Recycling news: 2020

Industry news WasteAid and Huhtamaki in £800,000 partnership Waste management charity WasteAid has teamed up with food packaging company Huhtamaki for a partnership to “drive community-level circular economy innovation in Vietnam, India and South Africa”. The £800,000 project will be funded by the Finnish firm Huhtamaki . The two year program “will accelerate knowledge transfer and cultivate great ideas within communities most affected … Read More The po… letsrecycle.com News · 22 May 2020 Industry news Update From Clarity’s Head of WEEE on Lockdown & Its Impact on the WEEE Sector The post Update From Clarity’s Head of WEEE on Lockdown & Its Impact on the WEEE Sector appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 22 May 2020 Industry news Bywaters tipping facilities remain open With many businesses returning to work, we want to assure you that our facilities remain open for all of your tipping requirements. Bywaters · 22 May 2020 Industry news Survey Shows Support for Carbon Labelling On Products The post Survey Shows Support for Carbon Labelling On Products appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 22 May 2020 Industry news Veolia gets permit for proposed Heysham EfW Veolia has been awarded a permit by the Environment Agency for a 350,400 tonnes per year capacity energy from waste (EfW) plant in Heysham, Lancashire. If built, the plant will generate 34MWe each year, which the company says would be enough to power 60,000 homes. In a document explaining its decision to grant the permit, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 22 May 2020 Industry news News in brief (22/05/20) With news on: Pandemic sees sales of single-use plastics soar; Envar to provide dedicated compostable packaging service; Cromwell Polythene donates film for PPE; Geminor begins supplying LDPE to Denmark. Pandemic sees sales of single-use plastics ‘soar’ The coronavirus pandemic has seen sales of throwaway bottled water, bags, masks, gloves and antiseptic wipes soar, according to … Read More The… letsrecycle.com News · 22 May 2020 Industry news WRAP announces plastic recycling grants Resources charity WRAP has announced that four projects have won grants totalling nearly £1m as part of a UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) competition to find innovative solutions to plastic waste. The funding, which was reduced from an initially advertised £1.4 million, was announced yesterday (21 May) and was awarded after companies pitched for the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 22 May 2020 Industry news Nature offers many benefits to urban areas: COVID19 has highlighted the well-being benefits Earthwatch researchers Beth Pudifoot and Victor Beumer explore why urban nature is so important, and why those of us who have access are lucky to during the COVID19 pandemic. Aldersgate Group · 21 May 2020 Industry news Building back better after COVID-19: Why the climate agenda is part of the solution Nick Molho, Executive Director of the Aldersgate Group, argues that pursuing an ambitious low carbon, environmental, and skills agenda as part of the government's economic recovery plan is a key part of the solution to today's public interest concerns around unemployment, regional inequality, and resilience. Aldersgate Group · 21 May 2020 Industry news Getting HWRC communications right With a plethora of guidance available to help local authorities re-open their Household Waste Recycling Centres, Senior Consultant Laura Snoulton identifies the key communications areas to help councils ensure a smooth transition when re-opening. Resource Futures · 21 May 2020 Industry news Permission granted for waste to fuel plant North East Lincolnshire council has approved plans for a facility that could convert up to 500,000 tonnes per year of commercial and household waste into fuel for planes and cars. Councillors approved plans for the plant in a virtual planning committee held yesterday, May 20. The facility is being developed by British Airways, Shell and … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 21 May 2020 Industry news Government responds to Waste Strategy concerns The government has pledged to “review arrangements” to engage with local government on the implementation of its Resources and Waste Strategy. The comments came as the government responded to an enquiry from the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee (HGLC). The Committee had questioned the level of flexibility given to councils to allow them to meet recycling targets, as … Read Mo… letsrecycle.com News · 21 May 2020 Industry news Help for our sector during Covid-19 Covid-19 is obviously having a massive impact on our country’s society and economy and not surprisingly the Community Resources within that. These are challenging times and CRNS has two main roles - the first is to support our members and the second is to represent our sector. Supporting our members We are running a [...] Circular Communities Scotland · 21 May 2020 Industry news ‘Major’ fire at Merseyside plastics recycling site Twenty fire engines attended a plastics recycling site at Newton-le-Willows in Merseyside after a “major” fire broke out yesterday (20 May). The facility involved at the Sankey Valley Industrial Estate is believed to be run by Venture Polymers, whose logo can be seen on the building in pictures published by Mersey Fire and Rescue Service. … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 21 May 2020 Industry news Get to know our volunteers; Peter, Fishguard We have some pretty amazing people in the Repair Cafe Wales Family As part of a new initiative we will be running a series on getting to know our volunteers. We've set a series of questions and our amazing volunteers have answered them 'virtually' for us. Next up in the series is Peter from Fishguard ... Repair Cafe Wales · 21 May 2020 Industry news Target, measure, act: tackling food waste sustainably SUEZ recycling and recovery UK recently hosted a webinar on “Target, measure, act: three key steps to tackling food waste sustainably”. Below is a summary of the event which heard from a panel of experts and this is contributed by SUEZ. Since the launch of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals in 2015, WRAP has … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 21 May 2020 Industry news UK markets ‘under pressure but improving’ A Covid-19 update from the Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) has said that parts of the UK recycling market are under “severe pressure”, but business is “slowly improving”. The update, published earlier this week (19 May) by the Brussels-based international organisation, follows feedback from a virtual meeting of its members on 15 May. It highlights … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 21 May 2020 Industry news Hackney to introduce fortnightly collections Hackney council has confirmed it will be switching to fortnightly residual waste collections, despite 52% of respondents to a consultation not supporting the measure. The decision, made by the Council’s cabinet last night (19 May), follows a consultation in October 2019, where the council outlined the proposals as part of plans to boost its 27.9% … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 20 May 2020 Industry news Retaining the appreciation for waste services Councillor Paul Prescott, cabinet member for environmental services at Wigan Council, looks at the challenges the council’s waste team has faced during the pandemic and the unforeseen – and positive – consequences that have come out of them. His message is: “Let’s not throw away the new appreciation for waste services”. OPINION: Children’s drawings of … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 20 May 2020 Industry news Capacity Market changes to help open up market for energy storage REA comments on Government change to the Capacity Market and introduction of an emissions threshold. REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 20 May 2020 Industry news Fears grow that Covid impact will lead to widespread ‘dead-end’ stockpiling The TRA is urging the Environment Agency to exercise increased vigilance over operators who use the current relaxation of stockpile permitting rules to increase the storage of waste tyres beyond levels they have the financial resources to recycle responsibly. “Operators face multiple challenges at this present difficult moment,” says TRA Secretary General, Peter Taylor… Tyre Recovery Association · 20 May 2020 Industry news GreenRedeem unveils results of DRS alternative GreenRedeem has criticised plans for a deposit return scheme (DRS) in the UK, instead saying a system it has piloted in schools across Berkshire delivers better results. The ‘behavioural change’ company today (20 May) published findings from a year–long pilot it conducted in a report called ‘Money back for our empties – the recycling solution for our plastic bottles? The pilot, which took … Rea… letsrecycle.com News · 20 May 2020 Industry news CEPI sets out EU trade position The Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI) has called for any future agreement between the UK and the EU to support the existing trade flow of paper for recycling. The pan-European association representing the forest fibre and paper industry says post-Brexit the EU and the UK will become each other’s biggest trading partners in terms … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 20 May 2020 Industry news Donation flows into brook transformation project The post Donation flows into brook transformation project appeared first on Grundon . Grundon Waste Management · 20 May 2020 Industry news EU Commission announces revision of law on chemicals in Food Contact Materials On Wednesday, the 20th May the European Commission published its new Farm to Fork Strategy which includes a clear acknowledgment of the need for EU laws on chemicals in food contact materials, like packaging, to be revised to improve the protection of public health, stating: “”Food packaging plays a key role in the sustainability of food […] CHEM Trust · 20 May 2020 Industry news Global partnership with Huhtamaki on circular economy innovation Huhtamaki and WasteAid announce global partnership to drive community-level circular economy innovation in key locations Global food packaging leader Huhtamaki and international charity WasteAid have announced a €900,000 (£800,000) partnership to drive community-level circular economy innovation in Vietnam, India and South Africa for a two-year period. To mark its 100-year anniversary, Huhtamak… WasteAid · 20 May 2020 Industry news Powys says it’s hit Welsh recycling target Powys county council has claimed it has reached the Welsh government’s 64% statutory recycling target for 2019/20. An assessment undertaken by the local authority has shown that that its recycling rate jumped by more than 3% to 64.4%. The figures will now be submitted to the Welsh government. However the figures may change as they … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 20 May 2020 Industry news Majority of UK economy and society support ambitious environmental regulations Kate Jennings, head of site conservation policy at the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB), reflects on the findings of an Unchecked UK report on regulation which shows that the majority of UK economy and society support ambitious environmental regulations. Aldersgate Group · 19 May 2020 Industry news Veolia launches PPE treatment service Waste management company Veolia has launched a service for the collection and treatment of personal protective equipment (PPE) during the coronavirus pandemic. Designed to maintain health and safety requirements and developed by redesigning existing operations, Veolia says the service will accommodate the growing quantities of gloves, safety goggles, masks, overalls, clothes and textiles, and h… letsrecycle.com News · 19 May 2020 Industry news Disruption to food collections easing, survey finds Disruption to food waste collections in England appears to be easing, with 90% of respondents to a weekly survey on council waste services reporting that the service is operating as normal. This marks an increase of 20% from the previous week, according to the latest survey results from the Association of Directors of Environment, Planning … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 19 May 2020 Industry news Webinar to discuss moving out of lockdown A free webinar taking place tomorrow morning (20 May) will examine the impact that eased lockdown restrictions are having on the waste and recycling industry. Sponsored by Contenur, the guest panel will cover a range of topics including the latest updates from Waste Industry Safety and Health forum, materials markets, and the latest from Wales. The webinar will take place between 11-12, and … R… letsrecycle.com News · 19 May 2020 Industry news Agency issues waste crime warning in North East The Environment Agency has urged the public across the North East to be “extra vigilant” as it looks to prevent waste crime during the continued coronavirus lockdown. The Agency said in a statement this morning that he lockdown provides the perfect opportunity for criminals to take advantage of unsuspecting victims,with householders creating more waste and … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 19 May 2020 Industry news News in brief (19/05/20) With news on: waste sector thanks public; European wine industry backs glass recycling; TOMRA hires motorhomes for service engineers; SESA ready to work with Scottish DRS. Waste sector thanks public Representatives from across the waste industry have thanked the public for their support during the first two months of the coronavirus pandemic. In a statement … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 19 May 2020 Industry news Cardiff’s recycling to ‘return to normal’ Cardiff council has announced that collections of kerbside recycling and food waste will no longer be sent for energy recovery from next month. In April, the Welsh local authority announced that all recyclables except for garden waste were being collected weekly in one vehicle and taken to Viridor’s Trident Park energy from waste plant as … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 19 May 2020 Industry news Rest of UK begins HWRC reopenings Northern Ireland’s environment minister Edwin Poots has welcomed the executive’s decision last week to reopen household waste and recycling centres (HWRCs). This comes as plans for the reopening of HWRCs have also been announced in Scotland and Wales. The DAERA minister had asked the Northern Irish government to lift restrictions on garden centres and HWRCs, which was agreed to at Thursday’s (1… letsrecycle.com News · 18 May 2020 Industry news WISH updates Covid-19 advice for fourth time The UK’s Waste Industry Safety and Health (WISH) Forum’s guidance document for managing coronavirus risks for waste management activities has been updated for the fourth time. Released late on Friday (15 May), the fifth edition of the guidance includes a new section on workplace risk assessments and updated advice on face masks and a return … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 May 2020 Industry news AMMA’s Guide to Natural Dyes Over the next couple of weeks, we’re sharing news from our project partners around the world. A lot of work... TRAID · 18 May 2020 Industry news Healthy Living: Mental Wellbeing and Working from Home The world might feel like it’s literally collapsing in on itself right now, we find ourselves being bombarded with news and forecasts that can take a toll on our mental health and wellbeing. If you feel like you can’t keep up, you’re most certainly not alone. Bywaters · 18 May 2020 Industry news Suez secures order for Kemsley EfW facility Hot commissioning of Wheelabrator’s Kemsley energy from waste facility in Kent is underway using waste supplied by Suez recycling and recovery UK. And, Suez is understood to have won a major ongoing contract to supply the plant with waste as a feedstock. The award is expected to give Suez the opportunity to potentially almost cease … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 May 2020 Industry news Plastic recycling ‘could cease to be profitable’ Plastics Recyclers Europe (PRE) has claimed that plastics recycling as an industry will “cease to be profitable” unless further government support is offered. The warning comes in the face of what the Brussels-based organisation describes as “record low” prices of virgin material and decreased global activity. PRE represents a string of recyclers across the continent and in the UK, including At… letsrecycle.com News · 18 May 2020