Recycling news: 2021

Industry news Why plastic bags should be banned – everything you need to know On 30th April 2021, Planet Patrol founder Lizzie Carr sent an open letter to Environment Secretary, George Eustice, asking him to begin proceedings for an outright ban on plastic bags. Lizzie is also demanding more transparent reporting from supermarket retailers with regards to the number of bags for life they sell each year and how […] Planet Patrol · 14 May 2021 Industry news Ward and Derby Uni support local construction firms to DE-Carbonise Derbyshire based metal recycling and waste management specialist, Ward, has partnered with the University of Derby to support with its DE-Carbonise project to increase sustainability and reduce emissions among the construction supply chain. Ward Recycling · 13 May 2021 Industry news Reopening Updates from the Sector This has obviously been an incredibly tough year for everyone, CRNS members, the wider sector and for all projects involved in the circular economy. Whilst some projects have remained open during lockdown to deliver vital and essential services in their communities many had to close their doors to the public. During lockdown we held a [...] Circular Communities Scotland · 13 May 2021 Industry news Appointments roundup (13/05/21) With news on: Comply Direct appoints MD; NWH Group announces key appointments; Carbon8 Systems appoints chief commercial officer; WCRS appoints sales director; Almond for Greyparrot; WGG expands board; and, Willshee’s appoints finance director. Comply Direct appoints managing director Compliance specialist Comply Direct has promoted Sarah Foster to managing director. She will replace Gareth Rob… letsrecycle.com News · 13 May 2021 Policy & government N8 AgriFood fellowship 2021 Applications closed 20 June 2021. POST (Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology) · 13 May 2021 Industry news Unite extends Thurrock waste collection strike Household waste collections in Thurrock, Essex, are unlikely to take place for at least the next fortnight after refuse workers extended their strike to 28 May. Thurrock council, which runs an in-house collection service, says it is “legally prevented” from hiring agency staff and has instead created drop off points for residual waste across the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 13 May 2021 Industry news ‘Positive intent’ of DRS noted but concerns raised Despite recognising the “positive intent” behind a Deposit Return Scheme (DRS), concerns over its impact were raised at the Resources and Waste Strategy Revisited conference yesterday (12 May). In its latest consultation on a DRS in March, Defra said it is “committed” to introducing the system but confirmed that it would be exploring the “continued … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 13 May 2021 Industry news Meet Our New Joiner: Francisco Silvério ... Recycleye news · 13 May 2021 Industry news UK EfW plants process 10.5% more waste in 2020 The tonnage of residual waste processed at energy from waste (EfW) plants in the UK in 2020 was up 10.5% when compared with 2019, according to a report released by consultancy Tolvik. In its seventh annual report on UK EfW statistics, published yesterday (12 May), Tolvik said 13.96 million tonnes of residual waste was processed … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 13 May 2021 Industry news Government urged to help deliver a ‘world leading’ deep geothermal sector to secure the UK’s ‘green recovery’ REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 13 May 2021 Policy & government Ambitious carbon project could transform the road marking sector Led by the WJ Group, the Product Carbon Footprint Model is a quick, efficient, and reliable means of assessing and reducing carbon on its products. GOV.UK · 13 May 2021 Industry news Essex council awards £80m landfill gas contract Essex county council has awarded Renewable Power Systems (RPS) a 20-year contract to generate electricity from landfill gas produced at the Bellhouse Closed Landfill Site in Stanway, Colchester. Valued at £80 million over the course of the contract, the deal began on 3 May 2021 and will run until May 2041, according to a tender … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 13 May 2021 Policy & government Consultation starts on Alton environmental permit application The Environment Agency is holding a public consultation on an environmental permit variation application from Veolia ES Hampshire Limited. GOV.UK · 13 May 2021 Policy & government Consultation starts on a permit variation application in Horsham Britaniacrest Recycling Ltd applies for an environmental permit variation for a recycling, recovery and renewable energy facility, near Horsham. GOV.UK · 13 May 2021 Industry news ‘Work to do’ for consistency introduction There remains “a lot of work to do” if proposals in the government’s consultation on consistent collections in England are to come into force in 2023, according to WRAP’s special advisor Chris Mills. Mr Mills was speaking at the Resources and Waste Strategy Revisited conference yesterday (12 May), which was organised by letsrecycle.com. In its … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 13 May 2021 Industry news Press Release: Cardiff Mobile Repair and Reuse Events Mobile repair and reuse events coming to Cardiff this summer! Repair Café Wales and Benthyg Cymru will be taking to the streets this summer to bring repairing and borrowing to different communities around the city. They will hold joint pop-up events in a specially-adapted electric van that will enable them to run events at a ... Repair Cafe Wales · 13 May 2021 Industry news Vacancies - CleanupUK CleanupUK · 13 May 2021 Industry news ‘Big chance’ to shape EPR, DRS and Consistency Stakeholders involved in the consultations now underway on EPR, DRS and Consistency might not get another chance to change the system for 25 years, a packaging compliance expert warned today (12 May). Addressing the letsrecycle.com conference on the consultations around Extended Producer Responsibility, Deposit Return Schemes and Consistency in local authority collections, the 25-year message …… letsrecycle.com News · 12 May 2021 Industry news Agency intercepts 200,000 tonnes of ‘illegitimate’ waste in 2020 The Environment Agency says it intercepted approximately 200,000 tonnes of “illegitimate” waste in 2020, with an estimated packaging recycling note (PRN) value of £30 million. It also beat its own compliance monitoring goals for the 2020 calendar year, having targeted monitoring 203 people. In the end it monitored 221. However, the Agency only completed audit … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 May 2021 Industry news Why you shouldn’t throw away your old clothes when moving houses When moving houses, it is current to only bring with you the things that you really need. Here is why you should not throw your old clothes. Worn Again Technologies news · 12 May 2021 Global Doosan Lentjes is to deliver technology for the new waste-to-energy plant in Warsaw As a key subcontractor to POSCO Engineering & Construction Co, Ltd of South Korea, Doosan Lentjes will deliver a complete... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 12 May 2021 Industry news Hormone disrupting chemicals may also harm children’s brains – scientists call for action Phthalates and bisphenols are names of groups of chemicals that are becoming part of everyday language. Many people are learning that these synthetic endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) can be found in our bodies, and that we should avoid everyday products containing them. CHEM Trust has long been concerned about the wide variety of uses of […] CHEM Trust · 12 May 2021 Industry news Working with wood can help put things into perspective It’s mental health awareness week. Many of the people who volunteer and work in our network face challenges with their mental health, and find that being part of a team helping the environment by reusing waste wood allows them to build their confidence and feel less isolated. Community Wood Recycling · 12 May 2021 Policy & government Local authority collected waste for England: quarterly estimates Quarterly estimates for local authority collected waste. GOV.UK · 12 May 2021 Industry news In the News May 2021 All the latest news about UK Men’s Sheds in the month of may read on… Worcester Men’s Shed could provide a lifeline in city Covid: Clydebank Men’s Shed members ‘desperate’ to return when restrictions allow Cromer Men’s Shed planned by local Christians ‘A fantastic success story’ – Men’s Shed celebrates new premises Ripon Men’s Shed […] UK Men's Sheds Association · 12 May 2021 Global Industrial strategy: unlocking the potential of chemical recycling At the launch of the European Commission’s updated EU Industrial Strategy communication, Commissioner Thierry Breton stressed that “the real industrial… Plastics Europe · 12 May 2021 Industry news The government didn’t want you to know about these secret deep sea mining licences – now it’s clear why The UK government has secretly issued deep sea mining licences to a company owned by an arms corporation. Greenpeace UK · 12 May 2021 Global EU zero pollution action plan lacks action, NGOs say Despite committing to a zero pollution ambition, the European Commission’s latest action plan may not propose any new binding actions to clean up Europe’s air, water […] European Environmental Bureau · 12 May 2021 Global REINVEST 2050: How does the paper industry advance innovative low-carbon investments in Europe? Tuesday 1 June 202112:30 – 13:30 CET *Updated: REINVEST2050 brochure 2021 here. Cepi is pleased to invite you for the launch of the third edition of REINVEST 2050 hosted by Members of the European Parliament Miapetra Kumpula-Natri (S&D, Finland), Nils Torvalds (Renew, Finland) and Adam Jarubas (EPP, Poland). REINVEST 2050 is the commitment of the paper industry […] CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) · 12 May 2021 Policy & government Environment Agency targets Dover metal sites Multi-agency visits target rise in theft of cabling and catalytic converters. GOV.UK · 12 May 2021 Global Dans les mailles du filet. Comment les grandes surfaces françaises font face à l’utilisation de poisssons sauvages dans les chaînes d’approvisionnement aquacoles The post Dans les mailles du filet. Comment les grandes surfaces françaises font face à l’utilisation de poisssons sauvages dans les chaînes d’approvisionnement aquacoles appeared first on Changing Markets . Changing Markets Foundation · 12 May 2021 Industry news Recycling falls in first quarter of pandemic Disruption to recycling services during the Covid-19 pandemic led to a 3.4 percentage point drop in England’s household recycling rate in the first quarter of 2020/21, Defra statistics have shown. Published this morning (12 May), the provisional data shows England’s ‘waste from households’ recycling rate for April to June 2020 was 45%, down from 48.4% … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 May 2021 Policy & government Consultation starts on a permit application in Ford, West Sussex Ford Energy from Waste Ltd has applied for an environmental permit for an energy recovery facility at Ford Circular Technology Park, Ford in West Sussex. GOV.UK · 12 May 2021 Industry news Reshaping our chemical future The UK Government's Chemicals Strategy. if done well, could act as a road map out of our current chemical pollution crisis. But we need ambitious targets and clear actions to turn the tide on environmental pollution. Fidra · 12 May 2021 Industry news Get to know our volunteers; Steve, Ambassador We have amazing people in the Repair Cafe Wales Family As part of a series on getting to know our volunteers, we've set a series of questions and our amazing volunteers have answered them ‘virtually’ for us. Next up in the series is our Ambassador, Steve Q. What is your name, when did you start ... Repair Cafe Wales · 12 May 2021 Global Talking industry accountability: Will the polluter pay? Investigative campaigners from Belgian environmental organisations (including EEB member BBL and Thomas Goorden, participant in the EEB Clean Air Group) have recently uncovered a major case of industrial pollution in the Antwerp harbour, receiving impressive media coverage. Jean-Luc Wietor reports. Their story has all the characteristics of a major scandal: large amounts of a rather awful chemi… META (European Environmental Bureau) · 12 May 2021 Industry news ‘Error-ridden’ deep sea mining licenses may be unlawful, ministers warned Deep sea mining exploration licenses granted by the UK government to weapons giant Lockheed Martin’s subsidiary are riddled with inaccuracies, based on outdated legislation and could be unlawful, according to new analysis. Greenpeace UK · 12 May 2021 Industry news Calls for urgency on Environment Bill’s re-introduction Figures from across the waste industry have reacted to the Queen’s speech yesterday (11 May), which marked the opening of parliament. The Queen outlined how the government will “lead the way” internationally through the Environment Bill, which is due to be enshrined into law during this parliamentary session (see letsrecycle.com story). While the re-introduction of the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 May 2021 Council news Councillor Alastair Chambers - Gloucester City Council Gloucester Council · 12 May 2021 Council news Housing Parking Permit Application - gosport.gov.uk Gosport Council · 11 May 2021