Recycling news: 2021

Industry news REA Blog: Presenting the REA Strategy REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 3 Mar 2021 Industry news Biffa revenues recover to 97% in third quarter Biffa said in a trading update this morning (3 March) that its performance has “continued to be ahead of its expectations”, with the impact of the third lockdown on earnings less severe than originally anticipated. The update was issued ahead of its full results for the 2020/21 financial year in May. It said that group … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 3 Mar 2021 Industry news WEEE targets missed again in 2020 Targets for the collection of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) were missed for the fourth consecutive year, data published by the Environment Agency on 1 March confirmed. Data covering the final quarter of 2020 shows the UK fell short of its overall collection target by 37,601 tonnes, with producer compliance schemes having collected 459,737 … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 3 Mar 2021 Industry news Surveys launched to assess waste sector regulation Two surveys have been launched to assess regulation in the waste industry, and how it can be improved. The Environment Agency launched a survey yesterday (1 March), which will run until the 22 March, to assess how regulation can be used to “combat” waste crime. The EA is urging people and business impacted by waste … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 2 Mar 2021 Industry news Implications of the Wheelabrator Kent EfW rejection ‘Flawed assumptions’ or the end of ‘giant’ plants? In February, the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), Kwasi Kwarteng, turned down Wheelabrator’s application for a second energy from waste plant in Kent. Joshua Doherty examines what was said and looks at the possible future implications of the decision. Although granting planning permission to increase the c… letsrecycle.com News · 2 Mar 2021 Industry news Wales unveils first circular economy strategy The Welsh government today (2 March) unveiled its first circular economy strategy, which includes plans to make Wales the world’s best country at recycling. Wales’s national recycling rate was a “record high” 65.14% in 2019/20 (see letsrecycle.com story). The new strategy aims to keep resources in use and avoid waste. It forms part of plans … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 2 Mar 2021 Industry news ‘More Masks Than Jellyfish’: The devastating impact of PPE on marine life ESCP Business School, highlight the devastating impact of personal protective equipment (PPE) on marine life during a 'More Masks Than Jellyfish' online conference. Open Access Government — Environment · 2 Mar 2021 Industry news Food Waste Action Week: Black+Blum x City Harvest The post Food Waste Action Week: Black+Blum x City Harvest appeared first on City Harvest . City Harvest London · 2 Mar 2021 Industry news ADBA calls for ‘urgent funding’ of food waste collections The Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Association (ADBA) has said the government needs to provide “urgent funding” for local authorities if they are to implement separate food waste collections by 2023. The comments follow an annual monitoring report published last week by the National Infrastructure Commission, which reiterated the government’s plans to make separate food waste … Read More The po… letsrecycle.com News · 2 Mar 2021 Industry news Packaging Compliance: Tips to making more efficient data calculations The packaging data submission period is upon us. Abbie Burford's latest Blog provides some tips on how to make more efficient data calculations and ensure your packaging submission is as accurate as possible. Valpak · 2 Mar 2021 Industry news Environment & human health: Pesticide risks Cecilia Van Cauwenberghe from Frost & Sullivan’s TechCasting Group, discusses alternative solutions to address pesticide risks for the environment and human health. Her article starts with the concern around pesticides use. Open Access Government — Environment · 2 Mar 2021 Industry news Our leadership - Unilever Global Unilever news · 2 Mar 2021 Industry news Our company - Unilever Global Unilever news · 2 Mar 2021 Industry news Testimonial: Northern Recycling Solutions KEENAN RECYCLING PARTNER WITH NORTHERN RECYCLING SOLUTIONS TO FACILITATE THEIR FOOD WASTE RECYCLING NEEDS. READ BELOW FOR THEIR TESTIMONY REGARDING KEENAN RECYCLING’S SERVICE: “Northern Recycling Solutions offer complete waste management services across the North of Scotland. Keenan Recycling are our chosen subcontractor for providing food waste collection services to our many customers in this… Keenan Recycling · 2 Mar 2021 Industry news Brexit ‘increases bureaucracy’ around waste exports The Recycling Association’s chief executive says the “increased bureaucracy” surrounding the export of waste for recycling since the UK left the European Union is “a real nuisance”. However, while Dr Simon Ellin said the increased bureaucracy was “a pain in the bum”, the situation was “already improving” as exporters became more familiar with the processes. … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 2 Mar 2021 Industry news Suez rejects Veolia’s £9.6bn takeover offer Suez’s board of directors has rejected an offer of €18 per share for 70.1% of the company from fellow French waste management business Veolia. A takeover battle has been waged between the waste sector giants since Veolia bought a 29.9% stake in Suez from Engie in October and announced its intention to acquire the rest … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 2 Mar 2021 Industry news MTC and Recycleye Partner in Recycling Revolution Recycleye has partnered with the independent research organisation, the Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC), to develop Recycleye Robotics, the most affordable, and easily retrofittable robotic picker in the waste management industry. ... Recycleye news · 2 Mar 2021 Industry news Alupro launches new website to educate consumers about the importance of recycling Alupro, the aluminium packaging recycling organisation, has unveiled its brand-new Recycle Aluminium website, to educate consumers about the infinitely recyclable benefits of aluminium packaging. Working to fulfil the industry’s obligation to meet recycling targets, the site is an educational hub, featuring the latest data, how-to guides, blog posts, videos, fact sheets and more. In the […] The… Alupro · 1 Mar 2021 Industry news EA confirms tighter plastic export rules for Turkey Confirmation of tighter restrictions on the exports of waste plastics for recycling in Turkey has come from the Environment Agency. The restrictions are being seen within the UK’s plastics recycling sector as meaning that an important market for UK material is definitely closing its doors to mixed and possibly contaminated loads and that these will … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 1 Mar 2021 Industry news Recycling – Issue 21 Spring 2021 The post Recycling – Issue 21 Spring 2021 appeared first on The Recycling Association . The Recycling Association · 1 Mar 2021 Industry news A SINGLE GOAL - A PLASTIC PLANET A Plastic Planet · 1 Mar 2021 Industry news Crews still on site of Suez transfer station fire Fire crews are still present at the site of a fire that broke out at Suez’s campground waste transfer station in Gateshead yesterday (28 February). In a statement released shortly after the incident, Suez said it was alerted to the presence of the fire at 2.30am on Sunday morning in the main refuse processing building … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 1 Mar 2021 Industry news Member survey reveals a bleak mid Winter The full impact of the winter lockdown and Brexit on the bed industry has been revealed in the latest state of trade survey by the National Bed Federation (NBF). More than eight out of 10 (83%) responding members* said they had seen sales drop when comparing the December 2019/January 2020 period to December 2020/January 2021. […] National Bed Federation · 1 Mar 2021 Industry news RDF exports fell by 37% in 2020 Provisional Environment Agency data for the 2020 calendar year has shown a drop in exports of refuse derived fuel (RDF) from England of nearly 37%. This is thought to be because of the Covid-19 pandemic and its impact on commercial waste services, as well as taxes being introduced in the Netherlands and Sweden. Published last … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 1 Mar 2021 Industry news Nadiya Hussain fronts Food Waste Action Week Cook and TV presenter, Nadiya Hussain, is spearheading WRAP’s National Food Waste Action Week, which begins today. Running to 7 March, Food Waste Action Week is being delivered through WRAP’s Love Food Hate Waste brand and aims “mitigate the impact food waste has on the planet”. During the week, Love Food Hate Waste and Mrs Hussain will ask people to take part in the ‘Food … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 1 Mar 2021 Industry news Final results – year ended 31 December 2020 We are pleased to announce our final results for the year ended 31 December 2020. Financial Highlights From continuing operations and excluding exceptional items and share based payments1: Operational Highlights HMRC Outlook I am incredibly proud of our employees hard work and dedication during a year where everyone had to go beyond their normal duties […] Augean · 1 Mar 2021 Industry news GLUTEN LABELLING GUIDANCE: - The Food & Drink Federation Food and Drink Federation news · 27 Feb 2021 Industry news 6 Yard Skip – General Waste - Mick George Mick George Group · 27 Feb 2021 Industry news FCC’s EfW deal with Icon worth £198m FCC Group revealed today (26 February) that the sale of a 49% share in its UK energy from waste (EfW) portfolio to investment group Icon Infrastructure was worth £198 million. The Spanish conglomerate agreed the sale last July (see letsrecycle.com story). It did not disclose the value of the deal at the time. It has … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 26 Feb 2021 Industry news Prices and PFI boost Veolia results Veolia yesterday (25 February) published its results for 2020, which chairman and CEO Antoine Frerot hailed as “very strong”, as well as proving Veolia’s “resilience” and “exceptional rebound” in confronting the Covid-19 pandemic. He said that the company had “wiped out” the consequences of the pandemic in less than nine months with activity now higher … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 26 Feb 2021 Industry news HSE fines Southport waste firm Southport skip hire and recycling company, Johnsons Scrap Metal limited, has been fined £10,000 and ordered to pay costs of £4,000, after an employee sustained “serious injuries” to his arm, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has said. According to a statement from the HSE, Liverpool Magistrates’ Court heard yesterday (25 February) that on 24 April 2019, a 22-year-old worker had been working… letsrecycle.com News · 26 Feb 2021 Industry news Workplace testing – England The government is providing employers with 50 or more employees with lateral flow testing kits to test their staff. Reuse Network · 26 Feb 2021 Industry news Chancellor urged not to derail green recovery by scrapping Green Home Grants REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 26 Feb 2021 Industry news Fly-tipping is ‘low risk and high reward’, says ESA Fly-tipping statistics published by Defra this week highlight that it is a “low-risk and high reward crime”, according to the Environmental Services Association (ESA). And, Keep Britain Tidy has called on the government to make “tackling the scourge of fly-tipping” an urgent priority by bringing in immediate reform of the waste carrier licensing system and … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 26 Feb 2021 Industry news Bradford sees 15% rise in contamination during pandemic Bradford metropolitan district council has reported a 15% rise in contamination levels in some areas during the Covid-19 pandemic. And to tackle the issue, the council will send out wardens and recycling officers to high priority areas to educate residents, once the pandemic becomes “less acute” in the coming months. The rise was outlined in a report which … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 26 Feb 2021 Industry news Online retailers may have duty to collect WEEE VIDEO REPORT: The government is to consider requiring online retailers and marketplaces to collect old electronics from consumers to ensure their obligations are the same as those of physical retailers. Published today (26 February), the commitment forms part of the government’s response to the Environmental Audit Committee’s (EAC) report on electronic waste in the circular … Read More The post… letsrecycle.com News · 26 Feb 2021 Industry news Carney’s ‘net-zero’ investment firm has billions in coal and oil sands projects The post Carney’s ‘net-zero’ investment firm has billions in coal and oil sands projects appeared first on Unearthed . Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 26 Feb 2021 Industry news Eliminating food waste: Statistics, impacts and solutions - Ellen MacArthur Foundation Ellen MacArthur Foundation — News · 26 Feb 2021 Industry news Terms Of Use - Mick George Mick George Group · 26 Feb 2021 Industry news Aggregates - Mick George Mick George Group · 26 Feb 2021