Recycling news: 2020

Industry news Incinerator information library - United Kingdom Without Incineration Network UKWIN (UK Without Incineration Network) · 12 Dec 2020 Industry news Incinerator information library - United Kingdom Without Incineration Network UKWIN (UK Without Incineration Network) · 12 Dec 2020 Industry news Incinerator information library - United Kingdom Without Incineration Network UKWIN (UK Without Incineration Network) · 11 Dec 2020 Industry news Incinerator information library - United Kingdom Without Incineration Network UKWIN (UK Without Incineration Network) · 11 Dec 2020 Industry news How is extensive research informing EU policy-making? Megan Warrender, Assistant Editor at Open Access Government, investigates the current and future policy priorities of the Commissioner for the Environment, Oceans and Fisheries, Virginijus Sinkevičius, and what is influencing them. Open Access Government — Environment · 11 Dec 2020 Industry news Dame Glenys Stacey to chair environmental watchdog Dame Glenys Stacey, the acting chief regulator at Ofqual, has been selected as the government’s preferred candidate to become chair of the Office for Environmental Protection (OEP). The OEP will monitor the government’s progress towards improving the natural environment and will investigate complaints regarding failures of public bodies to comply with environmental law (see letsrecycle.com … Re… letsrecycle.com News · 11 Dec 2020 Industry news Biffa wins Tandridge collections contract Tandridge district council has awarded a contract worth £2.5 million per annum to Biffa for the collection and transport of kerbside residual waste and recycling. The contract, published on 8 December, will run from April 2021 for an initial 8-year term, with the option to extend for up to two 8-year extension periods. The value of the contract could reach more than £60 million over … Read More… letsrecycle.com News · 11 Dec 2020 Industry news Can cloud seeding partially mitigate the environmental impact of climate change? Darrel Baumgardner, Chief Scientist at Droplet Measurement Technologies LLC asks if cloud seeding can partially mitigate the environmental impact of climate change, in this the first part of a series of special articles, starting with some basic principles. Open Access Government — Environment · 11 Dec 2020 Industry news TRAID x Blanc 6 Tips to Reduce Your Fashion Footprint We asked the lovely team at BLANC – the UK’s leading eco friendly... TRAID · 11 Dec 2020 Industry news EMERGE royal visit As part of their national train trip the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have visited Fareshare Greater Manchester which is part of EMERGE, the wonderful charity that that also runs our own network member Touch Wood EMERGE. The workshop staff and volunteers at Touch Wood created this unique herb planter which was presented to their [...] Community Wood Recycling · 11 Dec 2020 Industry news Company fined for ‘illegally depositing waste’ in Teesside Following an Environment Agency prosecution, a Teesside-based haulage and waste management company has been fined £36,000 for illegally depositing waste. According to a statement from the Environment Agency, Scott Bros Ltd (company number 06329873) pleaded guilty to offences relating to the illegal deposit of waste on the site of a former landfill outside Thorpe Thewles, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 11 Dec 2020 Industry news NLWA signs deal for Seneca site at Wembley The North London Waste Authority (NLWA) has signed a lease agreement with Seneca Resource Recovery to operate a waste transfer station and recycling plant from its Wembley materials recovery facility (MRF). This comes after Seneca suspended the plant’s operations in the summer following a “downturn in the RDF market generated by Brexit and by Covid-19”. … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 11 Dec 2020 Industry news Waste sector welcomes CCC’s carbon report The waste sector has welcomed the Climate Change Committee’s (CCC) sixth Carbon Budget report, published on 9 December. The report warned that the waste sector could generate “substantial emissions” by 2050 unless it implement new policies “urgently” and goes on to set out several recommendations for the waste sector. Its recommended pathway requires a 78% reduction in UK … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 11 Dec 2020 Industry news Uncovered: the pesticide lobby’s plan to snatch power over South African science The post Uncovered: the pesticide lobby’s plan to snatch power over South African science appeared first on Unearthed . Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 11 Dec 2020 Industry news Pesticides lobbyists touted deal to ‘embed’ staff in office of South African pesticides regulator The post Pesticides lobbyists touted deal to ‘embed’ staff in office of South African pesticides regulator appeared first on Unearthed . Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 11 Dec 2020 Industry news European Commission proposes new batteries legislation The European Commission has proposed raising the 45% collection rate for portable batteries to 65% in 2025 and 70% in 2030 as part of its proposal for a new legislative framework for batteries. The new targets were published today (10 December) alongside the proposal that producers of rechargeable electric vehicle and industrial batteries sold in … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 10 Dec 2020 Industry news Valpak strikes PRN agreement with Aylesbury Granulation Valpak has announced an agreement with plastic recycling firm Aylesbury Granulation to support it in attaining accreditation to the packaging recovery note (PRN) system in return for an exclusive PRN supply. According to Valpak, the cost of accreditation and current price of PRNs means “it is not financially viable” for some of the UK’s smaller … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 10 Dec 2020 Industry news What Is Dry Mixed Recycling (DMR)? Learn about Dry mixed recycling (DMR), how it's processed and filtered by our materials recovery facility (MRF) and the massive benefits DMR has on our environment. Bywaters · 10 Dec 2020 Industry news Waste shipping rules set to impact on recovered plastics exports Mike Jefferson of Verde Research and Consulting has written a Blog on how the Norway amendment to the Basel Convention will bring much needed changes to the plastic export sector. Valpak · 10 Dec 2020 Industry news Project SPROUT: The new urban blueprint for sustainable mobility We spoke with Dr Teresa de la Cruz, Project Manager at Zaragoza Logistics Center and Dr Georgia Ayfantopoulou, Research Director, Deputy Director Hellenic Institute of Transport, Centre for Research and Technology Hellas, about their work to create a universal set of policies for sustainable mobility. Open Access Government — Environment · 10 Dec 2020 Industry news News in brief (10/12/20) With news on: Aldi removes shrink wrap from multipacks of baked beans; MRWA awards £8,000 to food waste project; Chichester launches business food waste recycling service; and, Bracknell Forest announces festive service changes. Aldi removes shrink wrap from multipacks of baked beans Aldi is to trial removing plastic shrink wrap from multipacks of baked beans … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 10 Dec 2020 Industry news Smiles all around as Keenan Recycling sponsor the Falkirk 2013 Community Football Team KEENAN RECYCLING ARE PROUD TO BE SPONSORING THE FALKIRK 2013 COMMUNITY FOOTBALL TEAM AND HELPING THEM GET A FULL NEW KIT FOR THE SEASON AHEAD. The team is the latest product of the Falkirk Football Community Foundation, which replaces the Falkirk Youth academy after it unfortunately lost its funding. One of our Glasgow drivers, Brian Reid, […] Keenan Recycling · 10 Dec 2020 Industry news The Circular from ERP – Q4 2020 Newsletter All the latest news, data and analysis Der Beitrag The Circular from ERP – Q4 2020 Newsletter erschien zuerst auf United Kingdom (EN) . ERP UK (European Recycling Platform) · 10 Dec 2020 Industry news Coventry’s in-house MRF takes next step forward Coventry city council is today (10 December) set to approve planning permission for an in-house materials recycling facility (MRF) to treat up to 175,000 tonnes of recyclate a year. A report which will go before the council’s planning committee later today recommends the council approve plans for the MRF to enable the council to “take control over the management … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 10 Dec 2020 Industry news ERP UK supports charities Mind and Unique Der Beitrag ERP UK supports charities Mind and Unique erschien zuerst auf United Kingdom (EN) . ERP UK (European Recycling Platform) · 10 Dec 2020 Industry news Sixth Carbon Budget: the UK needs a net zero policy plan and delivery body Nick Molho, Executive Director of Aldersgate Group, makes the case for the actions required to deliver the Sixth Carbon Budget Aldersgate Group · 9 Dec 2020 Industry news Valpak and Aylesbury Granulation Services sign PRN Agreement As part of its commitment to support and develop the country’s network of smaller specialist recyclers the UK’s largest compliance scheme, Valpak, has announced an agreement with Aylesbury Granulation to support the plastics recycling company in attaining its accreditation to the PRN (Packaging Recovery Note) scheme. Valpak · 9 Dec 2020 Industry news The future of food in light of the COVID-19 pandemic Ruth Richardson, Executive Director, The Global Alliance for the Future of Food, shares her perspective on the future of food in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Open Access Government — Environment · 9 Dec 2020 Industry news Veolia hopes to take healthcare waste at Sheffield EfW Veolia has applied to vary the permit for its energy from waste (EfW) plant in Sheffield to allow it to accept a maximum of 10,000 tonnes a year of orange bagged healthcare waste. The Sheffield Energy Recovery Facility (ERF) currently accepts 225,000 tonnes of waste per year. Veolia says there will be no change to … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Dec 2020 Industry news Santa and the mince pies The post Santa and the mince pies appeared first on Alupro . Alupro · 9 Dec 2020 Industry news Tesco to remove ’20 million pieces’ of plastic Tesco has announced that it has removed over 20 million pieces of plastic from its Christmas range this year. The supermarket chain said that its own label crackers are now plastic-free for “the first time” and will include non-plastic presents, as well as transitioning to cardboard packaging. The supermarket didn’t disclose the tonnages of plastic … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Dec 2020 Industry news Risk of ‘substantial’ waste emissions by 2050, CCC says The Climate Change Committee (CCC) has warned that the waste sector could generate “substantial emissions” by 2050 unless it implements “new policy urgently”. In the sixth Carbon Budget report published today (9 December), the committee set out a number of policy recommendations and said that “without substantial increases in policy ambition, and new policies in a range … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Dec 2020 Industry news Europe: Climate change and energy transition in cities Editor of Open Access Government, Jonathan Miles, focuses our thoughts on aspects of climate change and energy transition in Europe’s cities. Open Access Government — Environment · 9 Dec 2020 Industry news Chemical recycling: Is it worth the energy? Today CHEM Trust publishes a detailed report on ‘Chemical Recycling’, a set of technologies that are often claimed to be on the cusp of revolutionising the recycling of plastics. This study finds that these technologies in reality have major problems, including substantial energy use, a need for pre-sorted, good quality plastic input and concerns over […] CHEM Trust · 9 Dec 2020 Industry news REA welcomes Climate Change Committee’s Sixth Carbon Budget REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 9 Dec 2020 Industry news UK Plastic Pact members cut ‘unnecessary plastic’ by 40% Signatories to The UK Plastic Pact cut ‘unnecessary plastic’ by 40% and increased plastic recycling by 107,000 tonnes in 2019, WRAP said yesterday (9 December). The environmental charity published the second annual UK Plastics Pact report yesterday. Its data shows 400 million items classed as “problematic” or “unnecessary” were sold by Pact members in 2019, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Dec 2020 Industry news Battery collection target for 2020 ‘within reach’ Data published by the Environment Agency on 1 December shows battery compliance schemes collected 4,839 tonnes of waste portable batteries in the third quarter of 2020. A total of 11,094 tonnes of waste portable batteries has been collected in 2020 so far, 69% of the target total of 16,088 tonnes. The UK target collection tonnage … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Dec 2020 Industry news 2020 with Mie Møller Nielsen Mie Møller Nielsen, Deputy Chairman[1]Secretary of the Forum for Mænds Sundhed (Forum for Men’s Health) I work for Forum for Mænds Sundhed. This organisation was founded in 2014 with an overall purpose to work to improve men’s health through the exchange of knowledge and by participating in activities that focus on men’s health and diseases. […] UK Men's Sheds Association · 8 Dec 2020 Industry news 2020 with Eamonn O’Çonnor Eamonn O’Connor is Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Irish Men’s Shed Association. He is vice-chairman of Rostrevor Men’s Shed, a former Shed Support Volunteer and a community activist.[1] We started 2020 celebrating the announcement of the Global Gathering of Men’s Sheds due to take place in August 2020 in Galway. Our Shed […] UK Men's Sheds Association · 8 Dec 2020 Industry news 2020 with Hörður Sturluson Hörður Sturluson Project Manager [1]Icelandic Red Cross The Icelandic Red Cross started Men Sheds in Iceland in 2018, the first Shed was open in the spring that year. Now there are total of four Shed open and two more are ready and waiting to open but because of Covid they have not been able to… There […] UK Men's Sheds Association · 8 Dec 2020