Recycling news: 2020

Industry news Clarity supports the Big Give Christmas Challenge The post Clarity supports the Big Give Christmas Challenge appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 17 Dec 2020 Industry news Biffa’s fleets recognised by DVSA Biffa Waste Services, which manages a fleet of 2,700 vehicles across all its divisions, has been awarded Earned Recognition status by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA). In order to be awarded the accreditation, Biffa says it has gone through a “stringent process of pre-validation checks followed by audits to ensure all protocols and … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 17 Dec 2020 Industry news Notification of (virtual) AGM Save the date! Our AGM will be taking place on Wednesday 27 January 2021 from 10:30 til 13:00. Reuse Network · 17 Dec 2020 Industry news Ward swaps corporate gifts for donations to community causes Ward, the Derbyshire based metal recycling and waste management specialist, has this year swapped corporate gifts in favour of supporting... Ward Recycling · 16 Dec 2020 Industry news The intrinsic link between air quality and health in built environments Mark Grayston, Head of Product Marketing at Mitsubishi Electric, discusses the intrinsic link between air quality and health in our built environments. Open Access Government — Environment · 16 Dec 2020 Industry news Packaging waste data indicates grades will exceed targets The post Packaging waste data indicates grades will exceed targets appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 16 Dec 2020 Industry news Viridor, Suez and FCC eye North East EfW contract Three firms are in the running for a contract to operate a 450,000 tonnes per annum capacity energy from waste (EfW) plant which will take household waste from seven North East councils. Durham county council, Newcastle city council, Middlesbrough and the boroughs of Darlington, Hartlepool, Redcar and Cleveland, and Stockton-on-Tees plan to build the ‘Tees … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 16 Dec 2020 Industry news ‘Embrace the advantages of compostables’ OPINION: David Newman is the managing director of the the Bio-based and Biodegradable Industries Association (BBIA), the trade association for the biodegradable and bio-based industries, and Tony Breton is UK market developer for bioplastic company Novamont. In this article they urge policymakers and the wider stakeholder community to acknowledge and embrace the advantages of compostable … Read… letsrecycle.com News · 16 Dec 2020 Industry news ADEPT announces Steve Palfrey as next chair The Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning and Transport (ADEPT) has announced Steve Palfrey as the new chair of its waste group, replacing the retiring Ian Fielding. Mr Palfrey, assistant director for waste and environment at Suffolk county council, will take over from January 2021. He will represent ADEPT at a national level, including … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 16 Dec 2020 Industry news How are seasonal climate forecasts contributing to energy and water industry management? Here, Alberto Troccoli explains why and how Europe’s H2020 project SECLI-FIRM continues to offer accurate seasonal climate forecasting which can reduce risk and cost alike for energy and water businesses. Open Access Government — Environment · 16 Dec 2020 Industry news Modulated fees research project launched A joint project has been launched by government and three industry bodies to help co-design a “key part of the new Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) system”. The project is backed by the devolved administrations in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. It will look at how producers’ fees for packaging could be used to “financially incentivise … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 16 Dec 2020 Industry news Diary Dates 13th and 14th October 2021 The Canmaker Summit Prague, Czech Republic 25th – 27th October 2021 Asia CanTech Bangkok, Thailand 7th – 10th June 2022 The World Can Making Congress […] MPMA (Metal Packaging Manufacturers Association) · 16 Dec 2020 Industry news Data essential for EPR changes, says Valpak chief executive In a video interview with letsrecycle.com, Steve Gough, chief executive of environmental compliance organisation, Valpak, has explained how recycling of packaging continued strongly during the pandemic. He highlighted how there was more material “at home and less on the go” although for WEEE there was a lost collection time with HWRCs being closed. On batteries … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 16 Dec 2020 Industry news New Plastic Formula Set to Change the Face of Wheelie Bin Manufacturing - bpf.co.uk British Plastics Federation News · 16 Dec 2020 Industry news Recycleye Raises £1.2 Million to Turn Trash into Treasure Recycleye, the intelligent waste management start-up, has secured £1.2 million in seed funding, led by venture capital investors MMC Ventures, Playfair Capital and the London Waste and Recycling Board (LWARB), with participation from leading funds, Atypical Ventures, eolos GmbH and Creator Fund. The company has also received grants from Innovate UK and the European Union.... Recycleye news · 16 Dec 2020 Industry news Governments and industry join forces on packaging producer responsibility INCPEN (Industry Council for Packaging and the Environment) · 15 Dec 2020 Industry news Clarity Environmental offers guidance to businesses affected by Plastic Tax The post Clarity Environmental offers guidance to businesses affected by Plastic Tax appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 15 Dec 2020 Industry news WEEE to be taken back in-store by retailers The post WEEE to be taken back in-store by retailers appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 15 Dec 2020 Industry news Plastic Energy achieves RSB Certification for Recycling Plant in Sevilla, Spain The post Plastic Energy achieves RSB Certification for Recycling Plant in Sevilla, Spain appeared first on Plastic Energy . Plastic Energy news · 15 Dec 2020 Industry news NLWA urges switch to reusable facemasks People have been urged to switch to reusable facemasks after research for the North London Waste Authority (NLWA) showed 102 million single-use facemasks are thrown away in the UK each week. To tackle the problem, the NLWA launched a campaign today (15 December) to encourage the nation to switch to reusable facemasks. NLWA chair Councillor … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Dec 2020 Industry news News in brief (15/12/20) With news on: Kiverco builds waste recovery plant for Roberts Waste; Casepak celebrates 50 years in the sector; Richard VanDeusen named president of Harris Waste Management; and, Boots and No7 scheme recycles over a tonne of plastic. Kiverco builds waste recovery plant for Roberts Waste Recycling plant machinery firm Kiverco has installed a waste recovery plant for … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Dec 2020 Industry news Agency issues Basel Convention reminder The Environment Agency has written to stakeholders in the plastics recycling industry to remind them to apply for prior consent to export certain types of plastics. Forthcoming amendments to the Basel Convention restricting the export of certain types of plastics will come into force on 1 January 2021. In the letter, the Agency said the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Dec 2020 Industry news Environment Bill measures face delay The post Environment Bill measures face delay appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 15 Dec 2020 Industry news Recycleye secures £1.2m for ‘automated MRF’ London-based start-up Recycleye has secured £1.2 million in funding for the development of its automated system for materials recycling facilities (MRFs). The fund will go towards Recycleye’s “computer vision system” that can be installed in MRF’s to detect and classify all items in waste streams, broken down by material, object and brand. This works by … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Dec 2020 Industry news Design your PAX - IKEA IKEA UK newsroom · 15 Dec 2020 Industry news 2020 with Barry Golding ‘Peace on earth (and in Sheds) internationally: 2020 Christmas reflections‘ Professor (Adjunct) Barry Golding AM, Proud AMSA Patron[1] I am delighted to be asked to contribute to UKMSA’s ‘summary of the year’. It is an understatement to say 2020 has been an annus horribilus for most Men’s Sheds and Shedders worldwide… Before I reflect more […] UK Men's Sheds Association · 14 Dec 2020 Industry news Retailers prepare to take back WEEE instore From January 2021 large electronic retailers will be obliged to take back waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) in-store. James Langley examines how it’s all going to work. In a shake-up of recycling obligations, large retailers who have a turnover for sales of electronic equipment in excess of £100,000 will be required to take back … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 14 Dec 2020 Industry news 2020 with Patrick Abrahams Patrick is the host of the ‘Shed Happens’ radio show, leader of Frome Shed, and winner of our special volunteer Award he is a UK Men’s Sheds Ambassador Q: What’s your full name and title? A: Patrick Abrahams Q: What part of the world are you based in? A: Frome in Somerset Q: Tea or coffee? A: Coffee – With the […] UK Men's Sheds Association · 14 Dec 2020 Industry news REA responds to publication of Energy White Paper REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 14 Dec 2020 Industry news Deaths of homeless people hit highest levels on record Today, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) released new statistics on the number of people who died while homeless in England and Wales in 2019. The figures show that an... Emmaus UK · 14 Dec 2020 Industry news Environment Agency could annul ‘illegal PRNs’ The Environment Agency is stepping up its bid to counter illegal activities within the packaging waste system and could cancel some already-issued PRNs. Any cancellations, which would also include export PRNs, could have significant consequences for compliance schemes who are likely to have paid substantial sums to buy the PRNs and then find them invalid. … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 14 Dec 2020 Industry news Plastics recyclers reflect on challenging year There was ‘little good news’ for plastics recyclers in 2020 and the market looks set to remain challenging going into next year, some in the industry have warned. While prices for scrap material are expected to slightly harden this month, on the back of higher transitional PRN prices, recyclers have pointed to incoming changes to … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 14 Dec 2020 Industry news How to make Christmas dinner food-waste-free - Too Good To Go Too Good To Go UK · 14 Dec 2020 Industry news 2020 with Trevor Scott MenzShed New Zealand – Chairman – Trevor Scott I became interested in Men’s Sheds over twelve years ago and travelled to Australia to learn more about them. Attending conferences and visiting Sheds. On my return, we established the McIver’s Oxford Community Men’s Shed. That was eleven years ago. I have been involved in spreading the word […] UK Men's Sheds Association · 13 Dec 2020 Industry news 2020 with Charlie Bethel Charlie Bethel is the Chief Officer for the UK Men’s Sheds Association Q: What’s your full name and title?A: Charlie Bethel, Chief Officer Q: What part of the world are you based in?A: NottinghamEditor: Sorry about your footy team mate…Rumor has it FOREST actually stands for Fear Of Relegation Every Saturday Teatime 🙂 Q: Tea […] UK Men's Sheds Association · 13 Dec 2020 Industry news 2020 with Men’s Sheds CYMRU Simon Poole, Ben North, Robert Visintainer Chris Southern form the Development Officers. Wow! At the beginning of this year we were all set here in Wales at Men’s Sheds Cymru, weren’t we? After a really positive 2019, when we’d had our EiShedfod down at Builth Wells in May, the Trebuchet Challenge up at Rhyl in October […] UK Men's Sheds Association · 13 Dec 2020 Industry news Contact us - Sustain: the alliance for better food and farming Sustain · 13 Dec 2020 Industry news 2020 with The Blind Woodturner The Blind Wood Turner is the patron of UK Men’s Sheds Association Q: What’s your full name and title?A: Chris Fisher RPT, also known as the Blind Woodturner. Q: What part of the world are you based in?A: We now live in Derbyshire, UK – we moved here from Lancashire at the end of October. […] UK Men's Sheds Association · 13 Dec 2020 Industry news 11 Ways to Tenderise Chicken, Without Using Plastic Kelly contacted me last week. She was looking for ways to tenderise chicken without using clingfilm or plastic bags. Kelly said “I currently place chicken breasts between two sheets of plastic and pound it with a mallet.” She was looking for another way to do this job without using Ziploc bags or sheets of plastic,… Zero Waste Week · 13 Dec 2020 Industry news Incinerator information library - United Kingdom Without Incineration Network UKWIN (UK Without Incineration Network) · 12 Dec 2020