Recycling news: 2024

Industry news Webinar: What to watch at the UN’s COP16 biodiversity summit The UN nature summit COP16 is underway in Cali, Colombia – one of the most... Carbon Brief · 23 Oct 2024 Industry news ALDI LAUNCHES FA-BOO-LOUS RANGE OF HALLOWEEN DESSERTS FROM JUST £2.99 Halloween fanatics looking for a slice of the good stuff this October will be pleased to hear Aldi is launching a range of spooky chilled desserts that are just boo good to be true. From the NEW Cookies & Scream Cheesecake to returning favourites Witches Fingers Churros with a White Chocolate Dip, shoppers can get […] Aldi UK Press Centre · 23 Oct 2024 Industry news First person extradited by NIEA to Northern Ireland sentenced for waste criminality Micheal Meegan [57] of Drumbilla, Skyhill, Co. Louth was today sentenced to fines totalling £1,500 plus a £60 Offender levy at Newry Crown Court on 17 October 2024 for two breaches of waste management legislation. ATF Professional · 23 Oct 2024 Industry news Six inspiring firsts from the latest issue of Positive News magazine The new issue of Positive News is out now, and features a number of inspiring achievements. Here are some of the firsts you'll find in the magazine Positive News · 23 Oct 2024 Industry news Community Impact - PepsiCo UK PepsiCo UK stories · 23 Oct 2024 Industry news ‘Relax, nothing is under control’ – and other sentiments that changed how you think We asked Positive News readers: what’s the most inspiring thing anyone has ever said to you? This is what you said Positive News · 23 Oct 2024 Industry news Pilot project to trial tech that prevents batteries igniting in HWRCs A new pilot project will trial a system that isolates batteries or their parent devices in waste and recycling centres to reduce the risk of fires. Barnbrook Systems, Flair, and TJ Waste & Recycling are collaborating on the project in Portsmouth. The pilot is based on Barnbrook and Flair’s E-bag system, which was designed […] Circular Online (CIWM) · 23 Oct 2024 Industry news Households produced 5.6m tonnes of packaging in 2023 A study has found that 5.6 million tonnes of packaging waste was produced by households in the UK last year. This included 3.2 million tonnes of packaging waste that was put into recycling bins – the largest packaging waste stream. The study was commissioned by the Local Government Association (LGA), County Councils Network (CCN), and … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Oct 2024 Policy & government Mr D Sharp and others v W D Bruin T/a The Old Crown: 1406448/2023 and others Employment Tribunal decision. GOV.UK · 23 Oct 2024 Policy & government Miss K Predeth v Zayden Foods Ltd: 6000455/2024 Employment Tribunal decision. GOV.UK · 23 Oct 2024 Industry news New Mercedes-Benz recycling plant recovers 96% of EV battery materials Mercedes-Benz has partnered with Primobius to launch what it claims is Europe’s largest recycling plant for used electric vehicle (EV) batteries. edie — Circular Economy tag · 23 Oct 2024 Industry news iema-examination-schedule-2025.pdf - Institute of Sustainability and Environmental Professionals (ISEP) IEMA (Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment) · 23 Oct 2024 Industry news A TOAST TO ALDI SHOPPERS! PIERRE JAURANT SUD DE FRANCE ROSÉ CROWNED NATION’S FAVOURITE ALDI WINE Aldi’s Pierre Jaurant Sud De France Rosé (£6.29, 75cl) has officially stolen the hearts (and tastebuds) of the nation to be crowned by shoppers as the UK’s favourite Aldi wine. The supermarket, which opened its first UK store in Birmingham in 1990, asked customers to vote for the items that have kept them returning to […] Aldi UK Press Centre · 23 Oct 2024 Industry news The Aldersgate Group at party conferences Charlie Clegg, Public Affairs Manager at the Aldersgate Group, outlines activity at recent political party conferences across the UK. Aldersgate Group · 23 Oct 2024 Policy & government Mr M Steel v Meraki Bar and Restaurant Ltd: 4105615/2024 Employment Tribunal decision. GOV.UK · 23 Oct 2024 Industry news The UK needs to talk about menstrual justice Right now, 800 million people worldwide are on their period. One thing is true for all of them: their period is more than just a personal matter. This week is Environmenstrual Week, organised by the Women’s Environmental Network (WEN). More than just clever wordplay, it […] Green Alliance blog (Inside Track) · 23 Oct 2024 Policy & government Air passenger experience of security screening: 2023 Results from a short set of questions about experiences of security screening from the CAA Departing Passenger Survey at selected UK airports in 2023. GOV.UK · 23 Oct 2024 Industry news RECOUP calls for better Plastic Packaging Tax enforcement RECOUP has called for “proper enforcement” of the Plastic Packaging Tax as it said recycled content claims are not being sufficiently verified or enforced. Circular Online (CIWM) · 23 Oct 2024 Industry news WRAP partners with Primark to ‘improve textile circularity’ WRAP and Primark have partnered to explore solutions to keep the retailer’s clothing in circulation for longer. The three-year partnership will look at the next step for Primark’s textile donation scheme and routes to expand its existing circularity ambitions. Behaviour Change, a subsidiary of WRAP, will contribute behavioural science expertise, while Primark’s takeback partner, Yellow … Read M… letsrecycle.com News · 23 Oct 2024 Industry news Downlights are made with plant polymers A range of surface and pendant downlights printed from plant polymers has been unveiled by UK firm LumiAdd. The variants […] Recolight · 23 Oct 2024 Industry news Councils tell Defra proposed pEPR fees will not cover extra costs The Local Government Association has called on the UK Government to review the decision to reduce extended producer responsibility for packaging (pEPR) fees to ensure the packaging industry meets the full costs facing councils. Circular Online (CIWM) · 23 Oct 2024 Industry news Losses more than double at Hooton EfW as Aviva backs project to turnaround - ENDS Waste & Bioenergy ENDS Waste & Bioenergy · 23 Oct 2024 Industry news EMR’s new Wind Turbine Processing Centre to make Scotland’s renewables industry even greener - EMR Group Limited EMR Metal Recycling news · 23 Oct 2024 Global Major Aquafin Project: 5 HUBER Belt Dryers BT for the Thermal Treatment of more than 120,000 tons of Sewage Sludge per Year HUBER SE will supply a total of five HUBER Belt Dryer BT units to the Belgian company Aquafin for the two sites in Roeselare and Beringen. The plants for drying and thermal utilisation of sewage sludge will treat a minimum capacity of 32,500 tons of dry substance or 120,446 tons of original substance with a […] Global Recycling · 23 Oct 2024 Council news Housing Solutions Service - South Tyneside Council Housing Services South Tyneside Council · 23 Oct 2024 Council news South Derbyshire Planning Applications - South Derbyshire District Council South Derbyshire Council · 23 Oct 2024 Policy & government Child Poverty Taskforce aims to 'give all children the best start in life' Voices of struggling families, anti-poverty organisations and local leaders will be put at the centre of the Child Poverty Taskforce’s work to build an ambitious strategy to give all children the best start in life, ministers have pledged in a new framework published today [Wednesday 23 October]. GOV.UK · 22 Oct 2024 Council news Youth Mental Health First Aid - Barnet Council Barnet Council · 22 Oct 2024 Industry news The mystery of the missing La Niña continues – and we don’t know why A climate-cooling La Niña pattern was expected to develop in the Pacific Ocean months ago, but forecasters now say it won't appear until November New Scientist — Environment · 22 Oct 2024 Council news Good Food Southwark: Sustainable Food Strategy 2023-26 - Southwark Council Southwark Council · 22 Oct 2024 Industry news MEMBER PRESS RELEASE – Spotless Performance From Dirty Water Pump MEMBER PRESS RELEASE – Spotless Performance From Dirty Water Pump In Northern Lincolnshire, a Chopper Pump made by Landia has completed five years of continuous service at the main, 2MW biogas plant run by Singleton Birch, who for over two hundred years, have produced high quality lime products. Working underground as part of an automated… ADBA (Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association) · 22 Oct 2024 Industry news E-bag pilot project aims to stamp out lithium-ion battery fires Fareham firms Barnbrook Systems, Flair and TJ Waste & Recycling have joined forces for a pilot initiative set to combat the threat of exploding lithium-ion batteries at waste and recycling centres. It will be based on Barnbrook and Flair’s E-bag system, which allows batteries or devices such as mobile phones, laptops and e-cigarettes, to be … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 22 Oct 2024 Council news Homelessness & Prevention Of Homelessness - Guidance - Section 1 - MyAngus Angus Council · 22 Oct 2024 Policy & government Section 62A Planning Application: S62A/2024/0054 38 Briar Road, St Albans, AL4 9TL Overview of case details, documents, key dates and how to make a representation. GOV.UK · 22 Oct 2024 Industry news South Cambridgeshire invests £12k in reusable period packs project South Cambridgeshire district council has announced a year-long project bringing reusable period products to up to 700 residents. Councillors have agreed to champion the cause, not only ensuring dignity for all, but also offering free sanitary products that are kind to the environment. A funding pot of £12,000 has been agreed for the project, and … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 22 Oct 2024 Policy & government Mr A Shankar v Genpact (UK) Ltd and Others: 2205022/2019 Employment Tribunal decision. GOV.UK · 22 Oct 2024 Industry news How safe are shredding services in the UK and how can businesses maximise data security? The post How safe are shredding services in the UK and how can businesses maximise data security? appeared first on Reconomy . Reconomy · 22 Oct 2024 Industry news The value of craftsmanship: how traditional skills are enduring in the modern world From brushmakers to glassblowers, and saddlers to weavers, we meet the people keeping traditional crafts alive in the UK Positive News · 22 Oct 2024 Global Analyzing The Outputs — Kitchen Appliances Vs. Facility-Composted Food Scraps Product testing was completed to better determine, analytically, how food scraps processed in household kitchen appliances compare to and differ from a compost containing food scraps produced at a commercial composting facility. BioCycle · 22 Oct 2024 Industry news EuRIC: ‘Used textiles industry on brink of collapse’ The European Recycling Industries’ Confederation (EuRIC) has warned that Europe’s textile sorting and recycling industry is currently facing an “unprecedented crisis”. In a joint statement from EuRIC Textiles and Municipal Waste Europe (MWE), the associations have called for intervention from the EU to prevent widespread bankruptcies. The situation has been caused by several global disruptions … letsrecycle.com News · 22 Oct 2024