Recycling news: 2022

Industry news Morrisons doubles down on switch to Tetra Pak milk cartons Supermarket chain Morrisons has defended the decision to switch its own brand milk bottles from plastic to Tetra Pak cartons, saying that “cartons form part of the government’s plans for alignment on kerbside collections”. The decision in February 2022 drew criticism from plastic recyclers, with the plastics recycling charity Recoup saying the move “doesn’t stack … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 22 Aug 2022 Global Women of Waste (WOW!) celebrates South Africa’s Women’s Month ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 22 Aug 2022 Industry news Energy price cap – what does it mean for your organisation? Utility Aid, who recently joined our Suppliers' Suite, are guests on the blog this week explaining everything you need to know about the energy price cap and how it will effect your organisation. Reuse Network · 22 Aug 2022 Policy & government Underwater cultural heritage - DCCEEW Australian DCCEEW · 22 Aug 2022 Policy & government EUROPEAN COMMISSION Brussels, 22.8.2022 C(2022) 5938 final GUIDELINES The Rules Governing Medicinal Products in the European Un - health.ec.europa.eu Eurostat news · 22 Aug 2022 Industry news The Royal Mint’s circular laptops and street-wide energy efficiency schemes: The sustainability success stories of the week As part of our Mission Possible campaign, edie brings you this weekly round-up of five of the best sustainable business success stories of the week. In this week's edition, Hubbub and OVO's partnership for energy-efficient homes in Glasgow, and much more. edie — Circular Economy tag · 21 Aug 2022 Industry news Altilium Metals Invited to Present at Upcoming Circular Economy Forum Altilium Metals is pleased to present its lithium-ion battery recycling process at the upcoming 5th Indonesia Circular Economy Forum. Join Dr Christian Marston, CTO and Director of Altilitech, as he presents how recycling lithium-ion battery waste can add value to the supply chain by closing the loop on critical metals and how we can [...] Altilium news · 21 Aug 2022 Council news OmniEXPORT - Halton Borough Council Halton Council · 20 Aug 2022 Council news OmniEXPORT - Halton Borough Council Halton Council · 20 Aug 2022 Global Suprema Corte de Justicia se manifiesta en contra de los avances en la prohibición de plásticos en Oaxaca protegiendo los intereses de FEMSA Coca-Cola En menos de 10 minutos y con 4 votos a favor, la Segunda Sala de la SCJN exenta de cumplir las prohibiciones de PET y unicel en Oaxaca a dos […] GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 19 Aug 2022 Industry news Sign up to this workshop to have your say on the Improved reporting of food waste by large food businesses in England consultation ADBA will be responding to the consultation on improved reporting of food waste by large food businesses in England and this is your chance to input your views. The workshop will be held on Teams on Friday the 26th of August from 10-11AM. Jo will be guiding the session and listening to your views to… ADBA (Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association) · 19 Aug 2022 Global CEFLEX ‘Quality Recycling Process’ Task team develop mono-material duplex laminated pouches using PP recyclates CEFLEX (Circular Economy for Flexible Packaging) · 19 Aug 2022 Industry news News in brief (19/08/2022) With news on: Hamilton strikes Highland deal and reaches mattress milestone; Suffolk backs battery campaign after fire at MRF; Renfrewshire to upgrade recycling centres with funding; and, suspended sentences for two men who burned waste at Northampton site. Hamilton strikes Highland deal and reaches mattress milestone Musselburgh-based Hamilton Waste and Recycling has been awarded a … Read More… letsrecycle.com News · 19 Aug 2022 Industry news Hills fined £190,000 after ‘fatal fall’ Wiltshire-based Hills Waste Solutions Limited has been fined £190,000 after a contractor died after falling seven metres while carrying out maintenance work, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) says. Philip Glasson, described by the HSE as an “experienced maintenance contractor”, sustained fatal injuries in a fall on 18 November 2020 while working on a mechanical … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 19 Aug 2022 Industry news MPE Food Contact WG Minutes 19 April 2022 The post MPE Food Contact WG Minutes 19 April 2022 appeared first on MPMA . MPMA (Metal Packaging Manufacturers Association) · 19 Aug 2022 Industry news LGA calls for new fly-tipping sentencing guidelines The Local Government Association (LGA) has called on the government to review magistrates’ sentencing guidelines for fly-tipping. In a statement yesterday (18 August) the cross-party organisation representing local authorities in England and Wales said a review could make court action “more worthwhile” for councils and reduce fly-tipping in communities. The LGA issued its call alongside … Read … letsrecycle.com News · 19 Aug 2022 Industry news UN Ocean Treaty negotiations stall as activists march for the oceans New York, 19 August 2022 – In their first week, UN negotiations for a new Global Ocean Treaty are stalling due to a lack of political will. In response, activists marched for the oceans with Greenpeace USA in New York City outside the United Nations yesterday, with representatives from frontline communities addressing the crowd and calling […] Greenpeace UK · 19 Aug 2022 Industry news East Hampshire reviews Norse contract amid driver woes East Hampshire district council says it has instructed officers to investigate an “expedited exit” from its collections contract as it struggles to complete rounds due to a lack of drivers and loaders. Currently, Norfolk council-owned Norse South East collects residents’ waste under a deal which sees Havant borough council responsible for East Hampshire’s waste collection … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 19 Aug 2022 Industry news Cory commits to net zero by 2040 Waste management company Cory has outlined a string of sustainability pledges in its 2021 sustainability report, including underlining its commitment of achieving net zero by 2040. Headline stats from the report showed Cory processed 782,000 tonnes of waste in 2021, up from 731,000 the previous year, while it recycled 71,000 tonnes of material in both … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 19 Aug 2022 Industry news DS Smith named Packaging Company of the Year - DS Smith DS Smith (International Paper) · 19 Aug 2022 Industry news Machine Systems - DS Smith DS Smith (International Paper) · 19 Aug 2022 Council news Short breaks statement - South Tyneside Council South Tyneside Council · 18 Aug 2022 Industry news Packaging Solutions for Industries - DS Smith DS Smith (International Paper) · 18 Aug 2022 Policy & government Historical UK breweries at New Zealand’s biggest beer festival 10 iconic and sustainable British breweries are being featured on the GREAT Britain stand at Beervana in Wellington. GOV.UK · 18 Aug 2022 Industry news ReNew ELP awards px Group O&M Contract at World’s First Commercial Scale Plastic Recycling Plant The post ReNew ELP awards px Group O&M Contract at World’s First Commercial Scale Plastic Recycling Plant appeared first on Mura Technology . Mura Technology news · 18 Aug 2022 Council news Pay your Council Tax - Eastleigh Borough Council Eastleigh Council · 18 Aug 2022 Global Global 1.5˚C Target will Not Be Possible Unless More Countries Commit to Reducing Plastic and Other Waste, Study Find Glasgow, United Kingdom– An analysis published today by the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) finds that more than a quarter of countries’ climate plans are neglecting an essential climate strategy: reducing waste, despite the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) identifying waste management as one of three sectors with the greatest potential to reduce temperature … GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 18 Aug 2022 Industry news TRA slams Basel Convention standards at European Conference 31st May 2022 Britain’s Tyre Recovery Association has slammed the waste compliance standards of some signatories to the Basel Convention at this year’s European Tyre Recycling Association Conference taking place in Brussels this week. Explaining his association’s criticism, association director, Peter Taylor, complained that signatories to the Convention were simply allowed to “mark their own… Tyre Recovery Association · 18 Aug 2022 Industry news India move to mandate end-of-life tyre recycling a welcome move 18th January 2022 The Indian government’s announcement of an action plan for the management of its increasing volumes of waste tyres is welcomed by the UK Tyre Recovery Association as a much-needed response to a growing environmental challenge. Along with its rapidly rising vehicle population waste tyre arisings, have also been swelling exponentially, but so… Tyre Recovery Association · 18 Aug 2022 Industry news Aberdeenshire to replace ‘expensive’ diamond lift bins Aberdeenshire council is preparing to replace 77,000 diamond lift bins in the Marr and Kincardine and Mearns areas with wheeled containers which have a comb lift mechanism. Diamond lift bins have a large lip on the front, meaning they can be lifted by equipment developed by Terberg Matec UK. However, the council says the comb … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 Aug 2022 Industry news It’s time to invest in 2nd generation robots In her latest blog, Technical Sales Manager Zoe Cook considers what we can expect to hear at RWM Letsrecycle Live, taking place on 14th and 15th September. As we prepare to attend RWM Letsrecycle Live at the NEC in September, we’re reminded of the insightful conversations that we had at the last large show this... Recycleye news · 18 Aug 2022 Industry news WRAP unveils Food Waste Action Week 2023 Resources charity WRAP has announced its third annual Food Waste Action Week will run from 6-12 March next year, with Ocado Retail as the first campaign sponsor. The 2023 campaign is set to focus on the theme of ‘Win. Don’t bin’, highlighting “how valuable food is in our lives, how it unites people and how … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 Aug 2022 Industry news Most waste crimes committed ‘under cover’ of legitimacy, Interpol says Interpol says the “large majority” of ‘pollution crime’ suspects are businesspeople operating under the cover of a legitimate firm or as a network of individual brokers. Earlier this month (4 August), Interpol published a report on the relationship between organised crime and so-called pollution crime, an umbrella term describing a range of criminal activities, including … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 Aug 2022 Council news Green Grid Community Forum - Swale Borough Council Swale Council · 18 Aug 2022 Policy & government Sustainable Manufacturing and Environmental Pollution (SMEP) programme: reducing plastics pollution in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia (research and innovation) 2019 to 2024 Call for concepts to pilot innovative, investible, pollution mitigation concepts in East Africa, waste-to-energy inputs and intercepting by-products. GOV.UK · 18 Aug 2022 Industry news Scott Bros supports Teesside Family Foundation community allotment project SCOTT BROS provided a grab lorry free of charge to support Teesside Family Foundation’s project to create community allotment plots to be used by pupils at Middlesbrough’s Discovery Special Academy. The charity, which has enlisted the help of several local businesses involved in the construction industry, has succeeded in levelling the overgrown site, generating a... Skip & Waste Magazine · 18 Aug 2022 Industry news Barrow and FCC agree termination of waste contract Barrow-in-Furness borough council has announced it will be moving its waste services in-house in October, following a “mutual termination” of its contract with FCC Environment. The pair have agreed to end the deal, first signed in 2017, two years early, and the council will now move in-house on 10 October 2022. The move comes as … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 Aug 2022 Industry news Automotive standard packaging - DS Smith DS Smith (International Paper) · 18 Aug 2022 Industry news Apply for a job & become part of a world-leading organisation - DS Smith DS Smith (International Paper) · 18 Aug 2022 Industry news Become part of a world-leading organisation - DS Smith DS Smith (International Paper) · 18 Aug 2022