Recycling news: 2022

Industry news Recycle Right – it matters A new advertising campaign reminding people of what they can and should recycle, and why it matters, has launched across the Liverpool City Region. Recycling Matters campaign adverts will be appearing on buses, trains, train stations and digital outdoor displays, as well as on local radio and on social media from September through to February. - Continue Reading Merseyside Recycling and Waste Authority · 22 Sept 2022 Industry news LETTER: Deep Sagar on ‘inflationary’ single use plastics bans With the Welsh Government introducing a bill this week which will ban a range of single use items if approved, the chair of the government’s Advisory Committee on Packaging has written to letsrecycle.com. The letter from Deep Sagar comes after the Welsh government hailed its plans as “ground-breaking”(see letsrecycle.com story). If approved, a range of … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 22 Sept 2022 Industry news PM’s plan to weaken water rules will make sewage problem worse Commenting on news reports that the UK government will use tomorrow’s “mini Budget” to weaken rules regulating the levels of phosphates and nitrates in waterways, Greenpeace UK’s chief scientist Dr Doug Parr said: “Instead of cracking down on the tsunami of sewage entering our rivers and seas, Liz Truss is now allowing housing firms to add to the […] Greenpeace UK · 22 Sept 2022 Industry news Climate Action: More than a North Star The world is facing the combined challenges of climate change, resource scarcity, supply disruptions – to name a few. And now, most recently, an unprecedented rise in energy prices is adding even more pressure on households and businesses. The time for meaningful action is now. And it is no longer a matter of choice, explains Signify UK chief executive Stephen Rouatt. edie — Circular Economy tag · 22 Sept 2022 Industry news Suez UK ‘looks forward to cementing new ownership’ In the wake of the decision by the ‘new’ Suez S.A. business in France to take up its ‘Right of First Refusal’ to buy Suez UK from Veolia, the UK business’ chief executive has responded. John Scanlon, chief executive officer for SUEZ recycling and recovery UK said: “Four weeks ago the Competition and Markets Authority … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 22 Sept 2022 Industry news Veolia reaffirms ‘leading role’ in UK as Suez sale looms The ending of a two-year ownership battle over Suez recycling and recovery UK is in sight after the newly-formed Suez S.A. in France took up its right yesterday to buy the UK Suez from Veolia. Veolia issued a statement late yesterday (21 September) saying it took note that “Suez S.A. (Suez) has exercised its right … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 22 Sept 2022 Industry news Businesses and NGOs convene to advocate for ambitious plastic pollution treaty Businesses, financial institutions, and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have come together to announce plans to establish an “ambitious” global treaty to end plastic pollution. edie — Circular Economy tag · 22 Sept 2022 Industry news Defra ministerial appointments – latest updates Keep checking here for latest updates on developments at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) following the election of Liz Truss as prime minister. Lord Benyon reappointed Lord Benyon has been reappointed as parliamentary under secretary of state at Defra. Mr Benyon is the only Defra minister to have his responsibilities confirmed … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 22 Sept 2022 Industry news Ward scoops Waste Supplier of the Year Award Derbyshire-based metal recycling and waste management specialist Ward is celebrating winning Waste Supplier of the Year at this year’s British Demolition Awards. Ward Recycling · 22 Sept 2022 Industry news LIDL GB TO GIVE PAY RISE TO ALL STORE AND WAREHOUSE COLLEAGUES NEXT WEEK MAKING IT THE HIGHEST PAYING SUPERMARKET - Lidl Lidl GB media centre · 22 Sept 2022 Industry news Suez and Veolia agree £2 billion deal for Suez UK Suez has signed an “irrevocable sale option” with Veolia worth £2 billion for the acquisition of Suez’s former waste activities in the United Kingdom. The UK branch of Suez has been separately owned by Veolia as a consequence of Veolia’s purchase of much of Suez earlier this year. Under the terms of the agreement, which … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 21 Sept 2022 Industry news The Energy Bill Relief Scheme: A welcome intervention but does not address the underlying energy crisis REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 21 Sept 2022 Industry news CSG announces record waste recovery as new report published Industry leaders CSG has announced a best-ever 87% waste recovery record in its – and revealed how it will achieve Net Zero by 2040. Waste management specialist CSG has taken the wraps off its first Environmental Sustainability Report, which sets out what the company is doing today to limit the operation’s impact on the planet […] CSG (Cleansing Service Group) · 21 Sept 2022 Industry news Awards Fever Returns Six MPMA member companies battle for top accolades As the nights draw in and the temperature drops, thoughts turn towards dinner suits, London taxis and late nights out. Yes, the […] MPMA (Metal Packaging Manufacturers Association) · 21 Sept 2022 Industry news WRA delivers successful Autumn Meeting and events in Birmingham Thank you to all our members who attended our Autumn members’ meeting in Birmingham last week and all those who visited our stand and events at RWM and Letsrecycle Live afterwards. Over 80 WRA members attended our early morning meeting at the Hilton Metropole featuring high-profile speakers from Defra and the Environment Agency as well […] Wood Recyclers Association · 21 Sept 2022 Industry news Das neue McSmart Menü - mcdonalds.com McDonald's UK newsroom · 21 Sept 2022 Industry news Tidy Planet commissioned for first full-size RDF Small Waste Incineration Plant ORGANIC waste and Energy-from-Waste (EfW) solutions specialist, Tidy Planet, has sold a new plant to Brooke Energy, in Exeter. The Small Waste Incineration Plant (SWIP) is replacing a redundant biomass facility that Brooke Energy recently acquired. The new combined heat and power system will process three tonnes per hour – 24,000 tonnes per annum –... Skip & Waste Magazine · 21 Sept 2022 Industry news Apple Season: Apple Puree Recipe The post Apple Season: Apple Puree Recipe appeared first on City Harvest . City Harvest London · 21 Sept 2022 Industry news Velocys posts £5.7m loss in interim half-year results Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) company Velocys today (21 September) announced a £5.7m loss before income tax for the six-month period covering January to June this year. In the same six-month period in 2021, the company lost £2.2m. Velocys says their losses last year were lower because they included a gross profit of £3.3m. The “key … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 21 Sept 2022 Industry news Viridor strikes deal to acquire Tilbury Docks EfW rights EXCLUSIVE: Viridor has agreed to acquire Thameside Energy Recovery Facility Ltd, the company which owns the rights to develop and construct a 350,000 tonne energy from waste (EfW) plant in Tilbury Docks, East London, from Irish utility firm ESB. The deal means Viridor now has a stake in three EfW plants serving London, with Beddington … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 21 Sept 2022 Industry news Q3 Newsletter – September 2022 In this edition of The Circular, find out when EPR for Packaging will be implemented and read about this year’s school battery recycling competition. Download Der Beitrag Q3 Newsletter – September 2022 erschien zuerst auf United Kingdom (EN) . ERP UK (European Recycling Platform) · 21 Sept 2022 Industry news Chemical pollution in rivers: CHEM Trust’s fringe event at the Conservative Party Conference CHEM Trust is co-hosting a fringe event at this year’s Conservative Party Conference ‘Restoring the health of our rivers: addressing the chemical pollution undermining their resilience’. We are running this in partnership with Breast Cancer UK and Wildlife and Countryside Link. The event will provide an opportunity to raise the topic of chemical pollution in rivers […] CHEM Trust · 21 Sept 2022 Industry news Bryson Recycling Paper Line Case Study Bryson Recycling successfully installed the Recycleye robotic arm, a first of its kind in Northern Ireland, running at the Bryson Material Recycling Facility (MRF) in Mallusk, Newtownabbey.... Recycleye news · 21 Sept 2022 Industry news FCC Environment HDPE Line Case Study In September 2021, FCC Environment and re3 successfully installed a Recycleye retrofittable AI-powered robotic waste picking system. This was the first of its kind in England, running at the FCC re3 Material Recycling Facility (MRF) in Reading, Berkshire.... Recycleye news · 21 Sept 2022 Industry news Visitor Levy consultation: be part of the conversation The post Visitor Levy consultation: be part of the conversation appeared first on Keep Wales Tidy . Keep Wales Tidy · 21 Sept 2022 Industry news UKRI launches final sustainable plastic packaging competition The government-funded Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging Challenge (SSPPC) has launched the last of eight competitions aimed at “making the plastics supply chain more circular”. The SSPPC is a £60 million programme spanning over five years funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), which makes it the largest government investment to date and has funded 57 … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 21 Sept 2022 Industry news Energy crisis prompts ‘moral’ dilemma over WEEE repair At times it is not “morally right” to repair old appliances which cost more to run, experts on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) said at the RWM & Letsrecycle Live trade shows on 15 September. Chaired by Louise Grantham, chief executive of compliance scheme REPIC, the session featured presentations covering the reuse, recycling and … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 21 Sept 2022 Industry news Waste Quote Supermarket launches wasteExpert.io WASTE QUOTE SUPERMARKET has launched its price and service comparison product to allow energy brokers, affiliates and other third party intermediaries to connect their customers to waste management service providers. This will enable them to make substantial savings on their customers’ behalf and earn generous commissions. The new wasteExpert.io white label platform, developed by tech... The po… Skip & Waste Magazine · 21 Sept 2022 Industry news Jo and George team at Asda Cannock go extra mile to help local school - Asda Asda corporate newsroom · 21 Sept 2022 Industry news Flexible electronics and quorum sensing among predictions for chemistry Nobel prize - Chemistry World Chemistry World · 21 Sept 2022 Industry news Andusia on their way to best year yet ANDUSIA are proud to report that they have experienced their best eight months in volume terms; better than in the corresponding period from 2017 to 2021. Exporting almost 141,000 tonnes from January to August this year, a 30% increase on 2021, this has seen a growth in the company’s total export volume of RDF, SRF... Skip & Waste Magazine · 20 Sept 2022 Industry news Forging on ahead… BROOKS Forgings Ltd is a manufacturing company that has deep roots in British Engineering. Established in 1960 in the heart of the Black Country, they have become one of the UK’s leading manufacturers of hot forged, machined and fabricated components. They service many industries worldwide including recycling and waste, of which they have become the... Skip & Waste Magazine · 20 Sept 2022 Industry news New dates for WRAP’s postponed Recycle Week Resources charity WRAP has rescheduled its annual Recycle Week to take place from 17-23 October, a month later than initially planned. For many councils, Recycle Week will now fall the week before schools break up for half-term. First staged in 2004 and organised by the Recycle Now brand, Recycle Week is the UK’s largest annual … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 20 Sept 2022 Industry news Wales to ban ‘thin plastic single-use bags’ in delayed bill The Welsh government has today unveiled its delayed bill to completely ban a range of single-use items, including “thin plastic single-use carrier bags” and all products made from oxo-degradable plastics. The bill still needs to be scrutinised and passed by the government and comes after a consultation on the proposals in 2020. When launching the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 20 Sept 2022 Industry news 35-under-35 winners revealed at RWM The top 35 rising waste sector stars of 2022 were recognised last week (15 September) as part of the 35-under-35 awards. The final list of 35 was whittled down by an independent judging panel from more than 100 entries and announced during the RWM and Letsrecycle Live show at the NEC, Birmingham. Organised by letsrecycle.com and … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 20 Sept 2022 Industry news Resources and waste workers urged to help measure sector’s health and safety culture THE Environmental Services Association (ESA) has urged people working across the UK’s recycling and waste management sector to participate in a short online survey to provide a “temperature check” on the health of the sector’s health and safety culture. The H&S Culture Survey is being run independently, on ESA’s behalf, by SNAP surveys and asks... Skip & Waste Magazine · 20 Sept 2022 Industry news ESA calls for 12-month pause to POPs guidance The Environmental Services Association (ESA) has described the timescale for new guidelines on the way upholstered waste domestic seating should be managed as “disproportionate”. After an investigation found large levels of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in seating textiles and foams, the Environment Agency has warned councils that they must incinerate all upholstered waste domestic seati… letsrecycle.com News · 20 Sept 2022 Industry news The Great Global Nurdle Hunt launches today! Building evidence of pellet problem is crucial to show industry and governments that nurdle pollution needs to stop. Make a difference by joining your first nurdle hunt today. Fidra · 20 Sept 2022 Industry news Alupro’s executive director presented with national accolade Tom Giddings, executive director of Alupro, has been named in the Letsrecycle.com ‘35 under 35’ list for 2022. Aiming to shine a spotlight on the sector’s rising stars, the list profiles the leaders of tomorrow and celebrates their incredible journeys within the waste and resources industry. Tom was recognised by the judges for his ground-breaking […] Alupro · 20 Sept 2022 Industry news My roundup of RWM/Letsrecycle Live by Simon Ellin I really enjoyed RWM/Letsrecycle Live last week, even though I was rushed off my feet the whole time. As usual, The Recycling Association had a stand and Members and other friends of the Association took the time to come and chat with myself, Chris Burton and Paul Sanderson. My impression, and from talking to others,… The Recycling Association · 20 Sept 2022