Recycling news: 2021

Industry news Unilever to trial paper detergent bottle Unilever announced yesterday (11 June) that it will be trialling a switch in the packaging of its leading laundry detergent from plastic to paper, with the first paper bottles to be rolled out in Brazil in early 2022. The move is being seen by some within the recycling sector as adding a layer of uncertainty … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 11 Jun 2021 Industry news Swarm of 300 drones descends on Cornwall demanding G7 world leaders ‘ACT NOW’ to protect the planet A groundbreaking new Greenpeace film calls on world leaders gathered at the G7 to ‘ACT NOW’ to tackle the climate and nature crisis. Greenpeace UK · 11 Jun 2021 Industry news Towards a circular economy - ReLondon ReLondon · 11 Jun 2021 Policy & government UK calls for climate action ahead of UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow Together with its Philippine climate defenders, the UK calls for climate action ahead of COP26 during a virtual roundtable discussion hosted recently by British Embassy Manila marking the Philippine Environment Month. GOV.UK · 11 Jun 2021 Industry news World Ocean Day 2021 On World Ocean Day 2021, Planet Patrol partnered with REN Clean Skincare and NEUBAU Eyewear to launch two brand new Missions in the Planet Patrol app. Together, we can play a part in helping to protect our oceans and waterways from the harm caused by plastic and single-use pollution. Celebrating World Ocean Day with REN […] Planet Patrol · 11 Jun 2021 Industry news Eight Simple Ways to Reduce your Waste at Home – for beginners. Reducing the amount of waste your family creates on a daily basis is important for the environment, helps preserve resources and saves you money. If you’re new to the zero waste journey, here are eight simple ways to reduce your waste, without reducing your quality of life. And if you’ve fallen off the bandwagon recently,… Zero Waste Week · 10 Jun 2021 Policy & government Regulating product sustainability Products can be designed to maximise life cycle energy- and resource-efficiency, from raw material extraction to end-of-life treatment. This POSTnote outlines key aspects of, and consumer attitudes towards, sustainable products. It considers challenges associated with their design, production, regulation and supporting business models as part of a circular economy. ‘End-of-life’ treatment and v… POST (Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology) · 10 Jun 2021 Industry news Kyrgyzstan: A journey towards sustainable waste management Waste legislation has been established and in place within Europe for over 20 years, but we are now starting to see countries further afield implementing their own extended producer responsibility legislation and programs. Valpak’s International Account Manager, Emma Trevor, looks at the beginnings of requirements in Kyrgyzstan. Valpak · 10 Jun 2021 Policy & government Mr M Watson v Scotbeef Ltd: 4100102/2020 Employment Tribunal decision. GOV.UK · 10 Jun 2021 Industry news ‘Mount Recyclemore’ erected in Cornwall Online retailer musicMagpie has erected a huge sculpture of world leaders made from waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) in Cornwall ahead of the G7 summit. Dubbed ‘Mount Recyclemore’, artist Joe Rush and sculptor Alex Wreckage created the piece to highlight the environmental impact of the improper disposal of WEEE. The world leaders depicted are … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 10 Jun 2021 Council news Shalford Park - Guildford Borough Council Guildford Council · 10 Jun 2021 Industry news The Circular from ERP – Combined Q1 & Q2, 2021 Newsletter All the latest news, data and analysis Der Beitrag The Circular from ERP – Combined Q1 & Q2, 2021 Newsletter erschien zuerst auf United Kingdom (EN) . ERP UK (European Recycling Platform) · 10 Jun 2021 Policy & government Low-carbon hydrogen supply Hydrogen could play a significant role in tackling climate change. Using it does not produce carbon dioxide, so it could replace fossil fuels in a range of applications. It may also provide valuable energy storage. However, almost all hydrogen production currently results in greenhouse gas emissions. Methods of producing it that do not emit greenhouse gases would need to increase for it to cont… POST (Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology) · 10 Jun 2021 Policy & government Energy Demand Management – SA Wineries - Green Industries SA Green Industries SA · 10 Jun 2021 Industry news Agency told of scale of waste crime The Environment Agency has published the results of its national waste crime survey, with respondents from the waste industry saying 18% in the sector commit “some form of waste crime”. The survey was launched in March (see letsrecycle.com story) and looked to assess how regulation could be used to “combat” waste crime. Those who had … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 10 Jun 2021 Policy & government Housing statistics 1 April 2020 to 30 September 2020 These statistics present the housing starts on site and housing completions delivered by Homes England between 1 April 2020 and 30 September 2020. GOV.UK · 10 Jun 2021 Industry news SLWP recycling rate creeps up in 2020/21 The South London Waste Partnership (SLWP) slightly increased its recycling rate by 0.3% to 39% between April 2020 and March 2021 when compared to the previous financial year, while waste arisings jumped 7.6%. The SLWP manages waste for the London boroughs of Croydon, Kingston, Merton and Sutton. As shown in the table below, the recycling … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 10 Jun 2021 Industry news Working Group to Mobilise Industry Towards New Sustainable Packaging Ambition Publication/Website: Circular Online Click here to read the article OPRL (On-Pack Recycling Label) · 10 Jun 2021 Industry news Ward joins the Pledge to Net Zero and the UN Race to Zero to tackle climate change Derbyshire based metal recycling and waste management specialist, Ward, is one of only 104 signatories to have been accepted onto the ‘Pledge to Net Zero’ also joins the UN’s ‘Race to Zero’ campaign. Ward Recycling · 10 Jun 2021 Global Barcelona’s waste collection following in the footsteps of Europe’s Zero Waste pioneer cities The city of Barcelona is beginning to roll out its door-to-door separate collection system across all the city’s neighbourhoods following a successful first pilot. After achieving strong results in the district of Sarrià, the collection system was expanded 3 weeks ago into the Sant Andreu district and achieved impressive results, with the collection rate increasing […] Zero Waste Europe · 10 Jun 2021 Global A blueprint for breaking free from mining by 2050 Digging more mines on land and in fragile ecosystems like the deep sea threatens the biodiversity and ecosystems upon which life depends, a new report by Seas At Risk warns. Viable alternatives to mining exist, we just need the vision and wherewithal to pursue them. A newly published report –‘Breaking Free From Mining – A 2050 blueprint for a world without mining on land and in the deep sea’ – … META (European Environmental Bureau) · 10 Jun 2021 Industry news Chemical pollution is impacting UK marine and freshwater wildlife Pollution, including chemical pollution, has been recognised as one of the five direct drivers of the biodiversity crisis by the IPBES (Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services). In England, none of the 4,679 inland water bodies assessed by the Environment Agency in 2019 received good chemical status. All have levels of chemical contaminants […] CHEM Trust · 10 Jun 2021 Policy & government Mr B Bylett and others v Eurotunnel Services Ltd: 2302351/2017 and others Employment Tribunal decision. GOV.UK · 10 Jun 2021 Industry news Sweden overtakes the Dutch for English RDF imports Rolling figures to April 2021 show Sweden has overtaken the Netherlands as the most popular destination for exports of refuse derived fuel (RDF) from England for the first time. According to data obtained from the Environment Agency by environmental consultancy Footprint Services, a total of 1.59 million tonnes of RDF was exported from England between … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 10 Jun 2021 Policy & government MGN 656 (M+F) The United Kingdom list of approved ship recycling facilities The purpose of this MGN is to publish the UK list of approved ship recycling facilities as required by the UK ship recycling regulations and referred to in Section 6 of MGN 633 Amendment 1 GOV.UK · 10 Jun 2021 Industry news Women keeping Ireland's gold in the ground - The Ecologist The Ecologist · 10 Jun 2021 Global EU Member States adopt the Single Use Plastic Directive By July 2021, EU Member States should adopt the Single Use Plastic Directive, the objective of which is to reduce harmful impact of the certain single-use plastic products on the environment. Reloop Platform · 10 Jun 2021 Policy & government COP26 launches environment education packs for UK schools and students Schools across the UK are being encouraged to start a conversation on climate change with their students, ahead of the UK hosting global climate summit COP26 later this year, as the Together for Our Planet Schools Pack launches today (Thursday 10 June) GOV.UK · 9 Jun 2021 Global European Commission sides with citizens in landmark cross-border anti-coal court case The European Commission will join the Czech Republic in the legal dispute against Poland concerning the controversial Turów mine [1], which is depleting water resources and […] European Environmental Bureau · 9 Jun 2021 Council news Millbrook - Guildford Borough Council Guildford Council · 9 Jun 2021 Global Cepinar: Introduction to the EU R&D funding opportunities in 2021 and onwards­­ As the Horizon Europe Framework Programme budget of €95 billion has been recently approved, the funding opportunities for 2021-2022 will soon be made official. Today Cepi hosted a webinar to help organisations in our sector to navigate better the upcoming R&D funding opportunities. We shared the analysis of the calls that are best suited for […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 9 Jun 2021 Industry news Get to know our volunteers; Jemin, Board Director We have amazing people in the Repair Cafe Wales Family As part of a series on getting to know our volunteers, we've set a series of questions and our amazing volunteers have answered them ‘virtually’ for us. Next up in the series is our Board Director, Jemin Q. What is your name, when did you ... Repair Cafe Wales · 9 Jun 2021 Industry news Drone helps tackle blaze at EMR’s Darlaston site Twenty firefighters attended a fire involving 70 tonnes of waste white goods last night (8 June) at the European Metal Recycling (EMR) site in Darlaston, near Walsall. West Midlands Fire Service told letsrecycle.com it first received a call about the fire at 9.32pm yesterday. An area of around 10 metres by 10 metres was said … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Jun 2021 Industry news E-waste: WasteAid partners with musicMagpie at G7 WasteAid partners with recommerce expert musicMagpie ahead of attention-grabbing event at G7 to highlight the growing environmental threat of e-waste. Image: Adam Gasson/PA Wire WasteAid has partnered with recommerce expert musicMagpie as part of its G7 campaign to tackle the global e-waste challenge, with a donation for each piece of tech sold to […] WasteAid · 9 Jun 2021 Policy & government Refreshed GREAT campaign launched in 145 countries The UK Government is launching a refreshed GREAT campaign as the UK prepares to take centre stage for the G7 and COP 26 summits this year. GOV.UK · 9 Jun 2021 Industry news London Mayor to meet Edmonton EfW campaigners The Mayor of London has agreed to meet with campaigners opposing the redevelopment of the Edmonton energy from waste (EfW) plant near Chingford. Sadiq Khan said that while he had “no power” to pause the project, he would ensure operators of all London-based EfW facilities realised the “local and social” impact of their plants. The … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Jun 2021 Council news Construction noise - Crawley GOV Crawley Council · 9 Jun 2021 Industry news Agency hits back at Averies Recycling fire report The Environment Agency has defended its enforcement procedures after a report from a task group set up by Swindon council partly blamed it for a 2014 fire at Averies Recycling, which burned for 57 days. The dispute relates to a fire in 2014 at the site in Marshgate, Swindon, which involved 1,000 tonnes of general … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Jun 2021 Industry news CRNS Welcomes Two New Team Members We are delighted this month to welcome two new faces to the CRNS Team. Sarah Case joins as our Communications and Campaigns Officer, this is a brand new post and we are super excited about the new opportunities it will bring for us and our member network. We also welcome Jed Alexander who is our [...] Circular Communities Scotland · 9 Jun 2021 Industry news Waste infrastructure ‘urgently needed’ in Herts Hertfordshire county council is to meet on 10 June to discuss the building of the facilities required to manage the county’s waste over the next decade. Currently all Hertfordshire’s local authority collected residual waste is exported outside the county, and the council has had two plans for an energy from waste (EfW) plant rejected. A … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Jun 2021