Recycling news: 2023

Industry news CPFC Palace for Life Foundation Supports City Harvest Crystal Palace fans, and CPFC Palace for Life Foundation, help local communities amidst cost-of-living crisis with a food drive for City Harvest food charity. City Harvest London · 10 Jan 2023 Industry news Charities fear 200% disposal cost increases due to POPs rules The Charity Retail Association says charity shops face a “potentially significant” increase in the cost of disposing of items of upholstered furniture due to new rules on persistent organic pollutants (POPs). After an investigation found large levels of POPs in seating textiles and foams, the Environment Agency issued instructions last August that upholstered waste domestic … Read More The post… letsrecycle.com News · 10 Jan 2023 Industry news New legislation coming, but only 22% of companies ready to report quantitatively on circular economy Circle Economy’s Jacco Verstraeten-Jochemsen, explores how businesses can ready themselves for new legislation on circular reporting requirements. edie — Circular Economy tag · 10 Jan 2023 Industry news SK Geo Centric signs MoU at CES 2023 with Plastic Energy to complete a plan for “Ulsan ARC” The post SK Geo Centric signs MoU at CES 2023 with Plastic Energy to complete a plan for “Ulsan ARC” appeared first on Plastic Energy . Plastic Energy news · 10 Jan 2023 Industry news ‘Thousands’ of Agency workers to strike over pay The Unison union has announced that “thousands” of Environment Agency workers in England are set to go on strike over pay for the first time next week (18 January). The union, which represents many workers in the public sector, explained that the industrial action is to go ahead “in a significant escalation of their dispute … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 10 Jan 2023 Industry news Tropical forests recovering from logging emit carbon Despite former research signifying how trees are carbon sinks, tropical forests recovering from logging act as a source of carbon also. Open Access Government — Environment · 10 Jan 2023 Industry news Complete security solutions from Datatag at the EHS 2023 Datatag ID the power behind the official CESAR Scheme will exhibit at the unmissable Executive Hire Show (EHS) on Stand K9 on 8th and 9th February at the Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry. Datatag through its ​extensive ​work with ​the Official ​CESAR ​Scheme ​recognised the ​major ​issue of fuel theft and developed a ​smart ​technological... Skip & Waste Magazine · 10 Jan 2023 Industry news December PRN data released The post December PRN data released appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 10 Jan 2023 Industry news News in brief (10/01/2023) With news on: CIWM and WRAP welcome single use plastic ban; Keep Britain Tidy highlights waste prevention; Enforcement operation to take place at Wrexham HWRCs; Veolia’s fund supports 96 community projects; and, Recycling Lives achieves B Corp certification. CIWM and WRAP welcome single use plastic ban The Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM) and WRAP … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 10 Jan 2023 Industry news Viridor becomes part of joint venture for Fife EfW plant Waste management company Viridor and infrastructure investor Equitix today (10 January) announced a joint venture to complete the Westfield energy recovery facility in Scotland, which will start receiving waste in 2025. The plant, based on the site of a former coal mine in Fife, was originally proposed by Brockwell Energy. In September 2022 (see letsrecycle.com … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 10 Jan 2023 Industry news Bed retailers encouraged to engage in National Bed Month campaign As National Bed Month approaches in March, the National Bed Federation (NBF) is calling on bed manufacturers and retailers to support the annual awareness campaign with its free multi-media toolkit. The campaign, which has been running for over 30 years, promotes to consumers the health benefits of buying a new bed, particularly one made by […] National Bed Federation · 10 Jan 2023 Industry news Merseyside HWRC strike off as Veolia’s pay offer accepted Veolia workers who were set to strike across Merseyside’s household waste recycling centres (HWRCs) network have called off the industrial action after agreeing to improved pay offer. The agreement has been confirmed both by a spokesperson for Veolia and the union Unite. A Veolia spokesperson told letsrecycle.com: “We can confirm that Unite members have accepted … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 10 Jan 2023 Industry news CIWM launches updated Operator Competence Scheme On 6th January, CIWM (the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management) announced a set of thorough revisions to its Operator Competence Scheme. With the whole Scheme subject to a continuous revision process, the 2023 updates will see the most significant changes for six years. The adjustments, many of which are based on feedback from the sector, will... Skip & Waste Magazine · 9 Jan 2023 Industry news Mark is January’s Skip Hunk. Don’t stop him now! GRAB your air guitars and say hello to rockerboy Skip Hunk Mark Paskins from CB Skips. Hello and happy new year! Who do we have here?I’m Mark Paskins, 59. Great to meet you. Where might our readers know you from?I’ve been at CB Skips in Salisbury for just over 10 years now. I’m the yard... Skip & Waste Magazine · 9 Jan 2023 Industry news January’s Skip Chick twins Amy and Becs are double trouble CHEEKY girls Amy and Becs from TC Skips in Staffordshire are a real twinning combination. Hello ladies. Who have we here?(AE) I’m Amy Edwardson (the brunette), 39, Office Manager and general office dogsbody. (BK) I’m Becky Karling (the blonde), 39, Transport Manager and general shepherd keeping the lads in check. Lovely to meet you both.... Skip & Waste Magazine · 9 Jan 2023 Industry news Identifying and treating Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) The post Identifying and treating Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) appeared first on Reconomy . Reconomy · 9 Jan 2023 Industry news WasteAid is proud to announce new funding from the Norwegian Retailers’ Environment Fund. WasteAid is pleased to announce they have been successful in securing funding from Norway’s largest private environmental fund, The Norwegian Retailers’ Environment Fund, which supports international projects to reduce plastic pollution. This two year project will extend WasteAid’s current work in The Gambia, bringing about positive environmental outcomes by empowering vulnerable communities to… WasteAid · 9 Jan 2023 Industry news ClientEarth set to take Danone to court over its plastics footprint ClientEarth has filed a case against Danone with France’s equivalent of the High Court, hoping to force the consumer goods major to disclose more information on its plastics use and to reduce plastic pollution across its value chain. edie — Circular Economy tag · 9 Jan 2023 Industry news POWERDAY LAUNCHES FIRST SAM’S LISTENING MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID TRAINING FOR LONDON BOXING CLUBS The post POWERDAY LAUNCHES FIRST SAM’S LISTENING MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID TRAINING FOR LONDON BOXING CLUBS appeared first on Powerday . Powerday · 9 Jan 2023 Industry news Council U-turns on ban on sofas at HWRCs All nine household waste recycling centres (HWRCs) in Cambridgeshire began accepting waste upholstered domestic seating again from 7 January, the county council has confirmed. Meanwhile, the Isle of Wight council has also moved to reassure residents and businesses that its HWRCs will continue to accept soft furnishings such as sofas and armchairs. Businesses on the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Jan 2023 Industry news Landfill ‘tax gap’ highlighted as MPs to debate fraud A briefing paper on landfill tax fraud published on Friday (6 January) has highlighted a ‘tax gap’ of £125 million, as MPs prepare to debate the issue this week. The £125 million ‘gap’ covers the 2020/21 financial year and is the difference between tax actually collected and that which is “theoretically due” if compliance and … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Jan 2023 Industry news LGA ‘remains concerned’ bill will hit in-house deals The Local Government Association (LGA) “remains concerned” that the procurement bill will impact the awarding of in-house contracts, despite “helpful discussions” with ministers. To be debated in parliament today (9 January), the bill aims to reform the UK’s public procurement regime and make it “quicker, simpler, more transparent and better able to meet the UK’s … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Jan 2023 Industry news £70 million IETF Phase 2: Autumn 2022 competition is still open ! The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) recently announced the extension of the Industrial Energy Transformation Fund (IETF) Phase 2: Autumn 2022 competition and is hosting some additional stakeholder clinics during the competition window to help and support businesses interested in applying for IETF funding. Businesses in England, Wales and Northern Ireland can… The … ADBA (Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association) · 9 Jan 2023 Industry news BiometCAP project has started The conformity assessment of biomethane requires further standardisation in order to support Europe’s green energy future. This project will deliver accessible traceability to the stakeholder community by developing efficient and cost–effective methods for the preparation of traceable gas transfer standards for the performance evaluation of biomethane monitoring systems. Usingthese, a robust pe… ADBA (Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association) · 9 Jan 2023 Industry news £16 million to support novel low-emission food production systems Innovate UK and BBSRC announce new £16 million competition to drive forward novel, resource efficient, low-emission food production systems. This new competition will support the development of novel food production systems that create new sources of resource efficient, low-emission foods, particularly proteins to deliver healthy and sustainable diets. They welcome proposals that have the poten… ADBA (Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association) · 9 Jan 2023 Industry news Update on the Medium combustion plant (MCP) guidance The Environment Agency has updated information about reporting requirements for fuel switching in the event of an interruption to supply on the 28th of December. It has also clarified when ELVs apply to dual fuel medium combustion plant using back up fuel. Reporting requirements for fuel switching in the event of an interruption to supply… ADBA (Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association) · 9 Jan 2023 Industry news Agency secures £368,000 from ‘prolific waste crime offender’ The Environment Agency announced on Friday (6 January) that a man who was jailed in 2021 for undertaking “various illegal waste activities” has been ordered to pay back £368,000 under the Proceeds of Crime Act. According to a statement from the regulator, John Leslie Allison, 75, appeared at Preston Crown Court on Friday after the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Jan 2023 Industry news Norse Waste returns to profit despite £13m group loss Norse Environmental Waste Services (NEWS) recorded a profit of almost £600,000 in the 2021/22 financial year, reversing three consecutive years of losses. Part of the local authority-owned Norse Group, NEWS sells recyclable material on behalf of the seven councils in the Norfolk Waste Partnership. Results for the 2021/22 financial year were published by the Norfolk … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Jan 2023 Industry news Fire at Cumbrian recycling plant out after more than a week A fire which lasted for more than a week at a waste management site owned by Waste Transfer Services Ltd in Cumbria has been extinguished. Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service was called to the scene on the evening of 29 December and found a “large refuse fire involving approximately 250 tonnes of shredded waste” at … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Jan 2023 Industry news Soil health- Call for Evidence The Environmental Audit Committee have launched a Call for Evidence (CFE) seeking to understand more about soil health, the causes of decline in soil health and how best the government can accelerate soil restoration in England. Issues identified by the CFE include contamination, nutrient loss, erosion and compaction which are compounded by wider issues such… ADBA (Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association) · 6 Jan 2023 Industry news Councils should continue accepting waste sofas, Agency says The Environment Agency says it expects councils to continue accepting waste sofas and disposing of them “appropriately and legally” following new rules on waste upholstered domestic seating and persistent organic pollutants (POPs). Some local authorities, including Cumbria and Cambridgeshire county councils, have temporarily stopped accepting waste upholstered seating items at their household w… letsrecycle.com News · 6 Jan 2023 Industry news Bodens scoops £1.3m Cardiff HWRC wood contract Cardiff council has awarded Greater Manchester-based Boden & Davies Ltd a £1.3 million contract for the collection and onward recycling of waste wood from its household waste and recycling centres (HWRCs). The council told letsrecycle.com that around 65% of the material will be used in the panelboard sector with Kronospan, while the remaining 35% will … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Jan 2023 Industry news Pockets and Prospects 2023 Circular Communities Scotland is delighted to launch our 2023 Pockets and Prospects Fund designed specifically for our members. The “Pockets and Prospects Fund 2023” is a £7,200 micro-fund which has been made available by the Scottish Community Alliance, to help our members deliver a more circular economy within areas of significant socio-economic disadvantage, while relating to [...] Circular Communities Scotland · 6 Jan 2023 Industry news ADBA’s participation at the Low Carbon Agriculture Show ADBA will guest speak and exhibit at the Low Carbon Agriculture Show at the NAEC, Stoneleigh. Charlotte Morton OBE, Chief Executive of ADBA, will join the panel discussion on AD & Biogas from 11:10 to 12:20 on 7th February. She will outline biogas’s key role in delivering energy security in the UK amid the current energy… ADBA (Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association) · 6 Jan 2023 Industry news BRITISH DOWN SYNDROME SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS The post BRITISH DOWN SYNDROME SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS appeared first on Powerday . Powerday · 6 Jan 2023 Industry news REA responds to Environmental Audit Committee’s new report REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 6 Jan 2023 Industry news Epping Forest challenges Biffa and residents to improve services Residents and waste contractor Biffa have this week both come in for criticism from Epping Forest district council. Sanctions In the face of disrupted waste and recycling collections in recent weeks, yesterday (5 January) the councillor with responsibility for waste and recycling criticised Biffa, threatened sanctions and said the firm’s contract will not be renewed. … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Jan 2023 Industry news News in brief (06/01/2022) With news on: Fly-tipping concerns raised in Carmarthenshire; Envar trials solution for compostable packaging; views sought on Dorset EfW plant; and, Cheltenham announces change to HWRC opening hours. Three-weekly switch sparks Carmarthenshire fly-tipping concerns Carmarthenshire county council has quashed concerns that its switch to three weekly at the end of the month could increase fly-tippi… letsrecycle.com News · 6 Jan 2023 Industry news K+U Ventures Commits to Investment in Altilium Metals Altilium Metals is excited to announce an investment from K+U Ventures, an Amsterdam based clean technology investor in circular ventures that support the transition towards a sustainable global economy. The new investment starts 2023 with growing momentum for Altilium Metals as a supplier of the technology metals needed for the energy transition by recycling existing [...] Altilium news · 6 Jan 2023 Industry news REA welcomes Labour’s renewable energy priorities REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 5 Jan 2023