Recycling news: 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 Industry news Gove hears panel board concern over biomass subsidy Environment Secretary Michael Gove has heard concerns over the impact of renewable energy subsidies for biomass fuel on the availability of feedstock for the panel board industry. This comes as figures published this week have suggested that an increasing demand for waste wood as a fuel in biomass has led to a drop in the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 31 May 2019 Industry news Sharing the love(ly food) Olio Your bags are packed, and you are off on your long-awaited holiday. But wait! You realise you have half a lettuce, two tomatoes, half a packet of cheese and a bit of cucumber left in your fridge. Oh, and half a pint of milk too and half a loaf of bread. Years ago almost… Zero Waste Week · 31 May 2019 Industry news About biodegradable plastic Are you noticing a trend towards bio degradable packaging? Thinking about joining in? If so, read this first to make sure you are not just adding to a problem rather than finding a solution. You probably know that traditional plastic is made of oil. Plastic is a very versatile, durable and cheap material. It… Zero Waste Week · 31 May 2019 Industry news Essex companies fined in duty of care prosecution Two Essex companies have received fines and charges totalling more than £45,000 after sub-contracting waste clearance work to a carrier who went on to fly-tip the waste in Colchester. This included from a Colchester plant nursery which was dumped at a nearby farm and an industrial unit in the town, leading to two companies appearing … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 31 May 2019 Policy & government Landfill tax bulletin: April 2019 Monthly statistics on Landfill Tax receipts, liabilities and tonnage for the UK. GOV.UK · 31 May 2019 Council news Cycling - Chichester District Council Chichester Council · 31 May 2019 Industry news Suez ties up £1bn Greater Manchester waste contracts Suez UK has today (31 May) signed two contracts with the Greater Manchester Combined Authority to manage waste from the region’s 2.3 million residents, worth more than £1 billion. As first reported by letsrecycle.com in February, Suez won a competitive tender process to secure the contracts, seeing off competition for the work from Veolia and … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 31 May 2019 Industry news Live Labs - Transforming Local Places - adeptnet.org.uk ADEPT (Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning & Transport) · 31 May 2019 Industry news Investor Hub - Ocado Group Ocado Group media · 31 May 2019 Council news History and Heritage - Stourbridge Glass Quarter Dudley Council · 31 May 2019 Global California Assembly Approves Ambitious Measure to Cut Packaging and Plastic Waste by 75% by 2030 SACRAMENTO--Acknowledging the worldwide environmental devastation and health problems wrought by plastic and non-recycled trash, both houses of the California State Legislature have now approved identical first-of-their-kind measures to dramatically reduce plastic and packaging waste and jumpstart the in-state clean recycling economy. Senate Bill 54 (Allen) and Assembly Bill 1080 (Gonzalez), to… Break Free From Plastic · 31 May 2019 Industry news Maximising the recyclability of glass packaging - British Glass British Glass news · 30 May 2019 Industry news Used cardboard prices to fall further in June Prices in the waste paper market for used cardboard are falling fast, with some of the lowest prices in years being proposed for the month of June. Expectations within the UK are that prices for used cardboard (Old KLS/OCC) could even fall to as little as £45 per tonne at domestic mills, with overseas orders … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 May 2019 Policy & government POST at 30 Event on 2 July 2019. Join POST at the Portcullis House Atrium, to celebrate 30 years of bridging research and policy! Pop by our stand and find out what services POST offers to Members of the House of Commons and the House of Lords, Select Committees, and parliamentary staff. POST (Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology) · 30 May 2019 Council news Section 106 agreements and monitoring - Arun District Council Arun Council · 30 May 2019 Industry news News in Brief (30/05/2019) With news on: Recycling Lives completes acquisition; Casepak begins Aylesbury contract; Acumen milestone, and; Pembrokeshire plastics. Recycling Lives completes MWR acquisition Preston-based Recycling Lives has completed its acquisition of Metal & Waste Recycling Ltd (MWR) this week. The acquisition follows a process by the Competition & Markets Authority (CMA), which had stepped in following t… letsrecycle.com News · 30 May 2019 Industry news British Safety Council welcomes #AirWeShare campaign to tackle pollution British Safety Council, alarmed by new research, welcomes the #AirWeShare campaign in calling for urgent action on protecting outdoor workers from air pollution. Open Access Government — Environment · 30 May 2019 Industry news Wheelabrator looks to develop Skelton Grange EfW Energy from waste specialist Wheelabrator has announced that it is taking over plans to develop an energy recovery facility at Skelton Grange near Leeds. Plans had previously been put in place for a 300,000 tonnes per-year facility to be built at the site by the waste management company Biffa, approved in 2013, but the development … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 May 2019 Industry news Clarity Environmental announces packaging compliance scheme growth The post Clarity Environmental announces packaging compliance scheme growth appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 30 May 2019 Industry news Restrictions On Plastic Waste Exports Agreed at Basel Convention The post Restrictions On Plastic Waste Exports Agreed at Basel Convention appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 30 May 2019 Industry news PRN Prices Rise & Fall In May The post PRN Prices Rise & Fall In May appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 30 May 2019 Industry news Additional Funds for E-Waste Activity Confirmed The post Additional Funds for E-Waste Activity Confirmed appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 30 May 2019 Industry news Viridor to build Avonmouth plastics reprocessing plant Viridor has today (30 May) announced plans to develop an 80,000 tonnes-per-year capacity plastics recycling plant, processing plastics from bottles and pots, tubs and trays (PTT). Due to come online in 2020/21, it will be built adjacent to the company’s Avonmouth energy from waste plant which is under construction at the site near Bristol. Electricity … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 May 2019 Industry news Clarity Donates to Keep Britain Tidy on Behalf of Litter Pick Challenge The post Clarity Donates to Keep Britain Tidy on Behalf of Litter Pick Challenge appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 30 May 2019 Industry news Biomass demand for waste wood soars in 2018 The amount of processed waste wood in the UK being used in the biomass sector jumped by 24% to 2.1 million tonnes in 2018. But, less waste wood is arising overall with total volumes falling by 500,000 tonnes last year to 4.5 million tonnes. Compiled via an annual survey of all its members, the biomass … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 May 2019 Global Groups say goodbye to Canada waste, urge PH government to ban all waste imports immediately 30 May 2019, the Philippines - As the Philippines bid goodbye to the Canadian waste, six years after it was discovered in Philippine ports, environmental groups are calling on the Philippine government to ban all waste imports in the Philippines and ratify the Basel Ban Amendment. This follows the discovery of several other waste shipments […] Break Free From Plastic · 30 May 2019 Global California Senate Approves Ambitious Measure to Cut Packaging and Plastic Waste by 75% by 2030 SACRAMENTO--Amidst growing awareness of worldwide environmental devastation and health problems wrought by plastic and non-recycled trash, the California State Senate has approved first-of-its-kind legislation to dramatically reduce plastic and packaging waste and jumpstart the in-state clean recycling economy. Senate Bill 54 (Allen), known as the California Circular Economy and Plastic Polluti… Break Free From Plastic · 30 May 2019