Recycling news: 2022

Industry news Council groups warn against DIY waste charge removal Two local government groups have warned that Defra’s proposals to ban the charging of DIY waste at household waste and recycling centres (HWRCs) and review booking systems will not deter fly-tipping. This morning (11 April), the government unveiled its plans to crackdown on fly-tipping, which also included a £450,000 grant to tackle fly-tipping through trial … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 11 Apr 2022 Industry news £1.5m investment keeps Aldermaston Recycling Ltd on the CASE BASED in Reading and servicing Berkshire and the surrounding counties, Aldermaston Recycling Ltd is part of the Hutchins Group, a family-owned business that has more than 35 years’ experience in skip hire and waste recycling. Over the years, the group, which includes some well-known companies such as Ron Smith Recycling, Chiswick Skip Hire and Big... Skip & Waste Magazine · 11 Apr 2022 Industry news CIWM appoints new Junior Vice President CIWM is pleased to announce the election of Tim Walker as Junior Vice President. Tim will formally take over the role from Dan Cooke, who will become Senior Vice President, at the presidential inauguration in June this year. Tim is currently the Chief Executive of the arc21 local authority partnership in Northern Ireland, a role... Skip & Waste Magazine · 11 Apr 2022 Industry news Government to clamp down on HWRC charges The government has today (11 April) set out plans to ban charges for DIY waste at household waste and recycling centres (HWRCs) as part of efforts to crack down on fly-tipping. Under the proposals, household DIYers would not be charged to get rid of waste including plasterboards, bricks, and bath units. The government says it … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 11 Apr 2022 Industry news Kitchen-Assistant-JD-April-2022.docx - The Felix Project - FareShare The Felix Project · 9 Apr 2022 Industry news North Yorkshire questions council permitting proposals North Yorkshire county council has questioned the government’s thinking behind plans to make local authorities carrying out commercial waste collections to register for a permit. Defra launched a consultation on reform of the waste carrier, broker, dealer registration system in England in January (see letsrecycle.com story). North Yorkshire currently holds a lower tier waste carriers … Read Mor… letsrecycle.com News · 8 Apr 2022 Industry news Reduce air pollution from microfibres by avoiding tumble drying Tumble drying laundry can worsen air pollution, as it releases vast amounts of possibly harmful microfibres into the air, if not coupled with more eco-friendly methods. Open Access Government — Environment · 8 Apr 2022 Industry news Velocys’s waste-to-fuel project moves forward Velocys says it has completed works at its Altalto plant in Immingham, North East Lincolnshire, in preparation for a future connection to the East Coast Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) cluster. In partnership with British Airways, Velocys is developing a facility that could convert up to 500,000 tonnes of municipal solid waste into fuel for … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Apr 2022 Industry news News in brief (08/04/2022) With news on: Nottinghamshire residents reminded to be ‘battery savvy’; Owners of Ipswich block of flats fined for not clearing waste; BMRA launches Zero Carbon Committee; Cawleys teams up with Santa Pod Raceway Nottinghamshire residents reminded to be ‘battery savvy’ Nottinghamshire county council and Veolia are urging residents to be “battery savvy” to tackle a … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Apr 2022 Industry news Government’s Hydrogen Investment Package broadly welcomed by REA REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 8 Apr 2022 Industry news Can a circular economy offer economic growth? Economic approach More than 100 billion tons of resources enter our economy each year, anything from metals and minerals to plants and animals. As the majority of countries use a linear economy, this number has continued... The Furniture Recycling Group · 8 Apr 2022 Industry news In conversation with BEIS, support upheld for biomethane Greg Hands MP, Minister of State for Energy, Clean Growth and Climate Change, wrote this week to Charlotte Morton, Chief Executive of ADBA. His letter acknowledged ADBA’s plea for the UK to phase out imports of Russian oil. The letter also underscored BEIS ongoing support for increased biomethane production and injection into the grid. Read… ADBA (Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association) · 8 Apr 2022 Industry news Raise a glass for makeshift landlord and April’s Skip Hunk Richard HE’S got devilish good taste and his own pub! Meet our Skip Hunk, Richard Evans of Coopers Waste, Stafford. Hi! Introduce yourself please.I’m Richard Evans, I’m 47 and I work at Coopers Waste where I’m General Manager. We’re impressed! Tell us how long you’ve been there and what does the job involve?I’ve been there for... Skip & Waste Magazine · 8 Apr 2022 Industry news April’s Skip Chick Darcie is Abba-solutely fabulous FROM dolphins to Di Caprio, meet Skip Chick Darcie Gadalla, of KCM Waste Management. Hi! Tell us about yourself.I’m Darcie Gadalla, 24, and I work at KCM Waste Management as a Customer Service Advisor. A fine place to work. Tell us more.I’ve worked there for a year and half, answering phones, booking orders and helping... Skip & Waste Magazine · 8 Apr 2022 Industry news A touch of Swedish expertise for Compact & Bale COMPACT & BALE Ltd (C&B), one of the UK’s leading suppliers of intelligent compacting and baling machinery, recently agreed a new UK agency with FLEXUS BALASYSTEM AB from Sweden to sell and support their industrial baler wrappers in the UK. Steve Burnett, C&B’s Chairman and founder, said: “I think this is a big opportunity for... Skip & Waste Magazine · 8 Apr 2022 Industry news The Pack a Great Part of the Success - Packaging Gateway Packaging Gateway (GlobalData) · 8 Apr 2022 Industry news Waste firms post gender pay gaps With the deadline (5 April) passing for companies to submit their gender pay gap statistics for 2021, letsrecycle.com breaks down the data from the top six waste firms. From 2017, companies with more than 250 employees are required to submit their gender pay gap data using a ‘snapshot’ date of 5 April, and must submit this … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 8 Apr 2022 Industry news McHale Plant Sales announces new board and management appointments CONSTRUCTION equipment specialists, McHale Plant Sales – distributors in Ireland of Komatsu, Komatsu Forest, Metso Outotec, Merlo and Terex Ecotec equipment – has announced a number of senior board and management appointments which its chairman, Michael McHale says “will resource the organisation at senior level, reinforce capacity across our various and diversified fields of operation,... The … Skip & Waste Magazine · 8 Apr 2022 Industry news Life Cycle Assessment for the circular economy - Ellen MacArthur Foundation Ellen MacArthur Foundation — News · 8 Apr 2022 Industry news Altilium Metals has been awarded funds from the UK Government’s Automotive Transformation Fund for a feasibility study and decision-ready business case to develop a large scale manufacturing facility for recycling end-of-life electric vehicle batteries to support a electrified vehicle supply chain With this new award of £223,097, Altilium Metals has reached a milestone of USD 1 million backing so far in 2022 from the UK Government to develop its battery recycling technology for at scale recovery of cathode metals. The Automotive Transformation Fund is delivered by the Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC) and partners, Innovate UK, the [...] Altilium news · 8 Apr 2022 Industry news Have you sniffed out our Snoopy Sculpture? We’re making our mark on the most iconic dog in the world as part of Dog’s Trust’s ‘A Dog’s Trail with Snoopy’ to promote our dog fouling campaign and wider Caru Cymru work to a whole new audience. Keep Wales Tidy · 7 Apr 2022 Industry news Little Freddie Launches New Babyfood Pouches Fit for Kerbside Recycling Publication/Website: The Grocer Click here to read the article OPRL (On-Pack Recycling Label) · 7 Apr 2022 Industry news Foodservice Packaging Creating Problems at Paper Mills Publication/Website: Foodservice Footprint Click here to read the article OPRL (On-Pack Recycling Label) · 7 Apr 2022 Industry news Onshore wind power is hugely popular, and always has been. Despite their controversial reputation, wind turbines on land are more popular than pizza and Netflix. It’s time to set the record straight. Greenpeace UK · 7 Apr 2022 Industry news What is the FuelEU Maritime Regulation? Constantine Catsambis, Rapporteur for the EESC opinion on FuelEU Maritime, explains how the FuelEU Maritime Regulation could improve the climate. Open Access Government — Environment · 7 Apr 2022 Industry news Fresh new website makes business waste management across the Northwest simple CARBON Conscious, Fresh Start Waste Services have this month launched a brand-new look website reflecting their desire to make things simple for their business waste customers. Their recent brand refresh to reflect their commitment to waste reduction, reuse and real recycling is reflected in the easy to navigate design. The new site has many features... Skip & Waste Magazine · 7 Apr 2022 Industry news Easter 2022 The post Easter 2022 appeared first on Alupro . Alupro · 7 Apr 2022 Industry news Easter 2022 Welsh version The post Easter 2022 Welsh version appeared first on Alupro . Alupro · 7 Apr 2022 Industry news Agency hits illegal waste site target but urges caution The Environment Agency says the three months between October and December 2021 saw the lowest number of known illegal waste sites added to its database of any quarter. Overall, the Agency says, there were 22 fewer active illegal waste sites than in the previous quarter, but the environmental regulator urged caution in interpreting the data. The Agency … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Apr 2022 Industry news Cyber-attack on SEPA costs £5.5m The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has announced that the cyber-attack it suffered in December 2020 cost it £5.5 million. On Christmas Eve 2020, SEPA was the victim of a serious cyber-attack orchestrated by an “international criminal gang” who stole around 1.2GB of data. The gang demanded a ransom which the environmental regulator refused to … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Apr 2022 Industry news Boy hospitalised after barrier collision at HWRC A 17-year-old boy was taken to hospital after a car collided with a barrier at the entrance to the household waste and recycling centre (HWRC) in Oadby, Leicestershire, on 2 April. Leicestershire county council, Leicestershire Police, and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) are all investigating the incident. According to the police, the boy’s injuries … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 7 Apr 2022 Industry news ‘Wholly inadequate’: Government’s Energy Security Strategy ‘fails to rise to the challenge facing the country’ REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 7 Apr 2022 Industry news Boris Johnson’s new energy strategy: five reasons why it won’t work The Prime Minister had a chance to tackle rising bills, quit Russian fossil fuels and make progress on climate change. Instead, he’s leading us to a dead end. Greenpeace UK · 7 Apr 2022 Industry news Cory joins United Nations responsible business initiative - Cory Group Cory Group · 7 Apr 2022 Industry news The Environmental Impact of the Disposable Vape Ban: A Closer Look Disposable vapes, alluring yet disposable, contribute significantly to environmental pollution. The UK’s recent step to implement a disposable vape ban, marks a critical pivot in addressing such concerns. This post explores this ban’s benefits, focusing on how it may shift consumer behaviour toward more sustainable vaping practices, such as opting for refillable systems over single-use… The pos… Zero Waste Week · 7 Apr 2022 Industry news Open Consultation: “Developing the UK Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS)” The UK’s Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS) Authority – comprised of departments from all four devolved nations – has opened a consultation seeking views on their proposals to develop the Scheme – click here to view. The UK ETS applies a ‘cap-and-trade’ principle. Specific sectors’ annual emissions are capped, and those companies within the… ADBA (Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association) · 6 Apr 2022 Industry news Viridor sells landfill business EXCLUSIVE: Viridor has sold its entire landfill and landfill gas business to Frank Solutions Ltd. The sale, which was completed on 31 March, involves the operation and management of Viridor’s 10 landfill sites and its landfill gas operations at a further 32 sites. Isle of Man-based Frank Solutions is the holding company of a number … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Apr 2022 Industry news Chancellor urged to invest in energy efficiency measures by REA REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 6 Apr 2022 Industry news UN report: Could we be on a path to doubling the 1.5 degree limit? The latest UN climate report warns the lack of time the world has to reduce its global warming to the 1.5 degree limit - it’s ‘now or never’ until a global environmental breakdown. Open Access Government — Environment · 6 Apr 2022 Industry news Three ‘key retailers’ join WRAP’s textile initiative Resources charity WRAP has announced three further household brands which have signed up for its voluntary Textiles 2030 initiative. eBay, River Island and Oliver Bonas have all signed up, which WRAP said represent “three key parts of industry – home textiles, circular economy innovators and brands”. This means that more than 100 businesses have now signed … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 6 Apr 2022