Recycling news: 2021

Industry news Covid-19 waste disposal advice ‘not changed’ The government said today (19 July) guidance around the disposal of pandemic-related waste had not changed despite the lifting of lockdown restrictions in England. Almost all lockdown restrictions introduced because of the Covid-19 pandemic were lifted in England today. First published on 13 July 2020, the government’s guidance on how to dispose of Covid-19 waste … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 19 Jul 2021 Industry news NEWS: Halton Play Council get £8,000 funding for Make Use & Lend project A Halton scheme to increase reuse and waste prevention is set to reach out to the local community after winning £8,000 funding. The Make Use and Lend project will be based at the charity Halton Play Council’s Resource Centre on Mersey Road, Runcorn and aims: • To increase the amounts of materials being re-used, repaired - Continue Reading Merseyside Recycling and Waste Authority · 19 Jul 2021 Industry news Corporate Volunteering at City Harvest The post Corporate Volunteering at City Harvest appeared first on City Harvest . City Harvest London · 19 Jul 2021 Industry news Biffa trading ‘way ahead’ of expectations Biffa issued a trading update ahead of its annual general meeting this morning (19 July), where it says trading in the first three months of the 2021/22 financial year has been “well ahead of the company’s expectation”. The trading update says this is as a result of the “faster than expected recovery of the UK … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 19 Jul 2021 Industry news Wave of disruption hits waste services A national shortage of staff partly due to self-isolation requirements is causing a wave of disruption to the waste and recycling sector, with some authorities and contractors having to make difficult decisions around service delivery. A string of councils across the country have warned that collection services will be disrupted in the coming weeks, with … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 19 Jul 2021 Industry news Glass sector Net zero strategy 2050 - British Glass British Glass news · 19 Jul 2021 Industry news Glass sector net zero strategy 2050 - British Glass British Glass news · 19 Jul 2021 Industry news Sharing Libraries Research a Success Robertson Trust Summer Internship Scheme CRNS were delighted to host another intern this year as part of the Robertson Trust 2021 Summer Internship Scheme. The scheme was established in 2014 to support 3rd year Robertson Scholars to enhance their C.V and gain valuable experience in the workplace before entering their final year of university. We [...] Circular Communities Scotland · 19 Jul 2021 Industry news Local authorities ‘need clarity’ over net zero role Central government has not provided local authorities with clarity about their roles in achieving net zero by 2050, according to the government’s spending watchdog. A report published by the National Audit Office (NAO) on 16 July considers how effectively central government and local authorities in England are collaborating on net zero. The NAO says England’s … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 19 Jul 2021 Industry news REA statement on reports that the Heat and Buildings Strategy will be delayed again REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 16 Jul 2021 Industry news Study finds 20% of forest space overlaps with legal mining areas The study finds that 20% of existing forests overlap with legal mining and oil extraction areas - a space roughly the size of Egypt. Open Access Government — Environment · 16 Jul 2021 Industry news Wigan extends Brosters organics contract Wigan council has extended its garden and food waste disposal contract with Todmorden-based company Brosters Environmental for a further one year term. The contract was first signed in 2018 for an initial three-year term, at a value of £1 million per year. Under the contract, Brosters manage the haulage and treatment of around 25,000 tonnes … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 16 Jul 2021 Industry news An Exciting Opportunity to Lead in our Sector We are recruiting for new Board Members at CRNS We are currently recruiting for new members of the CRNS Board. If you feel you could help bring strategic leadership to Scotland's national reuse, repair and recycling charity, we'd love to hear from you. What are we looking for? We are looking for board members who [...] Circular Communities Scotland · 16 Jul 2021 Industry news Wales wins international Blue Flag best practice competition The post Wales wins international Blue Flag best practice competition appeared first on Keep Wales Tidy . Keep Wales Tidy · 16 Jul 2021 Industry news News in brief (16/07/21) With news on: Veolia cleans up after Euro 2020 final; ministers ‘failing to get to grips with waste crisis’; Stoke-based clinical waste plant secures permit; and, Paper Round to begin collections with electric vehicles. Veolia cleans up after Euro 2020 final Waste management company Veolia carried out large-scale clean-up operations in the London boroughs of … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 16 Jul 2021 Industry news Turkey tightening rules around domestic recyclers The Turkish government is expected to clarify rules and restrictions around the import of plastic wastes later this month with the introduction of measures such as stricter regulatory criteria for the country’s plastics recycling plants. This will come as exports of plastics remain a contentious issue, with some UK recycling exporters reasoning that the export … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 16 Jul 2021 Industry news Viridor details ‘carbon positive’ ambitions In an exclusive interview with letsrecycle.com, carbon and net zero experts at Viridor have explained the company’s ambitions to meet and even beat deadlines to become ‘carbon positive,’ and at the same time emphasising the need to keep plastic out of energy recovery plants. The video interview (see below) is with Viridor’s Dr Tim Rotheray, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 16 Jul 2021 Industry news UROC blasts appropriate measures guidance Waste sector trade body UROC has warned that the implementation of the Environment Agency’s guidance on appropriate measures for waste facilities will be “devastating” for parts of the sector. The Environment Agency published its updated guidance for permitted facilities earlier this week (12 July). While the requirement for an enclosed building as a default option … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Jul 2021 Industry news CIWM EDI - CIWM CIWM (Chartered Institution of Wastes Management) · 15 Jul 2021 Industry news Agency reviews appropriate measures for WEEE The Environment Agency launched a consultation on appropriate measures for the recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) on 12 July. Appropriate measures are the standards operators need to meet to comply with their environmental permit requirements. Where a measure is not suitable, an operator can propose alternatives that achieve the same level of … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Jul 2021 Industry news Powerday advances to a Carbon Neutral Fleet In pursuance of Pillar 3 within of its recently published Sustainability and Wellness Manifesto, Powerday are pleased to announce progression to a fully certified carbon neutral fleet. Working wit... Powerday · 15 Jul 2021 Industry news ‘Gradual approach’ best for contamination, Re3 says Re3 has determined that a “gradual change” to policy thresholds may be the way forward in order to drive contamination rates down. It comes in the wake of a contamination project which Re3, the waste partnership between Bracknell Forest, Reading and Wokingham borough councils and FCC Environment, ran for ten weeks starting from August 2020. … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Jul 2021 Industry news Prince of Wales awards City Harvest co-founder, Laura Winningham, with OBE The post Prince of Wales awards City Harvest co-founder, Laura Winningham, with OBE appeared first on City Harvest . City Harvest London · 15 Jul 2021 Industry news REA response to the electric vehicle elements of the Transport Decarbonisation Plan: ‘Without bold action, the government’s desire to end the sale of new petrol and diesel vehicles may not be achieved’ REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 15 Jul 2021 Industry news REA reaction to RTFO consultation response and Transport Decarbonisation Plan proposals for fuel REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 15 Jul 2021 Industry news UK recycling rate creeps upwards in 2019 The UK’s overall household recycling rate, including incinerator bottom ash (IBA), increased by 1.2% in the 2019 calendar year to 46.2%. Excluding IBA, England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales recorded a combined rate of 45.4%, up from 44.3% in 2018. The statistics published by Defra this morning (15 July) will be sent to the European … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Jul 2021 Industry news Agency shifts approach to compliance and pollution The Environment Agency has written to stakeholders in the waste sector to inform them of a change in the way it scores environmental permit breaches in compliance assessment reports. Certain waste operation permits granted before 6 April 2008 became subject to new management system conditions relating to pollution from 7 April 2019. These new conditions … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Jul 2021 Industry news Metal recycling firm expands capabilities in the North East with second deep sea port Derbyshire-based metal recycling and waste management specialist, Ward, has opened its second deep sea export facility at Redcar Bulk Terminal... Ward Recycling · 15 Jul 2021 Industry news Green Financing Framework enfinium's Green Financing Framework document. enfinium · 15 Jul 2021 Industry news Grundon steams in to support Cholsey & Wallingford Heritage Railway The post Grundon steams in to support Cholsey & Wallingford Heritage Railway appeared first on Grundon . Grundon Waste Management · 15 Jul 2021 Industry news ‘No magic formula’ to stop lithium battery fires Organisations representing the waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) sector across Europe have joined forces to tackle the frequency of fires caused by lithium batteries. On 12 July, the WEEE Forum compliance scheme association and EuRIC, the confederation representing the interests of the European recycling industries at EU level, published a report on the fires. … Read More The pos… letsrecycle.com News · 15 Jul 2021 Industry news Discover our Packaging Solutions - DS Smith DS Smith (International Paper) · 15 Jul 2021 Industry news What policies are needed to put the whole financial sector on track to deliver net zero? Josie Murdoch, Senior Policy Officer at the Aldersgate Group assesses the policy action needed from government to accelerate progress on green finance in the UK Aldersgate Group · 14 Jul 2021 Industry news WRA Waste Wood Classification Guidance Update The long-awaited guidance for operators working within the waste wood industry on how to handle and process all items of wood is planned for release by the end of the month. Unfortunately delays in waiting for clarification on whether all four of the UK’s regulators will work to the same guidance meant we were unable […] Wood Recyclers Association · 14 Jul 2021 Industry news New amendment brings major change to packaging legislation in Finland At the end of June 2021, the Finnish Parliament adopted new waste legislation which will come into force in August 2021. Valpak’s International Account Manager, Lauren Shrimpton, looks at this large legislative package and its far-reaching implications for producers across the world. Valpak · 14 Jul 2021 Industry news Agency drops default ‘enclosed building’ rule EXCLUSIVE: Industry experts have reacted to the Environment Agency’s updated guidance document on appropriate measures for permitted waste facilities. The finalised document was published on Monday (12 July). It comes after the Agency ran a consultation between September and November 2020, on a draft guidance document it published on appropriate measures for permitted facilities. This … Read Mo… letsrecycle.com News · 14 Jul 2021 Industry news Resource Futures recognised as a ‘Best For The World™’ B Corp Resource Futures has been named by B Lab as a ‘Best for the World™’ B Corp in the impact area of Governance. We have been ranked in the top 5% of all B Corporations in our size group worldwide for our overall mission, ethics, accountability, and transparency. Resource Futures · 14 Jul 2021 Industry news Co-op to roll out soft plastic collections nationwide The Co-op supermarket chain is to launch “Europe’s most extensive” in-store recycling scheme for plastic bags and product wrapping this month. Recycling units for ‘soft’ plastics will launch in 1,500 Co-op stores this month and 2,300 stores by November, the supermarket chain announced last week (9 July). The group has around 2,600 stores across the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 14 Jul 2021 Industry news Statement: Ward vehicle at Tollerton ”We are aware on Wednesday 14th July one of our vehicles was involved in a traffic incident under the testing... Ward Recycling · 14 Jul 2021 Industry news AO opens reuse facility in Crewe Online electricals retailer AO has opened a ‘rework’ facility at its warehouse in Crewe, which will give appliances a “new lease of life”. Operating out of its Latchford warehouse, appliances returned by customers will be “thoroughly tested” with the aim of reselling them. Since opening last month, the facility is currently handling approximately 900 appliances … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 14 Jul 2021