Recycling news: 2020

Industry news James's 'Asda family' at our Tonypandy store help him grow in confidence - Asda Asda corporate newsroom · 28 Feb 2020 Industry news Perth Show - binngroup.co.uk Binn Group · 28 Feb 2020 Industry news Join Our Board! Repair Cafe Wales are now seeking Board Directors Repair Cafe Wales are now seeking Board Directors, including a Chair, to help drive this innovative Community Interest Company forward and successfully navigate its continued, rapid expansion. Board meetings are held monthly in Cardiff. The role requires a time commitment of 3 to 4 days per month. Founded in 2017, Repair Cafe Wales opens and ... Repair Cafe Wales · 27 Feb 2020 Industry news Voting has opened for the 2020 WRA Board Elections Two places on the WRA’s Board are up for election at this year’s Annual General Meeting in March. The positions of current Board members Richard Coulson and Mark Hayton are both due for election this year, and both are standing for re-election. In addition a third candidate, Pete Watts, has also been nominated for election […] Wood Recyclers Association · 27 Feb 2020 Industry news Lentil bake – the IBS friendly way I recently had the experience of cooking for a friend who has to avoid a whole load of staple ingredients that I use (and she used to use) all the time. She can’t eat any pulses that have skins. I had never thought about pulses having skins! Apparently red lentils don’t. She can’t eat onions,… Zero Waste Week · 27 Feb 2020 Industry news REA comments on Bright Blue’s Global Green Giant report REA comments on Bright Blue's Global Green Giant report REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 27 Feb 2020 Industry news What’s killing millions of bees in Brazil? The post What’s killing millions of bees in Brazil? appeared first on Unearthed . Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 27 Feb 2020 Industry news News in brief (27/02/20) With news on: Plymouth’s worst fly-tipper jailed; MP visits FCC Environment’s Eastcroft plant; free bulky waste removal days held by Broxtowe; and, COSLA criticises Scottish budget. ‘Plymouth’s worst fly-tipper’ jailed A man dubbed ‘Plymouth’s worst fly-tipper’ for dumping waste collected from people’s homes in the countryside has been jailed after three years on the run. … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 27 Feb 2020 Industry news Viridor launches plastics collaboration project Viridor has today (27 February) announced a collaboration aimed at allowing Wales and the south west of England to give all plastic consumed in the area a “recycling solution”. At its ‘Rubbish to Resource’ event held today in Bristol, Viridor brought together 150 representatives from across the supply chain – from councils to those involved … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 27 Feb 2020 Industry news ‘Bees are sentinels’: mass bee die-offs signal the wider impact of Brazil’s pesticide boom The post ‘Bees are sentinels’: mass bee die-offs signal the wider impact of Brazil’s pesticide boom appeared first on Unearthed . Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 27 Feb 2020 Industry news Mixed recycling ‘doubles contamination’ Commingled recycling collections can lead to twice as much contamination when compared with separate streams, according to paper recycling specialists DS Smith. The company said today (27 February) that in the last year it measured enough plastic contamination in paper and cardboard materials at its Kemsley Paper Mill to fill up to 4.8 million black … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 27 Feb 2020 Industry news Jayplas commits to UK with £10m film plant Jayplas has asserted its commitment to recycling in the UK in the wake of opening a “state-of-the-art” plastic film sorting facility near Birmingham. The £10 million plant is located at the plastic recycling company’s site at Smethwick just off the M5 and is intended to reduce reliance on exports, the main route through which UK … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 27 Feb 2020 Industry news Environment Bill Passes Second Reading in Parliament The post Environment Bill Passes Second Reading in Parliament appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 27 Feb 2020 Industry news Textile Recycling Association Calls for Scrutiny of Used Clothing Shipments The post Textile Recycling Association Calls for Scrutiny of Used Clothing Shipments appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 27 Feb 2020 Industry news Ellen MacArthur Foundation Launches Circular Economy Measuring Tool The post Ellen MacArthur Foundation Launches Circular Economy Measuring Tool appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 27 Feb 2020 Industry news Operators to be ‘required’ to store clinical waste inside The Environment Agency has insisted that clinical waste must be stored and handled in a building, under new healthcare waste management guidance due to be published shortly. The regulator said the measure, put out for consultation last summer as part of draft guidance, would become a requirement despite concerns over cost. But, the Agency said … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 27 Feb 2020 Industry news Veolia consults on North Hampshire ERF Veolia has unveiled plans to build an energy recovery facility plant in North Hampshire on the site of its existing materials recycling facility (MRF) in Alton. A planning submission is expected to be made for the ERF to Hampshire county council next month and consultation by the waste management company with residents in the locality … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 26 Feb 2020 Industry news Environment bill set to pass second reading The environment bill has been brought forward for its second reading at the House of Commons this afternoon (26 February), with the Labour shadow environment secretary saying his party will not oppose it at this stage. The bill passed its first reading without discussion on 30 January (see letsrecycle.com story). Following the conclusion of the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 26 Feb 2020 Industry news Earthquake monitoring in Taiwan: Current status and future perspective Deputy Director of the Seismological Center Central Weather Bureau (CWB) in Taiwan, Nai-Chi Hsiao, explains the current status and future perspective of earthquake monitoring in Taiwan. Open Access Government — Environment · 26 Feb 2020 Industry news Brexit – latest business readiness advice from BEIS UK Global Tariff Consultation The UK left the European Union on 31 January 2020. For the first time in almost fifty years the UK is free to set its tariff rates on imported goods. To inform the development of the new UK Global Tariff, the Government has launched a four-week public consultation and is seeking […] National Bed Federation · 26 Feb 2020 Industry news Cookies – what do online retailers have to do to comply? (and why your social media targeting may be illegal) We’ve received some excellent (and very thought-provoking) information from city law firm Fox Williams LLP which we thought we’d share with our members. It is especially of use if your business carries out e-commerce transactions. Cookie consent procedures on websites are usually achieved by way of a cookie banner. Unfortunately the procedures on many brands’ […] National Bed Federation · 26 Feb 2020 Industry news Biffa seals plastics deal with Müller UK Biffa has won a contract to supply dairy company Müller UK with food grade recycled High-Density Polyethylene (rHDPE) plastic to be used in all its milk bottles. Continuing a working relationship which began in 2016, the contract began in November 2019 as Müller UK looks to meet the obligations set in the UK’s Dairy Roadmap. … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 26 Feb 2020 Industry news UK growth boosts Suez’s annual results Suez today (February 26) credited the Greater Manchester waste contract for helping to bolster its commercial performance in 2019. The waste management, water and energy company posted ‘solid’ annual results for the calendar year showing that all its targets for the year were achieved, while progress was also made on delivering its ‘Shaping Suez 2030’ … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 26 Feb 2020 Industry news Allerdale reveals budget for in-house service Allerdale borough council has proposed to set aside £903,000 for 2020-21 as it looks to take its waste and recycling services in-house. The money is to be split between the establishment of a new waste service and the acquisition of vehicles and equipment, with £862,000 allocated for the former and £41,000 for the latter. The … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 26 Feb 2020 Industry news Liverpool unveils ‘UK first’ CNG refuse trucks VIDEO REPORT: Liverpool city council has unveiled what it describes as the UK’s first eco-friendly fleet of refuse vehicles. Powered by biomethane, a Compressed Natural Gas, the council said its 20 strong fleet – costing £3.4 million – will help to “radically cut” its carbon footprint. The vehicles each have a Mercedes-Benz Econic chassis with … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 26 Feb 2020 Industry news Jordan fashion training scheme bolsters local workers - Just Style Just Style · 26 Feb 2020 Industry news Sacked climate chief encouraged oil exploration in North Sea The post Sacked climate chief encouraged oil exploration in North Sea appeared first on Unearthed . Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 26 Feb 2020 Industry news The Environmental Impacts of Plastic Organisations are coming under considerable scrutiny on management of their plastics environmental impact. Discover a better approach. Anthesis Group · 25 Feb 2020 Industry news Updated Rules of Membership and Code of Practice We’ve recently made a few amends to our Rules of Membership and to our Code of Practice Handbook The Rules of Membership have been amended in two places – firstly we have added our new branding and Mission Statement; and we have added sustainability to our Purpose. Secondly we have amended our Dispute Resolution process. […] National Bed Federation · 25 Feb 2020 Industry news Closing the Skills Gap North Conference 18th March 2020 Venue: Cedar Court Hotel, Bradford How Can Businesses Easily Access Funded Training? On the 18th March FIESTA will run a half day conference to provide businesses with guidance on how to access funded training for both apprenticeships and the upskilling of existing workforces. Since the introduction of the apprenticeship levy in 2017 the number of […] National Bed Federation · 25 Feb 2020 Industry news BMRA to begin shredder residue testing EXCLUSIVE: More than £370,000 has been raised by members of the British Metals Recycling Association to fund the testing of metal shredder residues (MSR) “to determine whether it is hazardous”. This comes after a call for support the Association launched in August 2019, after the Environment Agency said it was going to review the 2005 … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 25 Feb 2020 Industry news Management group promises apprenticeship access for all The Apprenticeship Management Group has announced plans to expand its portfolio to non-apprenticeship levy payers. In a new initiative, the group, which currently looks after large levy-paying organisations, is encouraging smaller businesses to make the most of these opportunities. Through this new initiative, the Government and Educational Skills Funding Agency has extended its apprenticeship … National Bed Federation · 25 Feb 2020 Industry news Coronavirus and your business The coronavirus outbreak has affected businesses and their employees around the world. This briefing examines whether the non-performance of contractual obligations due to the outbreak can be classified as ‘force majeure’ and the take-home points for businesses. It also provides guidance in relation to immigration and employment law issues. Contractual obligations It is inevitable that […] National Bed Federation · 25 Feb 2020 Industry news Company fined after agency worker loses leg A South London-based waste management company has been fined £140,000 after an agency worker struck by a moving excavator suffered an amputation of the lower leg. According to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), the worker had been observing a tipping activity in the blind spot of the excavator while working for Peter Norris (Haulage) … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 25 Feb 2020 Industry news Walsall renews Casepak treatment contract Leicester-based waste management company Casepak has announced it has been awarded a renewed three-year contract to process 24,000 tonnes per annum of dry mixed recyclables from Walsall council. Material collected from Wallsall’s in-house collection service will be sent to Casepak’s 165,000 tonne per year capacity materials recycling facility (MRF) on the Braunstone Frith Industrial Estate … Re… letsrecycle.com News · 25 Feb 2020 Industry news Cleantech Conference: Recycleye on Plastics Panel ... Recycleye news · 25 Feb 2020 Industry news Contenur to build first UK factory this year Contenur has announced plans to build its first UK waste container manufacturing plant, and hopes to have the facility in Knowsley, Merseyside, operational before the end of 2020. The Spanish-owned firm is one of the largest companies in the market in the production of waste containers, and already has three other production plants in Spain, Poland … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 25 Feb 2020 Industry news Storm Dennis prompts ‘special’ disposal measures In the wake of the severe flooding caused by Storm Dennis in the last couple of weeks, several local authorities have introduced special temporary waste disposal measures. The West Country and Wales were hit particularly hard by the storm which struck the UK on 15 February, with strong winds and heavy rain continuing to lash … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 25 Feb 2020 Industry news Food Co-op toolkit - a simple and comprehensive guide to setting up food co-ops - Sustain: the alliance for better food and farming Sustain · 25 Feb 2020 Industry news EU environment cases against UK left in limbo by Brexit The post EU environment cases against UK left in limbo by Brexit appeared first on Unearthed . Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 25 Feb 2020