Recycling news: 2019

Industry news G&P Batteries rebrands as Ecobat Logistics The West Midlands-based battery collection and sorting company, G&P Batteries, has changed its name to Ecobat Logistics. The name change sees the company, which is based at a site at Darlaston, near Walsall, become more closely aligned with its parent group Ecobat, which has operations across Europe. Ecobat says that it hopes the name change … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 4 Jun 2019 Policy & government Containers that held hazardous wastes or products fact sheet - pca.state.mn.us Minnesota PCA · 4 Jun 2019 Council news Complaint or compliment form - Chichester District Council Chichester Council · 4 Jun 2019 Policy & government Jail for pair of serial Home Counties fly-tippers Third man gets suspended sentence and night curfew following waste crime convictions. GOV.UK · 3 Jun 2019 Industry news Meeting Net-Zero GHG not possible without Bioenergy A new report from the UK’s leading renewable trade association has found that the sustainable use of bioenergy is core to the UK meeting its legally binding 5th Carbon Budget. By increasing its deployment by a factor of 2.5 by 2032, sustainable bioenergy, which is currently the UK’s leading source of renewable energy, has the potential to meet both the Committee on Climate Change’s (CCC) projec… REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 3 Jun 2019 Industry news South Cambs refuse workers to trial wearing shorts Refuse crews in Cambridge city, South Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire are from today (June 3) trialling wearing high-visibility shorts while carrying out collection rounds. This comes after “extensive preparation” from South Cambridgeshire council, which evaluated the risks of workers wearing shorts while emptying bins, which includes cuts from glass and other sharp items. The council also …… letsrecycle.com News · 3 Jun 2019 Global “A Fistful of Rubbish”: a new Western documentary set in the Tabernas A Fistful of Rubbish is a short documentary about a clean-up campaign happening in the Tabernas Desert in the South of Spain. The Tabernas is Europe’s only desert; its landscape is unique and when it isn’t blisteringly hot, it is easy to see how the magic of its rocky twists, raggedy outcrops, and dusty nooks […] Zero Waste Europe · 3 Jun 2019 Industry news Xscape to the future of good waste management The post Xscape to the future of good waste management appeared first on Grundon . Grundon Waste Management · 3 Jun 2019 Industry news Powerday SRF powers cement plant in the Med Powerday has signed a contract with recovered fuel exporter Andusia to supply Solid Recovered Fuel (SRF) to a cement plant in the Mediterranean. The contract for 10,000 tonnes of SRF will see this hi... Powerday · 3 Jun 2019 Industry news WRA Chair interviewed in Global Cement magazine WRA Chair Andy Hill is interviewed in the latest issue of Global Cement magazine. Read the full interview here, pages 46-47. Wood Recyclers Association · 3 Jun 2019 Industry news Northern Compliance due in court over WEEE fee The WEEE compliance scheme at the centre of a legal dispute, over a failure to meet its recycling obligation in 2017, is to appear in court later this month under the WEEE Regulations. Northern Compliance, the waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) producer compliance scheme had its approval to continue to operate as a scheme … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 3 Jun 2019 Industry news News in brief (03/06/19) With news on: Pembrokeshire begins HWRC bag checks; Luton hails fortnightly collection switch; Viridor processes seaweed alongside garden waste; FEAD releases packaging directive position paper. Pembrokeshire begins HWRC bag checks A new scheme has begun today (3 June) at six Pembrokeshire HWRCs involving checks on residual waste to ensure that recyclable materials are not being … Read More The… letsrecycle.com News · 3 Jun 2019 Industry news The Nose to Tail Approach – A solution to Reducing Food Waste? The ‘nose to tail’ approach is a food philosophy that aims to use all parts of an animal. A similar approach can also be used with fruits and vegetables, sometimes known as ‘root to fruit’, whereby all parts of a crop that are edible in one form or another are used. Many top chefs have… Zero Waste Week · 3 Jun 2019 Industry news Jail sentences for ‘commercial scale’ fly-tipping Three men have been given prison sentences and ordered to pay back more than £250,000 for their role in a “commercial scale” fly-tipping operation across Essex and East London. The trio were sentenced at Snaresbrook Crown Court last week, having been convicted of dumping hundreds of tonnes of waste at five locations across Barking, Havering, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 3 Jun 2019 Industry news ABF announces joint venture with Wilmar International - Associated British Foods Associated British Foods news · 3 Jun 2019 Industry news Archives for June 3, 2019 - Food Manufacture Food Manufacture · 3 Jun 2019 Global The Deadliest Fraud of Our Time-Plastic Cigarette Filters Most people, even regular smokers, think cigarette filters are made from cotton. That’s perhaps the reason why most smokers throw away cigarette butts on the street, or even in the sewers. In fact, most modern cigarette filters are made from “Cellulose Acetate”, a form of plastic that takes 12 years to fully degrade in nature. […] Break Free From Plastic · 3 Jun 2019 Industry news ‘Bang out of order’ — London mayor calls on PM to demand Trump take action on climate The post ‘Bang out of order’ — London mayor calls on PM to demand Trump take action on climate appeared first on Unearthed . Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 2 Jun 2019 Council news Bin collection - Cambuslang-Rutherglen - South Lanarkshire Council South Lanarkshire Council · 2 Jun 2019 Council news Bin collection - East Kilbride - South Lanarkshire Council South Lanarkshire Council · 2 Jun 2019 Industry news Contact us - Ocado Group Ocado Group media · 1 Jun 2019 Policy & government 1 EINLEITUNG - Umweltbundesamt Österreich Umweltbundesamt Austria · 1 Jun 2019 Council news Transport and streets - Chichester District Council Chichester Council · 1 Jun 2019 Council news Community assessments - Chichester District Council Chichester Council · 1 Jun 2019 Industry news Organics Recycling Magazine Summer 2019 REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 1 Jun 2019 Council news Postcode Sectors - East Ayrshire Council - East Ayrshire Council East Ayrshire Council · 31 May 2019 Council news EAST AYRSHIRE COUNCIL - East Ayrshire Council East Ayrshire Council · 31 May 2019 Council news Council tax exemptions - Chichester District Council Chichester Council · 31 May 2019 Industry news RHI Grace Period to be extended following industry campaign The Government announced that they will be extending the RHI grace period following a coordinated industry campaign.Under previous RHI regulations, all plants with a Tariff Guarantee would have needed to commence injection of biomethane by 31st January 2020 or 183 days after the date on which the applicant expected the injection to commence.. REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 31 May 2019 Industry news Education - East London Waste Authority East London Waste Authority · 31 May 2019 Industry news Veolia invests £1 million at Dagenham plastics plant Veolia has invested over £1 million in its Dagenham plastic milk bottle recycling facility, as it seeks to increase production of food-grade rHDPE at the plant. The investment, which includes installation of a new granulator, new processing kit and an upgraded washing process, will increase the total food-grade rHDPE production capacity of the facility by … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 31 May 2019 Global News in brief: May 2019 Shoes by Timberland Timberland increases the use of renewable materials in its shoes In 2018, a total of 69% of all Timberland footwear shipped in 2018 contained major components (e.g., uppers, linings, and outsoles) with at least 10% recycled, organic or renewable (ROR) content, up slightly from 67% the previous year. Renewable materials [...] European Bioplastics News · 31 May 2019 Global The new RoadToBio Roadmap shows how to increase the share of bio-based row materials to 25% in the EU chemical industry by 2030 RoadToBio started in May 2017 to develop a roadmap outlining a path for achieving a 25 % share of bio-based products in the EU organic chemical industry in 2030 (as compared to 10 % share in 2016). The roadmap is intended to provide an evidence-based foundation for the EU chemical industry upon which future [...] European Bioplastics News · 31 May 2019 Global Member portrait: FKuR Mr Patrick Zimmermann, Director Marketing & Sales of FKuR In each issue of the Bioplastics Bulletin, we present five facts about a member of European Bioplastics. This month, Mr Patrick Zimmermann, Director Marketing & Sales of FKuR, shares some information on one of the leading suppliers of bioplastics granulates for flexible packaging [...] European Bioplastics News · 31 May 2019 Global nova-Institute explores ways to achieve a renewable carbon chemical industry in the European Union The European chemical industry faces enormous challenges to meet the climate goals set by the European Commission in the framework of the Paris Agreement. This agreement aims at keeping a global temperature rise below 2°C above pre-industrial levels and to limit the temperature increase even further to 1.5°C. In this context, the position paper [...] European Bioplastics News · 31 May 2019 Council news Dudley Canal & Caverns - Dudley Council Dudley Council · 31 May 2019 Council news Governance arrangements - Eastleigh Borough Council Eastleigh Council · 31 May 2019 Policy & government Mr P Odrowski v Wiser Recycling Ltd: 3334145/2018 Employment Tribunal decision. GOV.UK · 31 May 2019 Industry news UK creates ‘Blue Belt’ of marine conservation zones Environment Secretary Michael Gove has today (31 May) created 41 new Marine Conservation Zones, marking an expansion to the UK's ‘Blue Belt’ that is twice the size of England. Open Access Government — Environment · 31 May 2019 Council news Commercial waste information and advice - Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council Merthyr Tydfil Council · 31 May 2019