Recycling news: 2020

Industry news Christmas ‘treecycling’ scheme launched to support local hospice Ward, the Midlands-based metal recycling and waste management specialist, has once again partnered with Treetops Hospice Care and Maple Tree... Ward Recycling · 3 Dec 2020 Industry news Councils review booking systems for CA sites Booking systems which have been implemented at CA sites during the coronavirus pandemic could become a permanent feature for some facilities after proving popular, but concerns over ‘no-shows’ remain. Following the reopening of the sites in May after the first national lockdown , many councils and waste contractors implemented an online booking system, in order … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 3 Dec 2020 Industry news Companies should monitor the Commission’s environment-related actions Sylvie Gallage-Alwis, Partner at Signature Litigation, argues here that companies should monitor the European Commission’s environment-related actions. Open Access Government — Environment · 3 Dec 2020 Industry news Will the ‘minewater pollution conundrum’ ever be solved? - ENDS Report ENDS Report · 3 Dec 2020 Industry news BBC World Service features Recycleye ... Recycleye news · 3 Dec 2020 Industry news HSE launches investigation into Urbaser worker’s death The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has launched an investigation into the death of a refuse collector working for Urbaser at a school in Kent on 25 November. The worker, who has not yet been named, was completing his morning collections at the Benenden School on behalf of Tunbridge Wells borough council. He was hit … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 2 Dec 2020 Industry news Suez sells Swedish operations to PreZero Suez has completed the sale of its recycling and recovery operations in Sweden to PreZero, the environmental division of Schwarz Group, for SEK 3.7 billion (£322m). The sale, which was announced on Monday (30 November), was completed after receiving merger control approval from the European Commission. It comes as “exclusive negotiations” between the two companies … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 2 Dec 2020 Industry news Worn Again Technologies joins ambitious new climate action programme to transform UK fashion and textiles We recently announced our participation as a founding Partner/Member signatory of Textiles 2030, a new collaborative voluntary agreement for the UK textiles sector. Worn Again Technologies news · 2 Dec 2020 Industry news Closed-Loop Recycling Animation The post Closed-Loop Recycling Animation appeared first on Plastic Energy . Plastic Energy news · 2 Dec 2020 Industry news Clean Air Zones: A breath of fresh air Simon Boyle, Environmental Law Director and Sally Redman, Senior Environmental Consultant, both from Argyll Environmental, tell us why Clean Air Zones in the UK are a breath of fresh air. Open Access Government — Environment · 2 Dec 2020 Industry news WEEE collection returns to pre-pandemic levels The collection of household waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) in the third quarter of 2020 returned to levels similar to those seen before the Covid-19 pandemic. However, compliance schemes have warned the sector is still unlikely to meet annual collection targets. Data covering the collection of household WEEE by producer compliance schemes and their … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 2 Dec 2020 Industry news Enva launches sustainability report VIDEO REPORT: Recycling and recovery services provider, Enva, has launched its inaugural sustainability report, in which it has outlined a number of environmental commitments. Enva, which operates across 33 facilities in the UK and employs more than 1,600 people, says it hopes the report will help it work in partnership with its stakeholders to “protect … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 2 Dec 2020 Industry news Doughnuts and selfies: why accessible language is key to the circular economy Listening to Kate Raworth use familiar language to explain the concept of Doughnut Economics, Resource Futures Senior Consultant, Kate Chambers realised the importance of words in opening the circular economy conversation to novices and experts alike. Resource Futures · 2 Dec 2020 Industry news Christmas Appeal 2020 The post Christmas Appeal 2020 appeared first on Emmaus UK . Emmaus UK · 2 Dec 2020 Industry news Coronavirus Update 02/12/20 From Tuesday 2nd December 2020 the Government has announced that the second nationwide lockdown will be lifted and different areas... Ward Recycling · 2 Dec 2020 Industry news Sustainability is a winner at IQL The post Sustainability is a winner at IQL appeared first on Grundon . Grundon Waste Management · 2 Dec 2020 Industry news Co-op sells insurance underwriting business and starts new partnership with Markerstudy - Co-operative Group Co-op media newsroom · 2 Dec 2020 Industry news Valpak asks: Are electrical retailers prepared for mandatory in-store take-back? From 1 January 2021, legislation is changing. Valpak feedback shows that many of the 600 retailers affected do not have plans in place for the take-back of waste products in-store. Valpak · 1 Dec 2020 Industry news FutureProof: Investigating the futures we need to build The post FutureProof: Investigating the futures we need to build appeared first on Unearthed . Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 1 Dec 2020 Industry news Biffa, Covanta & GIG in financial close on Protos EfW Biffa is set to develop its second energy from waste (EfW) plant in the UK after achieving financial close on the Protos facility in Cheshire, it announced today (1 December). The facility is to be developed by Biffa, American waste management company Covanta and Macquarie’s Green Investment Group (GIG). The three companies teamed up in 2017 (see letsrecycle.com story). Covanta and GIG will eac… letsrecycle.com News · 1 Dec 2020 Industry news ‘Consultation is key when sourcing safety solutions’ OPINION: David Thomas is general manager at safety equipment supplier ZoneSafe. In this article he emphasises the importance of consultation when sourcing safety solutions. With HSE data reporting the waste and recycling workplace as high-risk when compared to other industries, it is crucial that businesses within the sector prioritise worker safety at all times. The … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 1 Dec 2020 Industry news HSE to prosecute over 2016 Nechells wall collapse The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is to bring a prosecution against two companies after five workers were fatally injured and another seriously injured at a recycling site in Birmingham in 2016. The case relates to an incident which took place on 7 July 2016 at Hawkeswood Metal Recycling in Nechells. Ousmane Kaba Diaby, Saibo … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 1 Dec 2020 Industry news Northern Ireland’s recycling rate jumps 1.3% Northern Ireland’s recycling rate has risen by 1.3% to 51.3% in 2019/20, the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Daera) has said. This met the 2020 target of 50% Daera set in the Northern Ireland Waste Management Strategy. The tonnage of waste sent for recycling increased by 3.5% to reach a “record high” of … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 1 Dec 2020 Industry news New algae threatens conservation of Caribbean coral reefs Human activity is making the conservation of Caribbean coral reefs difficult - but a new algal threat is adding pressure to an already precarious situation. Open Access Government — Environment · 1 Dec 2020 Industry news WARD: Brexit Position Statement As a specialist in metal recycling and waste management we trade with a number of companies around the world including... Ward Recycling · 1 Dec 2020 Industry news Defra survey highlights Covid impact on sector Nearly a quarter of respondents to a Defra survey analysing the waste sector’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic reported that their levels of business fell in the past 12 months. However, while 24% of respondents reported that their levels of business fell by up to 20%, nearly a fifth (19%) reported that it had risen. … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 1 Dec 2020 Industry news Meet the team: ERP UK Business Development Manager Michael Der Beitrag Meet the team: ERP UK Business Development Manager Michael erschien zuerst auf United Kingdom (EN) . ERP UK (European Recycling Platform) · 1 Dec 2020 Industry news MMC Podcast Features Recycleye ... Recycleye news · 1 Dec 2020 Industry news 2021 PRN prices to ‘start lower’, compliance experts say Packaging recovery note (PRN) prices will start at “much lower levels” in 2021, compliance specialists have predicted, after the publication of provisional packaging data for the third quarter of 2020. The data suggests that all materials are on track to meet their estimated obligations for the year, which means there will be “significant” carry over … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 Nov 2020 Industry news China ‘over’ but containers are main concern China has published a notice officially confirming the ending of waste imports from 1 January 2021, but this in itself has prompted little reaction from the UK recycling sector. Instead of concern at the Chinese government announcement, exporters of material such as recovered (waste) paper from the UK, are currently more alarmed about the cost … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 Nov 2020 Industry news Unearthed today: Who just tried to kill the electric car? The post Unearthed today: Who just tried to kill the electric car? appeared first on Unearthed . Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 30 Nov 2020 Industry news Privacy policy - Klöckner Pentaplast Klockner Pentaplast news · 30 Nov 2020 Industry news IT ServiceDesk - Klöckner Pentaplast Klockner Pentaplast news · 30 Nov 2020 Industry news How is Denmark remaining focussed on its environmental priorities? Open Access Government tracks the recent work of Denmark’s Ministry of the Environment, as it becomes an independent Ministry splitting from the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries. Open Access Government — Environment · 30 Nov 2020 Industry news Hampshire to trial HWRC pedestrian access Hampshire county council will this week (2 December) vote on whether to run a trial to reinstate pedestrian access at its household waste and recycling centres (HWRCs). This comes amid suggestions the restrictions “discriminate against the elderly and hinder recycling”. In a document set to go before the council’s Economy, Transport and Environment committee on … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 Nov 2020 Industry news REA comments on Latest developments on Future of Agriculture in UK post-Brexit REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 30 Nov 2020 Industry news Max Recycle’s case against Durham dismissed Durham county council has been granted a court order formally striking off a claim brought against it by the Durham Company (trading as Max Recycle), for allegedly breaching state aid rules with regards to commercial waste collections. The ruling was handed down by Judge Gregory Keyser remotely, by circulation to the parties’ representatives by email … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 Nov 2020 Industry news Here’s my gift to help good food reach families in need this Christmas. - FareShare FareShare · 30 Nov 2020 Industry news Klöckner Pentaplast CODE OF BUSINESS CONDUCT AND ETHICS - Klöckner Pentaplast Klockner Pentaplast news · 30 Nov 2020 Industry news Time to set a new precedent for global trade policy UK trade policy must set an ambitious new precedent that supports low carbon growth and accelerates global efforts to reduce emissions and restore biodiversity, argues Kate Young, Public Affairs Officer at the Aldersgate Group. Aldersgate Group · 29 Nov 2020