Recycling news: 2022

Industry news The billionaire space race will have harmful climate impacts Through the expansion of space tourism, the growing commercial space race has raised concerns about climate impacts like ozone depletion. Open Access Government — Environment · 28 Jun 2022 Council news Apply for blue badge - Cheshire West and Chester Council Cheshire West and Chester Council · 28 Jun 2022 Policy & government Mrs M Itulu v London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority: 2300730/2015 Employment Tribunal decision. GOV.UK · 28 Jun 2022 Council news Winsford Library - Cheshire West and Chester Council Cheshire West and Chester Council · 28 Jun 2022 Industry news enfinium Kelvin partners with Canal & River Trust to clean up local canal Representatives from enfinium Kelvin took part in a litter picking engagement day along a stretch of local canal enfinium · 28 Jun 2022 Industry news Former Ward Recycling site to process ‘flexible plastics’ A plastics recycling company has announced plans to invest £25 million in a former paper sorting plant on Teesside so it can process post-consumer and post-industrial flexible plastics. Sterling Polymers acquired the 67,000 square metre site in Hartlepool in June 2021, after North Allerton-based paper recycling company Ward Recycling Ltd ceased trading last February (see … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 28 Jun 2022 Industry news Stepping up the pace in Qatar’s waste sector In this third report from the mid-June 2022 waste management conference in Qatar, Steve Eminton draws on a number of themes which were evident. While the UK currently is seeing a lot of activity relating to recycling, ranging from plans for a new paper mill in Wales through to the development of fuels from waste … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 28 Jun 2022 Council news Find a recycling centre - Cheshire West and Chester Council Cheshire West and Chester Council · 28 Jun 2022 Council news Garden waste collection - Cheshire West and Chester Council Cheshire West and Chester Council · 28 Jun 2022 Council news Your bin collection - Cheshire West and Chester Council Cheshire West and Chester Council · 28 Jun 2022 Industry news New Health and Safety poster - PPE - British Metals Recycling Association BMRA (British Metals Recycling Association) · 28 Jun 2022 Policy & government Circular Economy Action Plan and Roadmap for Toys - Australian Toy Association and Sustainability Victoria - assets.sustainability.vic.gov.au Sustainability Victoria · 28 Jun 2022 Policy & government Lessons from Minamata Disease and Mercury Management in Japan - env.go.jp Japan Ministry of the Environment (English) · 27 Jun 2022 Council news Cllr Carolyn Preece - Flintshire County Council Flintshire Council · 27 Jun 2022 Global CEFLEX launches EPR ‘Criteria for Circularity’ in flexible packaging A constructive and practical check list for EPR schemes and stakeholders to help make packaging waste materials circular come at a critical moment, as EPR schemes look to meet higher recycling targets and align with other legislation CEFLEX (Circular Economy for Flexible Packaging) · 27 Jun 2022 Industry news Oxford Wood Recycling wins Best Sustainable Business award We are delighted to announce that Community Wood Recycling member enterprise Oxford Wood Recycling have been crowned the winner of the Best Sustainable Business award in Buckinghamshire/Oxon Muddy Stilettos Award 2022. After their initial nomination in May they won through to the final five and after a tense couple of weeks, it has now [...] Community Wood Recycling · 27 Jun 2022 Industry news Biffa results delayed as Deloitte probes landfill taxes Biffa has announced its results will be delayed as its auditor, Deloitte, has asked for “more time to complete its procedures” in relation to an ongoing landfill tax inquiry faced by the group. Earlier this month, when announcing it had been the subject of a series of takeover bids, the waste management company alluded to … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 27 Jun 2022 Industry news Hertfordshire strikes £450m deal with four EfW operators Hertfordshire county council has signed a contract with four energy from waste (EfW) operators worth up to £454 million over 10 years for the processing of its residual waste. The contract is thought to cover around 260,000 tonnes of household material and will run for 10 years from April 2024, with an option to extend … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 27 Jun 2022 Industry news Odd Socks and Celebrity Footballers Help Nottinghamshire Down Syndrome Community Raise £6,700 The Nottinghamshire Down Syndrome community came together to attempt a Guinness World Record for wearing Odd Socks and play the 5th annual Footprints Cup charity football match, raising £6,700 in support of Nottingham charity, Footprints. Ward Recycling · 27 Jun 2022 Industry news 4 Steps to Success: What the Waste Industry Needs from EPR “Use time wisely” was MRW’s recommendation to waste management companies in reference to the 18 months preceding EPR’s debut in April 2024. The regulation’s implementation has been delayed an extra year, so how can MRF managers practically prepare for this seismic shift in responsibility?... Recycleye news · 27 Jun 2022 Industry news Northern Ireland to consult on 2023 waste strategy Northern Ireland is to start working on its latest 10-year waste management to be published next year, after releasing a closure report for the last plan released in 2013. Under the EU’s Waste Framework Directive, which Northern Ireland remain signed up for, countries must publish a strategy every 10 years. The strategy in 2013 set … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 27 Jun 2022 Industry news UNTHA UK awarded ‘Leading Light’ prestige in national tech list Industrial shredder manufacturer UNTHA UK has been listed in the prestigious Digital Enterprise Top 100 list for the third consecutive year. And for 2022, the Boroughbridge-headquartered firm has also received esteemed ‘Leading Light’ recognition as a top ten performer. The initiative seeks to identify companies leading the way in digital innovation, transformation, and resilience, before […] T… Wood Recyclers Association · 27 Jun 2022 Policy & government EudraLex - Volume 4 - Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) guidelines - health.ec.europa.eu Eurostat news · 27 Jun 2022 Industry news Norfolk to shut HWRCs on Wednesdays to save costs Norfolk county council has put forward plans to close its 20 household waste recycling centres (HWRCs) on Wednesdays as part of efforts to save £15 million. The Conservative-controlled council’s cabinet will discuss the proposal alongside 18 others at a meeting on 4 July in the first stage of a bid to meet a predicted “budget … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 27 Jun 2022 Industry news Scott Bros sponsors talented teenage darts player TALENTED mathematician George Ripley is hoping to emulate darts hero Glenn Durrant by being number one. The 16-year-old, from Middlesbrough, has already made an encouraging start to his career having reached the final 16 of the Junior World Championships. In the two years he has been registered with the Junior Darts Corporation and England Youth... Skip & Waste Magazine · 27 Jun 2022 Industry news Joining the Dots: Addressing the Climate Crisis Means Transformational Change Addressing the climate crisis means transformational change across sectors, geographies, and the entire value chain, writes Zumo’s Environmental and Sustainability Advisor, Kirsteen Harrison. Zumo is a proud partner of WasteAid. In the run-up to COP26, the climate crisis is dominating boardroom discussions around the globe, and the stakes are high – these are conversations that […] WasteAid · 27 Jun 2022 Industry news Scotland launches £2m fund for ‘circularity in textiles’ The Scottish Government unveiled a £2 million fund last week (24 June) to help “reduce the environmental burden of textiles”. The Circular Textiles Fund will go directly to businesses across the textiles industry in Scotland, “from fashion to upholstery”, according to Zero Waste Scotland. The announcement follows the government’s consultations on proposals for a Circular … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 27 Jun 2022 Policy & government G7 conference one year on: 26 ways Cornwall has been made greener Cornwall has seen 26 green projects - all aimed at tackling declining biodiversity and restoring its natural environment - delivered since the G7 conference. GOV.UK · 27 Jun 2022 Industry news From Business-as-usual to a Circular Economy: raising ambition for climate action In 2015 at the COP21, almost all nations signed the Paris Agreement, an international treaty that commits us to jointly combat global warming. This treaty was welcomed as a breakthrough and brought with it hope that the agreed temperature goal to limit the increase of global warming to well below 2 degree Celsius will allow […] WasteAid · 27 Jun 2022 Industry news Waste as a Valuable Secondary Resource Material – The Paradigm Shift It is not enough to manufacture recyclable products, collectively we have to build the systems to recycle all waste and focus on reducing our carbon footprint now. Real change requires collective action, writes Charles Héaulmé, President and CEO of Huhtamaki. Sometimes it’s useful to step back and start at the beginning so we can recalibrate […] WasteAid · 27 Jun 2022 Industry news Better waste and resource management can contribute significantly to climate mitigation Article contributed by David C Wilson, Visiting Professor in Waste and Resource Management at Imperial College London and Patron of WasteAid. I want to talk about how much the waste and resources sector can contribute to mitigating global heating; and to make the case for prioritising actions at COP26 and beyond to improve waste and […] WasteAid · 27 Jun 2022 Industry news Why National Governments and the International Community Should Give More Attention to Waste Management as a Climate and Air Pollution Issue A thought piece from Sandra Mazo-Nix, United Nation’s Climate and Clean Air Coalition, on the why national governments and the international community should give more attention to waste management as a climate and air pollution issue. What is the role of waste management to mitigate climate change and improve air quality? Improving waste management is […] WasteAid · 27 Jun 2022 Industry news Circular Innovation Hub: Moving Women Waste Pickers in Ghana from Collectors to Small Scale Recyclers In Ghana, waste segregation is the job of informal waste collectors, as is the case for most lower- to middle-income countries. Founder and Executive Director of Environment360, Cordie Aziz, shares how the Circular Innovation Hub seeks to strengthen the plastics value chain by developing a market for local recycled plastics and improving the livelihoods of […] WasteAid · 27 Jun 2022 Industry news GMCA sets out plans to ‘end waste’ The Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) has approved its Sustainable Consumption Plan, as part of plans to “end waste”. The plan sets out the authority’s plans until 2025 as well as setting longer term targets with a particular focus on business waste. This will work hand-in-hand with the authority’s five-year Environment Plan which was launched … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 27 Jun 2022 Policy & government OEP launches investigation into the regulation of combined sewer overflows (CSOs) - Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) Office for Environmental Protection · 27 Jun 2022 Council news Adoption - South Ayrshire Council South Ayrshire Council · 27 Jun 2022 Industry news Industrial transport and transit - DS Smith DS Smith (International Paper) · 27 Jun 2022 Global FAQ: All you wanted to know about the biomonitoring of waste incineration emissions This Q&A was developed in the context of a Europe-wide biomonitoring research project on persistent organic pollutants (POP) emissions in possible relation to waste (WtE) incineration. We want to help readers understand what biomonitoring is, what is being measured, and other relevant topics. What is the biomonitoring of waste incineration emissions? Biomonitoring is the systematic […] The post… Zero Waste Europe · 26 Jun 2022 Industry news £1 million winner of the UK Government Automotive Transformation Fund Scale up Readiness Validation competition Altilium Metals winning R&D proposal is to produce samples of recycled end-of-life electric vehicle batteries and manufacture new lithium-ion batteries. New battery production will validate the electrochemical performance of recycled technology metals and verify they perform the same as batteries from virgin raw material. The battery manufacture and testing will be done in conjunction with [...… Altilium news · 26 Jun 2022 Industry news Our PackRight Centres – For groundbreaking new designs - DS Smith DS Smith (International Paper) · 26 Jun 2022