Recycling news: 2022

Industry news Ocean plastic prevention partnerships and Co-op’s new circular bread beer: The sustainability success stories of the week As part of our Mission Possible campaign, edie brings you this weekly round-up of five of the best sustainable business success stories of the week. In this week's edition, Toast Ale's tie-up with the Co-op for circular economy beer, and much more. edie — Circular Economy tag · 7 Aug 2022 Industry news REA welcomes the review of competition in onshore electricity networks REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 5 Aug 2022 Industry news Protecting our precious global soil resources Soil Matters: Fidra explores the role of soils in building a sustainable future at the 2022 World Congress of Soil Science in Glasgow. Fidra · 5 Aug 2022 Industry news WasteAid awarded funding from WRAP and UKRI to develop a circular economy initiative in Mpumalanga, South Africa PRESS RELEASE WasteAid is one of six organisations that have been awarded funding through The International Circular Plastic Flagship Projects Competition, facilitated by the Waste Resources Action Programme (WRAP) and UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). Through the funding, WasteAid is pioneering a feasibility study on developing a circular economy alongside expert partners, The University of [… WasteAid · 5 Aug 2022 Industry news SLWP to fight Beddington expansion during consultation The South London Waste Partnership (SLWP) hopes a public consultation will convince the Environment Agency to reject Viridor’s bid to increase the capacity of its Beddington plant. Viridor has treated the South London councils’ residual waste at its energy from waste (EfW) plant on Beddington Lane, Croydon, since the facility opened in 2019. In 2020, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 5 Aug 2022 Industry news Love is a numbers game for August Skip Hunk Kaius-James HOLD on to your calculators folks, this month’s Skip Hunk is brainy Kaius-James King of Ferns Recycling, Kent. Oh hello! We do like a man in a hard hat. Tell us about yourself. I’m Kaius-James King, I’m 21 years-old and from Kent. And where do you work? I work for Ferns Recycling as an accountant.... Skip & Waste Magazine · 5 Aug 2022 Industry news Have your say on the Defra consultation on improved reporting of food waste by large food businesses in England ADBA is submitting a response to Defra on the improved reporting of food waste by large food businesses in England. This consultation proposes that from 2024, large food businesses will be required to report food waste tonnage and destinations for all parts of their supply chain. AD is listed as one of the destinations so… ADBA (Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association) · 5 Aug 2022 Industry news Defra rejects call to pause EPR over cost of living fears Defra has denied suggestions made by the Food and Drink Federation that extended producer responsibility (EPR) plans will add £60 a year to food costs and contribute to the cost of living crisis. In an article published in The Sun this week (3 August), the Food and Drink Federation warned that “shoppers could see their bills … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 5 Aug 2022 Industry news August Skip Chick Jill is definitelyon the ball… SHE’S in the running to be Jack Grealish’s biggest fan as well as our Skip Chick of the Month. Welcome Jill Dodds of Increase Computers Ltd. Hi! Please introduce yourself to Skip Hire Mag’s readers.I’m Jill Dodds, I’m 36 and I work at Increase Computers Ltd in Gateshead. Excellent. Tell us about the business –... Skip & Waste Magazine · 5 Aug 2022 Industry news £10,000 raised for St Peter’s Hospice! The post £10,000 raised for St Peter’s Hospice! appeared first on Bristol Waste Company . Bristol Waste Company · 5 Aug 2022 Industry news Suzuki adds microplastic collection devices to boat motors Suzuki Motor Corp is adding microplastic collection devices to four of its most popular models of outboard motors. edie — Circular Economy tag · 5 Aug 2022 Industry news News in brief (05/08/2022) With news on: West Sussex HWRCs to collect rigid plastic; DEFRA to delay outcome of consultation; Binn Group a ‘real living wage employer’; and, Turmec awarded £25m for a waste solution in Australia. West Sussex HWRCs to collect rigid plastic West Sussex county council announced that its household waste and recycling centres (HWRCs) will accept … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 5 Aug 2022 Industry news M&M Waste Solutions partner with Oxford City FC to support female pathway A FRESH partnership which will directly support female players and students within Oxford City FC’s first-team, development centre and educational academy has been created. Professional waste solutions experts M&M Waste Solutions have agreed a multi-year deal as principal sponsors of Oxford City’s female pathway. The agreement will see M&M Waste Solutions support City’s entire female... The pos… Skip & Waste Magazine · 5 Aug 2022 Industry news OPINION: Outsourcing services allows councils to share risk in uncertain times Jacob Hayler, executive director of the ESA, discusses how the private sector can help share risks in waste contracts in uncertain economic times. OPINION: Everyone in the sector knows the incredible period of change and uncertainty we are currently facing. The Government is proposing the most radical changes to recycling systems for 15 years with … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 5 Aug 2022 Industry news Discarded cigarette butts cost UK £40 million a year The UK Government’s ambition of a smoke-free country by 2030 does little to solve the smoking-related litter problem facing our communities. Open Access Government — Environment · 5 Aug 2022 Industry news 10 Easy Ways to Reduce Your Food Waste The post 10 Easy Ways to Reduce Your Food Waste appeared first on City Harvest . City Harvest London · 4 Aug 2022 Industry news MRF gate fees more than doubled since 2018, WRAP reports The average gate fee paid by local authorities to send tonnage to materials recycling facilities (MRFs) has more than doubled between 2018 and 2021, WRAP data has shown. According to the annual gate fee report published by WRAP today (04 August), the average gate fee recorded by councils was £60 a tonne in 2021, up … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 4 Aug 2022 Industry news REA response to Ofgem announcement of energy price cap change REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 4 Aug 2022 Industry news Warning over impact of dry weather on garden waste tonnage The sustained period of dry weather is seeing garden waste volumes decrease at a time when they are typically expected to rise sharply, having a knock-on effect to recyclers. Early estimates from organics recyclers suggest that the driest July in 40 years has already seen tonnages fall by around 5%, with a further drop expected … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 4 Aug 2022 Industry news 25 Year Environment Plan: progress report update 2021-2022- what this means for AD The 25 Year Environment Plan was first published in 2018 and set out the vision of a clean, sustainable and thriving environment which would improve human lives by providing green economic growth, equal opportunities and engagement with the natural environment. Non-negotiables of the Plan include clean air and water, thriving wildlife, a reduction in environmental… ADBA (Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association) · 4 Aug 2022 Industry news Provide feedback on the Scottish Government’s consultation on the proposals for a Circular Economy Bill ScotGov are consulting on their Circular Economy Bill and ADBA will be submitting a response advocating for policy to support the AD sector. AD is the ultimate Circular Economy technology. By taking waste and turning it into useable products, AD closes the loop and generates valuable use from every product. ADBA wants to ensure that… ADBA (Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association) · 4 Aug 2022 Industry news Alutrade ‘invests £1.3m’ in health and safety after fatality Aluminium recycling company Alutrade says it has invested between £1.2 and £1.3 million in improving health and safety at its site in the Midlands after the death of a worker in 2017. Stuart Towns, 35, suffered serious head injuries after being struck from above while working at Alutrade’s site on Tat Bank Road, Oldbury, in … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 4 Aug 2022 Industry news Grundon funding recycles old shipping containers into bird hides at Berkshire nature haven The post Grundon funding recycles old shipping containers into bird hides at Berkshire nature haven appeared first on Grundon . Grundon Waste Management · 3 Aug 2022 Industry news Chef Chantelle Nicholson Launches Apricity The post Chef Chantelle Nicholson Launches Apricity appeared first on City Harvest . City Harvest London · 3 Aug 2022 Industry news Calling for feedback on GDNs ‘Proposed Entry Charging Arrangements’ As the UK is driving action towards decarbonization, the gas industry must turn to greener gas. Increasing the biomethane levels in the gas grid is one of the alternatives that could help the country take a long leap toward net-zero. Given that over 80% of the homes, businesses, public services, and industries in Great Britain… ADBA (Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association) · 3 Aug 2022 Industry news CRA in warning to non-TRUST textile merchants The Charity Retail Association has warned its members to consider only selling stock to textile collectors who are part of the Trader Recycling Universal Standard (TRUST). First set up in 2019 (see letsrecycle.com story), the TRUST standard is intended to ensure that recyclers who buy unsold stock from charity retailers for recycling maintain high ethical … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 3 Aug 2022 Industry news Does the UK chemicals regulator have the capacity to do its job? In May, the National Audit Office (NAO) published its review of three UK regulators that have taken on functions previously carried out by the EU, including the Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE’s) role in chemicals regulation. It found that a lack of operational capacity and loss of data is having a negative impact on HSE’s […] CHEM Trust · 3 Aug 2022 Industry news Recycle for Greater Manchester expands range of recyclable plastics, as recycling rates rise again Recycle for Greater Manchester · 3 Aug 2022 Industry news Parry & Evans recover metal with Bunting magnetic separators RECYCLING specialist Parry & Evans has installed Bunting magnetic separators to recover metal from pre-sorted domestic waste. At their Deeside plant, the company uses a Permanent Overband Magnet to recover ferrous metals such as steel food cans, and an Eddy Current Separator to reclaim valuable aluminium including drinks cans. At the Deeside recycling facility, Parry &... Skip & Waste Magazine · 3 Aug 2022 Industry news Higher recyclate and electricity prices boost Veolia UK results Veolia’s UK revenues grew by 11.8% in the first half of 2022 to €1.25 billion (£1.04 billion), which the French company put down to higher electricity and recyclate prices and “commercial momentum”. In results published this morning (3 August), Veolia added that the increase on the same period last year in the UK was also … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 3 Aug 2022 Industry news Mayor reviewing waste contracts over 50% target fears The London mayor, Sadiq Khan, has admitted that “considerable improvement” is still required by many local authorities in London for his 50% recycling target to be hit. Mr Khan added that he is in the process of reviewing all contracts, waste strategies and reduction and recycling plans for 2023-2025, and has set out his “expectation … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 3 Aug 2022 Industry news Scrap metal recycling| Lifetime Achievement Award 2022 - British Metals Recycling Association BMRA (British Metals Recycling Association) · 3 Aug 2022 Industry news Celebrating 50 years of Keep Wales Tidy The post Celebrating 50 years of Keep Wales Tidy appeared first on Keep Wales Tidy . Keep Wales Tidy · 2 Aug 2022 Industry news Plastic Free, Zero Waste, Unbleached, Recycled Toilet Paper is here in the UK! We’ve been living a Zero Waste lifestyle since June 2004. And one of the first problems we encountered was finding toilet roll that satisfied our eco credentials. We wanted something plastic free and recycled. Our choices were limited to some dull grey, dusty, thin and sad looking paper that – without going into too much… Zero Waste Week · 2 Aug 2022 Industry news Advancing social value through collaboration Sarah Ottaway, Chair, ESA Social Value Working Group and Sustainability and Social Value Lead, SUEZ recycling and recovery UK ESA members are present in virtually every community up and down […] ESA (Environmental Services Association) · 2 Aug 2022 Industry news The government approved a destructive new gas field. We’re taking them to court! Jackdaw, a new gas field in the North Sea, got the go ahead this year. Now, we’re taking the government to court because they approved Jackdaw without checking the full impacts it would have on the climate. Greenpeace UK · 2 Aug 2022 Industry news Somerset to ‘novate’ £288m Viridor deal to Biffa Somerset county council is in the process of passing the remaining nine years of a £288 million contract with Viridor to Syracuse Waste Ltd, a subsidiary of Biffa. As part of the deal, the remaining time on the contract, valued at £112 million, will be ‘novated’ to Syracuse. In the UK, novation is a mechanism … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 2 Aug 2022 Industry news SUEZ treats 33% more waste in 2021 SUEZ recycling and recovery UK published its 2021 Sustainability report today (2 August), where it highlighted that it sent almost 33% more waste for recycling, reuse and recovery than in 2020. The company said that it sent more than 6.7 million tonnes for recycling, recovery or reuse last year compared to around 4.5 million tonnes … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 2 Aug 2022 Industry news How often should your sewage treatment plant be serviced? The EA says package sewage treatment plants need servicing every year. But why is it so important? Package sewage treatment plants (such as Klargesters) support the growth of aerobic bacteria. These help to ‘treat’ your wastewater. The bacteria break down pollutants in your wastewater. This leaves a clean ‘effluent’ to discharge back into your local […] CSG (Cleansing Service Group) · 2 Aug 2022 Industry news Unilever switches capsule container to cardboard Consumer goods company Unilever is to package its new laundry capsules in cardboard, which can be recycled at the kerbside. The newly designed capsule was introduced by Unilever’s laundry brand Dirt Is Good, which is known as Persil in the UK and Skip, OMO and Surf Excel elsewhere. The company said they are made to … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 2 Aug 2022