Recycling news: 2024

Fresh every day from industry press, GOV.UK and research feeds — plus the historical archive. Last updated 29 Jul 2026.

Industry news City Harvest’s The Office: Cliff City Harvest's The Office gives an insight into the day-to-day lives of City Harvest staff who rescue food and deliver it to people in need. City Harvest London · 10 Sept 2024 Council news TREES newsletters - Shropshire Council Shropshire Council · 10 Sept 2024 Global 4evergreen web event: “Unlocking the toolbox to perfect fibre-based packaging circularity” On Tuesday, September 10th, 2024, the 4evergreen alliance hosted the online session “Unlocking the toolbox to perfect fibre-based packaging circularity.” Our experts from WS-1 and WS-2 discussed 4evergreen’s Circularity by Design Guideline and the Recyclability Evaluation Protocol. Then, 4evergreen members shared their experience on implementing our deliverables, presented their... 4evergreen (fibre packaging alliance) · 10 Sept 2024 Industry news CIWM launches Sector Inclusion Forum as part of EDI commitment The Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM) has launched its Sector Inclusion Forum to support the organisation deliver its Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) Strategy. CIWM said the Sector Inclusion Forum will also act as an advisory body on its deliverables, including a Code of Conduct. The Forum is set to be chaired by […] Circular Online (CIWM) · 10 Sept 2024 Industry news 12 Welsh heritage sites achieve double Green Flag status The post 12 Welsh heritage sites achieve double Green Flag status appeared first on Keep Wales Tidy . Keep Wales Tidy · 10 Sept 2024 Industry news Ward Makes the Top 10 in East Midlands Business Rankings Derbyshire-headquartered metal recycling and waste management specialist Ward has been named as a top 10 business in Grant Thornton’s 2024... Ward Recycling · 10 Sept 2024 Industry news Food campaigners pull their fingers out to divert bycatch into local tummies Schoolchildren are among those to have already sampled the results of the Plymouth Fish Finger Project Positive News · 10 Sept 2024 Policy & government J Smith v Alpha Plus Group Ltd: 2208888/2022 Employment Tribunal decision. GOV.UK · 10 Sept 2024 Industry news Veolia awarded waste contract for North and East Herts North Hertfordshire and East Hertfordshire councils have announced that their next joint waste, recycling and street cleansing contract has been awarded to Veolia. The contract is set to begin in May 2025. The contract will see significant changes to waste and recycling services later in 2025, including a new three-weekly collection cycle. Most residents will … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 10 Sept 2024 Industry news Keenan Recycling secures prestigious NHS Lanarkshire contract Keenan Recycling is excited to announce a significant milestone in our journey towards sustainable waste management. We have successfully secured a contract to provide food waste collection and recycling services to NHS Lanarkshire, one of Scotland’s largest and most respected healthcare providers. This partnership marks a major achievement for Keenan Recycling, solidifying our position as […] … Keenan Recycling · 10 Sept 2024 Industry news CIWM launches Sector Inclusion Forum CIWM has launched its Sector Inclusion Forum today (10 September), which aims to support the delivery of the organisation’s Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) strategy, acting as an advisory body on its deliverables, including a code of conduct. The Sector Inclusion Forum, chaired by Dr Tracey Leghorn, chief business services officer at Suez Recycling and … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 10 Sept 2024 Industry news BioteCH4 shakes it up with new CEO After 14 years as CEO at BioteCH4, Neil Hunter has stepped down, with Chris Stoyell taking the reigns from 1 October 2024. Hunter will join Bisviridi as CEO, while staying on as an adviser to BioteCH4. Stoyell has held previous roles within the renewables sector, having served at Severn Trent Green Power, Capita Energy Services … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 10 Sept 2024 Industry news Alistair Carmichael elected chair of EFRA Alistair Carmichael MP has been elected as the chair of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (EFRA). He was the sole nomination for the position and was therefore elected unopposed. Carmichael will take up his position as chair of the committee when the remaining members of the committee have been appointed by the House. … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 10 Sept 2024 Industry news SUEZ calls for urgent Government action on zero-waste economy SUEZ Recycling and Recovery UK has issued an open letter to the UK Government on behalf of its 50 local authority partners to call for urgent action to achieve a zero-waste economy. Circular Online (CIWM) · 10 Sept 2024 Policy & government Student Smishing Scams on the Rise Student Loans Company provides student advice at start of 24/25 academic year GOV.UK · 10 Sept 2024 Industry news All you need to know ahead of ESS Expo 2024 With ESS Expo 2024 opening tomorrow (Wednesday 11 September) we break down some of the key things you need to know ahead of the eagerly-anticipated show. ESS Expo will take place on 11-12 September 2024 at Birmingham’s NEC and brings together Resource & Waste Management Expo (RWM), Energy, Fuels & Decarbonisation Expo (EFD), Contamination & … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 10 Sept 2024 Council news WESTBANK HOUSE, 1 WAVERLEY TERRACE, STENHOUSEMUIR, LARBERT, FK5 3HT - Falkirk Council Falkirk Council · 10 Sept 2024 Global C’EST LA RENTRÉE C’est la rentrée. We’re back! Offices in Brussels’ European quarter are filling up, EU institutions are gearing up for a new term, and even the sky is greying over—though with traffic having (probably) tripled, it is hard to know where the smog ends and the sky begins! ***Side note: If this sounds all too appealing (who are we to judge), check out the job ad for our new Head of Circular Economy… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 10 Sept 2024 Industry news Defra responds to paper and glass Simpler Recycling criticism The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has responded to criticism by paper and glass trade associations of Simpler Recycling. Circular Online (CIWM) · 10 Sept 2024 Policy & government Monitoring ambient air: quality control and quality assurance How you can make sure your ambient air quality monitoring meets appropriate quality assurance requirements. GOV.UK · 10 Sept 2024 Industry news News in Brief (10/09/2024) With news on: Ukraine’s capital Kyiv has joined the international Refill movement; Islington council has invited local school children to help name its new food waste recycling truck; HBP Transport in Cumbria has invested in a new transport management system from HaulTech; Veolia recycles Wembley’s digital scoreboard; and a Yorkshire pub has successfully reduced its … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 10 Sept 2024 Industry news Councils have a ‘collective hole’ of £4bn in their finances, says Unison A Unison report published yesterday (9 September) has found that councils across England, Scotland and Wales, have a collective “hole” in their finances, amounting to £4 billion for the coming financial year. Unison has said that the figures, based on information from local authorities, show council funding is in a “dire state”, with likely cuts … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 10 Sept 2024 Industry news UK risks missing net zero targets without young people joining green economy More needs to be done to encourage young people towards a career in the waste and resource management sector to plug the green skills gap, according to new report. Circular Online (CIWM) · 10 Sept 2024 Global Intergenerational Justice at the Heart of Critical Minerals Management The Expert Group on Resource Management (EGRM) has published the report “Advancing Intergenerational Justice in Critical Raw Materials Management: Assessing the Potential of Demand-side Measures.” This timely release addresses the increasingly urgent sustainability dilemma associated with critical raw material (CRM) value chains. Despite these materials’ importance in producing clean energy tec… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 10 Sept 2024 Global Media Reactive: Nature Journal – A local-to-global emissions inventory of macroplastic pollution Such a limited definition contradicts UNEA Resolution 5/14, which the study claims to support. This study, offered as a tool to advance the plastics treaty negotiations, clearly endorses the narrative of the major petrostates: plastic pollution is the fault of consumers, not the companies' and countries' unregulated overproduction. GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 10 Sept 2024 Council news Appendix 2: Sunderland’s Place Based Governance Model for Health and Care Integration - committees.sunderland.gov.uk Sunderland Council · 10 Sept 2024 Global Find An Expert ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 10 Sept 2024 Global LCA’s For Beginners ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 10 Sept 2024 Council news Great Yarmouth Borough Council - Great Yarmouth Borough Council Great Yarmouth Council · 10 Sept 2024 Global Respuesta ante publicación en revista Nature sobre la contaminación por macroplásticos GAIA reacciona ante el enfoque “limitado” y la narrativa “injusta” del Sur global sobre la contaminación por plásticos PARA PUBLICACIÓN INMEDIATA 10 DE SEPTIEMBRE DE 2024 El último estudio publicado […] GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives) · 10 Sept 2024 Policy & government Statement of changes to the Immigration Rules: HC 217, 10 September 2024 Statement of changes to the Immigration Rules published on 10 September 2024. GOV.UK · 9 Sept 2024 Policy & government Monitoring ambient air: particulate matter A summary of the main methods you should use to monitor for particulate matter in ambient air. GOV.UK · 9 Sept 2024 Policy & government Monitoring ambient air: monitoring strategy How to develop monitoring strategies for assessing levels of pollutants in the ambient atmosphere. GOV.UK · 9 Sept 2024 Policy & government Monitoring ambient air: choosing a monitoring technique and method How to approach sampling ambient air and the sampling and analytical techniques to use. GOV.UK · 9 Sept 2024 Policy & government UK and partners respond to Iran’s transfer of ballistic missiles to Russia UK government announcement of significant measures against Iran and Russia, following the Iranian regime’s transfer of ballistic missiles to Russia. GOV.UK · 9 Sept 2024 Industry news Demystifying Cumulative Effects - ISEP - Institute of Sustainability and Environmental Professionals (ISEP) IEMA (Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment) · 9 Sept 2024 Industry news iema-full-membership-written-submission-form-10-2024.docx - Institute of Sustainability and Environmental Professionals (ISEP) IEMA (Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment) · 9 Sept 2024 Industry news delivering-proportionate-eia.pdf - Institute of Sustainability and Environmental Professionals (ISEP) IEMA (Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment) · 9 Sept 2024 Industry news Institute of Sustainability and Environmental Professionals - Institute of Sustainability and Environmental Professionals (ISEP) IEMA (Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment) · 9 Sept 2024 Industry news iema-cpd-form_july-2023-v-12.docx - Institute of Sustainability and Environmental Professionals (ISEP) IEMA (Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment) · 9 Sept 2024