Recycling news: 2021

Industry news About us - Cory Group Cory Group · 19 May 2021 Industry news Former directors of Greenway Polymers in court The Environment Agency says two former directors of Greenway Polymers will appear at Telford Magistrates’ Court on 14 June for alleged environmental offences. The Agency told letsrecycle.com the charges against Mark and Jonathan Nicholson from Armagh, Northern Ireland, relate to alleged environmental offences committed between October 2016 and September 2017. The pair are listed as … Read More … letsrecycle.com News · 19 May 2021 Industry news ‘Put the elections behind us and focus on consultations’ OPINION: Paul Taylor, CEO of FCC Environment, calls for the waste sector to shift its focus from the local elections of 6 May to responding to government consultations on extended producer responsibility (EPR), the deposit return scheme (DRS) and consistency in recycling collections. It can often feel that the past five years in British politics … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 19 May 2021 Industry news Leadership - Cory Group Cory Group · 19 May 2021 Industry news Powerday joins Social Enterprise UK Earlier this month, Powerday PLC announced they had become an official Social Enterprise Supporting Member of Social Enterprise UK, the national body for businesses with a social or environmental miss... Powerday · 19 May 2021 Global Welcome to our latest Silver Member | Tipa-Corp, Israel ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 19 May 2021 Industry news Policies - Cory Group Cory Group · 19 May 2021 Global The Plastic Museum, already disassembled and on the way to being recycled Madrid, May 19, 2021.- The Plastic Museum has been open to the public for nine days. Created to be recycled, it… Plastics Europe · 19 May 2021 Policy & government COVID-19 vaccines safety and blood clots The safety of COVID-19 vaccines currently deployed in the UK is closely monitored. This monitoring has shown that the University of Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine is associated with very rare blood clots. What is known about these very rare adverse events? POST (Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology) · 19 May 2021 Industry news Proposed peat compost ban welcomed The government’s proposed ban on peat compost — announced by the Environment Secretary yesterday (18 May) — has been welcomed, but concerns remain around peat that is being imported from abroad. George Eustice proposed that the sale of peat compost be banned in England by 2024 as part the government’s wider ‘Peat Action Plan’. The … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 19 May 2021 Industry news An Interview with David Williams – Llais y Goedwig Interview by Kath Jenkins Continuing our series of interviews connecting with other organisations in Wales which share our core values of waste reduction, skill sharing and community cohesion, I recently met up with David Williams, volunteer Director of Llais y Goedwig. Llais y Goedwig is a network organisation connecting community woodlands in Wales including Blaen ... Repair Cafe Wales · 19 May 2021 Global The Plastic Museum, already disassembled and on the way to being recycled Madrid, May 19, 2021 The Plastic Museum has been open to the public for nine days. Created to be recycled,… Plastics Europe · 19 May 2021 Industry news Turkey expands plastic import restrictions The Turkish authorities have expanded a ban on the import of plastic waste into the country to include polyethylene, leading to fears this “effectively prohibits the majority” of plastic going to the country. In an announcement yesterday (18 May), the Turkish Ministry of Trade announced that the extended ban would come into force from 2 … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 19 May 2021 Industry news REA response to England Peat Action Plan REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 19 May 2021 Council news Marketing Cheltenham KPIs (for 2019 & 2020) - Cheltenham Borough Council Cheltenham Council · 19 May 2021 Industry news British Glass becomes OPRL’s eighth guarantor The not-for-profit On-Pack Recycling Label (OPRL) scheme announced yesterday (18 May) that trade association British Glass had become its eighth guarantor. As a company limited by guarantee, OPRL Ltd is backed by organisations who also believe in “maximising the effective recycling of packaging materials”, but who do not have any controlling or financial interest in … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 19 May 2021 Research & science Copper as an antimicrobial agent: recent advances - The Royal Society of Chemistry Green Chemistry (RSC) · 19 May 2021 Global Liubotyn makes history by becoming the second Zero Waste City in Ukraine The town of Liubotyn recently made history by signing its commitment to become the second zero waste city in Ukraine and the third within a non-EU country. Following in the footsteps of Lviv, a city with a population of 751,000, Liubotyn is a smaller municipality within the Kharkiv Oblast area with a population of 21,000, […] Zero Waste Europe · 19 May 2021 Industry news Global food giants sourced soya linked to illegal Amazon deforestation The post Global food giants sourced soya linked to illegal Amazon deforestation appeared first on Unearthed . Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 19 May 2021 Council news Councillor Rhodri Evans - Ceredigion County Council Ceredigion Council · 19 May 2021 Policy & government British Embassy Panama: call for bids 2021 - 2022 The call for bids for project proposals that directly support open societies, COVID-19 response, and climate change & biodiversity is now open. Deadline is 11 June 2021. GOV.UK · 18 May 2021 Industry news Sustainability Top 10s & Top 100s Lists Section - Sustainability Magazine Sustainability Magazine · 18 May 2021 Council news Active Travel - Newry, Mourne and Down District Council Newry, Mourne and Down Council · 18 May 2021 Policy & government Housing Statistics 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2019 These statistics present the housing starts on site and housing completions delivered by Homes England between 1 April 2018 and 31 March 2019. GOV.UK · 18 May 2021 Industry news REA response to England Trees Action Plan REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 18 May 2021 Industry news Aldi trials soft plastic collection points Supermarket chain Aldi is rolling out soft plastic collection points in select stores in the North of England and East Midlands, as part of a trial to help customers recycle the “problem material”. The collection bins are at 20 of its stores across Yorkshire, Derbyshire and Greater Manchester, where customers can deposit clean, soft plastic … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 May 2021 Industry news Why a Global Ocean Treaty is the best hope for saving our seas We all rely on the oceans for our survival, but they’re in serious trouble. Luckily there’s a new UN treaty in the works that could transform how our oceans are protected. Greenpeace UK · 18 May 2021 Industry news Privacy policy - Cory Group Cory Group · 18 May 2021 Industry news Contact us - Cory Group Cory Group · 18 May 2021 Industry news Cory Group - recyclable and non-recyclable waste management services across London - Cory Group Cory Group · 18 May 2021 Industry news Cory undergoes rebrand to ‘shift focus’ London-based Cory has undergone a rebrand from Cory Riverside Energy, dropping the latter two words from its name, to ‘refocus’ the company’s operations from energy generation. The waste management company announced the change today (18 May) to coincide with the publication of its 2020 annual review, where it said results were “strong” for the year … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 May 2021 Industry news British Glass Completes the Set as Latest OPRL Guarantor Click here to download the Press Release OPRL (On-Pack Recycling Label) · 18 May 2021 Industry news What is the waste hierarchy? Recycle, Incinerate, Upcycle, Reuse - there are so many terms used when disposing of waste that it’s difficult to know what to do. Luckily for you, there is an easy tool to ensure you’re as sustainable as possible - The Waste Hierarchy. Bywaters · 18 May 2021 Global Economic growth without GDP growth It may sound like a paradox but it is possible to grow the economy without raising GDP, if we widen the definition of the economy to take account of human wellbeing and nature, says Christian Felber, the founder of the Economy for the Common Good. A fierce battle is raging around the role of growth in the economy. While critics, such as British economist Tim Jackson, are demanding degrowth or p… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 18 May 2021 Policy & government Consistent municipal recycling collections in England: RPC Opinion Regulatory Policy Committee opinion on DEFRA’s consultation stage impact assessment on Consistent municipal recycling collections in England GOV.UK · 18 May 2021 Industry news Hindley confirmed as Podback’s first executive director Coffee pod recycling service Podback confirmed yesterday (17 May) it had appointed Rick Hindley as its first executive director. As first reported by letsrecycle.com earlier this month (see letsrecycle.com story), it was understood Mr Hindley would be joining Podback after standing down as executive director of the Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organisation (Alupro). After the appointment … Rea… letsrecycle.com News · 18 May 2021 Industry news WRAP makes Food Waste Action Week an annual event WRAP has confirmed that its Food Waste Action Week, which took place during the first week of March, will now be an annual event with plans for 2022 already underway. Spearheaded by the resources charity’s Love Food Hate Waste campaign, Food Waste Action Week 2022 will take place between 7- 13 March, and the charity … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 May 2021 Policy & government Mr N Sellars v Spaniard Hall Recycling Ltd: 1801071/2021 Employment Tribunal decision. GOV.UK · 18 May 2021 Industry news Coronavirus Update 17/05/2021 From Monday 17th May 2021 the Government has confirmed that the next stage of the roadmap will go ahead for... Ward Recycling · 18 May 2021 Industry news DMP Metals to open non-ferrous plant in Corby DMP Metals is to open a non-ferrous metals recycling facility in Corby, Northamptonshire, having obtained £5 million in government funding. DMP Metals’s facility will target non-ferrous metals that have been removed from the production of refuse derived fuel (RDF) and solid recovered fuel (SRF) material, and so have already been through some form of processing. … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 May 2021