Recycling news: 2020

Industry news EfW plants ‘cause deaths’ of 15 Londoners per year Fifteen deaths of London residents per year are attributable to emissions of nitrogen oxides and particulate matter from the capital’s five energy from waste (EfW) facilities, a report claims. The study, ‘Health Effects due to Emissions from Energy from Waste Plant in London’, was commissioned in 2019 by the Greater London Authority (GLA), which includes … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 21 Oct 2020 Industry news 10 common recycling mistakes we make at home Rich Quelch at eco-packaging specialists Lifestyle Packaging explains 10 common recycling mistakes you may be making and how to avoid them. Open Access Government — Environment · 21 Oct 2020 Industry news Shortlist unveiled for Covid-19 categories at Awards The finalists for the coronavirus categories at the 2020 Awards for Excellence in Recycling and Waste Management have been revealed. Two coronavirus categories were added to this year’s Awards to celebrate the exceptional work undertaken by the sector during the pandemic. These are: ‘Best Project, Campaign or Initiative in Response to the Coronavirus Pandemic’ and … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 21 Oct 2020 Industry news Tesco to trial carton take-back scheme Carton recycling points are to be introduced in 11 Tesco stores in England and Wales, as part of a five month trial in partnership with Kellogg’s and the Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment (ACE). The trio have partnered up to trial the recycling points “to see how prepared customers are to return the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 21 Oct 2020 Industry news Fast fashion: Why you should pick quality over quantity Montana Marshall, CEO and founder of The Dress Change, discusses why we should choose quality over quantity in the fight against fast fashion. Open Access Government — Environment · 21 Oct 2020 Industry news ‘Europe has to seize momentum to hit targets’ OPINION: Otto de Bont, chief executive of Renewi, discusses how the coronavirus pandemic has put Europe’s recycling targets at risk. Europe, a leading force in the global race to create a circular economy and a region that is committed to deliver ambitious climate targets, may very well miss its 2030 circularity targets. There are at … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 21 Oct 2020 Industry news More Businesses Turn towards Landfill Diversion & the Local Alternative Despite the pandemic, more companies are turning to landfill diversion. As a local company and employer, Countrystyle prides itself on […] Countrystyle Recycling · 21 Oct 2020 Industry news Lockdown Conversations – Making Face Coverings The Covid-19 lockdown created many challenges for third sector organisations across Scotland and our members have responded strongly and admirably to the crisis. Despite facing an almost overnight loss of trading income many community reuse and recycling organisations have been pivoting their efforts to support those in their communities who were isolated or were [...] Circular Communities Scotland · 21 Oct 2020 Industry news Judicial review denied into Rivenhall EfW permit A campaign group has been denied a judicial review into the Environment Agency’s decision to grant a permit to the joint operators of the Rivenhall Energy from Waste (EfW) plant in Essex. ‘Parishes Against Incinerators’, also known as ‘No Essex Incinerator Ltd’, confirmed on Thursday (October 15) that a judge had refused them permission to … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 21 Oct 2020 Industry news Volunteering - CIWM - CIWM CIWM (Chartered Institution of Wastes Management) · 20 Oct 2020 Industry news AI reveals over 1.8 billion trees in the Sahara Desert An international team have counted over 1.8 billion trees in the Sahara, in an area of West Africa 30 times larger than Denmark. Open Access Government — Environment · 20 Oct 2020 Industry news Perth & Kinross Council pkc.gov.uk 01738 475247 waste@pkc.gov.uk Perth & Kinross Council, the local government body of the city of Perth and the wider Perthshire area. Circular Communities Scotland · 20 Oct 2020 Industry news Kudos Software Ltd kudos-software.co.uk 01548 843586 sales@kudos-software.co.uk Kudos Ltd is determined to help furniture reuse organisations make a real difference, which is why we have developed a secure operations and retail system - designed for furniture re-use, with a simple plan for getting you started. Our UK based team is passionate about building systems that meet your [...] Circular Communities Scotland · 20 Oct 2020 Industry news Textiles recycling ‘two years from normal’ A webinar held by the textiles division of the Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) heard that the sector is up to two years away from returning to “business as normal”. And, the Textiles Recycling Association (TRA) issued a position paper yesterday afternoon (19 October) urging the government to ensure that the review on Extended Producer … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 20 Oct 2020 Industry news Waste to landfill in England jumps 4% in 2019 EXCLUSIVE: The amount of waste sent to landfill in England rose by 4% in 2019 to 45,859,000 tonnes, according to data published by the Environment Agency. This represents an increase of around 1.8 million tonnes from 2018, when 44,079,000 tonnes was sent to landfill. While the amount of waste sent to landfill in England has … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 20 Oct 2020 Industry news HWRCs to close as part of Welsh lockdown All Household Waste and Recycling Centres (HWRCs) in Wales will be shut as part of the ‘fire break’ two week national lockdown, announced by the Welsh first minister yesterday, 19 October. From Friday, 23 October until 9 November, people will be told to stay at home, while pubs, restaurants and recycling centres will all be … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 20 Oct 2020 Industry news Appointments round-up (20/10/20) With news on: Turmec appoints chief executive; Recycling Lives duo for leadership team; Aaron Williamson joins Cyclelink; David Gladding in as Fleetclear commercial director Recycling Lives appoints two to leadership team National recycling and metals specialist, Recycling Lives, has appointed an executive chairman and chief operating officer. Chairman Steve Jackson is stepping down and will … … letsrecycle.com News · 20 Oct 2020 Industry news Recycleye Joins Plug and Play’s Vienna Programme Recycleye is delighted to have been selected for Plug and Play’s Vienna Travel Programme. The programme brings together the travel’s industry leaders with innovators to provide technologies that are defining the future of travel and hospitality.... Recycleye news · 20 Oct 2020 Industry news Skills provision: Tackling the missing link in the UK’s clean growth ambitions Nick Molho, Executive Director of the Aldersgate Group, argues that the government needs to urgently tackle the low carbon skills deficit if the UK is to put itself on track for net zero emissions Aldersgate Group · 19 Oct 2020 Industry news Everything you need to know about carbon offsetting In this environment focus, we explain everything you need to know about carbon offsetting from what is it, why it is so important and how it can help improve environmental issues. Open Access Government — Environment · 19 Oct 2020 Industry news Taskforce launched to tackle waste crime A taskforce aiming to raise awareness of waste crime and to work towards combatting it is to be launched at letsrecycle.com’s virtual Waste Crime Conference on 22 October. The UK’s Waste Compliance Taskforce (WACT) comprises several organisations from across the public and private sector, including regulators, trade associations, landowners, businesses and charities. It is to … Read More The po… letsrecycle.com News · 19 Oct 2020 Industry news Public and Private Sector join forces to tackle Waste Crime The UK’s Waste Compliance Taskforce (WACT) will be officially launched at the Waste Crime Conference later this week, heralding a new way of working to tackle one of the waste and recycling sector’s biggest issues. WACT comprises a number of organisations from across the public and private sector, including regulators, trade associations, landowners, businesses […] Wood Recyclers Association · 19 Oct 2020 Industry news Traffic Commissioner disqualifies waste director The director of Coventry-based skip hire firm JMP Waste & Transport Services has had his standard international goods vehicle operator’s licence revoked by the Traffic Commissioner. Jordan Myles Pointon, 25, held a standard international goods vehicles operator’s licence for two vehicles and three trailers, granted in 2015. A DVSA investigation in March raised several concerns … Read More The p… letsrecycle.com News · 19 Oct 2020 Industry news LGA reports recycling increase for 80% of councils The Local Government Association (LGA) is calling on the government to lay out details for waste and recycling reforms, after it reported that 8 out of 10 councils saw an increase in the amount of material collected for recycling since the covid-19 outbreak and national lockdown. The Association said that half of councils reported a … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 19 Oct 2020 Industry news Opposition to fewer residual collections ‘tails off’ Restricting residual waste capacity is always worse for residents in anticipation than in reality and service satisfaction levels quickly bounce back, according to experience in Wales. Owain Griffiths, recycling advisor at WRAP Cymru, told the virtual LARAC 2020 conference last week (15 October) that all 22 local authorities in Wales had restricted residual waste capacity … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 19 Oct 2020 Industry news Kerbside textile service can cut costs, WRAP says Up to 5% of municipal residual waste is made up of textiles, WRAP has claimed, stating that local authorities could save on disposal costs by rolling out a kerbside textile collection service. And, Julia Bragg, recycling and collections advisor at WRAP, said that while she acknowledged that the value of clothing has “hit the floor” … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 19 Oct 2020 Industry news ReNew ELP Receive £4.42million Grant from Innovate UK ReNew ELP have today announced their grant award of £4.42 million from Innovate UK, the UK’s innovation agency, to build the world’s first commercial-scale plastic... Mura Technology news · 16 Oct 2020 Industry news Which countries are the most efficient at minimising waste? Packaging supplier RAJA has conducted research to reveal the top 29 countries that have been efficient in minimising waste by analysing metrics such as recycling, composting, incineration and waste recovered levels for the past five years. Open Access Government — Environment · 16 Oct 2020 Industry news Coronavirus Update Effective from the 17/10/20 As of Saturday 17th October 2020 Tier 2 localised lockdown measures have been introduced into wider across the East Midlands.... Ward Recycling · 16 Oct 2020 Industry news Beware of rogue rubbish removers on social media Facebook users in the North West who use unregistered waste carriers could become accidental criminals, warns the Environment Agency. Recycle for Greater Manchester · 16 Oct 2020 Industry news Covid ‘an opportunity’ to improve sector safety The Covid-19 pandemic has created an opportunity to promote health and safety in the waste and recycling sector, according to a leading H&S expert. Chris Jones, chair of the WISH (Waste Industry Safety and Health) Forum, said that, despite having been a “terrible thing”, the pandemic had raised the importance of good health and safety … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 16 Oct 2020 Industry news WRA Calls on Government to extend deadline for Red Diesel The Wood Recyclers’ Association (WRA) has asked the Government to give wood recyclers more time before it removes the entitlement to use red diesel. In this year’s Budget the Government announced it is removing the use of red diesel from April 2022 in certain sectors, including wood recycling and reprocessing. In its response to a […] Wood Recyclers Association · 16 Oct 2020 Industry news REA comments on Government’s response to CCC report and commitment to new bioenergy strategy REA comments on Government’s response to CCC report and commitment to new bioenergy strategy REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 16 Oct 2020 Industry news Anything EU can do we can do better? How the UK Chemical Strategy can help the environment As Europe set out its plan for a toxic-free environment here’s what Defra can learn from and improve on in the UK chemical strategy Fidra · 16 Oct 2020 Industry news LARAC 2020 awards winners announced The 2020 LARAC awards took place this week, October 14, recognising the hard work of local authority recycling teams, individuals and council partners in the last 12 months. Held virtually, after the first day of the 2020 LARAC Conference, the 12th annual awards were judged by a panel of experts from across the sector. The … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 16 Oct 2020 Industry news LARAC 2020: ‘Expect food waste gate fee rises’ Any negative gate fees for biowaste treatment are unlikely to continue and councils can expect gate fees to rise ahead of the introduction of mandatory collections of food waste in 2023. That was one of the messages from Mark Richmond, technical director at environmental consultancy WRM Ltd, who told councils that they needed to start … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 16 Oct 2020 Industry news LARAC 2020: ‘Source separation is best’ Source separation of paper for recycling is the best collection approach, Dan Prosser, at DS Smith emphasised to delegates at this week’s virtual LARAC conference. Mr Prosser is UK business development and fibre procurement director, for DS Smith and he explained to local authorities that the recycling side of the company, in which he worked, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 16 Oct 2020 Industry news Andy Hill to step down as WRA chair Wood Recyclers’ Association (WRA) Chair Andy Hill will be standing down from his role at the trade body’s annual general meeting next March. Mr Hill has been chair for eight years, and will be replaced by the current deputy Chair Richard Coulson. Mr Hill will continue at the WRA as deputy chair, “to support Richard and … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 16 Oct 2020 Industry news Bed stores back on track to meet 2020 budgets The spending boom creating havoc with furnishing sector supplies, prices and lead times is also set to put many bed retailers back on track to meet 2020 budgets. A snap poll of NBF Retail Champions (retailers who stock at least 50% of beds made by NBF members) has revealed that well over half (57.5%) of […] National Bed Federation · 16 Oct 2020 Industry news Eight Fifty Food Group snaps up Germany’s Greenland Seafood - Global Food Industry News Just Food — sustainability · 16 Oct 2020