Recycling news: 2022

Industry news BREAKING: Government’s Marine Management Organisation blocks Greenpeace UK boulder action overnight The Marine Management Organisation threatened Poole Harbour Commissioners with legal action if they allowed the boulders into port. Greenpeace UK · 8 Sept 2022 Industry news RCV driver wins unfair dismissal case over rave plate incident A refuse collection vehicle (RCV) driver working for North West Leicestershire district council has had his case for unfair dismissal upheld by a tribunal judge, after he was fired for alleged health and safety breaches. In a decision document handed down on 5 September, employment judge Robin Broughton found that the dismissal in relation to … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Sept 2022 Industry news Still time to register for free waste wood classification workshop There is still time to register for our next FREE workshop on Waste Wood Classification Made Easy on September 14 following the success of the first workshop last month. Over 50 delegates joined the first event on August 23rd to find out how operatives handling waste wood from demolition can save money and improve environmental […] Wood Recyclers Association · 8 Sept 2022 Industry news AI: Powering sorting sophistication in a data-driven future Artificial intelligence (AI) has become something of a buzzword given its applications in a broad array of industries. AI mimics the cognitive abilities of humans, but it would be a stretch to attribute the term to any technology that performs a task independently. Experts at AMP Robotics look at some of the issues around AI … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Sept 2022 Industry news EGGER boosts recycled content through investment WOOD-BASED material manufacturer, EGGER UK Limited, has invested over £15 million into recycling operations at its site in Hexham. The investment reinforces the company’s commitment to make More From Wood, by improving the quality of recycled wood used to make EGGER’s chipboard panels. Employing the latest technology, the new recycling plant will segregate, clean, and... Skip & Waste Magazine · 8 Sept 2022 Industry news Keenan chief calls for stricter commercial food waste laws Tonnages of food waste from businesses in England could triple if it mirrors legislation in Scotland, according to the managing director of organics recycling firm Keenan Recycling. The comments from Grant Keenan come as the government’s consultation on improved reporting of food waste by large businesses in England came to a close this week (5 … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Sept 2022 Industry news EGGER invests to boost recycled content Wood-based material manufacturer, EGGER UK Limited, has invested over £15 million into recycling operations at its site in Hexham. The investment reinforces the company’s commitment to make ‘More From Wood’, by improving the quality of recycled wood used to make EGGER’s chipboard panels. Employing the latest technology, the new recycling plant will segregate, clean, and […] Wood Recyclers Association · 8 Sept 2022 Industry news Growing Beds boosts composting kit with electric trommel Bedfordshire-based composting business Growing Beds Recycling Services (GBRS) has announced an investment in a new electric dual trommel to replace two mobile trommel screens. The switch to an electric Kentek machine boosted capacity and also helped the company cope with the ending of red diesel for composting equipment. GBRS, which was established in 2005, has … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Sept 2022 Industry news Thrift+ - Supporting Circular Business | Business Transformation - ReLondon ReLondon · 8 Sept 2022 Industry news Zero Waste Week 2022 – Day Four How much litter did you pick up yesterday? Did you find three pieces or was it less or more? We’d love to know. I cleaned up this little lot! Today I’m going to talk about how trying to solve one problem can sometimes lead to creating another problem. This is something known as “unintended consequences”. You… Zero Waste Week · 8 Sept 2022 Industry news NWH Group cleans up in Edinburgh FOLLOWING almost two weeks of strike action by local refuse workers in Edinburgh, The NWH Group, one of the UK’s leading recycling companies, has been brought in by The City of Edinburgh Council to help clean up the city. The business, which is head-officed just south of Edinburgh near Dalkeith, was on hand with its... Skip & Waste Magazine · 7 Sept 2022 Industry news Exhibitors gear up for RWM Letsrecycle Live 2022 Exhibitors at next week’s RWM Letsrecycle Live 2022 are busy preparing to welcome visitors to what will be one of the largest environmental trade shows in the UK. Taking place on 14-15 September at the NEC Birmingham, the combined event will bring together the best of both shows across 14 conference theatres, with more than … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Sept 2022 Industry news Alupro launches cross-industry aerosol recycling initiative Aluminium packaging recycling organisation Alupro has launched an initiative aiming to increase aerosol recycling among the public and drive increased recycling rates across the UK. Alupro says the ‘UK Aerosol Recycling Initiative’ aims to ensure metal aerosol “recyclability and viability” in a post-extended producer responsibility and post-deposit return scheme landscape. The cross-industry in… letsrecycle.com News · 7 Sept 2022 Industry news Industry calls for legislation focus as Jayawardena welcomed Waste and recycling industry figures have welcomed the appointment of Ranil Jayawardena as Secretary of State for the Environment and have called on him to focus on the “stalled” Resources and Waste Strategy. The North East Hampshire MP was appointed last night (6 September) as Environment Secretary as part of the first cabinet of the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Sept 2022 Industry news September’s Skip Hunk is a real smooth operator HE’S a smart dressed man, so look out for your daughters. It’s Skip Hunk Owen Hoult, of KCM Waste Management in South Yorkshire. Hi! Nice to see you dressed up for the occasion. Introduce yourself.I’m Owen Hoult, I’m 22 and I work for KCM Waste Management. Tell us what you do there.I’m an HGV Technician:... Skip & Waste Magazine · 7 Sept 2022 Industry news Tetra Pak aims to convince councils to collect cartons Tetra Pak says it wants to convince local authorities and ‘packaging recovery organisations’ to mandate the collection of cartons for recycling with all other packaging for “liquid food”. Switzerland-based carton manufacturer Tetra Pak issued its call in its annual sustainability report for 2022 on 23 August. It has done so amidst controversy over retailers switching … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Sept 2022 Industry news For September, chirpy Skip Chick Kirsty is a ray of sunshine SHE’S a whizz behind the wheel – if you catch her drift! Meet Skip Chick Kirsty Harrison of CB Skips in Salisbury. Greetings! Who do we have here?I’m Kirsty Harrison, I’m 28 and I work at CB Skips, Salisbury, as Senior Administrator. Pleased to meet you – now tell us more.I’ve worked there for three... Skip & Waste Magazine · 7 Sept 2022 Industry news HML Recycling operate Bunting magnetic separators EFFECTIVE metal separation is one of many important processes in HML Recycling’s specialist metal recycling operation in Accrington, UK. HML has installed Bunting Permanent Overband Magnets in their cable recycling process, and a Metal Separation Module on a new line for recycling perfume bottle tops. Bunting is one of the world’s leading designers and manufacturers of... Skip & Waste Magazine · 7 Sept 2022 Industry news Amazon fires in September’s first week surpass those registered for whole month last year São Paulo, 7 September 2022 – 16,698 fire hotspots were registered in the Amazon just in the first week of September, according to the Brazilian Space Agency (INPE), almost as many registered in the entire month of September last year (16,742 hotspots). Photos and videos of the fires and smoke are available in the Greenpeace […] Greenpeace UK · 7 Sept 2022 Industry news Defra cracks down on lead-acid battery evidence The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) has moved to clarify what constitutes a ‘sealed’ battery in a bid to address concerns around the high collection levels for portable lead-acid batteries. Large producers of portable batteries are required to join a battery compliance scheme and contribute to the costs of meeting the 45% … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Sept 2022 Industry news Ranil Jayawardena appointed Environment Secretary Ranil Jayawardena has been named as the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in the first cabinet of the new Prime Minister, Liz Truss. MP for East Hampshire, Mr Jayawardena was first elected in 2015 and was previously Minister for International Trade, from May 2020 to September 2022. He will succeed George … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Sept 2022 Industry news Greenpeace UK prepares for second boulder drop in the South West Deeps Marine Protected Area Greenpeace UK is preparing to return to the South West Deeps (East) Marine Protected Area to extend the protective boulder barrier they created on 1 September. Tomorrow (Thursday 8 September) activists and crew will load eight more boulders onto Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise, which is currently docked in Poole Quay in Dorset. Bottom-trawling is a […] Greenpeace UK · 7 Sept 2022 Industry news RECTIFI: EMR and Tata Steel UK partner with Aggregate Industries, Darlow Lloyd and Swansea University to cut 5 million tonnes per year of CO2 with new recycled materials - EMR Group EMR (European Metal Recycling) · 7 Sept 2022 Industry news Press release confirming Altilium Metals award in the recycling category of UK Government’s APC’s Scale-up Readiness Validation (SuRV) competition Under this 18 month program a mixed stream of battery chemistries will be processed and samples will be provided to Imperial College, London for the manufacture of batteries to validate the performance of recycled material compared to virgin raw material. This technical validation will increase the confidence in use of recycled material in new cell [...] Altilium news · 7 Sept 2022 Industry news Zero Waste Week 2022 – Day Three Today is all about Litter. You might ask what that’s got to do with Refill and Reuse. We feel there’s an important connection. What if everything we make that we don’t consume, by which I mean eat or drink, was part of a true circular economy? Let’s take a look at what circular economy really… Zero Waste Week · 7 Sept 2022 Industry news Fidra’s Approach to Supporting Sustainability Transparency needs to be common practice to achieve best practice. Fidra · 6 Sept 2022 Industry news EA faces calls to delay sofa POPs rules EXCLUSIVE: The Environment Agency is facing calls to delay the enforcement of regulations on upholstered waste seating such as sofas, which order their incineration. Councils have expressed confusion at the guidance and say they will be unable to implement the required changes in time, particularly for bulky waste collections if soft furnishings must be separated … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Sept 2022 Industry news Recresco invests £5.5m in metal sorting technology Glass recycling company Recresco says it has invested around £5.5 million in metal sorting technology at its Ellesmere Port site in Cheshire. The company says it is installing shredders, X-ray fluorescence technology and briquetting machinery which will be operational by the end of September. Once the technology starts working, the machines will sort, shred and … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Sept 2022 Industry news England’s Reporting and Recycling of Food Waste is Out of Date Comments to be attributed to Keenan Recycling Ltd, managing director, Grant Keenan As the government’s consultation on improved reporting of food waste by large businesses in England comes to a close on 5th September, it will be interesting to see what conversations are stimulated across the nation’s businesses. England’s reporting and recycling of commercial food waste […] Keenan Recycling · 6 Sept 2022 Industry news Solar panel sales boom amid energy bill crisis The cost of solar panels is a common question during this cost of living crisis. Bywaters answer all your questions on solar panels, including costs, advantages, disadvantages and everything in between Bywaters · 6 Sept 2022 Industry news ‘Use some recyclables for energy’, mechanical engineers say The Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) has called for a “radical rethink” of the waste hierarchy to put the UK on a “more sustainable” path, including sending some recyclables for energy recovery. The report, ‘Waste as a Resource: A Sustainable Way Forward’, notes that the waste hierarchy concept introduced in the 1990s – and still … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Sept 2022 Industry news ‘Significant’ fires hit WEEE sites in Perth and Stalybridge Two recyclers of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) suffered separate fires at sites in Perth and Stalybridge over the weekend. In Perth, the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) tackled a “significant” fire involving WEEE from household waste recycling centres at Shore Recycling’s site for more than 24 hours. Meanwhile, Sims Lifecycle Services suffered … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Sept 2022 Industry news Adrift: The legacy of Lego lost at sea - Marine Conservation Society Marine Conservation Society · 6 Sept 2022 Industry news FDF welcomes new government - The Food & Drink Federation Food and Drink Federation news · 6 Sept 2022 Industry news Alupro launches UK Aerosol Recycling Initiative Alupro, the aluminium packaging recycling organisation, has launched the ‘UK Aerosol Recycling Initiative’. The move will help increase the awareness and uptake of aerosol recycling among the public and drive increased recycling rates across the UK. The initiative brings together working group partners from across the value chain including Ball Aerosol Packaging, the British Aerosol […] The pos… Alupro · 6 Sept 2022 Industry news Zero Waste Week 2022 – Day Two Day two of this year’s Zero Waste Week is all about “refill” for your grocery shopping. As part of my research into refill in the UK earlier this year, I started a survey to see how many people use refill, what they refill and why. It also asked why people didn’t refill. It probably comes… Zero Waste Week · 6 Sept 2022 Industry news Introducing our Buddy Scheme! The Buddy Scheme is our latest development which aims to create new connections across the network and in turn encourage the sharing of knowledge and experience throughout the sector. Reuse Network · 5 Sept 2022 Industry news Construction Sport partnership supports employee mental health The post Construction Sport partnership supports employee mental health appeared first on Powerday . Powerday · 5 Sept 2022 Industry news Scottish strikes suspended after ‘credible’ offer GMB, Unison and Unite confirmed on Friday (2 September) that waste strikes across Scotland had been suspended after the trade unions received a “credible” pay offer. Council workers in waste and education services had been set to go on strike again from 6-13 September over pay. However, talks on Friday involving the unions, the Convention … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 5 Sept 2022 Industry news RECOUP at RWM & Letsrecycle Live The post RECOUP at RWM & Letsrecycle Live appeared first on RECOUP . RECOUP · 5 Sept 2022