Recycling news: 2023

Industry news NBF Crowns 2023 Bed Industry Awards Winners The National Bed Federation (NBF) crowned its ten 2023 Bed Industry Awards winners on Tuesday 26th September at the Bed Show Gala Dinner in Telford. Top comedian and podcast host Maisie Adam announced winners across bed manufacturing, component supplying and retailing at the annual gala dinner and awards ceremony. An independent panel of judges selected […] National Bed Federation · 28 Sept 2023 Industry news enfinium is the first UK energy from waste operator to join the CCS+ Initiative CCS+ is a leading global initiative to develop rigorous carbon accounting standards to underpin the carbon management economy. enfinium · 28 Sept 2023 Industry news Navigating the ban on single-use plastics From 1 October 2023, businesses will be banned from selling certain single-use plastic items in England. We want to ensure our commercial waste customers are prepared for this significant move. Bristol Waste Company · 28 Sept 2023 Industry news Presentations | Training | Biomethane Grid Injection 2023-09-26 There is no excerpt because this is a protected post. ADBA (Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association) · 28 Sept 2023 Industry news Rugby World Cup resources English shirt variations Scottish shirt variations Welsh shirt variations Welsh language variations Alupro · 28 Sept 2023 Industry news Enfinium becomes ‘first UK based EFW’ firm to join CCS+ Initiative Enfinium has become the “first UK-based energy from waste (EfW) company” to join the Carbon Capture and Storage+ (CCS+) initiative. Enfinium is a UK based EfW operator with plants across the UK including Leeds, Yorkshire, Flintshire, Kent and the West Midlands. The CCS+ initiative brings together a “diverse array of participants hailing from various sectors”, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 28 Sept 2023 Industry news Student Starpack Awards winner visits R&D facility Earlier this month (4 September) as part of a money can’t buy prize for winning the Alupro-sponsored ‘replacing multi-material packaging’ category at this year’s 2023 Student Starpack Awards, student James Albosh was taken on a VIP tour of Crown’s state-of-the-art R&D facility in Wantage. Providing a priceless opportunity to go behind the scenes at one […] Alupro · 28 Sept 2023 Industry news 200 luminaires are reused at City livery company Almost 200 luminaires have been reused in a lighting upgrade at Haberdasher’s Hall in London. The lights were upgraded by […] Recolight · 28 Sept 2023 Industry news Contractors ‘need no paperwork’ for waste lighting Electrical contractors dropping off end-of-life lamps and luminaires at wholesalers will no longer need paperwork. The Environment Agency has announced […] Recolight · 28 Sept 2023 Industry news Lighting makers fight ban on polystyrene Lighting manufacturers are fighting a proposed ban on polystyrene as a packaging material in France. The trade body LightingEurope has […] Recolight · 28 Sept 2023 Industry news Could biodiversity decline be fueling spreading viruses? Researchers reveal the interconnected nature of environmental changes, biodiversity decline, and the spread of pathogens. Open Access Government — Environment · 28 Sept 2023 Industry news 7.5 M unused electrical toys collecting dust in UK homes - Material Focus Material Focus · 28 Sept 2023 Industry news ‘Agency staff brought in-house’ to end Tower Hamlets strike Refuse crews will return to work in Tower Hamlets today (28 September) after a deal was struck to end ongoing industrial action in the area. Crews in the area have been on strike since 18 September as part of the national pay dispute, with local media reporting waste “piling” high on the street. The council … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 28 Sept 2023 Industry news Samantha Harding - CleanupUK CleanupUK · 28 Sept 2023 Industry news MARKS AND SPENCER - Marks & Spencer M&S corporate press releases · 27 Sept 2023 Industry news ESA launches toolkit to help waste firms ‘mitigate’ environmental impact The Environmental Service Association (ESA) has launched its ‘nature positive toolkit’ which aims to help organisations from across the recycling and waste management sector “understand and mitigate” their impacts on the environment. The toolkit aims to provide a standardised process for recycling and waste management operators to follow to support a Nature Positive future. The … Read More The … letsrecycle.com News · 27 Sept 2023 Industry news Material Focus awards £1.8m from Electricals Recycling Fund Material Focus has unveiled the recipients of its ‘Electricals Recycling Fund’, with £1.8 million awarded to 40 projects across the UK “to make it easier for 10 million residents to recycle their electricals”. Not-for-profit organisation Material Focus is funded by the waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) compliance fee and behind the UK-wide Recycle Your … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 27 Sept 2023 Industry news Grundon switches clinical waste bins for sustainable recycled plastic containers The post Grundon switches clinical waste bins for sustainable recycled plastic containers appeared first on Grundon . Grundon Waste Management · 27 Sept 2023 Industry news Rosebank oil field being given the go-ahead by regulator is “disheartening news,” says the REA REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 27 Sept 2023 Industry news Encyclis seeks permit for 350,000 tonne Corby EfW plant Encyclis has applied for an environmental permit from the Environment Agency for its planned energy from waste (EfW) facility in Corby, Northamptonshire, which will have an annual capacity of up to 357,000 tonnes. The facility already has planning permission, and is also “capable” of combined heat and power operation should a heat user be secured, although … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 27 Sept 2023 Industry news ADBA Scottish Conference 2023 | Presentations and Photos There is no excerpt because this is a protected post. ADBA (Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association) · 27 Sept 2023 Industry news MPE Comms meeting presentation, 26 July 2023 The post MPE Comms meeting presentation, 26 July 2023 appeared first on MPMA . MPMA (Metal Packaging Manufacturers Association) · 27 Sept 2023 Industry news Introducing our Interim CEO, Laura Alcock-Ferguson Circular Communities Scotland is delighted to announce that Laura Alcock-Ferguson will be joining us as our interim CEO, beginning December 1st 2023. In June, we shared that our current CEO Michael Cook will be taking a sabbatical from his role between January – August 2024. If you missed this notice, you can find further details [...] Circular Communities Scotland · 27 Sept 2023 Industry news Incineration in Europe at ‘overcapacity’, Zero Waste Europe says The European waste incineration network is at “overcapacity” and a moratorium on new incinerators should be considered, a report by environmental network Zero Waste Europe has suggested. Published yesterday (26 September), the report is titled ‘Enough is enough: The case for a moratorium on incineration‘. It looked at the historic trend in capacity evolution across … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 27 Sept 2023 Industry news Rosebank oil and gas field approved: “Handouts to corporations at the expense of the rest of us” – Greenpeace comment UK government grants Equinor's permit to open up UK's biggest untapped field Greenpeace UK · 27 Sept 2023 Industry news Our Partners - larac.org.uk LARAC (Local Authority Recycling Advisory Committee) · 26 Sept 2023 Industry news CHEM Trust’s fringe event at Labour party conference: Saving Britain’s coasts and rivers: addressing the threat from chemical pollution CHEM Trust will be co-hosting a fringe event at the Labour Party Conference in partnership with SERA, (Labour’s Environment Campaign), the Marine Conservation Society and Wildlife and Countryside Link: ‘Saving Britain’s coasts and rivers: addressing the threat from chemical pollution’. Venue: ‘Labour Environment Hub’ marquee, conference secure zone, Liverpool Time: Sunday 8th October, 4:30-5:30… CHEM Trust · 26 Sept 2023 Industry news Veolia ‘expands operations’ with new IBA processing facility Veolia has announced that it has “expanded its operations” in an attempt to aid the construction industry by beginning operations at an incinerator bottom ash (IBA) processing plant in Warwickshire. The processing facility in Ling Hall, which will be run in partnership with Meldgaard Recycling and Levenseat, will process IBA from Veolia’s Battlefield energy recovery … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 26 Sept 2023 Industry news Government’s expanded effort to tackle storm overflows in waterways The government is taking comprehensive measures to combat storm overflows, extending its plan to safeguard coastal, estuary sites, and vital marine areas. Open Access Government — Environment · 26 Sept 2023 Industry news Cheshire East seeks MRF supplier in £7m deal Ansa Environmental Services, Cheshire East council’s in-house company, has begun tendering for a materials recycling facility (MRF) operator to sort around 20,000 tonnes of material per year, in a deal valued at £7,000,000 over two years. The contract, which was made public on 22 September, provides interested parties with an opportunity to submit their bids … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 26 Sept 2023 Industry news Local authority news round-up (26/09/23) With news on: Oxford to remove bring banks; ‘Recycling technique’ used for road maintenance; Kingston switches to all-electric waste fleet; and, Tower Hamlets brings Bywaters in amid strike. Oxford to remove bring banks Oxford city council has announced that bring banks will be removed due to issues including overflowing bins, contamination with non-recyclable items, and … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 26 Sept 2023 Industry news The Bank of England is right to remain committed to tackling climate risk Climate change isn’t a distraction to financial regulators – it is a looming threat that needs to be averted, argues James Fotherby. Aldersgate Group · 26 Sept 2023 Industry news Antarctica’s extreme heatwave tied to climate change A recent study has identified the cause of the heatwave in a region of eastern Antarctica called "Dome C," where temperatures rose to 39 degrees Celsius above the usual. Open Access Government — Environment · 26 Sept 2023 Industry news LGA to ‘push’ for scrapping of free garden waste collections The Local Government Association (LGA) has said it will “press the need for local flexibility in delivering waste collections” in the coming months, “including no requirements to collect garden waste for free”. Free garden waste collections across England were included in Defra’s consistent recycling consultations for England. Defra reasoned in 2021 that introducing a minimum … Read More The po… letsrecycle.com News · 26 Sept 2023 Industry news eBay UK and British Fashion Council team up to support circular economy innovation Online marketplace eBay UK is set to run its Circular Fashion Innovator’s Fund, hosted in partnership with the British Fashion Council, for a second year running. edie — Circular Economy tag · 26 Sept 2023 Industry news New report shows scale of emissions prevented from waste by FareShare - FareShare FareShare · 26 Sept 2023 Industry news The role of natural capital in the green economy - Environmental Industries Commission (EIC) Environmental Industries Commission · 25 Sept 2023 Industry news Waterhaul Litter Picks - CleanupUK CleanupUK · 25 Sept 2023 Industry news Live Labs 1 - outputs - adeptnet.org.uk ADEPT (Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning & Transport) · 25 Sept 2023 Industry news Lego shelves plans for recycled PET bricks over carbon concerns The Lego Group has stated that its plan to eliminate virgin fossil-based plastics from products is proving challenging to deliver, as some recycled plastic alternatives currently bear a higher carbon footprint. edie — Circular Economy tag · 25 Sept 2023