Recycling news: 2020

Industry news Waste officials recognised in Queen’s Birthday Honours Two officials, one working on service delivery and the other on policy making, have received honours in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list, published on 9 October. Local authority recycling policy officer at Defra, Linda Crichton was awarded an MBE “for services to the waste and recycling sector”. At the local level in Wales, Rhondda Cynon … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 Oct 2020 Industry news Halloween resources Welsh language versions The post Halloween resources Welsh language versions appeared first on Alupro . Alupro · 12 Oct 2020 Industry news How to make your own leaf mould What is leaf mould? Leaf mould is just decomposed leaves that have been broken down by fungus. Recycle for Greater Manchester · 12 Oct 2020 Industry news Councils calm on waste impact of further lockdowns With further lockdown restrictions in sight, councils in areas already facing tighter restrictions have set out how waste services have coped this “second time around”. Local authorities in England including the North East, Merseyside and some parts of Wales have all faced stricter measures following a rise in coronavirus cases, and further restrictions could be … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 Oct 2020 Industry news WasteAid and Bunzl partner for progress in Indonesia The island of Bali at the eastern fringe of Indonesia has long been considered a “paradise island”, but lately, locals have noticed its natural beauty eroding beneath an endless wave of plastic waste. Findings from The Bali Partnership show that just 48 per cent of waste from the Indonesian island is disposed of through recycling […] WasteAid · 12 Oct 2020 Industry news Chemicals need to be regulated upstream to address chemical pollution in rivers The news came as a shock: 100% of England’s rivers failed the pollution test. On 17th September, the Environment Agency published the results of their 2019 assessment required under the Water Framework Directive of 4,679 rivers, lakes, estuaries and other surface water bodies: 0% received good chemical status. Not one met the legal water quality […] CHEM Trust · 12 Oct 2020 Industry news Wheelabrator applies for Skelton Grange EfW permit Wheelabrator Technologies has applied for an environmental permit for its proposed energy from waste (EfW) facility at Skelton Grange, near Leeds. The proposed facility will process up to 410,000 tonnes per year of municipal solid waste, commercial waste, industrial waste, sewage sludge and non-infectious clinical waste. Acceptance of sewage sludge would be limited to a … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 Oct 2020 Industry news Scotland ‘moves goalposts’ on commingling Scotland is to get a new definition of commingling which appears to be ‘moving the goalposts’ for recyclables sorted at materials recycling facilities. The change to commingling comes in legislation laid before the Scottish Parliament on 9 October as part of its measures to transpose the EU Circular Economy Package and ban the landfilling of … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 Oct 2020 Industry news EMR Metal Recycling Global Locations - EMR Group EMR (European Metal Recycling) · 12 Oct 2020 Industry news EMR Employee Rewards And Benefits - EMR Group EMR Metal Recycling news · 12 Oct 2020 Industry news Agriculture and chemical giants try to weaken European Green Deal The post Agriculture and chemical giants try to weaken European Green Deal appeared first on Unearthed . Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 12 Oct 2020 Industry news EMR career and job opportunities - EMR Group EMR (European Metal Recycling) · 11 Oct 2020 Industry news General Public and Household Metal Recycling - EMR Group EMR (European Metal Recycling) · 11 Oct 2020 Industry news The Environment Bill is urgently needed to set direction of travel Signe Norberg, Public Affairs Manager at the Aldersgate Group, calls for the Environment Bill to urgently return to Parliament, in order to ensure there is an effective governance structure in place for when the UK leaves the EU. Aldersgate Group · 11 Oct 2020 Industry news REWARDS AND BENEFITS - EMR Group EMR (European Metal Recycling) · 11 Oct 2020 Industry news MEET OUR PEOPLE - EMR Group EMR (European Metal Recycling) · 11 Oct 2020 Industry news What types of waste metal do EMR buy? - EMR Group EMR (European Metal Recycling) · 11 Oct 2020 Industry news EMR USA Vacancies - EMR Group EMR (European Metal Recycling) · 11 Oct 2020 Industry news TOM - EMR Group EMR (European Metal Recycling) · 11 Oct 2020 Industry news Contact Our Sales Team - EMR Group EMR Metal Recycling news · 11 Oct 2020 Industry news Müller Rice - Müller UK & Ireland Muller UK & Ireland media · 10 Oct 2020 Industry news Nestlé UK and Ireland - Nestlé UK Nestle UK media · 10 Oct 2020 Industry news UK still shipping plastic waste to poorer countries despite Conservative pledge The post UK still shipping plastic waste to poorer countries despite Conservative pledge appeared first on Unearthed . Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 9 Oct 2020 Industry news Suez to retain Kensington and Chelsea waste contract Suez Recycling and Recovery UK is to be appointed the preferred bidder by the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea for its recycling and waste collections and street cleansing contract. The contract is worth around £13.5 million during its initial eight-year lifespan and includes an option for an extension of a further eight years. More … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Oct 2020 Industry news PRIVACY POLICY - EMR Group EMR (European Metal Recycling) · 9 Oct 2020 Industry news SCRAP METAL RECYCLING - EMR Group EMR (European Metal Recycling) · 9 Oct 2020 Industry news Industrial and manufacturing waste metal recycling - EMR Group EMR Metal Recycling news · 9 Oct 2020 Industry news SUSTAINABILITY - EMR Group EMR (European Metal Recycling) · 9 Oct 2020 Industry news Meet the people who make EMR - EMR Group EMR (European Metal Recycling) · 9 Oct 2020 Industry news LATEST NEWS - EMR Group EMR Metal Recycling news · 9 Oct 2020 Industry news Logistics and waste metal movement - EMR Group EMR (European Metal Recycling) · 9 Oct 2020 Industry news HOW WE OPERATE - EMR Group EMR (European Metal Recycling) · 9 Oct 2020 Industry news About EMR Metal Recycling - EMR Group EMR (European Metal Recycling) · 9 Oct 2020 Industry news World Homeless Day 2020 Over the past seven months, our lives have changed in ways that few of us would have thought possible. This World Homeless Day, many thousands of people who have lost... Emmaus UK · 9 Oct 2020 Industry news Remet acquires Universal Recycling London-based non-ferrous metal recycler, Remet, has acquired the Universal Recycling group of companies, after it was placed into administration. Universal Recycling specialises in metals recycling, including cables, waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE), aluminium and copper scrap and has its main site in Doncaster. Also in the Universal group is the Wiper Company, a supplier of clo… letsrecycle.com News · 9 Oct 2020 Industry news Welsh council shuts HWRC to boost recycling Monmouthshire council has announced the closure of its Household Waste and Recycling Centre (HWRC) in Usk, in a bid to improve kerbside recycling rates. In a meeting on Wednesday (7 October), senior councillors voted to close the centre, which was described as the “lowest performing HWRC in Wales”, with a 47.92% recycling rate. The council … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Oct 2020 Industry news Lockdown Conversations – Preventing Food Waste 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 · 9 Oct 2020 Industry news Biffa buys Simply Waste Solutions for £35m Biffa plc announced today (9 October) that it had acquired Simply Waste Solutions which it describes as “a leading industrial and commercial waste collection business in the south of England”. Simply Waste Solutions was founded in 2005 by James Capel. He had spent 10 years with Biffa in a senior traffic control post and as … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Oct 2020 Industry news NBF warns of price increases and pre-Christmas delivery disruptions The bed industry is warning of disruptions to deliveries this side of Christmas and unavoidable price rises as manufacturers face increasing difficulties getting hold of supplies of raw materials. Spring units, foam and timber are among the components particularly affected. The message, from the National Bed Federation (NBF) to bed retailers, follows yesterday’s warning from […] National Bed Federation · 8 Oct 2020 Industry news Lockdown provides paper sector with unexpected boost The coronavirus-enforced lockdown provided the UK recovered paper sector with an unexpected “fillip”, the chief executive of the Recycling Association said today (8 October). Simon Ellin attributed the change to the flow of material going into materials recycling facilities (MRFs) to the so-called Amazon effect – the impact of e-commerce on consumer shopping habits. Exacerbated … Read More The … letsrecycle.com News · 8 Oct 2020