Recycling news: 2023

Global ESWET joins the European Net Zero Alliance The European Net Zero Alliance (ENZA) fosters collaboration among diverse organizations across sectors and the entire value chain to drive... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 4 Aug 2023 Global Health Environment and Climate Action Foundation (HECAF 360): Actions define us Interview with Mahesh Nakarmi by Dan Abril Mahesh Nakarmi, professionally a Disaster Risk Management Specialist, with a qualification of Masters degree in Civil Engineering underwent a transformative experience that led […] GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 4 Aug 2023 Global Water and Wastewater Technology Exports from Germany As the elixir of life par excellence, the importance of water in our daily lives is undeniable. Therefore, clean water for everyone is one of the United Nations’ 17 sustainability goals. However, to achieve this goal state-of-the-art technology is indispensable. Thus, it is hardly surprising that the mechanical and plant engineering sector reports that innovative […] Global Recycling · 4 Aug 2023 Council news Residential on-street parking - Westmorland and Furness Council Westmorland and Furness Council · 4 Aug 2023 Industry news Innovation Partnerships - DS Smith DS Smith (International Paper) · 4 Aug 2023 Council news Schools and learning - Calderdale Council Calderdale Council · 3 Aug 2023 Policy & government Hundreds of thousands of heat network customers to benefit from fairer energy prices New plans for heat network customers to receive fairer prices for cleaner heating. GOV.UK · 3 Aug 2023 Policy & government Local Enterprise Partnerships: information gathering exercise A summary of the results of the LEP future funding and information gathering exercise. GOV.UK · 3 Aug 2023 Council news Hackney Carriage (Taxi) and Private Hire Licensing Policy 2021 to 2026 - surreyheath.gov.uk Surrey Heath Council · 3 Aug 2023 Global CONAI publishes the 2022 recycling results EXPRA · 3 Aug 2023 Policy & government RAF completes NATO air policing mission in the Baltic after intercepting 50 Russian aircraft The UK has been leading NATO’s air policing mission in Estonia for the last four months, demonstrating the UK's commitment to the Alliance and security in Europe. GOV.UK · 3 Aug 2023 Industry news Business & Commercial Waste Bedfordshire - Cawleys Cawleys · 3 Aug 2023 Industry news Get growing this National Allotment Week – allotmenteering has such ‘a-lot’ of benefits! The post Get growing this National Allotment Week – allotmenteering has such ‘a-lot’ of benefits! appeared first on Keep Wales Tidy . Keep Wales Tidy · 3 Aug 2023 Policy & government PO20 2FT, Woodhorn Group Limited: environmental permit issued - EPR/DB3703HG/V006 View the permit issued for Tangmere Recycling Centre, Tangmere under the Industrial Emissions Directive. GOV.UK · 3 Aug 2023 Industry news Business & Commercial Waste Harrow - Cawleys Cawleys · 3 Aug 2023 Industry news Manchester-based wood recyclers EMERGE Touch Wood partner with Willmott Dixon to support the local community Manchester-based Community Wood Recyclers Touch Wood EMERGE have partnered with Willmott Dixon to build a new sheltered workshop for the Petrus Incredible Edibles Rochdale Project (PIER). PIER provides meaningful activity for homeless people to improve their health and wellbeing, helping them to engage with the wider community and enabling them to gain skills and experience. [...] Community Wood Recycling · 3 Aug 2023 Industry news Havering delays Urbaser contract by three months Havering council has had to postpone the start date of its waste and recycling contract with waste management firm, Urbaser by three months. The pushback comes after after construction and other delays and is expected to incur an expense of £1.927 million. Rather than Urbaser starting work this summer, Havering is extending its existing contract … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 3 Aug 2023 Global Upholding communities’ rights in the raw materials rush In March 2023, the European Commission proposed the Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA) with an aim to boost the domestic production of materials deemed critical to the green and digital transition, thus reducing dependency on other countries. Setting too much store by this autonomy drive would be naïve, since the EU only has limited reserves of these materials in its territory. And yet, the Comm… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 3 Aug 2023 Policy & government Complaints about immigration advisers Information from the Immigration Advice Authority (IAA) on making complaints. GOV.UK · 3 Aug 2023 Industry news REA welcomes additional investment into CfD scheme REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 3 Aug 2023 Industry news Greenpeace activists arrested but questions remain over Sunak’s commitment to new oil and gas The four Greenpeace activists who draped 200 sq metres of oil-black fabric over the Prime Minister’s £2m manor house in Yorkshire have been arrested by North Yorkshire police. Greenpeace UK · 3 Aug 2023 Policy & government Groundbreaking flights at Sellafield lead the way in safety Unmanned Aerial Vehicle flights are successfully flown on the Sellafield site. GOV.UK · 3 Aug 2023 Industry news ‘Dangerous complacency’: Big businesses accused of underestimating plastics-related risks The world’s largest plastic producers are not discussing risk management with investors and suppliers regularly, leaving loopholes in understanding of major environmental and social risks. edie — Circular Economy tag · 3 Aug 2023 Industry news Enva to boost fridge recycling with automatic Andritz plant International technology group ANDRITZ is to supply Enva Northern Ireland with an automated fridge recycling plant for the company’s new site in Toomebridge. The plant is to process 70 fridges per hour with start-up scheduled for 2024. Enva Northern Ireland explained that it recycles the majority of household fridges in Ireland at a plant in … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 3 Aug 2023 Policy & government The government's response to the Adult Social Care Committee report The government’s formal response to the House of Lords Adult Social Care Committee report, ‘A “gloriously ordinary life”: spotlight on adult social care’. GOV.UK · 3 Aug 2023 Policy & government Maternity and neonatal services in East Kent report: government response The government response to the ‘Reading the signals’ report of the independent investigation led by Dr Bill Kirkup CBE on maternity and neonatal services in East Kent. GOV.UK · 3 Aug 2023 Global Australia: Taskforce Intends to Restore Soft Plastics Recycling After the collapse of the countrywide recycling scheme for soft plastic waste from any source suspended in November 2022, a task force is working on a solution. The Soft Plastics Taskforce, made up of major Australian supermarket retailers Aldi, Coles and Woolworths, has released a roadmap to restart, outlining the steps needed to launch a […] Global Recycling · 3 Aug 2023 Industry news Long-awaited consultation on UK furniture fire safety regulations is open New consultation provides unique opportunity to promote effective and sustainable fire safety without the need for harmful chemicals. Fidra · 3 Aug 2023 Industry news By Word of Mouth: Burrata with asparagus, courgette and lemon recipe City Harvest partner, London caterer By Word Of Mouth, shares a mouth-watering, seasonal burrata recipe with summer flavours of asparagus, courgette and lemon. Swap the burrata for mozzarella for a cheaper version! City Harvest London · 3 Aug 2023 Industry news JANS Group seals acquisition of BlueMAC majority share Northern Ireland-headquartered JANS Group has announced that it has completed the acquisition of a majority stake in BlueMAC, a provider and designer of material processing systems and waste recycling facilities. JANS Group operates a number of companies across County Antrim encompassing electric and commercial vehicles, campervans, modular builds and composite manufacturing. BlueMAC was part o… letsrecycle.com News · 3 Aug 2023 Industry news Enfinium partners with Eni UK to advance carbon capture Enfinium, a UK energy from waste business, says that it has taken a “significant step” towards supporting carbon capture and storage (CCS) development in North Wales. The company has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Eni UK, a subsidiary of global energy company Eni S.p.A, to explore CCS implementation at its Parc Adfer facility. … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 3 Aug 2023 Industry news Progress Towards 2023 Recycling Targets: Q2 Data release The post Progress Towards 2023 Recycling Targets: Q2 Data release appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 3 Aug 2023 Industry news Wiltshire finds POPs’ costs 2.5 times higher than landfill Wiltshire council has said the cost of the separate collection, transfer and disposal of POPs waste has proven to be 2.5 times higher than the previous cost of landfill. In a report the authority notes that since December 2022, around 130 tonnes per month of waste upholstered domestic seating were collected separately at household waste … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 3 Aug 2023 Industry news Cibse releases lighting version of TM65 A special lighting version of Cibse’s Technical Memorandum 65 has been released. The lighting edition of TM65 – a widely-accepted metric […] Recolight · 3 Aug 2023 Industry news National Bed Federation calls on Government to end the ‘postcode lottery’ of access to mattress recycling The National Bed Federation (NBF), which represents the bed industry across the UK, is calling on the Government to support its plans for a nationwide programme to fund a service enabling everyone to recycle their used mattresses. Around 4.75 million mattresses every year end up in landfill or are incinerated in the UK, that’s equivalent […] National Bed Federation · 3 Aug 2023 Industry news Why Greenpeace activists covered Rishi Sunak’s house in black fabric Sunak is backing a major expansion of oil and gas drilling in the middle of the climate crisis. Greenpeace UK · 3 Aug 2023 Industry news Climbers drape Sunak’s £2m mansion in oil-black fabric as PM commits to fossil fuel frenzy Greenpeace activists have climbed onto the roof of Rishi Sunak's £2m country mansion in protest at his backing for a major expansion of oil and gas drilling amid a climate crisis Greenpeace UK · 3 Aug 2023 Council news Social supermarket helping to feed Chelmsford families - Chelmsford City Life Chelmsford Council · 3 Aug 2023 Council news Job profile - Conwy County Conwy Council · 3 Aug 2023 Industry news Greenwashing worries: Marketers asked to work on sustainability projects without training A survey of hundreds of marketing professionals has revealed that three-quarters have worked on sustainability-related communications recently, despite many feeling that they are not qualified to do so. edie — Circular Economy tag · 3 Aug 2023