Recycling news: 2023

Industry news Free Waste Recycling Posters to Download - First Mile First Mile · 28 Apr 2023 Industry news News in brief (28/04/23) With news on: Man ordered to pay £6,000 for avoiding £20,000 of fees; HGV training programme extended; AO and Brown Recycling arrange for free skip for charity; and, WRAP details findings from ‘home textiles’ report. Man ordered to pay £6,000 for avoiding £20,000 of fees The Environment Agency has today (28 April) said it has … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 28 Apr 2023 Industry news NBF Calls For Vigilance As Consumer Fraud Rockets The National Bed Federation has once again raised the issue of mattress fraud where unsuspecting consumers are being tricked into buying cheap mattresses that purport to be made with much higher specifications. Via a concerted new consumer PR campaign, sent to the national, regional and local media, the NBF is warning consumers to be wary […] National Bed Federation · 28 Apr 2023 Industry news Scotland delays Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) until March 2024 In his first policy announcement since taking over from Nicola Sturgeon, Humza Yousaf, Scotland’s First Minister, announced the Scottish Government’s flagship recycling policy, the deposit return scheme (DRS), will be delayed until 1st March 2024, providing extra time for businesses to get ready. A package of measures, Yousaf said, would also be put in place... Skip & Waste Magazine · 28 Apr 2023 Industry news Confidential Waste Disposal and Secure Shredding Service - First Mile First Mile · 28 Apr 2023 Industry news REA welcome the BEIS Select Committee’s new report REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 28 Apr 2023 Industry news DESNZ releases new ‘increased’ GGSS tariff rates for 2023-24 The Green Gas Support Scheme (GGSS) released its new tariff rates on 27 April 2023. The new tariff rates have been increased for all 3 tariff tiers. Tier 1 rate has been increased by 0.58 pence, tier 2 rate by 0.37 pence, and tier 3 rate by 0.16 pence. The amended tariff rates for the… ADBA (Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association) · 28 Apr 2023 Industry news Our Recycling & Environmental Partnerships - First Mile First Mile · 28 Apr 2023 Industry news Biffa and Lunaz strike RCV ‘upcycling’ deal Biffa has struck a deal with refuse collection vehicle (RCV) ‘upcycler’ Lunaz Applied Technologies which will see the “electrification and upcycling” of an initial 10 end-of-life diesel vehicles. Lunaz Applied Technologies is a new entrant into the RCV market, having opened what it describes as an “RCV upcycling” warehouse in Silverstone earlier this year. The … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 28 Apr 2023 Industry news NDRHI closed on 31 March 2023 The Non-Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (NDRHI) scheme closed to all new applications for accreditation at midnight on 31st March 2023. All applications submitted beyond this date will be rejected. The RHI was a scheme available to businesses, the public sector and non-profit organisations designed to increase the uptake of renewable heat by providing financial incentives. It… ADBA (Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association) · 28 Apr 2023 Industry news Treasury to consult on tax change to boost chemical recycling investment The Treasury has announced that it will launch a consultation on changes to the plastic packaging tax which it hopes will “encourage investment in chemical recycling”. The plastics packaging tax came into effect on 1 April 2022 and placed a £200 a tonne levy on plastic packaging manufactured in or imported into the UK containing … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 28 Apr 2023 Industry news Commercial Waste Collection London - First Mile First Mile · 28 Apr 2023 Industry news Cansford Quarry - Agg-Net Agg-Net · 28 Apr 2023 Industry news Healthier Food - Lidl Lidl GB media centre · 28 Apr 2023 Industry news 1 The climate change impacts of burning municipal waste in Scotland 2 3 Technical Report - cdn.zerowastescotland.org.uk Zero Waste Scotland · 27 Apr 2023 Industry news Melbur Quarry - Agg-Net Agg-Net · 27 Apr 2023 Industry news Technical adviser joins WRA team The Wood Recyclers’ Association has appointed James Verlaque as Technical Adviser to support the WRA’s technical work Wood Recyclers Association · 27 Apr 2023 Industry news ADBA calls for information on cost of CHP Conversions As you are aware, the Green Gas Support Scheme’s Mid-Scheme Review was launched on 23 March with multiple recommendations including a proposal to ‘continue excluding CHP plant conversions to biomethane injection in GGSS criteria’. As our team of analysts prepare the ADBA’s response to this, we are reaching out to you to get your feedback… ADBA (Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association) · 27 Apr 2023 Industry news Presentations | ADBA Members Meeting 2023-04-20 The post Presentations | ADBA Members Meeting 2023-04-20 appeared first on Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association . ADBA (Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association) · 27 Apr 2023 Industry news A Taste of City Harvest: the cookbook Food connects us all. A Taste of City Harvest is a volume of recipes from the food charity's grassroots recipients who use quality surplus to feed Londoners in need. City Harvest provides over 1.2 million meals a month to charities feeding their communities. City Harvest London · 27 Apr 2023 Industry news Jacqueline O’Donovan to speak at Real Deal 2023 Conference Jacqueline O’Donovan has been invited to take part in the stellar line-up at Ireland’s leading premier SME conference called The Real Deal 2023. Jacqueline will take to the stage to share her entrepreneurial experience and business expertise alongside a host of high-calibre speakers who have achieved significant success in their respective businesses and industries. On Wednesday,... Skip & Waste Magazine · 27 Apr 2023 Industry news Guidance on regulations on farming insects in Scotland to produce sustainable protein - cdn.zerowastescotland.org.uk Zero Waste Scotland · 27 Apr 2023 Industry news UK’s Plastic Packaging Tax set to be reformed The UK Government is set to reform the Plastic Packaging Tax, arguing that changes to the scheme could help raise funding to scale chemical recycling innovations. edie — Circular Economy tag · 27 Apr 2023 Industry news The Carbon Footprint of Scotland’s Household Waste - cdn.zerowastescotland.org.uk Zero Waste Scotland · 27 Apr 2023 Industry news Allerdale’s contingency plan in place as waste strike intensifies Cumberland council has stepped up its waste contingency measures in the Allerdale area after refuse crews represented by the Unite Union began strike action today (27 April). Cumberland council is made up of the former Cumbria county, Allerdale borough, Carlisle city and Copeland borough councils. Refuse crews working in the Allerdale area are employed by … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 27 Apr 2023 Industry news Ambitious roadmap set to increase UK aerosol recycling Using research conducted by Resource Futures, Alupro has launched a roadmap to help the non-beverage packaging industry meet ambitious 2030 recycling targets. Resource Futures · 27 Apr 2023 Industry news How we go beyond for our people Caroline Beardkins, HR Manager at Resource Futures, explains how we are uniquely positioned to ‘go beyond’ for our people, to help them grow and thrive. Resource Futures · 27 Apr 2023 Industry news The hidden potential of tree diversity for enriching soil fertility Increased tree diversity can result in a higher buildup of carbon and nitrogen in forest soils, which helps to sustain soil fertility and mitigate global climate change. Open Access Government — Environment · 27 Apr 2023 Industry news Cornwall mixes recycling as it prepares for food waste Cornwall council has urged residents to continue separating their recyclables at the kerbside, despite saying they will be temporarily mixed while construction works on transfer stations are undertaken. The council is due to roll out food waste collections later this year and is stepping up efforts to ensure facilities are in place to handle this. … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 27 Apr 2023 Industry news Recycling locator - Zero Waste Scotland Zero Waste Scotland · 27 Apr 2023 Industry news Reuse - Zero Waste Scotland Zero Waste Scotland · 27 Apr 2023 Industry news Funding - Zero Waste Scotland Zero Waste Scotland · 27 Apr 2023 Industry news Circular Economy - Zero Waste Scotland Zero Waste Scotland · 27 Apr 2023 Industry news Open Government License - Zero Waste Scotland Zero Waste Scotland · 27 Apr 2023 Industry news Contact us - Zero Waste Scotland Zero Waste Scotland · 27 Apr 2023 Industry news Circularity in Business & Enterprise - Zero Waste Scotland Zero Waste Scotland · 27 Apr 2023 Industry news MEMBER PRESS RELEASE – Raw Power at rural biogas plant with Borger’s low-maintenance feeding system MEMBER PRESS RELEASE – Raw Power at rural biogas plant with Borger’s low-maintenance feeding system When Edward Vaughan decided to diversify into renewable energy at his fifth-generation family farm in Sychtyn, North Wales, he could have been tempted perhaps to have built as big an anaerobic digestion plant as possible, but his attention to the… ADBA (Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association) · 27 Apr 2023 Industry news #SustyTalk: Compass Group’s Ashleigh Taylor on Stop Food Waste Day edie's #SustyTalk series of exclusive interviews continues with Compass Group UK and Ireland’s head of environment Ashleigh Taylor. edie — Circular Economy tag · 27 Apr 2023 Industry news Farm Animal Welfare Strategy 2023 - Greggs Corporate Greggs corporate media · 27 Apr 2023 Industry news PRN prices ‘falling’ after ‘strong’ Q1 data Provisional data published by the Environment Agency has shown a “steady recovery” in the packaging markets in the first quarter of 2023, with some compliance specialists saying that packaging recovery note (PRN) prices have begun to fall. PRN prices have been exceptionally high in recent months, with aluminium, the glass markets and plastic all comfortably … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 27 Apr 2023