Recycling news: 2021

Industry news Alupro launches sustainability fact sheets to highlight circular properties of aluminium Alupro, the aluminium packaging recycling organisation, has released a series of informative fact sheets outlining the benefits of aluminium packaging. Hosted on the Alupro website, the documents aim to provide packaging professionals, retailers, manufacturers and the wider supply chain with statistics and information about the material’s circular properties. Covering a range of topics, includi… Alupro · 25 May 2021 Policy & government Mr D Pickard v Perfect Hygiene Ltd: 4104546/2020 Employment Tribunal decision. GOV.UK · 25 May 2021 Industry news Telford fire extinguished after a month The fire at an abandoned Telford waste and recycling plant, which raged for nearly a month, has finally been extinguished. The fire broke out at around midday on 26 April at the former Greenway Polymers site on Rock Road Ketley, and is said to have involved more than 50,000 tonnes of old RDF waste. Shropshire … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 25 May 2021 Industry news Environment Agency targets net zero by 2030 The Environment Agency yesterday outlined the actions it will take to cut its own carbon emissions by at least 45% and reach net zero by 2030. In a plan released on 24 May, the Agency said it currently produces about 273,000 tonnes of carbon annually. While most of its emissions stem from construction, computing, ‘commuting’, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 25 May 2021 Policy & government What is the real-world impact of COVID-19 vaccines on community transmission? Real-world data shows that COVID-19 vaccines deployed in the UK are effective in protecting against SARS-CoV-2 transmission already after a single dose. Are all the other COVID-19 vaccines equally effective? What is the evidence on balancing between vaccinations and lifting restrictions? POST (Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology) · 25 May 2021 Industry news O.C.O Technology chosen as key partner for breakthrough DAC technology programme The post O.C.O Technology chosen as key partner for breakthrough DAC technology programme appeared first on Grundon . Grundon Waste Management · 25 May 2021 Industry news Shelf-stable Archives - Global Food Industry News Just Food — sustainability · 25 May 2021 Industry news Interviews - Global Food Industry News Just Food — sustainability · 25 May 2021 Industry news World Hunger Day: City Harvest speaks to Nadeen Haidar The post World Hunger Day: City Harvest speaks to Nadeen Haidar appeared first on City Harvest . City Harvest London · 25 May 2021 Industry news About Us - Global Food Industry News Just Food — sustainability · 25 May 2021 Industry news BEIS gives funding for carbon projects The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has announced that it is looking to support the deployment of advanced carbon, capture, usage and storage (CCUS) technologies within the UK. It has also released a list of projects for which funding support has been allocated. The BEIS expenditure comes in wake of Prime Minister … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 25 May 2021 Policy & government Understanding the outcomes and impacts from PhD policy fellowship schemes View Dr Jane Parry's review of PhD fellowships in Parliament, and read POST's response. POST (Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology) · 25 May 2021 Industry news ‘Competition is a must for EPR reforms’ OPINION: Paul Van Danzig, policy director at packaging and waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) compliance specialist Wastepack, writes about the need for a “competitive solution” to packaging waste reforms. We are urging all stakeholders to consider some of the implications of Defra’s EPR consultation in relation to cost and competition proposals and consider the … Read More The po… letsrecycle.com News · 25 May 2021 Industry news Severn Trent gains Oxfordshire extension Severn Trent Green Power has secured a contract extension with Oxfordshire county council to treat its household food and garden waste until 2029. The contract, which began in 2009, will see Severn Trent Green Power continue to treat the county’s food waste at its Cassington and Wallingford Anaerobic Digestion (AD) facilities. Between them, the two … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 25 May 2021 Industry news BANES steps back from HWRC charging Bath and North East Somerset council has backtracked on plans to introduce a charge for the recycling of rubble, plasterboard and tyres at its household waste recycling centres (HWRCs). And, the authority considers that instead of residents, producers should pay for the cost of recycling the materials. At a cabinet meeting last Thursday 20 May, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 25 May 2021 Council news Sign In - revenuesandbenefits.derby.gov.uk Derby Council · 25 May 2021 Industry news Hundreds of free garden packages available to communities across the country The post Hundreds of free garden packages available to communities across the country appeared first on Keep Wales Tidy . Keep Wales Tidy · 24 May 2021 Industry news UK banks and investors responsible for nearly double the UK’s annual carbon emissions, report finds A new report by Greenpeace UK and WWF UK exposes the climate emissions funded by UK banks, asset managers and other financial institutions. Greenpeace UK · 24 May 2021 Industry news Charity Spotlight: Gibbs Green Community Champions The post Charity Spotlight: Gibbs Green Community Champions appeared first on City Harvest . City Harvest London · 24 May 2021 Council news Bereavement services fees and charges - Blackburn with Darwen Council - Blackburn Council Blackburn with Darwen Council · 24 May 2021 Council news Book a Slot Online - Derry City & Strabane District Council Derry City and Strabane Council · 24 May 2021 Council news Reusable Nappy Scheme - Derry City & Strabane District Council Derry City and Strabane Council · 24 May 2021 Council news Bulky Waste Collections - Derry City & Strabane District Council Derry City and Strabane Council · 24 May 2021 Industry news Unite suspends Thurrock waste strike The Unite union has suspended its six-week waste services strike after a ‘breakthrough’ in talks with Thurrock council, the trade union said on Friday (21 May). Around 90 refuse collection workers at Thurrock council, Essex, had been on strike since 13 April 2021. The dispute (see letsrecycle.com story) centred around claims the council intended to … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 24 May 2021 Industry news Appointments round-up (24/05/21) With news on: Karen Drinkwater elected BPF president; Mick George appoints commercial waste service manager; Alfred H Knight adds to business development team; Cawleys appoints corporate development manager; and, Wastewise appoints managing director. Mick George appoints commercial waste service manager The Mick George Group has appointed Richard Manual as commercial waste service manager. The … letsrecycle.com News · 24 May 2021 Industry news Extended Producer Responsibility: the fabric of sustainability The Waste Prevention Programme has chosen to consult on Extended Producer Responsibility for textiles, with completion proposed by 2022. Lucy Randle's Blog discusses the environmental impact of textile waste and upcoming changes, and explains what EPR for this waste stream could achieve. Valpak · 24 May 2021 Industry news EU ‘risks missing’ 2019 WEEE collection targets Only two countries in the European Union are likely to achieve the 65% minimum collection rate for waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) in 2019, the European Court of Auditors (ECA) says. The WEEE Directive sets a minimum collection rate of 65% of all WEEE relative to the average weight of electrical and electronic equipment … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 24 May 2021 Policy & government Effective biodiversity indicators The UK is committed to targets under international biodiversity agreements to value, conserve and restore the variety of life on earth (biodiversity). Progress towards targets is tracked using indicators, which are designed to summarise complex monitoring data. This POSTnote reviews indicator use and development in the context of the post-2020 Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Global Bio… POST (Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology) · 24 May 2021 Policy & government Biodiversity indicators This POSTbrief summarises the different suites of indicators at both the devolved- and UK-level and complements POSTnote 644, which describes the challenges surrounding the effective use of biodiversity indicators in the context of the post-2020 CBD Global Biodiversity Framework. POST (Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology) · 24 May 2021 Industry news Recycling obligations ‘to rise for 2021’ Packaging specialists have welcomed the publication of obligation figures for 2021 on the National Packaging Waste Database (NPWD), with the initial total obligation set at 7,405,899 tonnes. Currently, this is down from 7,616,936 tonnes in 2020, though the obligations could still change. The ‘obligation’ tonnage relates to the amount of PRNs – packaging waste recovery notes – that will be neede… letsrecycle.com News · 24 May 2021 Industry news Recycled plastic prices ‘at historic highs’ The Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) says prices of recycled plastics have increased to “historically high” levels globally. The international recycling federation, based in Brussels, attributes the rising prices to improvements in economies across Europe with the relaxation of strict lockdowns. Henk Alssema, chairman of the BIR plastics committee, said: “This has produced a run … Read M… letsrecycle.com News · 24 May 2021 Industry news DRS Essential for Greece to Reach Recycling Targets - Eunomia Environmental Research & Consulting Eunomia Research & Consulting · 24 May 2021 Industry news Recycleye Participates in RAI Industry Showcase 2021 Recycleye will be exhibiting at the Robotics & Artificial Intelligence Industry Showcase 2021 – the UK’s largest showcase of industrial Robotics and AI technologies – to showcase how our cutting-edge developments are taking the waste management industry by storm!... Recycleye news · 24 May 2021 Policy & government £166 million cash injection for green technology and 60,000 UK jobs Government announces major cash injection for green technology and development as part of Green Industrial Revolution. GOV.UK · 23 May 2021 Industry news What we do - Cory Group Cory Group · 23 May 2021 Industry news New Forres Quarry - Agg-Net Agg-Net · 22 May 2021 Council news Councillor Anne Radley - Gloucester City Council Gloucester Council · 22 May 2021 Council news 0300 123 6677 www.antrimandnewtownabbey.gov.uk Non-Material Amendment to a Planning Approval - Antrim & Newtownabbey Borough Council Antrim and Newtownabbey Council · 21 May 2021 Policy & government Notice of the potential sale of the former RFA Austin and RFA Rosalie for recycling only The Defence Equipment Sales Authority (DESA) are inviting expressions of interest for the sale of the former RFA Austin and RFA Rosalie for recycling only. GOV.UK · 21 May 2021 Global European Court of Justice orders halt to operations at controversial Polish mine LUXEMBOURG, 21 May 2021 – The European Court of Justice has ruled that mining at Poland’s sprawling Turów coal mine must cease while the court processes […] European Environmental Bureau · 21 May 2021