Recycling news: 2019

Global ECOEMBES (SPAIN) THINK WITH YOUR LUNG EXPRA · 25 Apr 2019 Global FTI (SEWEDEN) NEW CEO HÅKAN OHLSSON EXPRA · 25 Apr 2019 Global AFVALFONDS VERPAKKINGEN (THE NETHERLANDS) INTRODUCES DIFFERENTIATED RATE EXPRA · 25 Apr 2019 Global EPR TOOLKIT WORKSHOP & PACKAGING WASTE AND SUSTAINABILITY FORUM, APRIL 1 – 3, BRUSSELS EXPRA · 25 Apr 2019 Council news Environmental health and wellbeing - East Devon District Council East Devon Council · 25 Apr 2019 Global 2ND EU WIDE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLEMENTATION REVIEW, APRIL 5, BRUSSELS EXPRA · 25 Apr 2019 Global MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION ON WASTE MANAGEMENT ADOPTED BY THE EP, APRIL 4, BRUSSELS EXPRA · 25 Apr 2019 Global Introduction by the Managing Director Since the very beginning of this year we were overwhelmed with numerous parallel legislative and other developments with direct impact on our work. These include not only the Implementing and Delegated Acts and Guidances stemming from the WFD and the PPWD, but also all existing and new initiatives, like the Circular Plastics Alliance initiative of DG GROW, European Coalition for Chemical Recycl… EXPRA · 25 Apr 2019 Global LAUNCH OF THE CIRCULAR PLASTICS ALLIANCE BY DG GROWTH EXPRA · 25 Apr 2019 Industry news SeaKind® - Iceland Iceland Foods corporate news · 25 Apr 2019 Global EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ADOPTS THE SUP DIRECTIVE, MARCH 27, BRUSSELS EXPRA · 25 Apr 2019 Global UPCOMING EVENTS WITH EXPRA PARTICIPATION EXPRA · 25 Apr 2019 Industry news Doing It Right - Iceland Iceland Foods corporate news · 25 Apr 2019 Industry news Disposable BBQs ‘should be banned’ to prevent further devastating wildfires As wildfires race through even more acres of British countryside this week, calls are being made to ban disposable BBQ's to prevent further damage. Open Access Government — Environment · 25 Apr 2019 Industry news Equipment news round-up (25/04/2019) With news on: Whitham Mills refurbishes baler; JCB Hydradig for RiverRidge; Crapper invests in shredder; Stockton tackles flytipping with cameras; AMCS secures certification. JCB Hydradrig drives efficiencies at RiverRidge A JCB Hydradig 110W Wastemaster is helping RiverRidge – one of the largest independent waste management operators in Northern Ireland – to improve operational efficiency at …… letsrecycle.com News · 25 Apr 2019 Industry news Government ‘passing the buck’ on post-Brexit environmental laws Government plans for post-Brexit environmental regulation will effectively ‘pass the buck’ to local authorities over failure to meet future green goals. This is the conclusion of the Environmental Audit Committee, led by the Labour MP Mary Creagh, which has looked in detail at the government’s draft Environmental (Governance and Principles) Bill, the legal framework intended … Read More The pos… letsrecycle.com News · 25 Apr 2019 Policy & government Northern Ireland local authority collected municipal waste management statistics report - Oct-Dec 2018 This is a quarterly publication which reports provisional figures on the key measurements of local authority collected municipal waste for councils and waste management groups in Northern Ireland. GOV.UK · 25 Apr 2019 Industry news Theory will need to be turned into action, but with great care OPINION: Environmental Services Association executive director Jacob Hayler reflects on some of the discussion around the government’s Resources and Waste Strategy consultations. It’s been a busy last few weeks where I and colleagues have spent much time poring over the range of options presented in the recent Defra consultations. ESA also held two special events … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 25 Apr 2019 Industry news Waste companies ‘unsung heroes’ of green movement Environment Agency chair Emma Howard Boyd has praised the role of the waste management industry in efforts to improve the environment. The comments came in a speech to a roundtable event organised by Keep Britain Tidy at Middlesex University yesterday (24 April). However, despite praising the waste industry, Ms Howard Boyd warned of the impact … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 25 Apr 2019 Industry news Sims opens new site in Cardiff - British Metals Recycling Association BMRA (British Metals Recycling Association) · 25 Apr 2019 Industry news Fast fashion ‘a social and environmental problem’ Efforts to tackle textile waste and other environmental impacts from ‘fast fashion’ could hit the poorest of society, a panel session in London heard this week. The ‘Fashion Question Time’ event took place the V&A Museum yesterday (24 April) where the panel and chairwoman, Baroness Lola Young of Hornsey, discussed efforts to address the environmental … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 25 Apr 2019 Industry news The road to frictionless conservation Alistair Taylor, Senior Policy Officer, Nature Directives at the RSPB and Martin Casey, Director of Public Affairs Europe at CEMEX argue in this joint blog that there is an urgent need for political rhetoric to be reflected in real action on the ground. Aldersgate Group · 24 Apr 2019 Industry news We Have Been Shortlisted for MRW National Recycling Award The post We Have Been Shortlisted for MRW National Recycling Award appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 24 Apr 2019 Policy & government Waste overwhelms Dorset brothers' recycling business When their site filled with waste collected for a national rubbish clearance firm, Benjamin and Daniel Ling had to stop using the land in Tolpuddle. GOV.UK · 24 Apr 2019 Policy & government Evaluating UK natural hazards: the national risk assessment Despite its relatively temperate climate and stable geography, natural hazards present multiple risks to human activity in the UK. These range from small-scale local occurrences, such as landslides, through regional incidents, such as flooding, to major high impact, low probability events, such as space weather. The impacts of such hazards can be wide-ranging but may include disruption to criti… POST (Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology) · 24 Apr 2019 Industry news Biffa backs twin-stream recycling collection system Waste management firm Biffa has outlined its ‘recommended’ system for household recycling, favouring the separate collection of paper and card. In a report published today (24 April), the national waste services firm suggests that while ‘increasing global standards’ for paper and cardboard collection can be met through a fully commingled system, “it is often more … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 24 Apr 2019 Industry news Caged flowers could save rare bees in the UK A breakthrough project offering hope for one of the UK’s rarest bumblebees has been launched on the Peak District moors near Sheffield this month, with support from the National Lottery. Open Access Government — Environment · 24 Apr 2019 Industry news Ipswich drops commingled organics service A switch from IVC organic waste treatment to open windrow composting has seen Ipswich borough council end the collection of food waste from residents via a commingled service. The council says that the move has been prompted by an increase in the cost of the in-vessel composting (IVC) treatment service from its current organic waste … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 24 Apr 2019 Policy & government Please don’t waste this moment Emma Howard Boyd, Chair of the Environment Agency - Keep Britain Tidy Roundtable, Middlesex University GOV.UK · 24 Apr 2019 Industry news Stop Food Waste Day: Brits throw away £494 million worth of food each week Today is Stop Food Waste Day, and whilst cooking remains a favourite pastime in the UK, an average of £494 million worth of food is thrown away each week, reveals research from Gousto. Open Access Government — Environment · 24 Apr 2019 Industry news Emissions Reports - FCC Environment FCC Environment UK · 24 Apr 2019 Industry news Map can protect one third of oceans by 2030 As governments meet at the UN to negotiate towards an historic Global Ocean Treaty, a groundbreaking study by leading marine biologists has mapped out how to protect over a third of the world’s oceans by 2030. Open Access Government — Environment · 24 Apr 2019 Industry news Delay Scottish landfill ban, suggests CIWM In the wake of a report for the Scottish Government damning the preparation so far within Scotland for dealing with the 2021 landfill ban, the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM) has suggested that one solution is for the ban to be delayed. And, the Environmental Services Association (ESA) has defended the waste management industry … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 24 Apr 2019 Industry news Haslehurst and Powerday win Olympia London Haslehurst Waste Management & Recycling and Powerday have won a new three-year contract for the iconic event venue in Kensington, West London. Olympia London, which opened in 1886 hosts more than... Powerday · 24 Apr 2019 Industry news Murrays takes over disability equipment reuse service Newlife, the Charity for Disabled Children, has announced that Worcestershire-based medical equipment specialists Murrays Medical, will be taking over the running of its equipment recycling service. The charity set up the ‘Newlifeable’ service – which offers second-hand specialist medical equipment at a reduced rate – in 2014, in response to reports that usable equipment such … Read More The po… letsrecycle.com News · 24 Apr 2019 Industry news Scotland ‘failing in landfill ban preparation’ Local authorities and commercial waste operators in Scotland have failed to make adequate preparations for the upcoming landfill ban, a report to the Scottish Government has said. And, the Eunomia report commissioned by the Scottish Government also claimed that some waste operators “may not be sufficiently financially robust to compete in the changed market”, with … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 24 Apr 2019 Research & science BioTM: Translational and Clinical Impact - Wiley & Sons Journal of Industrial Ecology (Wiley) · 23 Apr 2019 Research & science Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy - Wiley & Sons Journal of Industrial Ecology (Wiley) · 23 Apr 2019 Industry news Lobby groups back Basel plastics crackdown Members of the Basel Convention are set to consider a proposal that exporters of plastic waste should receive permission from destination countries in advance of material being sent. According to Zero Waste Europe, the proposal – being put forward by Norway – is for a system known as “prior informed consent” to generate greater transparency … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Apr 2019 Industry news A closer look at the Letsrecycle Live exhibitors With less than a month to go until the Letsrecycle Live exhibition and conference kicks off, we take a closer look at some of the exhibitors who are helping to make the new event the industry’s most anticipated show. More than 150 exhibitors have already signed up to the event, which is taking place at … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Apr 2019