Recycling news: 2024

Policy & government Environmental Standards Scotland Enquiries enquiries@environmentalstandards.scot Thistle House, 91 Haymarket Terrace, Edinburgh, - Environmental Standards Scotland Environmental Standards Scotland · 4 Sept 2024 Policy & government Major improvements required to sewer overflow monitoring and management - Environmental Standards Scotland Environmental Standards Scotland · 4 Sept 2024 Council news UK-India Infrastructure Financing Bridge agreement signed - City of London Corporation City of London Council · 4 Sept 2024 Council news 1 PRINCES STREET, CALIFORNIA, FALKIRK, FK1 2BX - Falkirk Council Falkirk Council · 4 Sept 2024 Council news Springfield Community Campus, Corsham - Wiltshire Council Wiltshire Council · 4 Sept 2024 Global Rural Counties Partner To Create Food Scraps Composting Capacity Minnesota’s Pope and Douglas counties wanted to keep food scraps out of its waste-to-energy plant, leading to construction of an SSO composting facility that will expand in phases. BioCycle · 3 Sept 2024 Global Connections: Facts Versus Fear Mongering An August 31st New York Times headline in the online edition would have been more accurate if it read, “Your feces are poisoning wastewater plants across the U.S.” Part I BioCycle · 3 Sept 2024 Industry news Recolight unveils LCA and EPD service Recolight has unveiled an environmental data service for lighting manufacturers to help them create Life Cycle Assessments and Environmental Product […] Recolight · 3 Sept 2024 Global California University Digester Gets A Face Lift Recently, UC Davis received a $4.77 million grant from CalRecycle to upgrade its Renewable Energy Anaerobic Digester … BioCycle · 3 Sept 2024 Global Call Out To Composters And Municipal Organics Officials The Composter Innovator Program brings U.S. compost manufacturers to the table to play an active role in shaping the future of the compost industry on topics like contamination, policy, financing and scaling food waste composting infrastructure. BioCycle · 3 Sept 2024 Global Oregon DEQ Awarded EPA Climate Pollution Reduction Implementation Grant The DEQ will be awarded $197,181,796 for its Climate Equity and Resilience Through Action grant that focuses on greenhouse gas reductions in three primary sectors: buildings, transportation, and waste and materials management. BioCycle · 3 Sept 2024 Global White House Strategy Tackles Single-Use Plastic In July 2024, the Biden-Harris Administration released the first comprehensive, government-wide strategy to target plastic pollution at the point of production, processing, use, and disposal. BioCycle · 3 Sept 2024 Global Washington State Compost Reimbursement Program Applications Open The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) has launched the second year of its Compost Reimbursement Program to continue to encourage on-farm compost use. BioCycle · 3 Sept 2024 Global Arizona Launches State Composting Council The Arizona Composting Council (ACC) was founded in April 2024 with a mission to “promote and advance composting practices throughout the state.” BioCycle · 3 Sept 2024 Council news Placemaking - Vale of Glamorgan Council The Vale of Glamorgan Council · 3 Sept 2024 Industry news CERN’s CLOUD experiment studies role of aerosols on clouds and climate At CERN's CLOUD experiment, physicists are studying the link between aerosols, cosmic rays and cloud formation and using the data to inform climate models New Scientist — Environment · 3 Sept 2024 Industry news Get QR Code from Polytag Polytag’s QR Codes revolutionise the way businesses interact with customers and manage their products. From product authentication to real-time data tracking, these codes provide the tools necessary to boost engagement and drive sustainability. Explore how QR Codes can transform your brand today! Polytag news · 3 Sept 2024 Global Ley de uso circular de materiales The post Ley de uso circular de materiales appeared first on FEAD - European Waste Management Association . FEAD (European Waste Management Association) · 3 Sept 2024 Industry news ESS: Boosting green careers and young talent in the waste industry One of the biggest challenges facing the sector is the promotion of green skills and methods to encourage skilled young people to begin careers in the waste and resources industry. This key issue will be unpacked at the Resource and Waste Management (RWM) Expo, part of the Environmental Services and Solutions (ESS) Expo, at the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 3 Sept 2024 Industry news Labour says it wants to be zero-waste by 2050 – here’s how it can make a start City to Sea CEO Jane Martin outlines how, as Parliament returns from summer recess, it can accelerate meaningful regulation and legislation to tackle waste and pollution. edie — Circular Economy tag · 3 Sept 2024 Policy & government Rivendell Flying High Academy: 3 September 2024 The schools adjudicator’s admission objection decision about Rivendell Flying High Academy. GOV.UK · 3 Sept 2024 Industry news WRA launches first sector-specific guidance on wood dust The first best practice guidance on wood dust in the wood recycling industry has been launched today (September 3) by the Wood Recyclers’ Association (WRA). Wood Recyclers Association · 3 Sept 2024 Council news Westmorland and Furness SEND IAS Service - sendiass.westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk Westmorland and Furness Council · 3 Sept 2024 Industry news Capri-Sun criticised for plastic straw petition Capri-Sun has been criticised for an EU petition to bring back plastic straws. Campaigners have labelled the petition “misleading”. Sian Sutherland, co-founder of A Plastic Planet and Plastic Health Council, said: “It is disappointing to see Capri-Sun pushing to bring back plastic straws and attempting to reverse the progress made by the European Commission. The … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 3 Sept 2024 Industry news The ban on bisphenols in food contact materials is a great win for human health Update: On 19th December, the regulation restricting the use of bisphenol A (BPA) and other hazardous bisphenols in food contact materials was adopted by the European Commission. Read more here. Antonia Reihlen from CHEM Trust said: “The ban on BPA and other hazardous bisphenols in food contact materials is a great step forward in the protection […] CHEM Trust · 3 Sept 2024 Policy & government UK Seafood Fund: Infrastructure Scheme - projects Summaries of the projects that have been awarded funding in the UKSF Infrastructure Scheme GOV.UK · 3 Sept 2024 Industry news Government’s announces there will only be 5GW of additional offshore wind in it’s renewable energy auction Ami McCarthy Greenpeace UK’s political campaigner, said: “The government clearly needs to take a hard look at how this system is working. 5GW of offshore wind is of course welcome, but it is only about half of what is required each year to meet the government’s 2030 target. The last renewables contract auction was a […] Greenpeace UK · 3 Sept 2024 Industry news £24.5m in government funding awarded to EfW project The government has announced £24.5 million in funding to the LeedsPIPES network energy from waste (EfW) project through the Green Heat Network Fund (GHNF). An additional £12.6 million will go to the Hemiko multi-source heat pump network in Barnsley which – alongside other expansion plans – is looking to explore the capture of waste heat … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 3 Sept 2024 Industry news Steer Automotive Group Expands Reach with Acquisition of Rye Street Group Steer Automotive Group has acquired Rye Street Group, a well-established accident repair business, enhancing its UK presence and commitment to automotive repair excellence. ATF Professional · 3 Sept 2024 Industry news Circular Economy in Fashion: Building scalable systems to reduce textile waste The post Circular Economy in Fashion: Building scalable systems to reduce textile waste appeared first on Reconomy . Reconomy · 3 Sept 2024 Industry news Over half of waste and recycling datasets phased out under Conservatives – research The number of waste and recycling datasets published by the Conservative Government fell by more than 50% between 2010 and 2022, according to new research by the Copper Sustainability Partnership. Circular Online (CIWM) · 3 Sept 2024 Industry news Read, swap, repeat: secondhand book recycling platform launches in the UK Readers, authors and indie booksellers are set to benefit from a buy-back book scheme, billed as a ‘sustainable alternative to Amazon’ Positive News · 3 Sept 2024 Industry news Half of waste and recycling datasets phased out since 2010 Research released by the Copper Sustainability Partnership (CuSP) has shown that over half of waste and recycling datasets formerly published by the government were phased out since the Conservatives came to power in 2010. The number of datasets published fell by an average rate of 6% per year between 2010 and 2022 – dropping from … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 3 Sept 2024 Global On the road to effective producer responsibility for vehicles Who pays for the end-of-life treatment and the environmental impacts of vehicles? Fynn Hauschke, Stéphane Arditi and Roberta Arbinolo explore how the new EU law on vehicles can increase accountability within the automotive sector through Extended Producer Responsibility. This article is the third in a series analysing various aspects of the new EU Regulation on Vehicle Design and Management of … META (European Environmental Bureau) · 3 Sept 2024 Industry news Global water security risks: The impact of upwind factors Securing the world's water supply has emerged as a critical challenge in the face of evolving environmental and governance conditions, according to research from Stockholm University. Open Access Government — Environment · 3 Sept 2024 Industry news REA welcomes record Contracts for Difference (CfD) auction round REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 3 Sept 2024 Policy & government 196 West Green Road, London, N15 5AG: LON/00AP/LSC/2023/0394 Residential Property Tribunal Decision of Judge P. Korn & Mr S. Johnson on 23 July 2024 GOV.UK · 3 Sept 2024 Industry news Caerphilly Council issues 19 fixed penalty notices for waste contamination Caerphilly Council said it has issued fixed penalty notices to 19 residents for “persistently contaminating” their recycling bin by putting the wrong type of material in the recycling bins provided. The Council introduced enhanced an contamination enforcement process in February 2024. Last year, Cabinet Members agreed to the implementation of an enhanced education and […] Circular Online (CIWM) · 3 Sept 2024 Industry news MYGroup joins WRAP Textiles 2030 initiative MYGroup announces it has become a signatory to the Waste and Resources Action Programme’s (WRAP) Textiles 2030 initiative. Circular Online (CIWM) · 3 Sept 2024 Industry news One Click LCA partners with Recolight to power embodied carbon transparency in UK lighting industry One Click LCA, a leading provider of life-cycle assessment (LCA) and environmental product declaration (EPD) software, today announces a strategic […] Recolight · 3 Sept 2024