Recycling news: 2019

Industry news All stakeholders call for new EU laws on chemicals in food packaging, yet new Commission President proposes “one in one out” rule On Monday 9th September the European Commission held a major stakeholder meeting to discuss the EU’s laws regulating chemicals in food contact materials (FCM) such as packaging and pipes. The meeting discussed the initial findings from a review that consultants Ecorys are carrying out for the Commission. One clear message that came out of the […] CHEM Trust · 11 Sept 2019 Industry news WRAP reports plot increases in packaging volumes Volumes of glass, paper, card and steel packaging placed onto the market in the UK are likely to have increased by around 4%, and aluminium packaging by 11%, reports published by WRAP this week suggest. The reports, compiled by Valpak, update previous projections on the volumes of packaging produced from 2012 through to 2014, using … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 11 Sept 2019 Industry news Menu - Costa Costa Coffee media centre · 11 Sept 2019 Industry news The impact of changing consumer behaviour OPINION: Ahead of the upcoming September 19 webinar discussing ‘The impact of changing consumer behaviour and the importance of effective engagement’ Reconomy’s head of sustainability and social value, Diane Crowe, looks at how heightened awareness is changing the resource management landscape and the importance of engagement in bringing about significant change. The Blue Planet effect, … Read … letsrecycle.com News · 11 Sept 2019 Industry news ‘Greater transparency’ needed for textile bank donations A charity textile recycler has called for greater transparency over where clothing ends up when it is deposited in textile banks. The recommendation from TRAID comes on the back of a survey it commissioned with YouGov which found that 67% of people are “unaware that textile banks can be run by commercial companies”. TRAID is … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 11 Sept 2019 Industry news Villiers offers reassurance over Environment Bill Environment Secretary Theresa Villiers has underlined the importance of passing the Environment Bill and pledged to carry on much of the work of her predecessor Michael Gove. Ms Villiers made the comments as she was questioned by the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) committee for the first time, appearing alongside Defra’s Permanent Secretary Tamara … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 11 Sept 2019 Industry news Rebecca Pow joins Defra in further reshuffle The Taunton Deane MP Rebecca Pow has joined the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), following the former Resources and Waste Minister Therese Coffey’s move to the DWP this week. In other changes confirmed yesterday evening, Zac Goldsmith has been promoted to Minister of State within the Department, having only joined in July. … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 11 Sept 2019 Industry news STEWED SATSUMAS - FareShare The Felix Project · 11 Sept 2019 Industry news Ward named as one of Europe’s best businesses in first ever ‘Ones To Watch’ list Derbyshire based metal and waste management specialist, Ward, has been named as ‘One to Watch’ in Europe in a list... Ward Recycling · 10 Sept 2019 Industry news Ministers outline Scottish DRS legislation Scottish ministers have published draft legislation for the establishment of the Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) in the country, with an expected start date of 1 April 2021. As previously reported, Scotland’s DRS plans centre on an ‘all-in’ model which will include all PET plastic drinks bottles, aluminium and steel cans and glass bottles – with … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 10 Sept 2019 Industry news Accreditation standard launched for textile recyclers An accreditation standard has been launched for textile recyclers who trade with charity shops, in an effort to boost standards within the industry. TRUST – Trader Recycling Universal Standard – accreditation is the result of 18 months of work from a Waste Industry Safety and Health (WISH) Forum group which included charity retail chains, academics, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 10 Sept 2019 Industry news Fire at Amey’s Waterbeach site extinguished A “large, well developed fire” which broke out in a storage area at Amey’s Waterbeach Waste Management Park in Cambridgeshire on Sunday (8 September) has now been put out by the and Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service. Crews were called to the blaze on the Ely Road site at 12.08 on Sunday. The Fire Service … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 10 Sept 2019 Industry news Establishing the ‘bookends’ of EPR for WEEE Mark Burrows-Smith, chief executive of WEEE producer compliance scheme Repic examines how the requirement for manufacturers to cover the ‘full net cost’ of their products at the end of life impacts electronics producers. Earlier this year, the government’s consultation on packaging brought to the fore what could be a pivotal change for extended producer responsibility … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 10 Sept 2019 Industry news Brighton Marina is all aboard on waste management The post Brighton Marina is all aboard on waste management appeared first on Grundon . Grundon Waste Management · 10 Sept 2019 Industry news 10 September 2019 Renewi plc (“Renewi”, the “Company” or, together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”) Sale of Reym - Renewi Renewi · 10 Sept 2019 Industry news WRAP and CPI warn over costs of commingling paper A WRAP-backed campaign urging councils to end the collection of paper as a commingled material was relaunched yesterday (10 September) with the claim that commingling costs local authorities “as much as £500,000” a year. As part of the Our Paper campaign, which has faced delays and a lack of interest from local authorities, WRAP and … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 10 Sept 2019 Industry news Cheshire West council to approve in-house switch Cheshire West and Chester council is to move ahead with its plans to set up a Local Authority Trading Organisation (LATO) to deliver waste services in the borough, as an existing contract with Kier comes to an early end. The council’s cabinet will meet tomorrow (11 September) to hear an update on the transition from … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 10 Sept 2019 Industry news Planet Patrol’s Global Clean Up Day 1 day. 100s of volunteers. 1000s pieces of litter removed from nature. World Clean Up Day is on Saturday 19th September 2020. For one day people across the globe will unite to pick up and map rubbish. Join us and hundreds of thousands of people on Planet Patrol to clean up our rivers, forests, oceans, […] Planet Patrol · 10 Sept 2019 Industry news Taking Stock: Reality vs Perception of Clothes Donations TRAID and many other charities, rely on donations made by you, the UK public, at textile banks to stock our... TRAID · 9 Sept 2019 Industry news TRUST: new accreditation standard for recyclers trading with charity shops & local authorities launched A new accreditation standard for recyclers who trade with charity shops, local authorities, waste management companies and others launches today. TRUST – Trader Recycling Universal Standard – is the outcome of a coalition dedicated to boost standards within the recycling sector. TRUST has the backing of more than 2,500 charity shops across the United Kingdom, [...] Read More... from TRUST: new … Textile Recycling Association · 9 Sept 2019 Industry news Survey finds ‘distrust’ in local recycling systems 42% of people in the UK believe that their local authority ‘throws most of the recycling in with general waste’ according to the findings of a survey by resources and waste firm Viridor. The 2019 Viridor Recycling Index – the fourth time that Viridor has canvassed public attitudes towards recycling and waste – asked for … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Sept 2019 Industry news News in brief (09/09/19) With news on: Viridor transforms former London landfill; Buckinghamshire EfW sponsors one million bees; Norfolk HWRCs equipped with defibrillators, and; Manchester school given cheque for B&M paper recycling work. Viridor transforms former London landfill Viridor is transforming a former South London landfill site into a network of species-rich habitats, as the facility closes its doors … Read … letsrecycle.com News · 9 Sept 2019 Industry news Leicestershire councils seek to ‘harmonise’ recycling Councils in Leicestershire are to harmonise their recycling collections in an effort to provide a more consistent service within the county. Residents in Blaby, Charnwood, Harborough, Hinckley & Bosworth, Melton and Oadby & Wigston will able be to present the same selection of materials at the kerbside. The consistent collections are due to all recycling … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Sept 2019 Industry news Change at Defra as Coffey departs for DWP Therese Coffey has left her Department of Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) post of resources minster to replace Amber Rudd as Work and Pensions Secretary. Dr Coffey’s departure means that there is currently no minister directly responsible for resources and waste management within Defra, as the Suffolk Coastal MP had been expected to continue … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Sept 2019 Industry news FCC Lincolnshire EfW processes millionth tonne of waste FCC Environment’s Energy from Waste (EfW) facility in Lincolnshire has celebrated processing its millionth tonne of waste. The waste management company and Lincolnshire county council hosted an event at the North Hykeham plant on 5 September, attended by stakeholders and children from St Andrew’s C of E Primary School in Sleaford who won the EfW’s … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Sept 2019 Industry news Anna’s ZWW – Day 5 I’m really glad that this Zero Waste Week is showing the connection between reducing waste and the climate crisis. I think a lot of people would agree with me that life has got a bit manic. “I’m so busy”. Being busy is often cited as the reason people waste stuff. I have often thought that… Zero Waste Week · 6 Sept 2019 Industry news Mid Sussex waste strike called off Waste collection workers at a Serco Environmental site in Haywards Heath have called off industrial action after they decided to accept a new offer from the services company. The crews, who carried out collections on behalf of Mid Sussex council, were set to hold a second day of strikes at the Bridge Road depot in … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Sept 2019 Industry news Japan: A glimpse into environment and energy issues The work of the Ministry of the Environment and Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry in the Government of Japan are examined here. Open Access Government — Environment · 6 Sept 2019 Industry news Let’s be clear about plastic OPINION: Jeff Rhodes, head of environmental and external affairs at Biffa, discusses the importance of supermarkets moving away from dark coloured plastics and the need to ensure packaging is easily recyclable. Sainsbury’s announcement that it will end the use of dark coloured plastic for chilled ready meal food trays and switch to natural (clear) by … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Sept 2019 Industry news Swindon begins weekly food waste trial Swindon has become the first town in Wiltshire to trial weekly food waste collections. The new service began on 2 September and will see 11,000 households testing the service for 26 weeks. After this period has ended the council’s cabinet will then consider whether the service is rolled out to the rest of the town. … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Sept 2019 Industry news Our Paper campaign to ‘change focus’ EXCLUSIVE: The Our Paper campaign is to “change focus” after struggling to make an impact with local authorities. The project – which was launched in February by the Confederation of Paper Industries – aims to support councils in improving the quality of the paper for recycling which they collect and encouraging them to collect it … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Sept 2019 Industry news Welcome to day 5 – Zero Waste Week 2019! Conscious Consumerism Welcome to the final day of Zero Waste Week. Over this week we’ve learnt all about how we can make small changes in different areas of our lives to help combat climate change. We started by cutting food waste in the kitchen and employing smart shopping habits to reduce waste, minimise what goes to… Zero Waste Week · 6 Sept 2019 Industry news News From The Network 2- 6 September Find out what our members have been up to this week. Rosie visits South Wales! View this post on Instagram What a brilliant visit to Toogoodtowaste with the Chartered Institute of Waste Management. It was great to meet the team and learn more about our members. Thank you Toogoodtowaste! A post shared by […] Reuse Network · 5 Sept 2019 Industry news Outside of REACH the UK risks regulatory divergence The UK voted to leave the EU in 2016, and through Brexit the UK government has said that it wants to achieve some level of regulatory autonomy outside EU laws and institutions. Regarding chemicals policy, its preferred outcome is to retain ‘associate membership’ of the EU chemicals agency, Echa. We believe this is feasible, if […] CHEM Trust · 5 Sept 2019 Industry news The popular potato crop and the major threat of blight (early and late) Aarthi Janakiraman, Industry Manager, Chemicals and Advanced Materials at TechVision, Frost & Sullivan, shares his thoughts on the popular potato crop, as well as the potato blight (both early and late) which remains a major threat to production. Open Access Government — Environment · 5 Sept 2019 Industry news Defra funding boost ‘necessary for resources work’ A promise of additional government funding for Defra and local authorities has been welcomed, but some of the money must underpin the Resources and Waste Strategy, waste industry figures have said. Chancellor Sajid Javid promised to ‘turn the page on austerity’ outlining his spending round for government departments and local authorities yesterday, in which he … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 5 Sept 2019 Industry news Inquiry underway into fatality at Atlantic Recycling An investigation is underway into a fatal incident which occurred yesterday (4 September) at the premises of Atlantic Recycling in Rumney, South Wales. A man at the site died in what was reported to the police as a collision between a worker and a plant vehicle. South Wales Police confirmed that a “58-year-old man from … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 5 Sept 2019 Industry news How can you reduce plastic in your business? The experts at Safestore, self-storage providers, have shared their top 7 ways in which businesses can reduce their plastic. Open Access Government — Environment · 5 Sept 2019 Industry news Anna’s ZWW – Day 4 Climate change in your bathroom! This is the biggest struggle for me. I seam to accumulate packaging in the bathroom. The best thing I did in my efforts at greening up our home was to put a recycling container on my landing so that it saved me time sorting out the bathroom bin. Last year,… Zero Waste Week · 5 Sept 2019 Industry news MPs back council ‘freedom’ over recycling collections Government must not impose ‘rigid demands’ on councils over the collection of recycling and waste from households, a Committee of MPs has said today (5 September). This was among the findings of the Housing, Communities and Local Government (HCLG) Committee’s inquiry into the implications of the Resources and Waste Strategy on local authorities. MPs heard … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 5 Sept 2019