Recycling news: 2021

Industry news Consultation heralds changes to collections The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) launched its delayed consultation on consistent collections in England on Friday (7 May) (see letsrecycle.com story). In this special report, James Langley looks in more depth at some of the proposals for the ‘core set’ of dry recyclable waste streams requiring collection from the kerbside and … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 10 May 2021 Global Making Europe Day more Sustainable ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 9 May 2021 Council news Browse meetings - fenland.gov.uk Fenland Council · 8 May 2021 Industry news ReNew ELP Announces Plastic Feedstock Supplier and Compliance Agreements The post ReNew ELP Announces Plastic Feedstock Supplier and Compliance Agreements appeared first on Mura Technology . Mura Technology news · 7 May 2021 Council news Grant Aid & Bursary Support - Fermanagh & Omagh District Council Fermanagh and Omagh Council · 7 May 2021 Industry news Paving Products in Leicester - Mick George Mick George Group · 7 May 2021 Industry news LARAC urges more time for consistency response The Local Authority Recycling Advisory Committee (LARAC) is urging Defra to reinstate a full 12 week consultation period for its consultation on consistent collections, declaring the reduced timescale of eight weeks as “unacceptable”. The delayed consultation published by the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs today (7 May) will run until the 4 July, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 May 2021 Industry news Biffa opens waste ‘transport hub’ in East London Biffa has turned “previously unused” land in East London into a ‘transport hub’, linking waste sites in the capital with the waste management company’s landfill sites in the north by rail. The Renwick Road site in Barking opened yesterday (6 May) in partnership with freight company GB Railfreight (GBRf) and enables the transport of 250,000 … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 May 2021 Policy & government DHSC evidence for the SSRB: pay round 2021 to 2022 Evidence submitted to the Senior Salaries Review Body (SSRB) by the Department of Health and Social Care for the 2021 to 2022 pay round. GOV.UK · 7 May 2021 Industry news Amazon deforestation breaks new monthly record São Paulo, May 7, 2021 – Rainforest destruction in the Brazilian Amazon has hit a new record high for the month of April, according to the latest government data. Figures from Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research (INPE), released today, show that last month at least 58,000 hectares of rainforest, an area the size of […] Greenpeace UK · 7 May 2021 Council news Milton Damerel and Venn Green - consult.torridge.gov.uk Torridge Council · 7 May 2021 Industry news Clarity Environmental launches recycling quality standard Compliance scheme operator Clarity Environmental has launched a quality standard for recycling, targeting packaging producers. Clarity’s Recycling Evidence Quality Standard (CREQS), announced yesterday (6 May), will carry out over 40 assessment checks on UK reprocesses and exporters. Purchasers of packaging recovery notes (PRNs) will then be given an overall assurance score and audit report pri… letsrecycle.com News · 7 May 2021 Industry news National Plant Health Week highlights the benefits of plants National Plant Health Week (10th May) sets out to discover why plant health matters, the threats plants face, and plant health science. Open Access Government — Environment · 7 May 2021 Council news Raising Aspirations Raising Standards Strategy - Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council Merthyr Tydfil Council · 7 May 2021 Industry news Defra issues consistency consultation The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has this morning (7 May) released its delayed consultation on consistent collections in England. In the document, Defra confirms the proposal of free garden waste collections, a preference for more frequent than fortnightly collections in urban areas and weekly food waste collections for all. Councils will … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 May 2021 Policy & government New plans unveiled to boost recycling Major shake-up of England’s bin collections to make it easier for millions of households to recycle and reduce costs for taxpayers. GOV.UK · 7 May 2021 Policy & government Developing essential digital skills Digital skills are increasingly important for day-to-day life, including for communication, accessing services and employment. However, around a fifth of the population do not have essential digital skills for life as defined by the UK Government. While research suggests the number of people with basic digital skills has increased in recent years, concerns remain about those who lack them. Expe… POST (Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology) · 7 May 2021 Industry news Defra expands single-use carrier bag charge Defra has today (7 May) confirmed the single-use carrier bag charge will be increased from 5p to 10p, and extended to all businesses in England from 21 May. Since the charge was first brought about in 2015, Defra has reported a 95% cut in plastic bag sales in all major supermarkets. By extending the charge … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 May 2021 Council news Contact the Council Tax team - Barnet Council Barnet Council · 7 May 2021 Global J. Skinner Baking Automation is a Piece of Cake Thanks to a modular machine system, a complex classic dessert is packaged with accuracy and speed. Packaging Strategies · 7 May 2021 Global International Compost Awareness Week | Grow, Eat, Compost … Repeat! ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 7 May 2021 Industry news Manchester Local Plan – UKGBC response to Issues Consultation - UK Green Building Council UK Green Building Council · 6 May 2021 Policy & government 10p plastic bag charge to come into force on 21 May Charge extended to all businesses in bid to ramp up war on plastic waste. GOV.UK · 6 May 2021 Policy & government Nuclear Power in the UK Exploring challenges and opportunities for nuclear power in the UK, with senior figures from the sector. Open to UK and Canadian parliamentarians, parliamentary staff and Government officials. POST (Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology) · 6 May 2021 Industry news Consistency consultation due ‘shortly’ With local elections taking place today (6 May), it is believed an announcement on the delayed consultation on consistent collections could be due very soon. The consultation on consistency in recycling collections is one of three which will shake up the UK’s recycling system. Consultation documents relating to a deposit return scheme (DRS) and extended … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 May 2021 Research & science Citing authors with Harvard - Harvard - Library guides and databases at University College London, Global - UCL | University College London UCL News · 6 May 2021 Research & science A-Z of Harvard references - Harvard - Library guides and databases at University College London, Global - UCL | University College London UCL News · 6 May 2021 Industry news Hindley ‘to move from Alupro to PodBack’ The Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organisation (Alupro) has announced that its executive director, Rick Hindley, has stepped down for another recycling post. It is understood Mr Hindley will be joining the coffee pod recycling service, PodBack, which last month launched a “first of its kind” recycling programme for coffee pods (see letsrecycle.com story). Pods are made … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 May 2021 Policy & government Mr C Pamment v Renewi UK Services Ltd: 3201672/2020 Employment Tribunal decision. GOV.UK · 6 May 2021 Industry news Health secretary wades into Walley’s Quarry row The health secretary, Matt Hancock, wrote to the Environment Agency this week (4 May) expressing “grave concerns” about the “current situation” at the Walley’s Quarry landfill site near Newcastle-under-Lyme. Run by waste management company Red Industries, the controversial site in the Staffordshire village of Silverdale has been the subject of protests by residents due to … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 May 2021 Industry news Opinion: Dry AD ‘offers new opportunities’ for waste sector OPINION: Ben Brown MSc, Director of WRM explains why he considers Dry AD offers advantages and opportunities for the waste sector in the UK. Anaerobic digestion (AD) facilities are well established throughout the UK although just four of the 113 commercial and industrial waste fed facilities are examples of the ‘dry’ or ‘high solids’ anaerobic … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 May 2021 Industry news Veolia sees Q1 fall in UK revenue Veolia’s UK revenues fell by 6.2% in the first quarter of 2021, when compared with the same period last year, despite global revenues growing by 4%. In a report published on 5 May, the waste giant said global revenues in Q1 of 2021— January to March— stands at €6.807 billion (£5.890 billion) compared to €6.675 … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 May 2021 Industry news MPE Newsletter, May 2021 The post MPE Newsletter, May 2021 appeared first on MPMA . MPMA (Metal Packaging Manufacturers Association) · 6 May 2021 Global New ISWA Branding ISWA (International Solid Waste Association) · 6 May 2021 Industry news Aberdeenshire reapplies for three-weekly funding Aberdeenshire council is reapplying for funding from the Scottish Government for the rollout of a three-weekly residual waste collection service. The plans to change the frequency of residual waste collections, in hopes to improve recycling rates, were approved by the council’s Infrastructure Committee back in 2019. However an application for funding of £3.2 million to … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 May 2021 Global German government and Green regions are letting the lignite industry decide on air pollution standards for power plants On Friday 7 May the German Bundesrat may vote a dangerous compromise allowing business as usual pollution levels for German coal and lignite power plants. The […] European Environmental Bureau · 6 May 2021 Policy & government Environment Agency targets Brentwood waste sites Multi-agency visits target rise in theft of cabling and catalytic converters. GOV.UK · 6 May 2021 Policy & government Environment Agency targets Havering waste sites Multi-agency visits target rise in theft of cabling and catalytic converters. GOV.UK · 6 May 2021 Industry news NEWS: Schools rise to the ten-tonne textiles reuse challenge A project aiming to cut the amount of clothes and textiles going to waste has recently celebrated a significant funding boost. Toxteth-based education organisation Liverpool World Centre has received £18,000 from the Merseyside Recycling & Waste Authority (MRWA) and Veolia Community Fund to run waste prevention project the Ten Tonne Challenge. The scheme – being - Continue Reading Merseyside Recycling and Waste Authority · 6 May 2021 Global Recovery plans: a wasted opportunity? National plans to reset the economy after the Covid-19 crisis fall short of delivering green and just transition. Despite some green elements, there is a real risk of returning to a business-as-usual scenario if the European Commission doesn’t push member states to raise ambitions. The European Commission has already received national recovery and resilience plans from 14 countries in order to … META (European Environmental Bureau) · 6 May 2021