Recycling news: 2021

Industry news Powerday advances to a Carbon Neutral Fleet In pursuance of Pillar 3 within of its recently published Sustainability and Wellness Manifesto, Powerday are pleased to announce progression to a fully certified carbon neutral fleet. Working wit... Powerday · 15 Jul 2021 Policy & government The Coal Authority annual report and accounts 2020 to 2021 Coal Authority annual report and accounts for the financial year April 2020 to March 2021. GOV.UK · 15 Jul 2021 Industry news ‘Gradual approach’ best for contamination, Re3 says Re3 has determined that a “gradual change” to policy thresholds may be the way forward in order to drive contamination rates down. It comes in the wake of a contamination project which Re3, the waste partnership between Bracknell Forest, Reading and Wokingham borough councils and FCC Environment, ran for ten weeks starting from August 2020. … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Jul 2021 Global Taxpayer’s money keeps flowing into dirty heating – New analysis Despite calls to phase out gas boilers by 2025 to achieve EU climate neutrality goals, EU governments continue to pour public money into fossil fuel heating. A new analysis shows that 16 out of 27 member states are still subsidizing different types of dirty heating, which is hampering the deployment of clean heating technologies. Time is running out for the European Union to decarbonise the hea… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 15 Jul 2021 Industry news Prince of Wales awards City Harvest co-founder, Laura Winningham, with OBE The post Prince of Wales awards City Harvest co-founder, Laura Winningham, with OBE appeared first on City Harvest . City Harvest London · 15 Jul 2021 Global Why EU’s ‘Fit for 55’ is unfit and unfair The European Commission’s ‘Fit for 55’ package is high on planet-saving rhetoric but low on ambition. It leaves the door open for fossil fuels to stay in the EU energy system for at least another two decades and lands EU citizens, instead of polluting industries, with the bill for the green transition. Alberto Vela and Khaled Diab report. Yesterday, the European Commission released the latest i… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 15 Jul 2021 Industry news REA response to the electric vehicle elements of the Transport Decarbonisation Plan: ‘Without bold action, the government’s desire to end the sale of new petrol and diesel vehicles may not be achieved’ REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 15 Jul 2021 Industry news REA reaction to RTFO consultation response and Transport Decarbonisation Plan proposals for fuel REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 15 Jul 2021 Industry news UK recycling rate creeps upwards in 2019 The UK’s overall household recycling rate, including incinerator bottom ash (IBA), increased by 1.2% in the 2019 calendar year to 46.2%. Excluding IBA, England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales recorded a combined rate of 45.4%, up from 44.3% in 2018. The statistics published by Defra this morning (15 July) will be sent to the European … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Jul 2021 Council news Fostering in Gwynedd | Foster Wales Gwynedd - Foster Wales Gwynedd Gwynedd Council · 15 Jul 2021 Policy & government Vital river bank repair work is complete The Environment Agency has completed work ahead of schedule to repair a heavily eroded river bank in Haydon Bridge, Northumberland. GOV.UK · 15 Jul 2021 Industry news Agency shifts approach to compliance and pollution The Environment Agency has written to stakeholders in the waste sector to inform them of a change in the way it scores environmental permit breaches in compliance assessment reports. Certain waste operation permits granted before 6 April 2008 became subject to new management system conditions relating to pollution from 7 April 2019. These new conditions … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Jul 2021 Council news Missed bin collection - Dorset Council Dorset Council Council · 15 Jul 2021 Industry news Metal recycling firm expands capabilities in the North East with second deep sea port Derbyshire-based metal recycling and waste management specialist, Ward, has opened its second deep sea export facility at Redcar Bulk Terminal... Ward Recycling · 15 Jul 2021 Industry news Green Financing Framework enfinium's Green Financing Framework document. enfinium · 15 Jul 2021 Industry news Grundon steams in to support Cholsey & Wallingford Heritage Railway The post Grundon steams in to support Cholsey & Wallingford Heritage Railway appeared first on Grundon . Grundon Waste Management · 15 Jul 2021 Policy & government Right to Buy Sales in England: January to March 2021 Official statistics on the number of sales of dwellings under the Right to Buy scheme in England. GOV.UK · 15 Jul 2021 Global EREMA GROUP Joins Chemical Recycling Europe Advocating for advanced technology to make plastics more circular ANSFELDEN, AUSTRIA and BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, July 15, 2021 — Chemical Recycling Europe is pleased to welcome EREMA Group, a plastics recycling machine manufacturer and provider of services related to the recycling process, as a new member of the association. The EREMA Group’s pioneering work started in […] Chemical Recycling Europe · 15 Jul 2021 Industry news ‘No magic formula’ to stop lithium battery fires Organisations representing the waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) sector across Europe have joined forces to tackle the frequency of fires caused by lithium batteries. On 12 July, the WEEE Forum compliance scheme association and EuRIC, the confederation representing the interests of the European recycling industries at EU level, published a report on the fires. … Read More The pos… letsrecycle.com News · 15 Jul 2021 Policy & government Mr J Brown and Mr B Hoggins v Sips Eco Panel Systems Ltd: 4104216/2020 and 4104222/2020 Employment Tribunal decision. GOV.UK · 15 Jul 2021 Council news Sport and leisure - Dorset Council Dorset Council Council · 15 Jul 2021 Council news Council Tax - Dorset Council Dorset Council Council · 15 Jul 2021 Industry news Discover our Packaging Solutions - DS Smith DS Smith (International Paper) · 15 Jul 2021 Industry news What policies are needed to put the whole financial sector on track to deliver net zero? Josie Murdoch, Senior Policy Officer at the Aldersgate Group assesses the policy action needed from government to accelerate progress on green finance in the UK Aldersgate Group · 14 Jul 2021 Council news Licensing Register - licensing.east-ayrshire.gov.uk East Ayrshire Council · 14 Jul 2021 Industry news WRA Waste Wood Classification Guidance Update The long-awaited guidance for operators working within the waste wood industry on how to handle and process all items of wood is planned for release by the end of the month. Unfortunately delays in waiting for clarification on whether all four of the UK’s regulators will work to the same guidance meant we were unable […] Wood Recyclers Association · 14 Jul 2021 Global Press release: “Fit for 55” package is an incomplete toolbox for the industrial energy transition, cautions the paper industry The European pulp and paper industry fully supports the EU objective to reach climate neutrality by 2050. But the presented today “Fit for 55” legislative package is an incomplete toolbox. Cepi calls on co-legislators to give strong political support to measures that enable our sector to contribute – with decarbonised production, product substitution and sustainable […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 14 Jul 2021 Industry news New amendment brings major change to packaging legislation in Finland At the end of June 2021, the Finnish Parliament adopted new waste legislation which will come into force in August 2021. Valpak’s International Account Manager, Lauren Shrimpton, looks at this large legislative package and its far-reaching implications for producers across the world. Valpak · 14 Jul 2021 Policy & government CCC responds to Government’s Transport Decarbonisation Plan The Climate Change Committee (CCC) has issued an initial response to the Government’s Transport Decarbonisation Plan and ‘Jet Zero’ consultation. Climate Change Committee · 14 Jul 2021 Policy & government Consulting on ending the sale of new petrol, diesel and hybrid cars and vans Consultation on ending the sale of new petrol, diesel and hybrid cars and vans by 2035 or earlier if a faster transition appears feasible. GOV.UK · 14 Jul 2021 Global “Fit for 55” – The waste management sector works together to reduce emissions On the day of the publication of the “Fit for 55” climate package, ESWET aims to reaffirm Waste-to-Energy’s essential contribution... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 14 Jul 2021 Industry news Agency drops default ‘enclosed building’ rule EXCLUSIVE: Industry experts have reacted to the Environment Agency’s updated guidance document on appropriate measures for permitted waste facilities. The finalised document was published on Monday (12 July). It comes after the Agency ran a consultation between September and November 2020, on a draft guidance document it published on appropriate measures for permitted facilities. This … Read Mo… letsrecycle.com News · 14 Jul 2021 Policy & government Green Jobs Taskforce report Findings and recommendations from the Green Jobs Taskforce. GOV.UK · 14 Jul 2021 Industry news Resource Futures recognised as a ‘Best For The World™’ B Corp Resource Futures has been named by B Lab as a ‘Best for the World™’ B Corp in the impact area of Governance. We have been ranked in the top 5% of all B Corporations in our size group worldwide for our overall mission, ethics, accountability, and transparency. Resource Futures · 14 Jul 2021 Global Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism – The European Container Glass Industry position In the absence of equivalent measures taken by other regions of the world regarding carbon pricing, CBAM is one of the possible options to protect EU industries against the risk of carbon leakage. In this respect, CBAM deserves to be carefully examined. However, FEVE is of the opinion that, at this stage, it is extremely […] FEVE (European Container Glass Federation) · 14 Jul 2021 Global EU’s ‘Fit for 55’ is unfit and unfair The European Commission is missing another historic opportunity to phase out fossil fuels in the ‘Fit for 55’ package, leaving the door open for coal, gas […] European Environmental Bureau · 14 Jul 2021 Industry news Co-op to roll out soft plastic collections nationwide The Co-op supermarket chain is to launch “Europe’s most extensive” in-store recycling scheme for plastic bags and product wrapping this month. Recycling units for ‘soft’ plastics will launch in 1,500 Co-op stores this month and 2,300 stores by November, the supermarket chain announced last week (9 July). The group has around 2,600 stores across the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 14 Jul 2021 Industry news Statement: Ward vehicle at Tollerton ”We are aware on Wednesday 14th July one of our vehicles was involved in a traffic incident under the testing... Ward Recycling · 14 Jul 2021 Global Sorting residual waste is necessary to mitigate climate change Waste to energy (WTE) plant operators often say that there is little they can do to limit the greenhouse gas emissions from burning waste. They claim that waste arriving at WTE facilities is waste that cannot be recycled and therefore, there is not much they can do to avoid emissions from burning it. Yet, an […] Zero Waste Europe · 14 Jul 2021 Industry news AO opens reuse facility in Crewe Online electricals retailer AO has opened a ‘rework’ facility at its warehouse in Crewe, which will give appliances a “new lease of life”. Operating out of its Latchford warehouse, appliances returned by customers will be “thoroughly tested” with the aim of reselling them. Since opening last month, the facility is currently handling approximately 900 appliances … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 14 Jul 2021