Recycling news: 2019

Council news Placing request application - Perth and Kinross Council - Perth & Kinross Council Perth and Kinross Council · 6 Mar 2019 Industry news Global air pollution map reveals 2,000 cities suffering from dirty air The post Global air pollution map reveals 2,000 cities suffering from dirty air appeared first on Unearthed . Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 6 Mar 2019 Global Coming full circle to combat climate change “People don’t often link plastic pollution right to climate change,” said Lauren Moore of UPSTREAM, an organization that advocates for a circular economy. But she emphasized that plastic products do not materialize effortlessly, just as they do not disappear when thrown away. “Plastic creates pollution right from when it’s made, and then continues to create pollution,” Moore said. […] Break Free From Plastic · 6 Mar 2019 Council news northdevon - North Devon Council North Devon Council · 5 Mar 2019 Industry news Electrifying the fleet: driving towards a greener world Peter Harris, Director of Sustainability, Europe, at UPS, explains how UPS is meeting the needs of its customers while reducing its overall impact on the planet. Aldersgate Group · 5 Mar 2019 Council news Company event booking form - South Derbyshire District Council South Derbyshire Council · 5 Mar 2019 Industry news Viridor agrees extension to Somerset contract Viridor and Somerset Waste Partnership (SWP) have agreed a nine-year, £80 million extension of their waste management contract to 2031. The contract covers household waste recycling centre operations (including household hazardous waste collection, storage and disposal), composting, the operation of delivery points and transportation of waste. The contract does not cover the collection of waste… letsrecycle.com News · 5 Mar 2019 Global B&W Announces Turnover of U.K. Renewable Project to Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners K/S Babcock [&] Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. (B[&]W) announced today that its Denmark-based subsidiary, Babcock [&] Wilcox Vølund A/S (B[&]W Vølund) has... ESWET (European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technology) · 5 Mar 2019 Industry news US firm develops ‘chemical recycling process’ for plastic US chemical firm Eastman is developing a process to recycle polyester plastic waste, breaking down the material through a chemical process so that it can then be used in the production of new polymers. And the UK is one of the European countries which Eastman is focusing on for the introduction of the chemical recycling … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 5 Mar 2019 Industry news Election to take place for WRA Board Three places on the Wood Recyclers’ Association Board are up for election at our Annual General Meeting next week. Existing Board members Geoff Hadfield of Hadfield Wood Recyclers and Paul Caldwell of IQR Systems, have both come to the end of their latest three year tenure on the WRA’s Board and have decide to stand […] Wood Recyclers Association · 5 Mar 2019 Industry news FCC secures contracts with two councils FCC has this week secured two contracts for waste services with Chorley council and Hertfordshire county council. The contract with Chorley is to provide refuse and recycling collections, worth just over £26 million. FCC has also been awarded a seven-year contract for the provision of bulking, transfer and waste haulage for Hertfordshire county council, worth … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 5 Mar 2019 Industry news Is Scotland leading the way on tackling marine litter? Kate Chambers, Consultant at Resource Futures, shares her thoughts on why she feels proud of Scotland, and why the country is uniquely placed to challenge the issues of marine litter and climate change. Last week, attending Marine Scotland’s first International Marine Conference in Glasgow, there was a lot to feel proud of. Resource Futures · 5 Mar 2019 Industry news 25 years of UK paint reuse yields enough paint to cover the Burj Khalifa ten times over Community RePaint, run by Resource Futures, celebrated 25 years of paint recycling in 2018. The network of paint reuse schemes, which was founded in 1993 as a small pilot project in Leeds and is now solely sponsored by Dulux, has diverted over 5.5 million litres of paint from the waste stream across the UK – … Continue reading "25 years of UK paint reuse yields enough paint to cover the Burj Kh… Resource Futures · 5 Mar 2019 Industry news Faerch offers ‘natural’ replacement to black plastic trays Plastic packaging manufacturer Faerch has announced the launch of a ‘natural colour’ CPET packaging material, aimed at replacing black carbon plastic in ready meal packaging. The company is introducing a new ‘detectable’ plastic line, containing 80% post-consumer recycled mixed-colour PET. The material has no extra colour added to the recycled input material, resulting in a … Read More The post… letsrecycle.com News · 5 Mar 2019 Global Meet our members – Ecologists without Borders Zero Waste Europe is happy to introduce the blog series “Meet our members”. Through this series of monthly interviews we want to give you a chance to get to know our members and the work they are doing. Meet Jaka Kranjc from Ecologists without Borders Hi Jaka, can you give us a brief introduction to […] Zero Waste Europe · 5 Mar 2019 Council news Penley Hospital – The Story of a Polish Community in Wales - news.wrexham.gov.uk Wrexham Council · 5 Mar 2019 Policy & government Twenty-first Century Councils - Local Government Association Local Government Association · 5 Mar 2019 Industry news Salvage Wire - The Automotive Recycling Professionals | 11 Conyers, Wymondham, Norfolk NR18 0TE, UK - Salvage Wire Salvage Wire · 4 Mar 2019 Council news How to start or submit a petition - South Lanarkshire Council South Lanarkshire Council · 4 Mar 2019 Council news Contact Us | Press Office - Antrim & Newtownabbey Borough Council Antrim and Newtownabbey Council · 4 Mar 2019 Industry news Countrystyle Recycling confirms sale of skip business Countrystyle Recycling has confirmed the sale of its domestic builders skip business to East Kent Recycling Limited, with effect from 1 March 2019. It is understood that the sale encompasses a number of trucks, skips and a non-retained customer list. According to Countrystyle, the decision to sell has been driven by the forthcoming expiry of … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 4 Mar 2019 Policy & government Rejected recycling Contamination of recycling by food or general waste. GOV.UK · 4 Mar 2019 Global Spain Inhabitants: 47,4 mio Area: 505.990 km2 NATIONAL WASTE SYSTEM – GENERAL LEGISLATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE Authorities for waste management and organic waste management (if different), and key contacts: At the national level, the Ministry of ecological transition and demographic challenge (MITERD). Key contact person: Margarita Ruiz (Deputy Director of the Circular Economy sub-directorate) buzon-sg… European Bioplastics News · 4 Mar 2019 Policy & government Mr D Hawkins v FCC Environment (UK) Ltd: 3327142/2017 Employment Tribunal decision. GOV.UK · 4 Mar 2019 Industry news No-deal Brexit waste shipment agreements reached Defra is understood to have secured consent for the roll-over of waste export notifications with all EU member states in the event of a ‘no deal’ Brexit scenario. Spain is the last country to agree to the measure, meaning all member states have now agreed. This means that existing approvals that permit the shipment of … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 4 Mar 2019 Industry news Yorkshire WEEE site fire ‘caused by battery’ South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service has suggested that a fire at a WEEE recycling site near Mexborough yesterday (March 3) was caused by a “battery catching fire”. The service was called to a fire on the site owned by Universal Recycling on Wharf Road, Mexborough, just after 09:30 yesterday morning. Six fire crews attended … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 4 Mar 2019 Policy & government Ms A Braine and others v The National Gallery: 2201625/2018 Employment Tribunal decision. GOV.UK · 4 Mar 2019 Industry news News in brief (04/03/2019) With news on: Mersey charity spreads recycling message; Suez and Anthesis launch legislation ‘calculator’; Powys issues reminder over waste collections, and; WRA chair bags award. Liverpool charity spreads recycling message A team of charity volunteers in Liverpool have clocked up more than 8,300 hours of work to help boost recycling in the area. The volunteers are working … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 4 Mar 2019 Global Guest Blog | ISWA-SWIS Winter School 2019 Impressions Aditi Ramola, Technical Director at ISWA, attended the ISWA-SWIS Winter School 2019 at the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA), Texas, USA, in January 2019. In this guest post, she shares her experiences from the course. ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 4 Mar 2019 Industry news Defra data confirms WEEE collections shortfall Targets for the collection of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) have been missed for the second consecutive year, data published on Friday (1 March) by Defra has confirmed. The data for the final quarter of 2018 suggests that the UK has fallen short of its overall collection target by around 44,533 tonnes – having … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 4 Mar 2019 Industry news News from the Network 25 Feb – 1 March Find out what our members have been up to this week. Tree of Life Centre celebrate Francess, their CEO, featuring as one of Manchester’s strong women We are extremely proud of our leader @fran_tagoe representing #StrongMcrWomen A strong, inspirational woman with a passion for helping others and a desire to make a difference. Join us […] Reuse Network · 4 Mar 2019 Global Identify the Problem to Find the Solution: UNEA 4 and Re-Framing the Plastic Issue UNEA, the official governing body of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the highest-level governing body on international environmental matters, meets every two years. This year’s theme, “Innovative solutions for environmental challenges and sustainable consumption and production,” is particularly salient in the fight against plastic pollution. Already, UNEA has taken a significant step in… Break Free From Plastic · 4 Mar 2019 Industry news UK aid to fund Kenya recycling centre project British international waste charity WasteAid has been awarded a government grant worth up to £50,000 for a project to set up a recycling centre in Kenya. The charity – which was set up by British waste management professionals to “spread recycling skills around the world” – says the project will collect waste and turn it … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 4 Mar 2019 Council news How to request a Single Person Discount for Council Tax - Wrexham County Borough Council Wrexham Council · 4 Mar 2019 Industry news Tackling London’s toxic air Alex Williams, Director of City Planning at Transport for London, explores the upcoming Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) and reducing air pollution in London. Aldersgate Group · 3 Mar 2019 Industry news Recycling – Issue 13 Spring 2019 The post Recycling – Issue 13 Spring 2019 appeared first on The Recycling Association . The Recycling Association · 3 Mar 2019 Council news Trallwn Marshy Grassland including Halfway Park - swansea.gov.uk Swansea Council · 3 Mar 2019 Global Sweden Inhabitants: 10,4 mio Area: 450.295 km2 NATIONAL WASTE SYSTEM – GENERAL LEGISLATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE Authorities for waste management and organic waste management (if different), and key contacts: Naturvårdsverket Avfall Sverige is gathering all communities: www.avfallsverige.se office@avfallsverige.se Jessica Christiansen Utbildnings- och utvecklingschef Telefon: 040-35 66 18 Mobil: 0706-69 … European Bioplastics News · 3 Mar 2019 Research & science 1.1.3 Benefits of Packaging in Detail - TU Delft OpenCourseWare TU Delft News · 2 Mar 2019 Research & science 3.2.2 Biodegradability - TU Delft OpenCourseWare TU Delft News · 2 Mar 2019