Recycling news: 2022

Industry news How can a lottery fight the climate crisis? Millions of people across Britain play People’s Postcode Lottery. Maybe you’re one of them. If you are, did you know you’re helping organisations like Greenpeace to keep our planet safe? Will Humpington from People’s Postcode Lottery explains how. Greenpeace UK · 23 Jun 2022 Industry news How to make your coffee shop more sustainable Businesses across the UK are expected to decrease their carbon footprints, in line with the government's net-zero commitments which they aim to fulfil by 2050. However, for some industries this task can be challenging. Unfortunately, coffee stores and cafes may struggle to adapt. But you're in luck, here are ways you can make your coffee shop more sustainable! Bywaters · 23 Jun 2022 Industry news Two SRF deals struck for Staffordshire cement plant Geocycle has secured two agreements for the delivery of solid recovered fuel (SRF) to the Lafarge Cement Cauldon plant in Staffordshire. Under the terms of the deal, both Ellgia and Enva will supply SRF to the plant through Geocycle, the waste and resources arm of plant operator Holcim. The use of SRF to offset coal … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Jun 2022 Industry news Paper Recycling - DS Smith DS Smith (International Paper) · 23 Jun 2022 Industry news Supply Chain Services - DS Smith DS Smith (International Paper) · 23 Jun 2022 Industry news Our Certifications - DS Smith DS Smith (International Paper) · 23 Jun 2022 Industry news Manufacturing - DS Smith DS Smith (International Paper) · 23 Jun 2022 Industry news Fiveways supports Alzheimer’s Society with £60K donation WASTE collection vehicle hire specialists, Fiveways Group, has announced that it will be donating all the revenue generated from the hire of the company’s brand-new Dennis vehicle to Alzheimer’s Society, its chosen charity for 2022/3. It is expected that hiring the Dennis 6×2 narrow rear steer vehicle, which comes fitted with Terberg omnidel lifts, will... Skip & Waste Magazine · 23 Jun 2022 Industry news Beauparc acquires Acumen in specialist waste move Waste management group Beauparc has announced the acquisition of waste specialist Acumen, as part of efforts to ‘diversify its portfolio’. Beauparc, which is owned by private equity firm Macquarie Asset Management, says the Acumen purchase for an undisclosed sum “reinforces” its efforts to become a complete in-house total waste management company. Acumen, based in Yorkshire, … Read More The pos… letsrecycle.com News · 23 Jun 2022 Industry news Press Release from Devon County Council on Altilitech Ltd award of a Green Innovation Fund Devon County Council has invested more than £750,000 is being invested to support 6 innovative projects and technologies which will drive green growth in Devon’s economy. Altilitech, a subsidiary of Altilium Metals has been awarded funds to scale up its end-of-life electric vehicle recycling technology at its Battery Recycling Technology Centre in Devon, UK. Please [...] Altilium news · 23 Jun 2022 Industry news BUILDING INCLUSIVITY: ETHNIC MINORITIES - Environmental Industries Commission (EIC) Environmental Industries Commission · 23 Jun 2022 Industry news UKCM expands mobile fleet in response to customer demand, asset tracking and container safety LEADING container repair and refurbishment specialist UK Container Maintenance (UKCM), has expanded its fleet of rapid response vehicles and mobile engineers. The company has upweighted its operational capability to meet the significant increase in demand for their Mobile Inspection Engineers to visit client premises for container repair and refurbishment, installation of container tracking dev… Skip & Waste Magazine · 22 Jun 2022 Industry news News in brief (22/06/2022) With news on: Gap recycles a million fridges; Quantafuel applies to build plastics upcycling plant; Lincolnshire EfW welcomes visitors; and, Bakers Basco unveils basket collection scheme. Gap recycles a million fridges North East GAP Group has announced that it has recycled one million fridges with its “innovative and sustainable” gold standard approach to electrical waste … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 22 Jun 2022 Industry news ‘Waste management must be a priority to achieve ESG ambitions’ Ed Pigg, managing director of Axil Integrated Services, discusses why waste management has to be a business priority to achieve environmental, social and governance (ESG) ambitions. OPINION: Over recent years, discussions about ESG have grown considerably. From swathes of lofty carbon-neutral targets to emerging investigations into ‘greenwashing’, never has business sustainability been so high … letsrecycle.com News · 22 Jun 2022 Industry news Portsmouth to bring collections in-house from 2024 Portsmouth city council will deliver its household waste and collection services in-house from March 2024, following a decision taken by its cabinet yesterday (21 June). Portsmouth’s existing eight-year waste collection contract with Biffa began on 1 October 2011. The original deal contained a two-year extension clause activated by the council, who have subsequently extended the … Read More The… letsrecycle.com News · 22 Jun 2022 Industry news EU warned about adding EfW to emissions scheme Ahead of a vote on changes to the EU emissions trading scheme, an association for the European energy from waste (EfW) sector has urged MEPs not to include its installations in the scheme. The EU describes the emissions trading scheme (ETS) as a “world first” which will see set an absolute limit or ‘cap’ set … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 22 Jun 2022 Industry news Climate Action Schools - Keep Scotland Beautiful Keep Scotland Beautiful · 22 Jun 2022 Industry news Council fast-tracks HWRC defibrillator roll-out after death Hampshire county council has fast-tracked a move to install defibrillators across its household waste and recycling centres (HWRCs) following a death of a man last month (23 May). According to Councillor Edward Heron, Hampshire county council’s executive lead member for environment and transport strategy, the plans to install defibrillators across the county’s HWRCs have been … Read More The po… letsrecycle.com News · 22 Jun 2022 Industry news Cost of living crisis prompts EPR roll-out concerns Producer organisations and pressure groups have expressed concerns about the introduction of full extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging amid the current cost of living crisis. The government expects the new EPR system, which is to be phased in from 2024, to cost producers around £1.7 billion each year. This comes as this year’s average … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 22 Jun 2022 Industry news Recycleye Founders win first EPO Young Inventors prize The European Patent Office (EPO) has honoured our founders, CEO Victor Dewulf and CTO Peter Hedley in Munich with joint first place in the inaugural Young Inventors prize. They were recognised for their invention and development of Recycleye Robotics and Recycleye Vision, our intelligent recognition and sorting system that enables waste management facilities to quickly... Recycleye news · 22 Jun 2022 Industry news Countdown To Bed Industry Gala Dinner with Celebrity Host Colin Murray will be swapping Dictionary Corner for the Bed Show this autumn, as The National Bed Federation (NBF) confirms the Countdown presenter as the host of its illustrious Gala Dinner and Awards Ceremony. Taking place on the evening of 20th September at the Telford International Centre during the Bed Show, Colin Murray will host […] National Bed Federation · 22 Jun 2022 Industry news Carlsberg to trial 8,000 bio-based beer bottles across Europe Danish brewer Carlsberg has unveiled plans to trial the performance of 8,000 fibre-based beer bottles, in a move that could help the company reduce the carbon emissions and improve recyclability. edie — Circular Economy tag · 21 Jun 2022 Industry news News in brief (21/06/2022) With news on: Agency issues stop notice to Norfolk landowner; Sainsbury’s launches refillable handwash pouches; Geminor emphasises the importance of energy recovery; and, Whirlpool UK awards multi-million-pound contract. Agency issues stop notice to Norfolk landowner The notice was issued last week (16 June) to prevent the deposit of waste and waste on land at Kenfield … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 21 Jun 2022 Industry news Cornwall seeks extra funding for £62m waste overhaul Cornwall council will next week (27 June) consider an undisclosed increase to its £62 million budget to overhaul waste collections and treatment in the area. As part of the project, the council has proposed to build a new materials recycling facility (MRF) at Hallenbeagle and a transfer station in Pool, as part of plans to … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 21 Jun 2022 Industry news Esken Renewables helps UK avoid 630,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions Esken Renewables helped the UK to avoid 630,000 tonnes of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions last year according to a report undertaken by Logica Consultants. Esken Renewables receives waste wood from the construction industry and Household Waste and Recycling Centres that would otherwise be sent to landfill where it would release methane gas over time. Esken […] Wood Recyclers Association · 21 Jun 2022 Industry news 75% of councils back charges for DIY waste at HWRCs Three-quarters of local authorities do not believe councils should accept household DIY wastes for free disposal at household waste recycling centres (HWRCs), a survey run by LARAC shows. The government set out plans in April to ban charges for DIY waste at HWRCs as part of efforts to crack down on fly-tipping (see letsrecycle.com story). … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 21 Jun 2022 Industry news Access the presentations from the Local Authorities Lunch 2022 There is no excerpt because this is a protected post. ADBA (Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association) · 21 Jun 2022 Industry news Ombudsman orders Gedling to pay resident over missed bins Gedling borough council has paid a resident £100 in compensation after the Local Government Ombudsman upheld a complaint about repeated missed bin collections in 2020 and 2021. In a decision published on 12 April, the ombudsman found “repeated failures” by the Nottinghamshire-based council which meant the complainant, known only as ‘Mr D’, incurred “unnecessary time … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 21 Jun 2022 Industry news Uncertainty in sea-level rise & how can we use it as a tool Sandy Avrutin, Ocean and Earth Science Postgraduate Researcher, National Oceanography Centre at the University of Southampton, describes the uncertainty in sea-level rise, what it is & how we can use it as a tool. Open Access Government — Environment · 21 Jun 2022 Industry news Sales of corrugated boxes boost DS Smith’s results DS Smith’s year-on-year revenue rose by 21% to £7.24 billion in 2021/22, the paper mill and recycling business’s full year results show. And, the company’s profits rose from £194 million to £280 million in the same period. DS Smith published its accounts for the financial year, covering 1 May 2021 to 30 April 2022, today … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 21 Jun 2022 Industry news PR Committee meeting Agenda 19 July 2022 The post PR Committee meeting Agenda 19 July 2022 appeared first on MPMA . MPMA (Metal Packaging Manufacturers Association) · 21 Jun 2022 Industry news Waste sector ‘attracting attention’ of private equity firms EXCLUSIVE: The waste sector’s growing importance in the climate debate and rising environmental, social and governance (ESG) budgets are fuelling continuing interest from private equity firms, experts suggest. Biffa recently became the latest large waste company to attract attention, announcing earlier this month that it had been the subject of offers from US-owned Energy Capital … Read More Th… letsrecycle.com News · 21 Jun 2022 Industry news Now open! Hartcliffe Way Reuse and Recycling Centre The post Now open! Hartcliffe Way Reuse and Recycling Centre appeared first on Bristol Waste Company . Bristol Waste Company · 21 Jun 2022 Industry news NWH awards lifetime achievement accolade to company legend ON behalf of the Edinburgh-based recycling company, The NWH Group, Des Clarke, the Scottish comedian and broadcaster, has presented a lifetime achievement award to David “whacker” Williams (75) from Dunbar. Williams, who co-founded The NWH Group back in 1967, remains with the business as a garage hand at the company’s Mayfield site. On presenting the... Skip & Waste Magazine · 21 Jun 2022 Industry news Refreshing our brand identity - DS Smith DS Smith (International Paper) · 21 Jun 2022 Industry news Bristol businesses receive free litter picking kits At The Ardagh we value the vital open spaces which are enjoyed by many people in the area. By developing a monthly litter picking group with local volunteers using the equipment supplied by the Big Tidy, we can help to keep these spaces clean, tidy and litter free. Improving the experience for everyone using Horfield […] Bristol Waste Company · 20 Jun 2022 Industry news MPE EA WG meeting minutes 24 May 2022 The post MPE EA WG meeting minutes 24 May 2022 appeared first on MPMA . MPMA (Metal Packaging Manufacturers Association) · 20 Jun 2022 Industry news Community Wood Recycling in top 100 UK social enterprises for the 4th year running We are very proud to be selected to the 2022 NatWest and Pioneers Post SE100 list as one of the top 100 social enterprises in the UK for the fourth year running. Community Wood Recycling · 20 Jun 2022 Industry news MPE General Line WG meeting minutes 16 March 2022 The post MPE General Line WG meeting minutes 16 March 2022 appeared first on MPMA . MPMA (Metal Packaging Manufacturers Association) · 20 Jun 2022 Industry news 3 Things We Learnt At IFAT 2022 At the start of June, the global environmental technology sector gathered at Messe München to celebrate and share insights on the progression in the industry at IFAT 2022. The trade fair’s return after COVID-19 welcomed almost 3,000 exhibitors and 119,000 visitors, with 50% hailing from overseas, and the Recycleye team were delighted to be a part of the action.... 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