Recycling news: 2019

Industry news Andusia signs ‘plastic reduced’ RDF deal Andusia has signed a contract to supply a plant in Denmark with 15,000 tonnes per year of ‘plastic reduced’ refuse derived fuel (RDF), one of two deals the company announced this week. The plastics reduced RDF contract will see Andusia supply Danish waste firm ARC (Amager Ressourcecenter) with the tonnage for their combined heat and … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Dec 2019 Industry news Procuring during times of uncertainty OPINION: Dr Adam Read, external affairs director at Suez, discusses the difficulties local authorities face in procuring in uncertain times, following on from a webinar held on the matter last month. For any local authority waste collection, recycling and treatment contracts are some of the most expensive and high profile they will ever let (or … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Dec 2019 Industry news Sweden confirms EfW tax from April 2020 The Swedish government has approved plans to introduce a 75Kr (£6) per tonne tax on “waste that is burnt”, which will include refuse derived fuel (RDF) imported from the UK. The tax was passed by the Swedish government on Wednesday, December 04, and will become effective from 1 April 2020. Under the confirmed plans, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Dec 2019 Industry news “I slept near Victoria Station at Christmas …and I’ve never felt so alone.” “I suffered a breakdown in 2014, which caused me to wake one morning and leave my home, my wife and my children. I didn’t realise I was having a breakdown so I wasn’t... Emmaus UK · 6 Dec 2019 Industry news What is COP25 and will it solve the climate crisis? As COP25 started last week, here we examine what it is, if it can solve the climate crisis and who will be attending. Open Access Government — Environment · 6 Dec 2019 Industry news A Very Eco Christmas: Wrapping The post A Very Eco Christmas: Wrapping appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 6 Dec 2019 Industry news Equipment news round-up (5/12/19) With news on: Wilrose Environmental hires fleet with bin weighing technology; Leafield Environmental launches bin range for on-street recycling; S Norton & Co purchases rail cutter; integrated dashcam launched by Quartix and Fleet Focus, and; wet processing plant improves recycling rate for Hereford Quarries. Wilrose Environmental hires bin weighing fleet Surrey-based waste management company W… letsrecycle.com News · 6 Dec 2019 Industry news East Northants rolls out kerbside WEEE collections East Northamptonshire council has announced that it will roll out a weekly kerbside collection of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) following a successful trial. From Monday, 09 December, the approximate 90,000 residents in East Northamptonshire will be able to place small and handheld electrical items out for recycling alongside their regular collection on a … Read More The post… letsrecycle.com News · 6 Dec 2019 Global #BrandAudit2019 in Tunisia “This was an opportunity to be a part of change in the world. Fighting against the plastic monster has been my main focus for over ten years. Plastics are one of the biggest threats to the planet.” - Camy Mathlouthi, founder of Pour Une Tunisie Propre et Verte movement According to this 2018 WWF report, […] Break Free From Plastic · 5 Dec 2019 Council news Tennis courts - Horsham District Council Horsham Council · 5 Dec 2019 Council news Report a street that needs sweeping - Horsham District Council Horsham Council · 5 Dec 2019 Council news Order a new bin - Horsham District Council Horsham Council · 5 Dec 2019 Council news Statement of Community Involvement - Horsham District Council Horsham Council · 5 Dec 2019 Industry news Have you Ever Stopped to Think About your Digital Carbon Footprint? 21 Tips to Reduce Yours! I’ve written a lot in the past about recycling e-waste, repairing electronic items so they last longer and how to responsibly dispose of WEEE. But this week I’ve been busy unsubscribing from newsletters I no longer read in a bid to reduce something that is invisible, yet very real – our digital carbon footprint. Are… Zero Waste Week · 5 Dec 2019 Council news Elections: Upcoming elections - Horsham District Council Horsham Council · 5 Dec 2019 Industry news Market support needed for paper, says EuRIC The European Recycling Industries’ Confederation (EuRIC) has issued a stark warning over the “extremely difficult market situation” the waste paper sector is facing. And, it reasoned that for the high levels of ambition for recycling set by the European to be achieved, measures are needed to help the markets. Today, 5 December, EuRIC cautioned that … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 5 Dec 2019 Council news View and comment on planning applications - Horsham District Council Horsham Council · 5 Dec 2019 Council news Apply for job vacancy - Horsham District Council Horsham Council · 5 Dec 2019 Council news Check your bin collection day - Horsham District Council Horsham Council · 5 Dec 2019 Council news Horsham Library car park - Horsham District Council Horsham Council · 5 Dec 2019 Council news Horsham Riverside Walk - Horsham District Council Horsham Council · 5 Dec 2019 Council news Community Link - Horsham District Council Horsham Council · 5 Dec 2019 Industry news Profits up at DS Smith but Northern Europe falls Paper company DS Smith has posted a 27% fall in operating profit in Northern Europe in its half year results, despite recording increased profits for the group amid a “challenging and uncertain” environment. The results posted this morning, 5 December, cover the first six months of the financial year to 31 October. Northern Europe The … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 5 Dec 2019 Policy & government CCC launches Call for Evidence to inform advice on UK’s Sixth Carbon Budget The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) has launched a new Call for Evidence to inform its advice to the UK Government on the Sixth Carbon Budget, due to be published in September 2020. Climate Change Committee · 5 Dec 2019 Global Guest Blog | New ISWA Regional Chapter: South East Europe (SEE+) Dr. Goran Vuji?? is the Executive Director of ISWA'S Serbian National Member, the Serbian Solid Waste Association (SeSWA). In this post Dr Vuji?? discusses the exciting formation of a new regional chapter combining South East Europe and neighboring countries. ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 5 Dec 2019 Industry news Commission issues ELV Review update An online consultation launched in August on the European Commission’s current end-of-life vehicle (ELV) legislation drew 127 contributions from the industry. Each will now be considered as the Commission seeks to improve its attempts to minimise the impact of ELVs on the environment and to improve the environmental performance of all the economic operators involved … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 5 Dec 2019 Industry news Needless Demand: How a focus on need can help solve the housing crisis - CPRE CPRE (the countryside charity) · 5 Dec 2019 Industry news CPRE recommendations adopted by Glover review of National Parks and AONBs - CPRE CPRE (the countryside charity) · 5 Dec 2019 Industry news Revealed: UK banks’ £25 billion support for global coal The post Revealed: UK banks’ £25 billion support for global coal appeared first on Unearthed . Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 5 Dec 2019 Council news Water Management Statements - Wychavon District Council Wychavon Council · 4 Dec 2019 Industry news Retailer WEEE take back: Alternatives to the DTS It is possible that the Distributor Take-back Scheme may not be extended beyond the end of this year. James's latest Blog outlines what Valpak can do to help if you're looking to operate a take back service for waste electrical and electronic equipment. Valpak · 4 Dec 2019 Industry news Going Glitter Free this Christmas Yay! It’s December, so I’m officially allowed to talk about Christmas and wear my lovely second hand Christmas t-shirt. My family ban all discussion of Christmas until December, but I was discussing greener alternatives to Christmas at Naked Wines back in October. And one of my favourite tips that they shared was doing a Secret Santa… Zero Waste Week · 4 Dec 2019 Global RINKI (FINLAND) EXPLORES THE BENEFITS OF RECYCLING GLASS: SORTING GLASS PACKAGING IS A CLIMATE ACTION EXPRA · 4 Dec 2019 Research & science ACS ES&T Water Journal - ACS Publications ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering (ACS) · 4 Dec 2019 Industry news Yule be shocked! An additional 3,000 tonnes of aluminium could be recycled this Christmas Co-op has launched a campaign to foil tonnes of aluminium, including Christmas mince pie cases, getting unnecessarily sent to landfill. Research by the Co-op has revealed that more than one in five* (22%) UK adults do not recycle household aluminium and it is estimated that over 3,000 tonnes could end up in landfill this […] Alupro · 4 Dec 2019 Industry news Recycled PET ‘better than alternatives’, says Belu UK bottled water firm Belu has announced today that it is moving all of its bottles to 100% PET recycled plastic, as it has the “lowest carbon footprint” when compared with alternatives. Belu describes itself as a “social enterprise” and supplies catering companies, restaurants and hotels with mineral water. Its long-standing partners include Pizza hut, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 4 Dec 2019 Policy & government CFM76100 - Other tax rules on corporate finance: Change of accounting basis: amounts excluded GOV.UK · 4 Dec 2019 Policy & government YO42 4ST, Ryedale Organics Limited: environmental permit issued - EPR/DB3701LG/V004 View the permit issued for Ryedale Farm Organics Recycling Facility, York under the Industrial Emissions Directive. GOV.UK · 4 Dec 2019 Industry news Waste arisings slightly up in Greater Manchester Waste arisings in Greater Manchester rose slightly in the two months after Suez UK took over the waste services on June 1. But, this was offset by an increase in recycling and landfill diversion rates, which rose to almost 48% and 94% respectively. A service update report presented to a meeting of the Greater Manchester … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 4 Dec 2019 Industry news How does illegal cattle farming create Amazon deforestation? Today (26 November) a new report exposes how deforestation is caused by illegal cattle farming in the Amazon. Open Access Government — Environment · 4 Dec 2019