Recycling news: 2022

Industry news Early starts by collection crews across England and Wales Refuse and recycling crews across England and Wales set off early this morning in many local authorities in a bid to finish rounds before the temperatures soared to an expected high of 40 degrees Celsius in some parts of England. Wales In Wales yesterday, Hawarden in Flintshire saw the highest temperature ever in Wales at … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 19 Jul 2022 Industry news ‘New’ ozone hole has been around since 1980s A large, year-round ozone hole, seven times larger than the Antarctic ozone hole, has only recently been discovered despite existing since the 1980s. Open Access Government — Environment · 19 Jul 2022 Industry news REPowerEU: Updating EU Legislation to Make the EU Independent from Russian Fossil Fuels - ClientEarth ClientEarth · 19 Jul 2022 Industry news BBQ caused ‘major’ fire at Smurfit Kappa’s Nechells plant Coals from a disposable barbecue started a “huge” fire at Smurfit Kappa’s paper mill in Birmingham las month, an investigation by West Midlands Fire Service shows. The fire at the plant on Mount Street in Nechells, which involved 8,000 tonnes of cardboard, broke out on 12 June and was declared a “major incident” by the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 Jul 2022 Industry news Siemens’ automation and measurement technology keeps Plastic Energy’s plants recycling The post Siemens’ automation and measurement technology keeps Plastic Energy’s plants recycling appeared first on Plastic Energy . Plastic Energy news · 18 Jul 2022 Industry news Peute sold to Thailand’s United Pulp and Paper in £66m deal Thailand’s largest packaging provider has bought the longstanding Dutch recovered paper and plastics business Peute, which is active in the UK recycling market. Peute, which last year established Peute UK, has been heralded by the purchaser, Thailand’s SCGP Solutions as allowing it to move into the “rapidly-growing packaging materials recycling business” through the acquisition. SCGP … Read Mor… letsrecycle.com News · 18 Jul 2022 Industry news Chest of Drawers - IKEA IKEA UK newsroom · 18 Jul 2022 Industry news Will Millard is our Keep Wales Tidy Ambassador! The post Will Millard is our Keep Wales Tidy Ambassador! appeared first on Keep Wales Tidy . Keep Wales Tidy · 18 Jul 2022 Industry news Homelessness Matters podcast We’re delighted to launch our Homelessness Matters podcast, which highlights the many reasons someone may become homeless and raises awareness about what being homeless truly means. In each episode you’ll... Emmaus UK · 18 Jul 2022 Industry news Indonesia – Fight for the Remaining Forest - eia-international.org Environmental Investigation Agency · 18 Jul 2022 Industry news Eustice hints at delay over ‘risks’ in EPR reform The environment secretary, George Eustice, has warned that Defra is willing to take longer on implementing extended producer responsibility (EPR) reforms where he feels there is a “risk”. In a speech to the Food and Drink Federation last week (13 July), Mr Eustice explained that he feels EPR as well as the deposit return scheme … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 Jul 2022 Industry news Kerbside route ‘most effective’ for glass recycling, MP claims MPs expressed concerns about the inclusion of glass in the deposit return scheme (DRS) in Wales and Scotland during a debate about the British glass industry on 14 July. England and Northern Ireland will not initially include glass in their DRS, but Wales and Scotland will (see letsrecycle.com story). Ruth Jones, MP for Newport West, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 Jul 2022 Industry news ‘Negligent’ boss of Recycle Cymru Ltd jailed for nine years The boss of a recycling firm has been jailed for nine years for manslaughter by gross negligence after a worker with a “heart of gold” died in an horrific baling machine accident. Stephen Jones, 60, was responsible for the death of Norman Butler at Recycle Cymru Ltd (Company number 05217264) in Kinmel Bay in a machine … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 Jul 2022 Industry news EDGE Innovate appoints Red Knight 6 Ltd as new dealer EDGE Innovate, manufacturers of leading equipment for the recycling, material handling and quarrying industries have appointed Red Knight 6 Ltd (RK6) as their exclusive distributor for England and Wales with immediate effect. Northern Ireland based EDGE Innovate design and distribute a range of shredders, trommels and stackers around the world and have appointed RK6 with... Skip & Waste Magazine · 18 Jul 2022 Industry news Aggregate Industries supports sustainability with electronic ticketing solution from PODFather AGGREGATE INDUSTRIES, supplier of materials to the construction and infrastructure industries, is supporting its commitment to sustainability by reducing its carbon footprint thanks to the introduction of specialist software from PODFather. PODFather’s electronic ticketing solution, currently deployed across Aggregate Industries’ concrete products division, is helping the team to track vehicle … Skip & Waste Magazine · 18 Jul 2022 Industry news Go electric with the EDGE VS420E Hybrid THE new VS420E Hybrid from EDGE Innovate offers significantly reduced CO2 production, reduced operating costs, reduced servicing and a higher percentage of uptime for its operators. The EDGE VS420E packages all the advantages of a mobile, diesel driven unit and that of a stationary electric shredder into one self-contained unit. For the operator, that means... Skip & Waste Magazine · 17 Jul 2022 Industry news Design your kitchen online - IKEA IKEA UK newsroom · 16 Jul 2022 Industry news Hydroscand’s HoseExpress Mobile Hose Team goes fully digital By REBECCA GALLEY MD, Hydroscand UK PEN and paper job notes may soon be a thing of the past after a successful trial period of a full digital system. With trials of multiple software providers being conducted in 2021, Hydroscand UK has now rolled out a fully digital solution for the HoseExpress Mobile Hose Technicians... Skip & Waste Magazine · 16 Jul 2022 Industry news The verdict on Boris Johnson’s green track record – and what he should do next After three chaotic years in office, Boris Johnson has just a few weeks left as prime minister. Let’s run through his best and worst green decisions, and the things he can still do before he goes. Greenpeace UK · 15 Jul 2022 Industry news Waste sector makes plans ahead of ‘risk to life’ heat warning Local authorities and waste management companies are ramping up efforts to keep their staff safe in the coming days, as the Met Office has issued a red extreme heat warning for 18-19 July. The Met Office’s highest warning means there is a risk to life and covers large parts of England. Amber warnings are in … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Jul 2022 Industry news South London councils to penalise Viridor over EfW breaches In a rare move, a local authority group has publicly said that it wants 100% compliance with an energy from waste Environment Agency permit 100% of the time – and penalty measures are to imposed on their contractor, Viridor. However, the authority – the South London Waste Partnership – has confirmed that in the previous … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Jul 2022 Industry news KEEN London’s apprenticeship programme receives support from local metal recycler, EMR KEEN London, a charity that supports children with additional needs, has collaborated with local metal recycler EMR Edmonton, based on Kenninghill Road. Supporting over 100 children from across the capital, KEEN London offers free sports and activity sessions for children with additional needs or disabilities. They believe every child should be able to benefit from... Skip & Waste Magazine · 15 Jul 2022 Industry news Europe’s Nature Restoration Law to repair damaged ecosystems by 2050 The Nature Restoration Law aims to restore damaged ecosystems and bring nature back across Europe, as well as reduce the use and risk of chemical pesticides by 50% by 2030. Open Access Government — Environment · 15 Jul 2022 Industry news OPINION: ‘Next Agency chair must work in recycling industry’s interests’ Simon Ellin, chief executive of the Recycling Association, discusses recent comments made by Alan Lovell DL, the next chair of the Environment Agency. OPINION: On the one hand, I’m really supportive of some of the comments made by the incoming Environment Agency chair Alan Lovell. But on the other, I disagree, and I’ll be writing … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Jul 2022 Industry news No end to ‘job and finish’ in Bexley, says Countrystyle Countrystyle Recycling has refuted claims from the trade union Unite that it is seeking to end ‘job and finish’ provision for crews in the London borough of Bexley. Unite members who work for Countrystyle went on strike over what Unite claimed to be a “a below-inflation pay deal” and working conditions on 13 July, with … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Jul 2022 Industry news News in brief (15/07/22) With news on: WRAP heads Defra project to boost business recycling; Esken bags Gold Award for Armed Forces support; Highland council formally awards Viridor EfW deal; and, Coca-Cola and Merlin partner again for DRS scheme. WRAP heads Defra project to boost business recycling Defra has commissioned WRAP to seek five partners to pilot recycling support … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Jul 2022 Industry news Parkes appointed chair of CIWM general council The Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM) has appointed the Environment Agency’s Liz Parkes chair of its general council, effective immediately, following a board meeting on 12 July. The CIWM general council, also known as the trustee board, is made up of the most senior group of volunteers in CIWM. They are responsible for the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Jul 2022 Industry news Cornwall approves funding for delayed food waste collections Cornwall council voted to approve an undisclosed increase in funding for waste and recycling services at a meeting at County Hall in Truro on 12 July. The council says the funding will secure the improved infrastructure required to ensure a new weekly food waste collection service can be introduced in 2023. The meeting proved controversial, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Jul 2022 Industry news Completion of a Scoping Study into the Recycling of Electric Vehicle Batteries at the MEDET Hydrometallurgical Refinery in Bulgaria The study completed by Hatch is based on existing infrastructure to process battery waste from 16,000 electric vehicles. Incremental capital costs to modify the flow-sheet to treat “black mass” from end-of-life electric vehicle batteries is substantially lower than a greenfield project. There are few environmentally friendly options to recycle end of life batteries in [...] Altilium news · 15 Jul 2022 Industry news CIWM appoints Liz Parkes as Chair of General Council THE Trustees of CIWM are delighted to announce the appointment of Liz Parkes as Chair of General Council, effective immediately following a board meeting on Tuesday 12th July 2022. Liz has been a trustee of CIWM since 2021 and of CIWM Enterprises before that. She replaces Dan Cooke who has held the role since 2019.... Skip & Waste Magazine · 15 Jul 2022 Industry news ADBA calls upon members to share experiences with the GGSS Nearly eight months on from the launch of the Green Gas Support Scheme, just 10 applications have been submitted at Stage One so far. Given the sector’s full potential to deliver over 40TWh of renewable heat, the ambition of the GGSS to increase biomethane injection from 6.5TWh to 9.3TWh is just a fraction of its… ADBA (Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association) · 14 Jul 2022 Industry news Have you switched your packaging scheme? The post Have you switched your packaging scheme? appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 14 Jul 2022 Industry news D H Transport backs roadside litter campaign The post D H Transport backs roadside litter campaign appeared first on Keep Wales Tidy . Keep Wales Tidy · 14 Jul 2022 Industry news OPINION: ‘Reading’s food waste collections help net zero goals’ In this opinion piece, Cllr Jason Brock, leader of Reading borough council, explains how his local authority is working towards net zero through the introduction of food waste collections. OPINION: Reading was far from the first local authority to introduce food waste collections. When we were ready to make that step locally, though, we were … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 14 Jul 2022 Industry news Councils claim progress on decarbonising waste is ‘too slow’ Progress on efforts to decarbonise waste across the UK is “too slow”, according to a report published by local authority group UK100 today (14 July). UK100 is a network of 100 local authorities who have pledged to shift their communities to net zero before 2050, which is the government’s legal target. Members include the Greater … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 14 Jul 2022 Industry news Fine metal recovery with Bunting at RWM & Letsrecycle Live SEPARATING and recovering fine metals is Bunting’s focus at the RWM & Letsrecycle Live show (14-15 September 2022, NEC Birmingham). On stand R-N50, visitors will see metal separation equipment in operation recovering fine non-ferrous metals and stainless-steel. On the stand is an Eddy Current Separator, SSSC Stainless Steel Separator, and an ElectroStatic Separator. Bunting is... Skip & Waste Magazine · 14 Jul 2022 Industry news Veolia’s letter blasts CMA over Suez probe The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published a scathing response from Veolia’s external advisers on confidential information shared between the two in relation to the takeover of Suez. Published by the CMA yesterday (13 July) and dated 29 June, the letter from legal firm Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton was critical of confidential … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 14 Jul 2022 Industry news MRF fire sees Aberdeen’s recycling diverted to Hartlepool Aberdeen city council’s waste collections resumed on 12 July following a “significant” fire at Suez’s £27 million Altens East materials recycling facility (MRF). A number of local authorities, including Aberdeen, Angus and Highland councils, send material to the plant – waste and recycling collections in Aberdeen were suspended on Monday. A spokesperson for Suez told … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 14 Jul 2022 Industry news Jayplas aims to meet ‘high plastic demand’ with Welsh plant Jayplas says it has proposed building a £39 million plastics recycling plant in Wales to meet “high demand for high-quality recycled plastics” across the UK. A plastic packaging tax came into effect in the UK on 1 April, applying to packaging where the plastic used in its manufacture is less than 30% recycled. This has … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 14 Jul 2022 Industry news EU fleets fishing shark nursery grounds in North Atlantic, Greenpeace report reveals London, 14 July 2022 - A Greenpeace report, released today for Shark Awareness Day, reveals that EU fishing fleets from Spain and Portugal are consistently fishing in shark nursery grounds in the North Atlantic using longlines. Greenpeace UK · 14 Jul 2022