Recycling news: 2024

Industry news Altilium files patent application for its EcoCathode™ recycling process Altilium has filed a patent application for its proprietary EcoCathode™ recycling process, underlining its technical leadership in the UK and its commitment to establishing a national champion for EV battery recycling. The patent provides a process, apparatus and system for recovering battery metals (such as cobalt, manganese, nickel and lithium) and graphite, and the production [...] Altilium news · 7 Feb 2024 Industry news Unilever profit warning delivered by Greenpeace UK as activists scale HQ in plastic pollution protest On the eve of Unilever’s profits announcement Greenpeace UK have scaled the company’s HQ erecting a huge sign reading 'PROFIT WARNING - Plastic Polluted Money'. Greenpeace UK · 7 Feb 2024 Industry news “Largest ever” deployment of AI in waste sector announced Greyparrot has entered into a strategic partnership with Bollegraaf with the aim of retrofitting thousands of Materials Recovery Facilities and Plastics Recovery Facilities with advanced AI capabilities. Circular Online (CIWM) · 7 Feb 2024 Industry news ‘Upcycled’ RCVs given license to operate in London Electric vehicle manufacturer, Lunaz has been granted permission from Transport for London (TFL) for its ‘upcycled electric refuse trucks’ to operate across London. Lunaz has said the vehicles were granted a five-star Direct Vision Standard (DVS) rating for driver visibility. The DVS has been developed by researchers, academics and representatives from the freight industry, Europe’s … Read More… letsrecycle.com News · 7 Feb 2024 Industry news Viridor takes full ownership of Quantafuel AS as it delists from Oslo Stock Exchange - Viridor Viridor · 7 Feb 2024 Industry news Frontrunner councils show that Biodiversity Net Gain can be more than a glorified offsetting scheme - Wildlife and Countryside Link Wildlife and Countryside Link · 7 Feb 2024 Industry news Biodiversity Net Gain: more than a fancy offset? - Wildlife and Countryside Link Wildlife and Countryside Link · 7 Feb 2024 Industry news ACE UK PRESS RELEASE: ACE UK launches Carton Ready campaign to support Simpler Recycling reforms in England Following the publication of the UK Government’s Simpler Recycling reforms, food, drink and other liquid cartons will be collected alongside plastic and other dry-recyclable materials across England. These changes will ensure that from March 2026 all English households will be able to recycle liquid cartons with confidence, bringing an end to the current fragmented system.… ACE UK (Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment) · 6 Feb 2024 Industry news Researchers propose adding category 6 to the hurricane scale Climate scientists Michael Wehner of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and James Kossin of the First Street Foundation have advocated adding a new category to the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale: Category 6. Open Access Government — Environment · 6 Feb 2024 Industry news Bravo to Paris for standing up to supersize cars Cars are getting bigger and bigger. Recent research by Transport & Environment showed that, since 2001, UK and EU car sizes have been growing, averaging an increase of a centimetre every two years. This might not seem like much, but the average vehicle is now […] Green Alliance blog (Inside Track) · 6 Feb 2024 Industry news UK Government Vape Ban: Its Benefits for the Planet & Recycling The UK Government announced its plans to ban disposable E-cigarettes (otherwise known as vapes). We wrote this piece for you to discuss what this means for the public, the planet, and recycling. Bywaters · 6 Feb 2024 Industry news MEMBER PRESS RELEASE – Birch Solutions aiming to become No1 AD plant parts supplier in the UK MEMBER PRESS RELEASE – Birch Solutions aiming to become No1 AD plant parts supplier in the UK Anaerobic digestion specialist Birch Solutions has unveiled bold ambitions to become the biggest parts supplier to the industry in the UK and has invested by doubling the size of its warehouse, after securing a swathe of new strategic… ADBA (Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association) · 6 Feb 2024 Industry news UK House of Lords calls for increased investment in EV battery recycling The UK House of Lords has today called on the Government to increase its investment in facilities for the recycling of EV batteries and recovery of critical minerals, as part of a series of recommendations intended to drive the uptake of EVs and the transition to net zero. In its newly published EV Strategy report, [...] Altilium news · 6 Feb 2024 Industry news ACE UK launches ‘Carton Ready’ campaign The trade association ACE UK, which represents carton manufacturers, has unveiled its “carton ready” campaign, which it says will “support Simpler Recycling reforms” in England. The campaign offers resources and advice to help local authorities in England implement liquid cartons collections. Its resources published today include Carton Ready Implementation toolkit which provides step by step …… letsrecycle.com News · 6 Feb 2024 Industry news SPECIAL REPORT: How Fife council is tackling food waste in flats Ahead of his talk at the National Food Waste Conference 2024, taking place at the America Square Conference Centre in London on 7 March, Sandy Anderson, Fife council’s service manager, outlines the success achieved by the council in it’s flats recycling project. SPECIAL REPORT: Fife council aspire to expand the kerbside collection of food waste … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Feb 2024 Industry news UK to host International Solid Waste Association World Congress The Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM) will host the International Solid Waste Association World Congress in London from 28 Monday to 30 Wednesday September 2026. Circular Online (CIWM) · 6 Feb 2024 Industry news Plant director fined for refusing entry to Agency officers A London-based waste treatment plant director has been ordered to pay more than £7,000 in fines, costs, and a victim surcharge, the Environment Agency has said. The regulator explained that Ms Gurjit Athwa, director of Keep Green Ltd in Barking was charged after “refusing entry to her premises by two Environment Agency officers unless they … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Feb 2024 Industry news Hampshire could halve its HWRC network as it plans £1.2m savings Hampshire county council has launched a consultation on a string of cost-cutting measures, including proposals to reduce £1.2 million per year from its household waste and recycling centre (HWRC) budget. This includes potential plans to close up to 12 sites across the region or introducing measures such ‘premium booking slots’, in conjunction with other proposals, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Feb 2024 Industry news Woman fined after demanding cash from Environment Agency officers The owner of a waste treatment plant in Barking has been fined £3,000 after denying Environment Agency inspectors entry to the site unless they paid her £1,500. Circular Online (CIWM) · 6 Feb 2024 Industry news New EfW plant set to be built in Walsall Households in Walsall will soon be powered by waste treated at a new energy-from-waste (EfW) plant. The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) has offered support for constructing the Walsall EfW facility. The plant aims to export heat to homes through steam or hot water from 2027 once it is built. The WMCA states that up... Skip & Waste Magazine · 6 Feb 2024 Industry news What iff value for manufacturing waste all stacked up? - Biffa Biffa · 6 Feb 2024 Industry news iGuzzini unveils luminaires made from linen What’s being acclaimed as the first professional lighting product made from linen has been unveiled by iGuzzini. The Italian brand […] Recolight · 6 Feb 2024 Industry news Understanding Aggregates – What role do they play in Construction and Infrastructure? The post Understanding Aggregates – What role do they play in Construction and Infrastructure? appeared first on Reconomy . Reconomy · 5 Feb 2024 Industry news Enva adds WEEE Solutions to its list of acquisitions The waste management and resource recovery business has acquired WEEE Solutions, an independent waste electrical and electronic equipment recycler. WEEE Solutions is a company based in Linwood, Scotland, established in 2006. They collect and recover valuable materials from various electronic waste, including fridges, flat panel displays, batteries, fluorescent tubes, large and small domestic ap… Skip & Waste Magazine · 5 Feb 2024 Industry news Mondi completes acquisition of Hinton Pulp mill - Mondi Group Mondi newsroom · 5 Feb 2024 Industry news European paper recyclers report falling prices, BIR says Reporting to the Bureau of International Recycling (BIR), paper recyclers have reported a “falling prices” in the European paper markets. The industry insights were laid out in the BIR’s recently published quarterly report, featuring updates from Spain, Italy, France, Germany, Scandinavia, and Turkey as well as North America. ‘Falling prices’ The BIR paper division’s Italian … Read More The pos… letsrecycle.com News · 5 Feb 2024 Industry news Powerday team up with local social enterprise, The Syrian Sunflower The post Powerday team up with local social enterprise, The Syrian Sunflower appeared first on Powerday . Powerday · 5 Feb 2024 Industry news Narratives of Style with Francesco Colucci Welcome to TRAID’s Second-hand Staff Stories. We invite you to read the stories behind why our team shop, wear and... TRAID · 5 Feb 2024 Industry news OPINION: Getting England carton ready In this opinion piece, Mandy Kelly, senior recycling manager at ACE UK, discusses the need for councils to get ready to collect cartons from March 2026. OPINION: As the trade association for the UK’s leading food, drink, and other liquid carton manufacturers, ACE UK was delighted when cartons were included in the Government’s Simpler Recycling … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 5 Feb 2024 Industry news New crime unit targets money laundering in waste sector The Environment Agency has launched the Economic Crime Unit to target money laundering in the waste sector. Circular Online (CIWM) · 5 Feb 2024 Industry news Breaking News – Another one bites the dust… - Demolition News Demolition News · 5 Feb 2024 Industry news Review mills identified as a new form of peer-review fraud - Chemistry World Chemistry World · 5 Feb 2024 Industry news Ledvance unveils a circular lighting brand Ledvance has introduced a sub-brand responsible for its sustainability initiatives called Ledvance Loop. This model covers all efforts and measures across […] Recolight · 5 Feb 2024 Industry news Unit launched to tackle money laundering in waste sector The Environment Agency has launched the ‘Economic Crime Unit’ to “boost its efforts” to tackle money laundering and carry out financial investigations in the waste sector. The regulator explained that the the new unit will help to ensure those working in waste management “do the right thing” and “gangsters” are unable to operate in the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 5 Feb 2024 Industry news Articles by Andy Brown - KHL Group Demolition & Recycling International (KHL) · 3 Feb 2024 Industry news Westmorland and Furness to trial commingled collections Westmorland and Furness council has announced it has started trialling “commingled” recycling collections on one round in Ulverston. These collections began on 29 January. Residents on the specified round have been informed about the trial, with the council emphasising that, for the time being, there is no change in the way households are required to … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 2 Feb 2024 Industry news Recycleye wins FANUC award for innovation and extends exclusive robot deal FANUC UK has underlined its commitment to AI-powered robotic waste picking company Recycleye by extending its exclusive UK deal with the tech innovator, as well as internationally recognising its achievements at the FANUC Global Partner Awards. A number of global partners were honoured at the event which took place in Japan in November 2023, with... Recycleye news · 2 Feb 2024 Industry news Ward Supports Annual Charity Treecycling Campaign Recycling and waste specialist Ward once again stepped in to support Treetops Hospice with its annual Christmas Treecycling initiative, which... Ward Recycling · 2 Feb 2024 Industry news OPRL appoints Jude Allan as interim Managing Director The post OPRL appoints Jude Allan as interim Managing Director appeared first on OPRL . OPRL (On-Pack Recycling Label) · 2 Feb 2024 Industry news Council rolls out free bulky waste collections for flood victims Charnwood borough council is offering free bulky waste collections throughout February to residents in areas affected by flooding caused by Storm Henk last month. In partnership with its refuse and recycling partner Serco, the council has announced throughout the month of February, residents in the affected areas will benefit from a free bulky waste collection … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 2 Feb 2024