Recycling news: 2021

Policy & government 1. When appropriate measures apply Who this guidance is for, assessing appropriate measures for your site, the measures that apply to different types of facilities and implementing measures at new and existing facilities. GOV.UK · 12 Jul 2021 Policy & government 8. Process efficiency appropriate measures These are process efficiency appropriate measures for a regulated facility permitted to store, treat or transfer (or both) non-hazardous and inert waste. GOV.UK · 12 Jul 2021 Industry news Wimbledon 2021 welcomes City Harvest The post Wimbledon 2021 welcomes City Harvest appeared first on City Harvest . City Harvest London · 12 Jul 2021 Industry news Make memories, not mess The post Make memories, not mess appeared first on Keep Wales Tidy . Keep Wales Tidy · 12 Jul 2021 Industry news £21m needed to collect WEEE at kerbside Up to £21.2 million would be required to extend kerbside collections of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) to all UK households, research published last week suggested. A further £9.9 million per year would be required in operating costs. The research was published on 8 July. It was commissioned by Material Focus, the not-for-profit organisation … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 Jul 2021 Industry news Countrystyle enters into partnership with Soham Town Rangers Soham Town Rangers Football Club, based in Cambridgeshire are currently members of the Northern Premier League Division One Midlands and […] Countrystyle Recycling · 12 Jul 2021 Council news Housing - North Devon Council North Devon Council · 12 Jul 2021 Policy & government Moving finance towards our clean, green, and resilient future COP26 President-Designate Alok Sharma at the Venice Climate Conference, organised by the Italian finance ministry and central bank GOV.UK · 11 Jul 2021 Global Agriculture WG meeting on the assessment of agriculture in the Fit for 55 package – 22 July – Online On the 14th of July, the European Commission is expected to publish its Fit for 55 package. This package will include 12 climate and energy […] European Environmental Bureau · 11 Jul 2021 Industry news Carbon Emissions of Data Usage Increasing Companies are increasingly using cloud (hosting) services facilitated by external data centres to store their company data, and to run their websites and shops. The amount of electricity needed to run these data centres is enormous; with the greenhouse gas emissions resulting from data centres exceeding the emissions from flying. And due to Covid-19, with... Anthesis Group · 10 Jul 2021 Global People in the Heart of Sustainable Change – 25 August – Online Wednesday 25 August, 14:00-15:30 CEST Please register here Are you interested in creating sustainable everyday life in your region? Would you like to be part […] European Environmental Bureau · 10 Jul 2021 Global Reuse Report: reusable packaging target of 50% by 2030 in key sectors could reduce 3.7 million tonnes of CO2 and other significant amounts of water, energy and resources A new report from the Rethink Plastic Alliance and the Break Free From Plastic movement makes the case for reusable packaging and showcases the way towards efficient reusable systems in the EU. According to it, a reusable packaging target of 50% by 2030 in the EU for three key sectors could lead to the reduction […] Zero Waste Europe · 10 Jul 2021 Global A sustainable food transition for a climate-neutral Europe: Lessons learned in the Nordics – 3 September – Webinar Friday 3 September, 10:00-11:30 CEST Please register here This event is organized by EEB`s members Green Transition Denmark, AirClim, Finnish Society for Nature and Environment […] European Environmental Bureau · 9 Jul 2021 Global Press release: European paper industry delivers on emission reduction and recycling commitments With the slowing down of the European economy and the sanitary restrictions, European paper and board consumption decreased by 5.3% in 2020 compared to 2019, totalling 71 million tonnes. Cepi members produced 85.2 million tonnes of paper and board, a decrease of 4.8% compared to 2019. This downward trend was observed in many other parts […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 9 Jul 2021 Industry news Skelton Grange achieves financial close The energy from waste business, Enfinium – created by the coming together of Wheelabrator UK and Multifuel Energy – have announced that financial close has been reached this week on the proposed Skelton Grange plant in Leeds. Skelton Grange is described as a “combined heat and power facility which will process 410,000 tonnes of residual … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Jul 2021 Industry news REA attend ITT Hub 2021 REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 9 Jul 2021 Industry news Steam Blowing Levenseat will be conducting steam blowing to the pipelines and equipment at the Levenseat Renewable Energy Power Plant on the 13th July. The Steam blowing is required as part of the maintenance procedure following repair work to the system. Levenseat · 9 Jul 2021 Council news About Guildford Castle - Guildford Borough Council Guildford Council · 9 Jul 2021 Policy & government North East man sentenced for waste offences Stephen Fenwick has been handed a suspended prison sentence following an Environment Agency investigation. GOV.UK · 9 Jul 2021 Industry news Appointments round-up (09/07/21) With news on: DS Smith announces managing director Andy Berrisford; Carlton Forest appoints Renewables managing director; and, Joe Kenny joins Olleco as chief executive DS Smith announces managing director Andy Berrisford Andy Berrisford has joined sustainable packaging manufacturer DS Smith as its UK managing director for recycling. Joining DS Smith after 13 years with global … Read More The p… letsrecycle.com News · 9 Jul 2021 Industry news MPs open inquiry into plastic waste The cross-party Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) committee has today (9 July) launched a new inquiry into plastic waste. The committee’s role is to scrutinise the administration, spending and policy of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). The government has targeted eliminating all ‘avoidable’ plastic waste by 2042, with measures including a plastic packagin… letsrecycle.com News · 9 Jul 2021 Policy & government British Embassy Paris: second call for Franco-British projects UK-France Call for local projects 2021: Climate and Biodiversity GOV.UK · 9 Jul 2021 Industry news Councils and paper sector clash over fibre collections The paper recycling sector has thrown its weight behind proposals that local authorities should collect recyclable waste streams, including fibre, separately from each other. However, the Local Authority Recycling Advisory Committee (LARAC) has reasoned that different ways to collect paper do work, as the material does find end markets. The separate collection proposals form just … Read More Th… letsrecycle.com News · 9 Jul 2021 Council news Housing Advice and Homelessness - South Holland District Council South Holland Council · 9 Jul 2021 Industry news Getting the Measure of Packaging Publication/Website: Packaging News Click here to read the article OPRL (On-Pack Recycling Label) · 9 Jul 2021 Global Industrial ecosystem transformation pathways: What are the opportunities for civil society to get involved? – 10 September – Webinar Friday 10 September, 11:00-12:30 CEST Register here CAN Europe and the EEB want to invite you to a webinar on Friday 10 September 11:00-12:30 CEST, to […] European Environmental Bureau · 9 Jul 2021 Council news TOWN KINGSTON COOMBE MALDENS & SURBITON KINGSTON BOROUGH 20 MPH SPEED LIMIT - Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames Kingston upon Thames Council · 9 Jul 2021 Global Climate and Energy WG meeting – 14 September – Online Is the “Fit for 55” Package enough for the climate and good for the environment? A comprehensive full-day dive into the complexities of “Fit for 55” […] European Environmental Bureau · 9 Jul 2021 Council news Swale House, East Street, Sittingbourne, Kent ME10 3HT DX59900 Sittingbourne 2 Phone: 01795 424341 Fax: 01795 417141 www.swale.g - services.swale.gov.uk Swale Council · 9 Jul 2021 Global Regenerative agriculture in the EU and UK: policies that could help farmers transition – 22 September – Online Regenerative farming practices can hugely improve soil health, with great benefits for farmers as well as climate and biodiversity. But it can be quite a big […] European Environmental Bureau · 9 Jul 2021 Global Fiscal Matters Launch Event: Fiscal Policy a New Era? – 27 September – Online Monday 27 September, 14:00-16:00 CEST Please register here New Economics Foundation, Finance Watch and the European Environmental Bureau are glad to invite you to the online […] European Environmental Bureau · 9 Jul 2021 Global What if there is no fault in default? – 28 September – Webinar Tuesday 28 September, 11:00-12:00 CEST Please register here This event is in Dutch. The EEB and FairFin are glad to invite you to the online event […] European Environmental Bureau · 9 Jul 2021 Global MEP Discussion on the future of the EU Economic Governance Framework – 28 September – Webinar Tuesday 28 September, 9:00-10:15 CEST Please register here This event organized by the European Environmental Bureau (EEB) and the Climate Action Network(CAN) Europe aims to trigger […] European Environmental Bureau · 9 Jul 2021 Global #RestoreNature: The science and practice of Nature Restoration – 28 September – Online As part of the EU’s Biodiversity Strategy for 2030, the European Commission has committed to propose a new law on nature restoration. This law can be […] European Environmental Bureau · 9 Jul 2021 Industry news NLWA questions food waste impact assessment The North London Waste Authority (NLWA) has claimed that Defra’s consistency consultation “does not adequately” consider the additional cost of collecting food waste from certain property types. In its response to the consultation, which closed on 4 July, the NLWA said while it supports the argument for increasing collections of separate food waste, it needs … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Jul 2021 Council news Forms - selfserve.darlington.gov.uk Darlington Council · 9 Jul 2021 Global New report from Climate Tracker and Break Free from Plastic shines light on media coverage of plastics in Southeast Asia On June 30, 2021, Climate Tracker and Break Free from Plastic launched a report titled The Plastic Pandemic: Has COVID-19 Shifted the Media Discourse on Plastics in Southeast Asia?, which assessed media coverage of plastics in Southeast Asia before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. The report, which is the first of its kind as it […] Break Free From Plastic · 9 Jul 2021 Global Higher bills for millions as EU lets lighting firms milk old technology Wasteful toxic lamps treated as “cash engine” by Signify, despite green claims EU ignored € billions in consumer losses and its own legal benchmarks 9 July […] European Environmental Bureau · 8 Jul 2021 Policy & government Plan for Jobs: Environment Secretary visits University of Brighton’s Clean Growth UK Environment Secretary visits Clean Growth UK which has helped create over 700 green economy jobs. GOV.UK · 8 Jul 2021 Industry news Climate - eia-international.org Environmental Investigation Agency · 8 Jul 2021