Recycling news: 2020

Industry news Planet Hero, Tolmeia Gregory: Tackling Climate Change Creatively In this interview, we talk to Tolmeia Gregory (aka Tolly Dolly Posh), a 19-year old ethical and sustainable fashion activist and one of our Planet Heroes. Her mission is to help inspire a more conscious generation that cares for the planet and our clothes, helping others to be more confident in themselves and what they […] Planet Patrol · 10 Jun 2020 Industry news NBF announces results of latest Due Diligence Testing NBF ANNOUNCES RESULTS OF LATEST DUE DILIGENCE TESTING The National Bed Federation (NBF) has revealed the results of its second round of Due Diligence random testing – with NBF members once again faring better than non-members. A range of 44 products were tested, 21 from members and 23 from non-members. It showed around two thirds […] National Bed Federation · 9 Jun 2020 Industry news West Dunbartonshire Council west-dunbarton.gov.uk 01389 737000 info@west-dunbarton.gov.uk West Dunbartonshire is one of the 32 local government council areas of Scotland. The area lies to the west of the City of Glasgow and contains many of Glasgow's commuter towns and villages, as well as the city's suburbs. Circular Communities Scotland · 9 Jun 2020 Industry news The Verdancy Group theverdancygroup.com 0800 707 6710 info@theverdancygroup.com The Verdancy Group provides sustainability training and environmental guidance to organisations, schools and communities. Education is key to our vision. In collaboration with industry experts, we have developed a suite of materials to heighten awareness and develop knowledge of sustainability, both in the workplace and at home. The p… Circular Communities Scotland · 9 Jun 2020 Industry news SURF www.surf.scot 0141 440 0122 info@surf.org.uk SURF is Scotland’s regeneration forum. Its overall objective is to address poverty in Scotland’s most disadvantaged communities. The SURF network is the primary arena for independent debate on community regeneration in Scotland. Circular Communities Scotland · 9 Jun 2020 Industry news Treat most household WEEE as hazardous, EA says Most household waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) must now be classified as waste containing persistent organic pollutants (POPs), according to updated guidance from the Environment Agency. This means most household WEEE must now be treated as hazardous unless it can be proved otherwise. The few exceptions include large domestic appliances and some LED, halogen … Read More The pos… letsrecycle.com News · 9 Jun 2020 Industry news Browse - Freegle Freegle · 9 Jun 2020 Industry news Chelmsford seeks change to waste crime rules Chelmsford city council is to ask the government for new powers after a High Court ruling which it considers could cause difficulties in investigating waste crime. The ruling concerns the power of local authorities and the Environment Agency to demand answers to questions in relation to waste crime, with the High Court saying these can … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Jun 2020 Industry news Viridor and Valmet strike landfill automation deal Equipment specialist Valmet Oyj is to supply automation to a gas clean-up system at Viridor’s Dunbar landfill site in East Lothian, Scotland. The clean-up system, to be supplied by Dutch technology firm CarbonOrO, facilitates the capture of CO2 and transforms landfill gas into transport fuels. Phil Piddington, the managing director of Viridor, said: “Valmet has … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Jun 2020 Industry news Social Farms and Gardens Scotland farmgarden.org.uk 0131 623 7058 admin@farmgarden.org.uk Social Farms & Gardens is a UK wide charity supporting communities to farm, garden and grow together. We work closely with the Scottish Government to help shape and enact policies, building and nurturing healthier soils and gardening with wildlife. Circular Communities Scotland · 9 Jun 2020 Industry news Social Enterprise Scotland socialenterprise.scot 0131 2432650 hello@socialenterprise.scot Social Enterprise Scotland is The Voice of Social Enterprise - bringing together social enterprises and their supporters into a strong campaigning force. Circular Communities Scotland · 9 Jun 2020 Industry news Audit Office issues ‘end of PFI contracts’ warning The National Audit Office (NAO) has warned that public sector bodies risk underestimating the time, resources and complexity involved in managing the end of Private Finance Initiative (PFI) contracts. PFI contracts are a form of public private partnerships used in the UK since the 1990s, but the government said in 2018 it would no longer use the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Jun 2020 Industry news People news round-up (09/06/2020) With news on: Thanks from Sandra Drinkwater; an MD for Mac UK Technical Services; Pollard joins Hills Waste; Promotion and departure at Valpak; and a non-exec for Averda Colin Drinkwater – thanks and donations Colin Drinkwater – following the death of her husband Colin, Sandra Drinkwater has expressed her thanks to the waste management industry … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 9 Jun 2020 Industry news Food Waste Recycling - North London Waste Authority North London Waste Authority · 9 Jun 2020 Industry news Our Reports - North London Waste Authority North London Waste Authority · 9 Jun 2020 Industry news Seizing the moment: why now is the right time to ramp up action on climate change Nick Molho, Executive Director of the Aldersgate Group, argues that the COVID-19 crisis has aligned public interest concerns across Europe with the climate agenda like never before. Aldersgate Group · 8 Jun 2020 Industry news Wimbledon’s Kitchen to Serve 200 Meals a Week The post Wimbledon’s Kitchen to Serve 200 Meals a Week appeared first on City Harvest . City Harvest London · 8 Jun 2020 Industry news Monitoring activity of producers by EA increase The Environment Agency has increased monitoring by 95% of registered packaging producers in 2019 compared to 2018. They also investigate those that are potentially obligated by the regulations. Taran Rai, Senior Environmental Compliance Advisor talks about how companies check that they are obligated and what options they can take to start complying. Valpak · 8 Jun 2020 Industry news Scottish Community Alliance scottishcommunityalliance.org.uk 0131 2609501 info@scottishcommunityalliance.org.uk Our overarching aim is to help the community sector in Scotland to develop its own distinct identity and voice so that it can campaign effectively on a wide range of issues. We see our work as having two main functions – to promote the work of local people in [...] Circular Communities Scotland · 8 Jun 2020 Industry news Scottish Communities Climate Action Network www.scottishcommunitiescan.org.uk info@scottishcommunitiescan.org.uk SCCAN is part of a group of organisations working across Scotland to raise awareness and drive action towards solving the climate emergency. Circular Communities Scotland · 8 Jun 2020 Industry news Resource Management Association Scotland rmascotland.co.uk info@rmascotland.co.uk The RMAS is the trade association for micro, small and medium sized resource management companies operating in Scotland. Our mission is to inform and represent the views of the resource management sector across Scotland. Circular Communities Scotland · 8 Jun 2020 Industry news Islington – Hornsey Street - North London Waste Authority North London Waste Authority · 8 Jun 2020 Industry news Haringey – Western Road - North London Waste Authority North London Waste Authority · 8 Jun 2020 Industry news Barnet – Summers Lane - North London Waste Authority North London Waste Authority · 8 Jun 2020 Industry news Contact your council - North London Waste Authority North London Waste Authority · 8 Jun 2020 Industry news WEEE compliance fee to account for pandemic Defra has confirmed today (8 June) that any 2020 compliance fee methodology for waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) will need to take the impact of the coronavirus pandemic into account. Self-isolation and social distancing measures will have had a significant impact on levels of WEEE collection, Defra says. A reduction in the availability of … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Jun 2020 Industry news Reloop www.reloopplatform.org info@reloopplatform.org Reloop is an international non-profit association registered in Brussels. The founding members of the organization bring together industry, government, and non-governmental organizations to form a network for advances in policy that create enabling system conditions for circularity across the European economy. Circular Communities Scotland · 8 Jun 2020 Industry news North Ayrshire Council www.north-ayrshire.gov.uk 01294 310000 contactus@north-ayrshire.gov.uk North Ayrshire is one of 32 council areas in Scotland. It has a population of roughly 135,280 people. It is located in the southwest of Scotland, and borders the areas of Inverclyde to the north, Renfrewshire to the northeast and East Ayrshire and South Ayrshire to the east and south [...] Circular Communities Scotland · 8 Jun 2020 Industry news Alupro agrees waste data deal Resource Efficient Data has agreed a 12-month deal to provide the Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organisation (Alupro) with waste data flow insight. The deal grants Alupro access to the Cardiff-based data start-up’s UK waste data platform. This platform houses open source data from Waste Data Flow, the web-based system for municipal waste data reporting used by … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Jun 2020 Industry news Reusable face mask campaign launched The British Fashion Council (BFC) has launched a campaign to manufacture and retail “sustainable and reusable non-medical face coverings” across the world. In partnership with “sustainable manufacturers”, Bags of Ethics, the campaign will see reusable face coverings sold for £15 each, with the aim of raising £1 million for charity. The campaign, called: ‘Great British … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Jun 2020 Industry news Glasgow Council for the Voluntary Sector gcvs.org.uk 0141 332 2444 information@gcvs.org.uk GCVS is the lead Third Sector Development Agency in the Glasgow and a key partner in Glasgow's Third Sector Interface. Circular Communities Scotland · 8 Jun 2020 Industry news Glasgow City Council glasgow.gov.uk 0141 287 2000 info@ls.glasgow.gov.uk Glasgow City Council, the local government body of the city of Glasgow, Scotland. Circular Communities Scotland · 8 Jun 2020 Industry news Development Trusts Association Scotland dtascot.org.uk 0131 220 2456 info@dtascot.org.uk DTA Scotland is an independent, member-led organisation which aims to promote, support and represent development trusts in Scotland. Established in 2003, DTA Scotland now has over 250 development trust members – community-led organisations using a combination of enterprise and creativity to improve the quality of life for local people in [...] Th… Circular Communities Scotland · 8 Jun 2020 Industry news Community Resources Network Ireland crni.ie 0353 87 173 5184 info@crni.ie CRNI is the all Ireland representative body for community based reuse, recycling and waste prevention organisations. We are funded by the EPA under the National Waste Prevention Programme and through membership contributions. Circular Communities Scotland · 8 Jun 2020 Industry news Community Development Alliance Scotland communitydevelopmentalliancescotland.org 01386382327 cdascotland@gmail.com Community Development Alliance Scotland is a network of organisations that are concerned with community development in Scotland. CDAS is a member of the Scottish Government's Better Community Engagement national advisory group and submits formal responses to relevant Scottish Government policy consultations, such as the … Circular Communities Scotland · 8 Jun 2020 Industry news Investigation ongoing into Sheffield worker collision South Yorkshire Police has said it is continuing to investigate an incident in Sheffield last month which saw a Veolia refuse collection vehicle collide with one of the company’s employees, leaving him with “serious injuries”. The incident is being investigated as a road traffic collision in the Nether Edge part of the city. South Yorkshire … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Jun 2020 Industry news Achieving net-zero carbon emissions with electric vehicles and charging points Andrew White, Managing Associate, UK & European Patent Attorney at Mathys & Squire, argues that widespread adoption of electronic vehicles are key to achieving net-zero carbon emissions. Open Access Government — Environment · 8 Jun 2020 Industry news Industry calls for ban on oxo-degradable plastics A group of trade associations and Greenpeace has called on the government to implement a total ban on so-called oxo-degradable plastics. Oxo-degradable material is often found in products such as plastic bags. The coalition claims it contains additives meant to accelerate the fragmentation of plastics into microplastics. The oxo-degradable sector holds a different view. In … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Jun 2020 Industry news Councils in tentative steps to open reuse shops Discussions are ongoing as to when reuse shops on household waste recycling centre – or civic amenity – sites may re-open in parts of the UK, as other non-essential retail stores begin to start trading again. Onsite re-use shops have remained closed along with other non-essential retail, but some councils and waste management companies are … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Jun 2020 Industry news Acumen completes Alex Smiles clearance project Acumen Waste has completed the removal of 27,000 tonnes of waste from the former Alex Smiles site in Deptford, Sunderland. The site has been closed since private waste operator, Alex Smiles, went into administration in 2015. It was also the scene of a major fire in May 2018 which took more than three weeks to extinguish. The clearance project, which … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Jun 2020