Recycling news: 2019

Council news Bin and Rubbish Collections - Nottingham City Council Nottingham Council · 8 May 2019 Council news Councillor Heather Skibsted - Peterborough City Council Peterborough Council · 8 May 2019 Council news Job Opportunities - Nottingham City Council Nottingham Council · 8 May 2019 Council news Council Tax - Nottingham City Council Nottingham Council · 8 May 2019 Industry news Hertfordshire to build new HWRC in Ware Work to build a new Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC) in Ware, Hertfordshire will start in June, with the existing site closing on 29 May 2019. Hertfordshire county council said its new ‘supersite’ will be four times larger than the existing site and will include: • A split level design allowing the majority of waste … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 May 2019 Industry news ‘Work to be done’ ahead of Scottish landfill ban The Scottish Government has said it is working with local authorities that have yet to procure waste treatment solutions ahead of the country’s ban on biodegradable municipal waste to landfill. And, officials have expressed frustration that many councils are ‘unprepared’ for the ban – which is due to come into effect from 2021. The comments … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 May 2019 Council news Banking Through The Years, Stockton High Street - Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council Stockton-on-Tees Council · 8 May 2019 Council news Councillor Don Pringle - Broxtowe Broxtowe Council · 7 May 2019 Council news Charles Woodgate - Dover District Council Dover Council · 7 May 2019 Policy & government Climate change and agriculture Agriculture is highly vulnerable to climate change impacts, which has implications for food security. This POSTnote examines measures to reduce the impacts of food production and agricultural land use on climate change (mitigation) and to adapt agricultural land use to that change (adaptation). POST (Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology) · 7 May 2019 Industry news CRNS Membership Infographic (PDF) Summary information from our 2019 membership survey. Circular Communities Scotland · 7 May 2019 Industry news News in brief (07/05/2019) With news on: B&M teams up with Bruntwood; Hamilton adds electric vehicles to fleet; Bexley residents donate through Green Points; ASH Group announces midlands depot opening B&M teams up with Bruntwood Manchester-based commercial property company Bruntwood has appointed B&M Waste Services as its waste and recycling partner. The contract was awarded to B&M Waste, after … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 May 2019 Industry news Eyes on plastic and aluminium in Q1 packaging data Some concerns have been raised over plastics and aluminium recycling performance in Q1 2019 packaging recycling data, despite a largely positive performance in other materials. Provisional packaging recycling data for the first quarter of 2019, published on the National Packaging Waste Database (NWPD) website, gives an indication of how much packaging waste has been recycled … Read More The pos… letsrecycle.com News · 7 May 2019 Council news Dodshon’s Fountain - Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council Stockton-on-Tees Council · 7 May 2019 Council news Mr Moores' Legacy - Queen Street School, Thornaby in the 1960s - Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council Stockton-on-Tees Council · 7 May 2019 Global Hitachi Zosen Inova Hands EfW Plant in Edinburgh Over to Client On 18 April 2019, Hitachi Zosen Inova (HZI) handed over the Energy from Waste (EfW) plant in Millerhill (Edinburgh) to... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 7 May 2019 Industry news Sarah Poulter becomes CIWM chief executive The Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM) has confirmed that Sarah Poulter will take on the role of chief executive after the departure of the former deputy chief executive Chris Murphy. The pair had both become joint executive directors in a restructure last year in the wake of the departure of the former chief executive, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 May 2019 Industry news ‘Unreported’ WEEE in spotlight of research project Research into ‘unreported’ recycling of waste electricals, believed to take place outside of the official WEEE system, will be concluded by the end of 2019. The work will be carried out by a team of researchers from the University of Lancaster, alongside compliance schemes Repic and Valpak and the sustainability consultancy Anthesis. Anticipated to cost … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 May 2019 Industry news ALE launches 10,000 tonne lifter - KHL Group Demolition & Recycling International (KHL) · 7 May 2019 Global RAK Ph Mountaineers Commits to Break Free from Plastic In 2012, Random Act of Kindness – RAK Ph Mountaineers was formed by individuals from different ethnic and regional backgrounds, professions and affiliations with one goal: to climb the Philippines’ most beautiful mountains. In every climb, RAK Ph Mountaineers developed not just the sense of adventure but also the love for nature. As we walk […] Break Free From Plastic · 7 May 2019 Global Single-Use Plastics Ban in Indonesia: Evidence of the Implementation of Waste Management Act Jakarta (29 April 2019). The upsurge of bans of single-use plastics in Indonesia, such as plastic bags, is proof that Indonesia is able to overcome its plastic pollution problem. After Dr. Jenna Jambeck’s research publication in the journal Science in 2015 which mentions Indonesia as the second largest marine plastic polluter in the world, Indonesia has […] Break Free From Plastic · 7 May 2019 Policy & government Call for project proposals under International Programme 2019-20 The British Embassy Yerevan has now opened its call for project bids under International Programme 2019-20. GOV.UK · 6 May 2019 Industry news ‘We are losing the web of life’: why the global nature crisis is as dangerous as climate change The post ‘We are losing the web of life’: why the global nature crisis is as dangerous as climate change appeared first on Unearthed . Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 6 May 2019 Global Global Reporting Initiative’s Waste Standard Exposure Draft is Out for Public Comment Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) is the independent international organization that helps businesses, governments and other organizations understand and communicate their sustainability impacts. The draft Standard will update GRI 306: Effluents and Waste 2016. ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 6 May 2019 Global Meet our members – Zero Waste Switzerland Zero Waste Europe is happy to introduce the blog series “Meet our members”. Through this series of monthly interviews we want to give you a chance to get to know our members and the work they are doing. Meet Michelle Sandmeier from Zero Waste Switzerland Hi Michelle, can you give us a brief introduction to […] Zero Waste Europe · 6 May 2019 Industry news Peterborough ERF - Viridor Viridor · 5 May 2019 Industry news Runcorn EFW - Viridor Viridor · 5 May 2019 Industry news Exeter EfW - Viridor Viridor · 5 May 2019 Industry news Energy Recovery - Viridor Viridor · 5 May 2019 Policy & government Evidence week 2019 Series of events starting the week of 24 June 2019. Following the success of last year's inaugural Evidence Week, the Evidence Pods are back to provide parliamentarians and their staff access to resources, tools and data on prominent and complex policy areas ranging from drones, food safety, road traffic and air quality, to artificial intelligence. POST (Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology) · 5 May 2019 Council news Councillor Paul Arnott - East Devon District Council East Devon Council · 4 May 2019 Global Norway’s groundbreaking amendment to stop plastic dumping gains massive support 04/05/19, 1330, GENEVA Contact: Von Hernandez #breakfreefromplastic Global Coordinator, von@breakfreefromplastic.org, +63 917 526 3050 Today, at 14th Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention (COP14), discussions began on the amendment proposed by Norway and supported by more than 600,000 people around the world which would restrict the international trade of plastic waste. If passed, […] Break Free From Plastic · 4 May 2019 Council news Councillor Richard Overton - Telford & Wrekin Council Telford and Wrekin Council · 4 May 2019 Council news Contact details - Broxtowe Broxtowe Council · 4 May 2019 Council news Committee details - Cabinet - Telford & Wrekin Council Telford and Wrekin Council · 3 May 2019 Industry news Recycling – Issue 14 Summer 2019 The post Recycling – Issue 14 Summer 2019 appeared first on The Recycling Association . The Recycling Association · 3 May 2019 Industry news Tax rate hike for domestic Solar, Storage and Biomass Boiler markets contested by industry A sudden consultation released by HMRC, which closes today, proposes to increase VAT rates for technologies such as solar, biomass boilers, and energy storage. The VAT rate hike from 5% to 20% for many domestic installations will make it more expensive for households to reduce their carbon footprint and further slow deploymentThe hike comes off the back of wider withdrawal of policy support and… REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 3 May 2019 Industry news Solar heat is melting the world’s largest Antarctic ice shelf An international team of researchers found that the largest Antarctic ice shelf is melting 10 times faster than the overall ice shelf average due to solar heating of the surrounding ocean surface. Open Access Government — Environment · 3 May 2019 Industry news FareShare Bites : news, volunteering opportunities and other updates - FareShare FareShare · 3 May 2019 Industry news Action plan for food waste launched in Scotland The Scottish Government has launched a new Action Plan and campaign to encourage the nation to reduce and recycle food waste to help tackle climate change. The Scottish Government and Zero Waste Scotland unveiled the plans at the end of April to help reduce Scotland’s food waste by one third by 2025 – equivalent to … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 3 May 2019