Recycling news: 2021

Industry news UKCM triumphs at Masters of Waste 2021 A team of four from UK Container Maintenance (UKCM) has won the Masters of Waste 2021 golf tournament, held on 7 July, with a score of 101 points. The prestigious tournament was organised by letsrecycle.com and held in association with Fireward and the Dunmow Group at the High Golf Course at Moor Park, Rickmansworth. Waste … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 14 Jul 2021 Industry news Havering to move collections into integrated contract Havering London borough council has opted to combine waste and recycling collections with other services under a single contract worth £10m. Waste and recycling collections will now come under an integrated contract which includes street cleansing, trunk road cleaning, and weed control services. The procurement process will begin in September 2021 and is currently set … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 14 Jul 2021 Industry news Government backing for local food infrastructure could create 200,000 jobs and help restore nature - Sustain: the alliance for better food and farming Sustain · 14 Jul 2021 Industry news CPRE The countryside charity - Donate now - donate.cpre.org.uk CPRE (the countryside charity) · 14 Jul 2021 Industry news CPRE The countryside charity - Donate now - donate.cpre.org.uk CPRE (the countryside charity) · 14 Jul 2021 Industry news HappyPorch happyporch.comaberdeenshire.gov.uk services@happyporch.com HappyPorch partner with purpose led organisations to ideate, develop and scale technology for good. In particular we see the Circular Economy as a vital part of tackling the big problems society faces today. In addition we provide pro-bono web, digital and technology advice and at cost services to community and non-profit organisations,… Circular Communities Scotland · 13 Jul 2021 Industry news Not so glorious food waste In June 2021, Resource Futures happily announced that Bristol had been awarded the status of Gold Sustainable Food City by the UK partnership programme, Sustainable Food Places. On the back of this excellent news, Hanna reflects on our other work around food waste, why it’s important, and what we still hope to achieve from our work in this area. Resource Futures · 13 Jul 2021 Industry news Double celebrations as Grundon secures its second Gold RoSPA Award The post Double celebrations as Grundon secures its second Gold RoSPA Award appeared first on Grundon . Grundon Waste Management · 13 Jul 2021 Industry news ‘Segregated collections and Anaerobic Digestion – the future of food waste’ OPINION: Dan Purvis, chief operating officer at Bio Collectors, shares views on what the future of food waste will look like following the Environment Bill. The Environment Bill – which sets out to ‘transform the way we manage our waste’ – will have huge implications on food waste for both businesses and consumers. Of course, we should aim … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 13 Jul 2021 Industry news Staffing shortage ‘as acute’ as 2020, council says Derbyshire Dales district council will roll out emergency waste collection measures soon because of the national driver shortage and Covid isolations. The council said the staffing situation at its contractor Serco is now “just as acute” as it was in the early months of the pandemic. A string of councils across the country have said … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 13 Jul 2021 Industry news News in brief (13/07/21) With news on: Cory fleet to run on biofuel; Sharp Skips receiving upgrade to Kiverco plant; Re-Gen invests £500,000 in baler; and, Willshee’s awarded waste contract by mattress firm Cory fleet to run on biofuel Cory has announced that its fleet of tugs, operating on the river Thames, will now run on biofuel. The move … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 13 Jul 2021 Industry news ZWS revises critical incineration report Zero Waste Scotland (ZWS) has revised its report assessing the impact of “burning municipal waste in Scotland”, to reflect that emissions from energy from waste (EfW) plants are 27% lower than landfill, as opposed to the 15% previously published. ZWS said that there was an error in its calculations which has been brought to its … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 13 Jul 2021 Industry news Why Greenpeace left half a tonne of plastic on Boris Johnson’s doorstep Activists left 625 kilos of plastic waste outside Downing Street - the same amount that the UK sends overseas every 30 seconds. Greenpeace UK · 13 Jul 2021 Industry news GMCA in emissions warning from food collections The Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) has warned that introducing a separate weekly food waste collection service would lead to greater emissions in the region. This is because its fleet would need to “increase significantly”, and any district depots would struggle to accommodate additional vehicles. In a report to go before the GMCA’s waste and … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 13 Jul 2021 Industry news Egypt builds exports focused on sustainable and organic brands - Just Style Just Style · 13 Jul 2021 Industry news Wasteminster: Greenpeace dumps 625kg of plastic waste at the Prime Minister’s gate in call to ban plastic exports London, Tuesday 13 July – 625 kilograms of plastic recycling has been dumped at Downing Street this morning, the same volume that the UK exports every 30 seconds. A figure of the Prime Minister in a Spitting Image-style mask was also at the scene where a tipper truck reading ‘Stop plastic exports’ offloaded the plastic, […] Greenpeace UK · 13 Jul 2021 Industry news Carmarthen- Shining a Light on the Landscape of Sustainability Shining a Light on the Landscape of Sustainability We recognise that this past year has been hard for many, so with this in mind, we’d like to promote some other incredible initiatives working to create stronger, cleaner, and more sustainable communities. Each month we will be promoting a location that is home to one of ... Repair Cafe Wales · 12 Jul 2021 Industry news Government funding for recycling comms research Recoup has been awarded £105,000 of funding from Innovate UK for a project to research the link between plastic recycling communications campaigns and behaviour change. Recoup has brought together eight other groups as part of the ‘Pledge2Recycle project’, which will take place in Kent. Those involved are the Kent Resource Partnership, Veolia, Viridor, Ocado, Ecosurety, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 Jul 2021 Industry news Q&A with CAP member: James Lyddon Read the full special feature here… Worn Again Technologies news · 12 Jul 2021 Industry news TUBEX Aluminium Tubes joins Alupro Alupro is delighted to welcome TUBEX Aluminium Tubes as its latest member. Headquartered in Austria, but with production facilities worldwide, the company produces a wide variety of sustainable aluminium packaging solutions for the cosmetics, food, pharma and industrial sectors. Rather than a manufacturer, TUBEX positions itself as a solutions provider that helps businesses delight their […] Th… Alupro · 12 Jul 2021 Industry news Northwood unveils investments in tissue sector Tissue-making business Northwood Hygiene Products has announced a number of “substantial investments” and the creation of 30 new jobs at its headquarters in Telford. The investments, said the company, will support further growth and meet demand for its range of Away-from-Home (AfH) professional paper hygiene and wiping products. And, it added that it will help … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 Jul 2021 Industry news Obituary: Roger Bird, Taurus Waste Recycling The death has been announced of an early pioneer of the skip hire and waste transfer sector, Roger Bird, who was most recently with Hampshire-based Taurus Waste Recycling. Roger, 78, retired two years ago but retained a big interest in both the business and the wider sector where he had many longstanding friends, son Garry … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 Jul 2021 Industry news Kent and ACE UK clash over carton recycling Kent county council is to stop accepting Tetra Pak and carton packaging for recycling, as the material is becoming “increasingly difficult to recycle”. However, the move has been slammed by the Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment (ACE), which argued that the UK has “both the infrastructure and capacity” to recycle the material. The … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 Jul 2021 Industry news Lichfield and Tamworth agree switch to dual-stream Lichfield district council has agreed in principle to move to a to a dual-stream kerbside collection service, in a shake up of waste services brought on by a “dramatic change” in the market. The move is subject to agreements with the waste disposal authority, Staffordshire county council, and follows increasing disposal costs under the current … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 Jul 2021 Industry news Hip hip hooray! It’s the Reuse Network 2021 Annual Conference! Early Bird Tickets for our Reuse Network Annual Conference are now live. Reuse Network · 12 Jul 2021 Industry news Wimbledon 2021 welcomes City Harvest The post Wimbledon 2021 welcomes City Harvest appeared first on City Harvest . City Harvest London · 12 Jul 2021 Industry news Make memories, not mess The post Make memories, not mess appeared first on Keep Wales Tidy . Keep Wales Tidy · 12 Jul 2021 Industry news £21m needed to collect WEEE at kerbside Up to £21.2 million would be required to extend kerbside collections of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) to all UK households, research published last week suggested. A further £9.9 million per year would be required in operating costs. The research was published on 8 July. It was commissioned by Material Focus, the not-for-profit organisation … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 12 Jul 2021 Industry news Countrystyle enters into partnership with Soham Town Rangers Soham Town Rangers Football Club, based in Cambridgeshire are currently members of the Northern Premier League Division One Midlands and […] Countrystyle Recycling · 12 Jul 2021 Industry news Carbon Emissions of Data Usage Increasing Companies are increasingly using cloud (hosting) services facilitated by external data centres to store their company data, and to run their websites and shops. The amount of electricity needed to run these data centres is enormous; with the greenhouse gas emissions resulting from data centres exceeding the emissions from flying. And due to Covid-19, with... Anthesis Group · 10 Jul 2021 Industry news Skelton Grange achieves financial close The energy from waste business, Enfinium – created by the coming together of Wheelabrator UK and Multifuel Energy – have announced that financial close has been reached this week on the proposed Skelton Grange plant in Leeds. Skelton Grange is described as a “combined heat and power facility which will process 410,000 tonnes of residual … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Jul 2021 Industry news REA attend ITT Hub 2021 REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 9 Jul 2021 Industry news Steam Blowing Levenseat will be conducting steam blowing to the pipelines and equipment at the Levenseat Renewable Energy Power Plant on the 13th July. The Steam blowing is required as part of the maintenance procedure following repair work to the system. Levenseat · 9 Jul 2021 Industry news Appointments round-up (09/07/21) With news on: DS Smith announces managing director Andy Berrisford; Carlton Forest appoints Renewables managing director; and, Joe Kenny joins Olleco as chief executive DS Smith announces managing director Andy Berrisford Andy Berrisford has joined sustainable packaging manufacturer DS Smith as its UK managing director for recycling. Joining DS Smith after 13 years with global … Read More The p… letsrecycle.com News · 9 Jul 2021 Industry news MPs open inquiry into plastic waste The cross-party Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) committee has today (9 July) launched a new inquiry into plastic waste. The committee’s role is to scrutinise the administration, spending and policy of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). The government has targeted eliminating all ‘avoidable’ plastic waste by 2042, with measures including a plastic packagin… letsrecycle.com News · 9 Jul 2021 Industry news Councils and paper sector clash over fibre collections The paper recycling sector has thrown its weight behind proposals that local authorities should collect recyclable waste streams, including fibre, separately from each other. However, the Local Authority Recycling Advisory Committee (LARAC) has reasoned that different ways to collect paper do work, as the material does find end markets. The separate collection proposals form just … Read More Th… letsrecycle.com News · 9 Jul 2021 Industry news Getting the Measure of Packaging Publication/Website: Packaging News Click here to read the article OPRL (On-Pack Recycling Label) · 9 Jul 2021 Industry news NLWA questions food waste impact assessment The North London Waste Authority (NLWA) has claimed that Defra’s consistency consultation “does not adequately” consider the additional cost of collecting food waste from certain property types. In its response to the consultation, which closed on 4 July, the NLWA said while it supports the argument for increasing collections of separate food waste, it needs … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Jul 2021 Industry news Climate - eia-international.org Environmental Investigation Agency · 8 Jul 2021 Industry news Scientists use satellite imagery to predict underwater volcano eruptions A new study by Hiroshima university uses satellite imagery to predict underwater volcano eruptions - using sea discolouration as a measurement of looming danger. Open Access Government — Environment · 8 Jul 2021