Recycling news: 2022

Industry news Why is fostering effective dialogue between government and the research community so vital? Nicolas Pade, Executive Director at EMBRC-ERIC, looks at the innovation and research community to boost climate efficiency in local and central governments. Open Access Government — Environment · 30 Mar 2022 Industry news Defra to mandate Recycle Now mark for packaging in 2026 Producers will be required to label most packaging using the Recycle Now ‘swoosh’ and “relevant wording” by April 2026, a year later than initially proposed. Within the government’s newly published documents on extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging, Defra says producers will be required to label all packaging types except for plastic films and flexibles … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 Mar 2022 Industry news Lancashire pauses EfW procurement to review strategy Lancashire county council has put its procurement for a contract to process 300,000 tonnes of waste on hold while it reviews its waste processing strategy. In 2020 the authority hosted an engagement day with the waste management sector and subsequently opted to proceed with procuring a contract to move away from landfill after 2025. Early … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 30 Mar 2022 Industry news How Nigel Farage could make millions from a company betting on net zero The post How Nigel Farage could make millions from a company betting on net zero appeared first on Unearthed . Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 30 Mar 2022 Industry news Defra’s EPR decisions – live reaction After Defra’s decisions on the way ahead for Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) were published at the weekend, reactions are coming in. Headline policy proposals include the removal of the £1 billion plans by Defra (the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) for the collection of business waste packaging, the introducing of kerbside film collections … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 29 Mar 2022 Industry news Charter for Wellbeing in Craft and DIY A number of UKMSA Shed Ambassadors attended the launch of the new Charter for Wellbeing in Craft and DIY on 3rd March at the house of Commons. Ambassadors spent the afternoon networking with representatives from the Craft and DIY industry along with other third sector organisations and a number of MPs to promote the message around […] UK Men's Sheds Association · 29 Mar 2022 Industry news Sustainability in the food retail sector: Ready, steady, GO! Francesco Mastrapasqua, Institutional Affairs Manager at EPTA SPA, underlines what we need to know about sustainability in the food retail sector. Open Access Government — Environment · 29 Mar 2022 Industry news Plastic prices ‘go into orbit’ The price being paid for recovered plastic bottles and film has ‘gone into orbit’ after reaching record new highs this month. Prices for the most in-demand grades such as HDPE natural and clear and light blue PET have reached £720-820 and £460-520 per tonne respectively for March – more than double that reported a year … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 29 Mar 2022 Industry news What I wish non-disabled people understood about disability and plastic Disabled people often suffer most from plastic pollution, but many also rely on plastic products for health, independence and dignity. In a new comic, illustrator and disability activist Ananya Rao-Middleton explores this complicated relationship. Greenpeace UK · 29 Mar 2022 Industry news Scottish waste services avoiding Covid disruption Waste services in Scotland have been holding up despite rising Covid case levels, according to the Scottish Environmental Services Association (SESA). In recent weeks, high case numbers have led to some concerns that waste services could again be destabilised by staff absences, as was seen last year and into 2022. However, the picture in Scotland … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 29 Mar 2022 Industry news Declining global agrobiodiversity is harmful to health and food safety Experts warn that an increasingly unhealthy diet is not only bad for humans, but also global agrobiodiversity – slowly damaging human health and the Earth. Open Access Government — Environment · 29 Mar 2022 Industry news WasteCare ensures ex-offenders’ second chance isn’t wasted SINCE 2018, WasteCare has provided recycling and appliance reconditioning work through HM Prisons. We are pleased to announce the launch of a new scheme with Onley Prison Warwickshire. Despite delays due to the pandemic, this opportunity has enabled inmates to gain training and valuable work experience prior to their release. Announcing an extension of this... Skip & Waste Magazine · 29 Mar 2022 Industry news EIPA / TR meeting minutes 17 February 2022 The post EIPA / TR meeting minutes 17 February 2022 appeared first on MPMA . MPMA (Metal Packaging Manufacturers Association) · 29 Mar 2022 Industry news The Recycling Association responds to the Extended Producer Responsibility Consultation The Recycling Association has welcomed the Government’s response to the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Consultation In its original response to the Consultation, The Recycling Association had criticised the proposals on business waste for looking to fundamentally change the way these materials were collected. It warned that the original proposals could have put some of its… The Recycling Association · 29 Mar 2022 Industry news Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Consultation Released The post Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Consultation Released appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 29 Mar 2022 Industry news How the invasion of Ukraine broke the world’s fragile food system – and how we can fix it Putin's war didn't just spark an energy crisis - it could tip parts of the world into famine. It's time to fix the food system so this can't happen again. Greenpeace UK · 29 Mar 2022 Industry news February Data Released The post February Data Released appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 29 Mar 2022 Industry news Minister turns down arc21 EfW over recycling fears Northern Ireland infrastructure minister Nichola Mallon has refused planning permission for an energy from waste (EfW) facility in Newtownabbey over fears that it will “discourage recycling”. The £240 million plant was being proposed by waste management company Indaver and arc21, the umbrella waste management group for six local authorities in the east of Northern Ireland. … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 29 Mar 2022 Industry news Recycle Now launches plastic bags and wrapping campaign Recycle Now and Clear on Plastics have launched a citizen campaign encouraging the recycling of plastic bags and wrappings at front-of-store locations. ‘Repeat the Cycle’ aims to reduce the “widespread confusion” over what to do with items such as bags for frozen peas, bread bags, and the wrapping around packets of toilet rolls, which WRAP’s … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 29 Mar 2022 Industry news Assessment equates producers with ‘polluters’ From binned waste to online marketplaces, the Impact Assessment of the government’s plans for reform of the Extended Producer Responsibility system for packaging contains detailed information and cost estimates. Polluters And, it confirms one of the key rationales for the change by equating producers of packaging with ‘polluters’. The Impact Assessment (IA), which was published … Read More The … letsrecycle.com News · 29 Mar 2022 Industry news Disclosure of climate data: who has to share? The post Disclosure of climate data: who has to share? appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 28 Mar 2022 Industry news Strategic Plan 2022 – 2025 Circular Communities Scotland Strategic Plan 2022 - 2025. Circular Communities Scotland · 28 Mar 2022 Industry news Circular Communities Scotland Strategic Plan 2022 – 2025 Circular Communities Scotland is pleased to present our new Strategic Plan for 2022 – 2025. Our new strategic plan comes at a critical time - for Circular Communities Scotland, our members, and Scotland as a whole. The Covid-19 pandemic has impacted so much over the last two years and the need for a strong recovery [...] Circular Communities Scotland · 28 Mar 2022 Industry news Industry Issues Plea to Help Ukrainian Packaging Professionals Publication/Website: Packaging News Click here to read the article OPRL (On-Pack Recycling Label) · 28 Mar 2022 Industry news Defra sets out proposals to reform PRN system Defra has published a consultation on reforms to the packaging waste recovery note (PRN) system, after announcing that PRNs will continue “for the time being”. In its EPR consultation response published on 26 March, Defra set recycling targets up to 2030 covered materials in-scope of extender producer responsibility (EPR). The PRN system consultation was issued … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 28 Mar 2022 Industry news Filling in the gaps of Lake Geneva’s carbon cycle research Marie-Elodie Perga, Associate Professor of the Institute of Earth Surface Dynamics at the University of Lausanne, discusses SNSF funded Project CARBOGEN, which studies Lake Geneva’s carbon cycle. Open Access Government — Environment · 28 Mar 2022 Industry news Alutrade fined £2m over 2017 fatality Oldbury-based aluminium recycling company Alutrade has been fined more than £2 million after admitting corporate manslaughter following the death of a worker in 2017. Three members of senior management at Alutrade — one of the largest aluminium recyclers in the UK — at the time of the incident have also been fined after pleading guilty … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 28 Mar 2022 Industry news Consistency and DRS responses delayed The Department for the Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) says the government will publish responses to its consultations on consistency in household and business recycling in England and the deposit return scheme (DRS) “in due course”. With purdah now in place until after the local elections, it is thought the government will be unable … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 28 Mar 2022 Industry news Councils ‘disappointed’ by EPR response, Coates says The head of external affairs at the Local Authority Recycling Advisory Committee (LARAC), John Coates, has said there is an “overwhelming feeling of disappointment” in Defra’s EPR response. Defra – the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs – published its responses on Saturday (26 March), outlining its stance on business waste, film collections, … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 28 Mar 2022 Industry news New clinical waste containers to help improve sustainability The post New clinical waste containers to help improve sustainability appeared first on Grundon . Grundon Waste Management · 28 Mar 2022 Industry news Businesses must pay for ‘dealing with’ packaging, Defra says The emphasis on businesses being responsible for the cost of dealing with packaging has been highlighted by Defra today, after the publication of its responses to the EPR consultation. More explanation of Defra’s thinking will be made in a briefing meeting later today (28 March) with representatives from across the waste sector to discuss its … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 28 Mar 2022 Industry news Alupro launches pioneering Aluminium Manifesto Last week (23 March), Alupro unveiled its pioneering Aluminium Manifesto at an exclusive virtual roundtable. With a speech from Ruth Jones MP, Shadow Minister (EFRA), the event brought together leading parliamentary groups to discuss the national transition towards a circular economy. Developed in-line with the UK’s ambitious targets to protect and enhance the environment for […] Alupro · 28 Mar 2022 Industry news Experts highlight key points in EPR response Two sector experts have highlighted what they see as they key aspects of Defra’s response and plans in light of its extended producer responsibility (EPR) consultation. Stuart Hayward-Higham, technical development director at waste management company Suez and the former chair of the Advisory Committee on Packaging chair, Phil Conran both highlighted key points after the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 28 Mar 2022 Industry news Defra drops business waste in EPR response The Department for the Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has published the response analysis to its consultation on extended producer responsibility (EPR). Published over the weekend (26 March), the document shows that the the overall cost of the system will be reduced by £1 billion to £1.7 billion. This is because Defra has opted … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 26 Mar 2022 Industry news 1965 18 12 € 1,284 ~ 600,000 3,231 Facts & Figures - Klöckner Pentaplast Klockner Pentaplast news · 26 Mar 2022 Industry news Altilium Metals Greentech Startup Altiltech has been awarded £500,000 from UK National Government (SMART Innovate Award) and UK Local Government (Green Innovation Fund) to further develop it’s novel technology for recycling of end-of-life electric vehicle (EV) batteries Altilitech has developed a closed loop process with no direct carbon emission to recover critical and scarce metals lithium, nickel and cobalt for reuse in lithium-ion batteries. Recycling spent batteries reduces carbon emissions by 38% and material costs by 35% compared to virgin mining, lowering EV battery costs and increasing adoption of EVs. A UK [...] Altilium news · 26 Mar 2022 Industry news ‘35 under 35’ awards open for entries Letsrecycle.com’s ‘35 under 35’ awards, which recognise high-achieving under 35-year-olds from across the waste sector, are now open to entries for 2022. This year, the awards will be held for the first time in their own dedicated area at the RWM Letsrecycle Live show at the NEC Birmingham on 14 September. Sponsored by Grundon Waste … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 25 Mar 2022 Industry news Dorset achieves ‘victory’ after rogue trader fined Dorset council announced that it has secured a conviction against a “rogue trader” who disposed of commercial waste at its household waste and recycling centres (HWRCs). In a statement yesterday (24 March), the council said Weymouth resident Nigel Choules, 68, pleaded guilty to carriage of controlled waste without the proper tier of licence, unlawfully depositing … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 25 Mar 2022 Industry news Carbon & Energy Summary – Spring Statement 23 March 2022 The post Carbon & Energy Summary – Spring Statement 23 March 2022 appeared first on MPMA . MPMA (Metal Packaging Manufacturers Association) · 25 Mar 2022 Industry news Viridor pulls Larkhall EfW plans Viridor has withdrawn its plans to build a “multimillion-pound” energy from waste (EfW) plant in Larkhall, South Lanarkshire. Viridor unveiled plans for the facility in February, and was expected to submit planning permission in May for the proposed plant to process up to 330,000 tonnes per year of residual waste (see letsrecycle.com story). However, in a … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 25 Mar 2022