Recycling news: 2023

Industry news Low arisings and weak demand hitting ferrous markets, BIR hears The Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) has published its quarterly report into the ferrous markets, with the UK representative reporting falling prices and a shortage of material. The BIR quarterly report has contributions from members in five other countries/regions as well as the UK: Belgium, Germany, Japan, Scandinavia and the US. From the UK’s perspective, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 Jul 2023 Industry news Monitoring ecosystems from space to calculate biodiversity net gain Shashin Mishra, Vice-President of EMEA at AiDash, examines how monitoring ecosystems from space can revolutionise biodiversity net gain progress and aid the eco-crisis. Open Access Government — Environment · 18 Jul 2023 Industry news Biffa workers strike in Winchester averted A potential refuse strike in Winchester has been avoided after union members employed by Biffa accepted a pay deal yesterday (17 July), the GMB union said. The union explained that the pay deal which members voted in favour of will see HGV drivers paid £15.50 per hour and loaders paid £12 per hour. GMB’s regional … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 Jul 2023 Industry news Warwick Ward makes the move to employee owned Warwick Ward (machinery) Ltd. was founded in 1970 by Mr Warwick Ward and has grown into one of the largest stockists and suppliers of new and used earthmoving and material recycling equipment and spare parts in Europe. Partnering with premium brands CASE Construction Equipment, TEREX Ecotec, KEESTRACK crushing and screening equipment and more recently TEREX... Skip & Waste Magazine · 18 Jul 2023 Industry news National poll shows public lack confidence about how to safely dispose of flammable or explosive items Incorrect binning of dangerous items contributes to hundreds of serious waste fires across the UK. Many householders across the United Kingdom don’t feel confident they know how to safely dispose […] ESA (Environmental Services Association) · 18 Jul 2023 Industry news Annual waste arisings fall by 8% in Greater Manchester Greater Manchester has seen waste volumes fall by nearly 8% in the 2022/23 financial year in comparison to 2021/22. The drop in the area’s total waste arisings was highlighted in a report which went before the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) last week (13 July). The document noted that the waste volumes fell from 1,103,077 … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 Jul 2023 Industry news Join us at the RWM Expo in September! We are inviting our members to a Waste Wood Market Panel Discussion during the RWM Expo in September and urging them to visit us on the Wood Recyclers’ Association stand (R-N211) Wood Recyclers Association · 18 Jul 2023 Industry news Zurich research shows ‘2 million vapes’ discarded weekly Zurich Municipal has published the results of research it undertook which has found that 2 million single use vapes are discarded every week in the UK. The 2 million figure quoted by Zurich Municipal, a subsidiary of insurance giant Zurich, is 700,000 units more than the 1.3 million often referred to. The 1.3 million statistic … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 Jul 2023 Industry news IMPACT London - Groundwork Groundwork UK · 18 Jul 2023 Industry news Defra outlines plans to ‘transition’ EPR rollout Recently published minutes from the Advisory Committee on Packaging (ACP) meeting held in May have provided fresh hints into how Defra plans to rollout extended producer responsibility. The department was noted in the minutes to have said that “there are plans to transition” the rollout of the legislation, adding that “there will need to … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 Jul 2023 Industry news An overview of the global soda ash industry - Glass International Glass International · 18 Jul 2023 Industry news Notpla - Notpla Notpla news · 18 Jul 2023 Industry news Green Flags flying at 280 green spaces The post Green Flags flying at 280 green spaces appeared first on Keep Wales Tidy . Keep Wales Tidy · 17 Jul 2023 Industry news WRAP data prompts British Glass to repeat DRS plea British Glass again called on the Welsh government to rethink its plans to include glass in its deposit return scheme (DRS), by highlighting statistics released by WRAP Cymru which show glass recorded a 92% kerbside collection rate in 2021/22 The figures were published by WRAP Cymru in June and show that 92% of glass was … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 17 Jul 2023 Industry news We’re recruiting- Freelance Event Coordinator Freelance opportunity: Fixfest 2023 Event coordinator Location: Cardiff Start Date: 1st August Contract: 25 days between 1st August and 1st October Rate: £25 per hour for 7.5hrs per day Deadline: 5pm 31st July but we will be reviewing applications as they come in and reserve the right to close this vacancy early if ... Repair Cafe Wales · 17 Jul 2023 Industry news DS Smith introduces new targets to boost circular economy transition DS Smith has unveiled an updated sustainability strategy, featuring new targets to reach net-zero emissions and accelerate the transition to a low-carbon, circular, economy. edie — Circular Economy tag · 17 Jul 2023 Industry news News in brief (17/07/23) With news on: NAWDO backs LGA call for a ban on vapes; Ocado teams up with Polytag and Bower; Re-Gen chief questions Agency criticism; and, Canterbury hopes to complete ‘full round’ of collections despite strike. NAWDO backs LGA call for a ban on vapes The National Association of Waste Disposal Officers (NAWDO) has released a … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 17 Jul 2023 Industry news POWERDAY BECOMES FIRST BUSINESS IN LONDON TO PLACE ORDER ON NEW ELECTRIC SKIP LOADERS The post POWERDAY BECOMES FIRST BUSINESS IN LONDON TO PLACE ORDER ON NEW ELECTRIC SKIP LOADERS appeared first on Powerday . Powerday · 17 Jul 2023 Industry news Volunteers from Victorian Plumbing help Emmaus community gardens grow Two Emmaus community gardens are thriving, thanks to volunteers from Victorian Plumbing. Staff volunteered at Emmaus Bolton and Emmaus Merseyside to help bring their gardens to life. During June, a... Emmaus UK · 17 Jul 2023 Industry news Axil and Ecobat expand partnership to cover EV batteries ‘Total waste management’ company Axil Integrated Services has today (17 July) expanded its partnership with the battery recycling specialist Ecobat to cover electric vehicle batteries. The pair have been working together since 2017, with Ecobat processing batteries which Axil collects from some of its commercial customers. Today’s expansion will see the deal between two companies … Read More Th… letsrecycle.com News · 17 Jul 2023 Industry news Untitled - FareShare The Felix Project · 17 Jul 2023 Industry news What if everything was truly circular? Twig’s founder Geri Cup explores what business models could look like if the circular economy became the norm. edie — Circular Economy tag · 17 Jul 2023 Industry news Untitled - FareShare The Felix Project · 17 Jul 2023 Industry news Belize and the United Kingdom sign Ocean Country Partnership Programme The Governments of Belize and the United Kingdom have officially signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the Ocean Country Partnership Programme. Open Access Government — Environment · 17 Jul 2023 Industry news ‘Game-changing’: Ocado pilots digital deposit return scheme to incentivise recycling Ocado Retail, in partnership with Polytag and Bower, has initiated a pilot program to assess the feasibility of digital deposit return schemes (DDRS). edie — Circular Economy tag · 17 Jul 2023 Industry news LGA calls for disposable vapes ban The Local Government Association (LGA) has called for a ban on single use vapes by 2024 on environmental and health grounds. The LGA, which represents councils across England and Wales, said it is crucial that that a ban comes into effect rapidly, as there is a risk that as markets close disposable vapes will flood … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 17 Jul 2023 Industry news Hertfordshire concerned with plans to ‘ringfence’ fly-tipping fines The Hertfordshire fly-tipping group has outlined its concerns over the government’s consultation last month on plans to ringfence the receipts from fixed penalty notices (FPNs) for fly-tipping offences to fund enforcement and clean up. The government said its proposals would see the money paid by criminals go “directly back into repairing the damage from their … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 17 Jul 2023 Industry news 2022/23 Highlights - Currys PLC Currys plc newsroom · 17 Jul 2023 Industry news Beach Clean - Surfers Against Sewage Surfers Against Sewage · 17 Jul 2023 Industry news Courgette Recipes City Harvest food charity receives gluts of seasonal fruit and vegetables throughout the year, destined for our 375+ charity partners. With courgettes now flying in and out of our depot doors, here is some inspiration for healthy and delicious courgette recipes this summer. City Harvest London · 16 Jul 2023 Industry news Altilium wins £1M ($1.3 M) in grants from UK government for low carbon “black mass” production, establishing full EV battery circularity for the first time in the UK We have won two grants totalling £1 million for the zero-carbon transportation of end-of-life electric vehicle batteries to battery recycling stations (or spokes) and design of an automated battery recycling facility for black mass processing. Transporting old EV batteries is challenging and expensive, given their weight and health and safety risks and could contributes 3.5% [...] Altilium news · 16 Jul 2023 Industry news Pilots | Bower & Ocado Retail Polytag has partnered with Ocado Retail to launch an innovative recycling initiative, rewarding shoppers with 20p per item recycled from home using the Bower app. The pilot project, which started in November 2022, features unique-every-time GS1 Digital Link QR codes on Ocado's milk packaging. These codes ensure fraud-proof redemption and direct customers to a sustainability-focused landing page… Polytag news · 15 Jul 2023 Industry news Energy Recovery Facilities Careers - Viridor Waste Limited - Viridor Viridor · 14 Jul 2023 Industry news Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham visits NRE Aggregates recycling facility On 13th July, Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester, visited the new state-of-the-art construction and demolition (C&D) wash plant run by NRE Aggregates, part of regeneration business Peel L&P. The new aggregate recycling facility repurposes demolition waste which would normally enter landfill, to create sustainable aggregate products, contributing to the circular economy and reducing carbo… Skip & Waste Magazine · 14 Jul 2023 Industry news Can mattress recycling support Britain’s water shortage? The Furniture Recycling Group · 14 Jul 2023 Industry news Hounslow joins three others in signing ‘food purchasing commitment’ Hounslow council has signed the London food purchasing commitment, which aims to reduce the environmental impact of food purchased and served across council operations. Developed in collaboration with a working group consisting of 21 London boroughs, the commitment includes targets to reduce carbon emissions per plate by 38% by 2030 and reduce food waste by … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 14 Jul 2023 Industry news EA seeks supplier for monitoring POPs in construction waste The Environment Agency (EA) has launched a tender notice seeking a supplier to undertake the monitoring of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in construction and demolition waste. The EA is looking for a buyer to carry out the project between 1 September 2023 to 31 August 2025 by undertaking phases of sampling and analysis. The contract … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 14 Jul 2023 Industry news Pot Noodle trials paper packaging with Tesco Pot Noodle is trialling paper packaging across 500,000 of its Chicken & Mushroom flavoured pots exclusively in Tesco. The paper packaging, which has been in development by Pot Noodle owner Unilever for three years, will remain the same shape as the original plastic pots. Made from FSC-certified paper, the pots feature a single layer of... Skip & Waste Magazine · 14 Jul 2023 Industry news West Kirby Recycling Centre reduced opening hours West Kirby Recycling Centre will be open with reduced opening hours of 11am – 3pm for the duration of The Open golf championship from Sunday 16th to Sunday 23rd July. Normal opening hours will resume from Monday 24th July. To avoid possible disruption please use Bidston, Clatterbridge or South Sefton Recycling Centres. END Merseyside Recycling and Waste Authority · 14 Jul 2023 Industry news Defra stance ‘unchanged’ on 2024 EPR date amid growing doubts Defra has said its position “has not changed” on the 2024 date for extended producer responsibility (EPR) to be rolled out, despite widespread rumours of a delay. EPR for packaging is due to begin next year, with producers gathering data ready for payments to be made. However, there has been growing doubts in recent weeks … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 14 Jul 2023