Recycling news: 2022

Industry news Former Ward Recycling site to process ‘flexible plastics’ A plastics recycling company has announced plans to invest £25 million in a former paper sorting plant on Teesside so it can process post-consumer and post-industrial flexible plastics. Sterling Polymers acquired the 67,000 square metre site in Hartlepool in June 2021, after North Allerton-based paper recycling company Ward Recycling Ltd ceased trading last February (see … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 28 Jun 2022 Industry news Stepping up the pace in Qatar’s waste sector In this third report from the mid-June 2022 waste management conference in Qatar, Steve Eminton draws on a number of themes which were evident. While the UK currently is seeing a lot of activity relating to recycling, ranging from plans for a new paper mill in Wales through to the development of fuels from waste … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 28 Jun 2022 Industry news New Health and Safety poster - PPE - British Metals Recycling Association BMRA (British Metals Recycling Association) · 28 Jun 2022 Industry news Oxford Wood Recycling wins Best Sustainable Business award We are delighted to announce that Community Wood Recycling member enterprise Oxford Wood Recycling have been crowned the winner of the Best Sustainable Business award in Buckinghamshire/Oxon Muddy Stilettos Award 2022. After their initial nomination in May they won through to the final five and after a tense couple of weeks, it has now [...] Community Wood Recycling · 27 Jun 2022 Industry news Biffa results delayed as Deloitte probes landfill taxes Biffa has announced its results will be delayed as its auditor, Deloitte, has asked for “more time to complete its procedures” in relation to an ongoing landfill tax inquiry faced by the group. Earlier this month, when announcing it had been the subject of a series of takeover bids, the waste management company alluded to … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 27 Jun 2022 Industry news Hertfordshire strikes £450m deal with four EfW operators Hertfordshire county council has signed a contract with four energy from waste (EfW) operators worth up to £454 million over 10 years for the processing of its residual waste. The contract is thought to cover around 260,000 tonnes of household material and will run for 10 years from April 2024, with an option to extend … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 27 Jun 2022 Industry news Odd Socks and Celebrity Footballers Help Nottinghamshire Down Syndrome Community Raise £6,700 The Nottinghamshire Down Syndrome community came together to attempt a Guinness World Record for wearing Odd Socks and play the 5th annual Footprints Cup charity football match, raising £6,700 in support of Nottingham charity, Footprints. Ward Recycling · 27 Jun 2022 Industry news 4 Steps to Success: What the Waste Industry Needs from EPR “Use time wisely” was MRW’s recommendation to waste management companies in reference to the 18 months preceding EPR’s debut in April 2024. The regulation’s implementation has been delayed an extra year, so how can MRF managers practically prepare for this seismic shift in responsibility?... Recycleye news · 27 Jun 2022 Industry news Northern Ireland to consult on 2023 waste strategy Northern Ireland is to start working on its latest 10-year waste management to be published next year, after releasing a closure report for the last plan released in 2013. Under the EU’s Waste Framework Directive, which Northern Ireland remain signed up for, countries must publish a strategy every 10 years. The strategy in 2013 set … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 27 Jun 2022 Industry news UNTHA UK awarded ‘Leading Light’ prestige in national tech list Industrial shredder manufacturer UNTHA UK has been listed in the prestigious Digital Enterprise Top 100 list for the third consecutive year. And for 2022, the Boroughbridge-headquartered firm has also received esteemed ‘Leading Light’ recognition as a top ten performer. The initiative seeks to identify companies leading the way in digital innovation, transformation, and resilience, before […] T… Wood Recyclers Association · 27 Jun 2022 Industry news Norfolk to shut HWRCs on Wednesdays to save costs Norfolk county council has put forward plans to close its 20 household waste recycling centres (HWRCs) on Wednesdays as part of efforts to save £15 million. The Conservative-controlled council’s cabinet will discuss the proposal alongside 18 others at a meeting on 4 July in the first stage of a bid to meet a predicted “budget … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 27 Jun 2022 Industry news Scott Bros sponsors talented teenage darts player TALENTED mathematician George Ripley is hoping to emulate darts hero Glenn Durrant by being number one. The 16-year-old, from Middlesbrough, has already made an encouraging start to his career having reached the final 16 of the Junior World Championships. In the two years he has been registered with the Junior Darts Corporation and England Youth... Skip & Waste Magazine · 27 Jun 2022 Industry news Joining the Dots: Addressing the Climate Crisis Means Transformational Change Addressing the climate crisis means transformational change across sectors, geographies, and the entire value chain, writes Zumo’s Environmental and Sustainability Advisor, Kirsteen Harrison. Zumo is a proud partner of WasteAid. In the run-up to COP26, the climate crisis is dominating boardroom discussions around the globe, and the stakes are high – these are conversations that […] WasteAid · 27 Jun 2022 Industry news Scotland launches £2m fund for ‘circularity in textiles’ The Scottish Government unveiled a £2 million fund last week (24 June) to help “reduce the environmental burden of textiles”. The Circular Textiles Fund will go directly to businesses across the textiles industry in Scotland, “from fashion to upholstery”, according to Zero Waste Scotland. The announcement follows the government’s consultations on proposals for a Circular … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 27 Jun 2022 Industry news From Business-as-usual to a Circular Economy: raising ambition for climate action In 2015 at the COP21, almost all nations signed the Paris Agreement, an international treaty that commits us to jointly combat global warming. This treaty was welcomed as a breakthrough and brought with it hope that the agreed temperature goal to limit the increase of global warming to well below 2 degree Celsius will allow […] WasteAid · 27 Jun 2022 Industry news Waste as a Valuable Secondary Resource Material – The Paradigm Shift It is not enough to manufacture recyclable products, collectively we have to build the systems to recycle all waste and focus on reducing our carbon footprint now. Real change requires collective action, writes Charles Héaulmé, President and CEO of Huhtamaki. Sometimes it’s useful to step back and start at the beginning so we can recalibrate […] WasteAid · 27 Jun 2022 Industry news Better waste and resource management can contribute significantly to climate mitigation Article contributed by David C Wilson, Visiting Professor in Waste and Resource Management at Imperial College London and Patron of WasteAid. I want to talk about how much the waste and resources sector can contribute to mitigating global heating; and to make the case for prioritising actions at COP26 and beyond to improve waste and […] WasteAid · 27 Jun 2022 Industry news Why National Governments and the International Community Should Give More Attention to Waste Management as a Climate and Air Pollution Issue A thought piece from Sandra Mazo-Nix, United Nation’s Climate and Clean Air Coalition, on the why national governments and the international community should give more attention to waste management as a climate and air pollution issue. What is the role of waste management to mitigate climate change and improve air quality? Improving waste management is […] WasteAid · 27 Jun 2022 Industry news Circular Innovation Hub: Moving Women Waste Pickers in Ghana from Collectors to Small Scale Recyclers In Ghana, waste segregation is the job of informal waste collectors, as is the case for most lower- to middle-income countries. Founder and Executive Director of Environment360, Cordie Aziz, shares how the Circular Innovation Hub seeks to strengthen the plastics value chain by developing a market for local recycled plastics and improving the livelihoods of […] WasteAid · 27 Jun 2022 Industry news GMCA sets out plans to ‘end waste’ The Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) has approved its Sustainable Consumption Plan, as part of plans to “end waste”. The plan sets out the authority’s plans until 2025 as well as setting longer term targets with a particular focus on business waste. This will work hand-in-hand with the authority’s five-year Environment Plan which was launched … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 27 Jun 2022 Industry news Industrial transport and transit - DS Smith DS Smith (International Paper) · 27 Jun 2022 Industry news £1 million winner of the UK Government Automotive Transformation Fund Scale up Readiness Validation competition Altilium Metals winning R&D proposal is to produce samples of recycled end-of-life electric vehicle batteries and manufacture new lithium-ion batteries. New battery production will validate the electrochemical performance of recycled technology metals and verify they perform the same as batteries from virgin raw material. The battery manufacture and testing will be done in conjunction with [...… Altilium news · 26 Jun 2022 Industry news Our PackRight Centres – For groundbreaking new designs - DS Smith DS Smith (International Paper) · 26 Jun 2022 Industry news Octabins - DS Smith DS Smith (International Paper) · 25 Jun 2022 Industry news How Computer Vision Has Evolved and Its Role in Waste Sorting Imagine there is no trash. That’s right, no waste paper, plastic or cans, but rather materials simply waiting to be sorted for recycling. Imagine that instead of it being sorted using your fingers, it is sorted by a waste sorting machine that uses artificial intelligence and computer vision. Well, no need to imagine, as computer... Recycleye news · 24 Jun 2022 Industry news EMR Cardiff partners with Llamau to boost youth educational opportunities WELSH homelessness charity Llamau has partnered has partnered with EMR Cardiff to provide educational opportunities to young people. The donation provided by EMR Cardiff will enable 60 young people between the ages of 16 and 24 to access educational opportunities. From buying learning materials to helping young people write CV’s and apply for jobs, the... Skip & Waste Magazine · 24 Jun 2022 Industry news Bucks blames Veolia ‘reorganisation’ for disruption The leader of Buckinghamshire council apologised to residents yesterday (23 June) after some in the south of the county experienced “disruption” to their collections. In an open letter, Martin Tett attributed the disruption to the council’s collections contractor, Veolia, undertaking a “round reorganisation” in the former Wycombe, Chiltern and South Bucks District areas. Veolia began … Read Mor… letsrecycle.com News · 24 Jun 2022 Industry news Charity briefs (24/06/2022) With news on: Young Lives Foundation receives a boost from EMR; FCC and South Bucks Hospice host reuse shop; and, Fiveways supports Alzheimer’s Society with £60k donation; WEEE project wins £15,000 grant Young Lives Foundation receives a boost from EMR EMR Rochester, based on Medway City Estate, has reaffirmed its support for the Young Lives … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 24 Jun 2022 Industry news Man jailed for ‘failing to pay’ CA site fees A man has been jailed for 14 weeks for “dumping” more than 11 tonnes of commercial waste at the Harefield civic amenity (CA) site without paying the required fees, Hillingdon council says. Uxbridge Magistrates’ Court heard on 7 June how Patrick Stokes, 48, dropped commercial waste at the West London site on seven occasions between … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 24 Jun 2022 Industry news Beilagen & Extras - McDonald's McDonald's UK newsroom · 24 Jun 2022 Industry news Operators seek to vary permits at Cheshire EfWs American waste management company Covanta has applied to increase the capacity of its Protos energy from waste (EfW) plant in Cheshire by 100,000 tonnes to 500,000 tonnes per year. And, waste management company Viridor has applied to accept mixed municipal waste at its Runcorn EfW plant, which is also in Cheshire and is the largest such facility … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 24 Jun 2022 Industry news Bag in Box Packaging - DS Smith DS Smith (International Paper) · 24 Jun 2022 Industry news Swindon brings HWRC in-house following Viridor deal Swindon borough council decided this week (20 June) to operate its Waterside Park household waste recycling centre (HWRC), materials recycling facilities and transfer stations in-house. The move follows Swindon’s decision to award waste management company Viridor an eight-year contract worth £58 million to process kerbside-collected residual waste from April (see letsrecycle.com story). Previou… letsrecycle.com News · 24 Jun 2022 Industry news WRA expands communications team The Wood Recyclers’ Association (WRA) has expanded its communications team with the appointment of two managers to build upon the role of outgoing PR and Communications Lead, Gayle Whittaker. Erica Malkin has been appointed Membership Communications Manager with responsibility for supporting members, keeping them informed of industry developments and organising Quarterly Members’ Meetings. As p… Wood Recyclers Association · 24 Jun 2022 Industry news The Circular From ERP Q2 2022 Newsletter Der Beitrag The Circular From ERP Q2 2022 Newsletter erschien zuerst auf United Kingdom (EN) . ERP UK (European Recycling Platform) · 24 Jun 2022 Industry news Swanton Reuse Drop-off centre - FCC Environment FCC Environment UK · 23 Jun 2022 Industry news Worker ‘bled to death’ after baler incident A worker died from blood loss after severing his ankle in a baling machine accident at a recycling plant where safety was “shockingly bad”, a court heard this week (21 June). The boss of Recycle Cymru Ltd (RCL) didn’t even have the machine’s 78-page safety manual and lied to a health and safety inspector the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Jun 2022 Industry news Circular Economy and Waste Management Lead Aim of this role: Reporting to the CEO this role will ensure the technical quality of WasteAid’s programmes working closely with Director of Programmes and programmes staff. This role will also play a strategic role in shaping WasteAid’s interventions of the future and together with the CEO and programmes staff will build partnerships with potential […] WasteAid · 23 Jun 2022 Industry news The growing problem of e-waste should play a bigger role in the climate change debate By Steve Oliver, Founder & CEO musicMagpie With COP-26 fast approaching, much of the attention around the event has been centred on the key themes of ending coal power, phasing out polluting vehicles, making agriculture more sustainable, tackling deforestation and supporting developing countries with finance. While these issues are of course absolutely critical, we here […] WasteAid · 23 Jun 2022 Industry news Council highlights recycling confusion after crew attack Following an assault on a crew member due to their refusal to take a contaminated bin, Slough borough council has pointed out the issue of recycling symbols on packaging confusing residents. The attack happened yesterday (22 June) due to a resident being upset about the recycling crew refusing to take their recycling bin due to … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Jun 2022