Recycling news: 2018

Industry news Financing the low carbon economy: Heat networks Meeting the UK’s legally binding climate change targets will require complete or near-complete decarbonisation of heat. This article will explain how heat networks could help to make this possible Open Access Government — Environment · 25 Oct 2018 Industry news UK lobbied for air pollution loophole to weaken EU waste incinerator rules The post UK lobbied for air pollution loophole to weaken EU waste incinerator rules appeared first on Unearthed . Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 25 Oct 2018 Industry news MEPs back 35% recycled plastic requirement for bottles The European Parliament has approved a report proposing to make it mandatory to include of at least 35% recycled content in new plastic bottles by 2025. Earlier this month, the European Parliament’s Environment Committee voted to amend the European Commission’s Single Use Plastics Directive to include the 35% target (see letsrecycle.com story). Today, during a … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 24 Oct 2018 Industry news Powerday switches to 24 hour opening in Enfield London based construction and commercial waste management firm Powerday has announced that its Enfield Materials Recycling Facility is now open “around the clock”. The company said that this means that clients using the north London facillity are now able to make waste deliveries throughout the night Monday to Friday, giving them “ultimate flexibility” and enabling … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 24 Oct 2018 Industry news The CIWEM Annual Report - The Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management CIWEM (Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management) · 24 Oct 2018 Industry news Water Resources Specialist Panel - CIWEM - The Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management CIWEM (Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management) · 24 Oct 2018 Industry news Water and Environment Journal - CIWEM - The Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management CIWEM (Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management) · 24 Oct 2018 Industry news Unilever and Veolia partner on global plastics work Unilever and Veolia have announced a collaboration agreement to jointly work on emerging technologies that will help create a circular economy on plastics, across various geographies. Starting in India and Indonesia, the work will focus on material collections, which will help channel recycled content “back into the value chain,” the companies say. Veolia said … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 24 Oct 2018 Industry news Advanced technology proposed for Rivenhall stack Developer Gent Fairhead has applied to construct its proposed Rivenhall energy from waste facility in Essex, using advanced emission technologies and a lower chimney height. The company has made an application to vary its environmental permit for the Integrated Waste Management Facility, to implement an advanced form of the emission abatement technologies, along with tighter … Read More The pos… letsrecycle.com News · 23 Oct 2018 Industry news Brits demand more protection for nation’s heritage sites Passionate Brits want more measures put in place to protect the nation’s heritage sites, according to new research Open Access Government — Environment · 23 Oct 2018 Industry news Devon sees recycling rates dip The amount of local authority collected waste reused, recycled and composted in Devon fell to 54% last year. Data released by Devon county council shows that the recycling rate fell by 1.7 percentage points in 2017/18, from a rate of 55.7% in the previous financial year. HWRCs According to a document for meeting of the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Oct 2018 Industry news Opinion: The state of our industry OPINION: ‘The state of our industry… why we are where we are’, by John S Glover of Bywaters. Where are we as I write this? Because of the unknown certainties in the current world everything may change on a month to month and longer basis. The world is currently very unpredictable. The actions of Government … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Oct 2018 Industry news Clarity Responds to Q3 Packaging Data The post Clarity Responds to Q3 Packaging Data appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 23 Oct 2018 Industry news Gasification savings blow for Milton Keynes Resilience testing of the gasification facility at Milton Keynes Waste Recovery Park could mean that the council loses income next year. The “undelivered” income – or saving – is a part consequence of the testing by contractor Amey which is taking place at the advanced thermal treatment plant and will carry on until March 2020. … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Oct 2018 Industry news UK goes without coal for a record breaking two months The UK has run for more than 1600 hours without coal power so far in 2018. REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 23 Oct 2018 Industry news Business should think beyond being clean to being green Reflecting on Green GB Week, Bruce Howard, Director at the UK’s Ecosystems Knowledge Network, argues that there is much more to being green than avoiding harm to the environment. Aldersgate Group · 22 Oct 2018 Industry news Bywaters Secures Victory at Planet Mark Awards 2018 Bywaters has reigned supreme at this year’s Planet Mark Awards, after receiving an accolade for the latter’s, ‘Communication-Sustainability Campaign: Best example of promotional plan of activities around a single issue or achievement' category. Bywaters · 22 Oct 2018 Industry news Resource Futures research underpins Defra public consultation Resource Futures research underpins Defra public consultation on a ban on plastics straws, cotton bud sticks and drinks stirrers. Today DEFRA announced a public consultation to gather views on the proposals to ban plastic straws, plastic stemmed cotton bud sticks and plastic drinks stirrers. Resource Futures was contracted by Defra to produce the preliminary assessment … Continue reading "Resou… Resource Futures · 22 Oct 2018 Industry news How the environment is impacting the catering industry As the world wakes up to the impact we're having on the environment, consumers are demanding businesses take action. From a much-publicised move against plastic straws to utilising compostable waste, going green means big changes to the way the catering industry operates Open Access Government — Environment · 22 Oct 2018 Industry news Severn Trent secures permit for Derby AD plant Severn Trent Green Power has been granted an environmental permit for a food waste anaerobic digestion facility in Derby – designed to process up to 48,500 tonnes of food waste per year. The site is located on land within the existing Derby sewage treatment works, in the east of Derby. Severn Trent Green Power Ltd … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 22 Oct 2018 Industry news Naturally dyed, ethically hand-made Josie George, co-founder at AMMA, talks to TRAID about how this social enterprise is providing employment and life skills to... TRAID · 22 Oct 2018 Industry news Viridor bids to increase Runcorn EfW capacity Viridor is seeking to increase the amount of waste handled by its Runcorn energy from waste facility by 250,000 tonnes per annum. And the company is also expecting less plastic to be burnt and has revealed that air quality limits have been breached. However, it notes that this was an unreportable incident with no impact … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 22 Oct 2018 Industry news UK Government launches consultation on banning the sale and distribution of plastic-stemmed cotton buds in England Fidra, the environmental charity behind the Cotton Bud Project welcomes the UK Government’s consultation and supports ban on distribution and sale of plastic-stemmed cotton buds Fidra · 22 Oct 2018 Industry news Government launches plan to ban plastic straws, drink stirrers and cotton buds The Government has set out its plan to ban the distribution and sale of plastic straws, drinks stirrers and cotton buds Open Access Government — Environment · 22 Oct 2018 Industry news LGA warns of ‘risk’ to councils from China ban The Local Government Association (LGA) has warned of the higher waste costs being faced by councils over the last year as a “direct impact” of China’s restrictions on imports of recycled materials from the UK. The announcement follows a snapshot poll by LGA, which found that the councils most impacted have seen their recycling costs … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 22 Oct 2018 Industry news Chance to vote for Ward as ‘People’s Choice’ in top family business award Voting for the People’s Choice category in the Midlands Family Business Awards has opened, giving the public the chance to... Ward Recycling · 22 Oct 2018 Industry news UK household plastics found in illegal dumps in Malaysia The post UK household plastics found in illegal dumps in Malaysia appeared first on Unearthed . Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 21 Oct 2018 Industry news UKWIN Climate change study finds burning waste is rubbish - United Kingdom Without Incineration Network UKWIN (UK Without Incineration Network) · 21 Oct 2018 Industry news Staff Run Spartan Race 2018 for Sumatran Orangutans Bywaters’ staff have once again been putting themselves through their paces – this time raising money for the conservation of Sumatra’s critically endangered orangutans. Bywaters · 20 Oct 2018 Industry news News from the Network 15 – 19 October Find out what’s been happening this week in the Reuse Network. Volunteers from The Furniture Project Nottinghamshire had a visit from their Police and Crime Commissioner Paddy Tipping, Police & Crime Commissioner for Nottinghamshire meeting some of our #volunteers pic.twitter.com/G7ZlRVg5EN — The Furniture Project Nottinghamshire (@furniturenotts) October 15, 2018 St Margaret’s Hospice inform l… Reuse Network · 19 Oct 2018 Industry news Industry reacts to national media claims over recycling Differences between packaging waste data and HMRC export figures for recycling have prompted reports in the national press over the UK’s recycling sector being investigated for fraud. While some of what the media have reported over exports is not new, the coverage in the Guardian and coverage today in the Daily Telegraph of Southampton’s plan … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 19 Oct 2018 Industry news Letsrecycle Live goes live Visitors can now register to attend the two day waste and recycling Letsrecycle Live show, organisers the Environment Media Group have announced. Following last week’s launch, exhibitors already signed up include Storm Environmental, Fireward, Turmec and Close Brothers Asset Finance. The event will take place at the NAEC Stoneleigh from 22-23 May 2019. Speaking a week after … Read More The post… letsrecycle.com News · 19 Oct 2018 Industry news Biffa joins Slave-Free Alliance Waste management business Biffa has joined the Slave-Free Alliance organisation in an attempt to abolish human trafficking and modern-day slavery. The company’s decision to join was announced yesterday (October 18) to mark Anti-Slavery Day, and the waste management company issued e-Learning training across its workforce to help managers recognise the signs of human trafficking and those who … R… letsrecycle.com News · 19 Oct 2018 Industry news WEEE scheme counters Agency investigation The Environment Agency has confirmed that it is investigating the compliance scheme Northern Compliance, after it failed to fulfil its household WEEE target for 2017. But, Northern Compliance – which is based in Gateshead and has retailer ASDA as a member – has said that it was not in breach of regulations because it is … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 19 Oct 2018 Industry news UK startup Aeropowder wins Green Alley Award 2018 Der Beitrag UK startup Aeropowder wins Green Alley Award 2018 erschien zuerst auf United Kingdom (EN) . ERP UK (European Recycling Platform) · 19 Oct 2018 Industry news East Midlands recycling business set for growth with HSBC support An East Midlands recycling company which specialises in the recycling of ferrous metals has secured a £6 million finance package... Ward Recycling · 19 Oct 2018 Industry news 5 ways to help your business go green Waste management experts at Indaver know how daunting it can be for businesses to implement a green policy and recycle, so they have shared 5 ways to help your business go green Open Access Government — Environment · 19 Oct 2018 Industry news WEEE compliance fee consultation divides opinion Two proposals have been issued for the 2018 WEEE compliance fee and both include measures to incentivise local authority collections. The proposals have been put out for consultation by the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs which is also asking whether a Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) compliance fee should actually be set … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 19 Oct 2018 Industry news Call for new innovations to tackle climate change Britain's best innovators and researchers will be invited to pitch their ideas to help tackle climate change on towns, cities and the countryside as part of the modern Industrial Strategy Open Access Government — Environment · 19 Oct 2018 Industry news BEIS Committee EV report rightly calls for focus on deployment Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy Committee releases their report ‘Electric vehicles: driving the transition’ REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 19 Oct 2018