Recycling news: 2019

Council news Councillor Eileen Wragg - East Devon District Council East Devon Council · 21 Mar 2019 Council news Councillor Ben Ingham - East Devon District Council East Devon Council · 21 Mar 2019 Global Hosting Agreement Between ISWA, NVRD and City of Rotterdam signed Today at the headquarters of the City of Rotterdam, the contract was signed to take the ISWA Headquarters to Rotterdam from the beginning of 2020. ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 21 Mar 2019 Industry news 16MW Solar PV Projects could be “Ghosted” by Government due to FiT deployment cap breach With the closure of the government support mechanism for microgeneration just 10 days away, the Feed-in-Tariff band for over 50kWp rooftop solar projects has been breached. Ofgem’s weekly capacity updates show that an additional 16MW of projects (which could power over 3300 homes) have been registered, although these risk being “ghosted” by the government scheme due to stringent capacity band c… REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 21 Mar 2019 Policy & government PE15 0LF, Anglian Water Services Limited: environmental permit application advertisement- AWCNF11342/V002 View the application submitted by Anglian Water Services Limited for Doddington Water Recycling Centre, Coneywood Road, Cambridgeshire, PE15 0LF. GOV.UK · 21 Mar 2019 Industry news DS Smith warns of ‘overloaded’ recycling capacity The UK’s kerbside recycling infrastructure is not set up to cope with packaging materials from a growth in online retail, packaging recycler and manufacturer DS Smith has claimed. The company has today (21 March) published research suggesting that the UK will not meet a 65% municipal waste recycling target until 2048 – more than a … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 21 Mar 2019 Industry news HURR supports the 23% campaign TRAID is partnering with HURR, the UK’s first peer-to-peer wardrobe rental platform. They are on a mission to make fashion... TRAID · 21 Mar 2019 Industry news Council links HWRC charge to fly-tipping rise A Surrey local authority has linked the county’s introduction of a charge for tipping ‘non-household’ waste at household waste recycling centres (HWRCs), to an increase in fly-tipping. However, Spelthorne borough council, which has drawn the link in a report to councillors this week, says it has ‘no evidence’ of a direct correlation between the two … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 21 Mar 2019 Policy & government Innovate UK-supported entrepreneurs make Maserati 100 list 11 companies supported by Innovate UK have been named on the Sunday Times and Maserati’s 2019 list of game-changing entrepreneurs. GOV.UK · 21 Mar 2019 Industry news ERP UK joins the Association of Convenience Stores ERP to provide advice and support to members of the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS). Der Beitrag ERP UK joins the Association of Convenience Stores erschien zuerst auf United Kingdom (EN) . ERP UK (European Recycling Platform) · 21 Mar 2019 Global We need a legally binding treaty to make plastic pollution history The Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) estimates the next five years will see a 33-36% surge in global plastics production. This will undermine all current efforts to manage plastic waste. It is time to stop trying (and failing) to bail out the bathtub. Instead, we need to turn off the tap. The United Nations Environment Assembly […] Break Free From Plastic · 21 Mar 2019 Global Cebu: On the road to a plastic free future Cebu is a major tourist destination in the Philippines. From January to June 2018, domestic and international tourist arrivals were recorded at 3.87 million and 1.89 million, respectively. With the influx of tourist comes the increase in consumption and, consequently, increase in waste generation particularly plastics. In 2017, the Provincial government allocated 40 million pesos […] Break Free From Plastic · 21 Mar 2019 Industry news Innovative methods to preserve pelagic fish species Turid Rustad, Professor at NTNU sheds light on innovative methods to preserve pelagic fish species. Open Access Government — Environment · 21 Mar 2019 Industry news Working with Global Action Plan - Global Action Plan Global Action Plan · 21 Mar 2019 Council news Sign in to your My Doncaster account - Doncaster Council Doncaster Council · 21 Mar 2019 Industry news Bradford campaign slows recycling contamination A campaign launched to combat recycling contamination in Bradford has seen an improvement in material quality, the council has reported. The council’s campaign follows difficulties at the council’s materials recycling facility (MRF) due to levels of contamination in autumn 2018. Bradford council has warned that putting the wrong items in commingled grey recycling bins can … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 21 Mar 2019 Industry news Agency warns over plastics in compost and AD The Environment Agency has threatened a crackdown on poor performing composting and AD sites, where plastic is found in material to be spread to land. And the action could have a knock-on effect on local authorities who could be in trouble for breaching duty of care rules for delivering contaminated feedstock to their organics contractors. … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 21 Mar 2019 Global US accused of blocking ambitious global action against plastic pollution Environmental groups involved in talks at a United Nations conference in Kenya have accused the US of blocking an ambitious global response to plastic pollution. Representatives of countries at the UN environment conference in Nairobi this week agreed to significantly reduce single-use plastics over the next decade but the voluntary pledges fell far short of what was required, according […] Break Free From Plastic · 21 Mar 2019 Global U.S. weakens first global commitment on curbing single-use plastics NAIROBI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - After five days of talks in the Kenyan capital, ministers at the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) agreed to curb items like plastic bags, bottles and straws over the next decade as part of moves aimed at creating a more sustainable planet. “We will address the damage to our ecosystems […] Break Free From Plastic · 21 Mar 2019 Industry news Cutting transport emissions: an urgent but complex necessity The UK's transport sector emissions have been flatlining for years. If this is to change, government policy needs to take a system-wide approach to cutting transport emissions argues Nick Molho, Executive Director at the Aldersgate Group. Aldersgate Group · 20 Mar 2019 Industry news Home - Inter IKEA Group IKEA UK newsroom · 20 Mar 2019 Global Appeal to ban SINGLE USE PLASTICS in Sri Lanka March 7, 2019 Hon. President Maithripala Sirisena, Presidential Secretariat, Colombo Sri Lanka Hon. Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasinghe, Prime Minister’s Office Hon. Speaker Karu Jayasuriya, Parliament of Sri Lanka Hon. Minister Mangala Samaraweera, Minister of Finance cc. Hon Parliamentary members Dear Excellencies, Appeal to ban SINGLE USE PLASTICS in Sri Lanka As you are aware SINGLE […] Break Free From Plastic · 20 Mar 2019 Policy & government Mr K Fila v Veolia ES (UK) Ltd: 2204791/2018 Employment Tribunal decision. GOV.UK · 20 Mar 2019 Industry news re3 Contact us - RE3 Recycling FCC Environment UK · 20 Mar 2019 Industry news About us - RE3 Recycling FCC Environment UK · 20 Mar 2019 Industry news What to do with an item? - RE3 Recycling FCC Environment UK · 20 Mar 2019 Global Here’s Why America Is Dumping Its Trash in Poorer Countries This story was originally published by HuffPost. It appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Bales of plastic garbage, stacked 15 feet high, shimmered in the 100-degree heat. They gave off a faint chemical smell as they warped and softened under the equatorial sun. A canary-yellow Walmart clearance tag poked out from one of the dirty heaps. Wrappers […] Break Free From Plastic · 20 Mar 2019 Industry news re3 Recycling Centres - RE3 Recycling FCC Environment UK · 20 Mar 2019 Industry news See recycling equipment demos at Letsrecycle Live Details of some of the live recycling equipment demonstrations to feature at the inaugural Letsrecycle Live trade event have been released, with the event now just over two months away. The free-to-attend two-day exhibition and conference – which consists of six sector zones, live demonstrations and networking events – will be taking place at Stoneleigh … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 20 Mar 2019 Industry news WRA elects new Board member Experienced waste manager Alan Webb has been elected to join the Board of the Wood Recyclers’ Association. Alan, who heads up JM Envirofuels, the biomass supply arm of the Jack Moody Group of recycling companies, was elected at the WRA’s AGM last week. He joins a Board of seven waste and recycling professionals who oversee […] Wood Recyclers Association · 20 Mar 2019 Industry news News in brief (20/03/2019) With news on: Councils join Metal Matters campaign; Veolia and Nestlé partnership; Powerday wood recycling, and; Environment Agency prosecution. Councils launch Metal Matters campaigns Three local authorities have launched Metal Matters recycling campaigns this week to coincide with Global Recycling Day on Monday (18 March). Merthyr Tydfil, Powys and Teignbridge councils are all now running … R… letsrecycle.com News · 20 Mar 2019 Industry news Unintended Consequences Bernie Thomas, principal consultant at Resource Futures, says “solutions aren’t perfect” when it comes to packaging recycling. He says in a knee-jerk quest to solve one problem, we risk developing practices which themselves have unintended consequences… Resource Futures · 20 Mar 2019 Industry news Terracycle launches ring-carrier recycling scheme Hi-Cone, a manufacturer of LDPE plastic ring-carriers for multipack drinks packaging, has partnered with Terracycle to offer a recycling outlet for its products. TerraCycle is a company founded in the US, which partners with mass market companies, brands and councils to implement recycling schemes for products not currently widely collected from households. Waste management firm … Read More The… letsrecycle.com News · 20 Mar 2019 Industry news ERP UK hits a milestone – 1 million tonnes of WEEE recycled Preventing the release of 1,400 tonnes of ozone depleting substances Der Beitrag ERP UK hits a milestone – 1 million tonnes of WEEE recycled erschien zuerst auf United Kingdom (EN) . ERP UK (European Recycling Platform) · 20 Mar 2019 Industry news Familiar Face Joins Our Growing Packaging Division The post Familiar Face Joins Our Growing Packaging Division appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 20 Mar 2019 Industry news UK’s largest EfW plant extends permitted capacity Waste and resources firm Viridor has had a permit application approved by the Environment Agency to increase the capacity of its Runcorn Energy from Waste (EfW) plant by 250,000 tonnes per year. The permit variation increases the quantity of waste that the facility is permitted to accept from 850,000 tonnes per year to 1,100,000 tonnes … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 20 Mar 2019 Policy & government CH50100 - Assessing Time limits: Overview GOV.UK · 20 Mar 2019 Council news Free school meals - Liverpool City Council Liverpool Council · 20 Mar 2019 Industry news Matrix Polymers XL400- a light-weight & economical solution for the chemical industry - bpf.co.uk British Plastics Federation News · 19 Mar 2019 Industry news Agrivert secures AD operations contracts Agrivert has taken over the operations and maintenance of 12 anaerobic digestion plants, several months after the sale of its UK operating assets to Severn Trent Green Power. The plants, which are on-farm anaerobic digestion (AD) units, were previously run by Qila Biogas. Six are located in Scotland, five in the midlands and one in … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 19 Mar 2019