Recycling news: 2023

Industry news ANDS pioneers new disposable vape product A new single-use vape that is over 99% recyclable and recoverable has been introduced by ANDS, a company that owns trademarks and distributes alternative nicotine delivery systems. The creation of SLIX is one of ANDS’ initiatives to provide adult smokers with viable options to traditional tobacco products while reducing the environmental impact. The outer casing... Skip & Waste Magazine · 2 Jul 2023 Industry news Bed Show wins ‘Best Furniture Trade Show’ in the Big Furniture Awards We are delighted to share the fantastic news that the Bed Show has won ‘Best Furniture Trade Show’ in the Big Furniture Awards 2023, run by the Big Furniture Group. Our annual event, this year held 26 – 27 September, is the only place to see so many UK and Irish bed manufacturers and component […] National Bed Federation · 1 Jul 2023 Industry news One-year mark reached at our Devon EV Battery Recycling Technology Centre This milestone is a significant achievement in our UK leadership in recycling EV batteries producing domestic and low carbon cathode active materials (CAM) for a UK electrified supply chain. Our highlights, learnings and progress: Improved Recycling Techniques: We have made significant progress in optimising a proprietary process recovering +95 % of lithium, nickel, cobalt and [...] Altilium news · 1 Jul 2023 Industry news How to get a ‘green’ job in sustainability? How can I get a career that's good for the planet? Sustainability has become a big topic in recent years. In this article, we will outline some key points to ace your next job interview in the sustainability. Bywaters · 30 Jun 2023 Industry news The Roehampton Community Box: helping families through the holidays When expenses for families go up in the holidays, Roehampton Community Box supports with vital free food from City Harvest. Families rely on fresh ingredients to make meals go further in the school holidays. City Harvest London · 30 Jun 2023 Industry news Save our Wild Isles Community Fund - Groundwork Groundwork UK · 30 Jun 2023 Industry news Renewi urges governments to ‘reduce incineration’ Renewi has used its 2023 sustainability report to urge the government to “continue implementing legislation that reduces waste incineration”. In its report this week, the Dutch-owned company which is a major player in the Benelux region, said it recorded an “industry-leading” recycling rate of 63.6%, representing 7 million tonnes of secondary materials being put back … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 Jun 2023 Industry news Closing the loop: our journey towards a circular economy - Renewi Renewi · 30 Jun 2023 Industry news enfinium publishes ESG report for 2022 enfinium today releases its ESG report for 2022 enfinium · 30 Jun 2023 Industry news This is what we do! Incoming CIWM President calls for UK to celebrate its world-class recycling and resource management sector A digital report titled This Is What We Do: Showcasing A World-Class Sector & The UK’s Circular Economy Pathfinders was launched after the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM) Presidential inauguration on Thursday, 29th June. The report highlights the UK’s recycling and resource recovery sector’s excellence and significant contribution to the economy. The waste and... Skip & Waste Magazine · 30 Jun 2023 Industry news CIWM calls on Prime Minister to press ahead with proposed waste reforms CIWM (Chartered Institution of Wastes Management) has written to the UK Prime Minster, Rishi Sunak, calling on him to push ahead with ‘the comprehensive and forward-looking reforms on packaging extended producer responsibility (EPR) and consistent collections that the Government introduced in its 2018 Resources and Waste Strategy’. The letter follows recent reports that a further... Skip & Waste Magazine · 30 Jun 2023 Industry news Disposable barbecue safety The post Disposable barbecue safety appeared first on Bristol Waste Company . Bristol Waste Company · 30 Jun 2023 Industry news Progress Towards 2023 Recycling Targets: May data release The post Progress Towards 2023 Recycling Targets: May data release appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 30 Jun 2023 Industry news UK’s waste policy delays ‘discouraging businesses from making vital investments’ The National Audit Office (NAO) is urging the Government to “establish a clear critical path” to achieving its waste and resources targets, ending more than four years of delays in policymaking. edie — Circular Economy tag · 30 Jun 2023 Industry news Gateway review details scale of doubt about Scotland’s DRS The Scottish circular economy minister, Lorna Slater, has shared a previously redacted gateway review into the country’s deposit return scheme, which details serious doubts raised about the viability of the scheme. The gateway review was carried out in March 2023 examining a go live date of August 2023, which was later pushed back to March … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 Jun 2023 Industry news ‘High risk’ of missing timelines for waste reforms, audit office warns The National Audit Office (NAO) has criticised Defra for its delivery of the 2018 Resources and Waste Strategy, warning that effective delivery plans that set out how government will achieve its long-term ambitions for resource and waste management “do not yet exist”. And, the body warned that there is a high risk of Defra missing … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 Jun 2023 Industry news NAO report shows need to kick-on with EPR and Consistency and ditch DRS The Recycling Association has said that the National Audit Office (NAO) report on resources and waste reforms shows that Defra needs to get on with implementing Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) and Consistency of Collection. But The Recycling Association believes that the Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) should be abandoned in its current guise to get on… The Recycling Association · 30 Jun 2023 Industry news MPE European Affairs meeting minutes, 7 March 2023 The post MPE European Affairs meeting minutes, 7 March 2023 appeared first on MPMA . MPMA (Metal Packaging Manufacturers Association) · 29 Jun 2023 Industry news MPE European Affairs meeting minutes, 20 September 2022 The post MPE European Affairs meeting minutes, 20 September 2022 appeared first on MPMA . MPMA (Metal Packaging Manufacturers Association) · 29 Jun 2023 Industry news Polytag and Biffa partner to help Ocado Retail, Co-op and Aldi gain unprecedented packaging lifecycle data The post Polytag and Biffa partner to help Ocado Retail, Co-op and Aldi gain unprecedented packaging lifecycle data appeared first on RECOUP . RECOUP · 29 Jun 2023 Industry news Controlling toxic algae: The alarming spread of Ostreopsis in the Atlantic ocean In a worrying development since 2021, the Atlantic Ocean has been plagued by an increasingly prevalent toxic variant of algae known as ostreopsis. Open Access Government — Environment · 29 Jun 2023 Industry news Record amount of waste wood processed in 2022 The upward trend in the amount of waste wood processed in the UK has continued with another record volume processed in 2022. Wood Recyclers Association · 29 Jun 2023 Industry news High energy prices saw ‘record amount’ of waste wood processed in 2022 An increase in the amount of waste wood sent to biomass plants in 2022 meant there was a “record amount” of waste wood processed in the UK, annual statistics published by the Wood Recyclers’ Association (WRA) have shown. The figures show the amount of waste wood processed in the UK rose from 4.17 million tonnes … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 29 Jun 2023 Industry news Industry responds to Climate Change Committee report Companies from across the resources and waste management sector have reacted to the report by the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) which highlighted that waste sector emissions have remained stable. The CCC released its annual report yesterday (28 June) on the government’s progress on climate change. In the section on waste, the body highlighted the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 29 Jun 2023 Industry news ‘Outdated’ systems costing waste sector £200m, report finds A study conducted by ISB Global and the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM) has found that the UK waste industry is losing up to £200 million a year in wage costs due to “old-fashioned back office processes and transactions”. According to the report, these outdates processes are also responsible for data inaccuracies for important waste … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 29 Jun 2023 Industry news Wimbledon serves up resusable and refillable water options Wimbledon has partnered with evian and CLUBZERØ to responsibly source food and water for this year's Championship, in a bid to curtail waste generation and minimise plastic usage. edie — Circular Economy tag · 29 Jun 2023 Industry news OPINION: Are we there yet on EPR? Not yet! In this opinion piece, Andrew McCaffery, chief strategy officer at Ecoveritas, discusses how delays to extended producer responsibility (EPR) will impact the industry. OPINION: We’d love to entertain you en route, but in the serious multi-billion-pound business of waste reforms, we didn’t think you’d end up here looking for twenty-five ways to keep the peace … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 29 Jun 2023 Industry news UK anaerobic digestion trade body reacts to the Climate Change Committee’s latest progress report UK anaerobic digestion trade body reacts to the Climate Change Committee’s latest progress report The Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA) has reacted with disappointment to the publication of the UK’s Climate Change Committee’s latest progress report to Parliament. ADBA is alarmed by the UK Government’s continued lack of leadership and commitment to anaerobic digestion… The … ADBA (Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association) · 28 Jun 2023 Industry news Victory in the Amazon: Hyundai stops supply of diggers to illegal gold miners destroying Indigenous Lands Nearly half of all diggers supplied to gold miners devastating Indigenous Lands were from one company. Here's how Greenpeace activists stopped the supply. Greenpeace UK · 28 Jun 2023 Industry news How do solar panels work? A simple explanation Solar panels are one of the best tools we have for tackling climate change. But how do they really work? It's time to find out! Greenpeace UK · 28 Jun 2023 Industry news Mobile operators join forces to boost recycling and reuse of phones Under the new set of pace targets, operators aim to collect a minimum of 20% of new mobile devices distributed directly to customers through take-back schemes and ensure that all collected used mobile devices undergo repair, reuse, or transfer to controlled recycling organisations by 2030. edie — Circular Economy tag · 28 Jun 2023 Industry news Heathcote Holdings Summer Fundraiser Countrystyle Recycling and our sister companies in the Heathcote Holdings group are pleased to announce that during our summer fundraising […] Countrystyle Recycling · 28 Jun 2023 Industry news Industry Discussions Address Chemical Flame Retardants and the Circular Economy Industry experts and policy makers join to discuss chemical flame retardant use in mattresses and methods for improved chemical management. Fidra · 28 Jun 2023 Industry news REA publishes REMA report: Enabling a secure, flexible, and decarbonised electricity market fit for the future REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 28 Jun 2023 Industry news CIWM urges Prime Minister not to delay EPR and consistency The Chartered Institution of Wastes Management has written an open letter to the Prime Minister calling on him to “push ahead” with extended producer responsibility (EPR), warning that further delay will also see consistent collections reforms “scrapped”. The letter to Rishi Sunak was co-ordinated in response to recent reports that a further delay to EPR, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 28 Jun 2023 Industry news Combating waste and inspiring conscious consumerism in the footwear industry Baabuk’s head of digital strategy Alex Miller, looks at how the circular economy can be embedded into business actions. edie — Circular Economy tag · 28 Jun 2023 Industry news Appointments round-up (28/06/23) With news on: Dunmow Group appoints new sales and marketing director; NWH Group appoints new group general manager; and, BIR names chairman of communications committee; and, Myles Kitcher becomes chair of decarbonisation initiative. Dunmow Group names new sales and marketing director Waste management company Dunmow Group has revealed that it has appointed Joe Hemsley-Rudd as … Read More The pos… letsrecycle.com News · 28 Jun 2023 Industry news Government overturns Planning Inspectorate call to approve Durham EfW plant The secretary of state has dismissed an appeal by Project Genesis against Durham county council’s decision to reject the company’s planning application to build an energy from waste (EfW) facility in the region. Project Genesis had planned to build a £25 million plant with the capacity to treat up to 60,000 tonnes of commercial waste … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 28 Jun 2023 Industry news Defra publishes 2021 UK-wide recycling rate Defra has this morning (28 June) published statistics which show that the UK’s overall household recycling rate, including incinerator bottom ash metal, was 44.6% in 2021, up 0.2 percentage points from 2020. Excluding IBA metal, the UK-wide recycling rate was 43.7% in 2021. The figures were revealed by the department in its ‘UK statistics on … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 28 Jun 2023 Industry news REA statement in response to the Climate Change Committee’s 2023 report to Parliament REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 28 Jun 2023