Recycling news: 2023

Policy & government Civil Aviation Authority review In 2022, the DfT commissioned an independent review to assess the CAA's governance, accountability, efficiency and efficacy. GOV.UK · 17 Jul 2023 Industry news WRAP data prompts British Glass to repeat DRS plea British Glass again called on the Welsh government to rethink its plans to include glass in its deposit return scheme (DRS), by highlighting statistics released by WRAP Cymru which show glass recorded a 92% kerbside collection rate in 2021/22 The figures were published by WRAP Cymru in June and show that 92% of glass was … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 17 Jul 2023 Policy & government Mr G Ghanem v Ministry of Defence: 3302115/2022 Employment Tribunal decision. GOV.UK · 17 Jul 2023 Industry news We’re recruiting- Freelance Event Coordinator Freelance opportunity: Fixfest 2023 Event coordinator Location: Cardiff Start Date: 1st August Contract: 25 days between 1st August and 1st October Rate: £25 per hour for 7.5hrs per day Deadline: 5pm 31st July but we will be reviewing applications as they come in and reserve the right to close this vacancy early if ... Repair Cafe Wales · 17 Jul 2023 Industry news DS Smith introduces new targets to boost circular economy transition DS Smith has unveiled an updated sustainability strategy, featuring new targets to reach net-zero emissions and accelerate the transition to a low-carbon, circular, economy. edie — Circular Economy tag · 17 Jul 2023 Council news Check your bin or recycling collection day - North Yorkshire Council North Yorkshire Council · 17 Jul 2023 Policy & government Annual Report to Parliament on public libraries activities from April 2022 to March 2023 Report presented to Parliament under Section 17 of the Public Libraries and Museums Act 1964 GOV.UK · 17 Jul 2023 Policy & government HMRC Charter annual report: 2022 to 2023 HMRC's annual report covering our delivery against the HMRC Charter, including progress and priorities for further improvement. GOV.UK · 17 Jul 2023 Policy & government HMRC annual report and accounts: 2022 to 2023 HMRC's annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 March 2023. GOV.UK · 17 Jul 2023 Industry news News in brief (17/07/23) With news on: NAWDO backs LGA call for a ban on vapes; Ocado teams up with Polytag and Bower; Re-Gen chief questions Agency criticism; and, Canterbury hopes to complete ‘full round’ of collections despite strike. NAWDO backs LGA call for a ban on vapes The National Association of Waste Disposal Officers (NAWDO) has released a … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 17 Jul 2023 Policy & government Crown Commercial Service annual report and accounts 2022 to 2023 This document provides the Crown Commercial Service annual report and accounts of activity and services for 2022 to 2023. GOV.UK · 17 Jul 2023 Policy & government VTRANS020500 - Zero-rating of passenger transport: Passenger transport in vehicles designed or adapted to carry ten or more passengers - item 4(a) GOV.UK · 17 Jul 2023 Industry news POWERDAY BECOMES FIRST BUSINESS IN LONDON TO PLACE ORDER ON NEW ELECTRIC SKIP LOADERS The post POWERDAY BECOMES FIRST BUSINESS IN LONDON TO PLACE ORDER ON NEW ELECTRIC SKIP LOADERS appeared first on Powerday . Powerday · 17 Jul 2023 Policy & government Defined benefit pension scheme consolidation This consultation seeks views on a new legislative framework for authorising and regulating defined benefit 'superfund' consolidation schemes. GOV.UK · 17 Jul 2023 Industry news Volunteers from Victorian Plumbing help Emmaus community gardens grow Two Emmaus community gardens are thriving, thanks to volunteers from Victorian Plumbing. Staff volunteered at Emmaus Bolton and Emmaus Merseyside to help bring their gardens to life. During June, a... Emmaus UK · 17 Jul 2023 Industry news Axil and Ecobat expand partnership to cover EV batteries ‘Total waste management’ company Axil Integrated Services has today (17 July) expanded its partnership with the battery recycling specialist Ecobat to cover electric vehicle batteries. The pair have been working together since 2017, with Ecobat processing batteries which Axil collects from some of its commercial customers. Today’s expansion will see the deal between two companies … Read More Th… letsrecycle.com News · 17 Jul 2023 Policy & government CMA Annual Report and Accounts 2022 to 2023 The Competition and Markets Authority's (CMA) annual report and accounts cover the financial year 2022 to 2023. GOV.UK · 17 Jul 2023 Global FOSTPLUS (BELGIUM) recycled 95% of all household packaging in 2022 EXPRA · 17 Jul 2023 Industry news Untitled - FareShare The Felix Project · 17 Jul 2023 Industry news What if everything was truly circular? Twig’s founder Geri Cup explores what business models could look like if the circular economy became the norm. edie — Circular Economy tag · 17 Jul 2023 Global FEAD SETS THE BAR HIGH: 75% RECYCLING BY 2035 Dutch Waste Management Association – 12 July 2023 – The European waste federation is aiming to recycle three-quarters of all European waste. ‘We need a sea change in performance,’ says Claudia Mensi, president of the European Federation of Waste Management and Environmental Services (FEAD). The waste sector wants to enter into circular partnerships with industry […] FEAD (European Waste Management Association) · 17 Jul 2023 Policy & government Government Counter Fraud Profession Standards and Guidance Fraud Prevention Standard for Counter Fraud Professionals GOV.UK · 17 Jul 2023 Policy & government Banned F gas for refilling equipment Fluorinated gases (F gas) that you must not use to refill equipment. GOV.UK · 17 Jul 2023 Global New Recycling Plant in Vietnam Alba Group Asia and VietCycle intend to develop the largest food-grade PET/HDPE plastic recycling plant in Vietnam. For that purpose, Alba Group Asia, one of the leading providers of waste management and recycling solutions with German origin, and VietCycle, a firm with more than 20 years of experience in waste collection and plastic recycling in […] Global Recycling · 17 Jul 2023 Industry news Untitled - FareShare The Felix Project · 17 Jul 2023 Industry news Belize and the United Kingdom sign Ocean Country Partnership Programme The Governments of Belize and the United Kingdom have officially signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the Ocean Country Partnership Programme. Open Access Government — Environment · 17 Jul 2023 Industry news ‘Game-changing’: Ocado pilots digital deposit return scheme to incentivise recycling Ocado Retail, in partnership with Polytag and Bower, has initiated a pilot program to assess the feasibility of digital deposit return schemes (DDRS). edie — Circular Economy tag · 17 Jul 2023 Industry news LGA calls for disposable vapes ban The Local Government Association (LGA) has called for a ban on single use vapes by 2024 on environmental and health grounds. The LGA, which represents councils across England and Wales, said it is crucial that that a ban comes into effect rapidly, as there is a risk that as markets close disposable vapes will flood … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 17 Jul 2023 Policy & government CPTPP: sector explainers Sectoral benefits for the UK from the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). GOV.UK · 17 Jul 2023 Industry news Hertfordshire concerned with plans to ‘ringfence’ fly-tipping fines The Hertfordshire fly-tipping group has outlined its concerns over the government’s consultation last month on plans to ringfence the receipts from fixed penalty notices (FPNs) for fly-tipping offences to fund enforcement and clean up. The government said its proposals would see the money paid by criminals go “directly back into repairing the damage from their … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 17 Jul 2023 Policy & government CPTPP: agreement summary The agreement summary explains the provisions and chapters that the UK is signing up to as part of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). GOV.UK · 17 Jul 2023 Council news Apprenticeships - Cyngor Gwynedd Gwynedd Council · 17 Jul 2023 Industry news 2022/23 Highlights - Currys PLC Currys plc newsroom · 17 Jul 2023 Industry news Beach Clean - Surfers Against Sewage Surfers Against Sewage · 17 Jul 2023 Industry news Courgette Recipes City Harvest food charity receives gluts of seasonal fruit and vegetables throughout the year, destined for our 375+ charity partners. With courgettes now flying in and out of our depot doors, here is some inspiration for healthy and delicious courgette recipes this summer. City Harvest London · 16 Jul 2023 Industry news Altilium wins £1M ($1.3 M) in grants from UK government for low carbon “black mass” production, establishing full EV battery circularity for the first time in the UK We have won two grants totalling £1 million for the zero-carbon transportation of end-of-life electric vehicle batteries to battery recycling stations (or spokes) and design of an automated battery recycling facility for black mass processing. Transporting old EV batteries is challenging and expensive, given their weight and health and safety risks and could contributes 3.5% [...] Altilium news · 16 Jul 2023 Global Producing Refuse-Derived Fuel in Mexico Since waste, including industrial waste, is frequently disposed of in landfill sites in Mexico, the company Regenera, a Cemex subsidiary, currently concentrates on developing circular economy solutions. Here, the company trusts in Lindner’s shredding experience, the provider pointed out. Mexico is not only known to be the fifth largest country in the Americas, but with […] Global Recycling · 16 Jul 2023 Council news Citizen Portal - Sign in - ems.westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk Westmorland and Furness Council · 15 Jul 2023 Industry news Pilots | Bower & Ocado Retail Polytag has partnered with Ocado Retail to launch an innovative recycling initiative, rewarding shoppers with 20p per item recycled from home using the Bower app. The pilot project, which started in November 2022, features unique-every-time GS1 Digital Link QR codes on Ocado's milk packaging. These codes ensure fraud-proof redemption and direct customers to a sustainability-focused landing page… Polytag news · 15 Jul 2023 Global PureCycle: Purification Plant Reaches Mechanical Completion PureCycle Technologies, Inc. announced it reached mechanical completion of its first polypropylene purification plant in Ironton (Ohio, USA). In May, the company informed that it received formal certification of mechanical completion from the site’s independent construction monitor. “The formal certification came three days after PureCycle submitted its documentation to the engineering company.… Global Recycling · 15 Jul 2023