Recycling news: 2022

Policy & government Energy consumption of ICT Information and Communication Technology (ICT), including data centres, communication networks and user devices, accounted for an estimated 4-6% of global electricity use in 2020. Increasing demand for ICT is expected to lead to an increase in global ICT energy use over the next decade. Experts have highlighted ongoing improvements in the energy efficiency of the technology. However, there is l… POST (Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology) · 1 Sept 2022 Industry news Liverpool warned about food waste equipment competition Liverpool city council has been urged to “get a grip” on waste policies by banning side waste and introducing separate food waste collections to increase recycling rates in the region. And, the council has been warned that it must move quickly as there is likely to be a “high level of competition” for collection equipment … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 1 Sept 2022 Global What the droughts expose As the meteorological summer draws to an end, we reflect on the droughts in Europe and China. Nick Meynen describes how the droughts aggravate the already bad energy poverty. Diego Marin argues how reducing our material and consumption footprint could be the solution. Lastly, Sergiy Moroz discusses how the measures EU governments have taken to deal with droughts up to date are not enough. This … META (European Environmental Bureau) · 1 Sept 2022 Policy & government IP13 9AF, Tamar Composting (East Anglia) Limited: environmental permit surrender issued – EPR/BP3193VD/S007 View the surrender issued for Parham Recycling Centre, Framlingham under the Industrial Emissions Directive. GOV.UK · 1 Sept 2022 Council news Contact Milton Keynes City Council - Milton Keynes Council Milton Keynes Council · 1 Sept 2022 Industry news CELEBRATING A DECADE OF SUPPORTING TIR CHONAILL GAELS Over the jubilee weekend we have slightly different opening hours for our six sites across London. Please use an alternative site if your preferred is closed. Brixton: Thursday-Sunday - CLOSED Can... Powerday · 1 Sept 2022 Industry news FCC begins construction on £350m EfW plant Construction work has begun on FCC Environment’s energy from waste (EfW) facility in North Lanarkshire, which will have a capacity of 300,000 tonnes. To be built on FCC’s existing Greengairs landfill site in Airdrie, the ‘Drumgray’ plant will process household and commercial waste from across the region. The site is proposed to be operational in … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 1 Sept 2022 Industry news Waste less in your lunch box The post Waste less in your lunch box appeared first on Bristol Waste Company . Bristol Waste Company · 1 Sept 2022 Industry news How much waste goes to landfill in the UK - First Mile First Mile · 1 Sept 2022 Council news Public Rights of Way Map - Powys County Council Powys Council · 31 Aug 2022 Council news Dual Language Street Signage - Antrim & Newtownabbey Borough Council Antrim and Newtownabbey Council · 31 Aug 2022 Industry news PR Committee meeting minutes 19 July 2022 The post PR Committee meeting minutes 19 July 2022 appeared first on MPMA . MPMA (Metal Packaging Manufacturers Association) · 31 Aug 2022 Policy & government Ranjit Baxi Ranjit Baxi has been involved in the international export of recyclable material from Europe and the USA for recycling into new products in Asia for the last 35 years. He is also the Founding President of Global Recycling Foundation. He is former president of the Bureau of International Recycling, a trade federation representing the recycling industry where he conceived of Global Recycling Day. He GOV.UK · 31 Aug 2022 Industry news Climate anxiety: 21 resources to energise you into action Fears about the climate crisis getting the better of you? We asked Greenpeace staff what helps them navigate their worries about the environmental emergency. Here’s what they recommended. Greenpeace UK · 31 Aug 2022 Industry news City Speaks Up: Elizabeth House The post City Speaks Up: Elizabeth House appeared first on City Harvest . City Harvest London · 31 Aug 2022 Council news 2. Language Support EAL/GRT Intervention Programmes- Summer Term - Doncaster Council Doncaster Council · 31 Aug 2022 Industry news Post-assembly magnetisation at Cenex LCV POST-ASSEMBLY magnetisation of permanent magnet rotors is the most cost effective and accurate way to produce these vital components for electric vehicle motors. Bunting is promoting such post-assembly magnetising manufacturing techniques on stand C4-607 at the Cenex LCV Event (7-8 September, UTAC, Millbrook, UK). Bunting is one of the world’s leading designers and manufacturers of... Skip & Waste Magazine · 31 Aug 2022 Industry news Reprimand for Unilever over environmental claims A lack of clarity around environmental claims – including the use of 50% recycled content in packaging for Persil washing liquid – has seen brand-owner Unilever reprimanded by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). In what is likely to be seen as a benchmark ruling today, (31 August), the ASA found in favour of a complaint … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 31 Aug 2022 Industry news Owens Group supports our roadside litter campaign Wales’ leading Transport and Warehousing Company calls on motorists to ‘Drive your litter home’ as part of our national roadside litter campaign. Keep Wales Tidy · 31 Aug 2022 Policy & government Liliana Manole: [2022] UKUT 227 (AAC) Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber decision by Judge Beech on 15 August 2022. GOV.UK · 31 Aug 2022 Industry news Andusia sign contract with Enva ANDUSIA are pleased to announce they have secured an RDF supply contract with recycling and resource recovery business, Enva. The collaboration will see 40,000 tonnes per annum of RDF exported via bulk vessel from Glasgow port to Sweden and Denmark over the next two years. The new RDF export contract is the second contractual agreement... Skip & Waste Magazine · 31 Aug 2022 Policy & government Western Australia E-Waste Material Flow Analysis - Waste Authority WA WA Waste Authority · 31 Aug 2022 Industry news News in brief (31/08/2022) With news on: Bradford council crushes vehicle involved in fly-tipping; Enva signs contracts with Andusia and Frank Key; Esken issues trading update; and, Isle of Wight launches textiles recycling campaign. Bradford council crushes vehicle involved in fly-tipping Bradford council announced that it seized and crushed another vehicle involved in “prolific” fly-tipping. The local authority said … … letsrecycle.com News · 31 Aug 2022 Global Waste-to-Energy: a reality for affordable heating in local districts Modern-day Waste-to-Energy plants are well integrated with their surroundings and involved in the life of community. Not only do they... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 31 Aug 2022 Industry news Agency updates climate change rules for waste firms Waste management businesses in England with environmental permits have today (31 August) been given new advice and requirements about incorporating planning for climate change in their management plans. Environmental permits require waste businesses to have a written management system. And, even those businesses with a permit granted before 6 April 2008 which does not require … Read More The po… letsrecycle.com News · 31 Aug 2022 Global Nipe Fagio: For a Zero Waste and Plastic-Free Africa Directly translated as "give me the broom" in Swahili, Nipe Fagio is a true pioneer of the waste movement in Tanzania. GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 31 Aug 2022 Global The Zero Waste Cities movement is expanding, with pledges from two Greek cities The Greek municipalities of Skiathos and Varis Voulas Vouliagmenis have announced the start of their individual procedures for joining the Zero Waste Cities programme and to become a Certified Zero Waste City with the Mission Zero Academy (MiZA). Together they would become the first Zero Waste Cities in the country, marking an important milestone in […] Zero Waste Europe · 31 Aug 2022 Global Revision of Waste Framework Directive should promote the use of bio-based and compostable plastics In January 2022, the European Commission had initiated the revision process of the EU Waste Framework Directive (WFD) with a Call for Evidence for an impact assessment of the EU waste management. In summer, the Commission opened the process for the broader public consultation that just recently closed on 24 August. The revision of [...] European Bioplastics News · 31 Aug 2022 Global How bioplastics can help to make the medical sector more sustainable Constance Ißbrücker, Head of Environmental Affairs at European Bioplastics e.V. Bioplastics are nothing new to the medical sector. In fact, it’s one of the sectors where bioplastics have been in use for a very long time because they offer significant benefits in terms of specific properties and functionalities. They also provide opportunities [...] European Bioplastics News · 31 Aug 2022 Global Member portrait: International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) In each issue of the European Bioplastics Newsletter, we present 5 facts about a member of European Bioplastics. In this issue, Christian Lenges, Venture Director at IFF, shares some interesting insights on his company. Christian Lenges, Venture Director at IFF 5 facts about IFF, USA: IFF has an old history - Our organizations [...] European Bioplastics News · 31 Aug 2022 Global Policy News: July / August 2022 Biomass used for energy and materials is, on the one hand, one of the key mitigation options to reach the 1.5 °C GMT (Global Mean Temperature) target set in the Paris Agreement, as highlighted by the IPCC’s reports (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) and many other key analyses. On the other hand, particularly in [...] European Bioplastics News · 31 Aug 2022 Global News from the members: July / August 2022 The Australian food packaging manufacturer Confoil and BASF have cooperated to develop a certified compostable and dual ovenable food tray based on paper. The paper tray is coated on the inside with BASF’s ecovio® PS 1606, a partly bio-based and certified compostable biopolymer especially developed for coating food packaging made of paper or board. [...] European Bioplastics News · 31 Aug 2022 Global News in brief: July / August 2022 In a world increasingly troubled by the persistent harm that plastic — manufactured in petrochemical plants — has had on the environment, companies are investing billions of dollars to ramp up production of plastics made from natural, renewable materials that can be safely composted or can biodegrade under the right conditions. Bioplastics have long [...] European Bioplastics News · 31 Aug 2022 Industry news Welcome our new Policy Analysts – Who to reach out to! Recently we welcomed 2 new Policy and Market Analysts to the ADBA team; Wasundara Doradeniya and Joanna Goad. They will mainly be engaging with policy advisors from different government departments to keep on top of the upcoming policy development relevant to each sector. Alongside this, they will also support the members with enquiries in their… ADBA (Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association) · 31 Aug 2022 Industry news Defra in warning to councils over environmental fines Local authorities have been warned by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) that they should not set budgets which assume income from environmental fines. On 26 August, Defra published a letter which Jo Churchill, minister for agri-innovation and climate adaptation, had sent to councillors in June 2022. In it, Mrs Churchill – … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 31 Aug 2022 Industry news Why reviewing packaging schemes may save you time and money under EPR The post Why reviewing packaging schemes may save you time and money under EPR appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 31 Aug 2022 Policy & government Government Property Strategy 2022-2030 The Government Property Strategy 2022-2030 sets out how we will transform the public estate, delivering savings and achieving better value for money. GOV.UK · 31 Aug 2022 Industry news UK at 46% in halfway mark for WEEE recycling Using a halfway measurement for the collection of household waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) in 2022, the UK looks likely to again fail to meets it annual recycling targets for the sector. In the first six months of the year a total of 46.1% of the target was achieved. In 2021 targets were missed … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 31 Aug 2022 Industry news Finalists unveiled for LARAC 2022 Awards The shortlisted finalists for the Local Authority Recycling Advisory Committee’s (LARAC) prestigious annual awards have been unveiled. The awards are now in their 14th year and will be held on the first night of the LARAC’s annual conference, which takes place on 5-6 October at the Hilton Metropole, Birmingham. The awards ceremony allows visitors to … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 31 Aug 2022 Industry news Inside the cruel macaque trade - The Ecologist The Ecologist · 31 Aug 2022