Recycling news: 2021

Industry news WRAP unveils Recycle Week 2021 theme WRAP has unveiled the theme for its 19th annual Recycle Week, taking place between 20-26 September. The resources charity says it will aim to bring the nation together during the week to unite against climate change, with the theme of: ‘Step It Up this Recycle Week’. Sarah Clayton, head of citizen behaviour change at WRAP, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Jun 2021 Industry news Lucozade invests £6 million in redesigning bottles Suntory Beverage and Food Great Britain & Ireland (SBF G&I) has invested £6 million to support the recycling of its bottles by redesigning the packaging for its Lucozade brand. The soft drinks brand has committed to ensuring its Lucozade Sport bottle is made from 100% recycled plastic by the end of 2021. Suntory claims the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Jun 2021 Industry news HSEQ Policy - axiongroup.co.uk Axion Group · 7 Jun 2021 Industry news Consultation code concern over business waste The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has been warned it could have breached government rules around consultations by offering a last minute fourth option for business waste measures, outside of its EPR consultation document. The claim along with other concerns has been made by London-based business, First Mile and increases the heat on … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Jun 2021 Industry news Fire crews tackle Van Werven plastics fire Fire crews remain at the scene of a blaze at a plastics recycling plant in in Selby, North Yorkshire, operated by Dutch recycling firm Van Werven. The North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said crews were called to the plant on Lowmoor Road at around 3am this morning (7 June). It said crews tackled the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Jun 2021 Policy & government Mr M Rashid v Redeem UK Ltd (In Administration) C/o KPMG LLP (UK): 4104729/2020 Employment Tribunal decision. GOV.UK · 7 Jun 2021 Industry news Miscellaneous Reporting - boots-uk.com Boots UK media centre · 7 Jun 2021 Policy & government Quality report: Landfill Tax Bulletin A quality report on the Landfill Tax (LFT) Bulletin which provides bi-annual total LFT receipts and declarations statistics. GOV.UK · 7 Jun 2021 Industry news Swindon told Averies Recycling fire ‘preventable’ A Swindon council task group has concluded that a fire which burned for 57 days in 2014 at a site owned by Averies Recycling “was preventable and avoidable if timely action had been taken”. The fire at a site in Marshgate, Swindon involved 1,000 tonnes of general and building waste with the subsequent clear-up believed … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Jun 2021 Policy & government BL9 8QZ, Viridor Waste Management Limited: environmental permit partial surrender issued - EPR/BU9068IM/S010 View the partial surrender issued for Pilsworth North Landfill Site, Bury under the Industrial Emissions Directive. GOV.UK · 7 Jun 2021 Industry news New section of Health and Safety Manual released - British Metals Recycling Association BMRA (British Metals Recycling Association) · 7 Jun 2021 Industry news Smashing litter picking targets during an unexpected stay in Scotland - Keep Scotland Beautiful Keep Scotland Beautiful · 7 Jun 2021 Global Reloop Shares its Thoughts on Germany’s Deposit Return System Reloop's CEO Clarissa Morawski participated as a part of a panel discussion organised by the German Mineral Water Association about the next steps that the EU and the natural mineral water sector need to take together to protect the climate and the most valuable resource there is: water. Reloop Platform · 7 Jun 2021 Industry news World Environment Day 2021: Spotlight on e-waste Ambitions to achieve zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 will rely on low carbon technology, which in turn depends upon the availability of rare elements such as cobalt and lithium. But with electrical and electronic goods being casually disposed of in landfills and dumpsites around the world, dwindling supplies of these vital materials may hinder […] WasteAid · 5 Jun 2021 Council news Starting a new business | Broadland and South Norfolk - southnorfolkandbroadland.gov.uk Broadland Council · 4 Jun 2021 Global Importance of waste management for restoring our planet Join us in celebrating World Environment Day. As part of the global waste management community, ISWA and its network jointly work together to restore our planet today, and every day ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 4 Jun 2021 Industry news Behaviour change campaign in Blaenau Gwent asks smokers to be responsible with their butts The post Behaviour change campaign in Blaenau Gwent asks smokers to be responsible with their butts appeared first on Keep Wales Tidy . Keep Wales Tidy · 4 Jun 2021 Industry news Minutes Can Makers Committee meeting, 13 May 2021 The post Minutes Can Makers Committee meeting, 13 May 2021 appeared first on MPMA . MPMA (Metal Packaging Manufacturers Association) · 4 Jun 2021 Industry news The tide might finally be turning on the oil industry For years, the giant oil companies looked unshakeable. But over 10 surprising days in May, Exxon, Chevron and Shell lost a string of major battles that could finally force them to take climate change seriously. Greenpeace UK · 4 Jun 2021 Industry news MPE Env WG meeting minutes, 18 May 2021 The post MPE Env WG meeting minutes, 18 May 2021 appeared first on MPMA . MPMA (Metal Packaging Manufacturers Association) · 4 Jun 2021 Global In Memory of Jean-Paul Leglise ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 4 Jun 2021 Industry news Bywaters are partnering with the Zero Waste Awards We’re excited to show our support for the sustainable transformation of UK businesses, by announcing our sponsorship of the Healthcare category at the Zero Waste Awards! Bywaters · 4 Jun 2021 Industry news EPR and DRS consultations close The government’s consultations on extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging and a deposit return scheme (DRS) in England, Wales and Northern Ireland close today (4 June). The consultations’ outcomes promise to transform the way waste is managed in the UK. Both consultations were launched on 24 March (see letsrecycle.com story). Stakeholders from across the sector, … Read More The pos… letsrecycle.com News · 4 Jun 2021 Industry news Honour World Environment Day: Go Second-Hand 5th June marks World Environment Day, a global moment to focus the attention of businesses, investors, governments, communities, and individuals on... TRAID · 4 Jun 2021 Industry news Powerday extend their support for an eleventh season London Irish is delighted to announce that Powerday will continue as the Principal Partner for the 2021/22 season. As the main sponsor and key investor of the Club, Powerday – the largest family-ow... Powerday · 4 Jun 2021 Industry news Mid UK’s MRF becomes operational Mid UK Recycling has announced that its material recycling facility (MRF) at the Copper Hill Trading Estate in Lincolnshire is now operational. The Midlands-based company, which became part of the Beauparc Utility Group in 2019, reported that the multimillion-pound development uses “market-leading technology and equipment to support the UK requirement for better plastic recycling”. It … Read Mo… letsrecycle.com News · 4 Jun 2021 Global Coca-Cola funds endless cleanups, but doesn’t prevent more plastic bottles ending up in our oceans FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Brussels - June 4, 2021 The international movement of plastic-fighting NGO’s Break Free From Plastic reacts to the announcement of partnership between top plastic polluter Coca-Cola and The Ocean Cleanup: “If Coca-Cola really wants to solve their plastic bottle pollution, the company should support the introduction of Deposit Refund Systems worldwide and […] Break Free From Plastic · 4 Jun 2021 Global Over 100 organizations express opposition to WtE Incineration Bill Quezon City, Philippines— Civil society groups, informal waste workers associations, faith-based institutions, trade unions, academe and community-based organizations from all over the country called for the withdrawal of Senate Bill No. 1789, also known as the “Waste-to-Energy Act” authored by Senator Sherwin Gatchalian. In a letter sent to the Senate members of the 18th Congress […] Break Free From Plastic · 4 Jun 2021 Global Pakistani workers poisoned during scrapping of infamous mercury-laden tanker The Floating Storage and Offloading (FSO) tanker J. NAT has been beached on the shipbreaking shores of Gadani, Pakistan despite clear warnings by Interpol and international […] European Environmental Bureau · 4 Jun 2021 Industry news Plastic recyclers report ‘huge demand’ Plastic recyclers at the Bureau of International Recycling’s (BIR) online convention have reported “huge demand and high prices” for recycled material, but said “terrible conditions” in the shipping markets are making export difficult. During the plastics recycling committee meeting on Wednesday (2 June) some recyclers said the increased demand has even led to difficulties in … Read More The po… letsrecycle.com News · 4 Jun 2021 Policy & government Mr I Adionye v London Energy Ltd: 3302787/2020 Employment Tribunal decision. GOV.UK · 4 Jun 2021 Industry news Ward expands Hazardous and Specialist Waste Services to ESPO framework Derbyshire based metal and waste recycling specialist, Ward, has extended its service provision to the ESPO framework for 378B_21 Hazardous Waste Collection and Disposal Services. Ward Recycling · 4 Jun 2021 Industry news Corning and Apple collaboration sees next-generation glass-ceramic created - Glass International Glass International · 4 Jun 2021 Global Latest WMW Issue | Not in my Backyard! ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 4 Jun 2021 Global Local zero waste strategies in the Mediterranean – the MED-InA project Tackling our waste generation by transitioning to a more circular economy and society is an urgent priority across the whole European continent. Yet this is particularly pertinent today for those living within the regions connected by the Mediterranean Sea. Ranging from Spain and Portugal in the West of Europe to the Middle East and Northern […] Zero Waste Europe · 4 Jun 2021 Council news Rural Business Development Grant Scheme - Newry, Mourne and Down District Council Newry, Mourne and Down Council · 3 Jun 2021 Industry news MPE statement on the EFSA opinion on the safety assessment of Titanium Dioxide as a food additive, May 2021 The post MPE statement on the EFSA opinion on the safety assessment of Titanium Dioxide as a food additive, May 2021 appeared first on MPMA . MPMA (Metal Packaging Manufacturers Association) · 3 Jun 2021 Industry news WRA and WPIF call for rethink over Wood Packaging Proposals in EPR Consultation The Wood Recyclers’ Association (WRA) fears proposed Government targets for waste wood packaging will lead to a reduction in the amount of wood available for reuse and recycling in the UK. The WRA and the Wood Panel Industries Federation (WPIF) have written a joint letter to DEFRA outlining their combined concerns about proposals outlined in […] Wood Recyclers Association · 3 Jun 2021 Policy & government Port of Tilbury flood defence gates project Construction work progresses on £34 million scheme. GOV.UK · 3 Jun 2021 Industry news Digital DRS could offer ‘significant’ savings A group of trade bodies and companies across the drinks containers value chain claim an ‘all-in’ digital deposit return scheme (DRS) would offer “significant” savings compared to using reverse vending machines. The Digital DRS Industry Working Group commissioned consultancy Resource Futures to produce a report exploring the economic impact of a digital DRS. The report … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 3 Jun 2021