Recycling news: 2021

Council news Happy Healthy Active Holidays - Telford & Wrekin Council Telford and Wrekin Council · 24 Jul 2021 Industry news Biffa found guilty in ‘mixed paper’ exports case On 23 July, a jury at Wood Green Crown Court, London, found Biffa Waste Services Ltd guilty on four counts relating to the export of waste paper for recovery to India and Indonesia. In a statement yesterday evening, Biffa reasoned that no public interest had been served in bringing the legal action as the case … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 24 Jul 2021 Council news Income and Expenditure of Council Tax Liability - forms.huntingdonshire.gov.uk Huntingdonshire Council · 23 Jul 2021 Council news SEND Local Offer - Dorset Council Dorset Council Council · 23 Jul 2021 Council news Parking Fines - East Lothian Council East Lothian Council · 23 Jul 2021 Industry news Beans Archives - FareShare FareShare · 23 Jul 2021 Industry news Learn the zero waste basics The post Learn the zero waste basics appeared first on Bristol Waste Company . Bristol Waste Company · 23 Jul 2021 Policy & government Waste collection services: guidance for local authorities How waste collectors should prioritise their collection services during extreme circumstances. GOV.UK · 23 Jul 2021 Industry news Awards for Excellence 2021 winners revealed Organics recycling firm, Severn Trent Green Power was named Recycling Business of the Year at the Awards for Excellence in Recycling and Waste Management 2021 held at London’s Landmark Hotel on Wednesday (21 July). The Awards, run by letsrecycle.com, made their come back as an in-person event this year, and welcomed guests from all areas … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Jul 2021 Global Waste-to-Hydrogen solutions for sustainable mobility On July 2021, ESWET released the following reports on Waste-to-Hydrogen: “Waste-to-Hydrogen: A Circular Approach to Waste Management and Transport“ “Waste-to-Hydrogen:... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 23 Jul 2021 Industry news It’s good to have standards A new publicly available specification (PAS) has been launched today outlining processes companies should follow to minimise the risk of plastic pellet spills to the environment. Fidra · 23 Jul 2021 Council news Contact us - Canterbury City Council Canterbury Council · 23 Jul 2021 Policy & government Mr R Ottenburger v RTS Textile Recyclers Ltd: 3331015/2018 Employment Tribunal decision. GOV.UK · 23 Jul 2021 Policy & government Team GB athletes to fly the ‘preventing plastic pollution’ flag Team GB athletes have been invited to help kick plastics out of sport by making a pledge to tackle plastic pollution. GOV.UK · 23 Jul 2021 Industry news Caroline Lucas joins Greenpeace in protest at sea against industrial fishing damaging Sussex protected areas Greenpeace activists have been joined by Caroline Lucas, Green Party MP for Brighton Pavilion, at sea in a protest against destructive industrial fishing which damages the seabed that is taking place in supposedly protected areas off the Sussex coast. Greenpeace UK · 23 Jul 2021 Industry news Biffa appears in court over paper exports Biffa Waste Service Ltd appeared at Wood Green Crown Court sitting at Hendon Magistrates’ Court yesterday (22 July), in an ongoing case over charges relating to the export of paper for recovery in India and Indonesia. Environment Agency officers say that they prevented the export of several containers of mixed waste paper from Southampton to … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Jul 2021 Policy & government Untitled - European Commission Eurostat news · 23 Jul 2021 Industry news Covid pinging exemptions available to waste sector Waste businesses and ‘local government’ have been placed in a list of sectors where workers can be made exempt from the self-isolation rules around coronavirus ‘pinging’. The move comes in the wake of huge number of people across the UK being ‘pinged’ by an app. This tells them they have been near to someone with … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Jul 2021 Global Spreading the Message: International Compost Awareness Week (2 – 8 May 2021) ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 23 Jul 2021 Council news Register to vote - Dorset Council Dorset Council Council · 22 Jul 2021 Industry news Crowned subcontractor and waste business of the year in double award whammy win! Powerday is delighted to announce that we won two awards in one day! First up was the Awards for Excellence at the Landmark Hotel in Marylebone over lunchtime where we won Waste Transfer and Skip Hir... Powerday · 22 Jul 2021 Policy & government Open access restriction at Stonar Landfill Site: outcome Find out about plans to change public access to open access land at Stonar Landfill Site in Kent. GOV.UK · 22 Jul 2021 Industry news Open letter to Tesco – “drop forest destroyers now” Dear Ken Murphy, You may have read earlier this week the Independent’s investigation revealing that global meat companies are “routinely underreporting emissions, undermining climate science and casting doubt on plant-based alternatives”. This comes just days after research published in Nature confirmed that the Brazilian Amazon has now reached a tipping point and is emitting more […] Greenpeace UK · 22 Jul 2021 Industry news Norfolk in-house HWRCs ‘progressing well’ Construction of two household waste and recycling centres (HWRCs) in Norfolk is “progressing well” and set to be complete by the end of the year, according to the Norse Group. Costing £4.65 million, the Norwich North and Norwich South recycling centres will replace the existing sites at Mile Cross and Ketteringham. They will both be … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 22 Jul 2021 Industry news Cost of waste crime rises by 53%, ESA says The total annual cost of waste-related crime in England has increased by 53% in three years, according to a recent study by the Environmental Services Association (ESA). And, the study adds that it now costs the country nearly a billion pounds a year, partly down to a rise in fly-tipping. The report, ‘counting the cost … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 22 Jul 2021 Council news Hardy's Birthplace Visitor Centre - Dorset Council Dorset Council Council · 22 Jul 2021 Policy & government Birmingham-based company’s recycling failure leads to charity donation The company has made a payment of £12,900 to the Wildlife Trust for Birmingham and The Black Country. GOV.UK · 22 Jul 2021 Industry news Get to know our volunteers; Rhys, Social Media Ambassador We have amazing people in the Repair Cafe Wales Family As part of a series on getting to know our volunteers, we’ve set a series of questions and our amazing volunteers have answered them ‘virtually’ for us. Next up in the series is our Social Media Ambassador, Rhys Q. What is your name, when did ... Repair Cafe Wales · 22 Jul 2021 Industry news Long-awaited Waste Wood Classification Guidance is Launched Long-awaited Waste Wood Classification Guidance is Launched Guidance on how to handle and process all items of waste wood is being published today (Thursday) after a four-year project led by the Wood Recyclers’ Association. The culmination of the Waste Wood Classification Project will see two separate sets of Waste Wood Assessment Guidance published, one for […] Wood Recyclers Association · 22 Jul 2021 Policy & government SSAC Occasional Paper 23: The use of public funds in supporting the mobility needs of disabled people This report considers the use of public funds in supporting the mobility needs of disabled people. GOV.UK · 22 Jul 2021 Industry news #WasteNothing Challenge: results from year two The post #WasteNothing Challenge: results from year two appeared first on Bristol Waste Company . Bristol Waste Company · 22 Jul 2021 Industry news Thank you! We’re finalists again! We’re delighted that for the third time we’ve reached the finals in the Awards for Excellence in Recycling and Waste Management. This year it’s in the Best Use of Design and Technology in a Waste Management Facility category, the third different category we've been shortlisted in since 2017. Our entry focussed on [...] Community Wood Recycling · 22 Jul 2021 Industry news Youth climate strikers’ solidarity with oil workers in Rainbow Warrior protest, calling for a just transition YOUTH climate strikers have staged a protest in the North Sea today [WEDS 21] at Scotland’s biggest offshore wind farm, calling for a just transition for oil workers. Greenpeace UK · 22 Jul 2021 Industry news Calls to ‘exempt waste sector’ from self-isolation The Conservative MP for South Swindon has called on the government to add waste and recycling workers to the list of essential workers exempted from self-isolation. Swindon borough council says it has faced staff shortages in recent weeks, compounded by an “increasing number” of employees who have been asked to self-isolate due to Covid-19. As … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 22 Jul 2021 Industry news Explore Strabane Freegle - Freegle Freegle · 22 Jul 2021 Policy & government Unlocking the value of data: Exploring the role of data intermediaries The CDEI has published a paper on data intermediaries, which was commissioned by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS). GOV.UK · 22 Jul 2021 Global Interview with EXPRA’s Joachim Quoden ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 22 Jul 2021 Industry news Investor and media enquiries - AG Barr A.G. Barr media news · 22 Jul 2021 Council news Current Vacancies - Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council Basingstoke and Deane Council · 22 Jul 2021 Policy & government Standards for the Fourth Industrial Revolution: action plan This joint action plan sets out how government, the British Standards Institution, the National Physical Laboratory, and United Kingdom Accreditation Service will work together to unlock the full potential of voluntary standards to support innovation and enable its swift and safe commercialisation. GOV.UK · 21 Jul 2021