Recycling news: 2022

Policy & government Decision for PPS Metal Recycling Ltd Written decision of the Deputy Traffic Commissioner for the North East of England for PPS Metal Recycling Ltd GOV.UK · 8 Jun 2022 Global Zero Waste Europe Changemakers: Voice Each month, our ZWE Changemakers campaign sheds a spotlight on one of our member organisations. This month, we present Voice, our member in Ireland, which has been active in the environmental sphere for the past 25 years. VOICE continuously advocates for the government and the private sector to adopt environmentally-responsible behaviour, and for the development […] Zero Waste Europe · 8 Jun 2022 Industry news NBF Announces Judges For 2022 Bed Industry Retailer Awards The National Bed Federation (NBF) has announced the first line-up of judges for the retailer categories for the 2022 Bed Industry Awards. A panel of five of the biggest and brightest names in the furniture and creative industries will decide who will be crowned winners at the NBF Bed Show gala dinner and awards ceremony […] National Bed Federation · 8 Jun 2022 Industry news UNTHA UK appoints duo of new recruits as part of ambitious growth plans INDUSTRIAL shredding specialist, UNTHA UK, has appointed two new employees to further bolster the firm’s sales and engineering divisions. The recruitment news follows the announcement earlier in the year that the firm promoted three of its long-standing staff members and is also preparing for 30% growth in 2022 – taking it to a £17m-turnover business.... Skip & Waste Magazine · 8 Jun 2022 Industry news Hampshire councils agree on strategy and twin stream Councils in Hampshire have agreed an updated waste strategy. Abigail Cooke, head of the Project Integra partnership tells Steve Eminton about the strategy and future plans. An updated waste strategy for Hampshire has now had all its local authority partners approve its aims, which include a two-stream dry recycling collection. Eastleigh borough council was the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Jun 2022 Industry news Spotlight on steel: Riding the wave of cresting metal prices By Sandra Dick FOR generations, British steel came with a stamp of quality: home-made in huge quantities, it built bridges, ships, buildings and millions of cars. British technology made steel production cheap, fuelling the Industrial Revolution and propelling the nation to become a world leader in steel production. Fast forward to now and the story... Skip & Waste Magazine · 8 Jun 2022 Industry news - Biffa Biffa · 7 Jun 2022 Industry news Cory in deal to sell energy from Riverside 1 Cory has announced that it has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with energy trading company Danske Commodities. Under the agreement, Danske Commodities will provide balancing, asset optimisation and route-to-market for Cory’s Riverside 1 energy from waste (EfW) facility. A PPA is an agreement between an electricity generator and the one looking to purchase it. … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Jun 2022 Industry news UK’s Leading Packaging Show Back Better Than Ever Publication/Website: Food & Drink International Click here to read the article OPRL (On-Pack Recycling Label) · 7 Jun 2022 Industry news Hamilton Waste & Recycling expresses serious concern over plans for business waste zones ONE of Scotland’s largest independent recycling and resource management companies, Hamilton Waste & Recycling, has joined the Recycling Association in expressing serious concern over the Scottish Government’s plans to pilot Business Waste Collection Zones by 2024. Commenting on the plans, Hamilton’s Managing Director, Robin Stevenson, said: “Introducing Business Waste Collection Zones has the a… Skip & Waste Magazine · 7 Jun 2022 Industry news 7 Easy Ways to Reduce your Paper Footprint Over a decade ago, I was inspired by a lady called Mandy Haggith, who taught me all about our paper footprint. She calculated that the average person uses around 250kg of paper per year. It’s made up of things like newspapers, receipts, toilet paper, packaging and printer paper. Another source I found, suggest that the… Zero Waste Week · 7 Jun 2022 Industry news Was WALL-E Right All Along? Is AI Really the Future of Waste Disposal? When Disney’s WALL-E was released in 2008, many people speculated that the movie was predicting the future of waste management. With the advent of Artificial Intelligence (AI), it seems that this may actually be true. The use of waste disposal robots, that are operated by artificial intelligence, is growing. So, is AI really the future of waste disposal? Let’s take a closer look.... Recycleye news · 7 Jun 2022 Industry news Opposition to ‘ludicrous’ Scottish business waste zones grows Hamilton Waste & Recycling has joined the Recycling Association in expressing “serious concern” over the Scottish Government’s plans to pilot business waste collection zones by 2024. The Scottish Government announced plans on 30 May to pilot zones managed by local authorities where contractors competed to undertake all commercial collections in a particular area (see letsrecycle.com story). On … letsrecycle.com News · 7 Jun 2022 Industry news Recycling – Issue 25 Spring 2022 The post Recycling – Issue 25 Spring 2022 appeared first on The Recycling Association . The Recycling Association · 7 Jun 2022 Industry news Does the CMA’s Veolia/Suez stance conflict with the pace of change? With 9 June the deadline for Veolia to respond to the CMA’s provisional ruling against its merger with Suez in the UK, Steve Eminton reflects on some of the issues involved. The Competition and Markets Authority’s investigation into the proposed merger of Veolia UK with Suez UK comes at a time when the pace of … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Jun 2022 Industry news Registration open for RWM & Letsrecycle Live 2022 Registration is now open for the RWM and Letsrecycle Live trade shows, which are to take place alongside each other at the NEC Birmingham, on 14-15 September. The event will be the first to take place since the two shows joined forces last year, with more than 12,000 visitors expected over the two days. Registration … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Jun 2022 Industry news Supplier Spotlight: Whirlpool In this blog series, we’ll be shining a spotlight on some of our suppliers; showing you what they do and what they are about. Reuse Network · 7 Jun 2022 Industry news Court overturns Barr’s £99m landfill tax bill Ayrshire-based Barr Environmental Ltd has won an appeal at the Upper Tribunal for Scotland against a ruling that recycled material used in the outer cell walls of landfill sites should be taxed. Presiding over the case, Lord Ericht overturned a previous ruling and said Barr did not intend to “discard” the material used in the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Jun 2022 Global MEPs must save the energy transition from greenwashing European lawmakers hold a crucial brake lever to prevent the energy transition from being derailed. All eyes are on the European Parliament’s votes in July, where an absolute majority in the plenary could reject the proposal to include fossil gas and nuclear power in the EU list of green investments. Europe is at a crucial turning point to reverse decades of mistakes and bad energy policies. Ar… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 7 Jun 2022 Industry news Rubble Master to demo hybrid crushers at Hillhead this month SHARPLY rising fuel prices, legal requirements for emissions, expanding your business, and environmental protection – there are many reasons for switching to hybrid machines. As a pioneer in electrification, RM Group has been engineering crushers with electric drives for 30 years. This expertise is integrated into RM hybrid crushers and screens. Two of these crushers... Skip & Waste Magazine · 7 Jun 2022 Industry news Biffa board close to recommending takeover proposal The Biffa board has this morning (7 June) said it has received a “series of unsolicited takeover proposals” from American private equity firm Energy Capital Partners. And, the waste management company’s board has said that should a firm offer be placed at the current proposal of 445 pence per share, “it is minded to recommend … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Jun 2022 Industry news O’Donovan Waste launches Net-Zero pledge O’DONOVAN Waste is proud to announce its pledge to help tackle the climate emergency by setting out its ambitious aspirations to achieve Net Zero carbon emissions by 2035. Multi-award winning O’Donovan is a dynamic leader in the construction, demolition and waste sectors with a proven track record for placing greener initiatives and environmental performance at the... Skip & Waste Magazine · 7 Jun 2022 Industry news Untitled - FareShare FareShare · 7 Jun 2022 Industry news News in brief (06/06/2022) With news on: Ealing council to continue with Terracycle trial; A million ‘get the message’ to Recycle Right; BBC TV show filmed at Bucks recycling centre; and, Wakefield and YPO partner for fleet procurement. Ealing council to continue with Terracycle trial Ealing council has pledged to continue its trial with Terracycle in spite of a … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Jun 2022 Industry news Volunteers’ Week 2022 Throughout the week our fantastic network of charities each celebrated Volunteers’ Week in their own special way, and got on board with this year’s theme of ‘A Time to Say Thanks’! Reuse Network · 6 Jun 2022 Industry news £50,000 available for community groups in and around Kirkby The 2022 Kirkby Neighbourhood Community Fund – a £50,000 community fund for projects in and around Kirkby – opens for applications on 06 June 2022. The Fund provides £50,000 each year for community groups, charities and projects operating in Northwood, Cherryfield, Shevington, Whitefield and Prescot North (Knowsley Village). Community groups developing community, health and wellbeing - Continue… Merseyside Recycling and Waste Authority · 6 Jun 2022 Global #ISWAatIFAT ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 6 Jun 2022 Industry news A million get the message to Recycle Right It is estimated that a campaign designed to help boost recycling across the Liverpool City Region has been seen over a million times. Launched in October 2021 and run through into March 2022, Recycle Right adverts reminding people of what they can and should recycle have appeared throughout Liverpool City Region on buses, local radio - Continue Reading Merseyside Recycling and Waste Authority · 6 Jun 2022 Industry news Why protecting the ocean means protecting people When we fail to protect the oceans, we’re failing to protect ourselves. Greenpeace UK · 6 Jun 2022 Industry news Early heat in South Asia is 30 times more likely due to climate change India and Pakistan and other significantly large parts of South Asia have experienced prolonged, early heat, due to extreme weather conditions and climate change. Open Access Government — Environment · 6 Jun 2022 Industry news Plastic production to triple by 2060, says OECD The production of plastic is set to almost triple by 2060 to 1.2 billion tonnes, with less than a fifth recycled, according to a report from the OECD. Published last week (3 June) the report from the economic organisation predicted that around 50% of this will be sent to landfill, with the rest incinerated or … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Jun 2022 Industry news Circular Communities Scotland Policy Paper for Scotland’s Circular Economy Circular Communities Scotland Policy Paper for Scotland's Circular Economy. Circular Communities Scotland · 6 Jun 2022 Industry news Study to examine respiratory health of plastic sorters Imperial College London is to undertake a study into the respiratory health of manual sorters at “plastic-specific material recycling facilities”. The project, backed by funding from insurance giant AXA, will “investigate the health impact of occupational exposure to airborne microplastics”. According to Imperial, this can often occur from different activities along the recycling chain at … Rea… letsrecycle.com News · 6 Jun 2022 Industry news ESOS – is it time to comply? The qualification date for Phase 3 of the Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) is fast approaching and the compliance deadline is only months away. Ian Guest's Blog explains how to find out if your business is obligated, next steps and how Valpak can help. Valpak · 6 Jun 2022 Industry news All fire up: A proactive approach to fire safety Waste and recycling sites are seeing more fire risks, amplified by the increasing prevalence of batteries in waste streams and as power sources for operating vehicles and machinery. James Mountain, sales and marketing director at Fire Shield Systems, discusses how a proactive approach to fire safety can benefit waste and recycling businesses. WASTE streams can... Skip & Waste Magazine · 6 Jun 2022 Industry news Fears WEEE collection has ‘plateaued’ Industry insiders have expressed concern that the collection of household waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) by producer compliance schemes may have “plateaued”. The Environment Agency published data on the volume of household WEEE collected for recycling by producer compliance schemes from January to March 2022 on 1 June. The figures show compliance schemes collected … Read More … letsrecycle.com News · 6 Jun 2022 Industry news NWH Group invests £200k in and around Newcastle UK LEADING recycling company, The NWH Group, has made an initial investment of £200,000 to launch a new fleet of front-end loading industrial waste containers for customers in and around Newcastle. Once this service is established, further investment in containers and vehicles will follow. Having first expanded into Newcastle during the latter part of 2018,... Skip & Waste Magazine · 6 Jun 2022 Industry news M&S trials refillable cleaning and laundry products Marks & Spencer (M&S) has launched a trial of refillable own-brand cleaning and laundry products, using a ‘pre-filled’ model which is proving popular at Asda. edie — Circular Economy tag · 6 Jun 2022 Industry news Viridor bids to up diesel storage at Beddington Sutton council’s planning committee will meet this week (8 June) to consider a planning application for the addition of a diesel storage tank at Viridor’s Beddington energy from waste (EfW) facility. A report made by Spencer Palmer, strategic director of environment, housing and neighbourhoods, which recommends granting the planning permission will go before the committee. … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Jun 2022 Global Open letter by Energy Intensive Industries CEOs on ETS and CBAM Read full statement here. CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 6 Jun 2022