Recycling news: 2022

Industry news Mura and KBR Celebrate One Year in Partnership We are delighted to celebrate one year of working with our exclusive licensing partner KBR, to rapidly deploy and scale our game-changing technology to address one of the most pressing environmental challenges today: plastic pollution. Mura Technology news · 25 Mar 2022 Industry news Discovering the hidden secrets beneath the Antarctic ocean It almost didn't happen, but our recent expedition to survey the Antarctic ocean floor revealed untold wonders. We discovered that the seabed is carpeted with incredible life, reinforcing the need to protect this remote stretch of ocean as soon as possible. Greenpeace UK · 25 Mar 2022 Industry news Coroner to order report on bin locks after Corrie McKeague inquest The Suffolk Coroner is to order a report into “ineffective locks of bins” after they concluded that former RAF gunner Corrie McKeague died after sleeping in a bin which was then tipped into a waste lorry. The body of Mr McKeague, who was 23 when he disappeared after a night out in September 2016, has … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 25 Mar 2022 Industry news Hillhead celebrates 40 years in the limelight JOIN the QMJ Group in the run up to this year’s Hillhead as they celebrate 40 years of the iconic quarrying, construction, and recycling exhibition. Over the past four decades Hillhead has grown to be a show like no other – from the humble beginnings of its very first exhibition held in 1982 at Jackdaw... Skip & Waste Magazine · 25 Mar 2022 Industry news REA welcomes EV Infrastructure Strategy REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 25 Mar 2022 Industry news Gopuff and Morrisons launch partnership to bring instant delivery of thousands of high-quality products to UK customers - Morrisons Corporate Morrisons media centre · 25 Mar 2022 Industry news An interview with Little Green Refills Continuing our series of interviews connecting with other organisations in Wales which share our core values of waste reduction, skill sharing and community cohesion, we are really excited to share our latest conversation with Little Green Refills. We first covered this wonderful organisation in one of our monthly blogs, where we have been shining a ... Repair Cafe Wales · 24 Mar 2022 Industry news BBC World shines spotlight on CCm Technologies “Turning back the climate clock,” the final episode in James Wong’s series “Follow the Food,” aired on 12th March. From 7’15” to 9’9”, Professor Peter Hammond, Chief Technology Officer at CCm Technologies, shares how digestate is a gamechanger for decarbonising agriculture. Watch the BBC World programme ADBA (Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association) · 24 Mar 2022 Industry news O.C.O Technology signs multi-million-pound APCr recycling deal with Covanta The post O.C.O Technology signs multi-million-pound APCr recycling deal with Covanta appeared first on Grundon . Grundon Waste Management · 24 Mar 2022 Industry news Cymru/Wales - Co-operative Group Co-op media newsroom · 24 Mar 2022 Industry news Zoe Selby - Co-operative Group Co-op media newsroom · 24 Mar 2022 Industry news WasteQuoteSupermarket.com welcomes former Verastar tech heavyweight AS Head of Software at business services switching provider Verastar, Chris Gee (top, left) played an integral role in increasing revenues to over £170 million. Now, the utility tech dynamo has joined leading impartial commercial waste comparison company, WasteQuoteSupermarket.com, as Chief Technology Officer as the business continues in its mission to disrupt the B2B waste... Skip & Waste Magazine · 24 Mar 2022 Industry news MPs told penalties for illegal exports are too low The current penalties are too low to prevent criminals from exporting plastic waste illegally, the executive director of the Environmental Services Association (ESA) told MPs on 22 March. The ESA believes that about 2 million tonnes of household and commercial waste leaks into the “illegal sector” every year, including as exports, Jacob Hayler said during … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 24 Mar 2022 Industry news AD at the Heart of a Circular Economy Leanne Williams, Lead Analyst at ADBA, presented in-person earlier this month at letsrecycle.com’s National Food Waste Conference. To the audience of food waste processors, food waste producers, waste management companies, local authorities and charities, she made clear the message: AD is at the heart of the circular economy. ADBA (Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association) · 24 Mar 2022 Industry news Covanta and OCO sign ‘multi-million pound’ carbon capture deal Carbon capture specialist O.C.O Technology has signed a “multi-million pound contract” to recycle air pollution control residues from two Covanta energy from waste (EfW) plants. The technology will be applied at both the Newhurst and Protos plants Covanta is building in partnership with Biffa. The long-term agreement will see O.C.O take “significant tonnage” of air … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 24 Mar 2022 Industry news Restrictions to access at Otterspool Recycling Centre, Jericho Lane, Liverpool Restrictions to access at Otterspool Recycling Centre, Jericho Lane, Liverpool Liverpool Half Marathon on Sunday 27 March 2022 There will be restrictions to the access at the Otterspool Recycling Centre during the Liverpool Half Marathon on Sunday 27th March 2022. Access to and from Jericho Lane / Aigburth Road will be restricted between 9.00 am - Continue Reading Merseyside Recycling and Waste Authority · 24 Mar 2022 Industry news Blaenau Gwent considers private firm for ‘in-house’ wood plant Blaenau Gwent county borough council has published three prior information notices (PINs) as it considers its next steps for its “in-house” 30,000 tonne per year capacity wood recycling plant. One of the PINs examines the option of having the plant run by the private sector instead. The option has been put forward two months after … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 24 Mar 2022 Industry news Red diesel: Warning to users to get their tanks in order National waste management experts CSG have issued a warning to users of red diesel to ensure any surplus fuel in storage tanks is collected and disposed of correctly, to avoid heavy fines. From 1 April 2022, rebated fuels such as red diesel are no longer permitted for most industry sectors, as part of the Government’s […] CSG (Cleansing Service Group) · 24 Mar 2022 Industry news West London set for £8.1m windfall from ‘higher electricity prices’ The West London Waste Authority (WLWA) predicts it will make £8.1 million from its public-private partnership (PPP) deal with Suez in the 2021/22 financial year thanks to “higher electricity prices”. Under a PPP contract signed in 2013 that runs until 2041, the WLWA works with West London Energy Recovery Ltd and waste management company Suez … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 24 Mar 2022 Industry news Vicki Charnock - Co-operative Group Co-op media newsroom · 24 Mar 2022 Industry news Defibrillators installed at Recycling Centres across Merseyside and Halton Recycling Centres operated by Veolia on behalf of Merseyside Recycling and Waste Authority now have emergency defibrillators on all sites. A total of 19 defibrillators are now in place at recycling facilities, including the 16 Household Waste Recycling Centres across the region. With an annual footfall of over 1.5 million visitors, the sites will be - Continue Reading Merseyside Recycling and Waste Authority · 23 Mar 2022 Industry news LARAC announces significant staff changes The former chair of the Local Authority Recycling Advisory Committee (LARAC), Carole Taylor, is to become the organisation’s internal affairs manager. LARAC announced Ms Taylor’s appointment today (23 March) alongside several other changes to the staff who will take the organisation forward from May. Current interim CEO John Coates is to become head of external … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Mar 2022 Industry news Longer hours for Recycling Centres Liverpool City Region residents will soon have the opportunity to recycle more as Household Waste Recycling Centres open for an extra three hours every day. From Friday 1st April the region’s Centres will be open from 8.00am until 8.00pm*. There are 14 Household Waste Recycling Centres in the region. They are operated by resource management - Continue Reading Merseyside Recycling and Waste Authority · 23 Mar 2022 Industry news Spring Statement: Chancellor listens to REA calls to cut tax on domestic renewables REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) · 23 Mar 2022 Industry news New electric fleet for Exeter City Council EXETER City Council will soon be taking delivery of three new electric refuse vehicles, which will ultimately be powered by renewable energy sources, to help the city achieve its target to become carbon neutral by 2030. Following a successful trial last year three Dennis Eagle eCollect 26t electric Refuse Collection Vehicles (RCVs) will be delivered... Skip & Waste Magazine · 23 Mar 2022 Industry news Welsh firm fined for ‘illegal disposal’ on common land Natural Resources Wales (NRW) said it has prosecuted Bob Gay Plant Hire Ltd for the “illegal disposal of soil and construction waste on common land” near Senghenydd, Caerphilly. According to a statement from NRW, Cwmbran Magistrates’ court heard that 2,900 tonnes of waste was deposited between March and July 2020 without the necessary permits or exemptions in place, NRW reported. The last … Rea… letsrecycle.com News · 23 Mar 2022 Industry news The Chancellor’s Spring Statement – Greenpeace Reaction Reacting to the chancellor’s spring statement Dr Doug Parr, policy director at Greenpeace UK said: Right now millions of people are paying through the nose to heat homes which are so poorly insulated the warmth shoots right outside. Cutting VAT on insulation, solar panels and heat pumps is a welcome start to ending that huge […] Greenpeace UK · 23 Mar 2022 Industry news EfW carbon capture projects take step forward Several energy from waste (EfW) projects are among those identified by the government as eligible for the next stage of its carbon capture utilisation and storage (CCUS) cluster sequencing process. The department for business, energy and industrial strategy (BEIS) launched its CCUS cluster sequencing process in May 2021 to identify geographical clusters suitable for deployment … Read More The p… letsrecycle.com News · 23 Mar 2022 Industry news Plastics tax funds not ringfenced to enable ‘flexibility’ The Treasury says the £235 million per year it expects to raise from the plastics packaging tax will not be ringfenced for recycling because the government needs “flexibility to manage public finances”. Instead, a spokesperson from the Treasury pointed to the £31 billion of public investment committed by the government to the “green industrial revolution” … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Mar 2022 Industry news How your construction business can reduce its waste There are a variety of factors that can cause a pub to generate too much waste and drain the planet’s natural resources. We’ve got a few helpful solutions to help encourage your pub to become more planet-friendly. Bywaters · 23 Mar 2022 Industry news General Line Sector Committee meeting minutes 9 March 2022 The post General Line Sector Committee meeting minutes 9 March 2022 appeared first on MPMA . MPMA (Metal Packaging Manufacturers Association) · 23 Mar 2022 Industry news Policy Options for Fishing and Aquaculture Gear Resource Futures was contracted by the UK governments to research gear use in the UK’s fishing and aquaculture sectors and explore options to improve waste management at end-of-life to tackle marine litter from these sources. It is internationally accepted that action is needed to curb the significant amounts of waste and marine litter originating from … Continue reading "Policy Options for Fis… Resource Futures · 23 Mar 2022 Industry news Coventry collects recycling again despite strike extension Coventry city council began collecting recycling fortnightly yesterday (22 March) despite the news that strike action by HGV drive is set to continue into the summer. The council is working with Tom White Waste, the waste firm it acquired in 2020, to carry out collections in the short-term. Each a member of the union Unite, the … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Mar 2022 Industry news Liverpool Streetscene Services posts another loss Liverpool Streetscene Services Limited, Liverpool city council’s subsidiary company, recorded a loss of almost £1.4 million in 2020/21. This follows a £2.15 million loss in 2019/2020, and the fourth consecutive year the limited company has posted a loss. The results were published last week (18 March) and cover the financial year ending on 31 March … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 23 Mar 2022 Industry news West Midlands businesses invited to learn about supply chain opportunities during the construction of enfinium’s new Kelvin waste-to-energy facility West Midlands businesses invited to learn about supply chain opportunities during the construction of enfinium's new Kelvin waste-to-energy facility enfinium · 23 Mar 2022 Industry news Let’s act now: IPCC report finds time is running out for 1 billion people in coastal areas Released on 28th February 2022, the latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) warns that any further delay on climate action will mean missing ‘a rapidly closing window of opportunity to secure a liveable and sustainable future for all’. The first part of the report assesses the impacts of climate change upon […] Planet Patrol · 23 Mar 2022 Industry news Letsrecycle Live wins trade show industry award Letsrecycle Live was named ‘Best Trade Show Over 2000m2’ at the Exhibition News (EN) Awards at Evolution London in Battersea last week (18 March). Last year, Letsrecycle Live took place from 15 to 16 September at the NAEC at Stoneleigh Park, near Coventry (see letsrecycle.com story). The second ever edition of the show offered visitors … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 22 Mar 2022 Industry news Organics recyclers warn of job losses over red diesel The Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology (REA) has added its own voice to calls from the waste sector for the Treasury to postpone its forthcoming changes to red diesel entitlement. The REA, which represents a string of organics recyclers, says its members face a real risk of having to make staff redundant or … Read More letsrecycle.com News · 22 Mar 2022 Industry news Cultivating a resilient environment with ground-breaking science Professor Susan Waldron, Director of Research and Skills at the Natural Environment Research Council emphasises the importance of research and innovation in adapting to climate change. Open Access Government — Environment · 22 Mar 2022 Industry news Nations come together to urge Governments to put litter at the heart of new ‘polluter pays’ scheme The post Nations come together to urge Governments to put litter at the heart of new ‘polluter pays’ scheme appeared first on Keep Wales Tidy . Keep Wales Tidy · 22 Mar 2022