry The Circular Fashion Innovation Network (CFIN) has released an interim report which calls for collaboration to create a circular UK fashion industry. The report gathers insights and next steps across three key areas: Circular Business Models (CBMs), sustainable manufacturing and recycling infrastructure. CFIN was launched in September 2023 to support and guide the creation of … Read More The po… letsrecycle.com News · 23 Oct 2024 Industry news Infrastructure Intelligence - Environmental Industries Commission (EIC) Environmental Industries Commission · 23 Oct 2024 Industry news Energy expert Vaclav Smil on how to feed the world without trashing it The systems we use to produce food have many problems, from horrifying waste to their dependence on fossil fuels. Vaclav Smil explains how to fix them New Scientist — Environment · 23 Oct 2024 Industry news Cropped 23 October 2024: COP16 kicks off; Water woes; Coral bleaching ‘worst ever’ Welcome to Carbon Brief’s Cropped. We handpick and explain the most important stories at the intersection... Carbon Brief · 23 Oct 2024 Industry news What’s the UN Biodiversity COP16 – and why does it matter to the UK? The UN Biodiversity COP16 – the most important nature conference you’ve probably never heard of – started this week. Here’s what you need to know. Greenpeace UK · 23 Oct 2024 Policy & government Find Scottish water levels information - Map View - Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) SEPA (Scottish Environment Protection Agency) · 23 Oct 2024 Policy & government MOJ: freedom of information releases for June 2024 Freedom of Information releases by Ministry of Justice for June 2024. GOV.UK · 23 Oct 2024 Global Europe’s biodiversity on the brink: Will the EU lead or fall behind? As COP16 kicks off in Cali, Colombia, scientists are raising a red flag: human activity is pushing the planet to the brink, and Europe is in the crosshairs. With biodiversity under siege, the EU is under increasing pressure to do more. But recent decisions – to water down the Nature Restoration Law and weaken protection for wolves – have unleashed a wave of criticism, casting the EU as a global… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 23 Oct 2024 Industry news OPINION: ‘Closing the loop on glass packaging – A holistic approach’ Peter Ball, head of planning at Encirc Beverages, outlines an economically and environmentally sustainable future for glass packaging. OPINION: We stand at the crossroads of innovation and sustainability with the future of packaging depending on our ability to close the loop on material use and create a truly circular economy. No material is better placed … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Oct 2024 Policy & government Find Scottish water levels information - Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) SEPA (Scottish Environment Protection Agency) · 23 Oct 2024