Recycling news: 2022

Industry news Transport decarbonisation is a multi-billion pound opportunity – here’s why REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 20 Jun 2022 Industry news Veolia underlines ‘drastic’ step to sell Suez UK Veolia’s Paris HQ has signalled that the sale of Suez UK is all but definite as a result of the probe by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). The company has also said that any funds raised will free up cash flow for new developments “especially in the energy sector”. In a strongly worded statement … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 20 Jun 2022 Industry news Will we see you at RWM letsrecyclelive? This year’s RWM and letsrecyclelive exhibition promises to be bigger and better than ever, bringing together the recycling industry’s two biggest shows of the year into one event. And the WRA will be there welcoming friends old and new to our stand in Hall 19. Featuring a combined audience of over 12,000 visitors, the 2022 […] Wood Recyclers Association · 20 Jun 2022 Industry news News in brief (20/06/2022) With news on: Welsh council approves £390m glass plant; Esken Renewables helps cut greenhouse gas emissions; Wealden announces end of strike; Biffa awarded silver Armed Forces award; and, Re-Gen visit ‘green’ cement plant. Welsh council approves £390m glass plant Blaenau Gwent county borough council granted a planning permission for a £390m glass container manufacturing facility … Read More The… letsrecycle.com News · 20 Jun 2022 Industry news Basel Convention tightens controls on global WEEE trade Parties to the Basel Convention have adopted amendments to ensure all transboundary movements of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) are subject to prior informed consent. The prior informed consent of the importing state and any state of transit is already required before one party country can ship WEEE that contains hazardous materials to another. … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 20 Jun 2022 Industry news KFC partners with FareShare for national food redistribution scheme KFC UK & Ireland has launched a new food redistribution partnership with charity FareShare, pledging to redistribute the equivalent of four million meals by the end of 2022. edie — Circular Economy tag · 20 Jun 2022 Industry news Kent based Young Lives Foundation receives a boost from donation given by metal recycler, EMR FOLLOWING previous support given by EMR Rochester, the metal recycler has given a further donation enabling the charity to support more young people. EMR’s donation will be used to allow six young people between the ages of 12 and 15 years to join a four-day sailing residential. The Young Lives Foundation, a charity which supports... Skip & Waste Magazine · 20 Jun 2022 Industry news Qatar ministers back ‘zero waste economy’ The State of Qatar will host the FIFA World Cup this year bringing global attention to the country’s activities. With the Qatari government keen to make the tournament as sustainable as possible, the country is working on delivering its waste management strategy. In the second of a series of reports, Steve Eminton features the country’s … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 20 Jun 2022 Industry news Aberdeen extends Suez deal as it awaits policy impact Aberdeen council has agreed a deal with Suez to extend its existing waste management contract by more than three years, as it awaits clarity on “many of the forthcoming legislative changes”. The extension, which is still subject to approval, will see the initial 25 year contract signed in 2000 extended to 2029. This has been … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 20 Jun 2022 Industry news NBF’s Due Diligence Testing Programme Reveals Ongoing Safety and Trade Descriptions Issues Among Non-Member Companies The National Bed Federation’s (NBF’s) latest round of due diligence finished product testing continues to highlight the benefits of the association’s audited Code of Practice, with several major flammability and trade descriptions issues identified in non-member products – but none in products bought from members. During 2021, a total of 21 mattresses, headboards, and mattress […] National Bed Federation · 20 Jun 2022 Industry news FareShare and KFC team up to redistribute surplus food - FareShare FareShare · 20 Jun 2022 Industry news Interim Technical Report from Hatch Ltd for Processing of end-of-life Electric Vehicle batteries at the MEDET European Hydrometallurgical Plant Altilium Metals holds a multiyear concession agreement to extract minerals from the MEDET copper tailings and a solvent extraction-electrowinning (SX-EW) plant in Bulgaria. Altilium Metals appointed leading Engineering Consultant Hatch Ltd for the retrofit of the MEDET hydrometallurgical plant for the recycling of end-of-life electric vehicle batteries. Hatch has presented their interim commerc… Altilium news · 19 Jun 2022 Industry news Dedicated medical and pharmaceutical packaging solutions - DS Smith DS Smith (International Paper) · 18 Jun 2022 Industry news UK's Recycling, Resource & Waste Management Company - Viridor Viridor · 17 Jun 2022 Industry news Wiltshire EfW receives environmental permit The Environment Agency has granted a permit to Northacre Renewable Energy Limited (NREL) for a 270,500 tonnes per year capacity energy from waste (EfW) facility near Westbury, Wiltshire. The permit has been issued to the company, a joint venture between Hills and the Bioenergy Infrastructure Group, following the Agency’s public consultation over the draft permit … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 17 Jun 2022 Industry news FCC records 31% profit jump in UK Spanish-owned FCC has reported that its profits in the UK rose by 31% in the 2021 calendar year to €135 million (£115 million), after an “excellent” performance. The company’s revenue in the UK rose by 17% to £607 million and now account for 22% of FCC’s global revenues, which includes its operations in Spain, Central … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 17 Jun 2022 Industry news Recycling not enough to fight climate change, CIWM panel hears The second day of CIWM’s Resourcing the Future conference (15 June) heard David Hall from Behaviour Change point out that local authorities need to branch out from recycling so as not to “reinforce the misconception” that it is the main way to fight climate change. The session was chaired by Paul Vanston, CEO of INCPEN … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 17 Jun 2022 Industry news Ward requests a further explanation from Chancellor regarding rebated fuel tax Donald Ward has requested a further explanation from the Chancellor regarding the lack of support for businesses affected by the removal of the rebated fuel allowance. Ward Recycling · 17 Jun 2022 Industry news Municipal markets ‘have changed’, says Veolia Following the publication of Veolia’s response to the Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) provisional ruling against the Veolia/Suez merger, Barbora Vaclavova takes a closer look. Veolia pulled no punches in its response document, released by the CMA on 16 June. The CMA is investigating whether Veolia UK can ‘merge’ with Suez UK and has provisionally … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 17 Jun 2022 Industry news How can we use AI to fight air pollution? Martin Schultz at the Jülich Supercomputing Centre, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany, discusses the potential of AI to combat air pollution. Open Access Government — Environment · 17 Jun 2022 Industry news Scotland to ban new EfW plants Scotland’s circular economy minister Lorna Slater has confirmed that the government will ban future energy from waste (EfW) plants “with very few exceptions”, after accepting all 12 recommendations from Dr Colin Church’s ‘review of incineration’. Legislation bringing in the ban will be brought before parliament later this year, which “will make clear that the Scottish … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 17 Jun 2022 Industry news Greenpeace UK calls on Boris Johnson to condemn Amazon murders Projections on London’s Tower Bridge last night called for “Justice for Dom and Bruno” and for the UK Government to act following the announcement yesterday of the murders of British Journalist Dom Phillips and Brazilian Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira. Four slides read: JUSTICE FOR DOM & BRUNO/ MURDERED IN THE AMAZON/ BORIS MUST CALL OUT […] Greenpeace UK · 17 Jun 2022 Industry news Press release from the UK Government Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy on their £43.7 million funding to support the development of the latest green auto tech Altilium Metals is supported through by Automotive Transformation Fund (ATF) to prove and enhance the case for scale up of its electric vehicle battery recycling technology to reclaim scarce technology metals such as lithium, nickel, cobalt at a quality for re-use in cell manufacture. This feasibility study will accelerate and support the investment decision regarding [...] Altilium news · 17 Jun 2022 Industry news Protecting forests shouldn’t mean murder. Let’s demand justice for Bruno and Dom. An Indigenous expert and British journalist went missing in the Amazon in early June. Their deaths mark the latest in a series of attacks against Indigenous communities, their land and allies in Brazil. Greenpeace UK · 16 Jun 2022 Industry news Suez chief ‘welcomes progress’ made by CMA The chief executive of Suez recycling and Recovery UK, John Scanlon, has welcomed the “progress made” by the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) in its probe into Veolia’s takeover of Suez. In a major development today, the CMA published Veolia’s response to the CMA’s provisional decision last month to block the takeover of Suez. … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 16 Jun 2022 Industry news ‘Large waste firm’ wants to buy Suez UK Documents published by the Competitions and Markets Authority today have highlighted that a “large well-established waste company” in the UK is eyeing a move for Suez, if Veolia is forced to sell. The CMA published three documents alongside two from Veolia. The Veolia pair were on its response to the CMA’s initial finding and on … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 16 Jun 2022 Industry news NBF Members Report Toughening Market Optimism declines sharply over concerns about order levels as members struggle with ongoing cost, supply and skills shortages The full impact of the rising cost of living and the global economic and political crisis on the bed industry has been revealed in the latest state of trade survey by the National Bed Federation (NBF). In […] National Bed Federation · 16 Jun 2022 Industry news Veolia to ‘sell Suez waste business’ if CMA ruling confirmed Veolia has said it will sell all of Suez’s UK waste business if the provisional ruling by the UK’s Competitions and Markets Authority (CMA) become final. And, the company has slammed the CMA’s approach to the ruling, saying “assumptions” made by the body “infected the entire ruling” and are “neither accurate or useful”. In two … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 16 Jun 2022 Industry news Shellfish poisoning: A neurotoxic consequence of global warming Jeremy MacMahon, Yi-Hua Tsai, and Pamela Lein from the Department of Molecular Biosciences, UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, explore how shellfish poisoning is affecting human and animal health. Open Access Government — Environment · 16 Jun 2022 Industry news Circular approach for World Refill Day Valpak’s Director of Procurement, Ben Richardson, talks to Dan Dicker, Managing Director at Circular & Co, to find out how refills and reusables could be improved... Valpak · 16 Jun 2022 Industry news When concrete starts to bloom: how UK cities are getting greener Green space on our city streets makes us healthier, happier and safer. From hedgehog highways to uncut lawns, here’s how people across the UK are bringing nature into their neighbourhoods and letting it thrive. Greenpeace UK · 16 Jun 2022 Industry news Paper Round rebrands to ‘move beyond paper’ London-based recycling and waste management company Paper Round has rebranded as ‘Recorra’, to reflect that the company has “long moved beyond the collection of paper”. The company said the name, derived from a combination of recycling, ecology and terra (the Earth), better reflects its offerings as a commercial full-service waste and recycling provider. All brands will … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 16 Jun 2022 Industry news Binn Group buys out neighbouring Perth metals business SCOTTISH resource management company Binn Group has bought over long-established David Band Metals in Perth, consolidating the group’s place as the principal metals business in Perth and Kinross. The takeover was seen as an obvious move for Binn Group which operates a growing scrap metal reprocessing centre just several hundred yards from Band’s premises in... Skip & Waste Magazine · 16 Jun 2022 Industry news Dom and Bruno. A statement from Greenpeace UK Overnight, Brazil’s Federal Police have confirmed that Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira have been murdered following a confession by two men under arrest and the location of human remains. Responding to the news, Pat Venditti, executive director of Greenpeace UK said: “We are shocked and saddened beyond words by this devastating news, and our hearts […] Greenpeace UK · 16 Jun 2022 Industry news World Refill Day: Shoppers press retailers and brands for affordable packaging-free options New research released to mark World Refill Day (16 June) has revealed that half of UK shoppers are doing less to reduce their single-use plastic use than they were six months ago, with most believing that options with less or no packaging are not affordable. edie — Circular Economy tag · 15 Jun 2022 Industry news Partners in Change celebrate birthday with charity gift to Emmaus Emmaus UK corporate partner, Partners in Change Consulting celebrated its four-year anniversary with guests from Emmaus and gave a generous gift to the charity. On Thursday 9 June, Partners in... Emmaus UK · 15 Jun 2022 Industry news Alfred H Knight’s new state of the art sample preparation facility is now operational ALFRED H Knight is pleased to announce that it’s new, state of the art sample preparation facility is now fully operational and receiving samples. The site, located in Olympic Business Park, Kilmarnock, is a result of significant investment and expansion of Alfred H Knight’s operations in Scotland and will now be home to all of... Skip & Waste Magazine · 15 Jun 2022 Industry news Derbyshire firms teams up to deliver a royal thank you The Colleague Box crew prepared a personalised Jubilee thank you from the team at Ward for its recent Queen’s Award for Excellence in International Trade. Ward Recycling · 15 Jun 2022 Industry news Plastic waste shortage could hinder EU targets A shortage of sorted plastic waste is negatively impacting the operations of plastic recyclers across Europe, the association Plastic Recyclers Europe (PRE) has reported. The association said that the shortage of material was “unexpected” as the EU has been registering a decline in waste exports over the past few years. Influenced by the Chinese ban … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 15 Jun 2022 Industry news UK Waste wood market goes from strength to strength exceeding 4 million tonnes of processed wood THE UK’s waste wood market has processed more than four million tonnes of wood last year for the first time in its history. The annual statistics collated by the Wood Recyclers’ Association for 2021, show the amount of waste wood processed in the UK rose from 3.82 million tonnes in 2020 to 4.17 million tonnes... Skip & Waste Magazine · 15 Jun 2022