Recycling news: 2022

Council news Payments to the Council - Milton Keynes Council Milton Keynes Council · 15 Jul 2022 Global Recicladores de Colombia: La termovalorización es una falsa solución al manejo de residuos Ante la amenaza de la licitación para implementar una planta de termovalorización en Colombia, las asociaciones de recicladores de todo el país se reunieron para discutir todas las medidas de […] GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 15 Jul 2022 Policy & government Boost for North East wildlife charity as Newcastle haulier makes amends for environmental offence  A Newcastle based supplier and Haulier of quarried and recycled aggregates has agreed to pay £9,872 to Northumberland Wildlife Trust after it was found to have illegally deposited waste soils and clays at an old quarry on farmland in Longframlington. GOV.UK · 15 Jul 2022 Industry news The verdict on Boris Johnson’s green track record – and what he should do next After three chaotic years in office, Boris Johnson has just a few weeks left as prime minister. Let’s run through his best and worst green decisions, and the things he can still do before he goes. Greenpeace UK · 15 Jul 2022 Industry news Waste sector makes plans ahead of ‘risk to life’ heat warning Local authorities and waste management companies are ramping up efforts to keep their staff safe in the coming days, as the Met Office has issued a red extreme heat warning for 18-19 July. The Met Office’s highest warning means there is a risk to life and covers large parts of England. Amber warnings are in … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Jul 2022 Industry news South London councils to penalise Viridor over EfW breaches In a rare move, a local authority group has publicly said that it wants 100% compliance with an energy from waste Environment Agency permit 100% of the time – and penalty measures are to imposed on their contractor, Viridor. However, the authority – the South London Waste Partnership – has confirmed that in the previous … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Jul 2022 Industry news KEEN London’s apprenticeship programme receives support from local metal recycler, EMR KEEN London, a charity that supports children with additional needs, has collaborated with local metal recycler EMR Edmonton, based on Kenninghill Road. Supporting over 100 children from across the capital, KEEN London offers free sports and activity sessions for children with additional needs or disabilities. They believe every child should be able to benefit from... Skip & Waste Magazine · 15 Jul 2022 Industry news Europe’s Nature Restoration Law to repair damaged ecosystems by 2050 The Nature Restoration Law aims to restore damaged ecosystems and bring nature back across Europe, as well as reduce the use and risk of chemical pesticides by 50% by 2030. Open Access Government — Environment · 15 Jul 2022 Industry news OPINION: ‘Next Agency chair must work in recycling industry’s interests’ Simon Ellin, chief executive of the Recycling Association, discusses recent comments made by Alan Lovell DL, the next chair of the Environment Agency. OPINION: On the one hand, I’m really supportive of some of the comments made by the incoming Environment Agency chair Alan Lovell. But on the other, I disagree, and I’ll be writing … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Jul 2022 Industry news No end to ‘job and finish’ in Bexley, says Countrystyle Countrystyle Recycling has refuted claims from the trade union Unite that it is seeking to end ‘job and finish’ provision for crews in the London borough of Bexley. Unite members who work for Countrystyle went on strike over what Unite claimed to be a “a below-inflation pay deal” and working conditions on 13 July, with … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Jul 2022 Global Member in the Spotlight: No Plastic In My Sea I am Muriel Papin, the head of the NGO No Plastic In My Sea. We are a French organisation, based in Paris, whose mission is to tackle plastic pollution at source. We raise awareness about the strong correlation between plastic pollution and plastic overproduction and campaign to create conditions for reduction. We help organisations and […] Break Free From Plastic · 15 Jul 2022 Industry news News in brief (15/07/22) With news on: WRAP heads Defra project to boost business recycling; Esken bags Gold Award for Armed Forces support; Highland council formally awards Viridor EfW deal; and, Coca-Cola and Merlin partner again for DRS scheme. WRAP heads Defra project to boost business recycling Defra has commissioned WRAP to seek five partners to pilot recycling support … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Jul 2022 Policy & government CH54200 - Assessing Time Limits: Personal representatives of deceased persons GOV.UK · 15 Jul 2022 Policy & government Mr W Thomson v LCM Administration Services Ltd: 3202561/2020 Employment Tribunal decision. GOV.UK · 15 Jul 2022 Industry news Parkes appointed chair of CIWM general council The Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM) has appointed the Environment Agency’s Liz Parkes chair of its general council, effective immediately, following a board meeting on 12 July. The CIWM general council, also known as the trustee board, is made up of the most senior group of volunteers in CIWM. They are responsible for the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Jul 2022 Industry news Cornwall approves funding for delayed food waste collections Cornwall council voted to approve an undisclosed increase in funding for waste and recycling services at a meeting at County Hall in Truro on 12 July. The council says the funding will secure the improved infrastructure required to ensure a new weekly food waste collection service can be introduced in 2023. The meeting proved controversial, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Jul 2022 Industry news Completion of a Scoping Study into the Recycling of Electric Vehicle Batteries at the MEDET Hydrometallurgical Refinery in Bulgaria The study completed by Hatch is based on existing infrastructure to process battery waste from 16,000 electric vehicles. Incremental capital costs to modify the flow-sheet to treat “black mass” from end-of-life electric vehicle batteries is substantially lower than a greenfield project. There are few environmentally friendly options to recycle end of life batteries in [...] Altilium news · 15 Jul 2022 Global Guest Blog: Plastic Free July – a Malaysian take ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 15 Jul 2022 Council news Stockton-on-Tees Talks - Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council Stockton-on-Tees Council · 15 Jul 2022 Industry news CIWM appoints Liz Parkes as Chair of General Council THE Trustees of CIWM are delighted to announce the appointment of Liz Parkes as Chair of General Council, effective immediately following a board meeting on Tuesday 12th July 2022. Liz has been a trustee of CIWM since 2021 and of CIWM Enterprises before that. She replaces Dan Cooke who has held the role since 2019.... Skip & Waste Magazine · 15 Jul 2022 Global Turning Back the Tide Civil society organizations, including the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives and Break Free from Plastic, are calling on leaders in the U.S. and Africa to stop waste colonialism—the illegal importing of waste from countries in the Global North to African nations already impacted by the waste and climate crises. GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 15 Jul 2022 Council news BRECKLAND COUNCIL CABINET 15TH JUNE 2007 REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE MEMBER FOR COMMUNITY & COMMERCIAL (Author: Steve Knights, i - Breckland Council Breckland Council · 14 Jul 2022 Council news Residents parking permit: apply and information - Sheffield City Council Sheffield Council · 14 Jul 2022 Industry news ADBA calls upon members to share experiences with the GGSS Nearly eight months on from the launch of the Green Gas Support Scheme, just 10 applications have been submitted at Stage One so far. Given the sector’s full potential to deliver over 40TWh of renewable heat, the ambition of the GGSS to increase biomethane injection from 6.5TWh to 9.3TWh is just a fraction of its… ADBA (Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association) · 14 Jul 2022 Policy & government UK Space Agency Annual Report and Accounts 2021 - 2022 The UK Space Agency's Annual Report and Accounts for 2021 - 2022. GOV.UK · 14 Jul 2022 Policy & government Nuclear Decommissioning Authority: Annual Report and Accounts 2021 to 2022 Our Annual Report and Accounts 2021-22 sets out the progress made towards our mission of cleaning up and decommissioning the UK’s civil nuclear sites. GOV.UK · 14 Jul 2022 Industry news Have you switched your packaging scheme? The post Have you switched your packaging scheme? appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 14 Jul 2022 Research & science Methods in Molecular Biology | Book series home - Springer Nature Link Circular Economy and Sustainability (Springer) · 14 Jul 2022 Council news Carer Cafe - Marlborough - Wiltshire Council Wiltshire Council · 14 Jul 2022 Policy & government HM Land Registry Annual Report and Accounts 2021 to 2022 Accelerating our digital transformation. GOV.UK · 14 Jul 2022 Policy & government Geospatial Themes and Related Data Publishers Our research has shown that new data users often find it difficult to know where to start their search. This page indicates which public bodies may have geospatial data related to a particular theme. GOV.UK · 14 Jul 2022 Industry news D H Transport backs roadside litter campaign The post D H Transport backs roadside litter campaign appeared first on Keep Wales Tidy . Keep Wales Tidy · 14 Jul 2022 Industry news OPINION: ‘Reading’s food waste collections help net zero goals’ In this opinion piece, Cllr Jason Brock, leader of Reading borough council, explains how his local authority is working towards net zero through the introduction of food waste collections. OPINION: Reading was far from the first local authority to introduce food waste collections. When we were ready to make that step locally, though, we were … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 14 Jul 2022 Industry news Councils claim progress on decarbonising waste is ‘too slow’ Progress on efforts to decarbonise waste across the UK is “too slow”, according to a report published by local authority group UK100 today (14 July). UK100 is a network of 100 local authorities who have pledged to shift their communities to net zero before 2050, which is the government’s legal target. Members include the Greater … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 14 Jul 2022 Industry news Fine metal recovery with Bunting at RWM & Letsrecycle Live SEPARATING and recovering fine metals is Bunting’s focus at the RWM & Letsrecycle Live show (14-15 September 2022, NEC Birmingham). On stand R-N50, visitors will see metal separation equipment in operation recovering fine non-ferrous metals and stainless-steel. On the stand is an Eddy Current Separator, SSSC Stainless Steel Separator, and an ElectroStatic Separator. Bunting is... Skip & Waste Magazine · 14 Jul 2022 Industry news Veolia’s letter blasts CMA over Suez probe The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published a scathing response from Veolia’s external advisers on confidential information shared between the two in relation to the takeover of Suez. Published by the CMA yesterday (13 July) and dated 29 June, the letter from legal firm Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton was critical of confidential … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 14 Jul 2022 Policy & government Ofsted corporate annual report and accounts 2021 to 2022 Ofsted's annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 March 2022. GOV.UK · 14 Jul 2022 Policy & government Rural Payments Agency annual report and accounts 2021 to 2022 The Rural Payments Agency annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 March 2022. GOV.UK · 14 Jul 2022 Global EU Presidencies: How green was France, how promising Czechia? As France hands over the steering wheel to the Czech Republic, there is much green ambition left to be desired, writes Sarah Abou Chleih. With a global pandemic playing on repeat in the background, and an energy crisis fueled by Russian aggressions on Ukraine and Europe’s dependency on Russian fossil fuels, France had taken over the rotating Presidency of the Council of the EU in January, kicks… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 14 Jul 2022 Industry news MRF fire sees Aberdeen’s recycling diverted to Hartlepool Aberdeen city council’s waste collections resumed on 12 July following a “significant” fire at Suez’s £27 million Altens East materials recycling facility (MRF). A number of local authorities, including Aberdeen, Angus and Highland councils, send material to the plant – waste and recycling collections in Aberdeen were suspended on Monday. A spokesperson for Suez told … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 14 Jul 2022