Recycling news: 2021

Industry news O.C.O’s M-LS features in new online Solutions Library for the construction sector The post O.C.O’s M-LS features in new online Solutions Library for the construction sector appeared first on Grundon . Grundon Waste Management · 22 Jun 2021 Industry news DS Smith buoyant despite profit fall Paper mill and recycling business DS Smith today (22 June) posted its results for the 2020/21 financial year, which show that profit before tax fell by 37% when compared with the previous year. Posted this morning, the results show revenues fell by 1% to £5.976 billion, while profit before tax fell to £231 million. DS Smith … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 22 Jun 2021 Industry news Consultation on Portland EfW application opens The Environment Agency has launched a consultation on Powerfuel Portland’s permit application for its proposed 183,000 tonnes per year capacity energy from waste (EfW) plant in Dorset. The consultation runs from 11 June to 3 September. It can be accessed here. Dorset-based energy company Powerfuel announced its plans to build the £100 million plant on … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 22 Jun 2021 Industry news The trends and trailblazers creating a circular economy for fashion - Ellen MacArthur Foundation Ellen MacArthur Foundation — News · 22 Jun 2021 Industry news Redefining Packaging for a Changing World - DS Smith DS Smith (International Paper) · 22 Jun 2021 Industry news Waste Flow Model – Forecasting - East London Waste Authority East London Waste Authority · 22 Jun 2021 Industry news Polytag’s becomes GS1 UK partner Polytag has achieved a significant milestone with the GS1 UK partner approval, validating its describe, tag, and trace technology against stringent global standards. This certification ensures that Polytag's solutions adhere to GS1 identification keys and can effectively support the recycling process. Joining forces with GS1 UK, Polytag is set to present at LARAC Wales 2022, discussing digital … Polytag news · 21 Jun 2021 Industry news BP’s big new gas plans in West Africa pose climate and biodiversity threats The post BP’s big new gas plans in West Africa pose climate and biodiversity threats appeared first on Unearthed . Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 21 Jun 2021 Industry news Waste Composition Operatives This role is targeted at people requiring immediate work. For our waste composition work we are interested in hearing from experienced drivers of large vehicles such as long wheel base vans (up to 3.5 tonnes). You will collect household waste and recycling, transport it to a local depot, hand sort it into different categories and record the results. You will be part of a small friendly team whi… Resource Futures · 21 Jun 2021 Industry news Conwy trials digital DRS Conwy county borough council has launched a digital deposit return scheme (DRS) trial in partnership with resources charity WRAP, the Welsh Government and Polytag. As part of the four week trial, launched on Thursday (16 June), residents will be approached by recruiters and asked to sign up to the scheme. They will be given a … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 21 Jun 2021 Industry news The climate case and the UN’s Decade of Action Professor Cees van Dam, International Business and Human Rights at the Rotterdam School of Management, explains why Wednesday 26 May 2021 will go down in history as ‘Black Wednesday’ for the oil and gas industry. Open Access Government — Environment · 21 Jun 2021 Industry news Q1 & Q2 Newsletter – June 2021 In this edition of The Circular, read about the WEEE collection targets for 2021. Download Der Beitrag Q1 & Q2 Newsletter – June 2021 erschien zuerst auf United Kingdom (EN) . ERP UK (European Recycling Platform) · 21 Jun 2021 Industry news City Harvest Volunteer Everests in aid of London Food Charity The post City Harvest Volunteer Everests in aid of London Food Charity appeared first on City Harvest . City Harvest London · 21 Jun 2021 Industry news Kew HWRC blaze sees 100 tonnes of waste alight Seventy firefighters battled a blaze involving around 100 tonnes of waste at the Townmead Road Re-use and Recycling Centre in Kew last night (20 June). Ten fire engines also attended the scene of the fire, which is now said to be “under control”. London Fire Brigade says its control office took 16 calls about the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 21 Jun 2021 Industry news Veolia says EfW ‘pivotal’ for clinical waste Veolia has reported that its Energy from Waste (EfW) operations have played a “pivotal” role in dealing with clinical waste that has arisen in the UK during the pandemic. In June 2020, the company was granted a permit to process healthcare waste at its EfW plant in Tyseley, Birmingham letsrecycle.com story), and in December it … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 21 Jun 2021 Industry news ESPO awards places on hazardous waste framework The Eastern Shires Purchasing Organisation (ESPO) has awarded 11 companies a place on a national framework for the provision of hazardous waste collection and disposal services. Five larger companies including the Cleansing Service Group, Donald Ward Ltd trading as Ward, Reconomy (UK), Safetykleen UK and WasteCare secured a place on the framework under a contract … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 21 Jun 2021 Industry news and how to implement it locally - bbia.org.uk BBIA (Bio-based and Biodegradable Industries Association) · 20 Jun 2021 Industry news IOM3 Prize for Best Materials Graduate - IOM3 Materials World (IOM3) · 20 Jun 2021 Industry news All United States of America Articles - KHL Group Demolition & Recycling International (KHL) · 20 Jun 2021 Industry news All Kuwait Articles - KHL Group Demolition & Recycling International (KHL) · 20 Jun 2021 Industry news Planning should be at the heart of reaching net zero Ensuring that we have a planning system which integrates climate and environment objectives will be crucial to meeting the UK’s ambitions on these issues, says Signe Norberg, Head of Public Affairs and Communications at the Aldersgate Group. Aldersgate Group · 19 Jun 2021 Industry news ERF Animation Page - Viridor Viridor · 19 Jun 2021 Industry news The Greasby Trial – Testing Digital Deposit Return Scheme System In Q4 2019, Polytag conducted the Greasby Trial, a landmark project involving 50 households to test a digital approach to recycling. Participants used a mobile app to scan items tagged with unique codes, contributing to a successful recycling process at Polytag’s facility. The trial, which significantly boosted local recycling efforts and supported community schools, demonstrated the practicali… Polytag news · 18 Jun 2021 Industry news Improving water resource knowledge Dr Joel Burken & Dr Chang-Soo Kim from Missouri University of Science and Technology, in this editorial underline the importance of improving water resource knowledge among citizens & policy-makers. Open Access Government — Environment · 18 Jun 2021 Industry news 5 demands from people in Scotland to Nicola Sturgeon in the run-up to COP26 People in Scotland demand that our government lives up to its promises on climate change – that means ending support for new fossil fuels, while protecting Scottish jobs. Greenpeace UK · 18 Jun 2021 Industry news Five questions for Tesco about its role in forest destruction Vital forests are being destroyed for the meat and dairy in Tesco’s supply chain. Here are five ways you can challenge Tesco to tell the truth about deforestation. Greenpeace UK · 18 Jun 2021 Industry news Putting reuse at the heart of policy-making Reuse Network responds to waste prevention programme and product safety consultations Reuse Network · 18 Jun 2021 Industry news Barclays found in breach of packaging regulations Among companies that donated to charity in enforcement undertakings between 1 October 2020 to 31 March 2021 was Barclays Plc, which failed to “take reasonable steps” to recover and recycle packaging waste. In an update published this week by the Environment Agency, it reported that a total of 19 companies, large and small, had agreed … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 Jun 2021 Industry news ESA backs report urging PM to ‘reshape’ regulation The Environmental Services Association (ESA) has welcomed a report that recommends the Prime Minister “reshape” environmental regulations in the UK following Brexit. The report from the Taskforce on Innovation, Growth and Regulatory Reform (TIGRR), published this week (16 June) makes recommendations to Boris Johnson, about how the UK should “seize opportunities” created by Brexit, and … Read Mo… letsrecycle.com News · 18 Jun 2021 Industry news UK exports most steel scrap in Europe in 2020 The UK was the largest exporter of steel scrap in 2020 among the 28 countries that formerly made up the European Union, according to the Bureau of International Recycling (BIR). However, exports were down 14.4% on 2019 to 5.661 million tonnes as the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic hit. The BIR, an international recycling federation based in Brussels, published its twelfth … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 Jun 2021 Industry news Saint-Gobain invests $10 million in Swedish glass wool furnace - Glass International Glass International · 18 Jun 2021 Industry news Agency consults on attendance times for TCMs Changes to the attendance requirements for technical competent managers (TCMs) on waste sites are being proposed by the Environment Agency, partly with the aim of tackling poorer standard waste and recycling sites. In a consultation issues this week, Defra is inviting “comments on options for changes to the attendance requirements for technically competent managers (TCMs), … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 18 Jun 2021 Industry news Are all types of plastic bad? Plastic is everywhere nowadays. We use it for almost everything, from shopping bags and food packaging, to cutlery, dinnerware and water bottles — it’s seemingly unavoidable. With the likes of David Attenborough and Greta Thunberg campaigning for change, we all know that synthetic materials aren’t good for the environment. But the question is, are all plastics bad? Here we explore whether this … Bywaters · 17 Jun 2021 Industry news Aliens are coming! Free interactive resources for KST teach the importance of recycling plastic #sortitout, a new collaboration between the UK largest compliance scheme, Valpak, and plastics recycling charity RECOUP, teaches KS2 children about plastics recycling. Valpak · 17 Jun 2021 Industry news Martin Trigg-Knight announced as chair of Packaging Scheme Forum The post Martin Trigg-Knight announced as chair of Packaging Scheme Forum appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 17 Jun 2021 Industry news Safeguarding Galapagos for the future Why conserve Galapagos? Clare Simm from the Galapagos Conservation Trust answers this vital question, discussing the immense vulnerability of the islands and the work being done to protect them. Open Access Government — Environment · 17 Jun 2021 Industry news Fishing Gear - eia-international.org Environmental Investigation Agency · 17 Jun 2021 Industry news EPR prompts discussions on consumer costs The government’s consultation on extended producer responsibility (EPR) closed on 4 June. James Langley examines how an increase to costs for producers could also hit consumers. The potential for an eye-watering increase to consumer costs under EPR reforms has prompted panic from some, despite praise for the system’s ambition. Ostensibly, EPR places the financial cost … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 17 Jun 2021 Industry news Review into Scottish DRS ‘go-live date’ underway A review of the proposed ‘go-live date’ for the Scottish deposit return scheme (DRS) is underway, the Scottish government has told letsrecycle.com. In a statement, a spokesperson for the Scottish government said that “good progress” was being made and a full update on the review would be given following the summer recess. Initially planned for April … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 17 Jun 2021 Industry news REA responds to the Biomass Strategy Call for Evidence REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 17 Jun 2021