Recycling news: 2022

Industry news Advetec’s biotechnology aims to tackle ‘forgotten’ waste SPECIAL REPORT: James Langley speaks with Lee Knott, Advetec’s chief commercial officer, to discuss the company’s biotechnology. Wiltshire-based biotechnology company Advetec believes it can provide an effective alternative to sending unrecyclable “forgotten” waste to landfill by using bacteria. Advetec was founded in 2000 as a science and engineering company, providing specialist business-to-b… letsrecycle.com News · 1 Nov 2022 Industry news FCC withdraws Allington extension proposal FCC Environment has withdrawn its proposal to extend the capacity of its Allington energy from waste (EfW) facility by 300,000 tonnes. The company first consulted on the plans in 2019, which included proposals to add a fourth processing line to the facility to increase the capacity to around 800,000 tonnes. As the project was deemed … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 1 Nov 2022 Industry news When does a bonfire become an illegal burning site? By Sandra Dick AS the rhyme reminds us, November is a time to remember gunpowder, treason and plot. It’s also hard to avoid the distinct whiff of smoke as bonfires mark an event that unfolded almost 420 years ago. What began with a few straw-stuffed effigies of Guy Fawkes being burned in the 17th century... Skip & Waste Magazine · 1 Nov 2022 Industry news You are here: Home Newsroom News Item Boots partners with UK’s largest nursery group to support its working parents - boots-uk.com Boots UK media centre · 1 Nov 2022 Industry news Ocado Welcomes New Partner Lotte - Ocado Group Ocado Group media · 1 Nov 2022 Industry news Gourd Recipe by Valentine Warner The post Gourd Recipe by Valentine Warner appeared first on City Harvest . City Harvest London · 31 Oct 2022 Industry news Luton halts glass collections after depot fire Luton borough council has suspended kerbside glass collections following a fire which broke out at a depot in Kingsway on 29 October. Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service told letsrecycle.com it was called to a fire inside the Kingsway facility just after 7am. Nine fire engines attended the scene, alongside an aerial platform, a drone and … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 31 Oct 2022 Industry news LIDL GB TO PREVENT FURTHER 1.7 MILLION PLASTIC BOTTLES FROM ENTERING THE OCEAN WITH MAJOR UPDATE TO PACKAGING - Lidl Lidl GB media centre · 31 Oct 2022 Industry news Partners sought for flexible plastic recycling project The Circular Economy for Flexible Packaging (CEFLEX) and the Alliance to End Plastic Waste are seeking partners to develop a recycling plant for flexible plastics derived from household waste. CEFLEX is a collaboration of more than 180 European companies, associations and organisations representing the “entire value chain of flexible packaging”, including recyclers such as Berry-bpi … Read More… letsrecycle.com News · 31 Oct 2022 Industry news Councils calling for increased Halloween recycling A string of local authorities have taken to social media to urge residents to ensure pumpkins are put into food waste bins and Halloween costumes are reused. It is estimated than around 18,000 tonnes of pumpkins are thrown away in the UK over Halloween, according to ReFood, with roughly just a third estimated to be … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 31 Oct 2022 Industry news Over 550 scientists back bioenergy as part of “climate smart” forest management REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 31 Oct 2022 Industry news MPE Newsletter – October 2022 The post MPE Newsletter – October 2022 appeared first on MPMA . MPMA (Metal Packaging Manufacturers Association) · 31 Oct 2022 Industry news Calls to ‘pressurise’ packaging producers to register The packaging recycling industry does not understand the “full scale of the challenge” it faces in the final quarter of 2022 due to businesses not registering in time, according to Re-Gen Waste. Targets for the amount of packaging recovery notes (PRNs) needed for the year are based on a percentage of what is placed on … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 31 Oct 2022 Industry news Amazon joins the line-up for the Festival of Circular Economy CIWM can today (31 October) confirm the addition of Amazon to next month’s Festival of Circular Economy, welcoming Rich Loretto (pictured), director of their EU circular economy team, to the programme on day four. With a firm commitment to sustainability and a pledge to be Net Zero Carbon by 2040, Amazon is already invested in... Skip & Waste Magazine · 31 Oct 2022 Industry news The government has tried to take away our self-respect – protest lets us take it back Warmth in winter, affordable food and a stable climate are vital for all of us. But as the cost of living crisis spirals, millions are seeing their basic needs drift out of reach. Here, members of Disabled People Against Cuts and Fuel Poverty Action talk about the energy crisis and government failure – and why speaking out matters more than ever. Greenpeace UK · 31 Oct 2022 Industry news Summary of government response to PRN reform consultation The post Summary of government response to PRN reform consultation appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 31 Oct 2022 Industry news Newhurst EfW plant reaches hot commissioning stage Hot commissioning of the Newhurst energy from waste (EfW) facility at Shepshed, near Leicester, is in the process of getting underway. Deliveries The commissioning step comes after the first deliveries of waste to the new plant by Biffa and signals the start of preparations for full operation by May 2023. The waste deliveries are expected … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 31 Oct 2022 Industry news OPINION: ‘Lithium-ion batteries are the elephant in the room’ Louisa Goodfellow, policy advisor at producer compliance scheme Ecosurety, explores the issues around the ubiquity of lithium-ion batteries. The pervasiveness of lithium-ion batteries in the UK waste stream is set to continually increase in coming years once new products resulting from the ‘clean tech revolution’ start being disposed of in earnest. By 2025 it’s predicted … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 31 Oct 2022 Industry news Wokingham to progress plans to scrap free caddy liners Wokingham borough council will press ahead with its decision to stop supplying residents with non-biodegradable single-use plastic liners for their food waste caddies. The council first announced the change in July because it was concerned about the cost of supplying the liners, as it has done for the past two years (see letsrecycle.com story). The … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 31 Oct 2022 Industry news Revealed: How the livestock industry funds the ‘greenhouse gas guru’ The post Revealed: How the livestock industry funds the ‘greenhouse gas guru’ appeared first on Unearthed . Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 31 Oct 2022 Industry news The Global Commitment 2022 - Ellen MacArthur Foundation Ellen MacArthur Foundation — News · 31 Oct 2022 Industry news Defra to miss Environment Act targets deadline The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said today that environmental targets will not be published by 31 October as required by the Environment Act. The government launched a public consultation on long-term environmental targets for air, water, waste and biodiversity in March. Setting at least one long-term target in each of these … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 28 Oct 2022 Industry news Defra sets out plans for PRN reforms Defra has today (28 October) published responses to the consultation it ran in March on reforms to the packaging recovery note (PRN) system. The response document sets out how the government will make “several technical and administrative amendments” to help tackle the volatility of PRN prices and the lack of transparency. Some of the standout … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 28 Oct 2022 Industry news Take the ‘whiskers of waste’ challenge SKIP Hire & Waste magazine is issuing a challenge to all readers: to take part in Movember 2022, – the annual charity event to support men’s health by growing a moustache for the month of November – and show the world the whiskers of the waste industry. Movember is the leading charity changing the face... Skip & Waste Magazine · 28 Oct 2022 Industry news Protest over Energy Prices Act The Energy Prices Act received royal assent this week despite mounting worries about how its powers may be used to raise revenue from the industry. ADBA has led the way in warning ministers and officials about the potential unintended consequences of the ‘Cost-plus revenue limit’ to low carbon electricity producers introduced by the Act on… ADBA (Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association) · 28 Oct 2022 Industry news PM says EfW decisions ‘a matter for local authorities’ The new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said decisions on whether to approve energy from waste (EfW) plants “are determined by local authorities”, when asked if he will place a moratorium on “unwanted burners”. The question was posed on 26 October during Prime Minister’s Questions by Dr Andrew Murrison, MP for South West Wiltshire, referring … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 28 Oct 2022 Industry news Do something different this Bonfire Night We’re calling on event organisers to ditch the fireworks and instead find safe, sustainable ways to celebrate big occasions. Keep Wales Tidy · 28 Oct 2022 Industry news Harrison reappointed at Defra ‘with responsibility for waste’ The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has announced that Trudy Harrison, MP for Copeland, has been reappointed under the new secretary of state as having responsibility for waste and resources. After becoming prime minister on Tuesday (25 October), Rishi Sunak named Thérèse Coffey, who was formerly recycling minister between 2016 and 2019, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 28 Oct 2022 Industry news Analysis: The role of AD in national infrastructure In the lead-up to the ADBA National Conference, ADBA’s team of analysts examine the role of AD in national infrastructure… Global spikes in gas prices have demonstrated the need to expand domestic energy production. AD has an integral role to play, recycling readily available organic wastes into green gas. At its full potential… ADBA (Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association) · 28 Oct 2022 Industry news Virgin Media O2 and Hubbub launch £500,000 e-waste fund Virgin Media O2 is partnering with environmental charity Hubbub on a new financing programme to support initiatives that reduce electronic waste (e-waste) in the UK. edie — Circular Economy tag · 28 Oct 2022 Industry news Slough approves charges for DIY waste at HWRCs Slough borough council announced this week (26 October) that it will start charging residents for disposing of DIY waste at its Chalvey household waste recycling centre (HWRC) from 1 November. The waste subject to fees includes kitchens and bathrooms, timber including flooring, fencing and decking, rubble, paving slabs and concrete and more. The charges will … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 28 Oct 2022 Industry news Top stories this week on Just Style… - Just Style Just Style · 28 Oct 2022 Industry news Notification Altilium Metals is winner of a UK Government Faraday Battery Challenge Award of £1.2 million in conjunction with Imperial College, London The Faraday Battery Challenge Round 5 Innovation: CR&D award activity will take place at our EV Battery Recycling Technology Centre in Devon, UK and will focus on the on processing of lithium ferro-phosphate (LFP) batteries. Imperial will produce lithium-ion coin cells and pouch cell batteries to validate the electrochemical performance of recycled technology metals from [...] Altilium news · 28 Oct 2022 Industry news Don’t bin that pumpkin! The post Don’t bin that pumpkin! appeared first on Bristol Waste Company . Bristol Waste Company · 27 Oct 2022 Industry news Greenpeace UK statement on the case of Alaa Abd el-Fattah In light of the new government taking office, Greenpeace UK’s new executive directors, Areeba Hamid and Will McCallum, have issued the following statement about the urgent case of Alaa Abd el-Fattah, a dual British-Egyptian citizen currently on hunger strike in an Egyptian jail: “Greenpeace UK is calling for Alaa Abd el-Fattah’s safe release and return […] Greenpeace UK · 27 Oct 2022 Industry news How climate change is forcing Kenyan women to leave their homes behind The post How climate change is forcing Kenyan women to leave their homes behind appeared first on Unearthed . Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 27 Oct 2022 Industry news ACE publishes ‘design for recycling’ guidelines for cartons The Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment (ACE) yesterday (26 October) published ‘design for recycling’ guidelines for carton producers. ACE is the trade association for the European beverage carton manufacturing industry. The association described the guidelines as “a first deliverable” of its 2030 Roadmap, which it outlined in March last year (see letsrecycle.com story). … Read Mo… letsrecycle.com News · 27 Oct 2022 Industry news Ancient trees could protect at-risk environments from climate change Playing a vital role in biodiversity and protecting the ecosystem, ancient trees can act as massive carbon storage . Open Access Government — Environment · 27 Oct 2022 Industry news OPINION: ‘Time to consider sustainable waste management’ As our cities and urban centres continue to grow, so too does their need to effectively manage the waste material human consumption produces. Exploring the importance of this, Nuno Lopes from RSK-IWS, an RSK group company that offers integrated waste management solutions, explains how the lack of forward planning will need to be addressed if … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 27 Oct 2022 Industry news Caerphilly gives residents £3,000 for recycling food waste Caerphilly county borough council has given away £3,000 in cash in the first six months of their ‘Mash for Cash’ food waste recycling campaign. The Welsh council launched the year-long campaign, which aims to increase food waste recycling participation from the current level of 40%, in March (see letsrecycle.com story). As part of the campaign, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 27 Oct 2022