Recycling news: 2022

Industry news Owen Derbyshire joins Keep Wales Tidy The post Owen Derbyshire joins Keep Wales Tidy appeared first on Keep Wales Tidy . Keep Wales Tidy · 27 Oct 2022 Industry news WRA responds to GGR and power BECCS consultations The Wood Recyclers’ Association has welcomed government proposals to support the deployment of greenhouse gas removals (GGR) technologies and power bioenergy carbon capture and storage (power BECCS) over the next decade. But, the association has warned that the eligibility criteria for accessing support must be inclusive and not exclude many waste-wood powered biomass plants and […] Wood Recyclers Association · 27 Oct 2022 Industry news City Speaks Up: Let Me Play The post City Speaks Up: Let Me Play appeared first on City Harvest . City Harvest London · 27 Oct 2022 Industry news New milestones for the GGSS Digital delivery As the Green Gas Support Scheme (GGSS) nears one year from its launch, there has been a significant milestone in the digital delivery of the scheme. The digital team on Ofgem has finalised their work on the state 3 application functionality on the GGSS application portal. This new update enables the applicants of… ADBA (Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association) · 27 Oct 2022 Industry news Guest Blog: Is Now The Time To Capture Carbon? REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 27 Oct 2022 Industry news Join Our Team as our National Bike Reuse Coordinator Job Title: National Bike Reuse Coordinator Hours: Full-time preferred, other models considered Contract: ASAP - End March 2024 Location: Stirling, Hybrid or Remote Working Salary: £30,125 - £31,375 Benefits: Generous Pension (up to 12% Employer + 6% Employee) & Holiday (starting at 28 days plus six bank holidays) Closing Date: 1 December 2022 Interviews: 9 December [...] Circular Communities Scotland · 27 Oct 2022 Industry news Plastic Energy Joins New European Cleantech Scale-Up Coalition, Supported by Breakthrough Energy and Kadri Simson The post Plastic Energy Joins New European Cleantech Scale-Up Coalition, Supported by Breakthrough Energy and Kadri Simson appeared first on Plastic Energy . Plastic Energy news · 27 Oct 2022 Industry news Agency hits illegal waste site target in 2021/22 The Environment Agency cut the number of known “high-risk” illegal waste sites in the UK to 194 in the 2021/22 financial year, beating its target of 200. The Agency published its annual report and accounts for the financial year covering April 2021 to March 2022 yesterday (26 October). Despite the report showing the Agency met … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 27 Oct 2022 Industry news Four electrics from Hitachi as it celebrates big anniversary - KHL Group Demolition & Recycling International (KHL) · 27 Oct 2022 Industry news Adding nitrogen beads to indole bracelets - Chemistry World Chemistry World · 27 Oct 2022 Industry news FareShare Cost of Living Crisis Appeal: Charities say demand for food is higher than ever - FareShare FareShare · 27 Oct 2022 Industry news Polytag comments on Prime Minister’s recycling remarks Phil Sutton, founder of Polytag and a leading voice in sustainability, addresses the Prime Minister's recent statements on recycling, emphasising the critical role of plastics in product protection and the importance of advancing recycling technologies. By collaborating with the Welsh government, Polytag demonstrates high engagement in recycling initiatives, showcasing the potential for signifi… Polytag news · 26 Oct 2022 Industry news ACE PRESS RELEASE: BEVERAGE CARTON INDUSTRY PUBLISHES DESIGN FOR RECYCLING GUIDELINES Through the industry’s 2030 Roadmap[1], ACE’s (The Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment) members adopted an ambitious vision for 2030 and beyond: to deliver the most sustainable packaging for resilient food supply systems, which is renewable, climate positive and circular. As part of the Roadmap, our industry committed to develop and annually review… ACE UK (Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment) · 26 Oct 2022 Industry news An ecosystem approach to the River Thames Anna Forbes, Thames Rivers Trust Administrator at the Thames Rivers Trust, shares with us an ecosystem approach to the River Thames. Open Access Government — Environment · 26 Oct 2022 Industry news Thérèse Coffey announced as Environment Secretary with Trudy Harrison remaining as Waste and Resource Minister The post Thérèse Coffey announced as Environment Secretary with Trudy Harrison remaining as Waste and Resource Minister appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 26 Oct 2022 Industry news News in brief (26/10/2022) With news on: Wood Recyclers’ Association launches MP Engagement Project; Defra response to DIY waste consultation due ‘this autumn’; The Environment Agency warns of ‘bonfire bandits’; and, CIWM helps launch Modern Slavery Protocol. Wood Recyclers’ Association launches MP Engagement Project The Wood Recyclers’ Association (WRA) has launched an ‘MP Engagement Project’, which was marked with … Re… letsrecycle.com News · 26 Oct 2022 Industry news Sector hopes Coffey can get policy ‘over the line’ Two associations representing the waste sector have reacted hopefully to the appointment of former recycling minister Thérèse Coffey as Environment Secretary. Ms Coffey’s appointment as part of Rishi Sunak’s reshuffle comes around three years after she left her role as recycling minister at Defra for a role at the Department for Work and Pensions. She … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 26 Oct 2022 Industry news Biffa to build bulking station ahead of Scottish DRS Biffa Waste Services has applied to the Scottish Borders council for planning permission to build a bulking station at an industrial estate on the outskirts of Kelso. The Kelso facility is one of eight Biffa plans to build to bulk recyclable bottles and cans collected via Scotland’s deposit return scheme (DRS), which goes live next … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 26 Oct 2022 Industry news Coffey returns to Defra as Environment Secretary Thérèse Coffey has been named Environment Secretary as part of Rishi Sunak’s cabinet reshuffle today (25 October). Ms Coffey was recycling minister at the department between 2016 and 2019, first appointed under Andrea Leadsom and kept on by Michael Gove. The sector will be hoping the Suffolk Coastal MP will provide fresh impetus to the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 25 Oct 2022 Industry news I’ve campaigned on fuel poverty for over 10 years – I’ve never seen things so bad The government is in chaos and they’re ignoring the crisis in the country. Ordinary people are desperate. That’s why I took people’s energy bills to parliament to show them how bad things really are. Greenpeace UK · 25 Oct 2022 Industry news J Witt Waste Recycling to turn waste into SRF with Advetec SOUTH WEST-BASED J Witt Waste Recycling will use on-site biotechnology to convert more than 3,600 tonnes of unrecyclable waste into Solid Recovered Fuel (SRF) each year, in a move that will benefit the circular economy by reducing and reusing waste that cannot be recycled. The eight-year contract with biotechnology business Advetec is the latest in... Skip & Waste Magazine · 25 Oct 2022 Industry news CIWM helps launch IPHR’s ‘Waste & Recycling Modern Slavery Protocol’ MARKING 2022’s anti-slavery day on Tuesday 18 October, CIWM hosted a webinar on behalf of the Indirect Procurement Human Rights Forum (IPHR) to launch the brand-new IPHR Waste & Recycling Modern Slavery Protocol. In July 2021 CIWM and ESA announced a joint commitment to tackle slavery, forced labour and human trafficking across the industry. Since... Skip & Waste Magazine · 25 Oct 2022 Industry news BIR calls for ‘immediate financial aid’ for recyclers The Brussels-based Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) has called on national governments and international legislators to enact “immediate financial aid” for the recycling industry. Representing around 70 countries including the UK, the BIR is the international trade association for recyclers. It held its biannual World Recycling Convention in Dubai from 16-18 October. Most of the … Read M… letsrecycle.com News · 25 Oct 2022 Industry news Recoup report finds ‘bottleneck’ in recycling infrastructure There is “a clear bottleneck” in the UK’s infrastructure for plastic recycling, a report published today (25 October) by the plastics recycling charity Recoup has found. The report is titled ‘2022 UK Plastic Packaging Sorting & Reprocessing Infrastructure’. It found that “significant increases” in recycling infrastructure are needed if the UK is to recycle its … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 25 Oct 2022 Industry news Q3 PRN data shows recovery but targets still ‘tight’ Provisional packaging data for the third quarter of the 2022 calendar year published by the Environment Agency has softened fears that targets will be missed, though the situation remains “tight”. The data, released yesterday (24 October), shows that all materials are on track to hit their respective recycling targets, on the basis they have recorded … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 25 Oct 2022 Industry news REA response to announcement of the next Prime Minister REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 25 Oct 2022 Industry news Commission moves forward on new hazard classes for endocrine disruptors and persistent and mobile chemicals Last week CHEM Trust submitted their comments to the Europe Commissions’ public consultation on the proposals to introduce new hazard classes for identifying harmful chemicals. These amendments to the EU’s Regulation for the Classification, Labelling and Packaging of substances and mixtures (CLP) are an essential part of the European Green Deal and commitments made in the […] CHEM Trust · 25 Oct 2022 Industry news Charity news in brief (25/10/2022) With news on: £55,000 distributed in and around Kirkby; green scheme drives sustainable nappy change; Grundon supports Thames Hospice; and, Stafford Crematorium recycling charity donations top £100,000. £55,000 distributed in and around Kirkby Waste management company Suez announced funding of £55,000 to ten community groups in and around Kirkby. The fund is said to be … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 25 Oct 2022 Industry news ‘Technical issues’ see Essex pull contract procurement EXCLUSIVE: Essex county council unexpectedly cancelled its procurement of a contract for the annual disposal of 350,000 tonnes of residual waste on Friday (21 October). Since the failure of the Tovi Eco Park energy from waste (EfW) facility in Basildon and changes in the refuse derived fuel market in 2019, Essex has sent residual waste … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 25 Oct 2022 Industry news Norfolk school enjoys recycling workshop after pupil wins national competition Children from The Bawburgh School in Norfolk were treated to an interactive aluminium recycling workshop, after one Year 5 pupil won a national competition organised by Fun Kids Radio and Alupro. 10-year-old Benjamin was awarded first place, from a significant amount of entrants across the UK, after correctly identifying that more than 75% of aluminium […] Alupro · 25 Oct 2022 Industry news City Speaks Up: A.P.P.L.E on Holiday Hunger The post City Speaks Up: A.P.P.L.E on Holiday Hunger appeared first on City Harvest . City Harvest London · 24 Oct 2022 Industry news RECYCLING PLASTIC PACKAGING IN THE UK – WHO OWNS THE BOTTLENECK? The post RECYCLING PLASTIC PACKAGING IN THE UK – WHO OWNS THE BOTTLENECK? appeared first on RECOUP . RECOUP · 24 Oct 2022 Industry news Global paper recyclers report ’80-90% drop’ in prices The paper division of the Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) discussed the current state of the market across the globe, with reports that the prices paid for OCC has fallen by 80-90%. The discussion occurred at the BIR’s World Recycling Convention and exhibition in Dubai last week. The division’s president, Francisco Donoso explained that the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 24 Oct 2022 Industry news Over 30 activists occupy parliament to tell new prime minister political chaos costs lives Almost a quarter of the UK face fuel poverty, while fossil fuel companies rake in record profits and politicians fail to govern. Activists blocked the Houses of Parliament to tell Rishi Sunak: 'Chaos costs lives'. Greenpeace UK · 24 Oct 2022 Industry news Herts councils propose three-weekly residual collections East and North Hertfordshire residents could see the frequency of their residual waste collections fall from fortnightly to every three weeks from 2025. The plans could receive approval from both councils tomorrow (25 October) at meetings held as the authorities look to procure a new eight-year waste and recycling collection contract. Waste from both East … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 24 Oct 2022 Industry news BREAKING – Energy Crisis Activists Occupy Central Lobby of Parliament Dozens of activists occupy Lobby as Rishi Sunak set to become prime minister Greenpeace UK · 24 Oct 2022 Industry news Rabobank x City Harvest: Corporate Partnership The post Rabobank x City Harvest: Corporate Partnership appeared first on City Harvest . City Harvest London · 24 Oct 2022 Industry news Local authority news in brief (24/10/22) With news on: Nottingham consults residents on recycling collections; staff shortages continue to disrupt Powys collections; in-house switch to cost Barrow £1.1 million every year; primary school children open reuse shop in Caerphilly; and, Kirklees recycles 150 tonnes of PPT via kerbside collections. Nottingham consults residents on recycling collections Nottingham city council last week (20 …… letsrecycle.com News · 24 Oct 2022 Industry news Events - Foodservice Packaging Association Foodservice Packaging Association · 24 Oct 2022 Industry news Oxford Wood Recycling hosts The Gadget Show Oxford Wood Recycling recently hosted Channel 5’s The Gadget Show for the filming of an item testing electric drills. Viewers were able to see all the wonderful timber available at the Abingdon-based project. If you’d like to watch, it’s available on catch up here http://channel5.com/show/the-gadget-show/season-36/episode-4 from 11.52. Community Wood Recycling · 24 Oct 2022