Recycling news: 2023

Industry news ‘Liquid windows’ could help buildings save energy Inspired by the dynamic colour-changing skin of organisms such as squid, researchers at the University of Toronto have developed a […] Recolight · 28 Mar 2023 Industry news Fund for Change - Beyondly Beyondly (formerly Comply Direct) · 28 Mar 2023 Industry news Comply Direct rebrands as ‘Beyondly’ Producer compliance scheme Comply Direct has announced that it has rebranded as Beyondly, effective from yesterday (27 March), describing the shift as a “natural necessity”. The company noted that it is “incredibly proud” of its Comply Direct legacy and the transformative journey the business has been on since starting in 2006. The B Corp … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 28 Mar 2023 Industry news Europe shipping banned pesticide linked to child brain damage to Global South The post Europe shipping banned pesticide linked to child brain damage to Global South appeared first on Unearthed . Unearthed (Greenpeace UK) · 28 Mar 2023 Industry news Archive - environmental-finance.com Environmental Finance · 28 Mar 2023 Industry news Longer hours for Recycling Centres Merseyside and Halton residents will soon have the opportunity to recycle more as Household Waste Recycling Centres open for longer over the spring and summer months. From Saturday 1st April the region’s Centres will be open from 8.00am until 8.00pm*. There are 16 Household Waste Recycling Centres in the region. They are operated by resource - Continue Reading Merseyside Recycling and Waste Authority · 28 Mar 2023 Industry news Biffa applies for 50,000 tonne Meriden transfer station The Environment Agency has launched a consultation on Biffa’s plans for a 50,000 tonnes per year capacity commercial and industrial (C&I) waste transfer station near Meriden, Coventry. If approved, the facility will among other things bulk waste for onward transfer around 35 miles away to Biffa’s Newhurst energy from waste (EfW) plant in Leicestershire, which … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 28 Mar 2023 Industry news UKRI unveils winners of £3.2m plastics funding Almost £3.2 million of government funding has been awarded to 17 projects that support the achievement of the UK Plastics Pact, as part of the UK Research and Innovation’s (UKRI) Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging Challenge. Announced today (28 March), the funding awards are part of the initiative’s final competition titled ‘Future Plastic Packaging Solutions Round … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 28 Mar 2023 Industry news UK’s first ‘Train to Zero’ carbon capture rail link set to decarbonise Yorkshire energy facility through connection to Teesside terminal The first of a kind project will decarbonise enfinium’s Ferrybridge energy from waste facility. enfinium · 28 Mar 2023 Industry news Government to review ‘unlawful’ fuel poverty strategy following Greenpeace pressure Further legal action looms as government fails to require private landlords to upgrade properties Greenpeace UK · 28 Mar 2023 Industry news POP goes a cost-of-living solution Craig Anderson, CEO of Reuse Network, shares his views on the latest discussions and responses to POPs guidance and why the waste sector must do more to keep reusable domestic seating in circulation. Reuse Network · 28 Mar 2023 Industry news West London set for £9.4m rebate from higher electricity prices The West London Waste Authority (WLWA) is set to make £9.4 million from higher electricity prices through its public-private partnership (PPP) deal with Suez in the 2022/23 financial year. This follows an £8.1 million rebate in 2021/22, as the authority benefits from a share in excess revenue generated at the Severnside Energy Recovery Centre from … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 28 Mar 2023 Industry news Morrisons teams up with Kellogg's to launch a free breakfast club this Easter - Morrisons Corporate Morrisons media centre · 28 Mar 2023 Industry news GSMR Amendments 2023 – Focus on biomethane pipelines considered to be part of the gas network ADBA has engaged with the HSE regarding the GSMR amendment to clarify some interpretation elements. A guidance is being currently drafted and should be published in early summer 2023. Following our blog on the impact for the biomethane industry, we focus here on the biomethane pipelines to be considered as part of the gas network.… ADBA (Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association) · 27 Mar 2023 Industry news ADBA calls for feedback on AD and Energy Sector in Scotland The Scottish government recently published its draft Energy Strategy and Just Transition Plan, mapping out the future of Scotland’s energy sector with an ambitious suite of actions for the Scottish government, industry, the energy regulator, and also the UK government. The draft strategy aims to set out the scale and provide clarity in Scotland’s pathway… ADBA (Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association) · 27 Mar 2023 Industry news ‘Rapid action’ needed to address sector stagnation, NIC warns “Rapid action” is needed from government to address stagnation in the waste sector otherwise key targets for reducing waste emissions will be missed. The call came today (27 March) from the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) in its annual assessment of the government’s progress on implementing its commitments on infrastructure. The Commission is an executive agency … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 27 Mar 2023 Industry news Batteries Compliance - Beyondly Beyondly (formerly Comply Direct) · 27 Mar 2023 Industry news Commercial waste service “zoning” – report identifies areas of concern Phil Conran OBE, looks at the recent ESA Zoning report, and the concerns that it raises with regards to the viability, costs and environmental impact of the governments proposal as […] ESA (Environmental Services Association) · 27 Mar 2023 Industry news Biffa awarded for work at Hinkley Point C Biffa has announced that it has been named one of the top service suppliers to the Hinkley Point C construction site for its waste collection work. Biffa won silver in the ‘supplier of the year category’ at the Hinkley Point C Excellence Awards for its “incredible work” at the 430-acre Somerset site. Two new nuclear … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 27 Mar 2023 Industry news Banking ‘turbulence’ hitting metal markets, BIR warns Recent “turbulence” in the banking industry is undermining confidence across the metals market, with UK non-ferrous traders reporting lower tonnage, according to the Bureau of International Recycling (BIR). In a market report published on Thursday (23 March), the Brussels-based group explained that the emergency rescue of Credit Suisse and other trading/banking shocks “have proved once … Read M… letsrecycle.com News · 27 Mar 2023 Industry news Artemis Charitable Foundation funds City Harvest food rescue van Artemis Charitable Foundation funds City Harvest food rescue van, delivering £4 million worth of surplus food to Londoners facing food poverty. City Harvest London · 27 Mar 2023 Industry news Man arrested following assaults on collection crews A 27-year-old man has been arrested after four refuse collectors were assaulted in two separate incidents in Stoke-on-Trent last week (21 March), Staffordshire Police have said. The Police said they were called to the first incident at 11.18 and said a man assaulted a refuse collector and damaged a bin lorry. The victim, a man … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 27 Mar 2023 Industry news Powerfuel Portland to appeal Dorset EfW refusal The director of Powerfuel Portland has said the company will appeal Dorset council’s decision to refuse permission for the company to build a 183,000 tonne energy from waste (EfW) plant in the south of the county. On Friday (24 March) Dorset’s planning committee rejected the plans after a report which went before councillors said the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 27 Mar 2023 Industry news Government-funded deep sea mining research vessel confronted by Indigenous activists Greenpeace International has challenged a UK Royal Research Vessel in peaceful protest as it returned to Costa Rica from a 7-week long expedition to areas of the Pacific Ocean targeted for deep sea mining. One Greenpeace activist scaled the side of the vessel to unfurl a banner reading “Say No to Deep Sea Mining”, while […] Greenpeace UK · 27 Mar 2023 Industry news Recycling Room - Beyondly Beyondly (formerly Comply Direct) · 27 Mar 2023 Industry news Packaging Compliance - Beyondly Beyondly (formerly Comply Direct) · 27 Mar 2023 Industry news WEEE Compliance Scheme - Beyondly Beyondly (formerly Comply Direct) · 26 Mar 2023 Industry news Dashboard | Beyondly (formerly Comply Direct) - Beyondly Beyondly (formerly Comply Direct) · 25 Mar 2023 Industry news Plastic Packaging Tax increases in-line with CPI The post Plastic Packaging Tax increases in-line with CPI appeared first on Clarity . Clarity Environmental · 25 Mar 2023 Industry news Primark’s Packaging Optimization Program Wins At Supply Chain Excellence Awards - Primark Corporate Primark newsroom · 25 Mar 2023 Industry news Three Rivers tops 2021/22 recycling table Three Rivers district council was the best local authority in England at recycling in 2021/22, figures published today (24 March) show. The council’s household waste recycling rate rose from 63.1% in financial year 2020/21 to 63.5%, according to data from the waste statistics team at the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 24 Mar 2023 Industry news #SustyTalk Live: Upcircle’s Anna Brightman and Bird and Blend Tea’s Krisi Smith on embracing the circular economy Bird and Blend Tea’s co-founder Krisi Smith and Upcircle’s co-founder Anna Brightman join edie on the SustyTalk sofa, sponsored by Persefoni, to discuss how brands can be disruptive and embrace closed-loop models, products and services. edie — Circular Economy tag · 24 Mar 2023 Industry news Richmondshire to mix glass, cans and plastics Richmondshire district council has announced changes to its kerbside recycling collections which will see glass collected together with cans and plastic from 1 April. Currently, glass is placed in a green box with a divider to separate it from plastics and cans, while some residents have a separate glass box. Paper is collected in a … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 24 Mar 2023 Industry news Moravia Cans a.s. The post Moravia Cans a.s. appeared first on MPMA . MPMA (Metal Packaging Manufacturers Association) · 24 Mar 2023 Industry news England’s recycling rate sees marginal rise England’s recycling rate in 2021/22 rose by just 0.3 percentage points compared to the last financial year, moving from 43.8% to 44.1%. The delayed figures come in data released today (24 March 2023) by the waste statistics team at the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). While the small rise will be … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 24 Mar 2023 Industry news MEMBER PRESS RELEASE – Gen-C welcomes PowerHeat to new CHP partnership, the Energy+ Alliance MEMBER PRESS RELEASE – Gen-C welcomes PowerHeat to new CHP partnership, the Energy+ Alliance Stand B503, World Biogas Expo 2023, 29-30 March, NEC, Birmingham Gas engine upgrade specialist Gen-C will welcome PowerHeat as the latest member of a brand-new CHP partnership, the Energy+ Alliance, on stand B503 at the World Biogas Expo. Joining the likes… ADBA (Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association) · 24 Mar 2023 Industry news Vehicle news in brief (24/03/2023) With news on electric RCVs for Enfield; Lower emissions in Dover; New look for Gloucester’s collection fleet; and SFS chosen again for Spelthorne. Enfield receives first electric Renault RCV Enfield London borough council has received the first of four Renault electric refuse collection vehicles which are being delivered this year after extensive road trials in … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 24 Mar 2023 Industry news Biffa acquires Total Recycling Services Biffa has announced the acquisition of Darlington-based industrial waste business Total Recycling Services (TRS), as it looks to expand its reach in the North East. Biffa explained that the acquisition for an undisclosed fee aligns with its strategy for growth in the industrial waste sector, particularly in the North-East where it previously had no presence. … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 24 Mar 2023 Industry news ABF - Anti-fraud Policy - Associated British Foods Associated British Foods news · 24 Mar 2023 Industry news The Newsroom - Primark Corporate Primark newsroom · 23 Mar 2023