Recycling news: 2024

Industry news ALDI LAUNCHES AN EASTER EGG FOR CHRISTMAS — AND SHOPPERS ARE IN A FRENZY! Supermarket Aldi has launched Dairyfine Hollow Character Eggs (£1.99, 62g) into stores for Christmas and it has caused a stir between shoppers online for being a twist on tradition. The ‘Chreaster Eggs’, available as Garry the Gingerbread Man and Parker the Penguin, are hollow chocolate eggs in festive packaging and provide the perfect stocking filler. […] Aldi UK Press Centre · 21 Oct 2024 Industry news WRAP and Recycle Now launch children’s board game To celebrate Recycle Week last week (14 to 20 October 2024), WRAP and Recycle Now have launched a new board game to teach children about recycling. On Monday last week (14 October 2024), WRAP went down to Downing Street to deliver a letter to prime minister Keir Starmer. The letter highlighted that incorrect recycling could … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 21 Oct 2024 Industry news ALDI MAKES POSITIVE CHANGE TO ALL FRESH CHICKENS Aldi is making a change to its fresh chickens from next week as part of its ongoing commitment to animal welfare. From Wednesday (30th October), shoppers will notice new packaging highlighting higher welfare for all fresh chickens sold at Aldi. The UK’s fourth largest supermarket has introduced new stocking density requirements for its fresh chicken, […] Aldi UK Press Centre · 21 Oct 2024 Industry news The UK isn’t doing enough to protect health from climate change Climate change is having a significant impact on public health in the UK, yet this connection is rarely made by the environment sector or parliament. Despite clear evidence of its implications for mental health, between 1995 and 2020, only 41 parliamentary speeches made the link, […] Green Alliance blog (Inside Track) · 21 Oct 2024 Industry news Reducing Waste in Healthcare: How Hospitals Can Move Toward Zero Waste When we think about waste reduction, our minds usually go to food scraps, packaging, or single-use plastics. But there is one sector that produces massive amounts of complex, high-risk waste every single day: healthcare. From disposable gowns and gloves to syringes, IV bags, and pharmaceutical containers, hospitals and clinics are on the frontlines of both… Zero Waste Week · 20 Oct 2024 Industry news Iberdrola’s Baltic Eagle wind farm and Screwfix’s refurbished products: The sustainability success stories of the week As part of our Mission Possible campaign, edie delivers this member-exclusive weekly round-up of five of the best sustainable business success stories of the week. In this week's edition, Iberdrola’s 476MW Baltic Eagle wind farm, and much more. edie — Circular Economy tag · 20 Oct 2024 Industry news The Great South Run - FareShare The Felix Project · 20 Oct 2024 Industry news We're cutting carbon emissions by bringing potatoes full circle - PepsiCo UK PepsiCo UK stories · 20 Oct 2024 Industry news 2M Group of Companies sign new commercial agreement to supply Morro™ Coating to Transcend Packaging The post 2M Group of Companies sign new commercial agreement to supply Morro™ Coating to Transcend Packaging appeared first on Xampla . Xampla news · 19 Oct 2024 Industry news International Repair Day 2024 International Repair Day 2024: Celebrating 15 Years of Global Repair, Collecting Data, and 3 years of RE:Make Newport! This October, Repair Cafe Wales is celebrating International Repair Day in a big way, extending the festivities throughout the entire month. With the theme of sustainability and community, this year’s celebration is particularly special as it ... Repair Cafe Wales · 18 Oct 2024 Industry news Environment Agency research and development rules consultation The conclusion date for the EA consultation on the use of standard rule for low risk R&D at AD plants is rapidly approaching. We encourage any members with strong thoughts or experience in these matters to asses the proposals and make an individual response. Proposal on use of standard rules for low risk research and… ADBA (Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association) · 18 Oct 2024 Industry news DeBriefed 18 October 2024: IEA projects solar surge; US counts cost of hurricanes; Is global warming ‘accelerating’? Welcome to Carbon Brief’s DeBriefed. An essential guide to the week’s key developments relating to climate... Carbon Brief · 18 Oct 2024 Industry news Analysis: Solar surge will send coal power tumbling by 2030, IEA data reveals Global electricity generation from solar will quadruple by 2030 and help to push coal power... Carbon Brief · 18 Oct 2024 Industry news ESA report highlights issues arising from residential encroachment on waste facilities The Environmental Services Association (ESA) has today (Friday 18 October 2024) published a new report highlighting the detrimental impacts of building new housing too close to existing waste management facilities. […] ESA (Environmental Services Association) · 18 Oct 2024 Industry news Join our Board! It is an exciting time to be joining Repair Cafe Wales as we transition from a C.I.C to a C.I.O structure and as such are looking to bring greater charity expertise to our board. With a number of our current Directors' terms of office coming to an end we have several pending vacancies on ... Repair Cafe Wales · 18 Oct 2024 Industry news Developed countries failing to pay ‘fair share’ of nature finance ahead of COP16 The majority of developed countries are paying less than 50% of their “fair share” towards... Carbon Brief · 18 Oct 2024 Industry news Map — Store Locator - Costa Costa Coffee media centre · 18 Oct 2024 Industry news NAWDO: ‘BBC EfW article fails to consider key issues’ The National Association of Waste Disposal Officers (NAWDO) has released a statement in response to the BBC’s article published on Tuesday (15 October 2024) about Energy from Waste (EfW). A BBC investigation found that EfW produces the same amount of greenhouse gases for each unit of energy as coal power. With the last UK coal … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 Oct 2024 Industry news ALDI IS SELLING CHEAPEST SUPERMARKET PUMPKINS WITH SAVINGS OF UP TO 60% Forget tricks, Aldi is treating shoppers to the cheapest pumpkins around this Halloween, with prices starting from just 48p. What’s more, Aldi expects to sell almost double the amount of pumpkins in the North West compared to the North East, with shoppers in the North West area taking the top spot for pumpkin lovers in […] Aldi UK Press Centre · 18 Oct 2024 Industry news Recycle Week 2024 wrap up Letsrecycle.com looks at some of the campaigns that have been launched for national Recycle Week (14 to 20 October 2024). With campaigns from: Brighton and Hove city council, The Wolves FC, North Lincolnshire council, Hull city council and Reading borough council. Brighton and Hove city council highlights improvements to recycling Brighton and Hove city council … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 Oct 2024 Industry news Webinar: Recycle Week Special Key Waste Streams Masterclass Are you managing your facility’s waste streams efficiently? In this Recycle Week masterclass, Bywaters' Sustainability Executive, Emmanuel Skoulides, and Auditel's Dave Carter offer expert guidance on handling Dry Mixed Recycling (DMR), General Waste, Food Waste, and more. Learn best practices, compliance tips, and strategies for achieving net zero. Bywaters · 18 Oct 2024 Industry news ‘Huge public enthusiasm’ for fixing revealed ahead of International Repair Day Around 190,000 electrical items have been saved by volunteer fixers at repair cafes in the last year Positive News · 18 Oct 2024 Industry news New publication highlights mixture effects in blood from pregnant women A new paper published in the scientific journal Science illustrates the widespread exposure of people to a whole range of problematic chemicals. The paper, Neurotoxic mixture effects of chemicals extracted from blood of pregnant women, demonstrates the potential for individual chemicals to be more harmful when acting together. Researchers from the Helmholtz-Centre of Environmental Research […] CHEM Trust · 18 Oct 2024 Industry news Suntory co-launches new water data platform to help tackle future scarcity risks Suntory Beverage & Food, in partnership with Nippon Koei and the University of Tokyo's School of Engineering, has launched the Water Security Compass - an online tool to assess and tackle future water scarcity risks. edie — Circular Economy tag · 18 Oct 2024 Industry news Woolroom issues warning on mattresses being sent to landfill This National Recycle Week (14 to 20 October 2024), bed shop Woolroom has issued a warning on the number of mattresses being sent to landfill. According to the National Bed Federation, seven million mattresses are discarded in the UK every year, with an estimated 75% of these failing to be recycled, contributing significantly to the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 Oct 2024 Industry news 50% of reuse shoppers motivated by environment A survey has revealed that just under 50% of customers shopping at Suez’s reuse shops are motivated by environmental reasons. The research was published by Suez recycling and recovery UK and Keep Britain Tidy and aimed to understand the habits of customers using their reuse shops to buy second-hand items. The second biggest motivator was … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 Oct 2024 Industry news ADBA Policy & Market Report | October 2024 “This has been an eventful year. We have a new Government, and we have also had a lot of activity at official level: consultations on policy changes concerning the AD sector. We have seen the large and very wide-reaching consultation on the future of biomethane support from DESNZ and two separate consultations on the carbon… ADBA (Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association) · 18 Oct 2024 Industry news WRAP recommends packaging ban on uncut fresh fruit & veg WRAP has recommended the UK Government ban all types of primary packaging on uncut fresh produce items sold in amounts less than 1.5kg. Circular Online (CIWM) · 18 Oct 2024 Industry news Urgent action needed to tackle growing litter crisis The post Urgent action needed to tackle growing litter crisis appeared first on Keep Wales Tidy . Keep Wales Tidy · 18 Oct 2024 Industry news REA responds to comments on BECCS made by the Shadow Net Zero Secretary REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 18 Oct 2024 Industry news ALDI CONTINUES TO CUT DOWN ON PLASTIC PACKAGING Aldi is removing the plastic windows and trays from several of its savoury goods lines. The supermarket’s Specially Selected pies and quiches, as well as Crestwood frittatas and quiches, will now come in cardboard packaging, removing the need for plastic windows. Additionally, the plastic trays will be removed from its Crestwood twin slices and Crestwood […] Aldi UK Press Centre · 18 Oct 2024 Industry news Celebrating International Repair Day 2024 Circular Communities Scotland is proud to celebrate International Repair Day, an annual ‘celebration for everyone who makes repair happen in communities around the world’, on behalf of our Share and Repair Network. The Share and Repair Network works to support and represent repair initiatives across Scotland, helping to establish new repair projects, as well as [...] Circular Communities Scotland · 18 Oct 2024 Industry news WRAP calls for ban on fresh produce packaging In a new report, WRAP has called for the UK government to place a ban on primary packaging for whole, uncut fresh produce items sold in amounts less than 1.5kg. WRAP said that in the UK, 70% of all edible post farm-gate food waste comes from people’s homes, with fresh fruit and vegetables accounting for … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 Oct 2024 Industry news What went right this week: the global south’s ‘energy revolution’, plus more An ‘energy revolution’ began in the global south, the US got a new marine reserve, and diseases were defeated, plus more Positive News · 18 Oct 2024 Industry news Green and pleasant land – Tesco partners with Forestry England to transform woodland landscape in Somerset INCPEN (Industry Council for Packaging and the Environment) · 17 Oct 2024 Industry news WATCH: Saving wildlife in a land on fire Watch this astonishing story from Paula, a wildlife rescuer on the frontlines of the burning Pantanal region of Brazil. Greenpeace UK · 17 Oct 2024 Industry news China Briefing 17 October 2024: China’s electrification to disrupt oil; High-level environment meeting; Aligning China’s population and climate policies Welcome to Carbon Brief’s China Briefing. China Briefing handpicks and explains the most important climate... Carbon Brief · 17 Oct 2024 Industry news Defra to launch internal regulatory review Defra has announced that it will be conducting an internal regulatory review led by economist Dan Corry. The review is set to examine whether the regulatory landscape inherited by the current government is fit for purpose and develop recommendations to ensure that policies drive economic growth while protecting the environment. Defra said that the review … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 17 Oct 2024 Industry news OPINION: ‘A recipe for success – preparing for weekly food waste collections’ As we come to the end of Recycle Week 2024, Emma O’Hare, principal consultant, public services advisory, net zero at Grant Thornton UK LLP, considers how local authorities in England can prepare for the introduction of weekly food waste collections, an important ingredient in achieving Defra’s municipal waste recycling target of 65% by 2035. OPINION: … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 17 Oct 2024 Industry news Circular Lighting Live 2024: Lighting industry backs its environmental claims with data The lighting sector is embracing verified data on its sustainability claims, including Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs). That’s was a key […] Recolight · 17 Oct 2024