Recycling news: 2022

Global Evasive action: ensuring that copyright doesn’t become a barrier to the right to repair With this post by Stephen Wyber from Knowledge Rights 21 we begin to bring visibility to the various ways in which copyright and software are increasingly used as a threat to our Right to Repair. Right to Repair Europe · 19 Jul 2022 Industry news Biffa secures logistics contract for Scottish DRS Biffa announced today (19 July) that it has secured a 10-year contract to provide logistics, sorting and counting services for the Scottish deposit return scheme (DRS). Circularity Scotland, the not-for-profit scheme administrator, has appointed Biffa to collect bottles and cans from around 30,000 locations across Scotland from next August and build and operate three counting … Read More The po… letsrecycle.com News · 19 Jul 2022 Policy & government Amending the Renewable Transport Fuels Obligation (RTFO) to increase carbon savings on land, air and at sea Proposes altering the RTFO for greater carbon savings by revised renewable targets, recycled carbon and non-biological fuel amounts, plus its role in maritime. GOV.UK · 19 Jul 2022 Industry news Research to explore a charge on single-use cups in Scotland Research is commissioned by Zero Waste Scotland on behalf of Scottish Government will inform future policy decisions to address environmental issues of waste and plastic pollution associated with single-use cups. Resource Futures · 19 Jul 2022 Industry news Early starts by collection crews across England and Wales Refuse and recycling crews across England and Wales set off early this morning in many local authorities in a bid to finish rounds before the temperatures soared to an expected high of 40 degrees Celsius in some parts of England. Wales In Wales yesterday, Hawarden in Flintshire saw the highest temperature ever in Wales at … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 19 Jul 2022 Industry news ‘New’ ozone hole has been around since 1980s A large, year-round ozone hole, seven times larger than the Antarctic ozone hole, has only recently been discovered despite existing since the 1980s. Open Access Government — Environment · 19 Jul 2022 Global Network-Wide Gathering: Zero Waste Europe, reunited Video by Camille Delbos Zero Waste Europe’s network of 33 organisations supports the zero waste vision across 27 countries, working tirelessly to bring about change on the ground, through policy-work, advocacy campaigns, implementation of zero waste solutions, engagement with stakeholders and capacity building. In June, after more than two years apart (physically!), we were […] Zero Waste Europe · 19 Jul 2022 Industry news REPowerEU: Updating EU Legislation to Make the EU Independent from Russian Fossil Fuels - ClientEarth ClientEarth · 19 Jul 2022 Policy & government Wales bathing water quality report 2021 - Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru / Natural Resources Wales Natural Resources Wales · 19 Jul 2022 Council news Synergy - Enquiry - North Yorkshire Council North Yorkshire Council · 19 Jul 2022 Policy & government IPO annual report and accounts 2021 to 2022 Information on expenditure and performance of the Intellectual Property Office, 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022. GOV.UK · 18 Jul 2022 Council news Planning and building control - Barnet Council Barnet Council · 18 Jul 2022 Industry news BBQ caused ‘major’ fire at Smurfit Kappa’s Nechells plant Coals from a disposable barbecue started a “huge” fire at Smurfit Kappa’s paper mill in Birmingham las month, an investigation by West Midlands Fire Service shows. The fire at the plant on Mount Street in Nechells, which involved 8,000 tonnes of cardboard, broke out on 12 June and was declared a “major incident” by the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 Jul 2022 Industry news Siemens’ automation and measurement technology keeps Plastic Energy’s plants recycling The post Siemens’ automation and measurement technology keeps Plastic Energy’s plants recycling appeared first on Plastic Energy . Plastic Energy news · 18 Jul 2022 Industry news Peute sold to Thailand’s United Pulp and Paper in £66m deal Thailand’s largest packaging provider has bought the longstanding Dutch recovered paper and plastics business Peute, which is active in the UK recycling market. Peute, which last year established Peute UK, has been heralded by the purchaser, Thailand’s SCGP Solutions as allowing it to move into the “rapidly-growing packaging materials recycling business” through the acquisition. SCGP … Read Mor… letsrecycle.com News · 18 Jul 2022 Global Delay, distract and derail: Investigating companies ’ broken plastic promises The post Delay, distract and derail: Investigating companies ’ broken plastic promises appeared first on Changing Markets . Changing Markets Foundation · 18 Jul 2022 Industry news Chest of Drawers - IKEA IKEA UK newsroom · 18 Jul 2022 Global Decarbonising Waste-to-Energy with CCUS technologies CCUS involves the capture of CO2 from industrial facilities and hard-to-abate sectors. The CO2 is then transported, via pipeline or... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 18 Jul 2022 Industry news Will Millard is our Keep Wales Tidy Ambassador! The post Will Millard is our Keep Wales Tidy Ambassador! appeared first on Keep Wales Tidy . Keep Wales Tidy · 18 Jul 2022 Global Opinion | The State of Environmental Education Amongst South African Youth: A Reflection June 16 is an important day in South Africa’s history. In 1976, more than 20 000 students from the township of Soweto stood united in protest against the passed laws […] GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 18 Jul 2022 Industry news Homelessness Matters podcast We’re delighted to launch our Homelessness Matters podcast, which highlights the many reasons someone may become homeless and raises awareness about what being homeless truly means. In each episode you’ll... Emmaus UK · 18 Jul 2022 Global Strengthening local capacities for Improved Waste Management Policies By Zamawela Shamase Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria ERA, with funding support from the Global Alliance for Incinerators Alternative (GAIA) is implementing this project, “Strengthening local capacities for […] GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 18 Jul 2022 Global Waste Picker Integration in the Cape Agulhas Municipality, South Africa By Zamawela Shamase. In partnership with the Cape Agulhas Municipality, the Zero Waste Association of South Africa (ZWASA) has made significant progress with its Zero Waste Pilot Project in Bredasdorp, […] GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 18 Jul 2022 Policy & government HMRC annual report and accounts: 2021 to 2022 HMRC's annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 March 2022. GOV.UK · 18 Jul 2022 Industry news Indonesia – Fight for the Remaining Forest - eia-international.org Environmental Investigation Agency · 18 Jul 2022 Industry news Eustice hints at delay over ‘risks’ in EPR reform The environment secretary, George Eustice, has warned that Defra is willing to take longer on implementing extended producer responsibility (EPR) reforms where he feels there is a “risk”. In a speech to the Food and Drink Federation last week (13 July), Mr Eustice explained that he feels EPR as well as the deposit return scheme … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 Jul 2022 Industry news Kerbside route ‘most effective’ for glass recycling, MP claims MPs expressed concerns about the inclusion of glass in the deposit return scheme (DRS) in Wales and Scotland during a debate about the British glass industry on 14 July. England and Northern Ireland will not initially include glass in their DRS, but Wales and Scotland will (see letsrecycle.com story). Ruth Jones, MP for Newport West, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 Jul 2022 Industry news ‘Negligent’ boss of Recycle Cymru Ltd jailed for nine years The boss of a recycling firm has been jailed for nine years for manslaughter by gross negligence after a worker with a “heart of gold” died in an horrific baling machine accident. Stephen Jones, 60, was responsible for the death of Norman Butler at Recycle Cymru Ltd (Company number 05217264) in Kinmel Bay in a machine … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 Jul 2022 Industry news EDGE Innovate appoints Red Knight 6 Ltd as new dealer EDGE Innovate, manufacturers of leading equipment for the recycling, material handling and quarrying industries have appointed Red Knight 6 Ltd (RK6) as their exclusive distributor for England and Wales with immediate effect. Northern Ireland based EDGE Innovate design and distribute a range of shredders, trommels and stackers around the world and have appointed RK6 with... Skip & Waste Magazine · 18 Jul 2022 Industry news Aggregate Industries supports sustainability with electronic ticketing solution from PODFather AGGREGATE INDUSTRIES, supplier of materials to the construction and infrastructure industries, is supporting its commitment to sustainability by reducing its carbon footprint thanks to the introduction of specialist software from PODFather. PODFather’s electronic ticketing solution, currently deployed across Aggregate Industries’ concrete products division, is helping the team to track vehicle … Skip & Waste Magazine · 18 Jul 2022 Policy & government Loot boxes in video games - call for evidence Share your evidence on the impact of loot boxes in video games. GOV.UK · 18 Jul 2022 Council news Download an application form - Halton Borough Council Halton Council · 18 Jul 2022 Policy & government Guidance for primary producers and food business operators on the hygienic production of wild game Guidance on food safety and hygiene requirements that apply in the various situations in which wild game is hunted and supplied for human consumption. GOV.UK · 17 Jul 2022 Council news Hipperholme and Lightcliffe Ward - Calderdale Council Calderdale Council · 17 Jul 2022 Industry news Go electric with the EDGE VS420E Hybrid THE new VS420E Hybrid from EDGE Innovate offers significantly reduced CO2 production, reduced operating costs, reduced servicing and a higher percentage of uptime for its operators. The EDGE VS420E packages all the advantages of a mobile, diesel driven unit and that of a stationary electric shredder into one self-contained unit. For the operator, that means... Skip & Waste Magazine · 17 Jul 2022 Industry news Design your kitchen online - IKEA IKEA UK newsroom · 16 Jul 2022 Council news Check your school catchment areas - West Berkshire Council West Berkshire Council · 16 Jul 2022 Council news Moveable Dwellings Policy Contents 1. Introduction 2. Aims of the Policy 3. Strategic context 4. Evidence base 5. Operation 1 In - Breckland Council Breckland Council · 16 Jul 2022 Industry news Hydroscand’s HoseExpress Mobile Hose Team goes fully digital By REBECCA GALLEY MD, Hydroscand UK PEN and paper job notes may soon be a thing of the past after a successful trial period of a full digital system. With trials of multiple software providers being conducted in 2021, Hydroscand UK has now rolled out a fully digital solution for the HoseExpress Mobile Hose Technicians... Skip & Waste Magazine · 16 Jul 2022 Council news Council housing - Sheffield City Council Sheffield Council · 16 Jul 2022