Recycling news: 2019
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Coca-Cola Europacific Partners news · 10 Dec 2019
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Coca-Cola Europacific Partners news · 10 Dec 2019
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Contact Us - Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners news · 10 Dec 2019
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Investor Relations - Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners news · 10 Dec 2019
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That’s TV Scotland Central: Move On Wood Recycling
A reporter from That's TV Scotland Central visited Move On Wood Recycling to find out how they're saving wood from going to waste, as well as providing volunteering and training opportunities for local people.
Community Wood Recycling · 10 Dec 2019
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Claim for Repayment of Landfill Tax
Augean has today lodged a claim with HMRC for repayment of £11.1m of Landfill Tax (“LFT”) including interest overpaid in relation to engineering materials used as part of its landfills cell construction (colloquially referred to as the ‘Fluff layer’). This protects the Augean position in the light of legal challenges brought by other waste site […]
Augean · 10 Dec 2019
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Why Grundon is banging the drum about waste at CarFest South
The post Why Grundon is banging the drum about waste at CarFest South appeared first on Grundon .
Grundon Waste Management · 10 Dec 2019
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Coca-Cola invests in ‘sustainable production’ at Edmonton
Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP) has announced that it will invest £20 million into a new line at its Edmonton factory in North London. The company says this will “increase production of its most sustainable products”. This follows a similar investment earlier this year which CCEP said it made in its facilities in its Wakefield, Sidcup … Read More
letsrecycle.com News · 10 Dec 2019
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High levels of WEEE ‘scavenging’ across Europe
A report released by the European Electronics Recyclers Association (EERA) has suggested that there were high levels of ‘scavenging’ across Europe’s WEEE recycling sector in 2018. ‘Scavenging’ is effectively theft, and refers to people taking either whole items or components of WEEE from places where electrical equipment has been left for recycling, such as at … Read More
letsrecycle.com News · 9 Dec 2019
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PIXEL: Port-IoT for environmental leverage
Carlos E. Palau, Full Professor in Telecommunication Engineering at Universitat Politècnica de València, profiles PIXEL, a revolutionary European R&D project that concerns Port-IoT for environmental leverage.
Open Access Government — Environment · 9 Dec 2019
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App-etite for Change: An Interview with Too Good To Go’s Jamie Crummie
Jamie Crummie, co-founder of the innovative food waste-preventing app Too Good To Go, kindly sat down for an interview with Bywaters recently to discuss the best way to tackle the global problem of surplus food, and how modern technology can make a real impact.
Bywaters · 9 Dec 2019
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Labour tops Friends of the Earth test
Friends of the Earth has said that Labour’s manifesto pledges– along with additional promises it has made – score best on “tackling the climate emergency” when marked against the group’s own manifesto. However the former resources minister Thérèse Coffey– who is now secretary of state for Work and Pensions – questioned the independence of the … Read More
letsrecycle.com News · 9 Dec 2019
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News in brief (09/12/19)
With news on: Enva begins fleet upgrade; Grundon customers win Green Apple Awards; Hilton launches soap recycling programme; Veolia in charity donation to encourage WEEE recycling in Nottinghamshire. Enva begins fleet upgrade Recycling and resource recovery business Enva has pledged to invest £12 million in approximately 100 vehicles for its fleet across the next two … Read More
letsrecycle.com News · 9 Dec 2019
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Register for the Battery Recycling Europe Conference
This two-day conference will be held Feb 19 - 20 Der Beitrag Register for the Battery Recycling Europe Conference erschien zuerst auf United Kingdom (EN) .
ERP UK (European Recycling Platform) · 9 Dec 2019
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Humber Wood Recycling launch new site
Linder Barker, interior designer and television presenter, was present for the opening of new premises for Community Wood Recycling enterprise Humber Wood Recycling.
Community Wood Recycling · 9 Dec 2019
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Glittering success for Grundon customers at the Green Apple Awards
The post Glittering success for Grundon customers at the Green Apple Awards appeared first on Grundon .
Grundon Waste Management · 9 Dec 2019
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West Sussex to scrap recycling credits
West Sussex county council will scrap recycling credits next year because they “haven’t driven any significant improvement in recycling performance”. This is despite more than £40 million being spent since they were introduced in 2006, according to a report, “Reduction in funding for recycling credits”, which the council’s cabinet approved last week (3 December). The recycling credits … Read Mo…
letsrecycle.com News · 9 Dec 2019
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7 things you didn’t know you could donate
There's lots of things which we keep hold of - shoved in a drawer or stuffed in a cupboard because we don't really know what to do with them.
Recycle for Greater Manchester · 7 Dec 2019
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How to Create a Zero Waste Bedroom
This week a reader wrote to me about her bedroom. She’s moving into a brand new home and starting from scratch. She wants to create a Zero Waste bedroom and was asking for tips. Here are some things to consider: Decoration Covering walls with conventional paint can be a pretty damaging thing for the environment,…
Zero Waste Week · 6 Dec 2019
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A focus on plant science: The biology of autumn leaf colour
Dr Nina Bassuk, Professor at Cornell University, details an absorbing aspect of plant science that concerns the biology of autumn leaf colour and deciduous trees of the northern hemisphere.
Open Access Government — Environment · 6 Dec 2019
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Andusia signs ‘plastic reduced’ RDF deal
Andusia has signed a contract to supply a plant in Denmark with 15,000 tonnes per year of ‘plastic reduced’ refuse derived fuel (RDF), one of two deals the company announced this week. The plastics reduced RDF contract will see Andusia supply Danish waste firm ARC (Amager Ressourcecenter) with the tonnage for their combined heat and … Read More
letsrecycle.com News · 6 Dec 2019
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Procuring during times of uncertainty
OPINION: Dr Adam Read, external affairs director at Suez, discusses the difficulties local authorities face in procuring in uncertain times, following on from a webinar held on the matter last month. For any local authority waste collection, recycling and treatment contracts are some of the most expensive and high profile they will ever let (or … Read More
letsrecycle.com News · 6 Dec 2019
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Sweden confirms EfW tax from April 2020
The Swedish government has approved plans to introduce a 75Kr (£6) per tonne tax on “waste that is burnt”, which will include refuse derived fuel (RDF) imported from the UK. The tax was passed by the Swedish government on Wednesday, December 04, and will become effective from 1 April 2020. Under the confirmed plans, … Read More
letsrecycle.com News · 6 Dec 2019
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“I slept near Victoria Station at Christmas …and I’ve never felt so alone.”
“I suffered a breakdown in 2014, which caused me to wake one morning and leave my home, my wife and my children. I didn’t realise I was having a breakdown so I wasn’t...
Emmaus UK · 6 Dec 2019
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What is COP25 and will it solve the climate crisis?
As COP25 started last week, here we examine what it is, if it can solve the climate crisis and who will be attending.
Open Access Government — Environment · 6 Dec 2019
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A Very Eco Christmas: Wrapping
The post A Very Eco Christmas: Wrapping appeared first on Clarity .
Clarity Environmental · 6 Dec 2019
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Equipment news round-up (5/12/19)
With news on: Wilrose Environmental hires fleet with bin weighing technology; Leafield Environmental launches bin range for on-street recycling; S Norton & Co purchases rail cutter; integrated dashcam launched by Quartix and Fleet Focus, and; wet processing plant improves recycling rate for Hereford Quarries. Wilrose Environmental hires bin weighing fleet Surrey-based waste management company W…
letsrecycle.com News · 6 Dec 2019
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East Northants rolls out kerbside WEEE collections
East Northamptonshire council has announced that it will roll out a weekly kerbside collection of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) following a successful trial. From Monday, 09 December, the approximate 90,000 residents in East Northamptonshire will be able to place small and handheld electrical items out for recycling alongside their regular collection on a … Read More The post…
letsrecycle.com News · 6 Dec 2019
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Have you Ever Stopped to Think About your Digital Carbon Footprint? 21 Tips to Reduce Yours!
I’ve written a lot in the past about recycling e-waste, repairing electronic items so they last longer and how to responsibly dispose of WEEE. But this week I’ve been busy unsubscribing from newsletters I no longer read in a bid to reduce something that is invisible, yet very real – our digital carbon footprint. Are…
Zero Waste Week · 5 Dec 2019
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Market support needed for paper, says EuRIC
The European Recycling Industries’ Confederation (EuRIC) has issued a stark warning over the “extremely difficult market situation” the waste paper sector is facing. And, it reasoned that for the high levels of ambition for recycling set by the European to be achieved, measures are needed to help the markets. Today, 5 December, EuRIC cautioned that … Read More
letsrecycle.com News · 5 Dec 2019
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Profits up at DS Smith but Northern Europe falls
Paper company DS Smith has posted a 27% fall in operating profit in Northern Europe in its half year results, despite recording increased profits for the group amid a “challenging and uncertain” environment. The results posted this morning, 5 December, cover the first six months of the financial year to 31 October. Northern Europe The … Read More
letsrecycle.com News · 5 Dec 2019
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Commission issues ELV Review update
An online consultation launched in August on the European Commission’s current end-of-life vehicle (ELV) legislation drew 127 contributions from the industry. Each will now be considered as the Commission seeks to improve its attempts to minimise the impact of ELVs on the environment and to improve the environmental performance of all the economic operators involved … Read More
letsrecycle.com News · 5 Dec 2019
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Needless Demand: How a focus on need can help solve the housing crisis - CPRE
CPRE (the countryside charity) · 5 Dec 2019
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CPRE recommendations adopted by Glover review of National Parks and AONBs - CPRE
CPRE (the countryside charity) · 5 Dec 2019
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Revealed: UK banks’ £25 billion support for global coal
The post Revealed: UK banks’ £25 billion support for global coal appeared first on Unearthed .
Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 5 Dec 2019
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Retailer WEEE take back: Alternatives to the DTS
It is possible that the Distributor Take-back Scheme may not be extended beyond the end of this year. James's latest Blog outlines what Valpak can do to help if you're looking to operate a take back service for waste electrical and electronic equipment.
Valpak · 4 Dec 2019
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Going Glitter Free this Christmas
Yay! It’s December, so I’m officially allowed to talk about Christmas and wear my lovely second hand Christmas t-shirt. My family ban all discussion of Christmas until December, but I was discussing greener alternatives to Christmas at Naked Wines back in October. And one of my favourite tips that they shared was doing a Secret Santa…
Zero Waste Week · 4 Dec 2019
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Yule be shocked! An additional 3,000 tonnes of aluminium could be recycled this Christmas
Co-op has launched a campaign to foil tonnes of aluminium, including Christmas mince pie cases, getting unnecessarily sent to landfill. Research by the Co-op has revealed that more than one in five* (22%) UK adults do not recycle household aluminium and it is estimated that over 3,000 tonnes could end up in landfill this […]
Alupro · 4 Dec 2019
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Recycled PET ‘better than alternatives’, says Belu
UK bottled water firm Belu has announced today that it is moving all of its bottles to 100% PET recycled plastic, as it has the “lowest carbon footprint” when compared with alternatives. Belu describes itself as a “social enterprise” and supplies catering companies, restaurants and hotels with mineral water. Its long-standing partners include Pizza hut, … Read More
letsrecycle.com News · 4 Dec 2019
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Waste arisings slightly up in Greater Manchester
Waste arisings in Greater Manchester rose slightly in the two months after Suez UK took over the waste services on June 1. But, this was offset by an increase in recycling and landfill diversion rates, which rose to almost 48% and 94% respectively. A service update report presented to a meeting of the Greater Manchester … Read More
letsrecycle.com News · 4 Dec 2019